FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 7)

Tonight's result in the FA Cup Third Round Second Replay sees Nottingham Forest demolish their opposition.

In the next round they will take on the cup holders, Southampton.

Nottingham Forest 6 Bristol Rovers 0

FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 6)

A Monday night second replay in the 1977 FA Cup sees Orient book their trip to Blackburn.

Darlington 0 Orient 3

FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 5)

Tonight's results of the FA Cup Third Round Replays 1977

Blackburn Rovers 2 Charlton Athletic 0
Chelsea 0 Southampton 3
Lincoln City 0 Burnley 1
Wrexham 1 Sunderland 0

On ITV's 'The Midweek Match', the holders, Southampton, progress with a good win at fellow Second Division side Chelsea.

FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 4)

Tonight's results of the FA Cup Third Round Replays 1977

Bristol Rovers 1 Nottingham Forest 1
Crystal Palace 2 Liverpool 3
Middlesbrough 1 Wimbledon 0
Orient 0 Darlington 0
Swindon Town 5 Fulham 0
West Bromwich Albion 0 Manchester City 1

Third Division Crystal Palace end their brave contest against the League Champions, Liverpool. Non-league Wimbledon exit to their First Division opponents. Two games have to do it all again!

FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 3)

A Monday night replay tonight sees Port Vale progress:

Port Vale 3 Hull City 1

The draw for the FA Cup Fourth Round 1977 has been made and is as follows.

Chester v Luton Town
Liverpool or Crystal Palace v Carlisle United
Nottingham Forest or Bristol Rovers v Southampton or Chelsea
Charlton Athletic or Blackburn Rovers v Darlington or Orient
Aston Villa v West Ham United
Northwich Victoria v Oldham Athletic
Wimbledon or Middlesbrough v Hereford United
Fulham or Swindon Town v Everton
Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield United or Newcastle United v Manchester City or West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers
Cardiff City v Sunderland or Wrexham
Port Vale v Burnley or Lincoln City
Arsenal v Coventry City
Colchester United v Blackpool or Derby County
Birmingham City v Leeds United

Non-league Northwich Victoria are home again, this time to Second Division Oldham Athletic. Manchester United will host last year's First Division runners up QPR. Fourth division Colchester have a plum tie at home to Derby County.

FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 2)

On The Big Match, Sunday 9 January 1977, we feature the following games from yesterday's FA Cup Third Round.

Wimbledon v Middlesbrough
Leeds United v Norwich City (Yorkshire) - highlights below
and Everton v Stoke City (Granada)

ATV's Star Soccer will be showing:
Leicester City v Aston Villa

 

Just the first Everton goal

 

FA Cup - Third Round 1977 (Part 1)

It's FA Cup Third Round day on Saturday 8 January 1977 - and here are the results.

Champions Liverpool were held to a draw by Third Division Crystal Palace, non-league Northwich Victoria progressed, the holders - Southampton - drew at home to Chelsea but the finalists last year, Manchester United, won 1-0. Non-league Wimbledon hold their First Divison opponents Middlesbrough. The giant killers are Cardiff City who send Spurs packing.

Birmingham City 1 Portsmouth 0
Blackpool 0 Derby County 0
Burnley 2 Lincoln City 2
Cardiff City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0
Carlisle United 5 Matlock Town 1
Charlton Athletic 1 Blackburn Rovers 1
Coventry City 1 Millwall 0
Darlington 2 Orient 2
Everton 2 Stoke City 0
Fulham 3 Swindon Town 3
Halifax Town 0 Luton Town 1
Hereford United 1 Reading 0
Hull City 1 Port Vale 1
Ipswich Town 4 Bristol City 1
Kettering Town 2 Colchester United 3
Leeds United 5 Norwich City 2
Leicester City 0 Aston Villa 1
Liverpool 0 Crystal Palace 0
Manchester City 1 West Bromwich Albion 1
Manchester United 1 Walsall 0
Northwich Victoria 3 Watford 2
Nottingham Forest 1 Bristol Rovers 1
Notts County 0 Arsenal 1
Oldham Athletic 3 Plymouth Argyle 0
Queens Park Rangers 2 Shrewsbury Town 1
Sheffield United 0 Newcastle United 0
Southampton 1 Chelsea 1
Southend United 0 Chester 4
Sunderland 2 Wrexham 2
West Ham United 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
Wimbledon 0 Middlesbrough 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Rotherham United 2

On tonight's Match of the Day we see the holders Southampton open their defence against Chelsea, we see if Second Division Cardiff can defeat the giants of Spurs, and finally Blackpool, also of the second division, hosts recent champions Derby County.

Highlights from Southampton v Chelsea are below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr1-bWs5-wQ

Goals from that game, and the goal from Cardiff, can be seen below at 3:31.