1976–77 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

April 2026 English football club season April 2026 April 2026 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1976–77 John Ireland Sammy Chung Molineux Football League Second Division 1st (promoted) League Cup Second round FA Cup Sixth round Kenny Hibbitt (17) John Richards (20) 49,770 v Leeds United (FA Cup, 19 March 1977) 15,563 v Carlisle United (Division Two, 23 October 1976) 21,226 6–1 v Hereford United (A), Division Two, 2 October 1976 2–6 v Southampton (H), Division Two, 5 October 1976 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 season was the 78th of competitive league football in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers. They finished as champions of the Second Division to make an immediate return to the First Division following relegation the previous season. Squad Substitute appearances indicated in brackets Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGPhil Parkes00000000GKENGGary Pierce4201050480DFWALGeorge Berry10000010DFENGColin Brazier20001030DFIREMaurice Daly00000000DFJAMBob Hazell00000000DFENGJohn McAlle3901050450DFSCOFrank Munro3310040371DFENGGeoff Palmer4211050481DFENGDerek Parkin4201150481MFENGMike Bailey10(1)0100011(1)0MFSCOJohn Black00000000MFSCOWillie Carr324104(1)037(2)4MFENGSteve Daley421310514814MFENGJohn Farley00000000MFENGKenny Hibbitt40(1)17105146(1)18MFNIRJimmy Kelly2(1)000002(1)0MFENGPaul Moss00000000MFENGGerry O'Hara2(1)000002(1)0MFENGMartin Patching26(5)2004030(5)2MFENGKenny Todd3(1)100003(1)1FWENGNorman Bell00000000FWENGMel Eves00000000FWENGBobby Gould11(6)10100(1)012(7)10FWENGSteve Kindon25(3)4102(2)028(5)4FWENGJohn Richards271500553220FWENGAlan Sunderland411610504716FWNIRSammy Wright00000000 Rothmans 1977-78 410–412https://wolvescompletehistory.co.uk/appearances-1976-77/ Appearances & Scorers 1976/77 Wolves Complete History Second Division Second Division y WOL Results Second Division 1976–77 Football League 1 21 August 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 D Burnley Molineux Wolverhampton 19,480 2 24 August 1976 Sheffield United 2–2 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Edwards 81Hamilton 82 Carr 22Sunderland 77 Bramall Lane Sheffield 15,848 3 28 August 1976 Nottingham Forest 1–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Daley 20 o.g. Gould 14 73Daley 16 City Ground West Bridgford 17,222 4 4 September 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 W Charlton Athletic Gould 69 85Sunderland 87 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,652 5 11 September 1976 Fulham 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Craven Cottage London 25,794 6 18 September 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 W Charlton Athletic Sunderland 21Daley 27Kindon 31 81Hibbitt 43 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,126 7 25 September 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 L Luton Town Hibbitt 51 Husband 29Deans 65 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,826 8 2 October 1976 Hereford United 1–6 W Wolverhampton Wanderers McNeil 53 pen. Sunderland 6Kindon 28Gould 42 67Carr 61Daley 83 Edgar Street Hereford 13,891 9 5 October 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–6 L Southampton Hibbitt 49 pen.Daley 88 Holmes 4 79Channon 44 89McCalliog 48Earles 56 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,286 10 16 October 1976 Hull City 2–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Hawley 50 85 Boothferry Park Hull 12,015 11 23 October 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 W Carlisle United Sunderland 23 87 88Carr 38 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,563 12 30 October 1976 Blackpool 2–2 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Kindon 5 o.g.Hart 32 Hibbitt 3Munro 67 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 21,005 13 6 November 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 W Millwall Kitchener 4 o.g.Sunderland 8Daley 25 Brisley 24 Molineux Wolverhampton 17,121 14 13 November 1976 Notts County 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradd 74 Gould 89 Meadow Lane Nottingham 14,234 15 20 November 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 L Blackburn Rovers Sunderland 22 Byrom 14 67 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,302 16 27 November 1976 Orient 2–4 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Queen 29 pen.Cunningham 51 Richards 10 21 89 pen.Gould 59 Brisbane Road London 6,888 17 4 December 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 W Plymouth Argyle Richards 30 84Sunderland 44Hibbitt 69 Molineux Wolverhampton 16,370 18 11 December 1976 Chelsea 3–3 D Wolverhampton Wanderers R. Wilkins 18Britton 80Finnieston 87 Richards 16 71Gould 38 Stamford Bridge London 36,137 19 18 December 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Bolton Wanderers Gould 77 Molineux Wolverhampton 18,444 20 27 December 1976 Bristol Rovers 1–5 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Williams 49 Sunderland 10 14Eadie 25 o.g.Kindon 48Daley 87 Eastville Bristol 20,660 21 1 January 1977 Millwall 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Lee 73 Hibbitt 45 The Den London 16,928 22 22 January 1977 Burnley 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Turf Moor Burnley 13,602 23 5 February 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Nottingham Forest Carr 32Lloyd 36 o.g. Chapman 90 Molineux Wolverhampton 30,661 24 9 February 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Sheffield United Sunderland 18Richards 20 McAlle 37 o.g. Molineux Wolverhampton 20,429 25 12 February 1977 Charlton Athletic 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers McAuley 62 Patching 81 The Valley London 17,055 26 19 February 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 W Fulham Richards 37Daley 46 86Hibbitt 57 pen. 88 Mitchell 48 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,865 27 1 March 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Blackpool Daley 15Hibbitt 86 Hatton 65 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,879 28 5 March 1977 Luton Town 2–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Husband 35Fuccillo 36 Kenilworth Road Luton 19,200 29 12 March 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Hereford United Todd 39Hibbitt 49 Briley 77 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,992 30 15 March 1977 Oldham Athletic 0–2 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland 55Daley 81 Boundary Park Oldham 11,808 31 26 March 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Hull City Richards 62Hibbitt 73 Hemmerman 74 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,598 32 5 April 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Bristol Rovers Daley 28 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,149 33 9 April 1977 Cardiff City 2–2 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Sayer 87Went 90 Daley 50Hibbitt 68 Ninian Park Cardiff 15,445 34 11 April 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 D Notts County Daley 30Richards 32 Bradd 41Mann 46 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,549 35 16 April 1977 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Hibbitt 57 pen.Richards 74 Ewood Park Blackburn 11,291 36 19 April 1977 Carlisle United 2–1 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Rafferty 7O'Neill 86 Hibbitt 30 Brunton Park Carlisle 8,533 37 23 April 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Orient Richards 84 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,877 38 26 April 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 W Cardiff City Palmer 58Sunderland 71Patching 88Hibbitt 90 Sayer 80 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,234 39 30 April 1977 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Park Plymouth 16,794 40 3 May 1977 Southampton 1–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Holmes 36 The Dell Southampton 20,216 41 7 May 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D Chelsea Richards 78 Langley 16 Molineux Wolverhampton 33,465 42 14 May 1977 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Hibbitt 20 Burnden Park Bolton 35,603 https://wolvescompletehistory.co.uk/197677-fixtures/ 1976/77 Second Division Wolves Complete Historyhttps://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/wolverhampton-wanderers-vs-luton-town-fc-25-sep-1976#slider-match-report-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Luton Town FC 25 Sep 1976 Hatters HeritageParrott 1998 192-194Rothmans 1977-78 204https://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luton-town-fc-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-5-mar-1977#slider-match-report-1 Luton Town FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 Mar 1977 Hatters Heritage League Cup 1976–77 Football League Cup 2nd Round 31 August 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 L Sheffield Wednesday Parkin 73 Potts 4Wylde 82 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,823 Rothmans 1977-78 500 FA Cup 1976–77 FA Cup 3rd Round 8 January 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 W Rotherham United Daley 11Richards 31 74 Crawford 28 62 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 23,605 4th Round 29 January 1977 Ipswich Town 2–2 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Mariner 75Burley 90 Richards 31 87 Portman Road Ipswich 32,996 4th Round Replay 2 February 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Ipswich Town Richards 22 Molineux Wolverhampton 33,686 5th Round 29 February 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Chester Hibbitt 81 Molineux Wolverhampton 37,803 6th Round 19 March 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 L Leeds United E. Gray 31 Molineux Wolverhampton 49,770 Rothmans 1977-78 481–484 References Bibliography Rothmans 1977-78 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977-78 (Editor: Peter Dunk) MacDonald and Jane's London 0-354-09018-6 Parrott Ron Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record Desert Island Books 1998 1-874287-18-X Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.