# 1976 Molde FK season

The 1976 season was Molde's third consecutive year in the top flight, and their 5th season in total in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.
In the league, Molde finished in 6th position, 10 points behind winners Lillestrøm.

## Squad

Source:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NOR | Frank Aadland |
| — | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig |
| — | GK | NOR | Bjørn Nilsen |
| — | DF | NOR | Erik Brakstad |
| — | DF | NOR | Torkild Brakstad |
| — | DF | NOR | Stål Bjørkly |
| — | DF | NOR | Asbjørn Bjørseth |
| — | DF | NOR | Arild Haukaas |
| — | DF | NOR | Svein Kanestrøm |
| — | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter |
| — | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden |
| — | MF | NOR | Knut Bjørnå |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Åge Hareide |
| — | MF | NOR | Karl Johannesen |
| — | MF | NOR | Ole Bjørn Kavli |
| — | MF | NOR | Olav Nausthaug |
| — | MF | NOR | Kjell Westerdahl |
| — | FW | NOR | Carl Apneseth |
| — | FW | NOR | Jan Fuglset |
| — | FW | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad |
| — | FW | NOR | Harry Hestad |
| — | FW | NOR | Odd Ivar Moen |
| — | FW | NOR | Bjørner Oshaug |

## Competitions
### 1. divisjon
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | –7 | 5 |
Source:

#### Positions by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lillestrøm (C) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 30 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Brann | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 28 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Start | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Viking | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 | |
| 6 | Molde | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Hamarkameratene | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Bryne | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 19 | |
| 10 | Strømsgodset (R) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 19 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Fredrikstad (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Vard (R) | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Player | 1. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Jan Fuglset | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | MF | Åge Hareide | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | DF | Torkild Brakstad | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | Einar Sekkeseter | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | Odd Ivar Moen | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Karl Johannesen | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Harry Hestad | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | TOTALS | 34 | 10 | 44 |