1976 - 1977

We reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in 1976/77.

Alan Cakes arrived from Manchester Cty and replaced Ken Roberts as player-manager in early September.

Early signings Paul Richardson, Jim Walker and Ian Edwards starred as we defeated Hartlepool 1 -0, Grimsby 1- 0, Southend 4-0 and Luton 1-0 before losing 1-0 at Wolves in the FA Cup fifth round.

Five wins out of six in February, including a 4-3 victory at Preston, took us into the top half of the Third Division and Mike Kearney helped them to finish mid-table. The season ended with the team beating Port Vale 4-3 on aggregate in the Debenhams Cup.