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

The 1976–77 season was Clydebank's eleventh season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 2nd behind St Mirren and entering promotion to the Premier League at the first attempt. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and Anglo-Scottish Cup.

## Results

### Division 1

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 September | Arbroath | H | 3–0 |
| 2 | 7 September | Raith Rovers | A | 3–0 |
| 3 | 11 September | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 |
| 4 | 15 September | Queen of the South | A | 2–1 |
| 5 | 18 September | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 |
| 6 | 25 September | Montrose | A | 2–2 |
| 7 | 29 September | Falkirk | H | 4–1 |
| 8 | 2 October | East Fife | H | 2–1 |
| 9 | 9 October | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–3 |
| 10 | 12 October | Falkirk | A | 4–0 |
| 11 | 16 October | Dundee | H | 2–1 |
| 12 | 23 October | St Mirren | A | 0–0 |
| 13 | 27 October | Morton | A | 0–0 |
| 14 | 30 October | Dumbarton | H | 2–0 |
| 15 | 6 November | Arbroath | A | 2–0 |
| 16 | 13 November | Airdireonians | H | 1–0 |
| 17 | 20 November | St Johnstone | H | 0–0 |
| 18 | 27 November | Montrose | H | 1–2 |
| 19 | 4 December | East Fife | A | 6–0 |
| 20 | 25 December | St Mirren | H | 2–2 |
| 21 | 1 January | Dumbarton | A | 1–1 |
| 22 | 3 January | Arbroath | H | 8–1 |
| 23 | 22 January | Montrose | A | 3–3 |
| 24 | 5 February | East Fife | H | 3–1 |
| 25 | 12 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–0 |
| 26 | 16 February | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 |
| 27 | 19 February | Dundee | H | 3–0 |
| 28 | 2 March | Airdrieonians | A | 2–0 |
| 29 | 5 March | St Mirren | A | 1–3 |
| 30 | 7 March | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 |
| 31 | 12 March | Dumbarton | H | 4–2 |
| 32 | 19 March | Queen of the South | A | 2–2 |
| 33 | 26 March | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 |
| 34 | 2 April | Morton | H | 2–3 |
| 35 | 9 April | Morton | A | 2–2 |
| 36 | 12 April | Dundee | A | 3–2 |
| 37 | 16 April | Raith Rovers | A | 1–2 |
| 38 | 23 April | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 |
| 39 | 30 April | Falkirk | A | 4–2 |

**Final League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | St Mirren (C, P) | 39 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 91 | 38 | +53 | 62 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Clydebank (P) | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 58 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 3 | Dundee | 39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 90 | 55 | +35 | 51 | |
| 4 | Morton | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 50 | |
| 5 | Montrose | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 41 | |

### Scottish League Cup

**Group 8**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 August | Alloa Athletic | A | 0–1 |
| 2 | 18 August | Queen of the South | H | 1–0 |
| 3 | 21 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–0 |
| 4 | 25 August | Queen of the South | A | 4–1 |
| 5 | 28 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 |
| 6 | 1 September | Alloa Athletic | H | 1–0 |

**Group 8 Final Table**

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Clydebank | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |

**Knockout stage**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| QF L1 | 22 September | Rangers | A | 3–3 |
| QF L2 | 6 October | Rangers | H | 1–1 |
| QF R | 18 October | Rangers | A | 0–0 |
| QF 2R | 19 October | Rangers | N | 1–2 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 22 December | Cowdenbeath | A | 4–3 |
| R2 | 8 January | Selkirk | H | 2–0 |
| R3 | 2 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 |
| R3 R | 7 February | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 |
| R4 | 26 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 |

### Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 L1 | 22 September | Ayr United | A | 0–0 | | |
| R1 L2 | 6 October | Ayr United | H | 0–1 | | |
