1975–76 Football League Second Division
| Season | 1975–76 |
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| Champions | Liverpool |
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| Season | 1975–76 |
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| 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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| Season | 1975–76 |
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| Champions | Sunderland (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion |
| Relegated |
Oxford United, Portsmouth, York City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,106 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Derek Hales (Charlton Athletic), 28 |
| Biggest home win | Bolton –Charlton 5–0 (4 Oct 1975) |
| Biggest away win |
Charlton –Luton 1–5 (3 Dec 1975) Charlton –Bolton 0–4 (24 Apr 1975) |
| Highest scoring | Blackpool –Southampton 4–3 (20 Sept 1975) |
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| Season | 1975–76 |
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| Champions | Hereford United (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Cardiff City, Millwall |
| Relegated |
Aldershot, Colchester United, Halifax Town, Southend United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,440 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie McNeil (Hereford United), 35 |
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| Season | 1975–76 |
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| Champions | Lincoln City (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Northampton Town, Reading, Tranmere Rovers |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,442 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ronnie Moore (Tranmere Rovers), 34 |
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The 1975–1976 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, David 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.
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