Arsenal 1976–77 football season
Arsenal 1976–77 season Chairman Denis Hill-Wood Manager Terry Neill First Division 8th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Quarter finals Top goalscorer League: Malcolm Macdonald (25) All: Malcolm Macdonald (29) Highest home attendance 52,285 vs Chelsea (26 October 1976) Lowest home attendance 19,517 vs West Bromwich Albion (23 October 1976) Average home league attendance 32,671
During the 1976–77 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
In the 1976–77 season, former Tottenham boss Terry Neill was recruited by the Arsenal board to replace Bertie Mee in the summer, and at the age of 34 he became the youngest Arsenal manager to date.
Arsenal started the season well with just 2 defeats in their first 9 league games but their title challenge soon began to fade and at one stage went on a poor run of 9 defeats in 11 league games picking up just 3 points out of the possible 22. The Gunners finished the season in a disappointing 8th place.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
6
Manchester United
42
18
11
13
71
62
+9
47
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
7
West Bromwich Albion
42
16
13
13
62
56
+6
45
8
Arsenal
42
16
11
15
64
59
+5
43
9
Everton
42
14
14
14
62
64
−2
42
10
Leeds United
42
15
12
15
48
51
−3
42
Source:[citation needed ]
Results [ ]
Arsenal's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
21 August 1976
Bristol City
H
0–1
41,082
25 August 1976
Norwich City
A
3–1
26,769
Macdonald , Nelson , Stapleton
28 August 1976
Sunderland
A
2–2
41,211
Macdonald , Ross
4 September 1976
Manchester City
H
0–0
35,132
11 September 1976
West Ham United
A
2–0
31,965
Ross , Stapleton
18 September 1976
Everton
H
3–1
34,076
Brady , Macdonald , Stapleton
25 September 1976
Ipswich Town
A
1–3
25,505
Hunter (own goal)
2 October 1976
Queens Park Rangers
H
3–2
39,442
Brady , Rice , Stapleton
16 October 1976
Stoke City
H
2–0
28,745
Macdonald , Rice
20 October 1976
Aston Villa
A
1–5
33,860
Ball
23 October 1976
Leicester City
A
1–4
19,351
Stapleton
30 October 1976
Leeds United
A
1–2
33,566
Matthews
6 November 1976
Birmingham City
H
4–0
23,063
Stapleton , Macdonald (pen. ), Nelson , Ross
20 November 1976
Liverpool
H
1–1
45,016
Armstrong
27 November 1976
Coventry City
A
2–1
18,313
Macdonald , Stapleton
4 December 1976
Newcastle United
H
5–3
35,000
Macdonald (3), Ross , Stapleton
15 December 1976
Derby County
A
0–0
24,016
18 December 1976
Manchester United
H
3–1
39,572
Brady , Macdonald (2)
27 December 1976
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–2
47,751
Macdonald (2)
3 January 1977
Leeds United
H
1–1
44,090
Macdonald
15 January 1977
Norwich City
H
1–0
30,537
Rice
18 January 1977
Birmingham City
A
3–3
23,247
Macdonald (3)
22 January 1977
Bristol City
A
0–2
26,282
5 February 1977
Sunderland
H
0–0
30,925
12 February 1977
Manchester City
A
0–1
45,368
15 February 1977
Middlesbrough
A
0–3
26,083
19 February 1977
West Ham United
H
2–3
38,221
Brady , Stapleton
1 March 1977
Everton
A
1–2
29,802
Macdonald
5 March 1977
Ipswich Town
H
1–4
34,688
Macdonald (pen. )
8 March 1977
West Bromwich Albion
H
1–2
19,517
Macdonald
12 March 1977
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–2
26,191
Young
23 March 1977
Stoke City
A
1–1
13,951
Price
2 April 1977
Leicester City
H
3–0
23,013
O'Leary (2), Rix
9 April 1977
West Bromwich Albion
A
2–0
24,275
Macdonald , Stapleton
11 April 1977
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
47,432
Macdonald
16 April 1977
Liverpool
A
0–2
48,174
23 April 1977
Coventry City
H
2–0
22,790
Macdonald , Stapleton
25 April 1977
Aston Villa
H
3–0
23,961
Armstrong , Macdonald , Nelson
30 April 1977
Newcastle United
A
2–0
44,677
Macdonald , Matthews
3 May 1977
Derby County
H
0–0
26,659
7 May 1977
Middlesbrough
H
1–1
23,911
Stapleton
14 May 1977
Manchester United
A
2–3
53,232
Brady , Stapleton
FA Cup [ ]
Main article: 1976-77 FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
8 January 1977
Notts County
A
1–0
17,328
Ross
R4
29 January 1977
Coventry City
H
3–1
41,078
Macdonald (2), Stapleton
R5
26 February 1977
Middlesbrough
A
1–4
35,208
Macdonald
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2
31 August 1976
Carlisle United
H
3–2
21,550
Macdonald , Ross (2)
R3
21 September 1976
Blackpool
A
1–1
18,983
Armstrong
R3R
28 September 1976
Blackpool
H
0–0
27,195
R3R2
5 October 1976
Blackpool
H
2–0
26,791
Stapleton , O'Leary
R4
26 October 1976
Chelsea
H
2–1
52,285
Ross , Stapleton
QF
1 December 1976
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–2
27,621
Stapleton
Squad [ ]
[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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