1976/77 - division three
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Southend United (League Cup 1st round 2nd leg) H (17/8/76) 2-1
Albion scorers: Brian Horton 2 (1 pen)
Att: 11,907
Oxford United H (21/8/76) 3-2
Albion scorers: Fred Binney 2, Brian Horton (pen)
Att: 13,446
Rotherham United H (4/9/76) 3-1
Albion scorers: Tony Towner, Ian Mellor, Fred Binney
Att: 16,059
Ipswich Town (League Cup 2nd round replay) H (7/9/76) 2-1
Albion scorers: Fred Binney, Graham Cross
Att: 26,748
York City H (18/9/76) 7-2
Albion scorers: Peter Ward 2, Steve Piper, Peter O’Sullivan, Ian Mellor 2, Gerry Fell
Att: 15,605
Crystal Palace H (2/10/76) 1-1
Albion scorers: OG
Att: 27,054
Walsall H (5/10/76) 7-0
Albion scorers: Ian Mellor 3, Peter Ward 4
Att: 14,128
Walsall had been somewhat of a bogey side for Albion and when the teams went in goalless at half-time, Manager Alan Mullery was waiting to deliver one of his famous ‘rocket’ team talks. The second half performance has gone down in Seagulls legend.
Peterborough United H (16/10/76)1-0
Albion scorers: Graham Cross
Att: 18,276
Derby County (League Cup 4th round) H (26/10/76) 1-1
Albion scorers: Peter Ward
Att: 33,500
Swindon Town H (6/11/76) 4-0
Albion scorers: Andy Rollings, Ian Mellor, Peter Ward 2
Att: 18,761
Crystal Palace (FA Cup 1st round) H (20/11/76) 2-2
Albion scorers: Peter Ward, Ian Mellor
Att: 29,510
Wrexham H (27/11/76) 0-2
Albion scorers: n/a
Att: 22,682
Chesterfield H (18/12/76) 2-1
Albion scorers: Peter Ward, Sammy Morgan
Att: 14,043
Gillingham H (29/12/76) 2-0
Albion scorers: Brian Horton, Gerry Fell
Att: 16,880
Northampton Town H (3/1/77) 2-0
Albion scorers: Tony Towner, Peter Ward
Att: 22,504
Chester City H (15/1/77) 3-0
Albion scorers: Graham Cross (pen), Peter Ward 2
Att: 16,495
Lincoln City H (29/1/77) 4-0
Albion scorers: Graham Cross (pen), Ian Mellor, Tony Towner, Peter O’Sullivan
Att: 18,632
Preston North End H (5/2/76) 2-0
Albion scorers: Peter Ward, Tony Towner
Att: 21,338
Grimsby Town H (19/2/77) 3-0
Albion scorers: Ian Mellor, Peter Ward 2 (1 pen)
Att: 20,412
Tranmere Rovers H (5/3/77) 1-1
Albion scorers: Brian Horton
Att: 20,263
Shrewsbury Town H (15/3/76) 4-0
Albion scorers: Brian Horton, Peter Ward 2 (1 pen), Ian Mellor
Att: 17,494
Bury H (19/3/77) 1-1
Albion scorers: Andy Rollings
Att: 20,630
Mansfield Town H (2/4/77) 3-1
Albion scorers: Peter Ward 2 (1 pen), Gerry Fell
Att: 23,594
Portsmouth H (6/4/77) 4-0
Albion scorers: Peter Ward, Andy Rollings, Steve Piper
Att: 25,451
Reading H (12/4/77) 2-0
Albion scorers: Peter Ward 2 (1 pen)
Att: 26,253
Port Vale H (23/4/77) 1-0
Albion scorers: Gerry Fell
Att: 23,446
Sheffield Wednesday H (3/5/77) 3-2
Albion scorers: Peter Ward, Brian Horton (pen), Steve Piper
Att: 30,756
friendlies/testimonials
Luton Town (Friendly) H (9/8/76) 1-1
Albion scorers: Andy Rollings
Att: n/a
Norwich City (Friendly) H (16/5/77) 1-2
Albion scorers: Peter Ward
Att: n/a
