1976–77 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
1976–77 season
ManagerPeter Morris
Third Division1st
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFifth Round

The 1976–77 season was Mansfield Town's 40th season in the Football League and 13th in the Third Division, they finished in 1st position with 64 points gaining their first promotion to the second tier.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1976–77 Football League § Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mansfield Town 46 28 8 10 78 42 +36 64 Division Champions, promoted
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 25 11 10 83 40 +43 61 Promoted
3 Crystal Palace 46 23 13 10 68 40 +28 59
4 Rotherham United 46 22 15 9 69 44 +25 59
5 Wrexham 46 24 10 12 80 54 +26 58
Source: rsssf.com

Results

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1976–77 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 21 August 1976 Preston North End H 3–1 5,688 McCaffrey, Eccles (2)
2 28 August 1976 Rotherham United A 0–3 5,358
3 4 September 1976 Grimsby Town H 3–0 5,221 Eccles (3)
4 7 September 1976 Oxford United A 3–0 4,017 Eccles, Foster, Randall
5 11 September 1976 York City A 1–0 2,716 Eccles
6 18 September 1976 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 6,859 Randall
7 25 September 1976 Crystal Palace A 0–2 14,760
8 2 October 1976 Bury H 5–0 6,519 Matthews, Miller (2), Randall (2)
9 9 October 1976 Peterborough United A 1–2 7,031 McCaffrey
10 16 October 1976 Chester A 0–1 4,252
11 23 October 1976 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 7,231 Foster
12 30 October 1976 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 15,982 Miller, Matthews
13 2 November 1976 Shrewsbury Town A 0–0 6,161
14 6 November 1976 Lincoln City H 3–1 8,232 Jim McCaffrey, Hodgson, Hubbard (o.g.)
15 8 November 1976 Reading H 4–0 7,636 Randall (4)
16 13 November 1976 Gillingham A 1–3 5,457 Hodgson
17 27 November 1976 Swindon Town H 1–1 6,683 Hodgson
18 18 December 1976 Wrexham H 2–0 5,399 Hodgson, Miller
19 27 December 1976 Chesterfield A 1–0 11,826 Randall
20 28 December 1976 Port Vale H 2–1 7,977 Randall, Moss
21 11 January 1977 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 13,761 Moss
22 18 January 1977 Portsmouth A 2–2 10,720 Moss, Miller
23 22 January 1977 Preston North End A 2–1 11,110 Moss, Foster
24 5 February 1977 Rotherham United H 3–1 11,527 Moss, Randall, Morris
25 7 February 1977 Oxford United H 3–0 8,207 Moss (2), Bird
26 12 February 1977 Grimsby Town A 1–0 5,536 Foster
27 15 February 1977 Lincoln City A 2–3 9,588 Bird, McEwan
28 19 February 1977 York City H 4–1 7,576 Randall (2), Bird, Morris
29 28 February 1977 Walsall H 3–0 8,026 Bird, Morris, Robinson (o.g.)
30 5 March 1977 Crystal Palace H 1–0 10,944 Foster
31 8 March 1977 Northampton Town H 1–0 7,238 Randall
32 12 March 1977 Bury A 0–2 5,321
33 19 March 1977 Peterborough United H 1–1 7,692 Cooke
34 21 March 1977 Tranmere Rovers A 0–4 2,121
35 26 March 1977 Chester H 1–1 6,976 Moss
36 2 April 1977 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 23,034 Moss
37 9 April 1977 Port Vale H 4–1 4,389 Bird (2), Foster, Randall
38 11 April 1977 Chesterfield H 2–1 11,905 Bird, Moss
39 12 April 1977 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 9,840 Bird, McEwan
40 16 April 1977 Reading A 0–1 5,121
41 19 April 1977 Walsall A 2–1 7,001 Moss, Hynd (o.g.)
42 23 April 1977 Gillingham H 2–2 8,191 Randall, Foster
43 30 April 1977 Swindon Town A 1–0 6,015 Foster
44 2 May 1977 Portsmouth H 2–0 10,744 Foster, Randall
45 7 May 1977 Northampton Town H 3–0 11,314 McEwan, Bird, Moss
46 14 May 1977 Wrexham A 1–0 20,754 Moss

FA Cup

Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 20 November 1976 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 9,025
R1 Replay 22 November 1976 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 9,036 Randall, Eccles
R2 15 December 1976 Matlock Town A 2–5 8,181 Foster, Matthews

League Cup

Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 14 August 1976 Scunthorpe United H 2–0 5,224 McCaffrey, Eccles
R1 2nd leg 17 August 1976 Scunthorpe United A 0–2 3,164
R1 Replay 24 August 1976 Scunthorpe United A 1–2 4,319 McCaffrey

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Rod Arnold 46 0 3 0 3 0 52 0
DF England Kevin Bird 37(1) 8 0 0 3 0 40(1) 8
DF England Barry Foster 39 0 1 0 3 0 43 0
DF England Colin Foster 44 9 3 1 0 0 47 10
DF England Ian MacKenzie 28 0 3 0 3 0 34 0
DF Scotland Sandy Pate 14 0 0 0 3 0 17 0
DF England Mick Saxby 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
DF England Ian Wood 13(1) 0 2 0 0 0 15(2) 0
MF England Gordon Hodgson 46 4 3 0 3 0 52 4
MF England Micky Laverick 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
MF England Paul Matthews 17(1) 2 1 1 0 0 18(1) 3
MF England Jim McCaffrey 16(2) 3 3 0 3 2 22(2) 5
MF England Ian McDonald 15(7) 0 2 0 0 0 17(7) 0
MF Scotland Billy McEwan 23 3 0 0 0 0 23 3
MF England Peter Morris 32 3 3 0 3 0 38 3
FW England Robbie Cooke 3(6) 1 1 0 0 0 4(6) 1
FW England Terry Eccles 10 7 2 1 3 1 15 9
FW England Johnny Miller 40 5 3 0 3 0 46 5
FW England Ernie Moss 29 13 0 0 0 0 29 13
FW England Kevin Randall 44 17 3 1 1 0 48 18
– Own goals – 3 – 0 – 0 – 3

References

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  1. ^ 1976–77 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)