1976–77 season | |||
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Chairman | BJ Appleby, QC | ||
Manager | Brian Clough | ||
Stadium | The City Ground | ||
Second Division | 3rd | ||
FA Cup | 4th round | ||
League Cup | 3rd round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Withe (16) All: Withe (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 31,004 (League) 38,284 (Cup) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,393 (League) 12,717 (Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,540 (League) | ||
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The 1976–77 season was Nottingham Forest's 112th year in existence and fifth campaign consecutive in the Second Division since their relegation in 1972.
Summary
During summer chairman BJ Appleby appointed Brighton & Hove Albion manager Peter Taylor as new assistant for Clough, now in his third season with the club. The 1972 First Division Champion Duo was reunited again after two campaigns now in Second Division.[1] The club reinforced the squad with several players, for the offensive line arriving striker Garry Birtles from Long Eaton United,[2] forward Peter Withe was bought from Birmingham City.[3] and Taylor asked for the return of Tony Woodcock[4] after a loan spell from Lincoln City F.C. The defensive line had a poor performance through September, Middleton replaced Wells as Goalkeeper starter and Taylor asked for the transfer in of central-back defender Larry Lloyd arriving from Coventry City during October allowing McGovern came back as midfielder.[5] Forest ended their season by beating Millwall 1–0, thanks to an own goal by Moore netting the winner, leaving them on 52 points with Bolton Wanderers (who draw Luton Town 1–1 on the same day) on 48 with three more games to play. Forest's destiny was not in their own hands, on 10 May Bolton won 2-1 to Cardiff City netting 50 and needed only two points in two more matches to overtake Forest.
On May 14th, Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 at Burnden Park. In their final match Bolton only draw 2-2 to Bristol Rovers. The promotion was unusually close throughout the campaign and the final table saw Forest clinching the last 3rd spot just one point ahead of the teams in 4th (Bolton) and 5th (Blackpool). Also, the team won the Anglo-Scottish Cup during December after defeated Leyton Orient in the Finals with a massive 5–1 aggregate score.
Meanwhile, in League Cup the club advanced to the third round being defeated by Coventry City. In FA Cup the squad was eliminated in fourth round after a replay against Southampton F.C.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
MF | Sean Haslegrave | Stoke City | £50,000 |
FW | Garry Birtles | Long Eaton United | £2,000 |
FW | Peter Withe | Birmingham City | |
DF | Larry Lloyd | Coventry City | £49,000 |
FW | Tony Woodcock | Lincoln City | loan ended |
MF | Steve Burke | Youth team | |
GK | Chris Woods | Youth team | |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Bert Bowery | Hull City F.C. | |
DF | Glynn Saunders | ||
MF | Paul Richardson | Chester City F.C. | |
DF | John Cottam | Chesterfield F.C. | |
DF | Liam O'Kane | retired | |
DF | David Sunley | Hull City F.C. | |
GK | Peter Wells | Southampton F.C. | |
Statistics
Players statistics
The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1976–77 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1976–77 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | Anglo-Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Middleton | 49 | -47 | 38 | -34 | 1 | -2 | 5 | -7 | 5 | -4 | |
DF | ENG | Anderson | 49 | 2 | 32+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Lloyd | 34 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | Chapman | 41 | 4 | 29+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
DF | ENG | Clark | 56 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
MF | NIR | O'Neill | 51 | 11 | 36+2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Bowyer | 57 | 14 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | McGovern | 51 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Robertson | 57 | 11 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Withe | 42 | 19 | 32+1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Woodcock | 37 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
GK | ENG | Wells | 9 | -17 | 4 | -9 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | |
FW | SCO | O'Hare | 32 | 6 | 16+3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
MF | ENG | Curran | 20 | 12 | 11+2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
DF | ENG | Barrett | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Butlin | 17 | 6 | 8+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
MF | ENG | Haslegrave | 11 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Saunders | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Birtles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
FW | ENG | Bowery | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Burke | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
MF | ENG | Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
DF | ENG | Gunn |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 57 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Chelsea (P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 55 | |
3 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 52 | |
4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 51 | |
5 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 51 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1977–78 First Division; = 1977–78 First Division; = 1977–78 Third Division
Competitions
A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1976–77 season.[6][7][8]
Second Division
Matches
21 August 1976 1 | Fulham F.C. | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
Lacy 38' Mitchell 45' |
23' Curran 63' O'Hare |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 9,437 |
25 August 1976 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Nottingham |
Curran 33' (pen) | 6' Hales | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,662 |
28 August 1976 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
Daley 18' (o.g.) | 14', 73' Gould 16' Dailey 16 |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,222 |
4 September 1976 4 | Luton Town F.C | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
Barrett 89' (o.g.) | 30' (pen) Curran | Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
11 September 1976 5 | Nottingham Forest | 4–3 | Hereford United | Nottingham |
Bowyer 33' Butlin 37' Butlin 74' Robertson 64' |
11', 75' McNeil 17' Spiring |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,081 |
18 September 1976 6 | Southampton F.C. | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
Stokes 9' | 28' Bowyer | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,006 |
25 September 1976 7 | Nottingham Forest | 5–1 | Carlisle United | Nottingham |
O'Hare 19' Bowyer 69', 89' Barratt 72' Withe 78' |
7' Barry | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,479 |
2 October 1976 8 | Hull City F.C. | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Kingston upon Hull |
Bremner 40' | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 16,096 |
9 October 1976 9 | Nottingham Forest | 6–1 | Sheffield United | Nottingham |
Bowyer 11' Butlin 36' Bowyer 41' Curran 48' Withe 56' Anderson 61' |
38' (pen) Ian 'Chico' Hamilton | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,801 |
16 October 1976 10 | Blackpool F.C. | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Blackpool |
Walsh 64' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 17,089 |
23 October 1976 11 | Nottingham Forest | 5–2 | Burnley F.C. | Nottingham |
Curran 3' Robertson 50' (pen) Butlin 54' O'Neill 76', 80' |
19' Flynn 48' Smith |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,281 |
30 October 1976 12 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Oldham |
Halom 31' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,597 |
6 November 1976 13 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham |
Bowyer 7' Withe 52' Haslegrave 77' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,972 |
13 November 1976 14 | Leyton Orient F.C. | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leyton |
74' Woodcock | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 27,089 |
20 November 1976 15 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Chelsea F.C. | Nottingham |
O'Neill 34' | 38' Britton | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,089 |
27 November 1976 16 | Cardiff City F.C. | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
1'Withe 43'Chapman 88' Woodcock |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,770 |
4 December 1976 17 | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | Bristol Rovers | Nottingham |
Robertson 13' (pen) Woodcock 65' Robertson 74' Withe 88' |
30' David Williams 38' Gordon Fearnley |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,302 |
11 December 1976 18 | Millwall F.C. | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Bermondsey |
11' O'Neill 79' O'Hare |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,307 |
18 December 1976 19 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Nottingham |
Barrett 88' | 12' Austin | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,180 |
27 December 1976 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Bolton |
Whatmore 46' | 1' Withe | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 31,313 |
1 January 1977 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
Alcock 29' | 23' Withe 27' Woodcock 82'Bowyer |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,534 |
14 January 1977 22 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Charlton |
Mike Flanagan 23' Hugh McAuley 34' |
37' Bowyer | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,021 |
22 January 1977 23 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Fulham F.C. | Nottingham |
Lloyd 83' O'Neill 85' Woodcock 86' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,718 |
5 February 1977 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
Carr 32' Richards 35' |
89' Chapman | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 30,661 |
12 February 1977 25 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Luton Town F.C. | Nottingham |
Lloyd 86' | 55' R Futcher 71' Aston |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,225 |
16 February 1977 26 | Nottingham Forest | abd. | Southampton F.C | Nottingham |
1' Holmes | Stadium: City Ground | |||
Note: Match abandoned at 47' due to fog.[9] |
2 March 1977 27 | Hereford United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Hereford |
38' Curran | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7,503 |
5 March 1977 28 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Carlisle |
Martin 78' | 72' (pen) Robertson | Stadium: Brunton Park |
8 March 1977 29 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Notts County | Nottingham |
Withe 86' | 53' (o.g.) Viv Anderson 63' (pen) Steve Carter |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 31,004 Referee: DW Civil |
12 March 1977 30 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Hull City F.C. | Nottingham |
Woodcock 4' Withe 45' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,126 |
19 March 1977 31 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
Edwards 37', 89' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,370 |
22 March 1977 26 [10] | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Southampton F.C. | Nottingham |
Woodcock 21' O'Neill 55' |
65' Rodrigues | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,393 |
26 March 1977 32 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Blackpool F.C. | Nottingham |
Withe 43' Woodcock 45' Withe 80' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,658 |
29 March 1977 33 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Nottingham |
Robertson 14' Withe 31' Withe 35' Lloyd 60' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,267 | |||
Note: Jackson saved a John Robertson penalty in the 14th minute |
2 April 1977 34 | Burnley F.C. | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Burnley |
65' Woodcock | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,904 |
6 April 1977 35 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Nottingham |
O'Neill 44' Withe 53' Bowyer 82' |
72' Paul Jones | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,580 |
9 April 1977 36 | Notts County | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
Bradd 17' | 27' Withe | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 32,518 |
16 April 1977 37 | Chelsea F.C. | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
15:00 | Britton 63' Finnieston 87' |
Report | 42' O'Neill | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 36,499 Referee: Ron Chalis |
23 April 1977 38 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Cardiff City F.C. | Nottingham |
25' Sayer | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,646 |
27 April 1977 39 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Nottingham |
Bowyer 38' O'Neill 83' Woodcock 49' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,139 |
30 April 1977 40 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
Bater 62' | 84' Robertson | Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 8,893 |
2 May 1977 41 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Plymouth |
Bruce Bannister 19' | 29' Woodcock 52' Withe |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,542 |
7 May 1977 42 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Millwall F.C. | Nottingham |
Moore 15' (o.g.) | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,529 |
League Cup
Second round
31 August 1976 | Walsall F.C. | 2–4 | Nottingham Forest | Walsall |
Alan Buckley 24' Bernie Wright 86' |
17' Curran 41' Barrett 62' O'Neill 80' O'Neill |
Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 8,437 |
Third round
21 September 1976 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
23' Mick Ferguson 30' (pen) Mick Coop 39' Les Cartwright |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,969 Referee: TP Bosi |
FA Cup
Third round
8 January 1977 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Nottingham |
John Robertson 53' (pen) | David Williams 77' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,770 |
Replay
8 January 1977 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
Alan Warboys | Tony Woodcock | Stadium: 12,348 |
Second Replay
18 January 1977 | Nottingham Forest | 6–0 | Bristol Rovers | Birmingham |
Woodcock 10' Anderson 72' Bowyer 52' O'Hare 76' Withe 59' Woodcock 60' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 5,736 |
Fourth round
29 January 1977 | Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | Southampton F.C. | Nottingham |
Robertson 38' (pen) Robertson 66' Woodcock 69' |
52' Alan Ball 57' Mick Channon 68' Peter Osgood |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 38,284 |
Replay
1 February 1977 | Southampton F.C. | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
Woodcock 18' | 10' Ted MacDougall 66' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 29,401 |
Anglo-Scottish Cup
First round
7 August 1976 1 | Notts County | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
Stadium: City Ground |
11 August 1976 2 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham |
Curran Curran Butlin |
Stadium: City Ground |
14 August 1976 3 | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | Bristol City | Nottingham |
Butlin Butlin |
Stadium: City Ground |
Quarterfinals
14 September 1976 3 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Kilmarnock F.C. | Nottingham |
Sammy Chapman Robertson |
Stadium: City Ground |
28 September 1976 3 | Kilmarnock F.C. | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Kilmarnock |
Curran Curran |
Semifinals
20 October 1976 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Ayr United | Nottingham |
Lloyd Withe |
Stadium: City Ground |
3 November 1976 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | |
Withe Woodcock |
Finals
13 December 1976 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leyton |
Robertson | Attendance: 5,058 |
15 December 1976 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 (5–1 agg.) | Leyton Orient | Nottingham |
Chapman Barrett Barrett Bowyer |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,717 |
References
- ↑ "Brian Clough and the miracle of Nottingham Forest" theguardian.com 10 October 2015
- ↑ Mullan, Sean (27 June 2015). "Manchester United's transfer 'firsts'". Manchester United. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "Peter Withe" The Observer, 6 February 2005
- ↑ "The story of Tony Woodcock: An Englishman in Cologne". 1. FC Köln. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ "Honours". Nottinghamforest.co.uk. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ "1977-1978". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ↑ Smales, Ken (1991). Forest – The First 125 Years. Nottingham: Temple Printing. ISBN 978-1870010092.
- ↑ Attaway, Pete (2010). Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough and His Legacy - A Complete Record 1975 - 2010. Southend-on-Sea: Desert Island Book. ISBN 978-1905328833.
- ↑ "The Fog On The Trent Was Heaven Sent !". fansnetwork.co.uk. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ Delayed from 16 February 1977