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 lost, 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
Results
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Newcastle United Joe Harvey Sacked 11 June 1975 Pre-season Gordon Lee 17 June 1975 Birmingham City Freddie Goodwin Resigned 18 September 1975 21st Willie Bell 18 September 1975 Sheffield United Ken Furphy Sacked 6 October 1975 22nd Jimmy Sirrel 8 October 1975 Burnley Jimmy Adamson Resigned 6 January 1976 20th Joe Brown 6 January 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bill McGarry Sacked 1 May 1976 20th Sammy Chung 1 May 1976
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
References
RSSSF
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