1976–77 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United

1976–77 season
Chairman	Manny Cussins
Manager	Jimmy Armfield
First Division	10th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan (10) All: Jordan (12)
Average home league attendance	31,176
← 1975–76 1977–78 →

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

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.

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.

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.

Final league table

Main article: 1976–77 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts
1	Liverpool	42		18	3	0	47	11		5	8	8	15	22		62	33	+ 29		57
2	Manchester City	42		15	5	1	38	13		6	9	6	22	21		60	34	+ 26		56
3	Ipswich Town	42		15	4	2	41	11		7	4	10	25	28		66	39	+ 27		52
4	Aston Villa	42		17	3	1	55	17		5	4	12	21	33		76	50	+ 26		51
5	Newcastle United	42		14	6	1	40	15		4	7	10	24	34		64	49	+ 15		49
6	Manchester United	42		12	6	3	41	22		6	5	10	30	40		71	62	+ 9		47
7	West Bromwich Albion	42		10	6	5	38	22		6	7	8	24	34		62	56	+ 6		45
8	Arsenal	42		11	6	4	37	20		5	5	11	27	39		64	59	+ 5		43
9	Everton	42		9	7	5	35	24		5	7	9	27	40		62	64	– 2		42
10	Leeds United	42		8	8	5	28	26		7	4	10	20	25		48	51	– 3		42
11	Leicester City	42		8	9	4	30	28		4	9	8	17	32		47	60	– 13		42
12	Middlesbrough	42		11	6	4	25	14		3	7	11	15	31		40	45	– 5		41
13	Birmingham City	42		10	6	5	38	25		3	6	12	25	36		63	61	+ 2		38
14	Queens Park Rangers	42		10	7	4	31	21		3	5	13	16	31		47	52	– 5		38
15	Derby County	42		9	9	3	36	18		0	10	11	14	37		50	55	– 5		37
16	Norwich City	42		12	4	5	30	23		2	5	14	17	41		47	64	– 17		37
17	West Ham United	42		9	6	6	28	23		2	8	11	18	42		46	65	– 19		36
18	Bristol City	42		8	7	6	25	19		3	6	12	13	29		38	48	– 10		35
19	Coventry City	42		7	9	5	34	26		3	6	12	14	33		48	59	– 11		35
20	Sunderland	42		9	5	7	29	16		2	7	12	17	38		46	54	– 8		34
21	Stoke City	42		9	8	4	21	16		1	6	14	7	35		28	51	– 23		34
22	Tottenham Hotspur	42		9	7	5	26	20		3	2	16	22	52		48	72	– 24		33

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
	Relegated

Results

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1976	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2	40,248	Clarke, Harris
24 August 1976	Birmingham City	A	0–0	35,399
28 August 1976	Coventry City	A	2–4	18,227	Currie, F Gray
4 September 1976	Derby County	H	2–0	33,352	Cherry, E Gray
11 September 1976	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1	35,525
18 September 1976	Newcastle United	H	2–2	35,089	Harris, McNiven
25 September 1976	Middlesbrough	A	0–1	25,000
2 October 1976	Manchester United	H	0–2	44,512
6 October 1976	West Ham United	A	3–1	21,909	Harris, Lorimer, E Gray
16 October 1976	Norwich City	A	2–1	25,217	E Gray, F Gray
23 October 1976	Liverpool	H	1–1	44,696	McNiven
30 October 1976	Arsenal	H	2–1	33,566	Cherry, Jordan
6 November 1976	Everton	A	2–0	32,618	Jordan, McQueen
10 November 1976	Stoke City	H	1–1	29,199	Lorimer
20 November 1976	Ipswich Town	A	1–1	30,096	McQueen
27 November 1976	Leicester City	H	2–2	29,713	Lorimer, McNiven
11 December 1976	Aston Villa	H	1–3	31,232	McNiven
27 December 1976	Manchester City	H	0–2	48,708
29 December 1976	Sunderland	A	1–0	26,999	Jordan
3 January 1977	Arsenal	A	1–1	44,090	Clarke
22 January 1977	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–1	25,958	McQueen, E Gray
2 February 1977	Birmingham City	H	1–0	22,805	McQueen
5 February 1977	Coventry City	H	1–2	26,058	Jordan
12 February 1977	Derby County	A	1–0	28,350	Jordan
19 February 1977	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–0	16,201	Clarke, Jordan
2 March 1977	Newcastle United	A	0–3	31,995
5 March 1977	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	32,152	McQueen (2)
8 March 1977	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–0	20,386
12 March 1977	Manchester United	A	0–1	60,612
23 March 1977	Norwich City	H	3–2	18,700	Jordan, Reaney, Hampton
2 April 1977	Liverpool	A	1–3	48,791	McQueen
8 April 1977	Manchester City	A	1–2	47,727	Jordan
9 April 1977	Sunderland	H	1–1	32,966	Cherry
12 April 1977	Stoke City	A	1–2	17,960	Jordan
16 April 1977	Ipswich Town	H	2–1	28,578	McGhie, Clarke (pen)
26 April 1977	West Ham United	H	1–1	16,891	Jordan
30 April 1977	Bristol City	H	2–0	21,461	Thomas, E Gray
4 May 1977	Everton	H	0–0	22,175
7 May 1977	Aston Villa	A	1–2	38,205	McNiven
10 May 1977	Bristol City	A	0–1	23,587
14 May 1977	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–1	22,226
16 May 1977	Leicester City	A	1–0	13,642	F Gray

FA Cup

Main article: 1976-77 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1977	Norwich City	H	5–2	28,130	Clarke, Jordan, Reaney, Hampton, McQueen
R4	29 January 1977	Birmingham City	A	2–1	38,000	Clarke, Jordan
R5	26 February 1977	Manchester City	H	1–0	47,731	Cherry
QF	19 March 1977	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	50,000	E Gray
SF	23 April 1977	Manchester United	N	1–2	55,000	Clarke

League Cup

Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	1 September 1976	Stoke City	A	1–2	22,550	Currie

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player - GK David Stewart - DF Paul Reaney - DF Trevor Cherry - DF Norman Hunter - DF Frank Gray - MF Carl Harris - MF Eddie Gray - FW Allan Clarke - FW Joe Jordan - FW Ray Hankin - GK David Harvey - MF Tony Currie

No. Position Player - DF Gordon McQueen - FW Peter Lorimer - MF Gwyn Thomas - DF Paul Madeley - FW David McNiven - DF Peter Hampton - MF Terry Yorath - MF Billy Bremner - MF Byron Stevenson - DF David Whyte - DF Keith Parkinson - MF Billy McGhie