1975–76 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C. won its ninth league title and second UEFA Cup. It was the first trophies for manager Bob Paisley, in his second season as manager, who saw his team clinch the league title narrowly ahead of surprise contenders Queens Park Rangers, thanks to three consecutive victories at the end of the campaign.

Competition	Result	Top Scorer
First Division	Winners	John Toshack, 16
UEFA Cup	Winners	John Toshack, 6
FA Cup	Fourth Round	Kevin Keegan, 1 John Toshack, 1
League Cup	Third Round	Jimmy Case, 1 Alec Lindsay, 1
Overall		John Toshack, 23

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Starting 11

Only considering First Division starts.

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
1	GK	Clemence, RayRay Clemence	42
2	RB	Neal, PhilPhil Neal	42
3	CB	Smith, TommyTommy Smith	24
4	CB	Thompson, PhilPhil Thompson	41
5	CM	Kennedy, RayRay Kennedy	30
6	LB	Hughes, EmlynEmlyn Hughes	41
7	FW	Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan	41
8	RM	Case, JimmyJimmy Case	27
9	LM	Heighway, SteveSteve Heighway	39
10	FW	Toshack, JohnJohn Toshack	35
11	CM	Callaghan, IanIan Callaghan	40

Hughes (C)

First Division

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	23	14	5	66	31	35	60
2	Queens Park Rangers	42	24	11	7	67	33	34	59
3	Manchester United	42	23	10	9	68	42	26	56
4	Derby County	42	21	11	10	75	58	17	53
5	Leeds United	42	21	9	12	65	46	19	51
6	Ipswich Town	42	16	14	12	54	48	6	46
7	Leicester City	42	13	19	10	48	51	-3	45
8	Manchester City	42	16	11	15	64	46	18	43
9	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	15	13	63	63	0	43
10	Norwich City	42	16	10	16	58	58	0	42
11	Everton	42	15	12	15	60	66	-6	42
12	Stoke City	42	15	11	16	48	50	-2	41
13	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	46	45	1	40
14	Coventry City	42	13	14	15	47	57	-10	40
15	Newcastle United	42	15	9	18	71	62	9	39
16	Aston Villa	42	11	17	14	51	59	-6	39
17	Arsenal	42	13	10	19	47	53	-6	36
18	West Ham United	42	13	10	19	48	71	-23	36
19	Birmingham City	42	13	7	22	57	75	-18	33
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	10	22	51	68	-17	30
21	Burnley	42	9	10	23	43	66	-23	28
22	Sheffield United	42	6	10	26	33	82	-49	22

Matches

1 16 August 1975	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Liverpool

2 19 August 1975	Liverpool	2–2	West Ham
	Callaghan 24' Toshack 81'

3 23 August 1975	Liverpool	3–2	Tottenham
	Keegan 54' (pen.) Case 68' Heighway 72'

4 26 August 1975	Leeds	0–3	Liverpool
			R. Kennedy 26' Callaghan 84, 88'

5 30 August 1975	Leicester	1–1	Liverpool
			Keegan 50'

6 6 September 1975	Liverpool	1–0	Sheffield United
	R. Kennedy 78'

7 13 September 1975	Ipswich	2–0	Liverpool

8 20 September 1975	Liverpool	3–0	Aston Villa
	Toshack 62' Keegan 77' Case 86'

9 27 September 1975	Everton	0–0	Liverpool

10 4 October 1975	Liverpool	2–0	Wolverhampton
	Hall 60' Case 86'

11 11 October 1975	Liverpool	3–1	Birmingham
	Toshack 13, 59, 86'

12 18 October 1975	Coventry	0–0	Liverpool

13 25 October 1975	Liverpool	1–1	Derby
	Toshack 27'

14 1 November 1975	Middlesbrough	0–1	Liverpool
			McDermott 71'

15 8 November 1975	Liverpool	3–1	Manchester United
	Heighway 12' Toshack 46' Keegan 78'

16 15 November 1975	Newcastle	1–2	Liverpool
			Hall 41' R. Kennedy 88'

17 22 November 1975	Liverpool	1–0	Coventry
	Toshack 28'

18 29 November 1975	Liverpool	1–3	Norwich
	Hughes 87'

19 2 December 1975	Liverpool	2–2	Arsenal
	Neal 23' (pen.), 59' (pen.)

20 6 December 1975	Burnley	0–0	Liverpool

21 13 December 1975	Tottenham	0–4	Liverpool
			Keegan 43' Case 54' Neal 74' Heighway 86'

22 20 December 1975	Liverpool	2–0	Queens Park Rangers
	Toshack 22' Neal 75' (pen.)

23 26 December 1975	Stoke	1–1	Liverpool
			Toshack 8'

24 27 December 1975	Liverpool	1–0	Manchester City
	Cormack 61'

25 10 January 1976	Liverpool	3–3	Ipswich
	Keegan 13, 33' Case 78'

26 17 January 1976	Sheffield United	0–0	Liverpool

27 31 January 1976	West Ham	0–4	Liverpool
			Toshack 63, 75, 81' Keegan 88'

28 7 February 1976	Liverpool	2–0	Leeds
	Keegan 40' Toshack 71'

29 18 February 1976	Manchester United	0–0	Liverpool

30 21 February 1976	Liverpool	2–0	Newcastle
	Keegan 26' Case 51'

31 24 February 1976	Arsenal	1–0	Liverpool

32 28 February 1976	Derby	1–1	Liverpool
			R. Kennedy 86'

33 6 March 1976	Liverpool	0–2	Middlesbrough

34 13 March 1976	Birmingham	0–1	Liverpool
			Neal 83' (pen.)

35 20 March 1976	Norwich	0–1	Liverpool
			Fairclough 59'

36 27 March 1976	Liverpool	2–0	Burnley
	Fairclough 39, 61'

37 3 April 1976	Liverpool	1–0	Everton
	Fairclough 88'

38 6 April 1976	Liverpool	1–0	Leicester
	Keegan 58'

39 10 April 1976	Aston Villa	0–0	Liverpool

40 17 April 1976	Liverpool	5–3	Stoke
	Neal 37' (pen.) Toshack 43' R. Kennedy 51' Hughes 73' Fairclough 78'

41 19 April 1976	Manchester City	0–3	Liverpool
			Heighway 73' Fairclough 88, 89'

42 4 May 1976	Wolverhampton	1–3	Liverpool
			Keegan 76' Toshack 85' R. Kennedy 89'

Topscorers

UEFA Cup

Liverpool win the UEFA Cup 4-3 on aggregate.

FA Cup

3rd Round

West Ham-Liverpool 0-2
- Kevin Keegan (37)
- John Toshack (82)

4th Round

Derby-Liverpool 1-0

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FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • Charity Shield

Football League	Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division • Fourth Division) • League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues	Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

European competitions	European Cup · UEFA Cup (Final) · European Cup Winners' Cup (Final)

Related to national team	Don Revie • Home Championship • UEFA Euro 1976 (qualification) • 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament

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First Division	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Burnley · Coventry City · Derby County · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Carlisle United · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Fulham · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Southampton · Sunderland · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · York City

Third Division	Aldershot · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bury · Cardiff City · Chester · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Crystal Palace · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hereford United · Mansfield Town · Millwall · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Preston North End · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Shrewsbury Town · Southend United · Swindon Town · Walsall · Wrexham

Fourth Division	Barnsley · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Cambridge United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Hartlepool United · Huddersfield Town · Lincoln City · Newport County · Northampton Town · Reading · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southport · Stockport County · Swansea City · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Watford · Workington

1975–76 Liverpool F.C. season

Contents

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Starting 11

First Division

Table

Matches

Topscorers

UEFA Cup

1st Round

2nd Round

3rd Round

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Final

FA Cup

3rd Round

4th Round