1976–77 in Scottish football


Season 1976–1977 was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 80th season of Scottish league football.
After the failure of the Spring Cup and the 26 game season in the 1st & 2nd Divisions, a 39-game season was instituted in these divisions with a slight imbalance in the number of home and away games played by each team; however, this was seen as preferable to a lengthy 52 game season.

Scottish Premier Division

Champions: Celtic

Relegated: Hearts, Kilmarnock

Scottish League Division One

Promoted: St. Mirren, Clydebank

Relegated: Raith Rovers, Falkirk

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Alloa Athletic

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1976–77Celtic1 – 0Rangers
League Cup 1976–77Aberdeen2 – 1 Celtic
Junior CupKilbirnie Ladeside3 – 1Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthPeterhead2 – 1Inverness Caledonian
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthSelkirk2 – 1 * Civil Service Strollers

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead
Ayrshire CupAyr United2 – 2 Kilmarnock
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian1 – 0Hearts
Fife CupDunfermline Athletic5 – 2 *Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire CupDundee United3 – 0Arbroath
Lanarkshire CupMotherwellAirdrie
Renfrewshire CupSt Mirren5 – 2 *Morton
Stirlingshire CupStirling Albion0 – 0 Clydebank

- aggregate over two legs
- play off
- won on penalties

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Individual honours

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer
8 SeptemberHampden Park, Glasgow 6–0FriendlyAndy Gray, Eddie Gray, Kenny Dalglish, Bruce Rioch, Don Masson
13 OctoberSparta Stadion, Prague 0–2WCQG7
17 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow 1–0WCQG7Own goal
27 AprilHampden Park, Glasgow 3–1FriendlyAsa Hartford, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Craig
28 MayThe Racecourse, Wrexham 0–0BHC
1 JuneHampden Park, Glasgow 3–0BHCKenny Dalglish, Gordon McQueen
4 JuneWembley Stadium, London 2–1BHCGordon McQueen, Kenny Dalglish
15 JuneEstadio Nacional, Santiago 4–2FriendlyLou Macari, Kenny Dalglish, Asa Hartford
18 JuneBoca Junior Stadium, Buenos Aires 1–1FriendlyDon Masson
23 JuneEstadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro 0–2Friendly

1977 British Home Championship - Winners
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