First Division 1975/76
Liverpool won the 1975/76 First Division with 60 points, 1 point ahead of Queens Park Rangers. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley and Sheffield United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,230 goals, 2.66 a game.
Liverpool
Champions
1,230
Goals
2.66
Goals a game
50%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 60 |
| 2 |  Queens Park RangersQPR | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 59 |
| 3 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 56 |
| 4 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 53 |
| 5 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 51 |
| 6 |  Ipswich TownIpswich Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 46 |
| 7 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 45 |
| 8 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 43 |
| 9 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 |  Norwich CityNorwich | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 42 |
| 11 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 42 |
| 12 |  Stoke CityStoke | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 41 |
| 13 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 40 |
| 14 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 40 |
| 15 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 39 |
| 16 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 39 |
| 17 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 36 |
| 18 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 36 |
| 19 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 57 | 75 | -18 | 33 |
| 20 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 30 |
| 21 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 28 |
| 22 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 82 | -49 | 22 |
▌ 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 1975/76 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Tue 4 May 1976
1
Liverpool
60
2
QPR
59
3
Man United
56
4
Derby County
53
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1975/76 · Tue 4 May 1976
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The 1975/76 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.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1975/76 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1975/76 compares
At 2.66 goals a game, 1975/76 was the 21st lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 27% were draws and 23% away wins.