1975–76 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1975-76 season.
Overview
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 not won, 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
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 2.129 | 60 | Qualified for European Cup |
2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 2.030 | 59 | Qualified for UEFA Cup |
3 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 1.619 | 56 | |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 1.293 | 53 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1.413 | 51 | |
6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 1.125 | 46 | |
7 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 0.941 | 45 | |
8 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 1.391 | 43 | League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup |
9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 1.000 | 43 | |
10 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 1.000 | 42 | |
11 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 0.909 | 42 | |
12 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 0.960 | 41 | |
13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 1.022 | 40 | |
14 | Coventry City | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 0.825 | 40 | |
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 1.145 | 39 | |
16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 0.864 | 39 | |
17 | Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 0.887 | 36 | |
18 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 0.676 | 36 | |
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 0.760 | 33 | |
20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 0.750 | 30 | Relegated |
21 | Burnley | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 0.652 | 28 | |
22 | Sheffield United | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 0.402 | 22 |
(C) League Champions.
Note: Southampton of the Second Division won the FA Cup and qualified for the European Cup-Winners Cup.
Results
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 |