Football League First Division
1976/77
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 57 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 56 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 52 | ♦UC |
| 4th | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 51 | ♦UC |
| 5th | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 49 | ♦UC |
| 6th |
 Manchester United |
42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 47 | ♦ECWC |
| 7th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Everton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 42 | - |
| 10th | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 38 |
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| 14th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 38 |
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| 15th | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 37 |
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| 16th | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 37 |
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| 17th | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 36 |
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| 18th | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 35 |
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| 19th | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 35 |
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| 20th | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 34 |
▼Relegated |
| 21st | Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 51 | -23 | 34 |
▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 33 |
▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Champions |
| ♦ Manchester City finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
| ▼Sunderland were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Stoke City were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Tottenham Hotspur were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Wolverhampton Wanderers were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Chelsea were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Nottingham Forest were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |