1976–77 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1976–77 season
ChairmanWalter Needham
ManagerJimmy Bloomfield
First Division11th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerWorthington (14)
Average home league attendance18,806

During the 1976–77 English football season, Leicester City competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Leicester made a slow start to the season with six consecutive draws, but were fifth in the table and in the UEFA Cup places after thirteen games, despite scoring only thirteen goals. Following that though, the team suffered from a lack of consistency and finished the campaign with only one win from the final ten league matches, but managed an 11th place finish. A week after the end of the season, Jimmy Bloomfield resigned as manager.

Final league table

Main article: 1976–77 Football League First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Everton 42 14 14 14 62 64 −2 42
10 Leeds United 42 15 12 15 48 51 −3 42
11 Leicester City 42 12 18 12 47 60 −13 42
12 Middlesbrough 42 14 13 15 40 45 −5 41
13 Birmingham City 42 13 12 17 63 61 +2 38
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 August 1976 Manchester City H 2–2 22,612 Alderson, Garland
24 August 1976 Sunderland A 0–0 36,668
28 August 1976 West Ham United A 0–0 24,960
4 September 1976 Everton H 1–1 18,083 Worthington
11 September 1976 Ipswich Town A 0–0 19,610
18 September 1976 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 18,439 Rofe, Garland
25 September 1976 Aston Villa A 0–2 36,652
29 September 1976 Stoke City H 1–0 15,391 Worthington
2 October 1976 Coventry City A 1–1 20,957 Worthington
16 October 1976 Bristol City A 1–0 20,102 Worthington
23 October 1976 Arsenal H 4–1 19,351 Weller (2), Earle, Worthington (pen)
27 October 1976 Liverpool H 0–1 29,384
30 October 1976 Middlesbrough A 1–0 24,288 Worthington
6 November 1976 Norwich City H 1–1 17,781 Worthington
9 November 1976 Liverpool A 1–5 39,851 Worthington
20 November 1976 Manchester United H 1–1 26,421 Garland
27 November 1976 Leeds United A 2–2 29,713 Worthington, Earle
4 December 1976 Birmingham City H 2–6 20,388 Kember, Worthington (pen)
11 December 1976 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 19,049 Weller, Sims
18 December 1976 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 16,397 Blockley, Earle
27 December 1976 Derby County A 0–1 32,892
1 January 1977 Norwich City A 2–3 21,531 Sammels, Earle
15 January 1977 Sunderland H 2–0 16,051 Alderson, Earle
22 January 1977 Manchester City A 0–5 37,609
5 February 1977 West Ham United H 2–0 16,201 Worthington, Weller
12 February 1977 Everton A 2–1 28,024 Earle, Alderson
19 February 1977 Ipswich Town H 1–0 21,134 Earle
26 February 1977 Queens Park Rangers A 2–3 20,356 Earle, Sammels
5 March 1977 Aston Villa H 1–1 22,038 Sammels (pen)
12 March 1977 Coventry City H 3–1 16,766 Alderson, Earle, Worthington
15 March 1977 Middlesbrough H 3–3 13,483 Worthington, Kember, Earle
19 March 1977 Stoke City A 1–0 14,087 Worthington
26 March 1977 Bristol City H 0–0 16,454
2 April 1977 Arsenal A 0–3 23,013
9 April 1977 Newcastle United A 0–0 32,300
12 April 1977 Derby County H 1–1 22,393 Alderson
16 April 1977 Manchester United A 1–1 49,161 Earle
30 April 1977 Birmingham City A 1–1 20,836 Earle
4 May 1977 Newcastle United H 1–0 14,289 Earle
7 May 1977 West Bromwich Albion H 0–5 18,139
14 May 1977 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 26,094
16 May 1977 Leeds United H 0–1 13,642

FA Cup

Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1977 Aston Villa H 0–1 27,112

League Cup

Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1 September 1976 Wrexham A 0–1 9,776

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ENG Mark Wallington
- DF  ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF  ENG Dennis Rofe
- MF  ENG Steve Kember
- DF  ENG Alan Woollett
- DF  ENG Steve Sims
- MF  ENG Keith Weller
- MF  ENG Jon Sammels
- FW  ENG Frank Worthington
- MF  SCO Brian Alderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW  ENG Steve Earle
- DF  ENG Jeff Blockley
- FW  ENG Chris Garland
- MF  ENG Alan Birchenall
- MF  ENG Steve Bicknell
- FW  ENG Bob Lee
- MF  ENG Winston White
- DF  ENG Steve Yates
- DF  ENG Larry May
- DF  ENG Peter Welsh

References

  1. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1976-1977 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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