| Final Second Division Table 1976-1977 | ||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | POINTS |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | 57 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 53 | 55 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 43 | 52 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 54 | 51 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 42 | 51 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 67 | 48 | 48 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| 8 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 60 | 48 |
| 9 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 67 | 44 |
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 43 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 40 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 54 | 39 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 64 | 38 |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 37 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 68 | 37 |
| 16 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 54 | 36 |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | 35 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 67 | 34 |
| 19 | Orient | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 55 | 34 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 75 | 34 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 32 |
| 22 | Hereford United | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 78 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers Promoted to the First Division | ||||||||
| HOME LEAGUE RECORD | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | POINTS |
| 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 33 |
| AWAY LEAGUE RECORD | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 24 |
| TOTAL LEAGUE RECORD - Average Points Per Game = 1.36 | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | 57 |
| HOME CUP RECORD | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| AWAY CUP RECORD | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTAL CUP RECORD (FA & League Cup) | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| TOTAL RECORD FOR 1976/1977 SEASON | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 48 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 92 | 52 | |
| APPEARANCES | ||||
| PLAYER | LEAGUE | FA CUP | LEAGUE CUP |
TOTAL APPs |
| Steve Daley | 42 | 5 | 1 | 48 |
| Geoff Palmer | 42 | 5 | 1 | 48 |
| Derek Parkin | 42 | 5 | 1 | 48 |
| Gary Pierce | 42 | 5 | 1 | 48 |
| Alan Sunderland | 41 | 5 | 1 | 47 |
| Kenny Hibbitt | 40 (1) | 5 | 1 | 46 (1) |
| John McAlle | 39 | 5 | 1 | 45 |
| Frank Munro | 33 | 4 | 1 | 37 |
| Willie Carr | 32 | 4 | 1 | 37 |
| John Richards | 27 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Martin Patching | 26 (5) | 4 | 0 | 30 (5) |
| Steve Kindon | 25 (3) | 2 | 1 | 28 (3) |
| Bobby Gould | 11 (6) | 0 | 1 | 12 (7) |
| Mike Bailey | 10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 11 (2) |
| Kenny Todd | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) |
| Colin Brazier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| James Kelly | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) |
| Gerry O'Hara | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) |
| George Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Home League Win Percentage | 72% |
| Home League Draw Percentage | 14% |
| Home League Defeat Percentage | 14% |
| Away League Win Percentage | 33% |
| Away League Draw Percentage | 48% |
| Away League Defeat Percentage | 19% |
| Total League Win Percentage | 52% |
| Total League Draw Percentage | 31% |
| Total League Defeat Percentage | 17% |
| Home Cup Win Percentage | 60% |
| Home Cup Draw Percentage | 0% |
| Home Cup Defeat Percentage | 40% |
| Away Cup Win Percentage | 0% |
| Away Cup Draw Percentage | 100% |
| Away Cup Defeat Percentage | 0% |
| Total Cup Win Percentage | 50% |
| Total Cup Draw Percentage | 17% |
| Total Cup Defeat Percentage | 33% |
| Total Win Percentage | 52% |
| Total Draw Percentage | 29% |
| Total Defeat Percentage | 19% |
| Average Home League Goals Scored Per Game | 2.29 |
| Average Away League Goals Scored Per Game | 1.71 |
| Total Average League Goals Scored Per Game | 2 |
| Average Home Cup Goals Scored Per Game | 1.2 |
| Average Away Cup Goals Scored Per Game | 2 |
| Total Average Cup Goals Scored Per Game | 1.33 |
| Total Average Goals Scored Per Game | 1.92 |
| Average Home League Goals Conceded Per Game | 1 |
| Average Away League Goals Conceded Per Game | 1.14 |
| Total Average League Goals Conceded Per Game | 1.07 |
| Average Home Cup Goals Conceded Per Game | 1 |
| Average Away Cup Goals Conceded Per Game | 2 |
| Total Average Cup Goals Conceded Per Game | 1.17 |
| Total Average Goals Conceded Per Game | 1.08 |
| GOALSCORERS | ||||
| PLAYER | LEAGUE | FA CUP | LEAGUE CUP |
TOTAL GOALS |
| John Richards | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Kenny Hibbitt | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Alan Sunderland | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Steve Daley | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Bobby Gould | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Willie Carr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Kindon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Martin Patching | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Munro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geoff Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Todd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Parkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CLEAN SHEETS | |||||
| PLAYER | LEAGUE | FA CUP | LEAGUE CUP |
TOTAL | |
| Gary Pierce | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Biggest Home League Win | 5-0 v Oldham 18/09/1976 |
| Biggest Away League Win | 6-1 v Oldham 02/10/1976 |
| Biggest Home Cup Win | 3-2 v Rotherham 08/01/1977 |
| Biggest Away Cup Win | No Away Cup Win |
| Biggest Home League Defeat | 2-6 v Southampton 05/10/1976 |
| Biggest Away League Defeat | 0-2 v Hull & Luton |
| Biggest Home Cup Defeat | 1-2 v Sheffield Wed 31/08/1976 |
| Biggest Away Cup Defeat | No Away Cup Defeat |
| Highest Home League Attendance | 33,465 v Chelsea 07/05/1977 |
| Highest Home Cup Attendance | 49,770 v Leeds Utd 19/03/1977 |
| Average Home League Attendance | 21,181 |
| Average Home Cup Attendance | 32,137 |
| Total Average Home Attendance | 23,288 |
