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. [1]

1976–77 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
Celtic
First Division champions
St Mirren
Second Division champions
Stirling Albion
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Aberdeen
Junior Cup winners
Kilbirnie Ladeside
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
1977 BHC, 1978 World Cup qualification

After the failure of the Spring Cup and the 26-game season in the First and Second 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
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Premier Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 23 9 4 79 39 +40 55 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rangers 36 18 10 8 62 37 +25 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Aberdeen 36 16 11 9 56 42 +14 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 16 9 11 54 45 +9 41
5 Partick Thistle 36 11 13 12 40 44 −4 35
6 Hibernian 36 8 18 10 34 35 −1 34
7 Motherwell 36 10 12 14 57 60 −3 32
8 Ayr United 36 11 8 17 44 68 −24 30
9 Heart of Midlothian (R) 36 7 13 16 49 66 −17 27 Relegation to the 1977–78 Scottish First Division
10 Kilmarnock (R) 36 4 9 23 32 71 −39 17
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Hearts, Kilmarnock

Scottish League First Division
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 39 25 12 2 91 38 +53 62 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Clydebank (P) 39 24 10 5 89 38 +51 58
3 Dundee 39 21 9 9 90 55 +35 51
4 Morton 39 20 10 9 77 52 +25 50
5 Montrose 39 16 9 14 61 62 −1 41
6 Airdrieonians 39 13 12 14 63 58 +5 38
7 Dumbarton 39 14 9 16 63 68 −5 37
8 Arbroath 39 17 3 19 46 62 −16 37
9 Queen of the South 39 11 13 15 58 65 −7 35
10 Hamilton Academical 39 11 10 18 44 59 −15 32
11 St Johnstone 39 8 13 18 42 64 −22 29
12 East Fife 39 8 13 18 40 71 −31 29
13 Raith Rovers (R) 39 8 11 20 45 68 −23 27 Relegation to Second Division
14 Falkirk (R) 39 6 8 25 36 85 −49 20
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promoted: St. Mirren, Clydebank
Relegated: Raith Rovers, Falkirk

Scottish League Second Division
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stirling Albion 39 22 11 6 59 29 +30 55 Promotion to the 1977–78 First Division
2 Alloa Athletic 39 19 13 7 73 45 +28 51
3 Dunfermline Athletic 39 20 10 9 52 36 +16 50
4 Stranraer 39 20 6 13 74 53 +21 46
5 Queen's Park 39 17 11 11 65 51 +14 45
6 Albion Rovers 39 15 12 12 74 61 +13 42
7 Clyde 39 15 11 13 68 64 +4 41
8 Berwick Rangers 39 13 10 16 37 51 −14 36
9 Stenhousemuir 39 15 5 19 38 49 −11 35
10 East Stirlingshire 39 12 8 19 47 63 −16 32
11 Meadowbank Thistle 39 8 16 15 41 57 −16 32
12 Cowdenbeath 39 13 5 21 46 64 −18 31
13 Brechin City 39 7 12 20 51 77 −26 26
14 Forfar Athletic 39 7 10 22 43 68 −25 24
Source: "1976-1977 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Alloa Athletic

Cup honours
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1976–77 Celtic 1 – 0 Rangers
League Cup 1976–77 Aberdeen 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Celtic
Junior Cup Kilbirnie Ladeside 3 – 1 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Other honours

National
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North Peterhead 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South Selkirk 2 – 1 * † Civil Service Strollers

County
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup Ayr United 2 – 2 ‡ Kilmarnock
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 1 – 0 Hearts
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 2 * Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee United 3 – 0 Arbroath
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell Airdrie
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 5 – 2 * Morton
Stirlingshire Cup Stirling Albion 0 – 0 ‡ Clydebank

* - aggregate over two legs
† - play off
‡ - won on penalties

Highland League
Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian 30 21 4 5 80 31 +49 46
2 Peterhead 30 21 4 5 77 35 +42 46
3 Nairn County 30 19 3 8 64 39 +25 41
Source:

Individual honours
Award Winner Club
Footballer of the YearScotland Danny McGrainCeltic

Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[3] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
8 September Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Finland 6–0 Friendly Andy Gray (2), Eddie Gray, Kenny Dalglish, Bruce Rioch, Don Masson (pen.)
13 October Sparta Stadion, Prague (A)  Czechoslovakia 0–2 WCQG7
17 November Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Wales 1–0 WCQG7 Own goal
27 April Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Sweden 3–1 Friendly Asa Hartford, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Craig
28 May The Racecourse, Wrexham (A)  Wales 0–0 BHC
1 June Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Northern Ireland 3–0 BHC Kenny Dalglish (2), Gordon McQueen
4 June Wembley Stadium, London (A)  England 2–1 BHC Gordon McQueen, Kenny Dalglish
15 June Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A)  Chile 4–2 Friendly Lou Macari (2), Kenny Dalglish, Asa Hartford
18 June Boca Junior Stadium, Buenos Aires (A)  Argentina 1–1 Friendly Don Masson
23 June Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (A)  Brazil 0–2 Friendly

1977 British Home Championship - Winners

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG7 = World Cup qualifying - Group 7
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references
  1. "1976/77 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1976-1977 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. Scotland's score is shown first.
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