1976–77 West Ham United F.C. season

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1976–77 season of West Ham United

West Ham United 1976–77 football season

West Ham United narrowly escaped relegation by finishing 17th in the First Division in the 1976–77 season.

Season summary[edit]

Although West Ham ended their run of seven months without a League victory in August 1976 by beating Queens Park Rangers, they dropped to the bottom of the table after failing to win any of their other first twelve League games. At the start of April 1977, they still occupied last place, but after a succession of draws they beat Manchester United 4–2 at Upton Park[1] in their last fixture to avoid relegation by two points, having lost just one of their last thirteen matches. Perversely, many of their better performances came against teams towards the top of the table: as well as doing a League double over Manchester United, they took three points off the champions Liverpool and also beat Arsenal at Highbury and Manchester City at home. Pop Robson, who had re-signed for the club from Sunderland, was their top scorer with 14 goals.[2]

West Ham also struggled in the cups, and they were convincingly beaten by Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

League table[edit]

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results[edit]

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
21 August 1976 Aston Villa A 0–4 39,012
23 August 1976 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 31,668 Paddon
28 August 1976 Leicester City H 0–0 24,960
4 September 1976 Stoke City H 1–2 19,131 A Taylor
11 September 1976 Arsenal H 0–2 31,965
18 September 1976 Bristol City A 1–1 28,932 A Taylor
25 September 1976 Sunderland H 1–1 24,319 Jennings
2 October 1976 Manchester City A 2–4 37,795 A Taylor, Doyle (o.g.)
6 October 1976 Leeds United H 1–3 21,909 Jennings
16 October 1976 Ipswich Town H 0–2 24,534
23 October 1976 Everton A 2–3 23,163 McNaught (o.g.), Bonds
30 October 1976 West Bromwich Albion A 0–3 19,856
6 November 1976 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–3 28,997 P Robson, Bonds, Jennings, Brooking, Curbishley
10 November 1976 Norwich City A 0–1 24,762
20 November 1976 Newcastle United A 1–2 21,324 P Robson
27 November 1976 Manchester United A 2–0 55,366 Brooking, Jennings
4 December 1976 Middlesbrough H 0–1 20,184
18 December 1976 Liverpool H 2–0 24,175 Brooking, Jennings
27 December 1976 Birmingham City A 0–0 39,978
1 January 1977 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 44,972 Brooking
3 January 1977 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 25,236
22 January 1977 Aston Villa H 0–1 27,577
5 February 1977 Leicester City A 0–2 16,201
12 February 1977 Stoke City H 1–0 20,160 P Robson
19 February 1977 Arsenal A 3–2 38,221 A Taylor (2), Jennings
26 February 1977 Bristol City H 2–0 29,713 Bonds (pen), Jennings
5 March 1977 Sunderland A 0–6 35,357
12 March 1977 Manchester City H 1–0 24,974 P Robson
22 March 1977 Ipswich Town A 1–4 27,315 P Robson (pen)
2 April 1977 Everton H 2–2 22,518 P Robson (2)
4 April 1977 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 24,930 P Robson
8 April 1977 Birmingham City H 2–2 28,167 Jennings, Pike
9 April 1977 Coventry City A 1–1 15,816 P Robson
11 April 1977 Norwich City H 1–0 27,084 Pike
16 April 1977 Newcastle United A 0–3 30,967
20 April 1977 Derby County A 1–1 21,380 Pike (pen)
26 April 1977 Leeds United A 1–1 16,891 P Robson
29 April 1977 Middlesbrough A 1–1 16,500 P Robson
4 May 1977 Coventry City H 2–0 25,461 P Robson, Pike (pen)
7 May 1977 Derby County H 2–2 32,079 Pike, Jennings
14 May 1977 Liverpool A 0–0 55,675
16 May 1977 Manchester United H 4–2 29,311 Lampard, Pike, P Robson (2)

FA Cup[edit]

League Cup[edit]

Players[edit]

References[edit]