1976–77 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
1976–77 season
ChairmanBob Lord
ManagerJoe Brown
(until February 1977)
Harry Potts
Division Two16th
League Cup2nd Round
FA Cup4th Round
Anglo-Scottish CupPreliminary Group
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Noble (13)
All: Peter Noble (15)
Highest home attendance20,433 v Bolton Wanderers
(12 April 1977)
Lowest home attendance8,427 v Millwall
(18 December 1976)
Average home league attendance12,010[1]

The 1976–77 season was Burnley's first consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were initially managed by Joe Brown until February 1977, when Harry Potts took over.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Two League Cup FA Cup AS Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Paul Bradshaw 4 2 3+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Brennan 33 2 31+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Terry Cochrane 24 4 20+1 4 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Paul Fletcher 35 6 30+1 4 0+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 0
MF Wales WAL Brian Flynn 48 4 41+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 1 3+0 1
FW England ENG Ray Hankin 10 2 6+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Billy Ingham 32 3 24+3 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Joe Jakub 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG David Loggie 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Tony Morley 36 2 31+3 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Colin Morris 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Keith Newton 37 1 30+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Peter Noble 49 15 42+0 13 1+0 0 3+0 1 3+0 1
DF England ENG Terry Pashley 11 0 10+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Gerry Peyton 13 0 10+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Peter Robinson 23 1 20+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Billy Rodaway 49 0 42+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Derek Scott 19 0 13+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Malcolm Smith 32 11 30+0 11 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Alan Stevenson 36 0 32+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Mike Summerbee 16 0 12+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Thomson 34 0 27+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0

Matches

Football League Division Two

Key
Results
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
21 August 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 0–0 19,480
24 August 1976 Fulham (H) 3–1 Hankin 17', Bradshaw 27', Noble 58' (pen.) 11,506
28 August 1976 Luton Town (H) 1–2 Bradshaw 36' 12,262
4 September 1976 Hereford United (A) 0–3 9,548
11 September 1976 Southampton (H) 2–0 Hankin 20', Noble 63' 9,142
18 September 1976 Carlisle United (A) 1–2 Smith 71' 8,969
25 September 1976 Hull City (H) 0–0 10,320
2 October 1976 Sheffield United (A) 0–1 16,082
9 October 1976 Orient (H) 3–3 Fletcher 23', Cochrane 37', Smith 48' 10,228
16 October 1976 Charlton Athletic (H) 4–4 Smith 12', Noble 72', Fletcher 74', Cochrane 85' 10,601
23 October 1976 Nottingham Forest (A) 2–5 Flynn 19', Smith 48' 15,279
30 October 1976 Plymouth Argyle (A) 1–0 Smith 58' 14,704
6 November 1976 Oldham Athletic (H) 1–0 Noble 59' (pen.) 14,305
9 November 1976 Bolton Wanderers (A) 1–2 Smith 1' 21,737
20 November 1976 Bristol Rovers (H) 1–1 Noble 10' 10,371
27 November 1976 Chelsea (A) 1–2 Noble 77' 28,595
4 December 1976 Cardiff City (H) 0–0 8,967
18 December 1976 Millwall (H) 1–3 Cochrane 31' 8,427
27 December 1976 Blackburn Rovers (A) 2–2 Noble 80', Brennan 88' 22,189
28 December 1976 Blackpool (H) 0–0 19,682
3 January 1977 Plymouth Argyle (H) 0–2 10,406
15 January 1977 Fulham (A) 2–2 Noble 24' (pen.), Fletcher 30' 8,815
22 January 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 0–0 13,638
5 February 1977 Luton Town (A) 0–2 8,638
12 February 1977 Hereford United (H) 1–1 Noble 54' 8,748
15 February 1977 Oldham Athletic (A) 1–3 Flynn 20' 12,438
19 February 1977 Southampton (A) 0–2 17,981
26 February 1977 Carlisle United (H) 2–0 Cochrane 54', Noble 67' (pen.) 10,834
2 March 1977 Notts County (A) 1–5 Smith 70' 8,492
5 March 1977 Hull City (A) 1–4 Smith 4' 6,636
12 March 1977 Sheffield United (H) 1–0 Smith 67' 10,608
19 March 1977 Orient (A) 1–0 Brennan 9' 5,610
2 April 1977 Nottingham Forest (H) 0–1 11,112
8 April 1977 Blackburn Rovers (H) 3–1 Smith 6', Noble 63', Robinson 82' 17,372
9 April 1977 Blackpool (A) 1–1 Smith 32' 14,526
12 April 1977 Bolton Wanderers (H) 0–0 20,433
16 April 1977 Bristol Rovers (A) 1–1 Noble 64' 6,375
23 April 1977 Chelsea (H) 1–0 Ingham 85' 14,977
26 April 1977 Charlton Athletic (A) 2–5 Newton 24', Ingham 83' 6,592
30 April 1977 Cardiff City (A) 1–0 Noble 6' 11,247
7 May 1977 Notts County (H) 3–1 Morley (2) 9', 85', Fletcher 27' 11,699
14 May 1977 Millwall (A) 0–2 6,833

Final league position

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
8 January 1977 Round 3 Lincoln City (H) 2–2 Noble 11', Fletcher 58' 11,583
12 January 1977 Replay Lincoln City (A) 1–0 Fletcher 70' 11,414
29 January 1977 Round 4 Port Vale (A) 1–2 Flynn 89' (pen.) 18,068

League Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
2 September 1976 Round 2 Torquay United (A) 0–1 7,084

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
7 August 1976 Preliminary Group Blackburn Rovers (A) 1–1 Flynn 42' 11,012
11 August 1976 Preliminary Group Blackpool (A) 1–2 Noble 89' 9,386
14 August 1976 Preliminary Group Bolton Wanderers (H) 1–0 Ingham 25' 9,028

References

  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 362