1976–77 Leicester City F.C. season explained

Club:Leicester City
Season:1976–77
Manager:Jimmy Bloomfield
Chairman:Walter Needham
League:First Division
League Result:11th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Worthington (14)
Average Attendance:18,806
Prevseason:1975–76
Nextseason:1977–78

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

See main article: 1976–77 Football League First Division.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1976 Manchester CityH2–222,612Alderson, Garland
24 August 1976 SunderlandA0–036,668
28 August 1976 West Ham UnitedA0–024,960
4 September 1976 EvertonH1–118,083Worthington
11 September 1976 Ipswich TownA0–019,610
18 September 1976 Queens Park RangersH2–218,439Rofe, Garland
25 September 1976 Aston VillaA0–236,652
29 September 1976 Stoke CityH1–015,391Worthington
2 October 1976 Coventry CityA1–120,957Worthington
16 October 1976 Bristol CityA1–020,102Worthington
23 October 1976 ArsenalH4–119,351Weller (2), Earle, Worthington (pen)
27 October 1976 LiverpoolH0–129,384
30 October 1976 MiddlesbroughA1–024,288Worthington
6 November 1976 Norwich CityH1–117,781Worthington
9 November 1976 LiverpoolA1–539,851Worthington
20 November 1976 Manchester UnitedH1–126,421Garland
27 November 1976 Leeds UnitedA2–229,713Worthington, Earle
4 December 1976 Birmingham CityH2–620,388Kember, Worthington (pen)
11 December 1976 West Bromwich AlbionA2–219,049Weller, Sims
18 December 1976 Tottenham HotspurH2–116,397Blockley, Earle
27 December 1976 Derby CountyA0–132,892
1 January 1977 Norwich CityA2–321,531Sammels, Earle
15 January 1977 SunderlandH2–016,051Alderson, Earle
22 January 1977 Manchester CityA0–537,609
5 February 1977 West Ham UnitedH2–016,201Worthington, Weller
12 February 1977 EvertonA2–128,024Earle, Alderson
19 February 1977 Ipswich TownH1–021,134Earle
26 February 1977 Queens Park RangersA2–320,356Earle, Sammels
5 March 1977 Aston VillaH1–122,038Sammels (pen)
12 March 1977 Coventry CityH3–116,766Alderson, Earle, Worthington
15 March 1977 MiddlesbroughH3–313,483Worthington, Kember, Earle
19 March 1977 Stoke CityA1–014,087Worthington
26 March 1977 Bristol CityH0–016,454
2 April 1977 ArsenalA0–323,013
9 April 1977 Newcastle UnitedA0–032,300
12 April 1977 Derby CountyH1–122,393Alderson
16 April 1977 Manchester UnitedA1–149,161Earle
30 April 1977 Birmingham CityA1–120,836Earle
4 May 1977 Newcastle UnitedH1–014,289Earle
7 May 1977 West Bromwich AlbionH0–518,139
14 May 1977 Tottenham HotspurA0–226,094
16 May 1977 Leeds UnitedH0–113,642

FA Cup

See main article: 1976–77 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R38 January 1977 Aston VillaH0–127,112

League Cup

See main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R21 September 1976 WrexhamA0–19,776

Squad

http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1977

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leicester City results for the 1976-1977 season - Statto.com . 30 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213162436/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1976-1977/results . 13 February 2016 . dead . dmy-all .