1976–77 Mansfield Town F.C. season


The 1976–77 season was Mansfield Town's 40th season in the Football League and 13th in the Third Division, they finished in 1st position with 64 points gaining their first promotion to the second tier.

Final league table

Results

Football League Third Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
121 August 1976Preston North EndH3–15,688McCaffrey, Eccles
228 August 1976Rotherham UnitedA0–35,358
34 September 1976Grimsby TownH3–05,221Eccles
47 September 1976Oxford UnitedA3–04,017Eccles, Foster, Randall
511 September 1976York CityA1–02,716Eccles
618 September 1976Tranmere RoversH1–16,859Randall
725 September 1976Crystal PalaceA0–214,760
82 October 1976BuryH5–06,519Matthews, Miller, Randall
99 October 1976Peterborough UnitedA1–27,031McCaffrey
1016 October 1976ChesterA0–14,252
1123 October 1976Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–17,231Foster
1230 October 1976Sheffield WednesdayA2–015,982Miller, Matthews
132 November 1976Shrewsbury TownA0–06,161
146 November 1976Lincoln CityH3–18,232McCaffrey, Hodgson, Hubbard
158 November 1976ReadingH4–07,636Randall
1613 November 1976GillinghamA1–35,457Hodgson
1727 November 1976Swindon TownH1–16,683Hodgson
1818 December 1976WrexhamH2–05,399Hodgson, Miller
1927 December 1976ChesterfieldA1–011,826Randall
2028 December 1976Port ValeH2–17,977Randall, Moss
2111 January 1977Sheffield WednesdayH1–013,761Moss
2218 January 1977PortsmouthA2–210,720Moss, Miller
2322 January 1977Preston North EndA2–111,110Moss, Foster
245 February 1977Rotherham UnitedH3–111,527Moss, Randall, Morris
257 February 1977Oxford UnitedH3–08,207Moss, Bird
2612 February 1977Grimsby TownA1–05,536Foster
2715 February 1977Lincoln CityA2–39,588Bird, McEwan
2819 February 1977York CityH4–17,576Randall, Bird, Morris
2928 February 1977WalsallH3–08,026Bird, Morris, Robinson
305 March 1977Crystal PalaceH1–010,944Foster
318 March 1977Northampton TownH1–07,238Randall
3212 March 1977BuryA0–25,321
3319 March 1977Peterborough UnitedH1–17,692Cooke
3421 March 1977Tranmere RoversA0–42,121
3526 March 1977ChesterH1–16,976Moss
362 April 1977Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–323,034Moss
379 April 1977Port ValeH4–14,389Bird, Foster, Randall
3811 April 1977ChesterfieldH2–111,905Bird, Moss
3912 April 1977Shrewsbury TownH1–09,840Bird, McEwan
4016 April 1977ReadingA0–15,121
4119 April 1977WalsallA2–17,001Moss, Hynd
4223 April 1977GillinghamH2–28,191Randall, Foster
4330 April 1977Swindon TownA1–06,015Foster
442 May 1977PortsmouthH2–010,744Foster, Randall
457 May 1977Northampton TownH3–011,314McEwan, Bird, Moss
4614 May 1977WrexhamA1–020,754Moss

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R120 November 1976Huddersfield TownA0–09,025
R1 Replay22 November 1976Huddersfield TownH2–19,036Randall, Eccles
R215 December 1976Matlock TownA2–58,181Foster, Matthews

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R1 1st leg14 August 1976Scunthorpe UnitedH2–05,224McCaffrey, Eccles
R1 2nd leg17 August 1976Scunthorpe UnitedA0–23,164
R1 Replay24 August 1976Scunthorpe UnitedA1–24,319McCaffrey

Squad statistics