The City Ground

SEASON: 1976-77

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This Season: 1976-77
Next Season: 1977-78

DIVISION: English Second Division (Tier 2)

MANAGER(s):: Brian Clough
FA Cup:: 4th Round (Southampton (A) 1-2)
League Cup:: 3rd Round (Coventry City (H) 0-3)
Player Of The Year:: Tony Woodcock

Top Goalscorer:: Peter Withe (19 goals)

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1976-77

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	22	13	7	84	45	15	3	3	48	21	7	10	4	36	24	39	57	Promoted as Champions	1-3	1-2
2	Chelsea	42	21	13	8	73	53	15	6	0	51	22	6	7	8	22	31	20	55	Promoted	1-1	1-2
3	Nottingham Forest	42	21	10	11	77	43	14	3	4	53	22	7	7	7	24	21	34	52	Promoted
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	11	11	75	54	15	2	4	46	21	5	9	7	29	33	21	51		3-1	1-1
5	Blackpool	42	17	17	8	58	42	11	7	3	29	17	6	10	5	29	25	16	51		3-0	0-1
6	Luton Town	42	21	6	15	67	48	13	5	3	39	17	8	1	12	28	31	19	48		1-2	1-1
7	Charlton Athletic	42	16	16	10	71	58	14	5	2	52	27	2	11	8	19	31	13	48		1-1	1-2
8	Notts County	42	19	10	13	65	60	11	5	5	29	20	8	5	8	36	40	5	48		1-2	1-1
9	Southampton	42	17	10	15	72	67	12	6	3	40	24	5	4	12	32	43	5	44		2-1	1-1
10	Millwall	42	15	13	14	57	53	9	6	6	31	22	6	7	8	26	31	4	43		1-0	2-0
11	Sheffield United	42	14	12	16	54	63	9	8	4	32	25	5	4	12	22	38	-9	40		6-1	0-2
12	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	9	18	42	54	12	4	5	31	18	3	5	13	11	36	-12	39		3-0	3-1
13	Oldham Athletic	42	14	10	18	52	64	11	6	4	37	23	3	4	14	15	41	-12	38		3-0	0-1
14	Hull City	42	10	17	15	45	53	9	8	4	31	17	1	9	11	14	36	-8	37		2-0	0-1
15	Bristol Rovers	42	12	13	17	53	68	8	9	4	32	27	4	4	13	21	41	-15	37		4-2	1-1
16	Burnley	42	11	14	17	46	64	8	9	4	27	20	3	5	13	19	44	-18	36		5-2	1-0
17	Fulham	42	11	13	18	54	61	9	7	5	39	25	2	6	13	15	36	-7	35		3-0	2-2
18	Cardiff City	42	12	10	20	56	67	7	6	8	30	30	5	4	12	26	37	-11	34		0-1	3-0
19	Leyton Orient	42	9	16	17	37	55	4	8	9	18	23	5	8	8	19	32	-18	34		3-0	1-0
20	Carlisle United	42	11	12	19	49	75	7	7	7	31	33	4	5	12	18	42	-26	34	Relegated	5-1	1-1
21	Plymouth Argyle	42	8	16	18	46	65	5	9	7	27	25	3	7	11	19	40	-19	32	Relegated	1-1	2-1
22	Hereford United	42	8	15	19	57	78	6	9	6	28	30	2	6	13	29	48	-21	31	Relegated	4-3	1-0

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	23 times	9 times	10 times	5 times	4 times
Conceded	25 times	14 times	4 times
Won By	10 times	8 times	7 times	2 times	2 times
Lost By	11 times	2 times	1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Chelsea (1-1)
2	7	2	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Bolton Wanderers (1-1), Chelsea (1-2)
3	51	3	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Blackpool (0-1)
4	52	4	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Notts County (1-1)
5	53	5	3	2	-	1	7	3	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2), Blackpool (3-0), Bolton Wanderers (3-1)
6	17	6	2	1	-	1	5	5	2	Hereford United (4-3), Notts County (1-2)
7	29	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	18	8	4	1	1	2	8	5	3	Luton Town (1-1), Sheffield United (6-1), Oldham Athletic (0-1), Charlton Athletic (1-2)
9		9	2	1	-	1	4	3	2	Blackburn Rovers (3-1), Luton Town (1-2)
10	3	10	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Millwall (1-0)
11	3	11	3	2	-	1	5	1	4	Hull City (0-1), Blackburn Rovers (3-0), Millwall (2-0)
12	10	12	1	1	-	-	3	0	2	Fulham (3-0)
13	11	13	4	4	-	-	11	3	8	Bristol Rovers (4-2), Hull City (2-0), Southampton (2-1), Oldham Athletic (3-0)
14		14	3	1	-	2	6	6	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-3), Carlisle United (5-1), Sheffield United (0-2)
15	7	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	1	16	2	2	-	-	6	0	4	Cardiff City (3-0), Leyton Orient (3-0)
17	7	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18		18	1	1	-	-	2	1	2	Plymouth Argyle (2-1)
19		19	2	1	-	1	5	3	2	Burnley (5-2), Cardiff City (0-1)
20		20	4	1	3	-	4	3	5	Charlton Athletic (1-1), Plymouth Argyle (1-1), Burnley (1-0), Bristol Rovers (1-1)
21		21	3	1	2	-	3	2	4	Southampton (1-1), Leyton Orient (1-0), Carlisle United (1-1)
22		22	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Hereford United (1-0)

Not included: Week 1 game against Fulham (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 21, 1976	Fulham	A	2-2	9,437	10	Curran (23'), O'Hare (63')
2	Wed Aug 25, 1976	Charlton Athletic	H	1-1	12,662	13	Curran (32' pen)
3	Sat Aug 28, 1976	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-3	17,222	17	Steve Daley (20' OG)
4	Sat Sep 04, 1976	Luton Town	A	1-1	11,231	15	Curran (29' pen)
5	Sat Sep 11, 1976	Hereford United	H	4-3	12,081	13	Butlin (32'), Bowyer (37', 71'), Robertson (60')
6	Sat Sep 18, 1976	Southampton	A	1-1	23,096	12	Bowyer (28')
7	Sat Sep 25, 1976	Carlisle United	H	5-1	12,479	7	O'Hare (19'), Bowyer (70', 89'), Barrett (72'), Withe (78')
8	Sat Oct 02, 1976	Hull City	A	0-1	16,096	11
9	Sat Oct 09, 1976	Sheffield United	H	6-1	17,801	4	Bowyer (12', 43'), Butlin (37'), Curran (49'), Withe (58'), Anderson (61')
10	Sat Oct 16, 1976	Blackpool	A	0-1	17,089	8
11	Sat Oct 23, 1976	Burnley	H	5-2	15,279	5	Curran (2'), Robertson (51' pen), Butlin (54'), O'Neill (76', 81')
12	Sat Oct 30, 1976	Oldham Athletic	A	0-1	10,597	8
13	Sat Nov 06, 1976	Blackburn Rovers	H	3-0	12,972	6	Withe (?, 50'), Bowyer (7')
14	Sat Nov 13, 1976	Leyton Orient	A	1-0	5,921	5	Woodcock (73')
15	Sat Nov 20, 1976	Chelsea	H	1-1	27,089	5	O'Neill (33')
16	Sat Nov 27, 1976	Cardiff City	A	3-0	12,741	5	Woodcock (?), Withe (42'), Chapman (43')
17	Sat Dec 04, 1976	Bristol Rovers	H	4-2	16,302	5	Robertson (13', 74'), Woodcock (66'), Withe (88')
18	Sat Dec 11, 1976	Millwall	A	2-0	-	2	O'Neill (10'), O'Hare (79')
19	Sat Dec 18, 1976	Plymouth Argyle	H	1-1	15,180	3	Barrett (87')
20	Mon Dec 27, 1976	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-1	32,630	4	Withe (40')
21	Sat Jan 01, 1977	Blackburn Rovers	A	3-1	14,524	4	Withe (23'), Woodcock (27'), Bowyer (80')
22	Fri Jan 14, 1977	Charlton Athletic	A	1-2	7,992	4	Bowyer (36')
23	Sat Jan 22, 1977	Fulham	H	3-0	24,718	3	Lloyd (83'), O'Neill (87'), Woodcock (89')
24	Sat Feb 05, 1977	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-2	30,661	4	Chapman (89')
25	Sat Feb 12, 1977	Luton Town	H	1-2	18,225	5	Lloyd (86')
	Wed Feb 16, 1977	Southampton	H	0-1	-
26	Wed Mar 02, 1977	Hereford United	A	1-0	7,503	6	Curran (38')
27	Sat Mar 05, 1977	Carlisle United	A	1-1	7,603	7	Robertson (73' pen)
28	Tue Mar 08, 1977	Notts County	H	1-2	31,004	7	Withe (86')
29	Sat Mar 12, 1977	Hull City	H	2-0	15,116	7	Woodcock (?, 4')
30	Sat Mar 19, 1977	Sheffield United	A	0-2	30,370	7
31	Tue Mar 22, 1977	Southampton	H	2-1	12,393	7	Woodcock (20'), O'Neill (55')
32	Sat Mar 26, 1977	Blackpool	H	3-0	16,658	5	Withe (43', 77'), Woodcock (44')
33	Tue Mar 29, 1977	Leyton Orient	H	3-0	16,267	4	Withe (31', 34'), Lloyd (57')
34	Sat Apr 02, 1977	Burnley	A	1-0	11,112	3	Woodcock (65')
35	Wed Apr 06, 1977	Bolton Wanderers	H	3-1	24,580	3	O'Neill (44'), Withe (53'), Bowyer (82')	Safe
36	Sat Apr 09, 1977	Notts County	A	1-1	32,518	3	Withe (27')	Safe
37	Sat Apr 16, 1977	Chelsea	A	1-2	36,499	4	O'Neill (42')	Safe
38	Sat Apr 23, 1977	Cardiff City	H	0-1	20,646	4		Safe
39	Wed Apr 27, 1977	Oldham Athletic	H	3-0	17,139	3	Bowyer (40'), Woodcock (49'), O'Neill (83')	Safe
40	Sat Apr 30, 1977	Bristol Rovers	A	1-1	8,900	3	Robertson (83')	Safe
41	Mon May 02, 1977	Plymouth Argyle	A	2-1	13,542	3	Woodcock (29'), Withe (52')	Safe
42	Sat May 07, 1977	Millwall	H	1-0	23,529	3	Jon Moore (14' OG)	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 08, 1977	Bristol Rovers	3		H	1-1	17,874	Robertson (52' pen)
Tue Jan 11, 1977	Bristol Rovers	3	1	A	1-1	12,357	Woodcock (12')
Tue Jan 18, 1977	Bristol Rovers	3	2	N	6-0	5,736	Woodcock (9', 60'), Bowyer (52'), Withe (59'), Anderson (72'), O'Hare (77')
Sat Jan 29, 1977	Southampton	4		H	3-3	38,284	Robertson (35' pen, 67'), Woodcock (70')
Tue Feb 01, 1977	Southampton	4	1	A	1-2	29,401	Woodcock (18')

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Aug 31, 1976	Walsall	2			A	4-2	8,437	Curran (17'), Barrett (41'), O'Neill (62', 80')
Tue Sep 21, 1976	Coventry City	3			H	0-3	15,969

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Date	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Aug 07, 1976	Notts County	England	1		H	0-0	11,258
Wed Aug 11, 1976	West Bromwich Albion	England	1		H	3-2	7,018	Butlin (42'), Curran (54' pen, 62')
Sat Aug 14, 1976	Bristol City	England	1		H	4-2	8,527	Butlin (?, 41'), O'Hare (18', 47')
Tue Sep 14, 1976	Kilmarnock	Scotland	Quarter	1	H	2-1	8,911	Robertson (67'), Chapman (72')
Tue Sep 28, 1976	Kilmarnock	Scotland	Quarter	2	A	2-2	4,227	Curran (64', 104')
Wed Oct 20, 1976	Ayr United	Scotland	Semi	1	H	2-1	9,138	Lloyd (18'), Withe (71')
Wed Nov 03, 1976	Ayr United	Scotland	Semi	2	A	2-0	3,326	Withe (9'), Woodcock (49')
Mon Dec 13, 1976	Leyton Orient	England	Final	1	A	1-1	5,058	Robertson (27' pen)
Wed Dec 15, 1976	Leyton Orient	England	Final	2	H	4-0	12,717	Barrett (15', 44'), Chapman (31'), Bowyer (63')

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Oct 26, 1976	Notts County	Final	A	0-1	9,415
Tue May 10, 1977	Mansfield Town	Semi	A	2-1	9,679	Withe (?), Anderson (?)

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Jul 27, 1976	SV Furth	Germany	A	2-3	3,000	Bowyer (20'), Butlin (65')
Wed Jul 28, 1976	Jahn Regensburg	Germany	A	5-0	2,000	O'Neill (11'), Curran (55'), Bowyer (70'), Butlin (80', 85')
Fri Jul 30, 1976	Augsburg	Germany	A	1-0	5,000	O'Hare (62')
Sun Aug 01, 1976	SC Furstenfeldbruck	Germany	A	4-2	3,000	Haslegrave (12'), O'Neill (30'), Richardson (71', 78')
Tue Aug 03, 1976	HSB Heidenheim	Germany	A	3-1	2,000	Curran (?, ?), Butlin (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Oct 13, 1976	Grantham Town	England	A	3-0	2,308	Withe (3'), Haslegrave (60'), Burke (65')
Wed Mar 16, 1977	Grantham Town	England	A	2-0	1,058	Woodcock (25'), O'Neill (73')
Thu May 12, 1977	Peterborough United	England	A	5-2	1,000	Woodcock (?, ?, ?), Robertson (?), O'Neill (?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon May 09, 1977	Derby County	England	A	0-1	21,860

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Brian Clough
Tue Jul 27, 1976	Pre-Season Friendly	SV Furth				A	2-3	3,000	Bowyer (20'), Butlin (65')
Wed Jul 28, 1976	Pre-Season Friendly	Jahn Regensburg				A	5-0	2,000	O'Neill (11'), Curran (55'), Bowyer (70'), Butlin (80', 85')
Fri Jul 30, 1976	Pre-Season Friendly	Augsburg				A	1-0	5,000	O'Hare (62')
Sun Aug 01, 1976	Pre-Season Friendly	SC Furstenfeldbruck				A	4-2	3,000	Haslegrave (12'), O'Neill (30'), Richardson (71', 78')
Tue Aug 03, 1976	Pre-Season Friendly	HSB Heidenheim				A	3-1	2,000	Curran (?, ?), Butlin (?)
Sat Aug 07, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Notts County	1			H	0-0	11,258
Wed Aug 11, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	West Bromwich Albion	1			H	3-2	7,018	Butlin (42'), Curran (54' pen, 62')
Sat Aug 14, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Bristol City	1			H	4-2	8,527	Butlin (?, 41'), O'Hare (18', 47')
Sat Aug 21, 1976	League Tier 2	Fulham				A	2-2	9,437	Curran (23'), O'Hare (63')
Wed Aug 25, 1976	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic				H	1-1	12,662	Curran (32' pen)
Sat Aug 28, 1976	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers				H	1-3	17,222	Steve Daley (20' OG)
Tue Aug 31, 1976	League Cup	Walsall	2			A	4-2	8,437	Curran (17'), Barrett (41'), O'Neill (62', 80')
Sat Sep 04, 1976	League Tier 2	Luton Town				A	1-1	11,231	Curran (29' pen)
Sat Sep 11, 1976	League Tier 2	Hereford United				H	4-3	12,081	Butlin (32'), Bowyer (37', 71'), Robertson (60')
Tue Sep 14, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Kilmarnock	Quarter	1		H	2-1	8,911	Robertson (67'), Chapman (72')
Sat Sep 18, 1976	League Tier 2	Southampton				A	1-1	23,096	Bowyer (28')
Tue Sep 21, 1976	League Cup	Coventry City	3			H	0-3	15,969
Sat Sep 25, 1976	League Tier 2	Carlisle United				H	5-1	12,479	O'Hare (19'), Bowyer (70', 89'), Barrett (72'), Withe (78')
Tue Sep 28, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Kilmarnock	Quarter	2		A	2-2	4,227	Curran (64', 104')
Sat Oct 02, 1976	League Tier 2	Hull City				A	0-1	16,096
Sat Oct 09, 1976	League Tier 2	Sheffield United				H	6-1	17,801	Bowyer (12', 43'), Butlin (37'), Curran (49'), Withe (58'), Anderson (61')
Wed Oct 13, 1976	Friendly	Grantham Town				A	3-0	2,308	Withe (3'), Haslegrave (60'), Burke (65')
Sat Oct 16, 1976	League Tier 2	Blackpool				A	0-1	17,089
Wed Oct 20, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Ayr United	Semi	1		H	2-1	9,138	Lloyd (18'), Withe (71')
Sat Oct 23, 1976	League Tier 2	Burnley				H	5-2	15,279	Curran (2'), Robertson (51' pen), Butlin (54'), O'Neill (76', 81')
Tue Oct 26, 1976	County Cup	Notts County	Final			A	0-1	9,415
Sat Oct 30, 1976	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic				A	0-1	10,597
Wed Nov 03, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Ayr United	Semi	2		A	2-0	3,326	Withe (9'), Woodcock (49')
Sat Nov 06, 1976	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers				H	3-0	12,972	Withe (?, 50'), Bowyer (7')
Sat Nov 13, 1976	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient				A	1-0	5,921	Woodcock (73')
Sat Nov 20, 1976	League Tier 2	Chelsea				H	1-1	27,089	O'Neill (33')
Sat Nov 27, 1976	League Tier 2	Cardiff City				A	3-0	12,741	Woodcock (?), Withe (42'), Chapman (43')
Sat Dec 04, 1976	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers				H	4-2	16,302	Robertson (13', 74'), Woodcock (66'), Withe (88')
Sat Dec 11, 1976	League Tier 2	Millwall				A	2-0	-	O'Neill (10'), O'Hare (79')
Mon Dec 13, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Leyton Orient	Final	1		A	1-1	5,058	Robertson (27' pen)
Wed Dec 15, 1976	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Leyton Orient	Final	2		H	4-0	12,717	Barrett (15', 44'), Chapman (31'), Bowyer (63')
Sat Dec 18, 1976	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle				H	1-1	15,180	Barrett (87')
Mon Dec 27, 1976	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers				A	1-1	32,630	Withe (40')
Sat Jan 01, 1977	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers				A	3-1	14,524	Withe (23'), Woodcock (27'), Bowyer (80')
Sat Jan 08, 1977	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	3			H	1-1	17,874	Robertson (52' pen)
Tue Jan 11, 1977	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	3		1	A	1-1	12,357	Woodcock (12')
Fri Jan 14, 1977	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic				A	1-2	7,992	Bowyer (36')
Tue Jan 18, 1977	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	3		2	N	6-0	5,736	Woodcock (9', 60'), Bowyer (52'), Withe (59'), Anderson (72'), O'Hare (77')
Sat Jan 22, 1977	League Tier 2	Fulham				H	3-0	24,718	Lloyd (83'), O'Neill (87'), Woodcock (89')
Sat Jan 29, 1977	FA Cup	Southampton	4			H	3-3	38,284	Robertson (35' pen, 67'), Woodcock (70')
Tue Feb 01, 1977	FA Cup	Southampton	4		1	A	1-2	29,401	Woodcock (18')
Sat Feb 05, 1977	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers				A	1-2	30,661	Chapman (89')
Sat Feb 12, 1977	League Tier 2	Luton Town				H	1-2	18,225	Lloyd (86')
Wed Feb 16, 1977	League Tier 2	Southampton				H	0-1	-
Wed Mar 02, 1977	League Tier 2	Hereford United				A	1-0	7,503	Curran (38')
Sat Mar 05, 1977	League Tier 2	Carlisle United				A	1-1	7,603	Robertson (73' pen)
Tue Mar 08, 1977	League Tier 2	Notts County				H	1-2	31,004	Withe (86')
Sat Mar 12, 1977	League Tier 2	Hull City				H	2-0	15,116	Woodcock (?, 4')
Wed Mar 16, 1977	Friendly	Grantham Town				A	2-0	1,058	Woodcock (25'), O'Neill (73')
Sat Mar 19, 1977	League Tier 2	Sheffield United				A	0-2	30,370
Tue Mar 22, 1977	League Tier 2	Southampton				H	2-1	12,393	Woodcock (20'), O'Neill (55')
Sat Mar 26, 1977	League Tier 2	Blackpool				H	3-0	16,658	Withe (43', 77'), Woodcock (44')
Tue Mar 29, 1977	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient				H	3-0	16,267	Withe (31', 34'), Lloyd (57')
Sat Apr 02, 1977	League Tier 2	Burnley				A	1-0	11,112	Woodcock (65')
Wed Apr 06, 1977	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers				H	3-1	24,580	O'Neill (44'), Withe (53'), Bowyer (82')	Safe
Sat Apr 09, 1977	League Tier 2	Notts County				A	1-1	32,518	Withe (27')	Safe
Sat Apr 16, 1977	League Tier 2	Chelsea				A	1-2	36,499	O'Neill (42')	Safe
Sat Apr 23, 1977	League Tier 2	Cardiff City				H	0-1	20,646		Safe
Wed Apr 27, 1977	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic				H	3-0	17,139	Bowyer (40'), Woodcock (49'), O'Neill (83')	Safe
Sat Apr 30, 1977	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers				A	1-1	8,900	Robertson (83')	Safe
Mon May 02, 1977	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle				A	2-1	13,542	Woodcock (29'), Withe (52')	Safe
Sat May 07, 1977	League Tier 2	Millwall				H	1-0	23,529	Jon Moore (14' OG)	Safe
Mon May 09, 1977	Testimonial	Derby County				A	0-1	21,860
Tue May 10, 1977	County Cup	Mansfield Town	Semi			A	2-1	9,679	Withe (?), Anderson (?)	Safe
Thu May 12, 1977	Friendly	Peterborough United				A	5-2	1,000	Woodcock (?, ?, ?), Robertson (?), O'Neill (?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Tue Aug 31, 1976	Walsall	2			A	4-2	8,437
Tue Sep 21, 1976	Coventry City	3			H	0-3	15,969

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Tue Oct 26, 1976	Notts County	Final	A	0-1	9,415
Tue May 10, 1977	Mansfield Town	Semi	A	2-1	9,679

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Oct 13, 1976	Grantham Town	England	A	3-0	2,308
Wed Mar 16, 1977	Grantham Town	England	A	2-0	1,058
Thu May 12, 1977	Peterborough United	England	A	5-2	1,000

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon May 09, 1977	Derby County	England	A	0-1	21,860

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (6) - £101,000				Out (7) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Garry Birtles	Bought	£2,000		Barry Butlin	Sold
	Larry Lloyd	Loan In			Bert Bowery	Sold
Jul 01, 1976	Sean Haslegrave	Bought	£50,000		Frank Wignall	Sold
Sep 25, 1976	Peter Withe	Bought			Glynn Saunders	Sold
Oct 02, 1976	Larry Lloyd	Bought	£49,000		Peter Wells	Sold
Aug 01, 1982	Garry Birtles	Bought		Oct 1976	Paul Richardson	Sold
				May 07, 1977	Sammy Chapman	Sold

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		John Middleton	England	19	50	25	13	11						2
GK		Peter Wells	England	19	9	4	3	2						2
Defenders
D		Bryn Gunn	England	17	1	1							1
D		Colin Barrett	England	23	24	11	9	4	5			2	6	11
D		Frank Clark	England	32	57	29	14	13		1		1
D		Glynn Saunders	England	20	7	2	3	2						2
D		Larry Lloyd	England	27	37	18	8	10	4	2		1
D		Viv Anderson	England	20	49	25	13	10	2	1			3	1
Midfielders
M		Ian Bowyer	England	25	57	28	15	13	14
M		John McGovern	Scotland	26	52	25	13	13				3
M		Martin O'Neill	N. Ireland	24	52	27	13	12	11			2	2	1
M		Paul Richardson	England	26	2		2					1	1	3
M		Sean Haslegrave	England	25	14	7	4	3				2	2	5
M		Stephen Burke	England	15	1	1							1
M		Terry Curran	England	21	23	10	8	4	11			3	2	2
Forwards
F		Barry Butlin	England	26	19	9	5	5	6				2
F		Bert Bowery	England	21	2	1	1
F		Garry Birtles	England	20	1	1
F		John O'Hare	Scotland	29	36	14	13	8	6			3	3	5
F		John Robertson	Scotland	23	58	29	15	13	11			1
F		Peter Withe	England	24	44	23	10	10	19			5	1
F		Sammy Chapman	England	29	42	21	12	9	4			1	2	1
F		Tony Woodcock	England	20	38	19	10	8	18			1			Player Of The Year

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
19	Peter Withe	44
18	Tony Woodcock	38
14	Ian Bowyer	57
11 (5)	John Robertson	58
11	Martin O'Neill	52
11 (3)	Terry Curran	23
6	Barry Butlin	19
6	John O'Hare	36
5	Colin Barrett	24
4	Larry Lloyd	37
4	Sammy Chapman	42
2	Own Goals	59
2	Viv Anderson	49

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Blackburn Rovers	Sat Nov 06, 1976	Home	3-0	Sat Jan 01, 1977	Away	3-1
Burnley	Sat Oct 23, 1976	Home	5-2	Sat Apr 02, 1977	Away	1-0
Hereford United	Sat Sep 11, 1976	Home	4-3	Wed Mar 02, 1977	Away	1-0
Leyton Orient	Sat Nov 13, 1976	Away	1-0	Tue Mar 29, 1977	Home	3-0
Millwall	Sat Dec 11, 1976	Away	2-0	Sat May 07, 1977	Home	1-0

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sat Aug 28, 1976	Home	1-3		Sat Feb 05, 1977	Away	1-2