1976–77 Everton F.C. season
During the 1976–77 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 9th in the table with 42 points.


1976–77 Everton F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 FA Cup
The 1976–77 FA Cup was the 96th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1.


1976–77 FA Cup, First round proper
The first round of games were played on 20 November 1976. Replays were played mainly on 22–24, with some on 29 November, and 2 and 6 December.


1976–77 FA Cup, Second round proper
The second round of games were mainly played on 11 December 1976, with some taking place midweek over 14–15 December and one on 20th. Replays took place on 14th or 21st.


1976–77 FA Cup, Third round proper
The third round of games in the FA Cup were played on 8 January 1977. Replays were mainly played midweek over 10–12 January or the week after but one occurred on 24th instead.


1976–77 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The fourth round of games were played on 29 January 1977. Four games required a replay, played midweek on 1st–2 February.


1976–77 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The fifth set of games took place on 26 February 1977. One game went to a replay which was played on 8 March.


1976–77 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 19 March 1977. There were no replays.


1976–77 FA Cup, TV coverage
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 and ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. The BBC were only able to cover one of the three planned Fifth round ties due to a cameraman strike.


1976–77 FA Cup, TV coverage
Third round BBC: Southampton v Chelsea, Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur, Blackpool v Derby County, Derby County v Blackpool (Midweek replay) ITV: Leeds United v Norwich City (Yorkshire & Anglia), Wimbledon v Middlesbrough (LWT & Tyne-Tees), Everton v Stoke City (Granada), Leicester v Aston Villa (ATV), Chelsea v Southampton (Midweek replay All regions)


1976–77 FA Cup, TV coverage
Fourth round BBC: Colchester United v Derby County, Cardiff City v Wrexham, Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers, Derby County v Colchester United (Midweek Replay) ITV: Swindon Town v Everton (HTV & Granada), Arsenal v Coventry City (LWT), Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Anglia), Birmingham City v Leeds United (ATV & Yorkshire)


1976–77 FA Cup, TV coverage
Fifth round BBC: Leeds United v Manchester City, Manchester United v Southampton (Midweek Replay) ITV: Southampton v Manchester United (Southern & LWT), Middlesbrough v Arsenal (Tyne-Tees & Yorkshire), Liverpool v Oldham Athletic (Granada), Aston Villa v Port Vale (ATV)


1976–77 FA Cup, TV coverage
Sixth round BBC: Manchester United v Aston Villa, Everton v Derby County ITV: Liverpool v Middlesbrough (Granada & Tyne-Tees), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United (ATV & Yorkshire) All ITV regions showed these two games


1976–77 FA Cup, TV coverage
Semi-finals BBC: Everton v Liverpool, Everton v Liverpool (Midweek replay) ITV: Leeds United v Manchester United Shown in all ITV regions


1976–77 FA Cup, TV coverage
Final Liverpool v Manchester United Shown live by both BBC & ITV


1976–77 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1976–77 is the 96th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1976–77 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1976–77 FA Cup
See 1976–77 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1976–77 FA Trophy
The 1976–77 FA Trophy was the eighth season of the FA Trophy.


1976–77 FA Vase
The 1976–77 FA Vase was the third season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams in the lower reaches of the English football league system.


1976–77 FA Vase
Billericay Town won the competition for the second year running, beating Sheffield in the final.


1976–77 FC Barcelona season
The 1976–77 season was the 78th season for FC Barcelona.


1976–77 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1976–77 season was their 83rd season since the club was founded. It was their 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. René Theler was voted as new chairman at the AGM and took over from Félix Musfeld, who had been the club chairman over the previous six seasons.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the twelfth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the team squad this season. Detlev Lauscher joined from 1. FC Köln. Lauscher had played five seasons for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, helping the club finish as runners-up in the league and cup during 1973. Jean-Pierre Maradan joined from lower tier Grenchen but quickly became a key player. Again Benthaus relied upon the young players who had come up from the reserve team when needed in the first team.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Basel played a total of 56 games in their 1976–77 season. 33 in the domestic league, two in the Swiss Cup, two in the Swiss League Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps, four in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup and 11 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 134 goals and conceded 80. Basel won eight of their friendly games, drew two and lost one of them.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
The Swiss Football Association had reformed the Swiss football league system that year reducing the number of teams in the Nationalliga A from 14 to 12 and increasing the Nationalliga B teams from 14 to 16. The Nationalliga A season 1976–77 was contested by the first 11 teams from the previous season and the sole promoted team AC Bellinzona. The champions would qualify for the 1977–78 European Cup and the Swiss Cup winners would qualify for 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup. The UEFA modified the entry rules for Switzerland, therefore, this season three teams would qualify for the 1977–78 UEFA Cup.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
The Nationalliga A was played in two stages. The qualification phase was played by all teams in a double round-robin and, after completion, divided into two groups. The first six teams contended in the championship group (with half of the points obtained in the qualification as bonus) and the positions seventh to twelfth contended the relegation group. Basel finished the qualification phase in second position with 33 points from 22 games and so entered the championship group with a bonus of 17. At the end of the championship phase Servette and Basel were level on 29 points.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
They therefore had to play a play-off for champions. This play-off was held at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern in front of 55,000 supporters. Basel won the match 2–1, their goals being scored by Walter Mundschin and Arthur von Wartburg. Basel were awarded the championship title and qualified for the 1977–78 European Cup. Servette, Zürich and Grasshopper Club qualified for the 1977–78 UEFA Cup.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
In the Swiss Cup Basel won away from home against lower tier Fribourg in the round of 32 and in the round of 16 were drawn away against Xamax but were defeated. In the Swiss League Cup they won away from home against lower tier Grenchen. Then in the round of 16 were drawn away against Luzern and here they were defeated. Young Boys won the competition this season.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Overview, UEFA Cup
In the first round of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against Northern Ireland team Glentoran F.C.. Basel won 5–3 on aggregate. In the second round they were drawn against Spanish team Athletic Bilbao. After a draw in the first leg, they were defeated 1–3 in the second leg, thus lost 2–4 on aggregate.


1976–77 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1976–77 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's 12th season in Bundesliga.


1976–77 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
The club won the 1976 Intercontinental Cup against Cruzeiro, the winner of 1976 Copa Libertadores. In the 1976–77 European Cup the three-time defending champion Bayern was defeated in the Quarterfinals by FC Dynamo Kyiv. Furthermore, Bayern was unsuccessful in domestic competitions and was also defeated in the 1976 European Super Cup by R.S.C. Anderlecht.


1976–77 FC Dinamo București season
The 1976–77 season was FC Dinamo București's 28th season in Divizia A. Dinamo dominated the championship, leading for 27 out of the 34 rounds. Dudu Georgescu won the European Golden Boot for the second time, with a record number of goals – 47, scoring 56% of the team's goals. In the UEFA Cup, Dinamo played against another "sacred monster" – AC Milan – with Fabio Capello and Collovatti on its side: 0–0 and 1–2.


1976–77 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Goalkeepers: Constantin Ștefan (31 / 0); Constantin Eftimescu (3 / 0). Defenders: Florin Cheran (34 / 3); Gabriel Sandu (29 / 1); Vasile Dobrău (26 / 3); Teodor Lucuță (19 / 0); Alexandru Sătmăreanu (34 / 5); Ladislau Ghiță (11 / 0); Marin Ion (21 / 1). Midfielders: Alexandru Moldovan (30 / 3); Cornel Dinu (31 / 6). Forwards: Alexandru Custov (33 / 2); Dudu Georgescu (31 / 47); Ion Moldovan (25 / 2); Cristian Vrînceanu (25 / 0); Adalbert Rozsnyai (20 / 3); Mircea Lucescu (19 / 7); Vasile Chitaru (7 / 0); Sorin Georgescu (1 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 20th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Pionir Hall, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on April 7, 1977. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv defeated Mobilgirgi Varese, by a score of 78–77. This year saw a competition system change, as FIBA opted to replace classic knock-out round qualifications with a group stage.


1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage, Group F
*Egyptian team Al-Gezira from Cairo was drawn into this group, but withdrew from the competition.


1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the eleventh edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 20 October 1976, to 29 March 1977. It was contested by 25 teams, five more than in the previous edition.


1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The Italian League became the first league to win the competition twice in a row, for a second time, when Birra Forst Cantù defeated Radnički Belgrade, in the final, held in Palma de Mallorca. Cantù had previously defeated defending champions Cinzano Milano, in the semifinals, in the competition's third tie between two clubs from the same country. Cantù was the fourth Italian club to win the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup, after Ignis Varese, Fides Napoli, and Olimpia Milano.


1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
*Partizani Tirana withdrew before the first leg, and Radnički Belgrade received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.


1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, Final
March 29, Palau Municipal d'Esports Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca


1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 19 October 1976 to 5 April 1977. It was contested by 27 teams, three less than in the previous edition.


1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup
Jugoplastika defeated another one Italian club, this time was Alco Bologna, and became the second back-to-back champion in this competition, after a single final that was held at Palasport della Fiera in Genova, Italy on 5 April 1977. Worth noting that alleging lack of sport and economic interest, the Spanish teams (FC Barcelona and Estudiantes Monteverde) eligible to participate in FIBA Korać Cup this season.


1976–77 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1976–77 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup was the 19th edition of FIBA Europe's competition for women's basketball national champion clubs, running from October 1976 to March 1977. For the first time the final was played as a single match in a neutral venue, with Daugava Riga defeating Clermont UC in Barcelona to win its 16th title.


1976–77 FIRA Trophy
The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.


1976–77 FIRA Trophy
The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam, which included a 15-12 win over France and a 69-0 trashing of Italy.


1976–77 FIRA Trophy, First division
Morocco were relegated to division 2 for the worst points difference.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 11th World Cup season began in December 1976 in France and concluded in March 1977 in Spain. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his second of three consecutive men's overall titles. Rosi Mittermaier, the defending women's overall champion, retired after the 1976 season, but Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who had won the previous five overall titles, returned from her 1976 sabbatical. However, Lise-Marie Morerod of Switzerland won the women's overall title.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
No individual championship was awarded in the Combined discipline, even though both men and women held three combined events, the same as the prior year. The combined discipline championship would not return until 1980.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
The Men's Overall World Cup 1976/77 was most likely also divided into two periods, but no racer had a point deduction.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Franz Klammer won 5 races in a row and won the cup with maximum points. Together with the last 4 downhill races last season 1975/76, he won 9 downhill races in a row, and Klammer won his third Downhill World Cup in a row. Austrian skiers won 9 races out of 10.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Due to the tiebreak rules then in effect, Ingemar Stenmark failed to win his third Giant Slalom World Cup in a row, as the reigning Olympic Champion Heini Hemmi, who scored the same amount of retained points (115), achieved the better sixth result throughout the season in that event (3rd place at Sun Valley).


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Slalom
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Ingemar Stenmark won five races in a row and won the cup with maximum points. He won seven races out of ten and won his third Slalom World Cup in a row!


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Combined
After the first ever Combined World Cup 1975/76, in this season 1976/77 there were no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. All three results only count for the Overall World Cup.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
The Women's Overall World Cup 1976/77 was divided into two periods. From the first 16 races the best 8 results count and from the last 11 races the best 7 results count. Six racers had a point deduction.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Seven racers had point a deduction, which are given in (). Austrian skiers won 7 races out of 8.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Lise-Marie Morerod won 5 races and won the cup with maximum points.


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1976/77 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Combined
After the first ever Combined World Cup 1975/76, in this season 1976/77 there were no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. All three results only count for the Overall World Cup.


1976–77 FK Partizan season
The 1976–77 season was the 31st season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1976–77 season.


1976–77 FK Partizan season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 Football League
The 1976–77 season was the 78th completed season of The Football League.


1976–77 Football League
As of this season, goal difference (GD in league tables) was used to separate the clubs finishing level on points. The earlier system, used from the season 1894–95 until the 1975–76 had been the so-called goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same positive goal difference, this earlier system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. Now the system would favour the teams that had scored more goals, and it was hoped that more goals would be seen as a result of this new system.


1976–77 Football League, Overview
Liverpool retained their league championship trophy and won their first European Cup to confirm Bob Paisley as a successful replacement for Bill Shankly in his third season at the helm. 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, Coventry City and Bristol City played out a controversial 2–2 draw, with play virtually stopping when it was heard that Sunderland had lost to Everton. Both clubs survived while Sunderland was relegated.


1976–77 Football League, Overview
After Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty had admitted his affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist, the club's directors decided that he had broken their moral code and he was sacked.


1976–77 Football League, Overview
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest gained promotion to the First Division. Brian Clough's Forest would achieve success beyond the dreams of most supporters over the next few seasons. Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle and Hereford United occupied the three relegation places. Hereford became the first club to finish bottom of the Second Division after winning the Third Division the previous season.


1976–77 Football League, Overview
Mansfield Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace were the three teams promoted to the Second Division. Palace's manager was a certain Terry Venables who would enjoy more success at Palace and elsewhere over the next 20 years. Going down were Reading, Northampton Town, Grimsby Town and York City.


1976–77 Football League, Overview
Cambridge United, Exeter City, Colchester United and Bradford City occupied the four promotion places in the league's lowest division. A terrible season for Workington was compounded by their failure to gain re-election to the Football 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 Football League, Overview
The British pop star Elton John took over Fourth Division side Watford and installed Graham Taylor as manager. 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 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1976–77 Football League, Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with this season.


1976–77 Football League, Final league tables and results
Re -election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.


1976–77 Football League, First Division
Despite failing to win any of their final four matches, Liverpool retained the First Division title against a strong challenge by Manchester City and went on to win the European Cup for the first time, although their bid for a unique treble was ended when they lost to Manchester United in the final of the FA Cup. Liverpool finished a point ahead of Manchester City in the league. Ipswich Town, Aston Villa and Newcastle United completed the top five. Newly promoted West Bromwich Albion finished sixth.


1976–77 Football League, First Division
Tottenham Hotspur went down in bottom place after a 27-year run in the First Division, along with Stoke City who had been in the First Division continuously since 1963. The final relegation place went to Sunderland, just one year after promotion.


1976–77 Football League, Second Division
Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved an instant return to the First Division as champions of the Second Division, while runners-up Chelsea regained their top flight status two years after losing it. Brian Clough steered Nottingham Forest into the final promotion place, while Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool missed out by a single point.


1976–77 Football League, Second Division
Hereford United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United went down to the Third Division.


1976–77 Football League Cup
The 1976–77 Football League Cup was the seventeenth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 14 August 1976 and ended with the final going to a second replay on 13 April 1977.


1976–77 Football League Cup
The final was contested by First Division teams Aston Villa and Everton at Wembley Stadium in London, followed by replays at Hillsborough and finally being decided at Old Trafford.


1976–77 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1976–77 season.


1976–77 Football League First Division, Overview
Liverpool retained their league championship trophy and won their first European Cup to confirm Bob Paisley as a successful replacement for Bill Shankly in his third season at the helm. 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, Coventry City and Bristol City played out a controversial 2–2 draw, with play virtually stopping when it was heard that Sunderland had lost to Everton. Both clubs survived while Sunderland were relegated.


1976–77 Football League First Division, Overview
After Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty had admitted his affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist, the club's directors decided that he had broken their moral code and he was sacked.


1976–77 Four Hills Tournament
At the 25th annual Four Hills Tournament, Jochen Danneberg became the third ski jumper after Helmut Recknagel and Bjørn Wirkola to defend his title. Crucial was a clear victory at the New Year's event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. For the first time in ten years, there were four different winners at the single events.


1976–77 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
After three events, the leading four were close together. Toni Innauer, leader Danneberg's closest rival, only placed 19th and fell back in the overall ranking. In spite of his win, Walter Steiner did not close the gap to Danneberg.


1976–77 French Division 1
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1976/1977 of the French Association Football League with 58 points.


1976–77 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1977/1978


1976–77 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 36 teams, and AS Monaco and RC Strasbourg won the championship.


1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship
The  1976-77 French Rugby Union Championship was won by  Béziers  beating Perpignan in the final.


1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
The "elite"  (group A) were formed by five pools of eight clubs.


1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the knockout stages with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.


1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.


1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification Round, Group A
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking


1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Béziers won le Bouclier de Brennus for the fifth time in the '70s.


1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Three players in the match were also members of the French team that won Grand Slam in 1977 with "équipe de France" : Alain Paco and Michel Palmié of Béziers and Jean-François Imbernon of USAP.


1976–77 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1976–77 season was Galatasaray's 72nd in existence and the club's 19th consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his fifth season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 19-9. Knocked out of the ECAC South Region Tournament for the first time in the semifinals, the team missed an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 1974. The Hoyas instead appeared in the 1977 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), their first NIT appearance since 1970, and lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior guard and perennial high scorer Derrick Jackson shot 198-for-404 (49.0%) from the field during the season and scored 400 points, virtually duplicating his performance from the previous season, when he had shot 195-for-399 (48.9%) from the field and scored 406 points. This season, he scored in double figures in 27 of 28 games and finished first in five scoring categories for the team.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Promising freshman forward Craig "Big Sky" Shelton missed all but seven games because of a knee injury and would not emerge as one of the team's stars until the following season. His high school teammate, freshman guard John Duren, however, became a starter by mid-season and showed his talent as a point guard and shooter. His ability to lead the team as point guard and pass the ball contributed to Georgetown's team shooting percentage rising from 46% to 50% during the year. He scored a season-high 19 points against Boston College and averaged 15 points per game after becoming a starter.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
With the arrival of Duren, there was little need for sophomore Steve Martin to play as a guard – his position in high school and during his freshman year – so Thompson played him off the bench as a small forward this season. Martin made the most of the transition, scoring 15 against Purdue, 17 against Pennsylvania, and a season-high 20 against Seton Hall. He also came off the bench for an eight-point, six-steal game against Holy Cross.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although retaining its status as an independent, Georgetown was in its third season as a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation that held three regional post-season Division I basketball tournaments in 1977 for independent Eastern colleges and universities similar to the end-of-season conference tournaments held by conventional college basketball conferences, with each tournament winner receiving an at-large bid to the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Hoyas participated in the ECAC South Region Tournament, which they had won in 1975 and 1976, facing Old Dominion in the semifinal.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior Georgetown center Ed Hopkins, a key defensive presence also making a major offensive contribution by averaging 10.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game and leading the team in shooting percentage from the field at 57%, missed the game because of an ankle injury. The Hoyas struggled without Hopkins and lost to Old Dominion 80-58. They therefore missed an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since the 1973-74 season.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Invited to the 1977 National Invitation Tournament instead, the Hoyas faced Virginia Tech in the first round. Sophomore forward Al Dutch, averaging 13.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the season, had to sit out the game with an ankle injury. Georgetown missed Dutch's scoring and lost to the Hokies 83-79 despite Derrick Jackon's 28-point performance, which tied his career-high 28 points scored against Penn State during the 1975-76 season. Senior forward Larry Long, often limited by injuries during his four years with the Hoyas, put in an impressive performance in the last two collegiate games of his career with a combined 28 rebounds in the Old Dominion and Virginia Tech games.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Junior guard Craig Esherick would later serve as an assistant coach for the Hoyas from 1982 to 1999 and as head coach from 1999 to 2004. Junior guard Mike Riley would later serve as a Hoya assistant coach from 1982 to 2004.


1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Rankings
The team was not ranked in the Top 20 of the Associated Press Poll at any time, but it was ranked in the Top 20 in the Coaches' Poll during two weeks. This was only the second national ranking in Georgetown men's basketball history, and the first since the 1952-53 team spent a week at No. 20 in the AP Poll in January 1953.


1976–77 Golden State Warriors season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Warriors' 31st season in the NBA and 14th in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round in three games before losing in the semifinals in seven to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors wouldn't return to the playoffs again until 1987.


1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1976–77  Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 11–15 in the regular season and 7–7 in conference play.


1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Gonzaga was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team conference tournament, hosted by Idaho State in Pocatello. The Bulldogs lost by a point in the semifinals to favored Weber State; ISU won the tournament and 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 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
This was the Zags' sole appearance in the postseason while in the Big Sky, narrowly missing the next two conference tournaments. They joined the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC, now WCC) in the summer of 1979, and its tourney debuted in 1987.


1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Senior forward Jim Grady was on the all-conference team, and center Willie Moss was honorable mention.


1976–77 Greek Football Cup
The 1976–77 Greek Football Cup was the 35th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 22 June 1977. The match was contested by Panathinaikos and PAOK, with Panathinaikos winning by 2–1.


1976–77 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 33rd Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1976–77 Guinea-Bissau legislative election
Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Guinea-Bissau between 19 December 1976 and mid-January 1977 (voting had been due to end on 29 December, but was extended), the first since independence from Portugal. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) as the sole legal party. A single, official list of PAIGC candidates was presented to voters, although in some areas people voted for unofficial candidates, who achieved almost 20% of the national vote. The Assembly elected Luís Cabral to the post of President on 13 March 1977.


1976–77 Guinea-Bissau legislative election, Electoral system
The indirect election saw voters elect members of eight regional councils, who in turn elected the 150 members of the National People's Assembly. At least 50% of registered voters had to cast ballot in an electoral district for the election to be valid. Anyone over the age of 15 and with Guinea-Bissau citizenship was entitled to vote, unless they had been disqualified.


1976–77 Hamburger SV season
The 1976–77 Hamburger SV season was the 30th season in the club's history and the 14th consecutive season playing in the Bundesliga. Hamburg competed in this season's editions of the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and European Cup Winners' Cup.


1976–77 Hamburger SV season, Season summary
HSV qualified for this season's European Cup Winners' Cup by having won the DFB-Pokal in the previous season. The club reached the final of the competition for the second time in club history, their first being a loss to Italian side Milan in 1967–68. HSV defeated Belgian side Anderlecht in the final on 11 May 1977, winning the match 2–0 thanks to goals by Georg Volkert and Felix Magath.


1976–77 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1976–77 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1976–77 Hellenic Football League
The 1976–77 Hellenic Football League season was the 24th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1976–77 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1976–77 Hertha BSC season
The 1976–77 Hertha BSC season began against Karlsruher SC and finished 21 May 1977 against 1. FC Saarbrücken.


1976–77 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1976–77 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came sixth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 11th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. España won the title after defeating C.D. Motagua in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


1976–77 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1976–77 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 66th since its establishment.


1976–77 Houston Aeros season
The 1976–77 Houston Aeros season was the Aeros' fifth season of operation in the World Hockey Association. The Aeros finished first in the West to qualify for the playoffs. The Aeros would lose in the semi-finals to the Winnipeg Jets.


1976–77 Houston Aeros season, Playoffs
The Aeros defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Division Semi-final 4–1. In the Division Final, the Aeros were defeated by the Winnipeg Jets 4–2 in a rematch of the 1976 Avco Cup final.


1976–77 Houston Aeros 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 Houston Rockets season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Rockets' 10th season in the NBA and 6th season in the city of Houston.


1976–77 Houston Rockets season
In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Washington Bullets in six games in the Semifinals before losing to the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the Conference Finals.


1976–77 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1976–77 campaign was Huddersfield Town's second season in the 4th Division. Under Tom Johnston, Town almost gained promotion back to the 3rd Division, but a dreadful end to the season saw Town finish in 9th place with 50 points, 9 points off 4th place, which was taken by rivals Bradford City.


1976–77 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Town had a mixed start to the season, with wins and draws seeming to come from all over the place. Although they were never on a massive losing or unbeaten run under Tom Johnston, they mainly relied on new signing Kevin Johnson from Hartlepool, who scored 13 goals during the season.


1976–77 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
They had a run of 7 straight wins during late January to early March saw Town climb ever nearer to promotion, but the last nine games (6 of them under Johnston's replacement, John Haselden) saw Town fail to win a single match, which saw Town slumber down the table into a final position of 9th place, just 14 points off 4th place, which was taken up by rivals Bradford City.


1976–77 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 I-Divisioona season
The 1976–77 I-Divisioona season was the third season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kärpät Oulu won the championship. Kärpät Oulu and Vaasan Sport qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the SM-liiga.


1976–77 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The 1976-77 IHF Women's Cup Winner's Cup was the first edition of IHF's competition for women's team handball national cup champions. It was contested by 13 teams and ran from 5 December 1977 to 29 April 1977. TSC Berlin defeated Spartak Baku in the final to become the competition's first champion.


1976–77 IHL season
The 1976–77 IHL season was the 32nd season of the International Hockey League (IHL), a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Saginaw Gears won the Turner Cup.


1976–77 IHL season, Inquiry into professional sports
IHL commissioner Bill Beagan testified at the July 1976 United States House of Representatives inquiry into professional sports, which investigated United States antitrust law, the effect of United States nationality law, finances of leagues and their franchises, and violence in sport. He stated that IHL players were not considered professionals despite receiving some compensation, and were classified as amateurs by the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS).


1976–77 IHL season, Inquiry into professional sports
He testified that the IHL was the largest financial contributor to AHAUS at the time, had an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to develop on-ice officials and players, but the World Hockey Association (WHA) showed no interested in negotiating any agreement. Beagan felt that the NHL was no longer able to contribute much towards amateur programs in the United States or Canada due to competition from the WHA, which undermined the IHL. He stated the league faced challenges to maintain quality due to changes to immigration laws which deterred participation by players and referees who were Canadian.


1976–77 IIHF European Cup
The 1976–77 European Cup was the 12th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 12, 1976, and finished on February 13, 1979.


1976–77 IIHF European Cup
The tournament was won by Poldi Kladno, who beat Spartak Moscow in the final


1976–77 IIHF European Cup, First round
Podhale Nowy Targ,    IF Frisk,    Dynamo Berlin,    EC KAC   :  bye


1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Killingsworth and played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello. Led by seven-foot (2.13 m) senior center Steve Hayes, they finished the regular season at 21–4 overall, with a 13–1 record in the Big Sky Conference.


1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
As regular season champions, Idaho State hosted and won the second edition of the four-team conference tournament; the 32-team NCAA tournament started on their home floor with a victory over Long Beach State. At Provo, Utah, the Bengals drew national attention with their one-point upset of longtime power UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. After UCLA scored to draw within one, freshman reserve guard Ernie Wheeler was quickly fouled in the backcourt with eight seconds remaining; he made both to go up by three.


1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
UCLA scored again with a second left, but time ran out after ISU successfully got the ball inbounds. Wheeler had earlier hit both free throws with 37 seconds remaining; the Bengals made nine of ten free throws in the final two minutes. This was the first time since 1963 that UCLA made the tournament but failed to get to the Final Four, which included the previous ten.


1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
In the Elite Eight game (regional final) against UNLV, ISU led by a point at halftime, but lost by seventeen and ended the season at 25–5.


1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
For the third consecutive year, Hayes was named to the all-conference team, joined by senior guard Ed Thompson; junior forward Jeff Cook and senior forward Greg Griffin were on the second team.


1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The Bengals were the fourth (of five) Big Sky teams to advance to the Sweet Sixteen; they remain the only Elite Eight team in conference history, and the only one to post consecutive wins in a given NCAA tournament.


1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
After the season in late March, Killingsworth departed for Oklahoma State University of the Big Eight Conference.


1976–77 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Jim Jarvis and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. They were 5–21 overall and 3–11 in conference play.


1976–77 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
No Vandals were named to the all-conference team; senior guard James Smith, Idaho's leading scorer, was honorable mention.


1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1976-77 team would include Lou Henson's first group of recruited athletes. Levi Cobb, Neil Bresnahan, and Steve Lanter contributed to a quick start on the season and a 7-1 record. The team's only loss was by 1 point at the hands of Missouri in the Show Me Classic played in Columbia, MO. Before the Big Ten season commenced the Illini had staked themselves to an 8-4 record, yet the fans support still did not yet believe in Henson's squad.


1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
A mere 6,938 fans attended a mid-December Saturday afternoon game versus Arizona State. Even with fewer fans coming out, the team set a series of offensive records in the Big Ten opener against Ohio State. The records included converting on 19 of their first 21 shots and shooting 69.4 percent for the game.


1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
During the course of the season the Illini would lose twice to the Golden Gophers, however, before the NCAA Tournament it was determined that Minnesota had committed violations that resulted in sanctions against them, including the forfeiture of all of their games. This gave the Illini two additional wins and a final record of 16-14, with an 8-10 conference mark.


1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The team's starting lineup includedRick Leighty, Ken Ferdinand and Levi Cobb as forwards, Audie Matthews and Steve Lanter at the guard positions, and Rich Adams playing center.


1976–77 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Gene Smithson, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 22–7.


1976–77 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds received an invitation to the 1977 National Invitation Tournament. It was their first postseason appearance as an NCAA Division I member. They defeated Creighton University in the regional round and lost to the University of Houston in the quarterfinal round.


1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 6th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Coming off an undefeated season (32–0), the Hoosiers faced a disappointing season by completing the regular season with an overall record of 16–11 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. After winning their third national title last season, Indiana did not participate in any postseason tournament.


1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Notes
^Jan 27/Feb 15: Minnesota forfeited these games, thus IU's official record is 16–11 (11–7).


1976–77 Indiana Pacers season
The 1976–77 NBA season was Indiana's first season in the NBA and tenth season as a franchise.


1976–77 Indiana Pacers season, Offseason, Draft picks
†In the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, ABA and NBA teams selected players that were on the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis, the two ABA teams that were not included in the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. Wil Jones was a member of the Kentucky Colonels during the 1975–76 ABA season. Because the Pacers were in the ABA before the merger, they did not have any picks in the 1976 NBA draft.


1976–77 Indianapolis Racers season
The 1976–77 Indianapolis Racers season was the Racers' third season of operation in the World Hockey Association.


1976–77 Indianapolis Racers 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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 3rd season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 18–9 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play (later changed to 20–7, 12–6).


1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.


1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 8–19, 3–11 in Big Eight play to finish in last place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament to first seeded Kansas State, falling 97-62.


1976–77 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the Iran Football's 2nd Division 1976–77 football season.


1976–77 Iraqi National League
The 1976–77 Iraqi National League of Clubs was the 3rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Due to scheduling difficulties, the season had to be cut short during round 18 of 22, with several postponed games from previous rounds. The Iraq Football Association decided to annul the results from the second half of the season, using the league table at the halfway stage of the campaign (when each team had played each other once) as the final standings, thus crowning Al-Zawraa the champions for their second consecutive league title.


1976–77 Iraqi National League
Al-Zawraa lost one of their four games from the second half of the season 3–2 against Al-Baladiyat, and Al-Jamiea lost one of their games in the second half of the season 3–2 against Al-Zawraa, but because the second half of the season was annulled, Al-Zawraa and Al-Jamiea both finished the season without a single loss.


1976–77 Irish Cup
The 1976–77 Irish Cup was the 97th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 5 February 1977, and concluded on 23 April 1977 with the final.


1976–77 Irish Cup
The defending champions were Carrick Rangers after they defeated Linfield 2–1 in the 1975–76 final - one of the biggest shocks in the Cup's history. However, this season they went out in the first round to eventual winners Coleraine, who defeated Linfield 4–1 in the final to condemn the Blues to defeat in the Irish Cup final for the third successive season (a record that still stands), and the fourth time in five years. It was a repeat of the 1974–75 final two years earlier, which was also won by Coleraine.


1976–77 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1976–77 comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.


1976–77 Israel State Cup
The 1976–77 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 38th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 23rd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1976–77 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, who have beaten Beitar Tel Aviv 1–0 at the final.


1976–77 Israel State Cup, Results, Fourth Round
Byes: Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba, Hapoel Azor, Hapoel Beit Shemesh, Hapoel HaTzair Haifa, Hapoel Migdal HaEmek, Hapoel Nahariya, Maccabi Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Herzliya, Sektzia Ma'alot, SK Nes Tziona.


1976–77 Isthmian League
The 1976–77 season was the 62nd season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1976–77 Isthmian League
It was the first Isthmian League season to use goal difference as a tie-breaker.


1976–77 Isthmian League
At the end of the season the league divisions were renamed: Division One was renamed the Premier Division and Division Two was renamed Division One. Also, seventeen new clubs were newly admitted to the league, they were placed to new Division Two, as the league expanded to three divisions.


1976–77 Isthmian League, Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1976–77 Isthmian League, Division Two
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, relegated from Division One:


1976–77 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1976–77 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the eleventh season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and the Seibu Tetsudo won the championship.


1976–77 John Player Cup
The 1976–77 John Player Cup was the sixth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Gosforth won the competition for the second consecutive year defeating Waterloo in the final. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.


1976–77 Juventus F.C. season
The 1976–77 season is Juventus Football Club's 79nd in existence and in the top-flight of Italian football.


1976–77 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
In the 75th Serie A championship - Torino began as title holders- Juventus changes started with Giovanni Trapattoni now being manager of the team, and newcomers Roberto Boninsegna and Romeo Benetti having replaced Pietro Anastasi and Fabio Capello to renforce the squad.


1976–77 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
A memorable season for the city of Turin due to rivals and last year champions Torino finished in 2nd place with a massive 50 points and just one behind first place Juventus winners of the title.


1976–77 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
Four days before clinch its 17th Serie A trophy, the team won the UEFA Cup first confederation competition of its history, defeating basque side Athletic Bilbao in the Final at San Mames.


1976–77 Juventus F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 KNVB Cup
The 59th edition of the KNVB Cup started on October 10, 1976. The final was played on May 19, 1977: FC Twente beat PEC Zwolle 3–0 (after extra time) and won the cup for the first time.


1976–77 KNVB Cup, First round
The matches of the first round were played on October 10, 1976.


1976–77 KNVB Cup, Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 21, 1976. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.


1976–77 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 16 and 20, 1977.


1976–77 Kansas City Kings season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Kings 28th season in the NBA and their fifth season in the city of Kansas City.


1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1976-77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first season Kentucky played in Rupp Arena.


1976–77 La Liga
The 1976–77 La Liga was the 46th season since its establishment. It started on September 4, 1976, and finished on May 22, 1977.


1976–77 Lancashire Cup
1976–77 was the sixty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.


1976–77 Lancashire Cup
Widnes won the trophy  by beating Workington Town by the score of 16-11


1976–77 Lancashire Cup
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,399 and receipts were £6,414.00


1976–77 Lancashire Cup, Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with  no junior/amateur clubs taking part.


1976–77 Lancashire Cup, Background
The same fixture format was retained, but due to the number of participating clubs, this resulted in one  “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.


1976–77 Lancashire Cup, Competition and Results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 Clubs


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


1976–77 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * News of the World Football annual of 1976–77 has the score as 17-11 - other publications and archived records e.g. Widnes official archives have the score as 16-11


1976–77 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92 gives the attendance as 7,566 - RUGBYLEAGUEprojects give the attendance as 9,399


1976–77 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league)
This was the sixth season for the League Cup, which was once again known as the Players No.6 Trophy because of its sponsorship.


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league)
Castleford won the final, beating Blackpool Borough by the score of 25-15. The match was played at The Willows, Salford. The attendance was 4,512 and receipts were £2,919.


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup.


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league), Background
As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup" The competition ran from 1971–72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams.


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sportThe Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results
This season saw no changes in the  entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-two. For the  second season there were no drawn matches in the  competition.


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


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the  prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
Note - the  author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?


1976–77 League Cup (rugby league), Notes
1 * Ovenden are a Junior (amateur) club from Halifax2 * Ovenden were drawn at home but chose to give away home advantage3 * Ace Caravans were a Junior (amateur) club from Hull4 * Ace Caravans were drawn at home but chose to give away home advantage5 * The Rothmans Yearbooks 1990-91 and 1991-92 gave the attendance as 3,037 but The News of the World/Empire News annual 1977–78 gave it as 3,6806 * The News of the World/Empire News annual 1977–78 gives the score as 13-25 but other sources including RUGBYLEAGUEprojects, Wigan official archives give the score as 13-287 * Wigan's centre (No. 4) Bill Francis & York's second-row (No. 11) Gary Hetherington were both sent off for fighting in the 78th Minute8 * Wigan official website states incorrectly that the match date was Saturday 27 November9  * The Willows was the home ground of Salford with a final capacity of 11,363 which included 2,500 seats. The record attendance was 26,470 on the 13 February 1937 in the Challenge Cup first round match  vs Warr


1976–77 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sligo Rovers won the championship.


1976–77 League of Ireland, Final classification
Galway Rovers F.C. and Thurles Town F.C. were elected to the league for next season.


1976–77 Leeds United A.F.C. season
During the 1976–77 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1976–77 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Leeds United's league form was inconsistent and they could only muster fifteen league wins all season. Their start was poor with one win in their first nine games. They recovered a little through the autumn but continued to struggle for goals. Leeds though faded away and finished in 10th, their lowest finish since 1964.


1976–77 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
On a more positive note, Leeds went on a brilliant FA Cup run they beat Norwich City, Birmingham City, Manchester City and Wolves to reach the semi finals, where they were drawn with Manchester United. They conceded two early goals at Hillsborough and even after Allan Clarke pulled a goal back, Leeds could not recover.


1976–77 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
There was an inconsolable feeling about the club as the season drew to a close. The crowd of 16,891 who watched Leeds draw 1–1 with West Ham United on 26 April at Elland Road was the lowest since the club's return to the First Division, bearing testimony to the depression felt by the Leeds fans.


1976–77 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1976–77 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1976–77 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1976–77 season, Leicester made a slow start with 6 consecutive draws but after 13 games, the Foxes were fifth in the table and in the UEFA Cup places despite scoring 13 goals. Then on though, throughout the season was ensured by lack of consistency and finished the campaign with 1 win in 10 league matches but despite that poor run, the Foxes finished in 11th place. A week after the season was over, Jimmy Bloomfield resigned as Leicester boss.


1976–77 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 Libyan Premier League
The 1976–77 Libyan Premier League was the 13th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963.


1976–77 Liga Alef
The 1976–77 Liga Alef season was the first in which Liga Alef was the third tier of Israeli football due to the formation of Liga Artzit.


1976–77 Liga Alef
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Beit Shemesh (champions of the South Division) won the title and promotion to Liga Artzit.


1976–77 Liga Artzit
The 1976–77 Liga Artzit season was the first in which Liga Artzit came into existence. the league had 12 clubs (expanded to 14 the next season as three clubs were relegated from the Liga Leumit and only one promoted).


1976–77 Liga Artzit
Hapoel Hadera won the title and promotion to Liga Leumit. Only one club was promoted as Liga Leumit was being reduced in size from 16 to 14 clubs.


1976–77 Liga Artzit
Beitar Netanya and Maccabi Hadera were both relegated to Liga Alef


1976–77 Liga Bet
The 1976–77 Liga Bet season was the first in which Liga Bet was the fourth tier of Israeli football due to the formation of Liga Artzit.


1976–77 Liga Bet
Hapoel Tiberias, Hapoel Beit Eliezer, Hapoel Kiryat Ono and Hapoel Lod won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1976–77 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1976–77 season was the 21st season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Real Madrid won the title.


1976–77 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
The 1976–77 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 14th edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. Twelve teams took part in the championship and Celta de Vigo won its first title. Medicina Hispalense and Esclavas Textil Pascual were relegated. Mataró Famosette and Medina Lleida renounced at the end of the season.


1976–77 Liga Gimel
The 1976–77 Liga Gimel season saw 112 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.


1976–77 Liga Gimel
Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Hapoel Sakhnin, Hapoel Kfar Ruppin Gilboa, Hapoel Givat Haim, Hapoel Ganei Tikva, A.S. Lazarus Holon, Beitar Katamonim and Hapoel Yeruham won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Bet.


1976–77 Liga Leumit
The 1976–77 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title, with striker Vicky Peretz ending as the league's top scorer with 17 goals.


1976–77 Liga Leumit
Three clubs, Hapoel Kfar Saba, Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva, were relegated as the league was reduced to 14 clubs for the following season. Hapoel Be'er Sheva finished one place above the relegation zone a year after winning the title.


1976–77 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 1976–77 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the fifth season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Nine teams participated in the league, and CH Casco Viejo Bilbao won the championship.


1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool F.C. won their tenth Football League title after winning it for the second successive season, but lost out to Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, their defeat preventing them from becoming the first English club to win three major trophies in the same season.


1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season
However, four days after their defeat in the FA Cup Final the club won the European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. In doing so they became the second English and the third British club to win the trophy.


1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season
This was not only the final season, but the final game for Kevin Keegan before he moved to Hamburg for a British record transfer fee of £500,000.


1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season
One transfer that passed almost unnoticed as Liverpool were going for the treble, was the signing of Alan Hansen from Partick Thistle for £100,000.


1976–77 London Spartan League
The 1976–77 London Spartan League season was the 59th in the history of Spartan League, and the 2nd as London Spartan League. The league consisted of 31 teams.


1976–77 London Spartan League, Division One
The division featured 16 teams, 12 from last season and 4 new teams, all promoted from last season's Division Two:


1976–77 London Spartan League, Division Two
The division featured 15 teams, 11 from last season and 4 new teams:


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' tenth season in the National Hockey League.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
The 1976–77 season was similar to the year before for the Kings. Dionne continued to lead the offense, the defense was unspectacular but solid, but it was a season of roster turnover as some aging veterans departed (e.g. Bob Nevin, Mike Corrigan) and others lost significant time to injuries (Larry Brown, Juha Widing, Sheldon Kannegiesser). Youngsters like Glen Goldup, Lorne Stamler, and Steve Clippingdale struggled although second year defenseman Gary Sargent was solid.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
The Kings added Dave Schultz (the "Hammer") to replace Dan Maloney who left in the Dionne trade for toughness, but it took nearly all season for the roster to jell. In addition, backup goalie Gary Edwards struggled and was eventually traded for Gary Simmons; he was not the answer either, so #1 goalie Rogie Vachon was overworked. The Kings were also stuck behind the Montreal Canadiens who finished an amazing 60–8–12; many say this was the greatest team in NHL history.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
After struggling near or below the .500 mark, the Kings won 5 of their last 6 games to finish 6th overall – the same as the year before although with 2 fewer points.


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


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
For the second straight year, the Kings faced the Atlanta Flames in the mini series. And for the second year in a row, the Kings scored in the first minute of game 1 and won 5–2. But unlike the prior year, they lost game 2 in Atlanta 3–2, forcing a deciding game 3 back in L.A. Vachon was brilliant as the Kings took a 3–1 lead into the 3rd period. But Atlanta scored late to make it 3–2, and the issue wasn't decided until the Kings got an empty net goal for a 4–2 win.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
For the second straight year, the Kings faced the Boston Bruins in the quarter finals and again were heavy underdogs. Boston dominated the first two games in Boston, winning 8–3 and 6–2. The Kings offense woke up when they returned to L.A., but the defense continued to struggle and the Kings lost 7–6 to fall behind 3 games to none. Vachon looked exhausted (he had now played 74 games) and the Kings could not cope with Boston's size advantage.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
But they managed to outskate Boston in a 7–4 game 4 win, but it seemed a formality to go back to Boston for game 5. It was in that game that Vachon played one of the great games in playoff history. The Kings were badly outshot but in the words of Boston goalie Gerry Cheevers, "Vachon did everything but stand on his head to make great save after great save." The Kings led 2–1 and clinched the game with an empty netter, forcing a game 6 in Los Angeles.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
In that game, the Kings fell behind 3–0 but battled back to tie the game in the 3rd period at 3. Then, as Kings defenseman Dave Hutchison went to clear the puck on a Boston power play, he broke his stick on the ice, turned the puck over, and Boston scored to win the game 4–3 and the series 4 games to 2.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.


1976–77 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Lakers' 29th season in the NBA and 17th season in Los Angeles.


1976–77 Luxembourg National Division
The 1976–77 Luxembourg National Division was the 63rd season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1976–77 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1976–77 MC Alger season
In the 1976–77 season, MC Alger is competing in the National 1 for the 12th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in National, the Algerian Cup and the African Cup of Champions.


1976–77 MC Alger season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 1976.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1976–77 MC Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


1976–77 MJHL season
The following are the results of the Canadian 1976–77 MJHL season for the Manitoba Junior Hockey League ice hockey team.


1976–77 MJHL season, Champion
On April 5, 1977, Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) commissioner Bill Addison suspended the Turnbull Cup Finals between the Dauphin Kings and Kildonan North Stars, awarding it to Dauphin on the basis they won two of the three games completed.


1976–77 MJHL season, League notes
As of the 1976-77 season the West Kildonan name was shorted to the Kildonan North Stars. Jim Misener of the Dauphin Kings became the MJHL career leader in goals, assists, and points, with 205 goals, 208 assists, and 413 points. League suspends Turnbull Cup Finals, awards it to Dauphin.


1976–77 Macedonian Republic League
The 1975–76 Macedonian Republic League was the 32nd since its establishment. FK Rabotnichki won their 9th championship title.


1976–77 Magyar Kupa
The 1976–77 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 37th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. The Finals were played in a round-robin tournament format.


1976–77 Maltese Premier League
The 1976–77 Maltese First Division was the 62nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.


1976–77 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1976–77 season was Manchester United's 75th season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished the season sixth in the league and won the FA Cup to end a nine-year spell without a major trophy. Despite this success, it was to be their last season under the management of Tommy Docherty, who had been at the helm for four-and-a-half years and revived United following several years of decline. During the close season, he was dismissed by the club after revealing his love affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist.


1976–77 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1976–77 season was Mansfield Town's 40th season in the Football League and 13th in the Third Division, they finished in 1st position with 64 points gaining their first promotion to the second tier.


1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors played their home games at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a Division I Independent. They were led by head coach Al McGuire in his 13th and final year at Marquette. The Warriors finished the season 25–7. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Cincinnati, Kansas State, and Wake Forest to advance to the Final Four. At the Final Four, they defeated UNC Charlotte to advance to the National Championship game where they defeated North Carolina to win the National Championship.


1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Butch Lee, the tournament’s most outstanding player, and Bo Ellis were the stars of a team that reflected the street-wise toughness of its coach. In the final AP poll released prior to the Sweet Sixteen, Marquette moved from sixteenth to seven in  the rankings. Following the season, head coach Al McGuire retired.


1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Since this season, Marquette has returned to the Final Four only once, in 2003.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1976–77. Mersin İdmanyurdu has promoted from Second League 1975–76, after two season break to first division. It was the second time the team promoted to first division. In the first time, they have remained at the league for seven season. This second promotion had let the team to stay two more seasons. The 1976–77 season was the eighth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League in total. They finished seventh in the league.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, Pre-season
Before the start of the league, MİY played eight preparation matches. Two matches were played with İskenderunspor in Mersin on 14 and 15 August. Then the team moved to Adana to play "Çukurova Football Tournament".


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 First League participation
First League was played with 16 teams in its 20th season, 1976–77. Winner became eligible for European Champion Clubs Cup, runner-up and third teams became eligible for UEFA Cup next season. Trabzonspor also won the Turkish Cup. Beşiktaş was the cup finalist and became eligible for European Cup Winners Cup next year. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1977-78. Mersin İY became 7th with 9 wins and 25 goals.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 First League participation, League table
Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1976–77 season is shown in the following table.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 First League participation, League table
Won, drawn and lost points are 2, 1 and 0. F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches. Champions went to ECC 1977–78, and runners-up and second runners-up became eligible for EUC 1977–78.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 First League participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 1976–77 First League by rounds:


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 Turkish Cup participation
1976–77 Turkish Cup was played for the 15th season as Türkiye Kupası by 96 teams. First and second elimination rounds were played in one-leg elimination system. Third and fourth elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1976–77 Turkish Cup from round 3 and eliminated at round 4 by Göztepe. Göztepe was eliminated by Beşiktaş at quarterfinals. Trabzonspor won the Cup for the first time. Cup finalist Beşiktaş became eligible for playing 1977–78 ECW Cup, because Trabzonspor also won the league title.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 Turkish Cup participation, Cup track
The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1976–77 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 Turkish Cup participation, Game details
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1976–77 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1976–77 squad
Stats are counted for 1976–77 First League matches and 1976–77 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches. In the team rosters five substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.


1976–77 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1976–77 season.


1976–77 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
This season was contested by 20 teams, and UNAM won the championship.


1976–77 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
After this season Tampico Madero acquired the San Luis franchise.


1976–77 Mexican Primera División season, Relegation Playoff
UANL won 4-3 on aggregate. Zacatepec was relegated to Segunda División.


1976–77 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1976–77 Segunda División was the 28th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 14 August 1976 and concluded on 5 June 1977. It was won by Atlante.


1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by Jud Heathcote in his first year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 10–17, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place.


1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Due to forfeits related to NCAA sanctions to Minnesota for improper selling of tickets, MSU's official record for the season is 12–15, 9–9.


1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1975–76 season 14–13, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. The season marked the last season for Gus Ganakas as Spartan head coach.


1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1976–77 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team won the Big Ten Conference Championship.


1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season review
The team earned the last of four consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament invitations. Steve Grote and John Robinson served as team captains, while Phil Hubbard earned team MVP. As a team, they led the conference in scoring offense with an 83.2 average in conference games as well as scoring margin with a 9.4 average. The team began and ended the season ranked number one in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll and was ranked all seventeen weeks, including eight at number one. The team also ended the season ranked atop the final UPI Coaches' Poll.


1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season review
On December 29, 1976, Hubbard became the first Wolverine to play 50 minutes in a game against Providence. In 1980, Mike McGee would play 54 minutes in a game. The team's 21 for 22 performance on February 17 against Indiana was the school free throw percentage record until February 21, 1987. The team totaled 17 steals on February 26, 1977, as both Rickey Green and Hubbard had 6 against Michigan State, which lasted as a school record until December 3, 1994. Green had 7 steals on November 27, 1976, against Western Kentucky, which remains unsurpassed in school history.


1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Post season
In the 32-team 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan reached the elite eight in the Mideast region by defeating the Holy Cross Crusaders 92–81 and the Detroit Titans 86–81. The team then fell to the Charlotte 49ers 75–68. In the game against the Detroit Titans on March 17, Hubbard totaled 26 rebounds, which is an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament single-game record (since 1973).


1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Accomplishments
The team was led by Consensus second team All-Americans Ricky Green and Phil Hubbard. That season, Hubbard set the current school single-season total rebound record of 389, surpassing M. C. Burton, Jr.'s 1959 total of 379. He also surpassed Bill Buntin's 1963 single-season total of 23 point-rebound double doubles with 24. Grote's career assist total of 358 would stand as a school record for 7 seasons until eclipsed by Eric Turner, while Ricky Green's career assist average of 4.05 per game would also be a record until eclipsed by Turner.


1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Accomplishments
For the season Green totaled 61 steals for a 2.18 average, which stood as school records until Gary Grant totaled 84 and averaged 2.55 in 1986. Grote's 116 career games played lasted as a Michigan record until 1986 when Richard Rellford totaled 124, while his 108 career starts stood as a record until Mike McGee totaled 112 in 1981. The team set the school single-season free throws made record of 510, which surpassed the 1965 mark of 494 and would last until 1989. The team set the school single-season total steals record of 263 that stood until 1986. Green ended his career with an average of 32.7 minutes per game, which was a school record tied by Phil Hubbard two years later and surpassed by Mike McGee.


1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Six players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1976–77 Midland Football Combination
The 1976–77 Midland Football Combination season was the 40th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1976–77 Midland Football Combination, Division One
Division One featured all the 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.


1976–77 Midland Football League
The 1976–77 Midland Football League was the 77th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1976–77 Midland Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:


1976–77 Midland Football League, Division One
Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:


1976–77 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Bucks' ninth season in the NBA. It was also the first without Jon McGlocklin, the last remaining member of the Bucks' roster from the team's inaugural season.


1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season
The 1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was the last season of WHA hockey in Minnesota. The original Fighting Saints disbanded and the Cleveland Crusaders relocated to become the Minnesota Fighting Saints. The season came to an early end on January 14, 1977, when the Saints played their last game without finishing the season.


1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints 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 Minnesota Fighting Saints season, Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks (selected while still known as the Cleveland Crusaders) at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.


1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 10th season.


1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season
Coached by Ted Harris, the team compiled a record of 23–39–18 for 64 points, to finish the regular season 2nd in the Smythe Division. In the playoffs they lost the Preliminary Round 2–0 to the Buffalo Sabres.


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


1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season, Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season.


1976–77 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1976–77 Montenegrin Republic League was the 32nd season of Montenegrin Republic League, the third tier of the Yugoslav football league system. The season started in August 1976 and finished in June 1977.


1976–77 Montenegrin Republic League, Summary
16 teams participated in the 1976–77 season. Among the clubs which didn't play the previous season was Sutjeska and Titograd (relegated from Yugoslav Second League) and three best teams from Regional leagues - Igalo, Komovi and Dečić.


1976–77 Montenegrin Republic League, Summary
That was the first time since 1954–55 that Sutjeska, who's traditionally one of two strongest Montenegrin sides, played in Republic League. At the end of season they took out the title finishing four points ahead of second place Titograd. They also became the first team which won both the Montenegrin Republic League and the Montenegrin Republic Cup during the same season.


1976–77 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
In the 1976–77 season, three Montenegrin teams played in the higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Budućnost participated in 1976–77 Yugoslav First League, while two other teams (Lovćen and Jedinstvo) participated in 1976–77 Yugoslav Second League.


1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 68th season. The team is regarded to be the greatest NHL team ever composed. The Canadiens won their 20th Stanley Cup in 1976–77, taking the NHL championship. They set an NHL record for most points in a season by a team with 132 points. They outscored their opponents by 216 goals (also a league record), a differential average of 2.7 goals per game.


1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season
Of the 24 players on the roster, 14 were drafted by the Canadiens: Pierre Bouchard, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Bob Gainey, Rejean Houle, Guy Lafleur, Michel Larocque, Pierre Mondou, Bill Nyrop, Doug Risebrough, Larry Robinson, Steve Shutt, Mario Tremblay, and Murray Wilson. The only player on the roster not developed by the Canadiens was Peter Mahovlich.


1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season
They won 72 combined victories that season, tied by the Detroit Red Wings in 1995-96. They won 60 games this season, which the 1995-96 Detroit team eventually surpassed.


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


1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup winner in overtime. Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 9 goals and 17 assists during the playoffs.


1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.


1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season, Awards and records, 1977 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions
Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Bill Nyrop, Pierre Bouchard, Jim Roberts, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Peter Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Doug Risebrough, Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle, Pierre Mondou, Mike Polich, Michel Larocque, Scotty Bowman (coach), Sam Pollock (general manager), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur (trainers)


1976–77 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1976–77 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 21st edition of the competition.


1976–77 Moroccan Throne Cup
Raja Club Athletic won the cup, beating Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi 1–0 in the final, played at the Stade de FUS in Rabat. Raja Club Athletic won the cup for the second time in their history.


1976–77 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, Raja Club Athletic and Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi, on 17 July 1977 at the Stade de FUS in Rabat.


1976–77 NAHL season
The 1976–77 North American Hockey League season was the fourth and final season of the North American Hockey League. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the Syracuse Blazers were the league champions.


1976–77 NBA season
The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Portland Trail Blazers winning their first NBA Championship in franchise history, beating the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the NBA Finals.


1976–77 NBA season
Prior to the season, the NBA merged with its primary rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). Four ABA teams joined the NBA, all four of which are still in the league today: the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, and New York Nets. The Nets became the New Jersey Nets the following season, and now play as the Brooklyn Nets. With these additions, the NBA expanded from eighteen teams to twenty-two.


1976–77 NBA season, NBA awards
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1976, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 27, 1977, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The Marquette Warriors won their first NCAA national championship with a 67–59 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Rule changes
The slam dunk, prohibited in NCAA basketball games and warm-ups since the 1967–68 season because of criticism that it rewarded height rather than skill, once again became legal after a nine-season absence.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Conference membership changes
The Eastern Collegiate Basketball League, with eight members, and the Sun Belt Conference, with six members, both began play this season. The ECBL, popularly known as the "Eastern 8," became the Eastern Athletic Association the following season and eventually became the Atlantic 10 Conference.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Conference membership changes
The Yankee Conference dropped all sports except football at the end of the previous season, and seven of its members left the conference before this season began.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Conference membership changes
Although Chattanooga joined the Southern Conference this season, it still was considered a Division II program. It completed its transition to Division I status after the conclusion of the season.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference winners and tournaments
From 1975 to 1982, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities, organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball. Each 1977 tournament winner received an automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in the same way that the tournament champions of conventional athletic conferences did.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1976 and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 26, 1977 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 30th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 82nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1976–77 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
The 1976–77 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1976 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 13th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1976–77 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
The 1976–77 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1976 and concluded on March of the following year. This was the 4th season of Division III college ice hockey.


1976–77 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings
Championship: March , 1977† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion