1976–77 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 1976–77 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.

Final league table

Results Preston North End's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Third Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 21 August 1976 Mansfield Town A 1-3 5,688 Elwiss 28 August 1976 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1-1 6,265 Mitchell 04 September 1976 Oxford United A 2-2 4,580 Elwiss (2) 11 September 1976 Chester City A 0-0 4,326 14 September 1976 Port Vale H 4-0 6,592 Coleman, Elwiss, Bruce (2) 18 September 1976 Rotherham United H 0-0 7,812 25 September 1976 Grimsby Town A 0-1 4,100 02 October 1976 York City H 4-2 6,380 Burns, Elwiss (2), Bruce 08 October 1976 Tranmere Rovers A 0-0 5,005 12 October 1976 Peterborough United H 6-2 5,761 Mitchell, Elwiss, Bruce (3), Smith 16 October 1976 Crystal Palace H 2-1 10,524 Elwiss 23 October 1976 Bury A 2-3 8,724 Bruce (2) 30 October 1976 Gillingham A 1-1 5,070 Bruce 01 November 1976 Port Vale A 0-0 4,686 06 November 1976 Northampton Town H 3-0 7,306 Coleman, Elwiss (2) 13 November 1976 Reading A 2-0 6,816 Elwiss, Bruce 27 November 1976 Lincoln City H 3-0 7,964 Elwiss, Bruce (2) 04 December 1976 Portsmouth A 0-0 9,238 17 December 1976 Shrewsbury Town H 2-1 7,809 Sadler, Lawrenson 27 December 1976 Walsall A 1-0 8,769 Bruce 01 January 1977 Northampton Town A 1-0 5,024 Bruce 15 January 1977 Peterborough United A 0-0 5,308 22 January 1977 Mansfield Town H 1-2 11,110 Elwiss 29 January 1977 Chesterfield A 1-1 4,992 Bruce 05 February 1977 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0-2 21,265 08 February 1977 Swindon Town H 2-0 9,409 Brown, Bruce 12 February 1977 Oxford United H 2-1 9,950 J. Smith, Elwiss 19 February 1977 Chester City H 3-4 10,101 Elwiss (2), Bruce 26 February 1977 Rotherham United A 0-2 8,860 05 March 1977 Grimsby Town H 2-1 7,278 Brown, Bruce 12 March 1977 York City A 2-0 3,575 J. Smith, Elwiss 15 March 1977 Wrexham H 2-1 10,491 Bruce (2) 19 March 1977 Tranmere Rovers H 1-0 9,100 Coleman 22 March 1977 Crystal Palace A 0-1 15,225 29 March 1977 Sheffield Wednesday H 4-1 11,753 Lawrenson, J. Smith, Elwiss, Bruce 02 April 1977 Bury H 0-1 9,793 09 April 1977 Wrexham A 0-2 10,545 11 April 1977 Walsall H 0-1 7,850 16 April 1977 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-1 13,217 19 April 1977 Chesterfield H 2-2 5,288 Baxter, Thomson 23 April 1977 Reading H 3-0 4,872 Thomson (2), Bruce 26 April 1977 Gillingham H 1-0 4,943 Elwiss 30 April 1977 Lincoln City A 0-2 5,357 03 May 1977 Swindon Town A 1-0 4,366 Elwiss 07 May 1977 Portsmouth H 0-0 5,352 14 May 1977 Shrewsbury Town A 2-1 2,849 Coleman, Bruce

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1 20 November 1976 Crewe Alexandra A 1-1 6,373 Coleman r1r 23 November 1976 Crewe Alexandra H 2-2 (AET) 10,833 Bruce (2) r1r2 29 November 1976 Crewe Alexandra N 3-0 7,334 Elwiss, Brown, Sadler r2 14 December 1976 Halifax Town A 0-1 5,219

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1-1 14 August 1976 Bury A 1-2 5,858 Brown r1-2 17 August 1976 Bury H 1-1 7,649 J.Smith

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Awards and Nominations

Club Awards Award Player Notes Player of the Year Mark Lawrenson

National Awards Award Player Notes Manager of the Month Harry Catterick March 1977

References