The 1977 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the Danish forward Allan Simonsen on 27 December 1977. There were 25 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Allan Simonsen Borussia Mönchengladbach 742 Kevin Keegan Liverpool Hamburger SV 713 Michel Platini Nancy70 4 Roberto Bettega Juventus 39 5 Johan Cruyff Barcelona 23 6 Klaus Fischer Schalke 04 21 7 Tibor Nyilasi Ferencváros 13 Rob Rensenbrink Anderlecht 9 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo București 610 Emlyn Hughes Liverpool5 Steve Heighway LiverpoolBerti Vogts Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 Dominique Bathenay Saint-Étienne 4Trevor Brooking West Ham United Anders Linderoth Marseille Ronnie Hellström 1. FC Kaiserslautern Franco Causio Juventus18 Ruud Krol Ajax 3Marius Trésor Marseille 20 Rainer Bonhof Borussia Mönchengladbach2Heinz Flohe 1. FC Köln Ruud Geels Ajax Dieter Müller 1. FC Köln Pirri Real Madrid Peter Shilton Nottingham Forest 26 Giancarlo Antognoni Fiorentina 1 Jürgen Grabowski Eintracht Frankfurt Gérard Janvion Saint-Étienne Ray Kennedy Liverpool Hans Krankl Rapid Wien Gordon McQueen Leeds United András Törőcsik Újpest
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page