1876–77 in English football

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Football in England

Season	1876–77
Men's football
FA Cup	Wanderers
← 1875–76 1877–78 →

The 1876–77 season was the sixth season of competitive football in England.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	England scorers	Scotland scorers
3 March 1877	Kennington Oval, London	Scotland	1–3	Alfred Lyttelton (Cambridge University) (55 mins)	John Ferguson(2), James Richmond

Once again England played Scotland at the Kennington Oval^[1] This was England's first defeat on 'home soil'. The referee for this match was former England player, Robert Ogilvie.^[2]

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

• First edition of the Birmingham Senior Cup, the earliest Association competition on a local level, takes place, won by Wednesbury Old Athletic F.C.
• First edition of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup, at that time played to the Sheffield rules, takes place, won by The Wednesday.

• "Report on England v Scotland match on thefa.com". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.