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

National team

Once again England played Scotland at the Kennington Oval This was England's first defeat on 'home soil'. The referee for this match was former England player,

Robert Ogilvie Robert Andrew Muter Macindoe Ogilvie (20 October 1852 – 7 March 1938) was an English footballer who made one appearance as a defender for England in 1874, and was a member of the Clapham Rovers team that won the 1880 FA Cup Final. Football c ...

.Report on England v Scotland match
''London Hearts Supporters Club''. Retrieved 18 June 2013

Honours

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

Events

First edition The bibliographical definition of an edition includes all copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type, including all minor typographical variants. First edition According to the definition of ''edition'' above, a b ...

of the

Birmingham Senior Cup The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organised by the Birmingham County Football Association. It began in 1876 and is the oldest county cup competition still active. The Birmingham Senior Cup is ...

, 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 The Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup is a county cup competition involving teams within the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association. Originally named the Sheffield Challenge Cup, it is the 5th oldest surviving cup competition i ...

, at that time played to the

Sheffield rules The Sheffield Rules was a code of football devised and played in the English city of Sheffield between 1858 and 1877. The rules were initially created and revised by Sheffield Football Club, with responsibility for the laws passing to the Sh ...

, takes place, won by

The Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1876-77 in English football