If you want to find out the scorers, line-ups and more details on the game, click on the full-time score.
| Date | Opponents | V | Res | HT | Competition | Comp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1976 | Queens Park Rangers | A | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 24 Aug 1976 | Ipswich Town | H | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 28 Aug 1976 | Aston Villa | H | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 30 Aug 1976 | Cambridge United | H | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 4 Sep 1976 | Leicester City | A | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 11 Sep 1976 | Stoke City | H | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 18 Sep 1976 | Arsenal | A | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 20 Sep 1976 | Stockport County | A | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 25 Sep 1976 | Bristol City | H | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 2 Oct 1976 | Sunderland | A | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 5 Oct 1976 | Manchester City | H | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 16 Oct 1976 | Liverpool | A | L | 1-3 | (0-3) | First Division | D1 |
| 23 Oct 1976 | West Ham United | H | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 26 Oct 1976 | Coventry City | H | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 30 Oct 1976 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | D | 3-3 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 6 Nov 1976 | Leeds United | H | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 20 Nov 1976 | Derby County | H | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 24 Nov 1976 | Newcastle United | A | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 27 Nov 1976 | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | First Division | D1 |
| 1 Dec 1976 | Manchester United | A | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 11 Dec 1976 | Coventry City | A | L | 2-4 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 18 Dec 1976 | Birmingham City | H | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 27 Dec 1976 | Manchester United | A | L | 0-4 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 29 Dec 1976 | Middlesbrough | H | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 8 Jan 1977 | Stoke City | H | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 15 Jan 1977 | Ipswich Town | A | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 18 Jan 1977 | Bolton Wanderers | H | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 22 Jan 1977 | Queens Park Rangers | H | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 29 Jan 1977 | Swindon Town | A | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 1 Feb 1977 | Swindon Town | H | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 5 Feb 1977 | Aston Villa | A | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 12 Feb 1977 | Leicester City | H | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 15 Feb 1977 | Bolton Wanderers | A | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 19 Feb 1977 | Stoke City | A | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 26 Feb 1977 | Cardiff City | A | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 1 Mar 1977 | Arsenal | H | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 5 Mar 1977 | Bristol City | A | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 12 Mar 1977 | Aston Villa | N | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 16 Mar 1977 | Aston Villa | N | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 19 Mar 1977 | Derby County | H | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 22 Mar 1977 | Liverpool | H | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 26 Mar 1977 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 2 Apr 1977 | West Ham United | A | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 5 Apr 1977 | Manchester United | H | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 9 Apr 1977 | Middlesbrough | A | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 13 Apr 1977 | Aston Villa | N | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 16 Apr 1977 | Derby County | A | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 19 Apr 1977 | Norwich City | H | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 23 Apr 1977 | Liverpool | N | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 27 Apr 1977 | Liverpool | N | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 30 Apr 1977 | Norwich City | A | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 4 May 1977 | Leeds United | A | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 7 May 1977 | Coventry City | H | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 10 May 1977 | Manchester City | A | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 14 May 1977 | Birmingham City | A | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 16 May 1977 | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 19 May 1977 | Sunderland | H | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 24 May 1977 | Newcastle United | H | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |