1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup

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]

1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Country England &  Scotland
Teams24
ChampionsNottingham Forest
Runners-upOrient

English group

Group A
Home team Result Away team Date
Blackburn Rovers1–1Burnley7 August 1976
Bolton Wanderers0–0Blackpool7 August 1976
Blackburn Rovers1–0Blackpool9 August 1976
Bolton Wanderers2–0Blackburn Rovers10 August 1976
Blackpool2–1Burnley11 August 1976
Burnley1–0Bolton Wanderers14 August 1976
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Bolton Wanderers 311121+103
Blackpool 311122003
Burnley 311133003
Blackburn Rovers 311123-103

Group B
Home team Result Away team Date
Bristol City1–0West Bromwich Albion7 August 1976
Notts County0–0Nottingham Forest7 August 1976
Bristol City2–0Notts County10 August 1976
Nottingham Forest3–2West Bromwich Albion11 August 1976
Nottingham Forest4–2Bristol City14 August 1976
West Bromwich Albion3–1Notts County14 August 1976
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Nottingham Forest 321074+327
Bristol City 320154+104
West Bromwich Albion 310255013
Notts County 301215-401

Group C
Home team Result Away team Date
Chelsea0–0Fulham7 August 1976
Norwich City0–0Orient7 August 1976
Chelsea1–1Norwich City11 August 1976
Orient2–1Fulham11 August 1976
Fulham1–1Norwich City14 August 1976
Orient2–1Chelsea14 August 1976
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Orient 321042+205
Norwich City 303022003
Chelsea 302123-102
Fulham 302123-102

Group D
Home team Result Away team Date
Middlesbrough2–0Hull City7 August 1976
Sheffield United0–1Newcastle United7 August 1976
Hull City0–0Newcastle United10 August 1976
Sheffield United0–1Middlesbrough10 August 1976
Hull City1–0Sheffield United14 August 1976
Newcastle United3–0Middlesbrough14 August 1976
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Newcastle United 321040+416
Middlesbrough 320133004
Hull City 311112-103
Sheffield United 300303-300

Scottish group

1st round 1st leg
Home team Result Away team Date
Ayr United0–0Clydebank7 August 1976
Dundee United1–0Aberdeen7 August 1976
Motherwell1–1Kilmarnock7 August 1976
Raith Rovers1–2Partick Thistle7 August 1976

1st round 2nd leg
Home team Result Away team Date
Clydebank0–1Ayr United9 August 1976
Aberdeen3–1Dundee United11 August 1976
Kilmarnock4–0Motherwell11 August 1976
Partick Thistle3–1Raith Rovers11 August 1976

Quarter-finals 1st leg
Home team Result Away team Date
Bolton Wanderers0–0Partick Thistle14 September 1976
Nottingham Forest2–1Kilmarnock14 September 1976
Aberdeen0–1Orient15 September 1976
Ayr United3–0Newcastle United15 September 1976

Quarter-finals 2nd leg
Home team Result Away team Date
Kilmarnock2–2Nottingham Forest28 September 1976
Orient1–0Aberdeen29 September 1976
Partick Thistle1–0Bolton Wanderers29 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 Forest2–1Ayr United20 October 1976
Partick Thistle0–1Orient8 November 1976

Semi-finals 2nd leg
Home team Result Away team Date
Ayr United0–2Nottingham Forest3 November 1976
Orient3–2Partick Thistle24 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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