1976–77 Manchester United F.C. season

1976–77 Manchester United F.C. season
Manchester United
1976–77 season
Chairman England Louis Edwards
Manager Scotland Tommy Docherty
First Division 6th
FA Cup Winners
League Cup Fifth Round
UEFA Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Gordon Hill (15)
Stuart Pearson (15)
All:
Gordon Hill (22)
Highest home attendance 60,723 vs Tottenham Hotspur (4 September 1976)
Lowest home attendance 37,586 vs Tranmere Rovers (1 September 1976)
Average home attendance 53,390
← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season was Manchester United's 74th 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.

Contents

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
21 August 1976 Birmingham City H 2 – 2 Coppell, Pearson 58,898
24 August 1976 Coventry City A 2 – 0 Hill, Macari 26,775
28 August 1976 Derby County A 0 – 0 30,054
4 September 1976 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 – 3 Coppell, Pearson 60,723
11 September 1976 Newcastle United A 2 – 2 B. Greenhoff, Pearson 39,037
18 September 1976 Middlesbrough H 2 – 0 Pearson, own goal 56,712
25 September 1976 Manchester City A 3 – 1 Coppell, Daly, McCreery 48,861
2 October 1976 Leeds United A 2 – 0 Coppell, Daly 44,512
16 October 1976 West Bromwich Albion A 0 – 4 36,615
23 October 1976 Norwich City H 2 – 2 Daly, Hill 54,356
30 October 1976 Ipswich Town H 0 – 1 57,416
6 November 1976 Aston Villa A 2 – 3 Hill, Pearson 44,789
10 November 1976 Sunderland H 3 – 3 B. Greenhoff, Hill, Pearson 42,685
20 November 1976 Leicester City A 1 – 1 Daly 26,421
27 November 1976 West Ham United H 0 – 2 55,366
18 December 1976 Arsenal A 1 – 3 McIlroy 39,572
27 December 1976 Everton H 4 – 0 J. Greenhoff, Hill, Macari, Pearson 56,786
1 January 1977 Aston Villa H 2 – 0 Pearson (2) 55,446
3 January 1977 Ipswich Town A 1 – 2 Pearson 30,105
15 January 1977 Coventry City H 2 – 0 Macari (2) 46,567
19 January 1977 Bristol City H 2 – 1 B. Greenhoff, Pearson 43,051
22 January 1977 Birmingham City A 3 – 2 J. Greenhoff, Houston, Pearson 35,316
5 February 1977 Derby County H 3 – 1 Houston, Macari, own goal 54,044
12 February 1977 Tottenham Hotspur A 3 – 1 Hill, Macari, McIlroy 46,946
16 February 1977 Liverpool H 0 – 0 57,487
19 February 1977 Newcastle United H 3 – 1 J. Greenhoff (3) 51,828
5 March 1977 Manchester City H 3 – 1 Coppell, Hill, Pearson 58,595
12 March 1977 Leeds United H 1 – 0 own goal 60,612
23 March 1977 West Bromwich Albion H 2 – 2 Coppell, Hill 51,053
2 April 1977 Norwich City A 1 – 2 own goal 24,161
5 April 1977 Everton A 2 – 1 Hill (2) 38,216
9 April 1977 Stoke City H 3 – 0 Houston, Macari, Pearson 53,102
11 April 1977 Sunderland A 1 – 2 Hill 38,785
16 April 1977 Leicester City H 1 – 1 J. Greenhoff 49,161
19 April 1977 Queens Park Rangers A 0 – 4 28,848
26 April 1977 Middlesbrough A 0 – 3 21,744
30 April 1977 Queens Park Rangers H 1 – 0 Macari 50,788
3 May 1977 Liverpool A 0 – 1 53,046
7 May 1977 Bristol City A 1 – 1 J. Greenhoff 28,864
11 May 1977 Stoke City A 3 – 3 Hill (2), McCreery 24,204
14 May 1977 Arsenal H 3 – 2 J. Greenhoff, Hill, Macari 53,232
16 May 1977 West Ham United A 2 – 4 Hill, Pearson 29,904
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 64 49 +15 49
6 Manchester United 42 18 11 13 71 62 +9 47
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 13 13 62 56 +6 45

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

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
8 January 1977 Round 3 Walsall H 1 – 0 Hill 48,870
29 January 1977 Round 4 Queens Park Rangers H 1 – 0 Macari 57,422
26 February 1977 Round 5 Southampton A 2 – 2 Hill, Macari 29,137
8 March 1977 Round 5
Replay		 Southampton H 2 – 1 J. Greenhoff (2) 58,103
19 March 1977 Round 6 Aston Villa H 2 – 1 Houston, Macari 57,089
23 April 1977 Semi-final Leeds United N 2 – 1 Coppell, J. Greenhoff 55,000
21 May 1977 Final Liverpool N 2 – 1 J. Greenhoff, Pearson 100,000

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
1 September 1976 Round 2 Tranmere Rovers H 5 – 0 Daly (2), Hill, Macari, Pearson 37,586
22 September 1976 Round 3 Sunderland H 2 – 2 Pearson, own goal 46,170
4 October 1976 Round 3
Replay		 Sunderland A 2 – 2 Daly, B. Greenhoff 46,170
6 October 1976 Round 3
2nd Replay		 Sunderland H 1 – 0 B. Greenhoff 47,689
27 October 1976 Round 4 Newcastle United H 7 – 2 Hill (3), Coppell, Houston, Nicholl, Pearson 52,002
1 December 1976 Round 5 Everton H 0 – 3 57,738

UEFA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
15 September 1976 Round 1
First leg		 Ajax A 0 – 1 30,000
29 September 1976 Round 1
Second leg		 Ajax H 2 – 0 Macari, McIlroy 58,918
20 October 1976 Round 2
First leg		 Juventus H 1 – 0 Hill 59,000
3 November 1976 Round 2
Second leg		 Juventus A 0 – 3 66,632

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Republic of Ireland Paddy Roche 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK England Alex Stepney 40 0 7 0 6 0 4 0 57 0
DF Scotland Arthur Albiston 14(3) 0 1 0 2(2) 0 2(1) 0 19(6) 0
DF Scotland Martin Buchan 33 0 7 0 4 0 2 0 46 0
DF Scotland Alex Forsyth 3(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4(1) 0
DF England Brian Greenhoff 40 3 7 0 6 2 4 0 57 5
DF Scotland Stewart Houston 36 3 6 1 5 1 4 0 51 5
DF Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl 39 0 7 0 5 1 4 0 55 1
DF Scotland Steve Paterson 2 0 0 0 1 0 0(2) 0 3(2) 0
DF England Colin Waldron 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF Wales Jonathan Clark 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
MF England Steve Coppell 40 6 7 1 5 1 4 0 56 8
MF Republic of Ireland Gerry Daly 16(1) 4 0(1) 0 6 3 4 0 26(2) 7
MF Northern Ireland Tommy Jackson 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
MF Northern Ireland David McCreery 9(16) 2 0(3) 0 3(2) 0 1(3) 0 13(24) 2
MF Northern Ireland Chris McGrath 2(4) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 2(5) 0
MF Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy 39(1) 2 7 0 6 0 4 1 56(1) 3
FW England Alan Foggon 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0
FW England Jimmy Greenhoff 27 8 7 4 0 0 0 0 34 12
FW England Gordon Hill 38(1) 15 7 2 6 4 4 1 55(1) 22
FW Scotland Lou Macari 38 9 7 3 4 1 4 1 53 14
FW England Stuart Pearson 39 15 7 1 4 3 3 0 53 19
– Own goals – 4 – 0 – 1 – 0 – 5

Notes and references

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Second Division
Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bristol Rovers · Burnley · Cardiff City · Carlisle United · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Fulham · Hereford United · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Millwall · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Plymouth Argyle · Sheffield United · Southampton · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division
Brighton & Hove Albion · Bury · Chester · Chesterfield · Crystal Palace · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Lincoln City · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Oxford United · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Reading · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Shrewsbury Town · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Wrexham · York City
Fourth Division
Aldershot · Barnsley · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Cambridge United · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Huddersfield Town · Newport County · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Southport · Stockport County · Swansea City · Torquay United · Watford · Workington

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