1876–77 in English football

6th season of competitive football in England

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Football in England
Men's football
Season	1876–77
FA Cup	Wanderers
← 1875–76 England 1877–78 →

The 1876–77 season was the sixth season of competitive football in England.

National team

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Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	England scorers	Scotland scorers
3 March 1877	Kennington Oval, London	Scotland	1–3	Alfred Lyttelton (Cambridge University) (55 mins)	John Ferguson(2), James Richmond

Once again England played Scotland at the Kennington Oval^[1] This was England's first defeat on 'home soil'. The referee for this match was former England player, Robert Ogilvie.^[2]

Honours

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Competition	Winner
FA Cup	Wanderers (4*)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Events

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First edition of the Birmingham Senior Cup, the earliest Association competition on a local level, takes place, won by Wednesbury Old Athletic F.C.
First edition of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup, at that time played to the Sheffield rules, takes place, won by The Wednesday.

References

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^ England v Scotland, 3 March 1877. 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013. Archived 2013年06月30日.
^ Report on England v Scotland match. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 18 June 2013

External links

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"Report on England v Scotland match on thefa.com". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.

v t e Seasons in English football
1870s	1871–72 1872–73 1873–74 1874–75 1875–76 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79
1880s	1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89
1890s	1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99
1900s	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09
1910s	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19
1920s	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29
1930s	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39
1940s	1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s	1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
2020s	2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.

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