| Tournament Name: | 1977 Pot Black |
| Dates: | Recorded late December 1976 (broadcast) |
| Venue: | Pebble Mill Studios |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Winners Share: | £1000 |
| Highest Break: |  Perrie Mans (59) |
| Winner: | Perrie Mans |
| Runner Up: | Doug Mountjoy |
| Score: | 90–21 |
| Previous: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1978 |
The 1977 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and this year, the tournament expanded from 8 to 12 players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Friday 7 January 1977 [1] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.
With 12 players now competing in this series, The round robin format has now become 4 groups of 3 players. The two debutants Perrie Mans and Doug Mountjoy faced each other in the final which Mans won 90-21.[2] [3]
The draw for the group stages was done by Denis Howell, the Minister of Sport and shown before the first match.
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Charlton | 1–0 | Rex Williams | 7 January 1977 | |
 Cliff Thorburn | 1–0 | Rex Williams | 4 February 1977 | |
| Eddie Charlton | 0–1 | Cliff Thorburn | 4 March 1977 |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Spencer | 0–1 | Doug Mountjoy | 14 January 1977 | |
| Doug Mountjoy | 1–0 | John Pulman | 11 February 1977 | |
| John Spencer | 0–1 | John Pulman | 11 March 1977 |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Davis | 1–0 | Ray Reardon | 21 January 1977 | |
| Perrie Mans | 1–0 | Fred Davis | 18 February 1977 | |
| Ray Reardon | 0–1 | Perrie Mans | 18 March 1977 |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Miles | 1–0 | Dennis Taylor | 28 January 1977 | |
| Willie Thorne | 1–0 | Dennis Taylor | 25 February 1977 | |
| Graham Miles | 0–1 | Willie Thorne | 25 March 1977 |