1976–77 Chelsea F.C. season
# 1976–77 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-third competitive season.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 57 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Chelsea (P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 55 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 52 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 51 | |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 48 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 48 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 48 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 43 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 40 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 39 | |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 38 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 37 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 37 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 36 | |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 35 | |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 34 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 19 | Orient | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 34 | |
| 20 | Carlisle United (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 34 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 32 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Hereford United (R) | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 31 | Relegation to the Third Division |
