1975–76 Football League First Division

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1975–76 season of Football League First Division

Football league season

Football League First DivisionSeason| 1975–76

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Champions| Liverpool
9th title
Relegated| Burnley
Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
European Cup| Liverpool
UEFA Cup| Queens Park Rangers
Manchester United
Derby County
Manchester City
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,230 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer| Ted MacDougall
(23 goals)[1]
Biggest home win| Arsenal 5–0 Coventry City
(11 October 1975)
Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Everton
(11 October 1975)
Arsenal 6–1 West Ham United
(20 March 1976)
Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Sheffield United
(27 March 1976)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Newcastle United
(10 April 1976)
Biggest away win| Birmingham City 1–5 West Ham United
(1 November 1975)
Burnley 1–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(15 November 1975)
Derby County 1–5 Queens Park Rangers
(23 April 1976)
Ipswich Town 2–6 Derby County
(24 April 1976)
Highest scoring| Norwich City 5–3 Aston Villa
(23 April 1976)

← 1974–75

1976–77 →

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1975–76 season.

## Overview

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Liverpool won the First Division title for the ninth time in the club's history that season and the first under manager Bob Paisley. They won the title on their last game of the season on 4 May, 1976, beating relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 at Molineux. Had they lost, Queens Park Rangers would have been champions, having beaten Leeds United 2–0 at Loftus Road in their last game. Despite that, QPR still managed to finish in their highest ever position of runners-up and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Sheffield United's relegation was confirmed on 27 March after losing 5–0 to Tottenham Hotspur. Burnley went down on 19 April after a 1–0 loss at home to Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers went down on the final day of the campaign after their 3–1 loss to Liverpool.

## League standings

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1  | Liverpool (C) | 42  | 23  | 14  | 5  | 66  | 31  | 2.129  | 60  | Qualification for the European Cup first round
2  | Queens Park Rangers | 42  | 24  | 11  | 7  | 67  | 33  | 2.030  | 59  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3  | Manchester United | 42  | 23  | 10  | 9  | 68  | 42  | 1.619  | 56
4  | Derby County | 42  | 21  | 11  | 10  | 75  | 58  | 1.293  | 53
5  | Leeds United | 42  | 21  | 9  | 12  | 65  | 46  | 1.413  | 51  |
6  | Ipswich Town | 42  | 16  | 14  | 12  | 54  | 48  | 1.125  | 46
7  | Leicester City | 42  | 13  | 19  | 10  | 48  | 51  | 0.941  | 45
8  | Manchester City | 42  | 16  | 11  | 15  | 64  | 46  | 1.391  | 43  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
9  | Tottenham Hotspur | 42  | 14  | 15  | 13  | 63  | 63  | 1.000  | 43  |
10  | Norwich City | 42  | 16  | 10  | 16  | 58  | 58  | 1.000  | 42
11  | Everton | 42  | 15  | 12  | 15  | 60  | 66  | 0.909  | 42
12  | Stoke City | 42  | 15  | 11  | 16  | 48  | 50  | 0.960  | 41
13  | Middlesbrough | 42  | 15  | 10  | 17  | 46  | 45  | 1.022  | 40
14  | Coventry City | 42  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 47  | 57  | 0.825  | 40
15  | Newcastle United | 42  | 15  | 9  | 18  | 71  | 62  | 1.145  | 39
16  | Aston Villa | 42  | 11  | 17  | 14  | 51  | 59  | 0.864  | 39
17  | Arsenal | 42  | 13  | 10  | 19  | 47  | 53  | 0.887  | 36
18  | West Ham United | 42  | 13  | 10  | 19  | 48  | 71  | 0.676  | 36
19  | Birmingham City | 42  | 13  | 7  | 22  | 57  | 75  | 0.760  | 33
20  | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 42  | 10  | 10  | 22  | 51  | 68  | 0.750  | 30  | Relegation to the Second Division
21  | Burnley (R) | 42  | 9  | 10  | 23  | 43  | 66  | 0.652  | 28
22  | Sheffield United (R) | 42  | 6  | 10  | 26  | 33  | 82  | 0.402  | 22

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ARS | AST | BIR | BUR | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NWC | QPR | SHU | STK | TOT | WHU | WOL

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Arsenal |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–2 | 6–1  | 2–1
Aston Villa | 2–0  |  | 2–1 | 1–1  | 1–0 | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–1
Birmingham City | 3–1  | 3–2 |  | 4–0  | 1–1 | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–5  | 0–1
Burnley | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  |  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1 | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 4–4  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–5
Coventry City | 1–1  | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2  |  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2 | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 3–1
Derby County | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  |  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–2 | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 1–5  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 3–2
Everton | 0–0  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 2–3  | 1–4  | 2–0  |  | 3–3  | 1–3 | 1–1  | 0–0 | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–0
Ipswich Town | 2–0  | 3–0  | 4–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–6  | 1–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 0–3  | 2–0 | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 3–0
Leeds United | 3–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–1 | 2–0  | 1–1  | 5–2  | 1–0  |  | 4–0  | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 0–1 | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0
Leicester City | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 3–2  | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 3–3  | 2–0
Liverpool | 2–2  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0 | 3–3  | 2–0 | 1–0  |  | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 5–3  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 2–0
Manchester City | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 4–2  | 4–3  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–1 | 1–1  | 0–3 |  | 2–2 | 4–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–2
Manchester United | 3–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–2 | 0–0  | 0–0 | 2–0 |  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 5–1  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 4–0  | 1–0
Middlesbrough | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0 | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  |  | 3–3 | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–0 | 3–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0
Newcastle United | 2–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 4–3  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 3–4  | 1–1 |  | 5–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 5–1
Norwich City | 3–1  | 5–3  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 4–2  | 1–0 | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  |  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1
Queens Park Rangers | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 4–2
Sheffield United | 1–3  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–2 | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–4  | 1–1 | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  |  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–4
Stoke City | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  |  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | 5–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 5–0  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 2–1
West Ham United | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  |  | 0–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0  | 0–0 | 2–0  | 3–2  | 0–1 | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 5–1  | 2–1 | 0–1  | 0–1  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment

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Newcastle United |  Joe Harvey | Sacked  | 11 June 1975  | Pre-season |  Gordon Lee | 17 June 1975
Birmingham City |  Freddie Goodwin | Resigned  | 18 September 1975  | 21st  |  Willie Bell | 18 September 1975
Sheffield United |  Ken Furphy | Sacked  | 6 October 1975  | 22nd  |  Jimmy Sirrel | 8 October 1975
Burnley |  Jimmy Adamson | Resigned  | 6 January 1976  | 20th  |  Joe Brown | 6 January 1976
Wolverhampton Wanderers |  Bill McGarry | Sacked  | 1 May 1976  | 20th  |  Sammy Chung | 1 May 1976

## Maps

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Arsenal

Aston Villa

Birmingham

Burnley

Coventry

Derby County

Everton

Ipswich Town

Leeds United

Leicester City

Liverpool

Middlesbrough

Manchester City

Manchester United

Newcastle

Norwich City

QPR

Sheffield United

Stoke

Tottenham

West Ham

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1975–1976 teams

Arsenal

Queens Park Rangers

Tottenham

West Ham

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1975–1976

## Top scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1 |  Ted MacDougall |  Norwich City | 23
2 |  John Duncan | Tottenham Hotspur | 20
3 |  Malcolm Macdonald | Newcastle United | 19
4 |  Trevor Francis | Birmingham City | 17
= |  John Richards | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17
5 |  Charlie George | Derby County | 16
= |  John Toshack | Liverpool | 16
= |  Alan Gowling | Newcastle United | 16
= |  Duncan McKenzie | Leeds United | 16

## References

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1. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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National teams|

* Don Revie
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1976 (qualification)
* 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Levels 5–6|

* Isthmian League (One, Two)
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Football League cups|

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European competitions|

* European Cup
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Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
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* Birmingham City
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* Derby County
* Everton
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* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
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* Aldershot
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* Walsall
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