1976–77 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End's 1976–1977 season October 2026 Preston North End 1976–77 Harry Catterick Alan R.W. Jones JP FRICS Deepdale Third Division 6th FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round Alex Bruce (24) Alex Bruce (26) 11,753 vs. Sheffield Wednesday 4,879 vs. Reading 7,987 1975–76 1977–78 During the 1976–77 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division. Final league table 1976–77 Football League Third Division PNE y Results Preston North End's score comes firstRigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 230 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Third Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 21 August 1976 Mansfield Town A 1-3 5,688 Elwiss 28 August 1976 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1-1 6,265 Mitchell 04 September 1976 Oxford United A 2-2 4,580 Elwiss (2) 11 September 1976 Chester City A 0-0 4,326 14 September 1976 Port Vale H 4-0 6,592 Coleman, Elwiss, Bruce (2) 18 September 1976 Rotherham United H 0-0 7,812 25 September 1976 Grimsby Town A 0-1 4,100 02 October 1976 York City H 4-2 6,380 Burns, Elwiss (2), Bruce 08 October 1976 Tranmere Rovers A 0-0 5,005 12 October 1976 Peterborough United H 6-2 5,761 Mitchell, Elwiss, Bruce (3), Smith 16 October 1976 Crystal Palace H 2-1 10,524 Elwiss 23 October 1976 Bury A 2-3 8,724 Bruce (2) 30 October 1976 Gillingham A 1-1 5,070 Bruce 01 November 1976 Port Vale A 0-0 4,686 06 November 1976 Northampton Town H 3-0 7,306 Coleman, Elwiss (2) 13 November 1976 Reading A 2-0 6,816 Elwiss, Bruce 27 November 1976 Lincoln City H 3-0 7,964 Elwiss, Bruce (2) 04 December 1976 Portsmouth A 0-0 9,238 17 December 1976 Shrewsbury Town H 2-1 7,809 Sadler, Lawrenson 27 December 1976 Walsall A 1-0 8,769 Bruce 01 January 1977 Northampton Town A 1-0 5,024 Bruce 15 January 1977 Peterborough United A 0-0 5,308 22 January 1977 Mansfield Town H 1-2 11,110 Elwiss 29 January 1977 Chesterfield A 1-1 4,992 Bruce 05 February 1977 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0-2 21,265 08 February 1977 Swindon Town H 2-0 9,409 Brown, Bruce 12 February 1977 Oxford United H 2-1 9,950 J. Smith, Elwiss 19 February 1977 Chester City H 3-4 10,101 Elwiss (2), Bruce 26 February 1977 Rotherham United A 0-2 8,860 05 March 1977 Grimsby Town H 2-1 7,278 Brown, Bruce 12 March 1977 York City A 2-0 3,575 J. Smith, Elwiss 15 March 1977 Wrexham H 2-1 10,491 Bruce (2) 19 March 1977 Tranmere Rovers H 1-0 9,100 Coleman 22 March 1977 Crystal Palace A 0-1 15,225 29 March 1977 Sheffield Wednesday H 4-1 11,753 Lawrenson, J. Smith, Elwiss, Bruce 02 April 1977 Bury H 0-1 9,793 09 April 1977 Wrexham A 0-2 10,545 11 April 1977 Walsall H 0-1 7,850 16 April 1977 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-1 13,217 19 April 1977 Chesterfield H 2-2 5,288 Baxter, Thomson 23 April 1977 Reading H 3-0 4,872 Thomson (2), Bruce 26 April 1977 Gillingham H 1-0 4,943 Elwiss 30 April 1977 Lincoln City A 0-2 5,357 03 May 1977 Swindon Town A 1-0 4,366 Elwiss 07 May 1977 Portsmouth H 0-0 5,352 14 May 1977 Shrewsbury Town A 2-1 2,849 Coleman, Bruce FA Cup 1976–77 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1 20 November 1976 Crewe Alexandra A 1-1 6,373 Coleman r1r 23 November 1976 Crewe Alexandra H 2-2 (AET) 10,833 Bruce (2) r1r2 29 November 1976 Crewe Alexandra N 3-0 7,334 Elwiss, Brown, Sadler r2 14 December 1976 Halifax Town A 0-1 5,219 League Cup 1976–77 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1-1 14 August 1976 Bury A 1-2 5,858 Brown r1-2 17 August 1976 Bury H 1-1 7,649 J.Smith Statistics Appearances and goals Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 228 Division Three FA Cup EFL Cup SCO MF Alan Lamb 3 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 SCO FW Alex Bruce 46 24 4 2 2 0 ENG GK Alex Smith 8 0 0 0 0 0 SCO FW Barrie Mitchell 7 + 4 2 0 + 2 0 0 + 1 0 SCO DF Danny Cameron 14 + 1 0 2 0 0 + 1 0 ENG DF David Sadler 20 1 4 1 2 0 SCO DF Francis Burns 44 1 4 0 0 0 ENG DF Gary Williams 44 0 2 0 2 0 ENG MF Gordon Coleman 44 3 4 1 2 0 SCO FW Ian Cochrane 1 1 0 0 0 0 SCO MF James Brown 33 2 2 1 2 1 ENG DF John McMahon 31 + 1 0 4 0 2 0 ENG FW John Smith 34 + 1 3 4 0 1 1 IRL DF Mark Lawrenson 46 2 4 0 2 0 ENG FW Michael Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 ENG DF Mick Baxter 26 1 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Mike Elwiss 45 21 4 1 2 0 ENG FW Richard Thomson 4 + 3 3 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Roy Tunks 38 0 4 0 2 0 WAL MF Steve Doyle 18 + 4 0 2 0 2 0 |} Awards and Nominations Club Awards Award Player Notes Ref. Reference(s) Player of the Year cxxlo IRL Mark Lawrenson Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 228 National Awards Award Player Notes Ref. Reference(s) Manager of the Month Harry Catterick March 1977 Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 228 References Category:Preston North End F.C. seasons Category:1976 in English sport Category:1977 in English sport