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1976–77 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Manchester United
season	1976–77
image	AjaxManchesterUnited1976a.jpg
caption	Ruud Krol celebrates after scoring for Ajax against United in the UEFA Cup, 15 September 1976
chairman	Louis Edwards
manager	Tommy Docherty
league	First Division
league result	6th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Winners
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Fifth Round
cup3	UEFA Cup
cup3 result	Second Round
league topscorer
Gordon Hill (15)
Stuart Pearson (15)
season topscorer
Gordon Hill (22)
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highest attendance	60,723 vs Tottenham Hotspur (4 September 1976)
lowest attendance	37,586 vs Tranmere Rovers (1 September 1976)
average attendance	53,390
prevseason	1975–76
nextseason	1977–78

Gordon Hill (15) Stuart Pearson (15) Gordon Hill (22) The 1976–77 season was Manchester United's 75th season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished sixth in the league and won the FA Cup, beating rivals Liverpool in the final to win their first major trophy since the European Cup triumph nine years prior. Despite this success, it was to be their last season under the management of Tommy Docherty, who had been at the helm for four-and-a-half years and revived United following several years of decline. During the close season, he was dismissed by the club after revealing his love affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist.

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
21 August 1976	Birmingham City	H	2–2	Coppell, Pearson	58,898
24 August 1976	Coventry City	A	2–0	Macari, Hill	26,775
28 August 1976	Derby County	A	0–0		30,054
4 September 1976	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–3	Coppell, Pearson	60,723
11 September 1976	Newcastle United	A	2–2	B. Greenhoff, Pearson	39,037
18 September 1976	Middlesbrough	H	2–0	McAndrew (o.g.), Pearson	56,712
25 September 1976	Manchester City	A	3–1	Coppell, McCreery, Daly	48,861
2 October 1976	Leeds United	A	2–0	Daly, Coppell	44,512
16 October 1976	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–4		36,615
23 October 1976	Norwich City	H	2–2	Daly (pen.), Hill	54,356
30 October 1976	Ipswich Town	H	0–1		57,416
6 November 1976	Aston Villa	A	2–3	Pearson. Hill	44,789
10 November 1976	Sunderland	H	3–3	Hill, Pearson, B. Greenhoff	42,685
20 November 1976	Leicester City	A	1–1	Daly (pen.)	26,421
27 November 1976	West Ham United	H	0–2		55,366
18 December 1976	Arsenal	A	1–3	McIlroy	39,572
27 December 1976	Everton	H	4–0	Pearson, J. Greenhoff, Hill, Macari	56,786
1 January 1977	Aston Villa	H	2–0	Pearson (2)	55,446
3 January 1977	Ipswich Town	A	1–2	Pearson	30,105
15 January 1977	Coventry City	H	2–0	Macari (2)	46,567
19 January 1977	Bristol City	H	2–1	Pearson, B. Greenhoff	43,051
22 January 1977	Birmingham City	A	3–2	J. Greenhoff, Pearson, Houston	35,316
5 February 1977	Derby County	H	3–1	Macari, Houston, Powell (o.g.)	54,044
12 February 1977	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–1	Macari, McIlroy, Hill	46,946
16 February 1977	Liverpool	H	0–0		57,487
19 February 1977	Newcastle United	H	3–1	J. Greenhoff (3)	51,828
5 March 1977	Manchester City	H	3–1	Pearson, Hill, Coppell	58,595
12 March 1977	Leeds United	H	1–0	Cherry (o.g.)	60,612
23 March 1977	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2	Hill (pen.), Coppell	51,053
2 April 1977	Norwich City	A	1–2	Powell (o.g.)	24,161
5 April 1977	Everton	A	2–1	Hill (2)	38,216
9 April 1977	Stoke City	H	3–0	Houston, Macari, Pearson	53,102
11 April 1977	Sunderland	A	1–2	Hill (pen.)	38,785
16 April 1977	Leicester City	H	1–1	J. Greenhoff	49,161
19 April 1977	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–4		28,848
26 April 1977	Middlesbrough	A	0–3		21,744
30 April 1977	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–0	Macari	50,788
3 May 1977	Liverpool	A	0–1		53,046
7 May 1977	Bristol City	A	1–1	J. Greenhoff (pen.)	28,864
11 May 1977	Stoke City	A	3–3	Hill (2), McCreery	24,204
14 May 1977	Arsenal	H	3–2	J. Greenhoff, Macari, Hill	53,232
16 May 1977	West Ham United	A	2–4	Hill, Pearson	29,904

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
8 January 1977	Round 3	Walsall	H	1–0	Hill	48,870
29 January 1977	Round 4	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–0	Macari	57,422
26 February 1977	Round 5	Southampton	A	2–2	Macari, Hill	29,137
8 March 1977	Round 5
Replay	Southampton	H	2–1	J. Greenhoff (2)	58,103
19 March 1977	Round 6	Aston Villa	H	2–1	Houston, Macari	57,089
23 April 1977	Semi-final	Leeds United	N	2–1	J. Greenhoff, Coppell	55,000
21 May 1977	Final	Liverpool	N	2–1	Pearson, J. Greenhoff	100,000

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
1 September 1976	Round 2	Tranmere Rovers	H	5–0	Daly (2), Macari, Pearson, Hill	37,586
22 September 1976	Round 3	Sunderland	H	2–2	Pearson, Clarke (o.g.)	46,170
4 October 1976	Round 3
Replay	Sunderland	A	2–2	B. Greenhoff, Daly (pen.)	46,170
6 October 1976	Round 3
2nd Replay	Sunderland	H	1–0	B. Greenhoff	47,689
27 October 1976	Round 4	Newcastle United	H	7–2	Houston, Hill (3), Pearson, Nicholl, Coppell	52,002
1 December 1976	Round 5	Everton	H	0–3		57,738

UEFA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
15 September 1976	Round 1
First leg	Ajax	A	0–1		30,000
29 September 1976	Round 1
Second leg	Ajax	H	2–0	Macari, McIlroy	58,918
20 October 1976	Round 2
First leg	Juventus	H	1–0	Hill	59,021
3 November 1976	Round 2
Second leg	Juventus	A	0–3		66,632

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	UEFA Cup	Total	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
GK	IRL Paddy Roche	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
GK	ENG Alex Stepney	40	0	7	0	6	0	4	0	57	0
DF	SCO Arthur Albiston	14(3)	0	1	0	2(2)	0	2(1)	0	19(6)	0
DF	SCO Martin Buchan	33	0	7	0	4	0	2	0	46	0
DF	SCO Alex Forsyth	3(1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4(1)	0
DF	ENG Brian Greenhoff	40	3	7	0	6	2	4	0	57	5
DF	SCO Stewart Houston	36	3	6	1	5	1	4	0	51	5
DF	NIR Jimmy Nicholl	39	0	7	0	5	1	4	0	55	1
DF	SCO Steve Paterson	2	0	0	0	1	0	0(2)	0	3(2)	0
DF	ENG Colin Waldron	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
MF	WAL Jonathan Clark	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0
MF	ENG Steve Coppell	40	6	7	1	5	1	4	0	56	8
MF	IRL Gerry Daly	16(1)	4	0(1)	0	6	3	4	0	26(2)	7
MF	NIR Tommy Jackson	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
MF	NIR David McCreery	9(16)	2	0(3)	0	3(2)	0	1(3)	0	13(24)	2
MF	NIR Chris McGrath	2(4)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	2(5)	0
MF	NIR Sammy McIlroy	39(1)	2	7	0	6	0	4	1	56(1)	3
FW	ENG Alan Foggon	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0
FW	ENG Jimmy Greenhoff	27	8	7	4	0	0	0	0	34	12
FW	ENG Gordon Hill	38(1)	15	7	2	6	4	4	1	55(1)	22
FW	SCO Lou Macari	38	9	7	3	4	1	4	1	53	14
FW	ENG Stuart Pearson	39	15	7	1	4	3	3	0	53	19
–	Own goals	–	4	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	5

References

"Manchester United Season 1976/77". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
(4 July 1977). "1977: Manchester United sack manager". BBC.

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