Football League Second Division 1976/77
| Football League Second Division 1976/77 | |
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| master | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Cardiff City (as Welsh Cup finalist) |
| Climbers | Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea FC , Nottingham Forest |
| Relegated | Carlisle United , Plymouth Argyle , Hereford United |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,290 (ø 2.79 per game) |
| Top scorer | Mickey Walsh ( Blackpool FC ) |
| ← Football League Second Division 1975/76 | |
| ^ Football League First Division 1976/77 | |
The Football League Second Division 1976/77 was the 74th season of the Football League Second Division as the second highest English football league . It began on August 21, 1976 and ended on May 17, 1977.
For the first time, when there was a tie, the goal difference was used instead of the goal quotient to determine the order within the table. Second division champions were the Wolverhampton Wanderers and also rose to second and third placed Chelsea and Nottingham Forest in the Football League First Division . The three first division clubs AFC Sunderland , Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur, ranked in the table below, took the places for the three promoted teams in the following second division season 1977/78 . Carlisle United , Plymouth Argyle and Hereford United had to relegate from the Second Division to the Football League Third Division . Instead of the three clubs, the third division winner Mansfield Town and the Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace, ranked behind, took the vacant positions in the following season 1977/78 .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | 42 | 22nd | 13 | 7th | 84:45 | +39 | 57:27 |
| 2. | Chelsea FC | 42 | 21st | 13 | 8th | 73:53 | +20 | 55:29 |
| 3. | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 21st | 10 | 11 | 77:43 | +34 | 52:32 |
| 4th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20th | 11 | 11 | 75:54 | +21 | 51:33 |
| 5. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 17th | 17th | 8th | 58:42 | +16 | 51:33 |
| 6th | Luton Town | 42 | 21st | 6th | 15th | 67:48 | +19 | 48:36 |
| 7th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 71:58 | +13 | 48:36 |
| 8th. | Notts County | 42 | 19th | 10 | 13 | 65:60 | +5 | 48:36 |
| 9. | Southampton FC (P) | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 72:67 | +5 | 44:40 |
| 10. | Millwall FC (N) | 42 | 15th | 13 | 14th | 57:53 | +4 | 43:41 |
| 11. | Sheffield United (A) | 42 | 14th | 12 | 16 | 54:63 | −9 | 40:44 |
| 12. | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15th | 9 | 18th | 42:54 | −12 | 39:45 |
| 13. | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 52:64 | −12 | 38:46 |
| 14th | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 17th | 15th | 45:53 | −8 | 37:47 |
| 15th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17th | 53:68 | −15 | 37:47 |
| 16. | Burnley FC (A) | 42 | 11 | 14th | 17th | 46:64 | −18 | 36:48 |
| 17th | Fulham FC | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18th | 54:61 | −7 | 35:49 |
| 18th |
 Cardiff City (N)
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42 | 12 | 10 | 20th | 56:67 | −11 | 34:50 |
| 19th | FC Orient | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17th | 37:55 | −18 | 34:50 |
| 20th | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19th | 49:75 | −26 | 34:50 |
| 21st | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 8th | 16 | 18th | 46:65 | −19 | 32:52 |
| 22nd | Hereford United (N) | 42 | 8th | 15th | 19th | 57:78 | −21 | 31:53 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (A) | Relegated from the Football League First Division 1975/76 |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Third Division 1975/76 |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| 1976/77 | BLA | BLP | BOL | BRR | BUR | CAR | CAU | CHA | CHE | FUL | HER | HUL | LUT | Mil | NOF | NOC | OLD | ORI | PLY | SHU | SOT | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 6: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | |
| Blackpool FC | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0-0 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 5 | |
| Burnley FC | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4: 4 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| Cardiff City | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Carlisle United | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 6 | 2: 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 5: 2 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 6: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Chelsea FC | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | |
| Fulham FC | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 5 | 5-0 | 6: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Hereford United | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 6 | |
| Hull City | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | |
| Luton Town | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 4 | 2-0 | |
| Millwall FC | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 5 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 5: 2 | 0: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | |
| Notts County | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3: 5 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| FC Orient | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 4 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Sheffield United | 1: 1 | 1: 5 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | |
| Southampton FC | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 6 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Mickey Walsh
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Blackpool FC | 26th |
Web links
- England 1976-77. (RSSSF)
References and footnotes
- ^ English League Leading Goalscorers. (RSSSF)
- ↑ 1976/77 season. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .