Season 1976–1977 was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 80th season of Scottish league football.

After the failure of the Spring Cup and the 26-game season in the First and Second Divisions, a 39-game season was instituted in these divisions with a slight imbalance in the number of home and away games played by each team; however, this was seen as preferable to a lengthy 52-game season.

Scottish Premier Division

Champions: Celtic Relegated: Hearts, Kilmarnock

Scottish League First Division

Promoted: St. Mirren, Clydebank Relegated: Raith Rovers, Falkirk

Scottish League Second Division

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Alloa Athletic

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1976–77Celtic1 – 0RangersLeague Cup 1976–77Aberdeen2 – 1 CelticJunior CupKilbirnie Ladeside3 – 1Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Other honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup - NorthPeterhead2 – 1Inverness CaledonianScottish Qualifying Cup - SouthSelkirk2 – 1 * Civil Service Strollers

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupAyr United2 – 2 KilmarnockEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian1 – 0 HeartsFife CupDunfermline Athletic5 – 2 * CowdenbeathForfarshire CupDundee United3 – 0ArbroathLanarkshire CupMotherwellAirdrieRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren5 – 2 *MortonStirlingshire CupStirling Albion0 – 0 Clydebank - aggregate over two legs - play off - won on penalties

Highland League

Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Danny McGrain Celtic

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)8 SeptemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)6–0FriendlyAndy Gray (2), Eddie Gray, Kenny Dalglish, Bruce Rioch, Don Masson (pen.)13 OctoberSparta Stadion, Prague (A)0–2WCQG717 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0WCQG7Own goal27 AprilHampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–1FriendlyAsa Hartford, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Craig28 MayThe Racecourse, Wrexham (A)0–0BHC1 JuneHampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–0BHCKenny Dalglish (2), Gordon McQueen4 JuneWembley Stadium, London (A)2–1BHCGordon McQueen, Kenny Dalglish15 JuneEstadio Nacional, Santiago (A)4–2FriendlyLou Macari (2), Kenny Dalglish, Asa Hartford18 JuneBoca Junior Stadium, Buenos Aires (A)1–1FriendlyDon Masson23 JuneEstadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (A)0–2Friendly

1977 British Home Championship - Winners

Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG7 = World Cup qualifying - Group 7 BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references

External links Scottish Football Historical Archive