FA Cup 1976–77
| Country | England | ||
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| Champions | Manchester United | ||
| Runners-up | Liverpool | ||
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The FA Cup 1976-77 was the 96th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1.
The first round of games were played on 20 November 1976. Replays were played mainly on 22-24, with some on 29 November, and 2 and 6 December.
The second round of games were mainly played on 11 December 1976, with some taking place midweek over 14–15 December and one on 20th. Replays took place on 14th or 21st.
The third round of games in the FA Cup were played on 8 January 1977. Replays were mainly played midweek over 10–12 January or the week after but one occurred on 24th instead.
The fourth round of games were played on 29 January 1977. Four games required a replay, played midweek on 1st–2 February.
The fifth set of games took place on 26 February 1977. One game went to a replay which was played on 8 March.
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 19 March 1977. There were no replays.
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 and ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. The BBC were only able to cover one of the three planned Fifth round ties due to a cameraman strike.
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