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| 1976/77 Results | |||||||||||
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| First Round | |||||||||||
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Byes
- The 22 1976/77 First
Division clubs plus the three clubs clubs relegated from the First Division in
1975/76
(Burnley, Sheffield United and Wolves) plus the 11 Division 2 clubs who
were 4th - 14th in the 1975/76 Division 2 table (Blackpool, Bolton, Charlton,
Chelsea, Fulham, Hull, Luton, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Orient and
Southampton). |
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| Sat | Aug | 14 | Aldershot | 1 | - | 1 | Gillingham | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Gillingham | 2 | - | 0 | Aldershot | ||||
| Gillingham won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Bournemouth | 0 | - | 0 | Torquay United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 0 | Bournemouth | ||||
| Torquay won 1-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 1 | Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | - | 3 | Bradford City | ||||
| Bradford City won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Bury | 2 | - | 1 | Preston North End | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 1 | Bury | ||||
| Bury won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Cardiff City | 2 | - | 1 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | - | 4 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Cardiff won 6-5 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Chester | 2 | - | 0 | Hereford United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Hereford United | 4 | - | 3 | Chester | ||||
| Chester won 5-4 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Chesterfield | 3 | - | 1 | Rotherham United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Rotherham United | 3 | - | 0 | Chesterfield | ||||
| Rotherham won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | - | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | - | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||||
| Tranmere won 4-3 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Crystal Palace | 2 | - | 2 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Portsmouth | 0 | - | 1 | Crystal Palace | ||||
| Crystal Palace won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Lincoln City | 1 | - | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | - | 2 |
Lincoln City |
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| (the replay was played at the City Ground, Nottingham Forest FC) | |||||||||||
| Doncaster won the replay 3-2 on penalties after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Grimsby Town | 0 | - | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | - | 0 | Grimsby Town | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday won 3-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Halifax Town | 0 | - | 0 | Darlington | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Darlington | 1 | - | 1 | Halifax Town | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 30 | Halifax Town | 1 | - | 2 |
Darlington |
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| Darlington won the replay after finishing 1-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | - | 0 | Hartlepool | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Hartlepool | 1 | - | 2 | Huddersfield Town | ||||
| Huddersfield won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Mansfield Town | 2 | - | 0 | Scunthorpe United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | - | 0 | Mansfield Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 24 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | - | 1 |
Mansfield Town |
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| Scunthorpe won the replay after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Millwall | 2 | - | 1 | Colchester United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Colchester United | 2 | - | 1 | Millwall | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 30 | Colchester United | 4 | - | 4 |
Millwall |
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| Millwall won the replay 4-2 on penalties after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 0 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Cambridge United | 2 | - | 0 | Oxford United | ||||
| Cambridge United won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | - | 1 | Exeter City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
| Exeter City won 2-0 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Port Vale | 1 | - | 1 | Wrexham | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 0 | Port Vale | ||||
| Wrexham won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Reading | 2 | - | 3 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Peterborough United | 0 | - | 1 | Reading | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 25 | Peterborough United | 3 | - | 1 |
Reading |
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| Posh won the replay after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Rochdale | 0 | - | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | - | 1 | Rochdale | ||||
| Blackburn won 5-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Mon | Aug | 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | - | 1 | Walsall | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Walsall | 1 | - | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Walsall won 2-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Southend United | 1 | - | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | - | 1 | Southend United | ||||
| Brighton won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Southport | 1 | - | 2 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Carlisle United | 0 | - | 1 | Southport | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 24 | Carlisle United | 3 | - | 2 |
Southport |
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| Carlisle won the replay after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Swansea City | 4 | - | 1 | Newport County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Newport County | 1 | - | 0 | Swansea City | ||||
| Swansea won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Swindon Town | 3 | - | 2 | Northampton Town | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Northampton Town | 2 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Northampton won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Watford | 1 | - | 1 | Brentford | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Brentford | 0 | - | 2 | Watford | ||||
| Watford won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | Workington | 0 | - | 0 | Stockport County | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Stockport County | 0 | - | 0 | Workington | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 30 | Stockport County | 2 | - | 0 |
Workington |
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| (the replay was played at Deepdale, Preston North End FC) | |||||||||||
| Stockport won the replay after finishing 0-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 14 | York City | 0 | - | 0 | Barnsley | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Barnsley | 0 | - | 0 | York City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 24 | York City | 1 | - | 2 |
Barnsley |
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| Barnsley won the replay after finishing 0-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
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| Second Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Arsenal | 3 | - | 2 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 0 | Manchester City (holders) | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | - | 3 | Stockport County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Blackpool | 2 | - | 1 | Birmingham City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Bristol City | 0 | - | 1 | Coventry City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Bury | 2 | - | 1 | Darlington | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Cardiff City | 1 | - | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Chelsea | 3 | - | 1 | Sheffield United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Chester | 2 | - | 3 | Swansea City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Crystal Palace | 1 | - | 3 | Watford | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | - | 2 | Derby County | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 30 | Everton | 3 | - | 0 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 3 | Norwich City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Fulham | 1 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 2 |
Fulham |
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| Wed | Sep | 1 | Gillingham | 1 | - | 2 | Newcastle United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Ipswich Town | 0 | - | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | - | 1 |
Ipswich Town |
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| Tue | Aug | 31 | Liverpool | 1 | - | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | - | 0 |
Liverpool |
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| Wed | Sep | 1 | Manchester United | 5 | - | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Middlesbrough | 1 | - | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Northampton Town | 0 | - | 1 | Huddersfield Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Orient | 1 | - | 0 | Hull City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Rotherham United | 1 | - | 2 | Millwall | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | - | 2 | Notts County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Southampton | 1 | - | 1 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | - | 1 |
Southampton |
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| Wed | Sep | 1 | Stoke City | 2 | - | 1 | Leeds United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Sunderland | 3 | - | 1 | Luton Town | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 0 | Burnley | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Walsall | 2 | - | 4 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | West Ham United | 3 | - | 0 | Barnsley | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | - | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 1 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 0 | Leicester City | ||||
| Third Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Sep | 21 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 1 | Norwich City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 21 | Blackpool | 1 | - | 1 | Arsenal | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 28 | Arsenal | 0 | - | 0 |
Blackpool |
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| Tue | Oct | 5 | Arsenal | 2 | - | 0 |
Blackpool |
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| Tue | Sep | 21 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | - | 1 | West Ham United | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 20 | Chelsea | 2 | - | 0 | Huddersfield Town | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 22 | Derby County | 1 | - | 1 | Notts County | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 4 | Notts County | 1 | - | 2 |
Derby County |
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| Wed | Sep | 22 | Fulham | 2 | - | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | - | 2 |
Fulham |
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| Mon | Oct | 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | - | 1 |
Fulham |
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| (the match was played at St Andrews, Birmingham City FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Sep | 22 | Manchester United | 2 | - | 2 | Sunderland | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 4 | Sunderland | 2 | - | 2 |
Manchester United |
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| Wed | Oct | 6 | Manchester United | 1 | - | 0 |
Sunderland |
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| Tue | Sep | 21 | Millwall | 0 | - | 0 | Orient | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 12 | Orient | 0 | - | 0 |
Millwall |
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| Tue | Oct | 19 | Millwall | 3 | - | 0 |
Orient |
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| (the match was played at Highbury, Arsenal FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Sep | 22 | Newcastle United | 3 | - | 0 | Stoke City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | - | 3 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | - | 1 | Bury | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | - | 1 | Watford | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 20 | Stockport County | 0 | - | 1 | Everton | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 22 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 2 | Swansea City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | - | 3 | Wrexham | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | - | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Fourth Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Oct | 26 | Arsenal | 2 | - | 1 | Chelsea | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 27 | Aston Villa | 5 | - | 1 | Wrexham | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | - | 1 | Derby County | ||||
| Mon | Nov | 8 | Derby County | 2 | - | 1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
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| Tue | Oct | 26 | Everton | 3 | - | 0 | Coventry City | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 27 | Manchester United | 7 | - | 2 | Newcastle United | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 27 | Millwall | 3 | - | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 26 | Swansea City | 1 | - | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | - | 1 |
Swansea City |
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| Wed | Oct | 27 | West Ham United | 0 | - | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Fifth Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Dec | 1 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 0 | Millwall | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 1 | Derby County | 1 | - | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 1 | Manchester United | 0 | - | 3 | Everton | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | - | 1 | Arsenal | ||||
| Semi-Finals (home and away legs) | |||||||||||
| Tue | Jan | 18 | Everton | 1 | - | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Tue | Feb | 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | - | 1 | Everton | ||||
| Everton won 2-1 on aggregate. | |||||||||||
| Tue | Feb | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | - | 0 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Wed | Feb | 16 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Tue | Feb | 22 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 0 |
Queens Park Rangers |
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| Aston Villa won the replay played at Highbury, Arsenal FC, after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Final (at Wembley Stadium, London) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Mar | 12 | Aston Villa | 0 | - | 0 | Everton | ||||
| Final Replay (at Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Mar | 16 | Aston Villa | 1 | - | 1 | Everton | ||||
| Final 2nd Replay (at Old Trafford, Manchester United FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Apr | 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 2 | Everton | ||||
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