| Tournament Name: | 1976 Pot Black |
| Dates: | Recorded early 1976 (broadcast) |
| Venue: | Pebble Mill Studios |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Winners Share: | £1000 |
| Highest Break: |  Eddie Charlton (64) |
| Winner: | John Spencer |
| Runner Up: | Dennis Taylor |
| Score: | 69–42 |
| Previous: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1977 |
The 1976 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Friday 21 May 1976 [1] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.
Willie Thorne made his debut in this year's tournament against Fred Davis in the first show of the series. John Spencer won his third title beating Dennis Taylor 69-42 [2] [3]
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Davis | 1–0 | Willie Thorne | 21 May 1976 | |
| Dennis Taylor | 0–1 | Rex Williams | 4 June 1976 | |
| Willie Thorne | 0–1 | Dennis Taylor | 18 June 1976 | |
| Fred Davis | 0–1 | Rex Williams | 2 July 1976 | |
| Willie Thorne | 0–1 | Rex Williams | 30 July 1976 | |
| Fred Davis | 0–1 | Dennis Taylor | 13 August 1976 |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Charlton | 1–0 | Graham Miles | 28 May 1976 | |
| John Spencer | 0–1 | Ray Reardon | 11 June 1976 | |
| Ray Reardon | 0–1 | Eddie Charlton | 25 June 1976 | |
| Graham Miles | 0–1 | John Spencer | 23 July 1976 | |
| Eddie Charlton | 0–1 | John Spencer | 6 August 1976 | |
| Ray Reardon | 0–1 | Graham Miles | 20 August 1976 |