1976–77 Football League Cup

The 1976–77 Football League Cup was the seventeenth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 14 August 1976 and ended with the final going to a second replay on 13 April 1977.

The final was contested by First Division teams Aston Villa and Everton at Wembley Stadium in London, followed by replays at Hillsborough and finally being decided at Old Trafford.

1976–77 League Cup
CountryEngland &  Wales
Teams92
Defending championsManchester City
ChampionsAston Villa
Runners-upEverton

First round

First Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aldershot1–1Gillingham14 August 1976
Bournemouth0–0Torquay United14 August 1976
Bradford City1–1Oldham Athletic14 August 1976
Bury2–1Preston North End14 August 1976
Cardiff City2–1Bristol Rovers14 August 1976
Chester2–0Hereford United14 August 1976
Chesterfield3–1Rotherham United14 August 1976
Crewe Alexandra2–1Tranmere Rovers14 August 1976
Crystal Palace2–2Portsmouth14 August 1976
Doncaster Rovers1–1Lincoln City14 August 1976
Grimsby Town0–3Sheffield Wednesday14 August 1976
Halifax Town0–0Darlington14 August 1976
Huddersfield Town2–0Hartlepool14 August 1976
Mansfield Town2–0Scunthorpe United14 August 1976
Millwall2–1Colchester United14 August 1976
Oxford United1–0Cambridge United14 August 1976
Plymouth Argyle0–1Exeter City14 August 1976
Port Vale1–1Wrexham14 August 1976
Reading2–3Peterborough United14 August 1976
Rochdale0–1Blackburn Rovers14 August 1976
Shrewsbury Town0–1Walsall16 August 1976
Southend United1–1Brighton & Hove Albion14 August 1976
Southport1–2Carlisle United14 August 1976
Swansea City4–1Newport County14 August 1976
Swindon Town3–2Northampton Town14 August 1976
Watford1–1Brentford14 August 1976
Workington0–0Stockport County14 August 1976
York City0–0Barnsley14 August 1976

Second Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Barnsley0–0York City17 August 19760–0
Blackburn Rovers4–1Rochdale18 August 19765–1
Brentford0–2Watford17 August 19761–3
Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Southend United17 August 19763–2
Bristol Rovers4–4Cardiff City17 August 19765–6
Cambridge United2–0Oxford United17 August 19762–1
Carlisle United0–1Southport17 August 19762–2
Colchester United2–1Millwall17 August 19763–3
Darlington1–1Halifax Town18 August 19761–1
Exeter City1–0Plymouth Argyle18 August 19762–0
Gillingham2–0Aldershot18 August 19763–1
Hartlepool1–2Huddersfield Town18 August 19761–4
Hereford United4–3Chester18 August 19764–5
Lincoln City1–1Doncaster Rovers18 August 19762–2
Newport County1–0Swansea City17 August 19762–4
Northampton Town2–0Swindon Town18 August 19764–3
Oldham Athletic1–3Bradford City17 August 19762–4
Peterborough United0–1Reading18 August 19763–3
Portsmouth0–1Crystal Palace17 August 19762–3
Preston North End1–1Bury17 August 19762–3
Rotherham United3–0Chesterfield17 August 19764–3
Scunthorpe United2–0Mansfield Town17 August 19762–2
Sheffield Wednesday0–0Grimsby Town18 August 19763–0
Stockport County0–0Workington18 August 19760–0
Torquay United1–0Bournemouth17 August 19761–0
Tranmere Rovers3–1Crewe Alexandra18 August 19764–3
Walsall1–0Shrewsbury Town18 August 19762–0
Wrexham1–0Port Vale18 August 19762–1

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Carlisle United3–2Southport24 August 1976
Colchester United4–4[1][2]Millwall30 August 1976
Doncaster Rovers1–1[1][3]Lincoln City24 August 1976
Halifax Town1–2[1]Darlington30 August 1976
Peterborough United3–1[1]Reading25 August 1976
Scunthorpe United2–1Mansfield Town24 August 1976
Workington0–2Stockport County30 August 1976
York City1–2[1]Barnsley24 August 1976

Second round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal3–2Carlisle United31 August 1976
Aston Villa3–0Manchester City1 September 1976
Blackburn Rovers1–3Stockport County1 September 1976
Blackpool2–1Birmingham City31 August 1976
Bradford City1–2Bolton Wanderers1 September 1976
Bristol City0–1Coventry City31 August 1976
Bury2–1Darlington1 September 1976
Cardiff City1–3Queens Park Rangers1 September 1976
Chelsea3–1Sheffield United1 September 1976
Chester2–3Swansea City31 August 1976
Crystal Palace1–3Watford31 August 1976
Doncaster Rovers1–2Derby County31 August 1976
Everton3–0Cambridge United30 August 1976
Exeter City1–3Norwich City31 August 1976
Fulham1–1Peterborough United31 August 1976
Gillingham1–2Newcastle United1 September 1976
Ipswich Town0–0Brighton & Hove Albion31 August 1976
Orient1–0Hull City31 August 1976
Liverpool1–1West Bromwich Albion31 August 1976
Manchester United5–0Tranmere Rovers1 September 1976
Middlesbrough1–2Tottenham Hotspur31 August 1976
Northampton Town0–1Huddersfield Town31 August 1976
Rotherham United1–2Millwall1 September 1976
Scunthorpe United0–2Notts County31 August 1976
Southampton1–1Charlton Athletic31 August 1976
Stoke City2–1Leeds United1 September 1976
Sunderland3–1Luton Town31 August 1976
Torquay United1–0Burnley1 September 1976
Walsall2–4Nottingham Forest31 August 1976
West Ham United3–0Barnsley1 September 1976
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Sheffield Wednesday31 August 1976
Wrexham1–0Leicester City1 September 1976

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Ipswich Town7 September 1976
Charlton Athletic2–1Southampton7 September 1976
Peterborough United1–2Fulham7 September 1976
West Bromwich Albion1–0Liverpool6 September 1976

Third round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa2–1Norwich City21 September 1976
Blackpool1–1Arsenal21 September 1976
Charlton Athletic0–1West Ham United21 September 1976
Chelsea2–0Huddersfield Town20 September 1976
Derby County1–1Notts County22 September 1976
Fulham2–2Bolton Wanderers22 September 1976
Manchester United2–2Sunderland22 September 1976
Millwall0–0Orient21 September 1976
Newcastle United3–0Stoke City22 September 1976
Nottingham Forest0–3Coventry City21 September 1976
Queens Park Rangers2–1Bury21 September 1976
Sheffield Wednesday3–1Watford21 September 1976
Stockport County0–1Everton20 September 1976
Torquay United1–2Swansea City22 September 1976
Tottenham Hotspur2–3Wrexham22 September 1976
West Bromwich Albion0–2Brighton & Hove Albion22 September 1976

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal0–0[1]Blackpool28 September 1976
Bolton Wanderers2–2[1]Fulham4 October 1976
Notts County1–2Derby County4 October 1976
Sunderland2–2[1]Manchester United4 October 1976
Orient0–0[1]Millwall12 October 1976

2nd Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal2–0Blackpool4 October 1976
Fulham1–2Bolton Wanderers18 October 1976
Manchester United1–0Sunderland6 October 1976
Millwall3–0Orient19 October 1976

Fourth round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal2–1Chelsea26 October 1976
Aston Villa5–1Wrexham27 October 1976
Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Derby County26 October 1976
Everton3–0Coventry City26 October 1976
Manchester United7–2Newcastle United27 October 1976
Millwall3–0Sheffield Wednesday27 October 1976
Swansea City1–1Bolton Wanderers26 October 1976
West Ham United0–2Queens Park Rangers27 October 1976

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Bolton Wanderers5–1Swansea City2 November 1976
Derby County2–1Brighton & Hove Albion8 November 1976

Fifth Round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa2–0Millwall1 December 1976
Derby County1–2Bolton Wanderers1 December 1976
Manchester United0–3Everton1 December 1976
Queens Park Rangers2–1Arsenal1 December 1976

Semi-finals

First Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Everton1–1Bolton Wanderers18 January 1977
Queens Park Rangers0–0Aston Villa1 February 1977

Second Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aston Villa2–2[1]Queens Park Rangers16 February 19772–2
Bolton Wanderers0–1Everton15 February 19771–2

Replay
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Queens Park Rangers0–3Aston Villa22 February 1977 Highbury

Final
Main article: 1977 Football League Cup Final
Aston Villa0–0Everton
Attendance: 100,000
ASTON VILLA:
GK1John Burridge
DF2John Gidman
DF3John Robson
DF4Leighton Phillips
DF5Chris Nicholl
MF6Dennis Mortimer
MF7John Deehan
MF8Brian Little
FW9Andy Gray
MF10Alex Cropley
FW11Frank Carrodus
Manager:
Ron Saunders
EVERTON:
GK1David Lawson
DF2Dave Jones
DF3Terry Darracott
DF4Mick Lyons
DF5Ken McNaught
MF6Andy King
MF7Bryan Hamilton
MF8Martin Dobson
FW9Bob Latchford
FW10Duncan McKenzie
MF11Ronnie Goodlass
Manager:
Gordon Lee

First Replay
Aston Villa1 – 1 AETEverton
Kenyon og Latchford
Attendance: 55,000
ASTON VILLA:
GK1John Burridge
DF2John Gidman
DF3John Robson
DF4Leighton Phillips
DF5Chris Nicholl
MF6Dennis Mortimer
MF7John Deehan
MF8Brian Little
FW9Andy Gray
MF10Gordon Cowans
FW11Frank Carrodus
Manager:
Ron Saunders
EVERTON:
GK1David Lawson
DF2Mike Bernard
DF3Terry Darracott
DF4Mick Lyons
DF5Ken McNaught
MF6Andy King
MF7Bryan Hamilton
MF8Roger Kenyon
FW9Bob Latchford
FW10Duncan McKenzie
MF11Ronnie Goodlass
Substitute:
FW12Jim Pearson
Manager:
Gordon Lee

Second Replay
Aston Villa3–2Everton
Attendance: 54,749
ASTON VILLA:
GK1John Burridge
DF2John Gidman
DF3John Robson
DF4Leighton Phillips
DF5Chris Nicholl
MF6Dennis Mortimer
MF7John Deehan
MF8Brian Little
FW9Ray Graydon
MF10Alex Cropley
FW11Gordon Cowans
Substitute:
DF12Gordon Smith
Manager:
Ron Saunders
EVERTON:
GK1David Lawson
DF2Neil Robinson
DF3Terry Darracott
DF4Mick Lyons
DF5Ken McNaught
MF6Andy King
MF7Bryan Hamilton
MF8Martin Dobson
FW9Bob Latchford
FW10Jim Pearson
MF11Ronnie Goodlass
Substitute:
DF12Steve Seargeant
Manager:
Gordon Lee
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References

General
  • "English League Cup 1976/1977". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "English League Cup 1976–1977 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

Specific
  1. After Extra Time
  2. Millwall won 5–4 on penalties
  3. Doncaster Rovers won 4–2 on penalties
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