84th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. 1975β76 football season
The 1975β76 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 theββfirst 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 climaxββto the "season," Liverpool neededββto 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 3β2 on 28 April after being two-nil down in the first half. Three weeks later, a 1β1 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. 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.
Squadβ»
Goalkeepersβ»
Defendersβ»
Midfieldersβ»
Attackersβ»
League tableβ»
Source:
World FootballRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Resultsβ»
First Divisionβ»
Date
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Opponents
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Venue
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Result
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Scorers
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Attendance
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Report 1
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Report 2
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16-Aug-75 |
Queens Park Rangers |
A |
0β2 |
|
27,113 |
Report |
Report
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19-Aug-75 |
West Ham United |
H |
2β2 |
Callaghan 24' Toshack 81' |
40,564 |
Report |
Report
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23-Aug-75 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
3β2 |
Keegan 54 Pen' Case 68' Heighway 72' |
42,729 |
Report |
Report
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26-Aug-75 |
Leeds United |
A |
3β0 |
Kennedy 26' Callaghan 84', 88' |
36,186 |
Report |
Report
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30-Aug-75 |
Leicester City |
A |
1β1 |
Keegan 50' |
25,008 |
Report |
Report
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06-Sep-75 |
Sheffield United |
H |
1β0 |
Kennedy 78' |
37,340 |
Report |
Report
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13-Sep-75 |
Ipswich Town |
A |
0β2 |
|
28,132 |
Report |
Report
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20-Sep-75 |
Aston Villa |
H |
3β0 |
Toshack 62' Keegan 77' Case 86' |
42,779 |
Report |
Report
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27-Sep-75 |
Everton |
A |
0β0 |
|
55,570 |
Report |
Report
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04-Oct-75 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H |
2β0 |
Hall 60' Case 86' |
36,391 |
Report |
Report
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11-Oct-75 |
Birmingham City |
H |
3β1 |
Toshack 13', 59', 86' |
36,532 |
Report |
Report
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18-Oct-75 |
Coventry City |
A |
0β0 |
|
20,695 |
Report |
Report
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25-Oct-75 |
Derby County |
H |
1β1 |
Toshack 27' |
46,324 |
Report |
Report
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01-Nov-75 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
1β0 |
McDermott 71' |
30,952 |
Report |
Report
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08-Nov-75 |
Manchester United |
H |
3β1 |
Heighway 12' Toshack 46' Keegan 78' |
49,136 |
Report |
Report
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15-Nov-75 |
Newcastle United |
A |
2β1 |
Hall 41' R. Kennedy 88' |
39,686 |
Report |
Report
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22-Nov-75 |
Coventry City |
H |
1β1 |
Toshack 28' |
36,929 |
Report |
Report
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29-Nov-75 |
Norwich City |
H |
1β3 |
Hughes 87' |
34,780 |
Report |
Report
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02-Dec-75 |
Arsenal |
H |
2β2 |
Neal 23 Pen', 59 Pen' |
27,447 |
Report |
Report
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06-Dec-75 |
Burnley |
A |
0β0 |
|
18,426 |
Report |
Report
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13-Dec-75 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
4β0 |
Keegan 43' Case 54' Neal 74' Heighway 86' |
29,891 |
Report |
Report
|
20-Dec-75 |
Queens Park Rangers |
H |
2β0 |
Toshack 22' Neal 75 Pen' |
39,182 |
Report |
Report
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26-Dec-75 |
Stoke City |
A |
1β1 |
Toshack 8' |
32,092 |
Report |
Report
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27-Dec-75 |
Manchester City |
H |
1β0 |
Cormack 61' |
53,386 |
Report |
Report
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10-Jan-76 |
Ipswich Town |
H |
3β3 |
Keegan 13', 33' Case 78' |
40,547 |
Report |
Report
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17-Jan-76 |
Sheffield United |
A |
0β0 |
|
31,255 |
Report |
Report
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31-Jan-76 |
West Ham United |
A |
4β0 |
Toshack 63', 75', 81' Keegan 88' |
26,741 |
Report |
Report
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07-Feb-76 |
Leeds United |
H |
2β0 |
Keegan 40' Toshack 71' |
54,525 |
Report |
Report
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18-Feb-76 |
Manchester United |
A |
0β0 |
|
59,709 |
Report |
Report
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21-Feb-76 |
Newcastle United |
H |
2β0 |
Keegan 26' Case 51' |
43,404 |
Report |
Report
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24-Feb-76 |
Arsenal |
A |
0β1 |
|
36,127 |
Report |
Report
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28-Feb-76 |
Derby County |
A |
1β1 |
Kennedy 86' |
32,800 |
Report |
Report
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06-Mar-76 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
0β2 |
|
41,391 |
Report |
Report
|
13-Mar-76 |
Birmingham City |
A |
1β0 |
Neal 83 Pen' |
31,397 |
Report |
Report
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20-Mar-76 |
Norwich City |
A |
1β0 |
Fairclough 59' |
29,013 |
Report |
Report
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27-Mar-76 |
Burnley |
H |
2β0 |
Fairclough 39', 61' |
36,708 |
Report |
Report
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03-Apr-76 |
Everton |
H |
1β0 |
Fairclough 88' |
54,632 |
Report |
Report
|
06-Apr-76 |
Leicester City |
H |
1β0 |
Keegan 58' |
36,290 |
Report |
Report
|
10-Apr-76 |
Aston Villa |
A |
0β0 |
|
44,250 |
Report |
Report
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17-Apr-76 |
Stoke City |
H |
5β3 |
Neal 37 Pen' Toshack 43' Kennedy 51' Hughes 73' Fairclough 78' |
44,069 |
Report |
Report
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19-Apr-76 |
Manchester City |
A |
3β0 |
Heighway 73' Fairclough 88', 89' |
50,439 |
Report |
Report
|
04-May-76 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A |
3β1 |
Keegan 76' Toshack 85' Kennedy 89' |
48,900 |
Report |
Report
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Football League Cupβ»
FA Cupβ»
UEFA Cupβ»
Date
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Opponents
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Venue
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Result
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Scorers
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Attendance
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Report 1
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Report 2
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17-Sep-75 |
Hibernian |
A |
0β1 |
|
19,219 |
Report |
Report
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30-Sep-75 |
Hibernian |
H |
3β1 |
Toshack 21', 53', 64' |
29,963 |
Report |
Report
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22-Oct-75 |
Real Sociedad |
A |
3β1 |
Heighway 20' Callaghan 61' P. Thompson 82' |
16,256 |
Report |
Report
|
04-Nov-75 |
Real Sociedad |
H |
6β0 |
Toshack 14' Kennedy 30', 75' Fairclough 72' Heighway 77' Neal 79' |
23,796 |
Report |
Report
|
26-Nov-75 |
ΕlΔ
sk WrocΕaw |
A |
2β1 |
Kennedy 61' Toshack 75' |
40,000 |
Report |
Report
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10-Dec-75 |
ΕlΔ
sk WrocΕaw |
H |
3β0 |
Case 22', 30', 46' |
17,886 |
Report |
Report
|
03-Mar-76 |
Dynamo Dresden |
A |
0β0 |
|
32,182 |
Report |
Report
|
17-Mar-76 |
Dynamo Dresden |
H |
2β1 |
Case 24' Keegan 47' |
39,300 |
Report |
Report
|
30-Mar-76 |
Barcelona |
A |
1β0 |
Toshack 13' |
70,000 |
Report |
Report
|
14-Apr-76 |
Barcelona |
H |
1β1 |
P. Thompson 50' |
55,104 |
Report |
Report
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Finalβ»
First legβ»
Second legβ»
Referencesβ»
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Levels 1β4 | |
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Levels 5β6 | |
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Levels 7β9 |
- Athenian League (One, Two)
- Cheshire County League (level 7 only)
- Eastern Counties League (level 7 only)
- Essex Senior League (level 7 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One)
- Kent League (level 7 only)
- Lancashire Combination (level 7 only)
- London Spartan League (One, Two)
- Midland Football Combination (level 7 only)
- Midland League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (level 7 only)
- South Midlands League (Premier, One)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One, Two)
- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only)
- Western League (level 7 only)
- Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)
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Cup competitions | FA cups | |
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Football League cups | |
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European competitions | |
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