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| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 462 |
| Goals | 1,230 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall (23 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 5–0Coventry City (11 October 1975) Queens Park Rangers 5–0Everton (11 October 1975) Arsenal 6–1West Ham United (20 March 1976) Tottenham Hotspur 5–0Sheffield United (27 March 1976) Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0Newcastle United (10 April 1976) |
| Biggest away win | Birmingham City 1–5West Ham United (1 November 1975) Burnley 1–5Wolverhampton Wanderers (15 November 1975) Derby County 1–5Queens Park Rangers (23 April 1976) Ipswich Town 2–6Derby County (24 April 1976) |
| Highest scoring | Norwich City 5–3Aston Villa (23 April 1976) |
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Statistics ofFootball League First Division in the 1975–76 season.
Liverpool won the First Division title for the ninth time in the club's history that season and the first under managerBob Paisley. They won the title on their last game of the season on 4 May, 1976, beating relegatedWolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 at Molineux. Had they lost,Queens Park Rangers would have been champions, having beatenLeeds United 2–0 atLoftus 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 toTottenham Hotspur.Burnley went down on 19 April after a 1–0 loss at home toManchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers went down on the final day of the campaign after their 3–1 loss to Liverpool.
| 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 theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 33 | 2.030 | 59 | Qualification for theUEFA 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 theUEFA 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 theSecond 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 |
| 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 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | Sacked | 11 June 1975 | Pre-season | 17 June 1975 | ||
| Birmingham City | Resigned | 18 September 1975 | 21st | 18 September 1975 | ||
| Sheffield United | Sacked | 6 October 1975 | 22nd | 8 October 1975 | ||
| Burnley | Resigned | 6 January 1976 | 20th | 6 January 1976 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sacked | 1 May 1976 | 20th | 1 May 1976 |