1976–77 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1976–77
League	Division Two
Manager	Allan Brown
League position	5th
Top goalscorer	League: Mickey Walsh (26) Combined: Mickey Walsh (28)
FA Cup	Third round^[1]
League Cup	Third round^[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1975–76
Next season	1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 69th season (66th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth. The club came within two points of promotion to the first division.

Former Blackpool player Allan Brown succeeded Harry Potts as manager prior to the start of the season.

Mickey Walsh was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 28 goals (26 in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	22	13	7	84	45	+39	57
2	Chelsea	42	21	13	8	73	53	+20	55
3	Nottingham Forest	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
19	Orient	42	9	16	17	37	55	−18	34
20	Carlisle United	42	11	12	19	49	75	−26	34
21	Plymouth Argyle	42	8	16	18	46	65	−19	32
22	Hereford United	42	8	15	19	57	78	−21	31

Notes

↑ Entered competition in third round
↑ Entered competition in second round

References

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[FA_Cup_3-1] Entered competition in third round

[League_Cup_2-2] Entered competition in second round

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