Chelsea
1976–77 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerEddie McCreadie
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division2nd
FA CupThird round
League CupFour round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Finnieston (24)
All: Steve Finnieston (26)
Highest home attendance55,003 vs Fulham
(27 December 1976)
Lowest home attendance16,883 vs Sheffield United
(1 September 1976)
Average home league attendance30,552
Biggest win5–1 v Hereford United
(1 January 1977)
Biggest defeat0–4 v (two matches)

The 1976–77 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-third competitive season.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) 42 22 13 7 84 45 +39 57 Promotion to the First Division
2 Chelsea (P) 42 21 13 8 73 53 +20 55
3 Nottingham Forest (P) 42 21 10 11 77 43 +34 52
4 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 11 11 75 54 +21 51
5 Blackpool 42 17 17 8 58 42 +16 51
6 Luton Town 42 21 6 15 67 48 +19 48
7 Charlton Athletic 42 16 16 10 71 58 +13 48
8 Notts County 42 19 10 13 65 60 +5 48
9 Southampton 42 17 10 15 72 67 +5 44
10 Millwall 42 15 13 14 57 53 +4 43
11 Sheffield United 42 14 12 16 54 63 −9 40
12 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 9 18 42 54 −12 39
13 Oldham Athletic 42 14 10 18 52 64 −12 38
14 Hull City 42 10 17 15 45 53 −8 37
15 Bristol Rovers 42 12 13 17 53 68 −15 37
16 Burnley 42 11 14 17 46 64 −18 36
17 Fulham 42 11 13 18 54 61 −7 35
18 Cardiff City 42 12 10 20 56 67 −11 34 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
19 Orient 42 9 16 17 37 55 −18 34
20 Carlisle United (R) 42 11 12 19 49 75 −26 34 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Plymouth Argyle (R) 42 8 16 18 46 65 −19 32
22 Hereford United (R) 42 8 15 19 57 78 −21 31
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
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