1976–77 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 1976–77 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 50th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.

The season also saw the arrival of Robin Friday who, although it would be his only full season at the club, made such an impression that he was voted as the club's all-time cult hero.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| -- | GK | ENG | Ron Healey |
| -- | GK | NIR | Bill Irwin |
| -- | DF | WAL | Bryan Attley |
| -- | DF | ENG | Clive Charles |
| -- | DF | WAL | Phil Dwyer |
| -- | DF | NIR | Albert Larmour |
| -- | DF | WAL | Richie Morgan |
| -- | DF | WAL | Freddie Pethard |
| -- | DF | WAL | Keith Pontin |
| -- | DF | ENG | Paul Went |
| -- | MF | ENG | Willie Anderson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | SCO | John Buchanan |
| -- | MF | SCO | Alan Campbell |
| -- | MF | WAL | David Giles |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Grapes |
| -- | MF | ENG | Doug Livermore |
| -- | MF | WAL | Peter Sayer |
| -- | FW | AUS | Adrian Alston |
| -- | FW | ENG | Tony Evans |
| -- | FW | ENG | Robin Friday |
| -- | FW | WAL | Derek Showers |

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## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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## Fixtures and results

### Second Division

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