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
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

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

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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
6	Luton Town	42	21	6	15	67	48	+19	48
7	Charlton Athletic	42	16	16	10	71	58	+13	48
8	Notts County	42	19	10	13	65	60	+5	48
9	Southampton	42	17	10	15	72	67	+5	44
10	Millwall	42	15	13	14	57	53	+4	43
11	Sheffield United	42	14	12	16	54	63	−9	40
12	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	9	18	42	54	−12	39
13	Oldham Athletic	42	14	10	18	52	64	−12	38
14	Hull City	42	10	17	15	45	53	−8	37
15	Bristol Rovers	42	12	13	17	53	68	−15	37
16	Burnley	42	11	14	17	46	64	−18	36
17	Fulham	42	11	13	18	54	61	−7	35
18	Cardiff City	42	12	10	20	56	67	−11	34	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
19	Orient	42	9	16	17	37	55	−18	34
20	Carlisle United (R)	42	11	12	19	49	75	−26	34	Relegation to the Third Division
21	Plymouth Argyle (R)	42	8	16	18	46	65	−19	32
22	Hereford United (R)	42	8	15	19	57	78	−21	31

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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.