1976–77 Arsenal F.C. season


During the 1976–77 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1976–77 season, former Tottenham boss Terry Neill was recruited by the Arsenal board to replace Bertie Mee in the summer, and at the age of 34 he became the youngest Arsenal manager to date.
Arsenal started the season well with just 2 defeats in their first 9 league games but their title challenge soon began to fade and at one stage went on a poor run of 9 defeats in 11 league games picking up just 3 points out of the possible 22. The Gunners finished the season in a disappointing 8th place.

Final league table

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1977Notts CountyA1–017,328Ross
R429 January 1977Coventry CityH3–141,078Macdonald, Stapleton
R526 February 1977MiddlesbroughA1–435,208Macdonald

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R231 August 1976Carlisle UnitedH3–221,550Macdonald, Ross
R321 September 1976BlackpoolA1–118,983Armstrong
R3R28 September 1976BlackpoolH0–027,195
R3R25 October 1976BlackpoolH2–026,791Stapleton, O'Leary
R426 October 1976ChelseaH2–152,285Ross, Stapleton
QF1 December 1976Queens Park RangersA1–227,621Stapleton

Squad