1976–77 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1976–77 football season

Celtic
1976–77 season
Manager	Jock Stein
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	1st
Scottish Cup	Winners
Scottish League Cup	Finalists
UEFA Cup	1st round
← 1975–76 1977–78 →

During the 1976–77 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	36	23	9	4	79	39	+40	55	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Rangers	36	18	10	8	62	37	+25	46	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Aberdeen	36	16	11	9	56	42	+14	43	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	36	16	9	11	54	45	+9	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Partick Thistle	36	11	13	12	40	44	−4	35

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

Celtic v Rangers

4 September 1976 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,857

Dundee United v Celtic

11 September 1976 Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 14,553

Celtic v Hearts

18 September 1976 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 2	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,131

Kilmarnock v Celtic

25 September 1976 Premier League	Kilmarnock	0 – 4	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 14,615

Celtic v Hibernian

2 October 1976 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,125

Ayr United v Celtic

16 October 1976 Premier League	Ayr United	0 – 2	Celtic	Ayr
15:00 BST				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 12,871

Celtic v Dundee United

20 October 1976 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,251

Aberdeen v Celtic

23 October 1976 Premier League	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 19,370

Celtic v Motherwell

30 October 1976 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,821

Hearts v Celtic

20 November 1976 Premier League	Hearts	3 – 4	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,975

Rangers v Celtic

24 November 1976 Premier League	Rangers	0 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 45,562

Celtic v Kilmarnock

27 November 1976 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,337

Celtic v Ayr United

18 December 1976 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,878

Celtic v Aberdeen

26 December 1976 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,130

Dundee United v Celtic

8 January 1977 Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 15,847

Celtic v Rangers

11 January 1977 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,729

Kilmarnock v Celtic

22 January 1977 Premier League	Kilmarnock	1 – 3	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 14,363

Celtic v Hibernian

5 February 1977 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 2	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,426

Celtic v Hearts

7 February 1977 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,192284

Celtic v Partick Thistle

12 February 1977 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,854

Ayr United v Celtic

19 February 1977 Premier League	Ayr United	2 – 4	Celtic	Ayr
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 13,529

Partick Thistle v Celtic

22 February 1977 Premier League	Partick Thistle	2 – 4	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 14,927

Aberdeen v Celtic

5 March 1977 Premier League	Aberdeen	2 – 0	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,656

Celtic v Partick Thistle

9 March 1977 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,914

Celtic v Motherwell

16 March 1977 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,086

Rangers v Celtic

19 March 1977 Premier League	Rangers	2 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 53,743

Celtic v Dundee United

26 March 1977 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,899

Hibernian v Celtic

30 March 1977 Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,841

Hearts v Celtic

2 April 1977 Premier League	Hearts	0 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,801

Celtic v Kilmarnock

9 April 1977 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,759

Motherwell v Celtic

13 April 1977 Premier League	Motherwell	3 – 0	Celtic	Motherwell
19:30 BST				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 13,820

Hibernian v Celtic

16 April 1977 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 22,036

Celtic v Aberdeen

20 April 1977 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,651

Partick Thistle v Celtic

23 April 1977 Premier League	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 15,579

Celtic v Ayr United

30 April 1977 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,086

Motherwell v Celtic

10 May 1977 Premier League	Motherwell	2 – 2	Celtic	Motherwell
19:30 BST				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,856

Scottish Cup

Airdrieonians v Celtic

29 January 1977 Third round	Airdrieonians	1 - 1	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 18,316

Celtic v Airdrieonians

2 February 1977 Third round replay	Celtic	5 - 0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

Celtic v Ayr United

27 February 1977 Fourth round	Celtic	1 - 1	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,000

Ayr United v Celtic

2 March 1977 Fourth round replay	Ayr United	1 - 3	Celtic	Ayr
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 13,100

Celtic v Queen of the South

13 March 1977 Fifth round	Celtic	5 - 1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,000

Celtic v Dundee

6 April 1977 Semi-final	Celtic	2 - 0	Dundee	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 29,870

Celtic v Rangers

7 May 1977 Final	Celtic	1 - 0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 54,037

Scottish League Cup

Dundee United v Celtic

14 August 1976 Group 3	Dundee United	0 - 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 14,555

Celtic v Dumbarton

18 August 1976 Group 3	Celtic	3 - 0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,654

Arbroath v Celtic

21 August 1976 Group 3	Arbroath	0 - 5	Celtic	Arbroath
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 6,826

Dumbarton v Celtic

25 August 1976 Group 3	Dumbarton	3 - 3	Celtic	Dumbarton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 6,717

Celtic v Arbroath

28 August 1976 Group 3	Celtic	2 - 1	Arbroath	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,787

Celtic v Dundee United

1 September 1976 Group 3	Celtic	1 - 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,772

Albion Rovers v Celtic

22 September 1976 Quarter-final 1st leg	Albion Rovers	0 - 1	Celtic	Coatbridge
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 7,500

Celtic v Albion Rovers

6 October 1976 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Celtic	5 - 0 (6 – 0 agg.)	Albion Rovers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,723

Hearts v Celtic

25 October 1976 Semi-final	Hearts	1 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 21,816

Aberdeen v Celtic

6 November 1976 Final	Aberdeen	2 - 1 (aet)	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 69,783

UEFA Cup

Celtic

Wisla Krakow

15 September 1976 1st round 1st leg	Celtic	2 - 2	Wisla Krakow	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

Wisla Krakow

Celtic

29 September 1976 1st round 2nd leg	Wisla Krakow	2 - 0 (4 – 2 agg.)	Celtic	Kraków
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 45,005

Glasgow Cup

Clyde v Celtic

14 May 1977 Semi-final	Clyde	2 - 4	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 5,555

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First Division	Airdrieonians Arbroath Clydebank Dundee Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Hamilton Academical Montrose Morton Queen of the South Raith Rovers St. Johnstone St. Mirren
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