1975–76 Football League First Division
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (9th English title) |
| Relegated |
Burnley Sheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| European Cup 1976–77 | Liverpool |
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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 | 1,230 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall (Norwich City), 23 |
| 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) Derby – QPR 1–5 (23 Apr 1976) |
| Highest scoring | Norwich City – Aston Villa 5–3 (23 Apr 1976) |
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Ipswich – Derby 2–6 (24 Apr 1976)
Birmingham – West Ham 1–5 (1 Nov 1975)
Burnley – Wolverhampton 1–5 (15 Nov 1975)
Statistics of Football 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 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.
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