First Division 1976/77

Liverpool won the 1976/77 First Division with 57 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester City. Sunderland, Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,183 goals, 2.56 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,183

Goals

2.56

Goals a game

52%

Home wins

Final table


1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	23	11	8	62	33	+29	57
2	Manchester CityMan City	42	21	14	7	60	34	+26	56
3	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	42	22	8	12	66	39	+27	52
4	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	22	7	13	76	50	+26	51
5	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	18	13	11	64	49	+15	49
6	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	18	11	13	71	62	+9	47
7	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	16	13	13	62	56	+6	45
8	ArsenalArsenal	42	16	11	15	64	59	+5	43
9	EvertonEverton	42	14	14	14	62	64	-2	42
10	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	15	12	15	48	51	-3	42
11	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	12	18	12	47	60	-13	42
12	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	14	13	15	40	45	-5	41
13	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	13	12	17	63	61	+2	38
14	Queens Park RangersQPR	42	13	12	17	47	52	-5	38
15	Derby CountyDerby County	42	9	19	14	50	55	-5	37
16	Norwich CityNorwich	42	14	9	19	47	64	-17	37
17	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	11	14	17	46	65	-19	36
18	Bristol CityBristol City	42	11	13	18	38	48	-10	35
19	Coventry CityCoventry City	42	10	15	17	48	59	-11	35
20	SunderlandSunderland	42	11	12	19	46	54	-8	34
21	Stoke CityStoke	42	10	14	18	28	51	-23	34
22	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	12	9	21	48	72	-24	33

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The 1976/77 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Tue 24 May 1977

Liverpool

Man City

Ipswich Town

Aston Villa

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1976/77 · Tue 24 May 1977

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The 1976/77 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1 1

7 8 5

19 17 33 13 6 2

29 55 41 22 6 5 1

44 61 48 15 12 3 1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1976/77 had happened before.

Biggest wins

November 6, 1976Ipswich Town 7–0 West Brom7-goal home win

October 16, 1976Derby County 8–2 Tottenham6-goal home win

March 5, 1977Sunderland 6–0 West Ham6-goal home win

February 22, 1977Sunderland 6–1 West Brom5-goal home win

January 22, 1977Man City 5–0 Leicester City5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

October 16, 1976Derby County 8–2 Tottenham10 goals

December 4, 1976Leicester City 2–6 Birmingham8 goals

November 6, 1976West Ham 5–3 Tottenham8 goals

December 4, 1976Arsenal 5–3 Newcastle8 goals

November 6, 1976Ipswich Town 7–0 West Brom7 goals

Most common results

#11–0 home win61 · 13%

#21–1 draw55 · 12%

#32–0 home win48 · 10%

#40–0 draw44 · 10%

#52–1 home win41 · 9%

How 1976/77 compares

At 2.56 goals a game, 1976/77 was the 11th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 52% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 30% were draws and 18% away wins.

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