1975–76 Football League

The Football League
Season1975–76
ChampionsLiverpool

The 1975–76 season was the 77th completed season of The Football League.

Liverpool won their first major trophy under Bob Paisley by narrowly winning the league title after heated competition from Queens Park Rangers. They also lifted the UEFA Cup for the second time in their history. Dave Sexton's QPR side failed to win their first-ever league title but still managed to finish in their highest ever position of runners-up and qualify for the UEFA Cup. Following QPR into Europe were Tommy Docherty's promising young Manchester United side, Dave Mackay's defending champions Derby County and Jimmy Armfield's Leeds United.

Going down were Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley and Sheffield United.

Bertie Mee, 57, retired after ten years as manager of Arsenal. The highlights of his career had been the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph of 1970 and the Double win 1971, but Arsenal had fallen behind the best in recent seasons and Mee handed over the reins to Terry Neill.

Three years after winning the FA Cup, Bob Stokoe's Sunderland finally won promotion to the top flight as Second Division champions. Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion occupied the two other promotion places. Oxford United, York City and Portsmouth went down to the Third Division.

The division's biggest headline hitters were Southampton, who finished sixth in the league but surprised the footballing world by overcoming Manchester United to win the FA Cup.

Hereford United won the Third Division title to reach the Second Division just four years after joining the league. Also going up to the Second Division were Cardiff City and Millwall. Aldershot, Colchester United, Southend United and Halifax Town were relegated to the Fourth Division. Narrowly avoiding the drop were Sheffield Wednesday, who a decade before were one of the most feared sides in England and during the interwar years had won the league championship and the FA Cup.

The 32-year-old Graham Taylor achieved the first success of his managerial career by winning the Fourth Division title with Lincoln City. He was linked with several job vacancies in the First and Second Divisions but surprised everyone by taking over at Elton John's Watford, who were still in the Fourth Division. It was to be the start of a long and successful association with the Hornets for Taylor. Joining Lincoln in the Third Division were Northampton Town, Reading and Tranmere Rovers. 1975–76 had finally brought something positive after a decade of trauma for Northampton Town, which had seen them slump from the First Division to the Fourth Division.

This year, the Football League voted in favour of the bottom four clubs in the Fourth Division and there were no departures or arrivals in the league for 1976–77.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The 1975-76 season was the last season that the goal average system was used.

Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.[2]

First Division

Main article: 1975–76 Football League First Division
Football League First Division
Season1975–76
ChampionsLiverpool
9th English title
RelegatedWolverhampton Wanderers
Burnley
Sheffield United
European CupLiverpool
UEFA CupQueens Park Rangers
Manchester United
Derby County
Manchester City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,230 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerTed MacDougall
(23 goals)[3]
Biggest home winArsenal 5–0 Coventry City
(11 October 1975)
Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Everton
(11 October 1975)
Newcastle United 5–0 Everton
(10 January 1976)
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 winBirmingham 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 scoringNorwich City 5–3 Aston Villa
(23 April 1976)

Liverpool won their first silverware under Bob Paisley by lifting their second UEFA Cup, and winning the league title. They won eight of their last nine matches[4] and finished one point ahead of QPR, who achieved the highest finish of their history. Manchester United's revival under Tommy Docherty continued as they finished third in the league and reached their first cup final of the 1970s, where they took on Second Division underdogs Southampton in the FA Cup Final but surprisingly lost 1-0. Defending champions Derby County surrendered their title crown but managed a decent fourth-place finish in the league. Leeds United completed the top five but were denied a place in the UEFA Cup as they were still banned from Europe following the antics of their fans at the 1975 European Cup Final. Manchester City triumphed over Newcastle United in the final of the League Cup to win their first major trophy for six years.

FA Cup holders West Ham United finished 18th in the league but did enjoy a good run in Europe, finishing runners-up in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Arsenal endured another disappointing season as they finished 17th.

Sheffield United, who had finished sixth a year earlier, went down in bottom place after winning just six league games all season. They were joined by Burnley and Wolves.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BUR COV DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NEW NWC 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
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.

Maps

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

Second Division

Second Division
Season1975–76
ChampionsSunderland
PromotedSunderland
Bristol City
West Bromwich Albion
RelegatedOxford United
York City
Portsmouth
Cup Winners' CupSouthampton
Matches played462
Goals scored1,106 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerDerek Hales
(28 goals)[3]
Biggest home winBolton Wanderers 5–0 Charlton Athletic
(4 October 1975)
Biggest away winCharlton Athletic 1–5 Luton Town
(3 December 1975)
Charlton Athletic 0–4 Bolton Wanderers
(24 April 1976)
Highest scoringBlackpool 4–3 Southampton
(20 September 1975)

Three years after making history as the first postwar FA Cup winners from outside the top flight, Sunderland finally made their way back to the First Division after six years away by winning the Second Division title. Runners-up Bristol City achieved promotion after 65 years away from the First Division, finishing level on points with West Bromwich Albion.

Bolton Wanderers missed out on promotion by a single point, while Southampton compensated for a failed promotion bid by winning the FA Cup at the expense of Manchester United - the first major trophy of their history.

Nottingham Forest progressed to eighth place in their first full season under the management of Brian Clough, while Chelsea's first season at this level for more than a decade produced a disappointing 11th-place finish, with financial problems still blighting the club.

Portsmouth, York City and Oxford United went down to the Third Division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 42 24 8 10 67 36 1.861 56 Promotion to the First Division
2 Bristol City (P) 42 19 15 8 59 35 1.686 53
3 West Bromwich Albion (P) 42 20 13 9 50 33 1.515 53
4 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 64 38 1.684 52
5 Notts County 42 19 11 12 60 41 1.463 49
6 Southampton 42 21 7 14 66 50 1.320 49 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
7 Luton Town 42 19 10 13 61 51 1.196 48
8 Nottingham Forest 42 17 12 13 55 40 1.375 46
9 Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 61 72 0.847 42
10 Blackpool 42 14 14 14 40 49 0.816 42
11 Chelsea 42 12 16 14 53 54 0.981 40
12 Fulham 42 13 14 15 45 47 0.957 40
13 Leyton Orient 42 13 14 15 37 39 0.949 40
14 Hull City 42 14 11 17 45 49 0.918 39
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 14 16 45 50 0.900 38
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 13 12 17 48 54 0.889 38
17 Oldham Athletic 42 13 12 17 57 68 0.838 38
18 Bristol Rovers 42 11 16 15 38 50 0.760 38
19 Carlisle United 42 12 13 17 45 59 0.763 37
20 Oxford United (R) 42 11 11 20 39 59 0.661 33 Relegation to the Third Division
21 York City (R) 42 10 8 24 39 71 0.549 28
22 Portsmouth (R) 42 9 7 26 32 61 0.525 25
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Southampton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1975–76 FA Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away BLB BLP BOL BRI BRR CRL CHA CHE FUL HUL LUT NOT NTC OLD ORI OXF PLY POR SOU SUN WBA YOR
Blackburn Rovers 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–4 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–0
Blackpool 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–3 1–0 0–1 0–0
Bolton Wanderers 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2
Bristol City 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 4–1
Bristol Rovers 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1
Carlisle United 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0
Charlton Athletic 2–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 3–0 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–5 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 4–1 1–2 2–1 3–2
Chelsea 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Fulham 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–0
Hull City 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 2–1 1–1
Luton Town 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0
Nottingham Forest 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 4–3 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–0
Notts County 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 5–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–0
Oldham Athletic 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–4 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 5–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–0
Orient 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0
Oxford United 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0
Plymouth Argyle 2–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Portsmouth 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1
Southampton 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–3 2–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 2–0
Sunderland 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–2
York City 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 0–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–4 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.

Maps

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

Third Division

Third Division
Season1975–76
ChampionsHereford United
PromotedHereford United
Cardiff City
Millwall
RelegatedAldershot
Colchester United
Southend United
Halifax Town
Cup Winners' CupCardiff City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,440 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerDixie McNeil
(35 goals)[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hereford United (C, P) 46 26 11 9 86 55 1.564 63 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Cardiff City (P) 46 22 13 11 69 48 1.438 57 Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and promotion to the Second Division
3 Millwall (P) 46 20 16 10 54 43 1.256 56 Promotion to the Second Division
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 22 9 15 78 53 1.472 53
5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 61 46 1.326 53
6 Wrexham 46 20 12 14 66 55 1.200 52
7 Walsall 46 18 14 14 74 61 1.213 50
8 Preston North End 46 19 10 17 62 57 1.088 48
9 Shrewsbury Town 46 19 10 17 61 59 1.034 48
10 Peterborough United 46 15 18 13 63 63 1.000 48
11 Mansfield Town 46 16 15 15 58 52 1.115 47
12 Port Vale 46 15 16 15 55 54 1.019 46
13 Bury 46 14 16 16 51 46 1.109 44
14 Chesterfield 46 17 9 20 69 69 1.000 43
15 Gillingham 46 12 19 15 58 68 0.853 43
16 Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 54 65 0.831 42
17 Chester 46 15 12 19 43 62 0.694 42
18 Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 62 74 0.838 40
19 Swindon Town 46 16 8 22 62 75 0.827 40
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 16 18 48 59 0.814 40
21 Aldershot (R) 46 13 13 20 59 75 0.787 39 Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Colchester United (R) 46 12 14 20 41 65 0.631 38
23 Southend United (R) 46 12 13 21 65 75 0.867 37
24 Halifax Town (R) 46 11 13 22 41 61 0.672 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ALD B&HA BRY CAR CHE CHF COL CRY GIL GRI HAL HER MAN MIL PET PTV PNE ROT SHW SHR STD SWI WAL WRE
Aldershot 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–3
Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 2–1 0–1 6–0 3–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 4–2 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 3–2
Bury 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–1 0–1
Cardiff City 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 4–3 2–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
Chester 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–3
Chesterfield 5–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 6–1 1–2 0–1 4–3 1–2 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–1
Colchester United 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–3 0–3 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–2
Crystal Palace 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–1
Gillingham 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–4 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–3 1–1
Grimsby Town 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 3–2
Halifax Town 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 5–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1
Hereford United 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 5–0 4–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–4 0–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–0
Mansfield Town 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 0–0
Millwall 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1
Peterborough United 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–2 3–2 3–1 0–0 2–0
Port Vale 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1
Preston North End 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 3–4 0–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 4–2 0–2 5–1 4–2 3–1 0–1
Rotherham United 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–1
Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 3–3 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 4–1 2–2 0–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0
Shrewsbury Town 5–3 1–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–2
Southend United 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 5–2 4–1 1–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–1
Swindon Town 6–3 3–2 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 5–1 2–2
Walsall 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–2
Wrexham 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–3 2–2 2–0 0–3
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.

Maps

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

Fourth Division

Football League
Fourth Division
Season1975–76
ChampionsLincoln City (1st title)
PromotedNorthampton Town,
Reading,
Tranmere Rovers
Failed re-electionNone
Matches played552
Goals scored1,442 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerRonnie Moore (Tranmere Rovers), 34 [3]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Lincoln City 46 21 2 0 71 15 11 8 4 40 24 2.846 74 Division Champions, promoted
2 Northampton Town 46 18 5 0 62 20 11 5 7 25 20 2.175 68 Promoted
3 Reading 46 19 3 1 42 9 5 9 9 28 42 1.373 60
4 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 3 2 61 16 6 7 10 28 39 1.618 58
5 Huddersfield Town 46 11 6 6 28 17 10 8 5 28 24 1.366 56
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 15 5 3 39 16 5 7 11 18 32 1.188 52
7 Exeter City 46 13 7 3 37 17 5 7 11 19 30 1.191 50
8 Watford 46 16 4 3 38 18 6 2 15 24 44 1.000 50
9 Torquay United 46 12 6 5 31 24 6 8 9 24 39 0.873 50
10 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 6 7 42 31 9 5 9 33 38 1.087 49
11 Swansea City 46 14 8 1 51 21 2 7 14 15 36 1.158 47
12 Barnsley 46 12 8 3 34 16 2 8 13 18 32 1.083 44
13 Cambridge United 46 7 10 6 36 28 7 5 11 22 34 0.935 43
14 Hartlepool 46 10 6 7 37 29 6 4 13 25 49 0.795 42
15 Rochdale 46 7 11 5 27 23 5 7 11 13 31 0.741 42
16 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 36 21 3 8 12 22 36 1.018 41
17 Bradford City 46 9 7 7 35 26 3 10 10 28 39 0.969 41
18 Brentford 46 12 7 4 37 18 2 6 15 19 42 0.933 41
19 Scunthorpe United 46 11 3 9 31 24 3 7 13 19 35 0.847 38
20 Darlington 46 11 7 5 30 14 3 3 17 18 43 0.842 38
21 Stockport County 46 8 7 8 23 23 5 5 13 20 53 0.566 38 Re-elected
22 Newport County 46 8 7 8 35 33 5 2 16 22 57 0.633 35
23 Southport 46 6 6 11 27 31 2 4 17 14 46 0.532 26
24 Workington 46 5 4 14 19 43 2 3 18 11 44 0.345 21
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Home \ Away BOU BAR BRA BRE CAM CRE DAR DON EXE HAR HUD LIN NPC NOR REA ROC SCU SOU STP SWA TOR TRA WAT WRK
AFC Bournemouth 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 4–1 1–0
Barnsley 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 3–1 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0
Bradford City 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 3–4 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–5 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–0
Brentford 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 5–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 3–0 5–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0
Cambridge United 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–1 4–0 0–0 2–4 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–3 4–1 4–1
Crewe Alexandra 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–3 4–0 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 6–0 1–0 2–2 0–0
Darlington 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Doncaster Rovers 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 4–1 2–4 5–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–1 5–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–0
Exeter City 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 5–4 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–0
Hartlepool 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–0 2–4 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–2
Huddersfield Town 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–0
Lincoln City 1–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 5–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 4–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 6–0 2–0 4–0 4–2 2–2 5–1 4–1
Newport County 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–3 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–5 0–2 2–3
Northampton Town 6–0 5–0 4–2 3–1 4–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 5–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–1
Reading 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–1 4–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 1–0
Rochdale 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–1
Scunthorpe United 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 5–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 3–0
Southport 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–4 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–1
Stockport County 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–2 4–1
Swansea City 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 1–1 4–2 1–0
Torquay United 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 2–1 2–4 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0
Tranmere Rovers 2–0 1–0 3–3 5–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 7–1 3–0 6–0
Watford 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0
Workington 1–3 1–7 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–3
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.

Maps

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

Attendances

# Football club Home games Average attendance[5]
1 Manchester United 21 54,750
2 Liverpool FC 21 41,623
3 Aston Villa 21 38,874
4 Manchester City 21 34,280
5 Newcastle United 21 33,060
6 Leeds United 21 31,511
7 Derby County 21 28,350
8 Birmingham City 21 28,003
9 Tottenham Hotspur 21 27,836
10 West Ham United 21 27,417
11 Everton FC 21 27,115
12 Arsenal FC 21 26,945
13 Ipswich Town 21 25,366
14 Queens Park Rangers 21 23,850
15 Sheffield United 21 23,549
16 Middlesbrough FC 21 23,223
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 22,951
18 Norwich City 21 22,760
19 Stoke City 21 22,314
20 Leicester City 21 22,049
21 Coventry City 21 19,370
22 Burnley FC 21 18,120

See also

References

  1. ^ "England 1975–76". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. ^ a b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. ^ "Liverpool football club match record: 1976". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1976.htm
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.