1975–76 Football League First Division
| Season | 1975–76 |
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| Champions | Liverpool (9th English title) |
| Relegated | Burnley Sheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| European Cup 1976–77 | Liverpool |
| FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1976–77 |
Southampton (2nd Div.) (1st and as of 2010 only FA Cup title) Cardiff City (3rd Div) (Welsh Cup winners) |
| UEFA Cup 1976–77 | Derby County Manchester City Manchester United Queens Park Rangers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1230 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall (Norwich City), 23 [1] |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal – West Ham 6–1 (20 Mar 1976) Arsenal – Coventry 5–0 (11 Oct 1975) QPR – Everton 5–0 (11 Oct 1975) Tottenham – Sheffield United 5–0 (27 Mar 1976) Wolverhampton – Newcastle 5–0 (10 Apr 1976) |
| Biggest away win | Ipswich – Derby 2–6 (24 Apr 1976) Birmingham – West Ham 1–5 (1 Nov 1975) Burnley – Wolverhampton 1–5 (15 Nov 1975) Derby – QPR 1–5 (23 Apr 1976) |
| Highest scoring | Norwich City – Aston Villa 5–3 (23 Apr 1976) |
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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1975-76 season.
Contents
Overview
Liverpool won the First Division title for the ninth time in the club's history that season and the first under manager at the time Bob Paisley. They won the title on their last game of the season on the May 4, 1976 beating relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at Molineux, knowing if they didn't win, Queens Park Rangers who beat Leeds United 2-0 at Loftus Road in their last game would be champions but unfortunately for them it did not occur. Despite that, QPR still managed to finish in their highest ever position of runners-up and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Going down were Sheffield United, whose relegation was confirmed on March 27, 1976 after losing 5-0 to Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley then went down on April 19, 1976 after a 1-0 loss at home to Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers went down on the final day of the campaign losing 3-1 to Liverpool therefore handing Paisley's team the title at the expense of QPR and saving their Midlands rivals Birmingham City who drew 1-1 at Sheffield United.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | + 35 | 60 | ||||
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 67 | 33 | 2.030 | + 34 | 59 | ||||
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 68 | 42 | 1.619 | + 26 | 56 | ||||
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 75 | 58 | 1.293 | + 17 | 53 | ||||
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | + 19 | 51 | ||||
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 48 | 1.125 | + 6 | 46 | ||||
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 48 | 51 | 0.941 | – 3 | 45 | ||||
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 64 | 46 | 1.391 | + 18 | 43 | ||||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | ± 0 | 43 | ||||
| 10 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | ± 0 | 42 | ||||
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | – 6 | 42 | ||||
| 12 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 48 | 50 | 0.960 | – 2 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 45 | 1.022 | + 1 | 40 | ||||
| 14 | Coventry City | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 0.825 | – 10 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | + 9 | 39 | ||||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | – 8 | 39 | ||||
| 17 | Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | – 6 | 36 | ||||
| 18 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 48 | 71 | 0.676 | – 23 | 36 | ||||
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 57 | 75 | 0.760 | – 18 | 33 | ||||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 51 | 68 | 0.750 | – 17 | 30 | ||||
| 21 | Burnley | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | – 23 | 28 | ||||
| 22 | Sheffield United | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 33 | 82 | 0.402 | – 49 | 22 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| Relegated |
First Division Results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BUR | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NOR | QPR | SHU | STK | TOT | WHU | WOL |
| 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 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
First Division Maps
Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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