The 1976–77 English Hockey League season took place from September 1976 until May 1977.
The Men's Cup was won by Slough.
The Men's National Inter League Championship, sponsored by Courage Brewery, brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1977) was won by Southgate.
As from the 1980-81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.
Men's Courage National Inter League Championship (Held at Aston University Grounds, Birmingham, September 10–11)
Group A Team 1 Team 2 Score Bournville Southgate 1-2 Furness Athletic Havant 2-1 Furness Athletic Southgate 2-1 Bournville Havant 2-1 Southgate Havant 5-1 Furness Athletic Bournville 2-6 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Southgate 32018442 Bournville 32019543 Furness Athletic 32016844 Havant 3003390
Group B Team 1 Team 2 Score Hightown Bedfordshire Eagles 0-1 Indian Gymkhana Sheffield 5-2 Bedfordshire Eagles Sheffield 2-1 Hightown Indian Gymkhana 3-2 Bedfordshire Eagles Indian Gymkhana 3-0 Hightown Sheffield 6-2 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Bedfordshire Eagles 33 0 0 6 1 62 Hightown 32 01 95 43 Indian Gymkhana 31 0 2 7 8 23 Sheffield 30 0 3 5 13 0 = Qualified for final
Final Team 1 Team 2 Score Southgate Bedfordshire Eagles 2-1 Southgate David Owen (gk), Nigel Woolven, Howard Manton, Andy Wallace, Geoffrey Hitchens, Raj Rawal, David Whitaker, Bernie Cotton, Peter Hazell, Alistair McGinn, Jimmy Neale Bedfordshire Eagles R Tatman, M Blake, H Dharml, M Kavanagh, Brajinder Daved, P Goodyear, P Ellis, M Ganesh, T Sharma, Benawra Singh, G Player
Men's Cup (Benson & Hedges National Clubs Championship) Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score St Albans Isca 1-1 (4-2 p) Slough Marlborough 4-1 Beckenham Liverpool Sefton 2-0 Nottingham RAF Strike Command 1-0 aet
Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score St Albans Beckenham 1-2 Slough Nottingham 0-0 Slough pens
Final (Held at Slough Hockey Club on 1 May) Team 1 Team 2 Score Slough Beckenham 1-0
Slough Ian Taylor, John Brindley, Mike Parris, Andy Churcher, John Allen, John Murdock, Suti Khehar, Pami Saini, Stuart Collins, Bal Saini, D S Earl (Partington sub) Beckenham S Port, B N Mills, R Fell, M B Swayne, B J Green, I Westwood, Chris Rule, A Matheson (P Taylor sub), J Armour (A Page sub), I S McIntosh, P Anderson
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