1976–77 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

1976–77 season
Chairman	Brian Mears
Manager	Eddie McCreadie
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Four round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Finnieston (24) All: Steve Finnieston (26)
Highest home attendance	55,003 vs Fulham (27 December 1976)
Lowest home attendance	16,883 vs Sheffield United (1 September 1976)
Average home league attendance	30,552
Biggest win	5–1 v Hereford United (1 January 1977)
Biggest defeat	0–4 v (two matches)
Home colours Away colours

The 1976–77 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-third competitive season.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

• Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
• Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.

External links

• 1976–77 season at stamford-bridge.com