First Division 1974/75

Derby County won the 1974/75 First Division with 53 points, 2 points ahead of Liverpool. Luton Town, Chelsea and Carlisle United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,213 goals, 2.63 a game.

Derby County

Champions

1,213

Goals

2.63

Goals a game

51%

Home wins

Final table


1	Derby CountyDerby County	42	21	11	10	67	49	+18	53
2	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	20	11	11	60	39	+21	51
3	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	42	23	5	14	66	44	+22	51
4	EvertonEverton	42	16	18	8	56	42	+14	50
5	Stoke CityStoke	42	17	15	10	64	48	+16	49
6	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	18	13	11	58	51	+7	49
7	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	18	12	12	54	40	+14	48
8	Manchester CityMan City	42	18	10	14	54	54	0	46
9	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	16	13	13	57	49	+8	45
10	BurnleyBurnley	42	17	11	14	68	67	+1	45
11	Queens Park RangersQPR	42	16	10	16	54	54	0	42
12	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	14	11	17	57	54	+3	39
13	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	13	13	16	58	59	-1	39
14	Coventry CityCoventry City	42	12	15	15	51	62	-11	39
15	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	15	9	18	59	72	-13	39
16	ArsenalArsenal	42	13	11	18	47	49	-2	37
17	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	14	9	19	53	61	-8	37
18	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	12	12	18	46	60	-14	36
19	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	13	8	21	52	63	-11	34
20	Luton TownLuton Town	42	11	11	20	47	65	-18	33
21	ChelseaChelsea	42	9	15	18	42	72	-30	33
22	Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United	42	12	5	25	43	59	-16	29

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1974/75 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Tue 29 Apr 1975

Derby County

Liverpool

Ipswich Town

Everton

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1974/75 · Tue 29 Apr 1975

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The 1974/75 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

2 1

1 1 1

7 7 7 4

14 27 25 13 6 6 1

35 58 44 17 9 2

36 49 47 28 9 2

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1974/75 had happened before.

Biggest wins

March 15, 1975Wolves 7–1 Chelsea6-goal home win

November 16, 1974Newcastle 5–0 Chelsea5-goal home win

March 29, 1975Derby County 5–0 Luton Town5-goal home win

September 21, 1974West Ham 6–2 Leicester City4-goal home win

September 21, 1974Leeds United 5–1 Sheffield Utd4-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

March 15, 1975Ipswich Town 5–4 Newcastle9 goals

March 15, 1975Wolves 7–1 Chelsea8 goals

September 21, 1974West Ham 6–2 Leicester City8 goals

September 28, 1974Burnley 3–5 West Ham8 goals

October 19, 1974Middlesbrough 4–4 Coventry City8 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw58 · 13%

#21–0 home win49 · 11%

#32–0 home win47 · 10%

#42–1 home win44 · 10%

#50–0 draw36 · 8%

How 1974/75 compares

At 2.63 goals a game, 1974/75 was the 15th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 51% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 27% were draws and 22% away wins.

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