Season 1976/77
original illustrations of the kits worn during the season


The Season in brief

United's 2-0 win at Elland Road on October 2nd had taken them to the top of the table, but they were unable to sustain their title challenge. A 3-1 defeat at Highbury in mid December left them in 17th place, largely as a result of injuries and inconsistency. They recovered and eventually finished 6th.

Having beaten Ajax in the UEFA Cup first round, United lost 3-1 on aggregate to Juventus.

The highlight of the season came at Wembley on May 21st against Liverpool. The Cup Finalists had vastly contrasting styles, United's cavalier approach against the more conservative, cautious approach of their opponents. Attacking football won, goals from Stuart Pearson and Jimmy Greenhoff enough for United to prevent a Liverpool treble.Just a month later Tommy Docherty was sacked after admitting an affair with the wife of Laurie Brown, the club physio.

There were subtle changes to the home shirt - the simple V neck was retained, and the sleeve trim comprised a lower broad red hoop with three narrow red bands above. The shirt also frequently featured an Admiral logo.

The change kit now featured the original three black vertical stripes after Admiral and adidas reached an agreement on their use.

From information sent to us by Dermot McCarthy and Athanasios Papathanasiou we know there were two versions of United's third kit, one with red trim and one with blue.

Can you help identify the kits worn by United in the following games: Bristol City (h) 19/1/1977; Liverpool (h) 16/2/1977 and Middlesbro' (a) 26/4/1977.