1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup

1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Scotland
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsNottingham Forest
Runners-upOrient

The 1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the second edition of the tournament. It was won by Nottingham Forest, who beat Orient in a two-legged final by 5–1 on aggregate.[1]

English group

Group A

Home team Result Away team Date
Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Burnley 7 August 1976
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Blackpool 7 August 1976
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Blackpool 9 August 1976
Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Blackburn Rovers 10 August 1976
Blackpool 2–1 Burnley 11 August 1976
Burnley 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 14 August 1976
 
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Bolton Wanderers 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 0 3
Blackpool 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3
Burnley 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 3
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 0 3

Group B

Home team Result Away team Date
Bristol City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 7 August 1976
Notts County 0–0 Nottingham Forest 7 August 1976
Bristol City 2–0 Notts County 10 August 1976
Nottingham Forest 3–2 West Bromwich Albion 11 August 1976
Nottingham Forest 4–2 Bristol City 14 August 1976
West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Notts County 14 August 1976
 
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Nottingham Forest 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 2 7
Bristol City 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 0 4
West Bromwich Albion 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 1 3
Notts County 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 0 1

Group C

Home team Result Away team Date
Chelsea 0–0 Fulham 7 August 1976
Norwich City 0–0 Orient 7 August 1976
Chelsea 1–1 Norwich City 11 August 1976
Orient 2–1 Fulham 11 August 1976
Fulham 1–1 Norwich City 14 August 1976
Orient 2–1 Chelsea 14 August 1976
 
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Orient 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 0 5
Norwich City 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3
Chelsea 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 0 2
Fulham 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 0 2

Group D

Home team Result Away team Date
Middlesbrough 2–0 Hull City 7 August 1976
Sheffield United 0–1 Newcastle United 7 August 1976
Hull City 0–0 Newcastle United 10 August 1976
Sheffield United 0–1 Middlesbrough 10 August 1976
Hull City 1–0 Sheffield United 14 August 1976
Newcastle United 3–0 Middlesbrough 14 August 1976
 
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Newcastle United 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 1 6
Middlesbrough 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 4
Hull City 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 0 3
Sheffield United 3 0 0 3 0 3 -3 0 0

Scottish group

1st round 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Ayr United 0–0 Clydebank 7 August 1976
Dundee United 1–0 Aberdeen 7 August 1976
Motherwell 1–1 Kilmarnock 7 August 1976
Raith Rovers 1–2 Partick Thistle 7 August 1976

1st round 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Clydebank 0–1 Ayr United 9 August 1976
Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee United 11 August 1976
Kilmarnock 4–0 Motherwell 11 August 1976
Partick Thistle 3–1 Raith Rovers 11 August 1976

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Partick Thistle 14 September 1976
Nottingham Forest 2–1 Kilmarnock 14 September 1976
Aberdeen 0–1 Orient 15 September 1976
Ayr United 3–0 Newcastle United 15 September 1976

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Kilmarnock 2–2 Nottingham Forest 28 September 1976
Orient 1–0 Aberdeen 29 September 1976
Partick Thistle 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 29 September 1976

Ayr United were awarded semi-final place after Newcastle United were disqualified for fielding a weakened team during the first leg.

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Nottingham Forest 2–1 Ayr United 20 October 1976
Partick Thistle 0–1 Orient 8 November 1976

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Ayr United 0–2 Nottingham Forest 3 November 1976
Orient 3–2 Partick Thistle 24 November 1976

Final 1st leg

Orient1 – 1Nottingham Forest
Possee Robertson
Attendance: 5,058

Final 2nd leg

Nottingham Forest4 – 0Orient
Barrett Barrett Chapman Bowyer
Attendance: 12,717

Notes and references

  1. ^ Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results, RSSSF
  • "Anglo-Scottish Cup 1976/1977". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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