1976–77 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1976–77 Willie Bell Keith Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 13th FA Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Leeds United) League Cup Second round(eliminated by Blackpool) Trevor Francis (21) Trevor Francis (21) 43,721 vs Aston Villa, 10 May 1977 19,554 vs Stoke City, 16 April 1976 28,338 _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _color_2_stripes_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 74th in the Football League and their 43rd in the First Division. They finished in 13th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1976–77 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in the fourth to Leeds United, and lost to Blackpool in their opening second-round match in the League Cup. Twenty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Midfielder Terry Hibbitt and forward Trevor Francis played in all 45 first-team matches over the season, and the leading goalscorer was Francis with 21 goals, all scored in the league. Kenny Burns scored 20, of which 19 came in league competition. Football League First Division 1976–77 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance21 August 19767thManchester UnitedAD2–2Burns, Styles58,89824 August 19768thLeeds UnitedHD0–035,51928 August 19766thLiverpoolHW2–1Francis, Gallagher33,2284 September 197612thNorwich CityAL0–118,50611 September 197618thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–139,45018 September 197612thAston VillaAW2–1Burns, Connolly50,08425 September 197615thCoventry CityAL1–2Burns26,3712 October 197612thDerby CountyHW5–1Burns 4, Connolly29,19016 October 197612thMiddlesbroughHW3–1Gallagher, Burns, Francis pen27,74020 October 197612thTottenham HotspurAL0–120,19323 October 197615thNewcastle UnitedAL2–3Gallagher, Francis pen31,71126 October 19769thBristol CityAW1–0Burns21,47430 October 19769thQueens Park RangersHW2–1Burns, Francis31,4716 November 197611thArsenalAL0–423,06320 November 197614thStoke CityAL0–121,48827 November 197613thManchester CityHD0–029,7224 December 19768thLeicester CityAW6–2Emmanuel, Francis, Burns 3, Rofe og20,3887 December 19769thIpswich TownHL2–4Connolly, Burns31,16111 December 19767thSunderlandHW2–0Jones, Francis24,59718 December 19768thEvertonAD2–2Francis, Hibbitt32,53227 December 19768thWest Ham UnitedHD0–039,97818 January 19779thArsenalHD3–3Francis 323,24722 January 197710thManchester UnitedHL2–3Francis, Emmanuel35,3162 February 197712thLeeds UnitedAL0–122,8055 February 197714thLiverpoolAL1–4Burns41,07212 February 197711thNorwich CityHW3–2Burns 2, Broadhurst21,80128 February 197713thWest Bromwich AlbionAL1–3Francis28,6395 March 197712thCoventry CityHW3–1Francis, Connolly, Emmanuel22,60712 March 197713thDerby CountyAD0–025,25619 March 197713thTottenham HotspurHL1–2Connolly23,39822 March 197711thMiddlesbroughAD2–2Francis 216,4392 April 197713thNewcastle UnitedHL1–2Fox20,2838 April 197713thWest Ham UnitedAD2–2Gallagher, Francis28,1679 April 197712thBristol CityHW3–0Francis 3 (2 pens)19,62611 April 197712thIpswich TownAL0–129,02616 April 197712thStoke CityHW2–0Francis, Burns19,55419 April 197712thManchester CityAL1–2Burns36,20330 April 197713thLeicester CityHD1–1Kendall20,8367 May 197714thSunderlandAL0–134,18910 May 197712thAston VillaHW2–1Hibbitt, Francis pen43,72114 May 197712thEvertonHD1–1Kendall22,66023 May 197713thQueens Park RangersAD2–2Kendall, McDonough14,976 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1976-1977/table Birmingham City 1976–1977 : English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 17 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160914133240/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1976-1977/table 14 September 2016Pos League positionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points11thLeicester City421218124760−34212thMiddlesbrough421413154045−54113thBirmingham City421312176361+23814thQueens Park Rangers421312174752−53815thDerby County42919145055−537 FA Cup 1976–77 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 1977PortsmouthHW1–0Kendall31,598Fourth round29 January 1977Leeds UnitedHL1–2Burns38,663 League Cup 1976–77 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round31 August 1976BlackpoolAL1–2Pendrey12,203 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENG Dave Latchford3002010330GKENG Jimmy Montgomery1200000120DFENG Joe Gallagher3742010404DFWAL Malcolm Page3102010340DFENG Garry Pendrey24 (3)0001125 (3)1DFENG Mick Rathbone13 (3)0201016 (3)0DFSCO Ricky Sbragia8 (1)000008 (1)0DFENG Archie Styles2412000261DFENG Tony Want2900 (1)01030 (1)0MFENG Kevan Broadhurst21000021MFSCO Jimmy Calderwood22 (4)0000022 (4)0MFSCO John Connolly3752000395MFWAL Gary Emmanuel10 (6)3000010 (6)3MFENG Steve Fox3 (1)100003 (1)1MFENG Terry Hibbitt4222010452MFENG Gary Jones3012000321MFENG Howard Kendall2532010283FWSCO Kenny Burns361921103920FWENG Trevor Francis422120104521FWENG Roy McDonough21000021FWENG Peter Withe 30001040 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons Sources Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 For match dates and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1976-1977/results Birmingham City 1976–1977 : Results Statto Organisation 17 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070036/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1976-1977/results 4 March 2016 For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 388–89. 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