1976–77 FA Cup

December 2021 1976–77 FA Cup EnglandWales Manchester United(4th title) Liverpool Jimmy Greenhoff Kevin Keegan Jimmy Case Duncan McKenzie Bobby Shinton Ian Edwards (4 goals) 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 FA Cup was the 96th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw Manchester United defeat Liverpool 2–1. Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Gateshead United, Crook Town, Barrow, Droylsden, Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Altrincham, Boston, Matlock Town, Goole Town, Kettering Town, Nuneaton Borough, Chesham United, Dudley Town, Enfield, Wealdstone, Hitchin Town, Bromley, Hillingdon Borough, Leatherhead, Woking, Harwich & Parkeston, Waterlooville, Dartford, Wycombe Wanderers, Tooting & Mitcham United, Weymouth and Minehead. Droylsden, Boston and Dudley Town were appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the others, Goole Town, Chesham United, Woking and Waterlooville had last featured at this stage in 1968–69; Crook Town had last done so in 1965–66, Harwich & Parkeston in 1963–64, Northwich Victoria in 1961-62 and Bromley in 1951–52. Barrow was appearing in the competition proper for the first time since being voted out of the Football League in 1972. Conversely, Kettering Town was advancing from the qualifying rounds for a record-setting 29th time (surpassing the previous mark established by Gainsborough Trinity in 1966–67). Northwich Victoria participated in eight rounds of the tournament, defeating Nantwich Town, Witton Albion, Rhyl, Burton Albion, Rochdale, Peterborough United and Watford before going out in the fourth round to Oldham Athletic at the Drill Field. all qualifying round results 1976–77 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Scarborough, Stafford Rangers, Wigan Athletic and Wimbledon who were given byes. The first round of games were played on 20 November 1976. Replays were played mainly on 22–24 November, with some postponed until 29 November, 2 December or 6 December. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Enfield0–0Harwich & Parkeston20 November 1976ReplayHarwich & Parkeston0–3Enfield23 November 19762Chester1–0Hartlepool20 November 19763AFC Bournemouth0–0Newport County20 November 1976ReplayNewport County3–0AFC Bournemouth23 November 19764Barrow0–2Goole Town20 November 19765Bury6–0Workington20 November 19766Rochdale1–1Northwich Victoria20 November 1976ReplayNorthwich Victoria0–0Rochdale22 November 1976ReplayRochdale1–2Northwich Victoria29 November 19767Weymouth1–1Hitchin Town20 November 1976ReplayHitchin Town2–2Weymouth24 November 1976ReplayWeymouth3–3Hitchin Town29 November 1976ReplayHitchin Town3–1Weymouth2 December 19768Reading1–0Wealdstone20 November 19769Walsall0–0Bradford City20 November 1976ReplayBradford City0–2Walsall24 November 197610Gillingham0–1Watford20 November 197611Sheffield Wednesday2–0Stockport County20 November 197612Crewe Alexandra1–1Preston North End20 November 1976ReplayPreston North End2–2Crewe Alexandra23 November 1976ReplayCrewe Alexandra0–3Preston North End29 November 197613Lincoln City1–0Morecambe20 November 197614Stafford Rangers0–0Halifax Town20 November 1976ReplayHalifax Town1–0Stafford Rangers23 November 197615Swindon Town7–0Bromley20 November 197616Scarborough0–0Darlington20 November 1976ReplayDarlington4–1Scarborough22 November 197617Doncaster Rovers2–2Shrewsbury Town20 November 1976ReplayShrewsbury Town4–3Doncaster Rovers23 November 197618Wrexham6–0Gateshead United20 November 197619Tranmere Rovers0–4Peterborough United20 November 197620Barnsley3–1Boston20 November 197621Brentford2–0Chesham United20 November 197622Crook Town1–4Nuneaton Borough20 November 197623Brighton & Hove Albion2–2Crystal Palace20 November 1976ReplayCrystal Palace1–1Brighton & Hove Albion23 November 1976ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion0–1Crystal Palace6 December 197624Wimbledon1–0Woking20 November 197625Exeter City1–1Southend United20 November 1976ReplaySouthend United2–1Exeter City22 November 197626Scunthorpe United1–2Chesterfield20 November 197627Huddersfield Town0–0Mansfield Town20 November 1976ReplayMansfield Town2–1Huddersfield Town22 November 197628Southport1–2Port Vale20 November 197629Matlock Town2–0Wigan Athletic20 November 197630Torquay United1–2Hillingdon Borough20 November 197631Kettering Town1–1Oxford United20 November 1976ReplayOxford United0–1Kettering Town23 November 197632Rotherham United5–0Altrincham20 November 197633Aldershot1–1Portsmouth20 November 1976ReplayPortsmouth2–1Aldershot23 November 197634Droylsden0–0Grimsby Town20 November 1976ReplayGrimsby Town5–3Droylsden23 November 197635Tooting & Mitcham United4–2Dartford20 November 197636Dudley Town1–1York City20 November 1976ReplayYork City4–1Dudley Town23 November 197637Leatherhead2–0Northampton Town20 November 197638Cambridge United1–1Colchester United20 November 1976ReplayColchester United2–0Cambridge United24 November 197639Waterlooville1–2Wycombe Wanderers20 November 197640Swansea City0–1Minehead20 November 1976 Second round proper The second round of games were mainly played on 11 December 1976, with some taking place midweek over 14–15 December and one on 20th. Replays took place on 14th or 21st. Northwich Victoria's initial match against Peterborough United on 11 December was abandoned after 20 minutes due to heavy fog with Peterborough leading 1–0. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield1–1Walsall11 December 1976ReplayWalsall0–0Chesterfield14 December 1976ReplayChesterfield0–1Walsall21 December 19762Darlington1–0Sheffield Wednesday15 December 19763Bury0–0Shrewsbury Town14 December 1976ReplayShrewsbury Town2–1Bury21 December 19764Grimsby Town0–1Chester11 December 19765Northwich Victoria4–0Peterborough United14 December 19766Lincoln City6–0Nuneaton Borough11 December 19767Wrexham1–1Goole Town11 December 1976ReplayGoole Town0–1Wrexham14 December 19768Wycombe Wanderers1–2Reading11 December 19769Portsmouth2–1Minehead11 December 197610Crystal Palace4–0Enfield11 December 197611Hitchin Town1–1Swindon Town11 December 1976ReplaySwindon Town3–1Hitchin Town21 December 197612Southend United3–0Newport County11 December 197613Mansfield Town2–5Matlock Town15 December 197614Port Vale3–0Barnsley11 December 197615Halifax Town1–0Preston North End14 December 197616Kettering Town1–0Tooting & Mitcham United11 December 197617Rotherham United0–0York City11 December 1976ReplayYork City1–1Rotherham United14 December 1976ReplayRotherham United2–1York City21 December 197618Colchester United3–2Brentford20 December 197619Leatherhead1–3Wimbledon14 December 197620Hillingdon Borough2–3Watford11 December 1976 Third round proper Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played on 8 January 1977. Replays were mainly played midweek over 10–12 January or the week after but one occurred on 24th instead. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool0–0Derby County8 January 1977ReplayDerby County3–2Blackpool19 January 19772Darlington2–2Orient8 January 1977ReplayOrient0–0Darlington11 January 1977ReplayDarlington0–3Orient17 January 19773Burnley2–2Lincoln City8 January 1977ReplayLincoln City0–1Burnley12 January 19774Liverpool0–0Crystal Palace8 January 1977ReplayCrystal Palace2–3Liverpool11 January 19775Southampton1–1Chelsea8 January 1977ReplayChelsea0–3Southampton12 January 19776Leicester City0–1Aston Villa8 January 19777Notts County0–1Arsenal8 January 19778Nottingham Forest1–1Bristol Rovers8 January 1977ReplayBristol Rovers1–1Nottingham Forest11 January 1977ReplayNottingham Forest6–0Bristol Rovers18 January 19779Northwich Victoria3–2Watford8 January 197710Wolverhampton Wanderers3–2Rotherham United8 January 197711Sunderland2–2Wrexham8 January 1977ReplayWrexham1–0Sunderland12 January 197712Everton2–0Stoke City8 January 197713Sheffield United0–0Newcastle United8 January 1977ReplayNewcastle United3–1Sheffield United24 January 197714Ipswich Town4–1Bristol City8 January 197715Manchester City1–1West Bromwich Albion8 January 1977ReplayWest Bromwich Albion0–1Manchester City11 January 197716Queens Park Rangers2–1Shrewsbury Town8 January 197717Fulham3–3Swindon Town8 January 1977ReplaySwindon Town5–0Fulham11 January 197718Coventry City1–0Millwall8 January 197719West Ham United2–1Bolton Wanderers8 January 197720Manchester United1–0Walsall8 January 197721Hull City1–1Port Vale8 January 1977ReplayPort Vale3–1Hull City10 January 197722Carlisle United5–1Matlock Town8 January 197723Oldham Athletic3–0Plymouth Argyle8 January 197724Wimbledon0–0Middlesbrough8 January 1977ReplayMiddlesbrough1–0Wimbledon11 January 197725Southend United0–4Chester8 January 197726Cardiff City1–0Tottenham Hotspur8 January 197727Halifax Town0–1Luton Town8 January 197728Charlton Athletic1–1Blackburn Rovers8 January 1977ReplayBlackburn Rovers2–0Charlton Athletic12 January 197729Leeds United5–2Norwich City8 January 197730Hereford United1–0Reading8 January 197731Kettering Town2–3Colchester United8 January 197732Birmingham City1–0Portsmouth8 January 1977 Fourth round proper The fourth round of games were played on 29 January 1977. Four games required a replay, played midweek on 1–2 February. Northwich Victoria was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester1–0Luton Town29 January 19772Liverpool3–0Carlisle United29 January 19773Nottingham Forest3–3Southampton29 January 1977ReplaySouthampton2–1Nottingham Forest1 February 19774Blackburn Rovers3–0Orient29 January 19775Aston Villa3–0West Ham United29 January 19776Northwich Victoria1–3Oldham Athletic29 January 19777Middlesbrough4–0Hereford United29 January 19778Swindon Town2–2Everton29 January 1977ReplayEverton2–1Swindon Town1 February 19779Ipswich Town2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers29 January 1977ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers1–0Ipswich Town2 February 197710Newcastle United1–3Manchester City29 January 197711Manchester United1–0Queens Park Rangers29 January 197712Cardiff City3–2Wrexham29 January 197713Port Vale2–1Burnley29 January 197714Arsenal3–1Coventry City29 January 197715Colchester United1–1Derby County29 January 1977ReplayDerby County1–0Colchester United2 February 197716Birmingham City1–2Leeds United29 January 1977 Fifth round proper The fifth set of games took place on 26 February 1977. One game went to a replay which was played on 8 March. Holders Southampton were eliminated by Manchester United in a rematch of the previous season's final. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool3–1Oldham Athletic26 February 19772Southampton2–2Manchester United26 February 1977ReplayManchester United2–1Southampton8 March 19773Aston Villa3–0Port Vale26 February 19774Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Chester26 February 19775Middlesbrough4–1Arsenal26 February 19776Derby County3–1Blackburn Rovers26 February 19777Cardiff City1–2Everton26 February 19778Leeds United1–0Manchester City26 February 1977 Sixth round proper The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 19 March 1977. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool2–0Middlesbrough19 March 19772Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Leeds United19 March 19773Everton2–0Derby County19 March 19774Manchester United2–1Aston Villa19 March 1977 Semi-finals Semi-final 1 23 April 1977 Liverpool 2–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Everton McDermott 10 Case 73 McKenzie 34 Rioch 83 Maine Road, Manchester Clive Thomas, Treorchy Replay 27 April 1977 Everton 0–3 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Liverpool Neal 31 pen Case 88 Kennedy 89 Maine Road, Manchester 52,579 Clive Thomas, Treorchy Semi-final 2 23 April 1977 Manchester United 2–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Leeds United J. Greenhoff 7 Coppell 15 Clarke 70 pen Hillsborough, Sheffield 55,000 Tom Reynolds, Wiltshire Final 1977 FA Cup final 21 May 1977 15:00 BST Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool Pearson 51J. Greenhoff 55 Case 53 Wembley, London 99,252 Robert Matthewson _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _redtop_whitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 Manchester United _redborder _vneckred _redborder FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF Liverpool TV coverage March 2017 The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 and ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match of the Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. Third round BBC: Southampton v Chelsea, Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur, Blackpool v Derby County, Derby County v Blackpool (Midweek replay) ITV: Leeds United v Norwich City (Yorkshire & Anglia), Wimbledon v Middlesbrough (LWT & Tyne-Tees), Everton v Stoke City (Granada), Leicester v Aston Villa (ATV), Chelsea v Southampton (Midweek replay All regions) Fourth round BBC: Colchester United v Derby County, Cardiff City v Wrexham, Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers, Derby County v Colchester United (Midweek Replay) ITV: Swindon Town v Everton (HTV & Granada), Arsenal v Coventry City (LWT), Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Anglia), Birmingham City v Leeds United (ATV & Yorkshire) Fifth round BBC: Leeds United v Manchester City, Manchester United v Southampton (Midweek Replay) ITV: Southampton v Manchester United (Southern & LWT), Middlesbrough v Arsenal (Tyne-Tees & Yorkshire), Liverpool v Oldham Athletic (Granada), Aston Villa v Port Vale (ATV) Sixth round BBC: Manchester United v Aston Villa, Everton v Derby County ITV: Liverpool v Middlesbrough (Granada & Tyne-Tees), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United (ATV & Yorkshire) All ITV regions showed these two games Semi-finals BBC: Everton v Liverpool, Everton v Liverpool (Midweek replay) ITV: Leeds United v Manchester United Shown in all ITV regions Final Liverpool v Manchester United Shown live by both BBC & ITV References FA Cup Results Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20160421094733/http://carousel.royalwebhosting.net/itv/ITVfootball68-83.html 21 April 2016 Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup