Format - 16 English clubs divided into four groups, winners qualifying for quarter finals.
8 Scottish clubs played two-legged knockout ties, with the four winners qualifying for the
quarter finals. Each quarter final to be between an English club and a Scottish club.
Newcastle United were removed from the competition after the first leg of their Quarter Final
against Ayr United for fielding a weak team (FA Yearbook 1977-78 p73).
In English groups, 2pts for a win, 1 for a draw, 1 Bonus point for scoring 3 or more goals
in a game
English Groups
Group A
07.08.76 Blackburn Rovers 1 Burnley 1
07.08.76 Bolton Wanderers 0 Blackpool 0
09.08.76 Blackburn Rovers 1 Blackpool 0
10.08.76 Bolton Wanderers 2 Blackburn Rovers 0
11.08.76 Blackpool 2 Burnley 1
14.08.76 Burnley 1 Bolton Wanderers 0
Pl W D L F A Bon Pt
Bolton Wanderers 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 3
Blackpool 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
Burnley 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
Bolton Wanderers won the group based on goal average
Group B
07.08.76 Bristol City 1 W Bromwich Albion 0
07.08.76 Notts County 0 Nottingham Forest 0
10.08.76 Bristol City 2 Notts County 0
11.08.76 Nottingham Forest 3 W Bromwich Albion 2
14.08.76 Nottingham Forest 4 Bristol City 2
14.08.76 W Bromwich Albion 3 Notts County 1
Pl W D L F A Bon Pt
Nottingham Forest 3 2 1 0 7 4 2 7
Bristol City 3 2 0 1 5 4 0 4
W Bromwich Albion 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 3
Notts County 3 0 1 2 1 5 0 1
Group C
07.08.76 Chelsea 0 Fulham 0
07.08.76 Norwich City 0 Orient 0
11.08.76 Chelsea 1 Norwich City 1
11.08.76 Orient 2 Fulham 1
14.08.76 Fulham 1 Norwich City 1
14.08.76 Orient 2 Chelsea 1
Pl W D L F A Bon Pt
Orient 3 2 1 0 4 2 0 5
Norwich City 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
Chelsea 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 2
Fulham 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 2
Group D
07.08.76 Middlesbrough 2 Hull City 0
07.08.76 Sheffield United 0 Newcastle United 1
10.08.76 Hull City 0 Newcastle United 0
10.08.76 Sheffield United 0 Middlesbrough 1
14.08.76 Hull City 1 Sheffield United 0
14.08.76 Newcastle United 3 Middlesbrough 0
Pl W D L F A Bon Pt
Newcastle United 3 2 1 0 4 0 1 6
Middlesbrough 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
Hull City 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 3
Sheffield United 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
Scottish Group (2 Legged knock-out ties)
07.08.76 Ayr United 0 Clydebank 0
09.08.76 Clydebank 0 Ayr United 1
Ayr United won 1-0 on aggregate
07.08.76 Dundee United 1 Aberdeen 0
11.08.76 Aberdeen 3 Dundee United 1
Aberdeen won 3-2 on aggregate
07.08.76 Motherwell 1 Kilmarnock 1
11.08.76 Kilmarnock 4 Motherwell 0
Kilmarnock won 5-1 on aggregate
07.08.76 Raith Rovers 1 Partick Thistle 2
11.08.76 Partick Thistle 3 Raith Rovers 1
Partick Thistle won 5-2 on aggregate
Quarter Finals (2 Legged knock-out ties)
14.09.76 Bolton Wanderers 0 Partick Thistle 0
29.09.76 Partick Thistle 1 Bolton Wanderers 0
Partick Thistle won 1-0 on aggregate
14.09.76 Nottingham Forest 2 Kilmarnock 1
28.09.76 Kilmarncock 2 Nottingham Forest 2
Nottingham Forest won 4-3 on aggregate
15.09.76 Aberdeen 0 Orient 1
29.09.76 Orient 1 Aberdeen 0
Orient won 2-0 on aggregate
15.09.76 Ayr United 3 Newcastle United 0
Newcastle United were dismissed from the competition for fielding a weakened team
