| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derby County |
1975–76 → | |
The1974–75 season was the 76th completed season ofThe Football League.
Dave Mackay guidedDerby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition fromLiverpool,Ipswich Town,Everton,Stoke City,Sheffield United andMiddlesbrough in a title race which went right to the wire. There was disappointment atBramall Lane afterSheffield United's title challenge ended in failure without even aUEFA Cup place, but this would be as good as it got for the Blades as a sharp decline soon set in and within a few seasons had pushed them into the Fourth Division.
Carlisle United, in the First Division for the first time, topped the league three games into the season but were unable to maintain their good start and were eventually relegated in bottom place. Joining the Cumbrians in the drop zone wereLuton Town andChelsea.
Brian Clough was named asDon Revie's successor atLeeds United but was dismissed after just 44 days in charge. He was replaced byJimmy Armfield.
Manchester United's directors kept faith inTommy Docherty after their relegation to the Second Division, and he rewarded them with the Second Division championship to return immediately to the top flight. They were joined byAston Villa (who also won the League Cup) andNorwich City. Docherty had built a new-look team containing players such asJim Holton,Stuart Pearson andBrian Greenhoff. Meanwhile,FIFA finally liftedGeorge Best's worldwide ban from football;[1] however, Docherty was not prepared to give him another chance atOld Trafford and he joinedStockport County on a free transfer.
Millwall,Cardiff City andSheffield Wednesday were the three unlucky clubs who were unable to escape the Second Division drop zone. In the space of a few years, Sheffield Wednesday had slumped to the Third Division having previously been a strong First Division side.
Blackburn Rovers,Plymouth Argyle andCharlton Athletic occupied the three promotion places in the Third Division.
Going down wereAFC Bournemouth,Tranmere Rovers,Watford andHuddersfield Town. This meant that Huddersfield would be playing Fourth Division football for the first time in their history, the first formerEnglish champions so to do. Watford, meanwhile, were enduring their last unsuccessful season for many years to come.
Mansfield Town,Shrewsbury Town,Rotherham United andChester occupied the four promotion places in the Fourth Division. Chester had finally managed promotion after 44 years of league membership, narrowly edging outLincoln City on goal average.
Scunthorpe United, who had narrowly missed out on top-division football during the 1960s, found themselves bottom of the league but retained their league status after being re-elected along with the three clubs placed above them.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[2] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[3] 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 goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply forre-election.[3]
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derby County 2ndEnglish title |
| Relegated | Luton Town Chelsea Carlisle United |
| European Cup | Derby County |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | West Ham United |
| UEFA Cup | Liverpool Ipswich Town Everton |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,213 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Malcolm Macdonald (21 goals)[4] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–1Chelsea (15 March 1975) |
| Biggest away win | Luton Town 1–4Ipswich Town (14 September 1974) Newcastle United 2–5Tottenham Hotspur (11 January 1975) Burnley 2–5Derby County (31 March 1975) Birmingham City 1–4Luton Town (19 April 1975) 0–3: 7 matches |
| Highest scoring | Ipswich Town 5–4Newcastle United (15 March 1975) |
1975–76 → | |
A tight title race saw just five points separating the top seven sides, with Derby County finally winning the title in their first full season under the management ofDave Mackay. Liverpool finished runners-up underBob Paisley, who had succeeded the legendaryBill Shankly at the start of the season. Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and newly promoted Middlesbrough completed the top seven.
Despite the close nature of the final table; most pundits had dubbed Everton Champions elect going into the closing stages. The Merseysiders had lost just four games all season, topped the table and appeared to have a relatively trouble-free run-in mostly against teams in the bottom half of the table. The pressure of the title being theirs to lose appeared to get to the Toffeemen who inexplicably lost four of their last nine games, three of which, against Luton, Carlisle, who would ultimately be relegated, and Sheffield United in a game they had led 2-0 in at half time, ultimately costing them the title.[5] Liverpool also came within a hair's breadth of the title, with a 1-0 loss atMiddlesbrough in the penultimate game of the season proving their undoing.[6]
Leeds United began life withoutDon Revie in disastrous fashion, withBrian Clough being sacked after 44 days in charge, having won just one league game. His successorJimmy Armfield dragged them up to ninth place in the final table and also took them to their firstEuropean Cup final, but they were on the losing side and a riot by their fans saw them banned from European competitions for three years. Arsenal finished a disappointing 16th in the league, one of their lowest finishes in more than half a century of unbroken First Division membership. Their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur finished just one place and one point above the relegation zone. Luton Town's First Division comeback ended in relegation after just one season, while financial problems contributed to Chelsea's relegation and the end of their 12-year run in the First Division. Carlisle United had an incredible start to their first season in the First Division, topping the league after winning their first three games, but were eventually relegated in bottom place.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County(C) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 49 | 1.367 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 39 | 1.538 | 51 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 44 | 1.500 | 51 | |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 42 | 1.333 | 50 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 48 | 1.333 | 49 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | 49 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 40 | 1.350 | 48 | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 45 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | 45 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 39 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 39 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 14 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 62 | 0.823 | 39 | |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 72 | 0.819 | 39 | |
| 16 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 0.959 | 37 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 37 | |
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | 36 | |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 34 | |
| 20 | Luton Town(R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 33 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 21 | Chelsea(R) | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 72 | 0.583 | 33 | |
| 22 | Carlisle United(R) | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | BIR | BUR | CRL | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | LUT | MCI | MID | NEW | QPR | SHU | STK | TOT | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Birmingham | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Coventry City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Everton | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leicester City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Liverpool | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Luton Town | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Stoke City | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| West Ham United | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United |
| Promoted | Manchester United Aston Villa Norwich City |
| Relegated | Millwall Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday |
| UEFA Cup | Aston Villa |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,036 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Little (20 goals)[4] |
| Biggest home win | Aston Villa 6–0Hull City (26 April 1975) |
| Biggest away win | Oxford United 0–4Southampton (25 September 1974) Sheffield Wednesday 0–4Aston Villa (23 April 1975) |
| Highest scoring | Sheffield Wednesday 4–4Manchester United (7 December 1974) |
1975–76 → | |
Tommy Docherty rewarded the loyalty of the Manchester United directors who kept faith in him after their first relegation in nearly 40 years by delivering an instant return to the First Division as his exciting young side were crowned champions of the Second Division. Aston Villa – with arguably an even more exciting side – ended their eight-year absence from the top flight by finishing runners-up, being divisional top scorers and also lifting the League Cup, in the final of which they beat Norwich City, who finished third in the league and so clinched the final promotion place.
Sunderland and Bristol City just missed out on promotion, while ninth placed Fulham partly compensated for a lack of a serious promotion challenge by reaching theirfirst ever FA Cup final, although they lost to West Ham United. Nottingham Forest looked to build for a better future and end their spell of Second Division struggle by appointingBrian Clough as manager in January.
Sheffield Wednesday were relegated to the Third Division for the first time in their history after a terrible season in which they managed only five league wins. They finished 14 points adrift of safety and went down along with Millwall and Cardiff City.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 30 | 2.200 | 61 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Aston Villa(P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 32 | 2.469 | 58 | UEFA Cup first round and promotion to theFirst Division |
| 3 | Norwich City(P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 37 | 1.568 | 53 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 35 | 1.857 | 51 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 33 | 1.424 | 50 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | 45 | |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 1.152 | 45 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 0.755 | 44 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 39 | 1.128 | 42 | |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 41 | 1.098 | 42 | |
| 11 | Oxford United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | 42 | |
| 12 | Orient | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 0.718 | 42 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 41 | |
| 14 | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | 40 | |
| 15 | York City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 55 | 0.927 | 38 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 0.782 | 38 | |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 54 | 0.815 | 37 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 48 | 0.833 | 35 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 64 | 0.656 | 35 | |
| 20 | Millwall(R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | 32 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 21 | Cardiff City(R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 62 | 0.581 | 32 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday(R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 64 | 0.453 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | AST | BLP | BOL | BRI | BRR | CAR | FUL | HUL | MUN | MIL | NWC | NOT | NTC | OLD | ORI | OXF | POR | SHW | SOU | SUN | WBA | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Blackpool | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Cardiff City | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Fulham | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Hull City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Millwall | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Norwich City | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Notts County | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Orient | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Oxford United | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Southampton | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| York City | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blackburn Rovers |
| Promoted | Blackburn Rovers Plymouth Argyle Charlton Athletic |
| Relegated | Bournemouth Tranmere Rovers Watford Huddersfield Town |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Wrexham |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,427 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie McNeil (31 goals)[4] |
1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers(C, P) | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 45 | 1.511 | 60 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle(P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | 59 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic(P) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 1.246 | 55 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 53 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 51 | |
| 6 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 1.130 | 51 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 50 | |
| 8 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 49 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 56 | 1.125 | 49 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 48 | |
| 11 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 47 | |
| 12 | Hereford United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 66 | 0.970 | 46 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 1.182 | 45 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 50 | 1.060 | 44 | |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 44 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 0.859 | 43 | |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 0.754 | 43 | |
| 18 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 51 | 0.902 | 42 | |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 64 | 0.875 | 42 | |
| 20 | Aldershot | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | 39 | |
| 21 | Bournemouth(R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 58 | 0.759 | 38 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers(R) | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 37 | |
| 23 | Watford(R) | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 52 | 75 | 0.693 | 37 | |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town(R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 47 | 76 | 0.618 | 32 |
| Home \ Away | BOU | ALD | BLB | B&HA | BRY | CHA | CHF | COL | CRY | GIL | GRI | HAL | HER | HUD | PET | PLY | PTV | PNE | STD | SWI | TRA | WAL | WAT | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Aldershot | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Bury | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | |
| Colchester United | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Gillingham | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hereford United | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Peterborough United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Port Vale | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Preston North End | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Southend United | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Walsall | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Watford | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mansfield Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Chester Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,407 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ray Clarke (Mansfield Town) (28 goals)[4] |
1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Town(C, P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 90 | 40 | 2.250 | 68 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town(P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 43 | 1.860 | 62 | |
| 3 | Rotherham United(P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | 59 | |
| 4 | Chester(P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 57 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 48 | 1.646 | 57 | |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 44 | 1.409 | 54 | |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 47 | 1.340 | 52 | |
| 8 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 45 | 1.178 | 49 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 49 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 47 | |
| 11 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 47 | |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 75 | 0.907 | 47 | |
| 13 | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 62 | 0.839 | 43 | |
| 14 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 42 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 65 | 0.954 | 41 | |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 41 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | 40 | |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 47 | 0.723 | 40 | |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | 39 | |
| 20 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 70 | 0.614 | 38 | |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 36 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Swansea City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 73 | 0.630 | 36 | |
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 66 | 0.545 | 31 | |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 78 | 0.526 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BRA | BRE | CAM | CHE | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | HAR | LIN | MAN | NPC | NOR | REA | ROC | ROT | SCU | SHR | SOU | STP | SWA | TOR | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bradford City | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Brentford | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Cambridge United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Chester | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Darlington | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Exeter City | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hartlepool | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Newport County | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Reading | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Rochdale | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Southport | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Stockport County | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Swansea City | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Torquay United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Workington | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |