1976-10-20
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| European Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Trabzonspor | 1 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Usta (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
 | Carrick Rangers | 2 | 5 | Southampton | D 2 | Taylors Avenue | 6,500 | |
| Erwin, Prenter | Lineups | Stokes, Channon 2, McCalliog, Osgood | ||||||
| European UEFA Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
 | AEK Athens | 2 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | Nikos Goumas Stadium | 32,000 | |
| Wagner 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Juventus |  | Old Trafford | 59,000 | |
| Hill | Lineups | |||||||
 | Slovan Bratislava | 3 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | D 1 | Tehelné pole | 40,000 | |
| Novotny, Haraslin, Ondrus | Lineups | Bowles 2, Givens | ||||||
| Anglo Scottish Cup SF 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Ayr United |  |
City Ground | 9,146 | |
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | Arsenal | Villa Park | 33,860 | |
| Mortimer, Graydon, Gray 2, Little | Lineups | Ball | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City | White Hart Lane | 20,193 | |
| Osgood (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | W | D | L | W | W | 1976-10-23 | Leeds United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | D | D | W | L | W | 1976-10-23 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | L | W | D | W | L | 1976-10-23 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 4 | 7 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | W | W | L | W | L | 1976-10-23 | Bristol City | H |
| 5 | -1 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1976-10-23 | Leicester City | A |
| 6 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | W | L | W | D | D | 1976-10-23 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 7 | -1 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | L | D | W | W | L | 1976-10-23 | West Ham United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | W | W | W | L | D | 1976-10-23 | Manchester City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Manchester United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | L | W | W | W | D | 1976-10-23 | Norwich City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Newcastle United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | D | W | L | W | D | 1976-10-23 | Birmingham City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | W | D | W | L | D | 1976-10-23 | Arsenal | H |
| 12 | 0 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1976-10-23 | Newcastle United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Coventry City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | D | D | W | D | W | 1976-10-23 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 14 | 0 | Leeds United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 | W | W | L | L | D | 1976-10-23 | Liverpool | H |
| 15 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 9 | D | L | L | W | D | 1976-10-23 | Sunderland | H |
| 16 | 0 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 9 | L | W | L | L | W | 1976-10-23 | Derby County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Norwich City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 | L | L | W | W | D | 1976-10-23 | Manchester United | A |
| 18 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 8 | W | L | L | D | L | 1976-10-23 | Coventry City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Derby County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 7 | W | L | D | D | L | 1976-10-23 | Stoke City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 | L | L | L | D | L | 1976-10-23 | Aston Villa | A |
| 21 | 0 | West Ham United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 5 | L | L | L | D | D | 1976-10-23 | Everton | A |
| 22 | 0 | Sunderland | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 | L | L | D | L | L | 1976-10-23 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
