MIDDLESBROUGH 0 CITY 0
League Division 1
7th December 1976
attendance 18,000
Ref P Willis
City Corrigan, Clements, Donachie, Doyle, Watson, Conway, Power, Kidd, Royle, Hartford, Tueart - sub Barnes(unused)
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BOB RUSSELL WRITING IN THE DAILY MIRROR 8TH DECEMBER 1976 Boro substitute Alf Wood made a dramatic impact on this tedious game when he came on for the last 8 minutes. City's defence wobbled and a diving header from Souness, which beat Corrigan, was only marginally offside. Seconds later Peter Brine hit a post. But for far too long the only award these supposed title contenders looked capable of winning was a Nobel Peace prize. It was 25 minutes before the game's first shot, Joe Royle was well off target, and then Asa Hartford had a goal disallowed...