1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
As alternative, Benfica thought of Peres Bandeira, who days before was offered the job of assistant to Gradi. An offer he rejected. Without manager, Benfica started their pre-season on 2 July with assistant Rui Silva in charge. At that point, the possible choices were either a Portuguese managers like Peres Bandeira and José Augusto or foreigners like Aymoré Moreira and Miguel Muñoz. Six days later, players agreed that a foreign manager was the best option and on 10 July, John Mortimore was selected. He arrived on 12 July to discuss his contract, which he signed a day later.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
He took over the team on 26 July. Contrasting with the troubled signing of a manager, Benfica made very few squad adjustments, notably just Pietra and later Carlos Alhinho. Biggest departure was Rui Jordão, who finally had his move to Spain. Benfica's first preparation games were in Brazil on 13 and 15 August, with the team competing in the Trofeo Cidade de Vigo shortly after. The pre-season ended with two games in Cameroon. After three losses in the preparation games, Toni worriedly said: "I am afraid of this team. The members will demand the league, but...".


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The league began on 4 September with a visit to Estádio de Alvalade to play Sporting, with Benfica losing 3–0. A week later, another poor result in a home draw with Braga. On the opening night of the European Cup, Benfica lost to Dynamo Dresden by 2–0. A confident Mortimore predict the return leg: "70,000 fans will score one and the team will score two". On 19 September, Benfica visited Estádio António Coimbra da Mota to play Estoril Praia, dropping another point in a 1–1 draw, putting them in the 14th place.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The first win only arrived a week later, with Académica de Coimbra at home. The first month of the season ended with a home draw with Dresden, which eliminated Benfica on the first round. Going out in the first round of the European Cup without scoring was unprecedented until then. October began with a game on the road against Vitória de Setúbal, which Benfica lost by 2–1. This put the team in 13th place, six points away from leaders Sporting. Mortimore was feeling the pressure and his work began to be questioned.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Romão Martins responded with "With Hagan in 1970–71, we were six points from first place at match-day 15 and still won the league...". An members meet was also brought up to discuss the club signing policy, which blocked signing foreigners. It was rejected. Nonetheless, Benfica performance improved and with a win against Boavista, they started a winning run that extended until January. However, this wins did not reduce the distance to top, as Sporting kept a five-point lead.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
With a draw on 5 January, against Eusébio's Beira-Mar, that distance returned to six points. In the following two match-days, Sporting first lost with Setúbal, and then drew with Boavista, while Benfica won both matches, thus reducing the distance between them to three points. Sporting with 26 and Benfica with 23 points. On the final match in January, Benfica beat Sporting by 2–1 at home and cut the distance to a single point. Two weeks later, both teams were level at the top, when Benfica beat Estoril Praia and Sporting drew with Portimonense.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica concluded the month by taking the first place from Sporting, with a win in Coimbra against Académica, while his rivals drew at home. In March, Benfica visited Alvalade for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup, losing three-nil with a hat-trick from Manoel. In the Primeira Divisão, on 20 March, Benfica beat Boavista in Estádio do Bessa and secured their ninth consecutive league win. They were stopped in the following week, when they drew in Estádio do Restelo with Belenenses. Due to Sporting's loss at home with Porto, Benfica gained a point over his rival.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
They had 36 and a three-point lead. Benfica would drop points again on 17 April, in a 1–1 draw against Vitória de Guimarães, but it did not harm their lead, as Sporting also drew in the same weekend. Three weeks later, on match-day 27, Benfica beat Beira-Mar by 4–0 and confirmed their 23rd league title. It was their six title in seven years, and their 14th in 18 years, broken down to a back-to-back and four three-in a row wins. Nené played all 30 matches and scored 23 goals, after being moved from right-winger to striker, due to the lack of quality options in that position. The 24 goals conceded by the team was also a league best.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager), Rui Silva (assistant manager).


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1976-77 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1976–77 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1976–77 SK Rapid Wien season was the 79th season in club history.


1976–77 SM-liiga season
The 1976–77 SM-liiga season was the second season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.


1976–77 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Spurs first season in the NBA. Months earlier, the Spurs were part of the American Basketball Association (Six in Dallas and three in San Antonio). The ABA had ended its ninth and last campaign. Of the seven remaining ABA teams, four joined the NBA: the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs. The Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis agreed to take a cash settlement and cease operations. Immediately, the ABA players were dispersed across the new 22-team league. The other ABA teams from the prior season were all folded prior to the ABA–NBA merger: the Baltimore Claws, Utah Stars, San Diego Sails and Virginia Squires.


1976–77 San Antonio Spurs season
The Spurs made their debut on October 22 stunning the 76ers in Philadelphia by a score of 121–118. Afterwards, the Spurs would win just 1 of their next 7 games. In November, the Spurs would win 6 straight. By February the Spurs were 10 games over .500, and were the NBA's highest scoring team at 115 points per game. Despite the offensive flash, the Spurs also had the league's worst defense at 114 points per game as they struggled to finish in 3rd place in the Central Division with a record of 44–38. In the playoffs, the Spurs were swept in 2 straight by the defending world champion Boston Celtics.


1976–77 San Antonio Spurs season, Offseason, NBA Draft
Neither the Spurs, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets or Denver Nuggets were allowed to participate in the 1976 NBA draft.


1976–77 San Antonio Spurs season, Offseason, ABA Dispersal Draft
The American Basketball Association merged with the NBA in 1976. Of the teams remaining in the ABA, four joined the NBA. The two teams, the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis, which folded had their players assigned to a dispersal draft for draft purposes.


1976–77 San Diego Mariners season
The 1976–77 San Diego Mariners season was the third and final season of operation of the San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Mariners finished third in the Western Division and qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Winnipeg Jets.


1976–77 San Diego Mariners season, Player stats
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;


1976–77 San Diego Mariners season, Draft picks
San Diego's draft picks at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.


1976–77 Saudi Premier League
1976 saw the start of the first ever professional football league in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


1976–77 Saudi Premier League
The championship was won by Al-Hilal. Al-Riyadh on the other hand would be the first team to be relegated from the top flight.


1976–77 Scottish Cup
The 1976–77 Scottish Cup was the 92nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football elimination competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final.


1976–77 Scottish First Division
The 1976–77 Scottish First Division season was won by St Mirren, who were promoted along with Clydebank to  the Premier Division. Raith Rovers and Falkirk were relegated to the Second Division.


1976–77 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1976–77 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1976–77 Scottish League Cup
The 1976–77 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-first season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Aberdeen, who defeated Celtic in the Final.


1976–77 Scottish Premier Division
The 1976–77 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Celtic, nine points ahead of Rangers. Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock were relegated.


1976–77 Scottish Second Division
The 1976–77 Scottish Second Division was won by Stirling Albion who, along with second placed Alloa Athletic, were promoted to the First Division. Forfar Athletic finished bottom.


1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 10th season in the NBA.


1976–77 Segunda División
The 1976–77 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Sporting de Gijón, Cádiz CF and Rayo Vallecano were promoted to Primera División. Pontevedra CF, Levante UD, CD San Andrés and Barcelona Atlètic were relegated to the new Segunda División B.


1976–77 Segunda División de Baloncesto
The 1976–77 Liga Nacional Segunda División de Baloncesto was the second tier of the 1976–77 Spanish basketball season.


1976–77 Segunda Divisão
The 1976–77 Segunda Divisão season was the 43rd season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.


1976–77 Segunda Divisão, Overview
The league was contested by 48 teams in 3 divisions with C.S. Marítimo, C.D. Feirense and G.D. Riopele winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga. The overall championship was won by C.S. Marítimo.


1976–77 Serie A, Teams
Genoa, Catanzaro and Foggia had been promoted from Serie B.


1976–77 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1976–77 Serie A season was the 43rd season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Seven teams participated in the league, and HC Bolzano won the championship.


1976–77 Serie B
The Serie B 1976–77 was the forty-fifth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1976–77 Serie B, Teams
Monza, Rimini and Lecce had been promoted from Serie C, while Ascoli, Como and Cagliari had been relegated from Serie A.


1976–77 Serie C
The 1976–77 Serie C was the thirty-ninth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1976–77 Sheffield Shield season
The 1976–77 Sheffield Shield season was the 75th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.


1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1976, to April 30, 1977.


1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Brigitta
This system formed west of Diego Garcia on November 15. For the next eleven days, Brigitta meandered southward as a tropical depression. After assuming a westward course, Brigitta strengthened into a tropical storm on November 26. The system reached its peak intensity as it passed by the northern tip of Madagascar. The system moved through the Comoros Islands, and then turned southward into Mozambique.


1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Clarence
On January 8, Clarence passed near St. Brandon, producing high waves that destroyed four boats and several homes. Wind gusts on the island reached 169 km/h (105 mph). For several days moved in a counterclockwise track around the Mascarene Islands, producing high waves and beneficial rainfall on Réunion.


1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Emilie
Cyclone Emilie struck the east coast of Mozambique and northeastern South Africa in February 1977. Heavy flooding in the Limpopo Valley killed at least 300 people.


1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Fifi
Cyclone Fifi passed west of Réunion on February 6, bringing four days' of rainfall that reached 656 mm (25.8 in). Flooding damaged crops and roads, and one person died while attempting to cross an inundated road.


1976–77 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hervea
The storm passed just south of Agaléga, dropping 147 mm (5.8 in) of rainfall.


1976–77 Southern Football League
The 1976–77 Southern Football League season was the 74th in the history of the league, an English football competition. It was the first Southern Football League season to use goal difference as a tie-breaker.


1976–77 Southern Football League
Wimbledon won the championship, winning their third Southern League title in a row and was elected to the Football League replacing Workington, whilst Worcester City, Barnet, Cheltenham Town and Hastings United were all promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions. Metropolitan Police left the league to join the Isthmian League.


1976–77 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1976–77 Southern Football League, Premier Division
Wimbledon was elected to the Football League in place of Workington. Thus, Telford United remained in the division.


1976–77 Southern Football League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three clubs, all from the Premier Division:


1976–77 Southern Football League, Division One South
Division One South consisted of 18 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:


1976–77 Southern Football League, Football League elections
At the end of the season, the bottom four of the Football League had to be re-elected to retain their place. Whilst in previous seasons the number of non-League applicants had been unlimited, this season saw the Football League Management Committee limit the number to two, with Wimbledon and Northern Premier League members Altrincham (who had finished tenth) entering the ballot. The top four in the vote would retain/win a place in the League.


1976–77 Southern Football League, Football League elections
With 27 votes, Wimbledon finished fourth in the election, earning a place in the League at the expense of Workington, who dropped into the Northern Premier League.


1976–77 Southern Hockey League season
The 1976–77 Southern Hockey League season was the fourth and final season of the Southern Hockey League. The Roanoke Valley Rebels ceased operations, and two new teams were added for the season. The Baltimore Clippers transferred from the American Hockey League, and the Richmond Wildcats were an expansion team. Both the Richmond Wildcats and Greensboro Generals folded on January 3, 1977 due to financial problems. On January 7, the Tidewater Sharks folded after missing payroll, and the Winston-Salem Polar Twins pulled the Polar Twins out of the league.


1976–77 Southern Hockey League season
The remaining three teams considered adding a fourth team, but the league was short on funds when Greensboro and Winstom-Salem defaulted on $25,000 loans. The league also considered playing a round-robin tournament to determine a champion, or develop an interlocking schedule with either the North American Hockey League or the International Hockey League. On January 22, 1977, both the NAHL and IHL rejected the proposal, and the final game was played on January 31, 1977, although the league planned on playing a 1977–78 season.


1976–77 Southern Hockey League season, WHA/NHL affiliations
Southern Hockey League franchises were primarily affiliated with World Hockey Association teams, however some also had agreements with National Hockey League teams. Summary of WHA/NHL affiliation agreements:


1976–77 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1976–77 Soviet Cup was the 18th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. CSKA Moscow won the cup for the 10th time in their history. The cup was divided into four groups, with the top team in each group advancing to the playoffs.


1976–77 Soviet League season
The 1976–77 Soviet Championship League season was the 31st season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 10 teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his ninth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.


1976–77 St. Louis Blues season
The 1976–77 St. Louis Blues season was the tenth for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues won the Smythe Division title with a record of 32 wins, 39 losses and nine ties, good for 73 points, and received a first-round bye in the 1977 NHL Playoffs. However, the Blues were no match for the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens, as the Montrealers swept the Blues in the quarter-finals.


1976–77 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1976–77 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1976–77 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs
The Blues lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4 – 0 in the quarter-finals.


1976–77 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1976–77 season was Stoke City's 70th season in the Football League and the 46th in the First Division.


1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season
The roof of the Butler Street Stand was rebuilt at a massive cost of £250,000 and with the club unable to pay off the insurers they turned to the playing staff to generate the required funds and with the likes of Jimmy Greenhoff, Alan Hudson and Mike Pejic being sold off Tony Waddington had a threadbare squad and he left the club in March 1977. Former player George Eastham took over but was unable to prevent Stoke losing their First Division status, going down by a single point.


1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The 1976–77 season opened with a new all steel Butler Street roof in place which would cost the sum of £250,000. With the club struggling to pay the cost they had to begin a fire sale of their best players. Those who left the club included Sean Haslegrave to Nottingham Forest for £35,000, Ian Moores to Tottenham Hotspur for £75,000, Jimmy Greenhoff to Manchester United for £100,000, Alan Hudson to Arsenal for £200,000 and Mike Pejic to Everton for £140,000. These were indeed, body blows none more so than Jimmy Greenhoff leaving after he scored just over 100 goals for the club and was idolised by the supporters.


1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The Stoke fans were totally confused at what was happening to their team and looked for someone to blame. Goals were again in short supply, Stoke failed to find the back of the net for five successive league matches from late November to early January and in fact they managed just 28 goals all season, 21 at home and seven away. Waddington's gambles on experienced player like John Tudor and Alan Suddick were not successful and after an awful defeat at home to Leicester City on 19 March 1977 Waddington's time at Stoke City was up. He had spent 25 years at the Victoria Ground as manager, assistant and coach and is considered to be the club's greatest manager having helped them win their first major trophy in 1972. He remained an avid supporter of the club until his death in 1994.


1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Waddington's assistant George Eastham was put in temporary charge with coach Alan A'Court his assistant. With the transfer deadline passed with no new players arrived, so Eastham turned towards the youth team to try to advert the drop, all to no avail and on a sad Monday evening at Villa Park in front of 29,000 fans, Stoke needing a win to stay up, lost 1–0 and were duly relegated to the second tier.


1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Everton beat Stoke 2–0 in the third round on their way to the semi final.


1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke beat Leeds United 2–1 and then lost badly 3–0 to Newcastle United.


1976–77 Sussex County Football League
The 1976–77 Sussex County Football League season was the 52nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1976–77 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1976–77 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1976–77 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Also, Hastings & St Leonards changed name to Hastings Town.


1976–77 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1976–77 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by first year head coach Jim Boeheim.


1976–77 Takht Jamshid Cup
The 1976–77 season was the forth season of the Takht Jamshid Cup of Iranian football. The competition was won by PAS Football Club of Tehran.


1976–77 Tennis Borussia Berlin season
The 1976–77 season was the second occasion on which Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the Bundesliga, the highest tier of the German football league system. After 34 league games, Tennis Borussia ended up in 17th position as they had done two seasons previously. Second from the bottom of the table, they only finished one place above Rot-Weiss Essen due to a better goal difference. As in the previous season, the club reached the third round of the DFB-Pokal; this time losing 5–1 away to the season's eventual cup winners 1. FC Köln. Swedish striker Benny Wendt scored 20 of the club's 47 league goals.


1976–77 Tercera División
The season 1976–77 of the Tercera División (3rd tier) of the Spanish football started on August 1976 and ended on June 1977 with the relegation play-off finals.


1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 13–13 overall, tied for fourth in the SWC with a 8–8 record. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his first season as head coach of the Longhorns. Lemons previously coached at Pan American University and Oklahoma City University. The Longhorns played their home games at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas.


1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 60th season, 50th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 33 wins, 32 losses and 15 ties for 81 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the preliminary round 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in the Quarter-finals.


1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
On February 2, 1977, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Ian Turnbull would be the first player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots.


1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.


1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
Toronto's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1976–77 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1976–77 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1976–77 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eight year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 10–17 and were not invited to a post season tournament.


1976–77 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and did not receive a post season tournament invitation.


1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In his second and final year as head coach, Gene Bartow and the Bruins began the season ranked fourth in the AP Poll and won the Pac-8 regular season with an 11–3 record. The Bruins were swept by Oregon, and also lost at Washington.


1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Ranked second and 23–4 overall, UCLA accepted a bid to the NCAA tournament; they  defeated fourteenth-ranked Louisville in the first round in Pocatello, Idaho, and remained at second in the final poll. In the West Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) at Provo, Utah, the Bruins were upset by a point by unranked Idaho State. Failing to make the Final Four broke a record streak of these appearances going back to 1966.


1976–77 UEFA Cup
The 1976–77 UEFA Cup was the sixth season of the UEFA Cup, a club football competition organised by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It was won by Italian club Juventus, who beat Athletic Bilbao of Spain in the two-legged final; both sides won one leg of the tie, which finished 2–2 on aggregate, but Juventus' solitary goal in the second leg at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao saw them win on away goals. It was the first time that a team from Southern Europe had won the competition.


1976–77 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.


1976–77 UEFA Cup, Third round, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate, AEK Athens won on away goals rule.


1976–77 UEFA Cup, Third round, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate, Queens Park Rangers won on away goals rule.


1976–77 UEFA Cup, Quarter-finals, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate, AEK Athens won in a penalty shoot-out.


1976–77 UEFA Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate, Athletic Bilbao won on away goals rule.


1976–77 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The 1976–77 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1976–77 season. The team was led by head coach Jerry Tarkanian and played its home games in the Las Vegas Convention Center. This season marked the school's first appearance in the Final Four. The Rebels finished with an overall record of 29–3 and were ranked No. 4 in the final AP poll.


1976–77 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
This team, nicknamed the Hardway Eight, is credited with paving the way in establishing UNLV as a national contender from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.


1976–77 United Counties League
The 1976–77 United Counties League season was the 70th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1976–77 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


1976–77 United Counties League, Division One
The Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:


1976–77 United Counties League, Division Two
The Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 1 new club:


1976–77 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1976–77 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1976 through August 1977. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1975–76 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1976–77 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1976–77 United States network television schedule
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.


1976–77 United States network television schedule
The Muppet Show (syndicated in the U.S.) premiered this season.


1976–77 United States network television schedule, Sunday
Columbo / McCloud / McMillan / Quincy, M.E. / Lanigan's Rabbi (beginning winter)


1976–77 United States network television schedule, Monday
Note: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour previously aired on a sporadic basis starting in November 1976, before becoming a weekly series in February 1977.


1976–77 United States network television schedule, Tuesday
Note: On ABC, the 1977 summer miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man consisted of reruns of the 1976 miniseries. On CBS, The Family Holvak consisted of reruns of the 1975 NBC series before being replaced by a four-week run of The Jack Benny Show (with specials in the 8:30 slot), featuring episodes from its 1963-64 season.


1976–77 United States network television schedule, Thursday
Note: NBC was supposed to have aired Snip (a sitcom starring David Brenner) on Thursdays at 9:30-10 with The Practice preceding it in the 9-9:30 slot, but Snip never aired. On August 28, NBC did a "massive reshuffling" of its schedule and pulled the series.


1976–77 United States network television schedule, Friday
Note: A special program, Campaign '76, aired on CBS from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. from September to early November in preparation for the 1976 presidential election.


1976–77 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1976–77 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1976–77 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1976 to August 1977.


1976–77 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Talk shows are highlighted in  yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.


1976–77 United States network television schedule (daytime)
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.


1976–77 United States network television schedule (daytime), Additional Information
♦ABC had a 6 pm (ET)/5 pm (CT) feed for their newscast


1976–77 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1976. All times are Eastern/Pacific.


1976–77 United States network television schedule (late night)
Talk/Variety shows are highlighted in yellow, Local News & Programs are highlighted in white.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's seventh in the NHL. The Canucks failed to reach the playoffs. Phil Maloney, the team's general manager and head coach, was replaced mid-season as head coach by Orland Kurtenbach, the first captain of the Canucks.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
The Canucks made a complete change in the goal department for the 1976–77 season. On August 23, disgruntled Gary Smith was traded to Minnesota for veteran Cesare Maniago. Born and raised in Trail, Maniago became the first home-grown British Columbian to be a Canucks regular. In September, Ken Lockett signed as a free-agent with San Diego of the World Hockey Association. The back-up job was inherited by Curt Ridley. Both goalies would see plenty of rubber. The retirement of Andre Boudrias meant that the captaincy was available and Chris Oddleifson filled the vacancy.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
Sophomore right-winger Rick Blight scored four goals in a 9–5 loss in Pittsburgh on opening night and continued to lead the team in scoring throughout the season, finishing with 68 points. The loss was a sign of things to come, as the Canucks won only five of their first 24 games. After a 5–4 home loss to Montreal on December 20, Phil Maloney decided that he needed more time to concentrate on his General Manager duties and called up ex-Canuck captain Orland Kurtenbach from Tulsa of the Central League to coach the remainder of the season. He started off with a 3–2 win in Los Angeles before winning only one of his next eight.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
In the middle of that streak was a game that did not count but garnered considerable attention. The Canucks hosted the Soviet club Spartak Moscow on December 28 at the Pacific Coliseum. Rick Blight scored twice and Curt Ridley picked up a shutout as the Canucks won 2–0 before a jubilant full house. On January 25 there was another special event at the Coliseum—the NHL All-Star Game. Harold Snepsts represented the Canucks in the mid-season classic, which was won 4–3 by the Wales Conference.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
But the team stumbled along until March, perhaps partly due to the infrequent play of rugged defenseman Mike Robitaille, who was having back problems. Then in a February 11 game against Pittsburgh, which the Canucks won 3–2, Robitaille came out of the penalty box and was blind-sided by Penguins tough-guy Dennis Owchar. Robitaille suffered a spinal injury and never played again. He later sued the Canucks for forcing him to play hurt, misdiagnosing his injuries, and making slanderous comments about him (calling him a "head case" and a hypochondriac) and was awarded $540,000 by the Supreme Court of B.C. in 1978.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
With 17 games to play, there seemed to be no hope of salvaging the season, as the Canucks trailed Chicago for the third and final Smythe Division playoff spot by 15 points. But Vancouver went 8–3–6, which included a 10-game unbeaten streak (5–0–5). Chicago, meanwhile, took a nose dive and went 3–13–1 to finish up. The Canucks won both key meetings with the Black Hawks during that stretch. Unfortunately, they had to come from too far behind and a 6–3 home loss to Colorado in game number 79 eliminated them from playoff contention. They then won 6–3 over Minnesota in the finale to finish with 63 points, causing them to miss the final playoff spot to the Hawks on a tiebreaker (26–25 in wins).


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
Besides Blight's fine season, Dennis Kearns upped his franchise record for defensemen to 55 assists and set a new record with60 points. But Kearns was also often the victim of the Coliseum boo-birds for his apparent lack of physical play and a tendency to make bad gambles. In any event, it was apparent that the modest success of the previous couple of seasons had gone for naught and that it was once again back to the drawing board.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. The draft was at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1976–77 VfL Bochum season
The 1976–77 VfL Bochum season was the 39th season in club history.


1976–77 WCHL season
The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their third consecutive President's Cup as well as the Memorial Cup.


1976–77 WCHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1976–77 WCHL season, All-Star game
On January 19, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 3–2 at Brandon, Manitoba with a crowd of 4,120.


1976–77 WHA season
The 1976–77 WHA season was the fifth season of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Prior to the season, the Toronto Toros moved to Birmingham, Alabama and became the Birmingham Bulls. The Cleveland Crusaders attempted to move to South Florida, but instead became the short-lived second incarnation of the Minnesota Fighting Saints and folded after playing 42 games. With the death of the Saints, the WHA officially left the last market it had been sharing with the NHL. The remaining 11 teams finished the season, playing 80 or 81 games.


1976–77 WHA season
With the reduction of teams before the start of the season, the league returned to a two-division setup, eliminating the Canadian Division.


1976–77 WHA season
The Avco World Trophy winners were the Quebec Nordiques, defeating the Winnipeg Jets four games to three; it was the only WHA final series that went the full seven games.


1976–77 WHA season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1976–77 WHA season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties, GA = Goals against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1976–77 WIHL season
1976–77 was the 30th season of the Western International Hockey League.


1976–77 WIHL season, Playoffs, Final
In the "Best of 7" final series, the Spokane Flyers defeated the Kimberley Dynamiters 4 games to 1 (4-3 2OT, 7-4, 7-2, 2-6, 8-5). The Spokane Flyers advanced to the 1976-77 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.


1976–77 Washington Bullets season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Bullets 16th season in the NBA and their 4th season in the city of Washington, D.C..


1976–77 Washington Capitals season
The 1976–77 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals third season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1976–77 Washington Capitals season
This season was much better than the past two seasons, with the Capitals winning 24 games.


1976–77 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1976–77 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1976–77 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The Capitals missed the playoffs for the third year in a row.


1976–77 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;


1976–77 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1976–77 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1976–77 NCAA college basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1976–77 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 17–10 overall in the regular season and 8–6 in conference play, tied for third in the standings.


1976–77 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1976–77 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 19–8 overall in the regular season and 8–6 in conference play, tied for third in the standings.


1976–77 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 19–7 overall in the regular season and 11–3 in conference play.


1976–77 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Weber State was second in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team conference tournament, hosted by Idaho State in Pocatello. The Wildcats won their semifinal by a point over underdog Gonzaga; and advanced to the final again, this time to host Idaho State; the teams had split the season series with home wins. The trend continued as Idaho State won the tournament final at home by six points. They advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, upsetting #2 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. It remains the best-ever showing in the NCAA Tournament by a Big Sky team.


1976–77 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Forward Stan Mayhew was named to the all-conference team, center Jim Erickson was on the second team, and freshman guard Mark Mattos was honorable mention.


1976–77 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Weber State appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament, and won the next three (1978, 1979, 1980).


1976–77 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
This was the last season in Wildcat Gym (now Swenson Gym); the new Dee Events Center opened in November 1977.


1976–77 Welsh Cup
The 1976–77 FAW Welsh Cup is the 90th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1976–77 Welsh Cup, Fourth round
Nine winners from the Third round and seven new clubs.


1976–77 West Ham United F.C. season
West Ham United narrowly escaped relegation by finishing 17th in the First Division in the 1976–77 season.


1976–77 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
Although they ended their run of seven months without a League victory in August 1976 by beating Queens Park Rangers, they dropped to the bottom of the table after failing to win any of their other first twelve League games. At the start of April 1977, they still occupied last place, but after a succession of draws they beat Manchester United 4–2 at Upton Park in their last fixture to avoid relegation by two points, having lost just one of their last thirteen matches.


1976–77 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
Perversely, many of their better performances came against teams towards the top of the table: as well as doing a League double over Manchester United, they took three points off the champions Liverpool and also beat Arsenal at Highbury and Manchester City at home. Pop Robson, who had re-signed for the club from Sunderland, was their top scorer with 14 goals.


1976–77 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham also struggled in the cups, and they were convincingly beaten by Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup.


1976–77 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1976–77 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 77th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1976–77 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


1976–77 Western Football League
The 1976–77 season was the 75th in the history of the Western Football League. The league was split into two divisions for the first time since 1959–60.


1976–77 Western Football League
The league champions for the third time in their history, and the third season in succession, were Falmouth Town. The champions of the new Division One were newcomers Saltash United.


1976–77 Western Football League
This season was the last in which goal average decided places for teams which were level on points.


1976–77 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division
The new Premier Division was created from the top eighteen clubs in the old single division of the previous season.


1976–77 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division
The new First Division consisted of the bottom five clubs from the previous season, plus thirteen new clubs:


1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under the third, and final, year of head coach George Balanis, the team finished the season 16–14 and 7–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 72nd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. This was William & Mary's final season in the Southern Conference before becoming an independent and eventually joining the Colonial Athletic Association.


1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The Indians finished in 4th place in the conference and qualified for the 1977 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to East Carolina in an opening round game on campus at William & Mary Hall.


1976–77 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1976–77 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' fifth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Jets, the defending WHA champions, made it to the Avco Cup final before losing to the Quebec Nordiques.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season
The 1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in college ice hockey. In its tenth year under head coach Bob Johnson, the team compiled a 37–7–1 record (26–5–1 against Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) opponents) and outscored all opponents 264 to 161. The Badgers received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament by winning the 1977 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the only singular WCHA tournament champion over a 16-year period (1965 to 1981). They defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats in the Frozen Four semifinals and then beat WCHA- and Big Ten-rival Michigan Wolverines by a 6–5 score in overtime to win the national championship in Detroit, Michigan.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season
Goalie Julian Baretta was chosen as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament. He had two shutouts and a .905 save percentage for the season. The team's leading scorer was junior defenseman Craig Norwich with 18 goals, 65 assists, and 83 points. Norwich was the third defenseman (Bob Heathcott, 1952; Dan Lodboa, 1970) in NCAA history to lead his team in scoring while winning a National Title in the same season (the next occurrence was 2018).


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
Head coach Bob Johnson returned to the program after taking a year off to coach the Team USA at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. The Olympic team finished a disappointing 5th-place after taking Silver in 1972 but the Badgers had fared even worse in Johnson's absence. Wisconsin went 12–24–1 under interim coach Bill Rothwell, compiling their first losing season since returning to varsity status in 1963 (The Badgers would not have another losing season until 1995–96).


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
Seeking to erase the previous year from their collective memories, the Badgers opened with a 6–7 overtime loss to dual conference rival Michigan but evened their record with an overtime win the following day. Over the next six games, Wisconsin scored no less than 5 times, winning each match until Michigan State handed them their second defeat of the season. After trading wins with several teams, and losing a match to HC Spartak Moscow, Wisconsin won 12 games in a row after the new year, rocketing up the standings to take first place in the WCHA. Wisconsin finished the regular season winning 26 of their 32 WCHA games to capture their first conference title and were led by Craig Norwich in scoring. Norwich's 63 points in WCHA play was good for third best across the conference and paced all defensemen by a wide margin.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
Prior to the season, the NCAA instituted a new policy where they gave their tournament selection committee the ability to add up to four additional teams to the tournament. In response to this the WCHA changed their tournament format to have a solitary champion that would receive an automatic tournament bid rather than two co-champions who would both proceed to the national championship. This format would be in place for only the 1977 season and would revert to a co-champion system in 1978. Because of this Wisconsin would have to face three rounds of competitors rather than the customary two to win the WCHA tournament.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Badgers played 8th-place Colorado College in the quarterfinals, who made the tournament over Michigan State based on tie-breakers. Though the Tigers had lost all four games to Wisconsin in the regular season they had done so with only seven fewer goals than the Badgers. In the two-game series Colorado College held Wisconsin's high-powered offense to only three goals twice, far below their average, but could only manage one score in each contest. In the semifinals the Badgers faced off against an upstart Minnesota squad that had defeated #2 seed Notre Dame in the opening round.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Golden Gophers were no match for the Badgers who took the series 17–8 and were set against Michigan in the championship series. Wisconsin got off to a great start, taking the first game 4–0, before cruising to a WCHA championship with a 5–4 win in the following game to take the series 9–4. The title gave Wisconsin an automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament as the #1 western seed.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
In their first game at the Olympia Stadium Wisconsin played New Hampshire, who possessed the #1 offense in the east. The two teams fought to a 3–3 tie after regulation but Julian Baretta kept everything out of the Badger's net in the extra frame and allowed Mike Eaves to score the game-winner. The championship match set Johnson's Badgers against Farrell's Wolverines for the seventh time that season. Wisconsin's offensive firepower was apparent from the start and the Badgers jumped out to a 3–0 lead on the strength of two power play goals.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan replied with two man-advantage markers of their own to cut the score to 3–2 but goals by Mike Meeker and Mark Johnson at the beginnings of the second and third periods rebuilt the Badger's 3-goal lead. The Wolverines, however, would not go away and Mark Miller scored 26 seconds after Johnson's second goal of the game. Dave Debol notched his second less than a minute later to cut Wisconsin's lead to 1 goal and it was completely erased with less than 6 minutes in regulation by  John Wayman.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
With the score tied and the Badger's reeling Baretta kept the score tied 5–5 and allowed Wisconsin to regain their footing as the two teams headed into overtime. In what turned out to be the shortest overtime period in NCAA championship history, Steve Alley backhanded the puck past Michigan netminder Rick Palmer and sent the Badger faithful into paroxysms of joy.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season
Wisconsin won its second National Title in 5 years on the strength of its power play, scoring a then-record 93 goals on the man-advantage over the course of the season. Only the 1980 Minnesota team has scored more (99). Mark Johnson set an NCAA record for freshman in assists (44) and points (80) and was named WCHA Freshman of the Year. Bob Johnson was named as the WCHA Coach of the Year while Julian Baretta and Craig Norwich earned both First Team All-WCHA and AHCA All-American honors. Mike Eaves was selected for the WCHA Second Team and an All-American while John Taft received a spot on the WCHA Second Team.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Standings, Schedule
During the season, Wisconsin compiled a 37–7–1 record, the best year the program has ever produced. Its schedule was as follows.


1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Standings, Schedule
* Denotes overtime periods† WCHA game‡ Big Ten and WCHA game


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup
The 1976–77 Yorkshire Cup was the sixty-ninth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup
Leeds won the trophy by beating Featherstone Rovers by the score of 16-12.


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,645 and receipts were £5,198.


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup
This was Leeds' sixth victory (and the second of two consecutive victories) in what would be eight times in the space of thirteen seasons.


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup
It as also Featherstone Rovers's first of two consecutive Yorkshire Cup Final appearances, both of which resulted in a defeat.


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at sixteen.


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1976–77 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The attendance is given as 7,644 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject   but the  Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92 and 1990-91 gives the  attendance as one more at 7,6452 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1976–77 Yorkshire Football League
The 1976–77 Yorkshire Football League was the 51st season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.


1976–77 Yorkshire Football League, Division One
Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1976–77 Yorkshire Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured eight clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.


1976–77 Yorkshire Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.


1976–77 Yugoslav Cup
The 1976–77 Yugoslav Cup was the 29th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Куп на Југославија, Serbian: Куп Југославије, Slovenian: Pokal Jugoslavije, ), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946.


1976–77 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.


1976–77 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The tournament proper was held from September to May, with the final played on 24 May, traditionally scheduled to coincide with the end of the football league season and Youth Day celebrated on 25 May (a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday).


1976–77 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
Since the cup winner was always meant to be decided on or around the national holiday at the JNA Stadium in capital Belgrade, and to avoid unfair home advantage this would give to Belgrade-based clubs, the Football Association of Yugoslavia adopted the rule in the late 1960s according to which the final could be played as a one-legged tie (in cases when both finalists are from outside Belgrade) or double-legged (when at least one of them is based in the capital), with the second leg always played in Belgrade. This rule was used for all cup finals from 1969 to 1988, when a single-legged final was adopted permanently.


1976–77 Yugoslav Cup, First round
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.


1976–77 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1976–77 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 33rd season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1976–77 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Classification
Due to a tie at the top between Jugoplastika and Bosna after the end of the regular season, the season champion was decided in a one-game playoff between the two teams at a neutral venue. The game was played in Belgrade's Hala Pionir.


1976–77 Yugoslav First League
1976–77 Yugoslav First League (Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije, Prvenstvo 1976/77) competition was the 49th top league season since 1923 in various incarnations of Yugoslavia. It was won in dominating fashion by Red Star Belgrade with a 9-point margin over the second placed team (Dinamo Zagreb), which at the time set the record as largest ever points differential by which a team triumphed in the league.


1976–77 Yugoslav First League, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1975–76 season and two sides promoted from the 1975–76 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1976–77 Yugoslav First League, Teams
FK Vardar and FK Radnički Kragujevac were relegated from the 1975–76 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were NK Zagreb and FK Napredak Kruševac.


1976–77 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1976–77 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 35th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. 14 teams participated in the league, and Jesenice have won the championship.


1976–77 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1976–77 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 19th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kolner EC won the championship.


1976–77 in Belgian football
The 1976–77 season was the 74th season of competitive football in Belgium. Club Brugge KV won their 4th Division I title and they also won the Belgian Cup against RSC Anderlechtois (4-3). RSC Anderlechtois reached the final of the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup for the second consecutive season, while R White Daring Molenbeek reached the semifinals of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. The Belgium national football team started their 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with two victories over Iceland and Northern Ireland and a defeat against the Netherlands. The Belgian Women's First Division was won by Standard Fémina de Liège for the 3rd time. The first Belgian Women's Cup was organised, and won by Astrio Begijnendijk against Standard Fémina de Liège (0-0 and 7-6 after penalty shootout).


1976–77 in Belgian football, Overview
Belgium was drawn in Group 4 of the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification with Iceland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands. After two wins over Iceland and Northern Ireland, Belgium lost once again to the Netherlands. At the end of the season, the Netherlands were on top of the group with 5 points, ahead of Belgium (4 points), Iceland (2 points) and Northern Ireland (1 point).


1976–77 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, the bottom 2 teams in Division I (ASV Oostende KM and Yellow Red KV Mechelen) were relegated to the Division II. The Division II champion (K Boom FC) as well as the Belgian Second Division Final Round winner (RAA Louviéroise) were promoted to the Division I. The bottom 2 teams in Division II (KFC Turnhout and KAS Eupen) were relegated to Division III while both Division III winners (KSC Eendracht Aalst and KSC Hasselt) qualified for the Division II.


1976–77 in Belgian football, Overview
The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league (K Olse Merksem SC, K White Star Club Lauwe, K Wit-Ster Beverst and K Zonhoven VV) were relegated to the Promotion. The winner of each Promotion league was promoted to the Division III: KRC Harelbeke, K Wuustwezel FC, KFC Herentals and RA Marchiennoise des Sports.


1976–77 in Belgian football, European competitions
Club Brugge KV beat FC Steaua Bucuresti of Romania in the first round of the 1976–77 European Champion Clubs' Cup (won 2-1 at home, drew 1-1 away). In the second round, they surprisingly eliminated Real Madrid CF of Spain (drew 0-0 away, won 2-0 at home). In the quarter-finals, they could not beat Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany and were thus eliminated (drew 2-2 away, lost 0-1 at home).


1976–77 in Belgian football, European competitions
For the first time, Belgium had 2 clubs in the 1976-77 European Cup Winners' Cup, with RSC Anderlechtois qualified as the competition holder and K Lierse SK being qualified as Belgian Cup finalist (since the Cup winner, RSC Anderlechtois, was already qualified). In the first round, RSC Anderlechtois beat Roda JC of the Netherlands (won 2-1 at home, 3-2 away), but K Lierse SK were eliminated by HNK Hajduk Split of Yugoslavia (won 1-0 at home, lost 0-3 away). In the second round, Anderlecht overclassed Galatasaray SK of Turkey ( won 5-1 home and away).


1976–77 in Belgian football, European competitions
In the quarter-finals, they eliminated Southampton FC (won 2-0 at home, lost 1-2 away) and then SSC Napoli of Italy in the semi-finals (lost 0-1 away, won 2-0 at home) to reach the final for the second consecutive season. This time, RSC Anderlechtois lost the final 0-2 to Hamburger SV of West Germany.


1976–77 in Belgian football, European competitions
R White Daring Molenbeek (3rd-placed in the championship) and KSC Lokeren (4th) qualified for the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. In the first round, RWDM easily eliminated Næstved BK of Norway (won 3-0 away, 4-0 at home), while Lokeren beat FA Red Boys Differdange of Luxembourg (won 3-0 away, 3-1 at home). In the second round, RWDM beat Wisla Krakow of Poland on penalty shootout (after two 1-1 draws), but Lokeren drew FC Barcelona and were eliminated (lost 0-2 away, won 2-1 at home).


1976–77 in Belgian football, European competitions
RWDM then eliminated FC Schalke 04 of West Germany in the third round (won 1-0 at home, drew 1-1 away) and Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Netherlands in the quarter-finals (draw 0-0 away, won 2-1 at home) to reach the semifinals of the UEFA Cup. At this stage, RWD Molenbeek lost on away goals to Athletic Bilbao (drew 1-1 at home, 0-0 away).


1976–77 in English field hockey
The 1976–77 English Hockey League season took place from September 1976 until May 1977.


1976–77 in English field hockey
The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1977) was won by Southgate.


1976–77 in English field hockey
As from the 1980-81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.


1976–77 in English field hockey, Men's Courage National Inter League Championship, Final
SouthgateDavid Owen, Nigel Woolven, Howard Manton, A Wallace, Geoffrey Hitchens, Raj Rawal, David Whitaker, Bernie Cotton, Peter Hazell, Alistair McGinn, James NealeBedfordshire EaglesR Tatman, M Blake, H Dharml, M Kavanagh, Brajinder Daved, P Goodyear, P Ellis, M Ganesh, T Sharma, Benawra Singh, G Player


1976–77 in English field hockey, Men's Cup (Benson & Hedges National Clubs Championship), Final
SloughIan Taylor, John Brindley, Mike Parris, Andy Churcher, John Allen, John Murdock, Sutinder Singh Khehar, Pami Saini, Stuart Collins, Balwant Saini, D S Earl (Partington sub)BeckenhamS Port, B N Mills, R Fell, M B Swayne, B J Green, I Westwood, C Rule, A Matheson (P Taylor sub), J Armour (A Page sub), I S McIntosh, P Anderson


1976–77 in English football
The 1976–77 season was the 97th season of competitive football in England. This year The Football League revamped the tie-breaking criteria for teams level on points, replacing the traditional goal average tie-breaker with one based on goal difference to try to encourage more scoring. Coloured red and yellow cards were introduced for the first time in domestic English football.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
21 August 1976: The First Division season opens with a surprise 1–0 win for promoted Bristol City over Arsenal at Highbury. Champions Liverpool beat Norwich City 1–0, but last year's runners-up Queens Park Rangers lose 4–0 at home toEverton.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
31 August 1976: No fewer than nine teams are level on four points at the top of the First Division after three matches. Aston Villa lead on goal difference. Norwich City are the only team yet to register a point.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
22 September 1976: West Bromwich Albion winger Willie Johnston is sent off, reportedly for "aiming a kick" at the referee, as his side are eliminated from the League Cup by Brighton & Hove Albion.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
30 September 1976: Liverpool lead the First Division at the end of September, level on points with Middlesbrough. The two Manchester clubs are a point behind.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
9 October 1976: Surprise package Middlesbrough move to the top of the First Division table following a 1–0 win at home to Norwich City.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
13 October 1976: England beat Finland 2–1 at Wembley in their second World Cup qualifier.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
16 October 1976: The 1975 champions Derby County belatedly record their first League win of the season when they thrash Tottenham Hotspur 8–2 at the Baseball Ground. Newly promoted West Bromwich Albion beat Manchester United 4–0.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
18 October 1976: Sunderland manager Bob Stokoe stuns the world of football by handing in his resignation, saying that he believes a new manager will give the club a better chance of First Division survival. Despite a poor start which has seen the club marooned at the bottom of the table with no wins, Stokoe was still incredibly popular among the Roker Park faithful, due to his role in the club's victory in the 1973 FA Cup Final.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
31 October 1976: Liverpool are the First Division leaders at the end of October, three points ahead of a chasing group that comprises Manchester City, Ipswich Town, Newcastle United, Leicester City and Middlesbrough. West Ham United are bottom, and Sunderland and Bristol City make up the bottom three.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
6 November 1976: Ipswich Town move up to second in the First Division with a 7–0 thrashing of West Bromwich Albion. Tottenham Hotspur suffer another heavy defeat, 5–3 at struggling West Ham United.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
17 November 1976: With a team featuring six changes from their previous match, England suffer a major set-back in their attempt to reach the World Cup Finals when they are beaten 2–0 by Italy in Rome.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
25 November 1976: Barely 18 months after winning the First Division title, Derby County manager Dave Mackay resigns following a poor start to the season, which has left the club just a single point off the bottom of the table. Reserve team coach Colin Murphy takes over as caretaker manager of the club, who are rumoured to be looking to reappoint former manager Brian Clough.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
30 November 1976: Liverpool retain a three-point lead from Ipswich Town and Newcastle United at the end of November. Tottenham Hotspur have joined West Ham United and Sunderland in the relegation zone.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
2 December 1976: After over a month without a permanent manager, Sunderland announce former Burnley manager Jimmy Adamson as Bob Stokoe's successor.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
4 December 1976: Malcolm Macdonald scores a hat-trick for Arsenal in their 5–3 League win over his old team Newcastle United.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
15 December 1976: Aston Villa beat Liverpool 5–1 in the League at Villa Park.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
31 December 1976: At the end of the year, Liverpool's lead at the top of the First Division has been cut to two points over Ipswich Town, who have three games in hand, and Manchester City. Sunderland, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur continue to occupy the relegation zone.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
8 January 1977: Tottenham Hotspur are beaten 1–0 by Second Division Cardiff City in the FA Cup third round. Northern Premier League side Northwich Victoria beat Watford 3–2.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
10 January 1977: Everton sack manager Billy Bingham. The club had looked like possible title challengers early in the season, but a poor run of form has dropped them to the lower reaches of the table.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
30 January 1977: Newcastle United manager Gordon Lee is appointed as Everton's new manager. Lee's assistant at Newcastle, Richard Dinnis takes over as acting manager of the Tyneside club.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
31 January 1977: Liverpool still lead the First Division, but Ipswich Town are now just a point behind, and still have three games in hand. Manchester City are a further two points adrift.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
2 February 1977: The Newcastle United squad, led by captain Geoff Nulty, threaten to strike unless Richard Dinnis is appointed as the club's permanent manager, with frictions exacerbated by the board signing Ralph Callachan without consulting either Dinnis or the other players. Later that day however, the board agree to the players' demands and appoint Dinnis as manager.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
9 February 1977: England lose at home for the first time for four years when they are beaten 2–0 by Holland at Wembley.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
15 February 1977: Ipswich Town move to the top of the First Division with a 5–0 thrashing of Norwich City in the East Anglia derby.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
26 February 1977: Middlesbrough dump Arsenal out of the FA Cup with a 4–1 win at Ayresome Park in the fifth round. Manchester City lose 1–0 to Leeds United, and Manchester United draw 2–2 against Southampton in a repeat of last year's final.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
28 February 1977: Two successive defeats for Ipswich Town have allowed Liverpool to regain top spot in the race for the title. At the bottom, Tottenham Hotspur now prop up the table, and are joined by Sunderland and Bristol City in the relegation zone.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
5 March 1977: In a spectacular change in form, Sunderland beat West Ham United 6–0 at Roker Park. It is their third consecutive victory in a run in which they have scored sixteen goals.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
8 March 1977: Holders Southampton are knocked out of the FA Cup 2–1 by Manchester United in their fifth round replay.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
12 March 1977: The League Cup final ends in a 0–0 draw between Aston Villa and Everton at Wembley. Arsenal's 2–1 loss to Queens Park Rangers is their seventh consecutive League defeat, a club record.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
16 March 1977: The Football League Cup final replay at Hillsborough ends in a 1–1 draw.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
19 March 1977: First Division heavyweights Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester United all win their FA Cup sixth round ties to reach the last four.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
20 March 1977: Peter Houseman, who helped Chelsea win the FA Cup in 1970 and the European Cup Winners' Cup a year later, dies in a car crash at the age of 31. His wife is among the four people who die in the crash, which takes place near Oxford.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
31 March 1977: With ten matches left, Ipswich Town have joined Liverpool at the top of the First Division table. Manchester City are three points behind with a game in hand, and Newcastle United are still in contention, a further point adrift. At the bottom, West Ham United, Sunderland, Derby County and Bristol City are separated by a single point.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
9 April 1977: Liverpool beat Manchester City 2–1 in a crunch League match at Anfield. Ipswich Town continue their challenge by winning 1–0 at Norwich City.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
13 April 1977: The Football League Cup final is decided at the third attempt when Aston Villa beat Everton 3-2 in the second replay at Old Trafford. A last minute goal from Brian Little sends the trophy to Villa Park and prevents the game from going to a third replay.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
23 April 1977: Everton and Liverpool draw 2–2 in the FA Cup semi-final at Maine Road, with referee Clive Thomas disallowing a late goal from Everton's Bryan Hamilton. At Hillsborough, Manchester United beat Leeds United 2–1 to reach the final for the second consecutive year.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
27 April 1977: Liverpool beat Everton 3–0 in the semi-final replay to reach the FA Cup final.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
30 April 1977: Liverpool effectively end Ipswich Town's title challenge by beating them 2–1 at Anfield. Manchester City crash to a 4–0 defeat at relegation-threatened Derby County, and are now two points behind the Reds having played a game more. Meanwhile, half the clubs in the division remain in danger of relegation: Bristol City are bottom, but just five points separate the ten teams immediately above them, with Tottenham Hotspur in most danger, having played more games than their rivals.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
7 May 1977: Tottenham Hotspur's first relegation since 1935 is virtually guaranteed after the Londoners are thrashed 5–0 at Manchester City.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
14 May 1977: Liverpool are confirmed champions of the Football League First Division for the second season running and for the tenth time in total following a 0–0 draw with West Ham United. Manchester City finish second. Tottenham Hotspur's relegation is confirmed, but in an extraordinarily close finish to the season, six other clubs are still fighting to avoid the other two relegation spots.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
16 May 1977: Stoke City lose 1–0 to Aston Villa and are relegated. West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers win their last matches of the season to survive, and Bristol City keep their hopes alive by beating Liverpool 2–1. They go into their last match level on points with Coventry City and Sunderland.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
19 May 1977: Coventry City and Bristol City draw 2–2 at Highfield Road and both survive in the First Division as Sunderland lose 2–0 at Everton to take the final relegation slot.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
21 May 1977: Liverpool's treble bid ends when they lose 2–1 to Manchester United in the FA Cup final. It is United's first major trophy since they won the European Cup nine years ago.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
24 May 1977: The First Division fixture schedule is completed when Everton beat Newcastle United. Just five points separate the bottom ten clubs in one of the closest finishes in the history of the League.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
25 May 1977: Liverpool win the European Cup for the first time, defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany 3-1 Stadio Olimpico in Rome.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
28 May 1977: Wimbledon, champions of the Southern League, are elected to the Football League Fourth Division at the expense of Workington, who drop into the Northern Premier League.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
31 May 1977: England lose to Wales at Wembley for the first time when Leighton James scores the only goal from the penalty spot in a Home Championship fixture.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
4 June 1977: Scotland beat England 2–1 at Wembley to clinch the Home Championship, but their victory is overshadowed by a pitch invasion by celebrating supporters.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
15 June 1977: After previous draws against Brazil and Argentina, England end their South American summer tour with a 0–0 draw against Uruguay.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
1 July 1977: Liverpool sell striker Kevin Keegan for a European record fee of £500,000.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
4 July 1977: Just six weeks after managing Manchester United to FA Cup glory, Tommy Docherty is sacked by the United board soon after admitting to having an affair with Mary Brown, the wife of club physiotherapist Laurie Brown.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
11 July 1977: Don Revie announces his resignation as England manager after three years.


1976–77 in English football, Diary of the season
14 July 1977: Dave Sexton is announced as the new Manchester United manager.


1976–77 in English football, UEFA Competitions
Liverpool won the European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in the final in Rome.


1976–77 in English football, FA Cup
Tommy Docherty guided Manchester United to a 2–1 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup final, but was sacked within weeks after announcing his affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist.


1976–77 in English football, FA Cup
A new competition, the Debenhams Cup, was introduced to reward the two teams from outside the top two divisions to progress furthest in the FA Cup. Chester beat Port Vale in the final but it was only competed for once more.


1976–77 in English football, League Cup
Ron Saunders took Aston Villa to their second League Cup victory in three seasons as the midlanders continued to re-establish themselves as a top club.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, First Division
Liverpool retained their league championship trophy after a season long neck and neck battle with Ipswich Town and Manchester City that came down to the final game, City edging out Ipswich for second place.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, First Division
Ipswich Town finished third, Aston Villa finished fourth and won their second League Cup in three seasons, while Newcastle United completed the top five. Manchester United finished sixth but beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the FA Cup final and prevent their opponents from becoming the first English team to win a treble of trophies in the same season.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, First Division
QPR dipped to 14th place a year after almost winning the title, while 1975 champions Derby County finished 15th, with manager Dave Mackay being sacked before Christmas and replaced by 26-year-old coach Colin Murphy, one of the youngest managers ever to take charge of a Football League side.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, First Division
Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City's long spells in the First Division came to an end with relegation. Stoke sacked their manager Tony Waddington. On the last day of the season, with three teams hoping to avoid the last relegation place, Coventry City and Bristol City played out a controversial 2–2 draw. The kick-off had been delayed for fifteen minutes by Coventry chairman Jimmy Hill due to "crowd congestion". With ten minutes still to play, and the sides level, play virtually stopped when it was announced over the tannoy that Sunderland had lost to Everton. Both clubs survived while Sunderland was relegated.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Wolves sealed an instant return to the First Division as champions of the Second Division. They were joined by Chelsea, back in the First Division after two seasons away, and by Brian Clough's ambitious Nottingham Forest side. Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool stayed down by a single point.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Hereford United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United were relegated to the Third Division. Hereford became the first club to finish bottom of the Second Division after winning the Third Division the previous season.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Mansfield Town won the Third Division title to seal a second promotion in three seasons. Alan Mullery guided Brighton to promotion. The last promotion place was sealed by Crystal Palace, where Terry Venables was enjoying a dream start to his managerial career. Rotherham United stayed down on goal difference, while Wrexham missed out by a single point.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Sheffield Wednesday progressed to an eighth-place finish after almost slipping into the Fourth Division a year earlier, while Lincoln City finished ninth. Manager Graham Taylor was subject of interest by a number of First and Second Division clubs, but ended up leaving Sincil Bank to drop into the Fourth Division and take over at Watford, who had just been taken over by Elton John.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Third Division
York City, Northampton Town and Reading fell into the Fourth Division along with Grimsby Town who entered administration.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
Cambridge United won the Fourth Division title under the management of Ron Atkinson, lifting them into the Third Division. Also promoted were Exeter City, Colchester United and Bradford City. Swansea City missed out on promotion by a single point.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
A terrible season for Workington resulted in them having to apply for re-election to the Football League for the fourth season in succession, and this caused their fellow clubs to finally run out of patience and vote to end their membership of the League, a humiliation which saw them slip into the Northern Premier League. In their place were Southern League champions Wimbledon, who would make amazing progress over the next decade.


1976–77 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
The British pop star Elton John took over Fourth Division side Watford and installed Graham Taylor as manager at the end of the season. Former Arsenal manager Bertie Mee came out of retirement to work at Watford as assistant to Graham Taylor. John immediately asserted his ambition by promising to bring First Division football to Watford.


1976–77 in Scottish football
Season 1976–1977 was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 80th season of Scottish league football.


1976–77 in Scottish football
After the failure of the Spring Cup and the 26-game season in the First and Second Divisions, a 39-game season was instituted in these divisions with a slight imbalance in the number of home and away games played by each team; however, this was seen as preferable to a lengthy 52-game season.


1976–77 in Scottish football, Other honours, County
* - aggregate over two legs - play off - won on penalties


1976–77 in Turkish football
The 1976–77 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in Turkey.


1976–77 in Turkish football, Overview
Trabzonspor won their second 1.Lig (First Division) title in 1976–77. Necmi Perekli, forward for Trabzonspor, finished top scorer with 18 goals. Fenerbahçe finished runners-up, while Altay finished third, with both clubs earning a spot in the UEFA Cup. Göztepe and Giresunspor were relegated to the 2.Lig (Second Division), while Ankaragücü and Diyarbakırspor gained promotion to the 1.Lig. Trabzonspor did the double by defeating Beşiktaş in the final of the Türkiye Kupası. Trabzonspor also won the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (Super Cup), again defeating Beşiktaş.


1976–77 in Turkish football, Overview
The club competed in the 1976–77 European Cup. Having beaten Íþróttabandalag Akraness in the first round, Trabzonspor faced Liverpool in the second round. The club won the first leg 1 – 0 at home, but lost the second leg 0 – 3 in Liverpool. Fenerbahçe and Adanaspor were both knocked out in the first round of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. Galatasaray reached the second round of the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup before crashing out against R.S.C. Anderlecht.


1976–77 in Turkish football, National team
The Turkey national football team competed in eight matches during the 1976–77 season. The team finished with a record of three wins, three draws, and two losses. Cemil Turan scored five goals in eight caps.


1976–77 snooker season
The 1976–77 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between September 1976 and May 1977. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.


1977
1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th  year of the 20th century, and the  8th   year of the 1970s decade.


1977 (Ana Tijoux album)
1977 is the second studio album by Latin hip hop artist Ana Tijoux, released March 9, 2010 on Nacional Records. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. Single "1977" was featured in AMC's Breaking Bad, Comedy Central's Broad City and the EA Sports video game, FIFA 11.


1977 (Ana Tijoux album), Background
In October 2009, La Oveja Negra in Chile released 1977, her second solo album, with the name coming from the year Tijoux was born. It is a return to her Hip-Hop roots, an homage to the "golden age of Hip-Hop", and largely auto-biographical, exploring mature themes from her own life, from the death of a close friend to having a creative crises, friendship and bad luck, amongst others.


1977 (Ana Tijoux album), Background
It is simple and straight to the point, this being emphasized by her leaving behind a lot of the singing she had been doing previously in other more pop collaborations, and concentrating on rap, both in Spanish and French. After years of sharing the spotlight with her group, collaborating with other artists, and trying to find her way as a solo artist, Tijoux finally arrived in her own right; a raw, direct, mature MC.


1977 (Ana Tijoux album), Background
Recorded between May and September 2009, the new album was produced by Hordatoj, Foex y Tee (of the label Potoco Discos), together with Habitación Del Pánico. Guests on the record include the saxophonist Agustín Moya with whom she worked with in Aluzinati, Andrés Celis, Solo Di Medina, Bubaseta, Stailok from the group Movimiento Original, DJ Dacel, Quique Neira from Godwana, Cómo Asesinar A Felipes, and the Detroit-based MC Invincible, whom she met over MySpace and did a virtual collaboration for the song "Sube".


1977 (Ana Tijoux album), Background
The album and its first single "1977" were an immediate hit in the underground rap circles of Chile, where she was welcomed back after a bit of a stray. The record was amongst the top 10 of 2009 for the blog "World Hip-Hop Market", and it was soon picked up by the US-based Latin Alternative label Nacional Records, who released it in March 2010. She was invited to attend the prestigious South By South West Music Festival in Austin, TX, in March 2010, and from there went on to her first ever North American tour.


1977 (Ana Tijoux album), Background
The single '1977' gained further attention when it featured in the EA Sports video game, FIFA 11. The same song was again in the spotlight in 2011 when it was used in Shotgun - the fifth episode of season 4 of AMC's Breaking Bad.


1977 (Ana Tijoux album), Reception, Critical response
The album received generally favorable reviews, with critics complimenting Tijoux as "an artist with the promise to cross borders and genres." Critics also complimenting the production for the album, writing "The production suits Ana nicely as well. Combining steady boom-bap drum sequences with organic vinyl scratches and a flare of Latin American influence, the production varies between spicy and soulful, all with an overarching affinity for old-school hip-hop."


1977 (Ana Tijoux album), Reception, Critical response
Phil Freeman of Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5, saying "The music behind her is [...] mostly funky and occasionally lurching, these are jazzy beats firmly rooted in the tradition of DJ Premier, DJ Cam, DJ Krush, and other '90s classicists" and "like New York rappers of a prior generation like Jeru the Damaja, she'd rather get listeners thinking than soundtrack their parties."


1977 (Ash album)
1977 is the debut studio album by Northern Irish rock band Ash. It was released on 6 May 1996 by  Infectious Records, with whom the band had signed following the release of several demo tapes. Ash released the mini-album Trailer in 1994, and followed it with three singles "Kung Fu", "Girl from Mars", and "Angel Interceptor", all of which would reappear on 1977. Ash recorded their debut album with producer Owen Morris at Rockfield Studios in Wales in early 1996. Described as a Britpop and garage rock album, 1977 drew comparisons to the Buzzcocks, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth.


1977 (Ash album)
Preceded by the album's fourth single "Goldfinger" in April 1996, the band embarked on tours of the United Kingdom and Europe. "Oh Yeah" was released as the fifth single in June 1996, followed by tours of the United States, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Ash ended the year with another US tour, as well as a US support slot for Weezer. They toured Europe and the UK, before their appearance at Glastonbury Festival.


1977 (Ash album)
1977 received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the album's "catchy" nature. The album peaked at number one in the UK, as well as reaching the top 40 in Australia, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland. "Kung Fu", "Girl from Mars", "Angel Interceptor", "Goldfinger", and "Oh Yeah" all charted on the UK Singles Chart, with "Goldfinger" reaching the highest position at number five. 1977 appeared on several UK publications' best-of-the-year album lists, by the likes of Kerrang!, NME, and Melody Maker, among others. The album would later be certified platinum in the UK.


1977 (Ash album), Background
In December 1989, schoolfriends Tim Wheeler and Mark Hamilton received instruments for Christmas, and decided to form a metal act they called Vietnam. The rest of the line-up consisted of vocalist Gareth Hutchinson, guitarist Malcolm King, and drummer Andy McLean, who would all leave by early 1992 citing a lack of interest in the band. After seeing a show by a local act, Laser Gun Nun, Wheeler and Hamilton decided to move their sound away from metal and into Nirvana-leaning territory. Around this time, Wheeler was discovering the likes of ABBA and Paul McCartney and Wings. Vietnam ultimately disbanded, and Wheeler and Hamilton decided to form a punk band. Wheeler handled vocals and guitar, Hamilton the bass. They spent two weeks amassing original material in Wheeler's bedroom.


1977 (Ash album), Background
Drummer Rick McMurray joined the pair in June 1992; Wheeler had approached him during a school play, and invited him to his house for a jam session. With the line-up finalised, they christened themselves Ash after spotting the word in a dictionary. Over the course of a year, the band recorded four demos tapes: Solar Happy in June 1992, Shed in September,  Home Demo in November, and Garage Girl in February 1993. A friend of the band had sent one of the demos to Paddy Davis of the public relations company, Bad Moon. He played it for four months, before passing it to Steve Tavener, who had plans to start a record label. Tavener and Davis subsequently went to Belfast to watch the band perform.


1977 (Ash album), Background
Ash released their debut single, "Jack Names the Planets", through Tavener's La La Land Records in February 1994, by which point he had become their manager. In April 1994, the band travelled to London to promote it. Several major labels approached them, before they signed with Infectious Records. Two more singles, "Petrol" and "Uncle Pat", preceded the release of the band's mini-album Trailer in October 1994. During this period, two-thirds of the band were focusing on their A-Levels, touring with Babes in Toyland and Elastica during their half-term holidays. In February 1995, Wheeler and McMurray flew to the United States to meet with potential labels including Reprise and Interscope Records. "Kung Fu" was released as a single on 20 March 1995, followed by "Girl from Mars" on 31 July 1995, and "Angel Interceptor" on 9 October 1995.


1977 (Ash album), Composition and lyrics
Musically, the sound of 1977 has been described as Britpop, and garage rock, with elements of power pop, glam rock and grunge, drawing comparisons to the Buzzcocks, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth. Wheeler attributed the range of styles to the band's American label, Reprise Records, having sent him several CDs from their back catalogue. The album's title refers to the release year of Star Wars (1977), the year punk rock went mainstream, and the year Wheeler and Hamilton were born.


1977 (Ash album), Composition and lyrics
They had spent two months coming up with random titles, until Morris asked what it was going to be called, and the band replied 1977. Wheeler wrote all of the tracks, except for "Lose Control" (which he co-wrote with Hamilton) and "Angel Interceptor" (co-written with McMurray). Nick Ingman, Morris and Wheeler came up with string arrangements. The album features a sample of a TIE fighter from Star Wars; Wheeler was unsure if the band got permission for it, but theorised the label was fine with it as they were owned by 20th Century Fox which had made Star Wars.


1977 (Ash album), Composition and lyrics
The opening track "Lose Control" is a punk rock song that utilises a quiet-and-loud dynamic. According to the band, the song was meant to be a "proper punch in the face", which they achieved. "Goldfinger" channels the sound of Teenage Fanclub. When they began writing it, the band borrowed an instrumental break section from what they believed was "Goldfinger" (1964) sung by Shirley Bassey, but turned out to be a song by John Barrie. Subsequent sections of the song were written around the world while touring to support Trailer.


1977 (Ash album), Composition and lyrics
Wheeler said they kept the name "Goldfinger" as "it has a lot of mystery". "Girl from Mars" opens with an acoustic guitar intro, before erupting into a wall of guitars, reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr. member J Mascis. A family holiday in France, where Wheeler smoked and drank with some people on a beach, influenced the track's chorus section. The song was written around the time of Trailer but not included on it as their manager and label thought it would not be good for the band to have a hit single while still attending school.


1977 (Ash album), Composition and lyrics
"I'd Give You Anything" is a harder, Stooges-esque track. It was the last track Wheeler had written while living at his parents' home. Initially uptempo, Morris suggested the band slow it down. The band made two versions of "Gone the Dream". The final version ended up as an indie rock song that featured a string section and reminiscent of the Boo Radleys, while the other version was a Beatles-esque track made at Morris' insistence. "Kung Fu" is a tribute to Jackie Chan in the vein of the Ramones.