The1976–77 Football League Cup was the 17th season of theFootball League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 14 August 1976 and ended with the final going to a second replay on 13 April 1977.
The final was contested byFirst Division teamsAston Villa andEverton atWembley Stadium in London, followed by replays atHillsborough and finally being decided atOld Trafford.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 92 |
| Defending champions | Manchester City |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Aston Villa |
| Runners-up | Everton |
| First Division | Second Division | Third Division | Fourth Division | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
22 / 22 | 22 / 22 | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 92 / 92 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot (4) | 1–1 | Gillingham (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Bournemouth (4) | 0–0 | Torquay United (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Bradford City (4) | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic (2) | 14 August 1976 |
| Bury (3) | 2–1 | Preston North End (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Cardiff City (2) | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers (2) | 14 August 1976 |
| Chester (3) | 2–0 | Hereford United (2) | 14 August 1976 |
| Chesterfield (3) | 3–1 | Rotherham United (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Crewe Alexandra (4) | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Crystal Palace (3) | 2–2 | Portsmouth (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Doncaster Rovers (4) | 1–1 | Lincoln City (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Grimsby Town (3) | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Halifax Town (4) | 0–0 | Darlington (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Huddersfield Town (4) | 2–0 | Hartlepool (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Mansfield Town (3) | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Millwall (2) | 2–1 | Colchester United (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Oxford United (3) | 1–0 | Cambridge United (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Plymouth Argyle (2) | 0–1 | Exeter City (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Port Vale (3) | 1–1 | Wrexham (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Reading (3) | 2–3 | Peterborough United (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Rochdale (4) | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers (2) | 14 August 1976 |
| Shrewsbury Town (3) | 0–1 | Walsall (3) | 16 August 1976 |
| Southend United (4) | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Southport (4) | 1–2 | Carlisle United (2) | 14 August 1976 |
| Swansea City (4) | 4–1 | Newport County (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Swindon Town (3) | 3–2 | Northampton Town (3) | 14 August 1976 |
| Watford (4) | 1–1 | Brentford (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Workington (4) | 0–0 | Stockport County (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| York City (3) | 0–0 | Barnsley (4) | 14 August 1976 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley (4) | 0–0 | York City (3) | 17 August 1976 | 0–0 |
| Blackburn Rovers (2) | 4–1 | Rochdale (4) | 18 August 1976 | 5–1 |
| Brentford (4) | 0–2 | Watford (4) | 17 August 1976 | 1–3 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 2–1 | Southend United (4) | 17 August 1976 | 3–2 |
| Bristol Rovers (2) | 4–4 | Cardiff City (2) | 17 August 1976 | 5–6 |
| Cambridge United (4) | 2–0 | Oxford United (3) | 17 August 1976 | 2–1 |
| Carlisle United (2) | 0–1 | Southport (4) | 17 August 1976 | 2–2 |
| Colchester United (4) | 2–1 | Millwall (2) | 17 August 1976 | 3–3 |
| Darlington (4) | 1–1 | Halifax Town (4) | 18 August 1976 | 1–1 |
| Exeter City (4) | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle (2) | 18 August 1976 | 2–0 |
| Gillingham (3) | 2–0 | Aldershot (4) | 18 August 1976 | 3–1 |
| Hartlepool (4) | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town (4) | 18 August 1976 | 1–4 |
| Hereford United (2) | 4–3 | Chester (3) | 18 August 1976 | 4–5 |
| Lincoln City (3) | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers (4) | 18 August 1976 | 2–2 |
| Newport County (4) | 1–0 | Swansea City (4) | 17 August 1976 | 2–4 |
| Northampton Town (3) | 2–0 | Swindon Town (3) | 18 August 1976 | 4–3 |
| Oldham Athletic (2) | 1–3 | Bradford City (4) | 17 August 1976 | 2–4 |
| Peterborough United (3) | 0–1 | Reading (3) | 18 August 1976 | 3–3 |
| Portsmouth (3) | 0–1 | Crystal Palace (3) | 17 August 1976 | 2–3 |
| Preston North End (3) | 1–1 | Bury (3) | 17 August 1976 | 2–3 |
| Rotherham United (3) | 3–0 | Chesterfield (3) | 17 August 1976 | 4–3 |
| Scunthorpe United (4) | 2–0 | Mansfield Town (3) | 17 August 1976 | 2–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday (3) | 0–0 | Grimsby Town (3) | 18 August 1976 | 3–0 |
| Stockport County (4) | 0–0 | Workington (4) | 18 August 1976 | 0–0 |
| Torquay United (4) | 1–0 | Bournemouth (4) | 17 August 1976 | 1–0 |
| Tranmere Rovers (3) | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra (4) | 18 August 1976 | 4–3 |
| Walsall (3) | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town (3) | 18 August 1976 | 2–0 |
| Wrexham (3) | 1–0 | Port Vale (3) | 18 August 1976 | 2–1 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United (2) | 3–2 | Southport (4) | 24 August 1976 |
| Colchester United (4) | 4–4[1][2] | Millwall (2) | 30 August 1976 |
| Doncaster Rovers (4) | 1–1[1][3] | Lincoln City (3) | 24 August 1976 |
| Halifax Town (4) | 1–2[1] | Darlington (4) | 30 August 1976 |
| Peterborough United (3) | 3–1[1] | Reading (3) | 25 August 1976 |
| Scunthorpe United (4) | 2–1 | Mansfield Town (3) | 24 August 1976 |
| Workington (4) | 0–2 | Stockport County (4) | 30 August 1976 |
| York City (3) | 1–2[1] | Barnsley (4) | 24 August 1976 |
| First Division | Second Division | Third Division | Fourth Division | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
22 / 22 | 18 / 22 | 12 / 24 | 12 / 24 | 64 / 92 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal (1) | 3–2 | Carlisle United (2) | 31 August 1976 |
| Aston Villa (1) | 3–0 | Manchester City (1) | 1 September 1976 |
| Blackburn Rovers (2) | 1–3 | Stockport County (4) | 1 September 1976 |
| Blackpool (2) | 2–1 | Birmingham City (1) | 31 August 1976 |
| Bradford City (4) | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | 1 September 1976 |
| Bristol City (1) | 0–1 | Coventry City (1) | 31 August 1976 |
| Bury (3) | 2–1 | Darlington (4) | 1 September 1976 |
| Cardiff City (2) | 1–3 | Queens Park Rangers (1) | 1 September 1976 |
| Chelsea (2) | 3–1 | Sheffield United (2) | 1 September 1976 |
| Chester (3) | 2–3 | Swansea City (4) | 31 August 1976 |
| Crystal Palace (3) | 1–3 | Watford (4) | 31 August 1976 |
| Doncaster Rovers (4) | 1–2 | Derby County (1) | 31 August 1976 |
| Everton (1) | 3–0 | Cambridge United (4) | 30 August 1976 |
| Exeter City (4) | 1–3 | Norwich City (1) | 31 August 1976 |
| Fulham (2) | 1–1 | Peterborough United (3) | 31 August 1976 |
| Gillingham (3) | 1–2 | Newcastle United (1) | 1 September 1976 |
| Ipswich Town (1) | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 31 August 1976 |
| Orient (2) | 1–0 | Hull City (2) | 31 August 1976 |
| Liverpool (1) | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion (1) | 31 August 1976 |
| Manchester United (1) | 5–0 | Tranmere Rovers (3) | 1 September 1976 |
| Middlesbrough (1) | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 31 August 1976 |
| Northampton Town (3) | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town (4) | 31 August 1976 |
| Rotherham United (3) | 1–2 | Millwall (2) | 1 September 1976 |
| Scunthorpe United (4) | 0–2 | Notts County (2) | 31 August 1976 |
| Southampton (2) | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic (2) | 31 August 1976 |
| Stoke City (1) | 2–1 | Leeds United (1) | 1 September 1976 |
| Sunderland (1) | 3–1 | Luton Town (2) | 31 August 1976 |
| Torquay United (4) | 1–0 | Burnley (2) | 1 September 1976 |
| Walsall (3) | 2–4 | Nottingham Forest (2) | 31 August 1976 |
| West Ham United (1) | 3–0 | Barnsley (4) | 1 September 1976 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | 31 August 1976 |
| Wrexham (3) | 1–0 | Leicester City (1) | 1 September 1976 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 2–1 | Ipswich Town (1) | 7 September 1976 |
| Charlton Athletic (2) | 2–1 | Southampton (2) | 7 September 1976 |
| Peterborough United (3) | 1–2 | Fulham (2) | 7 September 1976 |
| West Bromwich Albion (1) | 1–0 | Liverpool (1) | 6 September 1976 |
| First Division | Second Division | Third Division | Fourth Division | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
14 / 22 | 9 / 22 | 4 / 24 | 5 / 24 | 32 / 92 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa (1) | 2–1 | Norwich City (1) | 21 September 1976 |
| Blackpool (2) | 1–1 | Arsenal (1) | 21 September 1976 |
| Charlton Athletic (2) | 0–1 | West Ham United (1) | 21 September 1976 |
| Chelsea (2) | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town (4) | 20 September 1976 |
| Derby County (1) | 1–1 | Notts County (2) | 22 September 1976 |
| Fulham (2) | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | 22 September 1976 |
| Manchester United (1) | 2–2 | Sunderland (1) | 22 September 1976 |
| Millwall (2) | 0–0 | Orient (2) | 21 September 1976 |
| Newcastle United (1) | 3–0 | Stoke City (1) | 22 September 1976 |
| Nottingham Forest (2) | 0–3 | Coventry City (1) | 21 September 1976 |
| Queens Park Rangers (1) | 2–1 | Bury (3) | 21 September 1976 |
| Sheffield Wednesday (3) | 3–1 | Watford (4) | 21 September 1976 |
| Stockport County (4) | 0–1 | Everton (1) | 20 September 1976 |
| Torquay United (4) | 1–2 | Swansea City (4) | 22 September 1976 |
| Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 2–3 | Wrexham (3) | 22 September 1976 |
| West Bromwich Albion (1) | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 22 September 1976 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal (1) | 0–0[1] | Blackpool (2) | 28 September 1976 |
| Bolton Wanderers (2) | 2–2[1] | Fulham (2) | 4 October 1976 |
| Notts County (2) | 1–2 | Derby County (1) | 4 October 1976 |
| Sunderland (1) | 2–2[1] | Manchester United (1) | 4 October 1976 |
| Orient (2) | 0–0[1] | Millwall (2) | 12 October 1976 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal (1) | 2–0 | Blackpool (2) | 4 October 1976 |
| Fulham (2) | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | 18 October 1976 |
| Manchester United (1) | 1–0 | Sunderland (1) | 6 October 1976 |
| Millwall (2) | 3–0 | Orient (2) | 19 October 1976 |
| First Division | Second Division | Third Division | Fourth Division | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9 / 22 | 3 / 22 | 3 / 24 | 1 / 24 | 16 / 92 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal (1) | 2–1 | Chelsea (2) | 26 October 1976 |
| Aston Villa (1) | 5–1 | Wrexham (3) | 27 October 1976 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 1–1 | Derby County (1) | 26 October 1976 |
| Everton (1) | 3–0 | Coventry City (1) | 26 October 1976 |
| Manchester United (1) | 7–2 | Newcastle United (1) | 27 October 1976 |
| Millwall (2) | 3–0 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | 27 October 1976 |
| Swansea City (4) | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | 26 October 1976 |
| West Ham United (1) | 0–2 | Queens Park Rangers (1) | 27 October 1976 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers (2) | 5–1 | Swansea City (4) | 2 November 1976 |
| Derby County (1) | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | 8 November 1976 |
| First Division | Second Division | Third Division | Fourth Division | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 / 22 | 2 / 22 | 0 / 24 | 0 / 24 | 8 / 92 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa (1) | 2–0 | Millwall (2) | 1 December 1976 |
| Derby County (1) | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | 1 December 1976 |
| Manchester United (1) | 0–3 | Everton (1) | 1 December 1976 |
| Queens Park Rangers (1) | 2–1 | Arsenal (1) | 1 December 1976 |
| First Division | Second Division | Third Division | Fourth Division | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 / 22 | 1 / 22 | 0 / 24 | 0 / 24 | 4 / 92 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everton (1) | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | 18 January 1977 |
| Queens Park Rangers (1) | 0–0 | Aston Villa (1) | 1 February 1977 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa (1) | 2–2[1] | Queens Park Rangers (1) | 16 February 1977 | 2–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers (2) | 0–1 | Everton (1) | 15 February 1977 | 1–2 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Park Rangers (1) | 0–3 | Aston Villa (1) | 22 February 1977 | Highbury |
| Aston Villa | 0–0 | Everton |
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