Season 1976-1977

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 21 AUG Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W1 - 0 D. Syrett 6,138
2 24 AUG Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 2 T. Anderson 7,898
3 28 AUG Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) W3 - 2 D. Moss 2, C. Prophett 6,204
4 04 SEP Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) W1 - 0 D. Rogers 4,143
5 11 SEP Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) W5 - 2 D. Moss, D. Syrett 2, T. Anderson, S. Aizlewood 8,698
6 18 SEP Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) D0 - 0 - 7,379
7 25 SEP Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) D2 - 2 K. Stroud, S. Aizlewood 8,678
8 29 SEP Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L0 - 1 - 5,783
9 02 OCT Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 4 D. Moss 11,899
10 09 OCT Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W1 - 0 C. Prophett 9,017
11 16 OCT Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 2 - 5,529
12 23 OCT Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W5 - 1 T. Anderson 2 (2 pens), D. Moss, J. McLaughlin, D. Syrett 7,285
13 26 OCT Bury (Away) Bury (A) W1 - 0 W. Dixon 6,405
14 30 OCT Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) D1 - 1 T. Anderson pen. 7,776
15 02 NOV Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) D1 - 1 D. Syrett 11,317
16 06 NOV Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 4 - 18,761
17 13 NOV Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) L2 - 4 T. Anderson pen., K. Stroud 7,604
18 27 NOV Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) D1 - 1 T. Anderson 6,663
19 18 DEC Chester (Away) Chester (A) L1 - 2 D. Moss 3,399
20 27 DEC Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W1 - 0 C. Prophett 13,503
21 22 JAN Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) D2 - 2 R. McHale, D. Syrett 4,446
22 05 FEB Wrexham (Away) Wrexham (A) D2 - 2 R. McHale, S. Aizlewood 7,287
23 08 FEB Preston North End (Away) Preston North End (A) L0 - 2 - 9,409
24 12 FEB Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) W3 - 0 S. Aizlewood, T. Anderson, R. McHale pen. 7,901
25 19 FEB Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) L1 - 3 C. Prophett 11,265
26 21 FEB Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) W1 - 0 T. Anderson 2,648
27 26 FEB Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) D2 - 2 K. Stroud, D. Moss 8,644
28 05 MAR Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D2 - 2 D. Moss, R. McHale 4,994
29 08 MAR Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) W4 - 1 S. Gray (o.g.), C. Prophett, D. Syrett, T. Anderson 6,980
30 11 MAR Reading (Home) Reading (H) D2 - 2 T. Anderson, D. Moss 9,892
31 19 MAR Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D2 - 2 T. Anderson, J. Trollope 2,898
32 26 MAR Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) D2 - 2 R. McHale, T. Anderson 7,534
33 29 MAR York City (Home) York City (H) W5 - 1 D. Moss 2, D. Syrett, J. McLaughlin, R. McHale pen. 5,874
34 01 APR Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) D1 - 1 C. Prophett 5,609
35 08 APR Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D0 - 0 - 8,821
36 09 APR Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L0 - 4 - 7,394
37 12 APR Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 5 - 18,501
38 16 APR Bury (Home) Bury (H) L0 - 1 - 5,226
39 19 APR York City (Away) York City (A) L2 - 4 D. Moss, R. McHale pen. 1,848
40 23 APR Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) D1 - 1 T. Anderson 5,631
41 30 APR Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) L0 - 1 - 5,788
42 03 MAY Preston North End (Home) Preston North End (H) L0 - 1 - 4,142
43 07 MAY Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) L0 - 2 - 3,027
44 10 MAY Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W2 - 1 D. Moss, R. McHale 8,526
45 14 MAY Chester (Home) Chester (H) W2 - 1 D. Moss, K. Stroud 4,520
46 17 MAY Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W4 - 3 K. Stroud, R. McHale, M. French, S. Aizlewood 6,744

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 20 NOV Bromley (Home) Bromley (H) W7 - 0 R. McHale, D. Syrett 2, D. Moss 2, T. Anderson 2 6,497
SECOND ROUND
2 11 DEC Hitchin Town (Away) Hitchin (A) D1 - 1 W. Dixon 4,827
2R 21 DEC Hitchin Town (Home) Hitchin (H) W3 - 1  (AET) D. Syrett, D. Moss 2 6,064
THIRD ROUND
3 08 JAN Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) D3 - 3 T. Anderson, D. Moss, R. McHale 16,000
3R 11 JAN Fulham (Home) Fulham (H) W5 - 0 T. Anderson, D. Syrett 2, D. Moss 2 23,883
FOURTH ROUND
4 29 JAN Everton (Home) Everton (H) D2 - 2 D. Syrett, K. Stroud 24,347
4R 01 FEB Everton (Away) Everton (A) L1 - 2 T. Anderson 38,063

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1-1L 14 AUG Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W3 - 2 K. Stroud, H. Goddard, D. Syrett 6,353
1-2L 18 AUG Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 2
L3 - 4  (Agg.) 		- 7,037