1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup Explained

1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Country:	&
Num Teams:	24
Winners:	Nottingham Forest
Second:	Orient
Prev Season:	1975–76
Next Season:	1977–78

The 1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the second edition of the tournament. It was won by Nottingham Forest, who beat Orient in a two-legged final by 5–1 on aggregate.^[1]

English group

Group A

Home team Result Away team Date Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Burnley 7 August 1976 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Blackpool 7 August 1976 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Blackpool 9 August 1976 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Blackburn Rovers 10 August 1976 Blackpool 2–1 Burnley 11 August 1976 Burnley 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 14 August 1976

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Group B

Home team Result Away team Date Bristol City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 7 August 1976 Notts County 0–0 Nottingham Forest 7 August 1976 Bristol City 2–0 Notts County 10 August 1976 Nottingham Forest 3–2 West Bromwich Albion 11 August 1976 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Bristol City 14 August 1976 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Notts County 14 August 1976

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Group C

Home team Result Away team Date Chelsea 0–0 Fulham 7 August 1976 Norwich City 0–0 Orient 7 August 1976 Chelsea 1–1 Norwich City 11 August 1976 Orient 2–1 Fulham 11 August 1976 Fulham 1–1 Norwich City 14 August 1976 Orient 2–1 Chelsea 14 August 1976

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Group D

Home team Result Away team Date Middlesbrough 2–0 Hull City 7 August 1976 Sheffield United 0–1 Newcastle United 7 August 1976 Hull City 0–0 Newcastle United 10 August 1976 Sheffield United 0–1 Middlesbrough 10 August 1976 Hull City 1–0 Sheffield United 14 August 1976 Newcastle United 3–0 Middlesbrough 14 August 1976

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Scottish group

1st round 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Ayr United	0–0	Clydebank	7 August 1976
Dundee United	1–0	Aberdeen	7 August 1976
Motherwell	1–1	Kilmarnock	7 August 1976
Raith Rovers	1–2	Partick Thistle	7 August 1976

1st round 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Clydebank	0–1	Ayr United	9 August 1976
Aberdeen	3–1	Dundee United	11 August 1976
Kilmarnock	4–0	Motherwell	11 August 1976
Partick Thistle	3–1	Raith Rovers	11 August 1976

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Partick Thistle	14 September 1976
Nottingham Forest	2–1	Kilmarnock	14 September 1976
Aberdeen	0–1	Orient	15 September 1976
Ayr United	3–0	Newcastle United	15 September 1976

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Kilmarnock	2–2	Nottingham Forest	28 September 1976
Orient	1–0	Aberdeen	29 September 1976
Partick Thistle	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	29 September 1976

Ayr United were awarded semi-final place after Newcastle United were disqualified for fielding a weakened team during the first leg.

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Nottingham Forest	2–1	Ayr United	20 October 1976
Partick Thistle	0–1	Orient	8 November 1976

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Ayr United	0–2	Nottingham Forest	3 November 1976
Orient	3–2	Partick Thistle	24 November 1976

Notes and references

• Web site: Anglo-Scottish Cup 1976/1977 . 22 September 2017 . Football Club History Database.

Notes and References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/texacohist.html Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results