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===First Leg===
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===Second Leg===
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Revision as of 20:45, 12 May 2023

Liverpool F.C.
1975–76 season
ChairmanEngland John W Smith
ManagerEngland Bob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
UEFA CupWinners
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Toshack (16)
All: John Toshack (23)
Average home league attendance41,670

The 1975–76 season was Liverpool Football Club's 84th season in existence and their 14th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won its ninth Football League title and second UEFA Cup, which were the first trophies won under manager Bob Paisley, in his second season as manager.

Paisley saw his team clinch the league title narrowly ahead of contenders Queens Park Rangers. In a climax to the season, Liverpool needed to either win or secure a low-scoring draw against relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers. With 14 minutes left for play and despite constant pressure in the second half, the Reds trailed to a Steve Kindon strike for Wolves. The title was slipping away from Liverpool but three late goals from Kevin Keegan, John Toshack and Ray Kennedy in front of away support ensured Liverpool's ninth title and Bob Paisley's first trophy.

In the UEFA Cup, Liverpool overcame Barcelona in the semi-finals, to set up a final with Club Brugge. Liverpool won the first leg 3–2 on 28 April after being two-nil down in the first half. Three weeks later, a 1–1 draw in Olympiastadion, Bruges, saw them lift the cup for the second time.

The emergence of Phil Neal, Phil Thompson and Ray Kennedy in the Liverpool side saw them make their England debuts in the Welsh FA Centenary International against Wales on 24 March 1976.[1] Also in the England side were Ray Clemence and, captaining England for the first time, Kevin Keegan, and those five would go on to play for England for many years to come.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 23 14 5 66 31 2.129 60 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Queens Park Rangers 42 24 11 7 67 33 2.030 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Manchester United 42 23 10 9 68 42 1.619 56
4 Derby County 42 21 11 10 75 58 1.293 53
5 Leeds United 42 21 9 12 65 46 1.413 51
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

First Division

Main article: 1975–76 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
16-Aug-75 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 27,113 Report Report
19-Aug-75 West Ham United H 2–2 Callaghan 24' Toshack 81' 40,564 Report Report
23-Aug-75 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 Keegan 54 Pen' Case 68' Heighway 72' 42,729 Report Report
26-Aug-75 Leeds United A 3–0 Kennedy 26' Callaghan 84', 88' 36,186 Report Report
30-Aug-75 Leicester City A 1–1 Keegan 50' 25,008 Report Report
06-Sep-75 Sheffield United H 1–0 Kennedy 78' 37,340 Report Report
13-Sep-75 Ipswich Town A 0–2 28,132 Report Report
20-Sep-75 Aston Villa H 3–0 Toshack 62' Keegan 77' Case 86' 42,779 Report Report
27-Sep-75 Everton A 0–0 55,570 Report Report
04-Oct-75 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Hall 60' Case 86' 36,391 Report Report
11-Oct-75 Birmingham City H 3–1 Toshack 13', 59', 86' 36,532 Report Report
18-Oct-75 Coventry City A 0–0 20,695 Report Report
25-Oct-75 Derby County H 1–1 Toshack 27' 46,324 Report Report
01-Nov-75 Middlesbrough A 1–0 McDermott 71' 30,952 Report Report
08-Nov-75 Manchester United H 3–1 Heighway 12' Toshack 46' Keegan 78' 49,136 Report Report
15-Nov-75 Newcastle United A 2–1 Hall 41' R. Kennedy 88' 39,686 Report Report
22-Nov-75 Coventry City H 1–1 Toshack 28' 36,929 Report Report
29-Nov-75 Norwich City H 1–3 Hughes 87' 34,780 Report Report
02-Dec-75 Arsenal H 2–2 Neal 23 Pen', 59 Pen' 27,447 Report Report
06-Dec-75 Burnley A 0–0 18,426 Report Report
13-Dec-75 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–0 Keegan 43' Case 54' Neal 74' Heighway 86' 29,891 Report Report
20-Dec-75 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 Toshack 22' Neal 75 Pen' 39,182 Report Report
26-Dec-75 Stoke City A 1–1 Toshack 8' 32,092 Report Report
27-Dec-75 Manchester City H 1–0 Cormack 61' 53,386 Report Report
10-Jan-76 Ipswich Town H 3–3 Keegan 13', 33' Case 78' 40,547 Report Report
17-Jan-76 Sheffield United A 0–0 31,255 Report Report
31-Jan-76 West Ham United A 4–0 Toshack 63', 75', 81' Keegan 88' 26,741 Report Report
07-Feb-76 Leeds United H 2–0 Keegan 40' Toshack 71' 54,525 Report Report
18-Feb-76 Manchester United A 0–0 59,709 Report Report
21-Feb-76 Newcastle United H 2–0 Keegan 26' Case 51' 43,404 Report Report
24-Feb-76 Arsenal A 0–1 36,127 Report Report
28-Feb-76 Derby County A 1–1 Kennedy 86' 32,800 Report Report
06-Mar-76 Middlesbrough H 0–2 41,391 Report Report
13-Mar-76 Birmingham City A 1–0 Neal 83 Pen' 31,397 Report Report
20-Mar-76 Norwich City A 1–0 Fairclough 59' 29,013 Report Report
27-Mar-76 Burnley H 2–0 Fairclough 39', 61' 36,708 Report Report
03-Apr-76 Everton H 1–0 Fairclough 88' 54,632 Report Report
06-Apr-76 Leicester City H 1–0 Keegan 58' 36,290 Report Report
10-Apr-76 Aston Villa A 0–0 44,250 Report Report
17-Apr-76 Stoke City H 5–3 Neal 37 Pen' Toshack 43' Kennedy 51' Hughes 73' Fairclough 78' 44,069 Report Report
19-Apr-76 Manchester City A 3–0 Heighway 73' Fairclough 88', 89' 50,439 Report Report
04-May-76 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–1 Keegan 76' Toshack 85' Kennedy 89' 48,900 Report Report

Football League Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10-Sep-75 York City A 1–0 Lindsay 88 Pen' 9.421 Report Report
07-Oct-75 Burnley H 1–1 Case 81' 24,607 Report Report
14-Oct-75 Burnley A 0–1 19,857 Report Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1975–76 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
03-Jan-76 West Ham United A 2–0 Keegan 37' Toshack 82' 32,363 Report Report
24-Jan-76 Derby County A 0–1 38,200 Report Report

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1975–76 UEFA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17-Sep-75 Hibernian A 0–1 19,219 Report Report
30-Sep-75 Hibernian H 3–1 Toshack 21', 53', 64' 29,963 Report Report
22-Oct-75 Real Sociedad A 3–1 Heighway 20' Callaghan 61' P. Thompson 82' 16,256 Report Report
04-Nov-75 Real Sociedad H 6–0 Toshack 14' Kennedy 30', 75' Fairclough 72' Heighway 77' Neal 79' 23,796 Report Report
26-Nov-75 Śląsk Wrocław A 2–1 Kennedy 61' Toshack 75' 40,000 Report Report
10-Dec-75 Śląsk Wrocław H 3–0 Case 22', 30', 46' 17,886 Report Report
03-Mar-76 Dynamo Dresden A 0–0 32,182 Report Report
17-Mar-76 Dynamo Dresden H 2–1 Case 24' Keegan 47' 39,300 Report Report
30-Mar-76 Barcelona A 1–0 Toshack 13' 70,000 Report Report
14-Apr-76 Barcelona H 1–1 P. Thompson 50' 55,104 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1976 UEFA Cup Final

First leg

Liverpool England3–2Belgium Club Brugge
Kennedy 59'
Case 61'
Keegan 65' (pen.)		 Report Report Lambert 5'
Cools 15'
Attendance: 50,188
Liverpool
Club Brugge
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Tommy Smith
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes (c)
ST 7 England Kevin Keegan
ST 8 England David Fairclough
RM 9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
ST 10 Wales John Toshack downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
MF 12 England Jimmy Case upward-facing green arrow 46'
GK 13 England Peter McDonnell
DF 14 Wales Joey Jones
MF 15 England Brian Hall
MF 16 England Terry McDermott
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 Denmark Birger Jensen
RB 2 Belgium Fons Bastijns (c)
CB 3 Austria Eddie Krieger
CB 4 Belgium Georges Leekens
LB 5 Belgium Jos Volders
MF 6 Belgium Julien Cools
MF 7 Belgium René Vandereycken
MF 8 Belgium Daniël de Cubber
FW 9 Belgium Roger van Gool
FW 10 Belgium Raoul Lambert
FW 11 Denmark Ulrik le Fevre
Substitutes:
GK 12 Belgium Hugo Pieters
RB 13 Belgium Norbert De Naeghel
MF 14 Belgium Dirk Sanders
FW 15 Liechtenstein Konrad Holenstein
FW 16 Belgium Dirk Hinderyckx
Manager:
Austria Ernst Happel

Second leg

Club Brugge Belgium1–1England Liverpool
Lambert 11' (pen.) Report Report Keegan 15'
Attendance: 29,423
Club Bruges
Liverpool
GK 1 Denmark Birger Jensen
RB 2 Belgium Fons Bastijns (c)
CB 3 Austria Eddie Krieger
CB 4 Belgium Georges Leekens
LB 5 Belgium Jos Volders
MF 6 Belgium Julien Cools
MF 7 Belgium René Vandereycken
MF 8 Belgium Daniël de Cubber downward-facing red arrow 68'
FW 9 Belgium Roger van Gool
FW 10 Belgium Raoul Lambert downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 11 Denmark Ulrik le Fevre
Substitutes:
GK 12 Belgium Hugo Pieters
RB 13 Belgium Norbert De Naeghel
FW 14 Belgium Dirk Hinderyckx upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 15 Belgium Dirk Sanders upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Austria Ernst Happel
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Tommy Smith
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes (c)
ST 7 England Kevin Keegan
CM 8 England Jimmy Case
RM 9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
ST 10 Wales John Toshack downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
FW 12 England David Fairclough upward-facing green arrow 62'
GK 13 England Peter McDonnell
DF 14 Wales Joey Jones
MF 15 England Brian Hall
MF 16 England Terry McDermott
Manager:
England Bob Paisley

References

  1. ^ "englandstats.com | 497 - Wales 1-2 England, Wednesday, 24th March 1976".
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