1975–76 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United were unbeaten in their first nine games and sitting in second place at the start of the 1975-1976 season. By the end of the season they had finished in 18th and were only six points away from relegation.

However, West Ham had saved their best form for their third foray into European competition. They managed to reach the final of the Cup Winners' Cup, losing to Anderlecht 4-2.

Number	Player	Pos	Eur Apps	Eur Gls	Lge Apps	Lge Gls	FAC Apps	LC Apps	LC Gls	CS Apps	Date Signed	Previous Club
Cup Winners Cup Final Team
1	Mervyn Day	GK	9		41		1	5		1	1973	Academy
2	Keith Coleman	RB	6 (1)		26		1	1		0 (1)	1973	Sunderland
3	Frank Lampard	LB	9	1	37	3	1	4		1	1967	Academy
4	Billy Bonds (Capt)	CM	9	2	17(1)	1		5	1		1967	Charlton Athletic
5	Tommy Taylor	D	9		42	2		5		1	1970	Leyton Orient
6	John McDowell	D	7		36(1)			5		1	1970	Academy
7	Pat Holland	M	7	2	35	2	1	5		1	1969	Academy
8	Graham Paddon	M	9	2	39	2	1	5	1	1	1973	Norwich
9	Billy Jennings	F	5 (2)	3	26(4)	11	1	1 (2)		1	1974	Watford
10	Trevor Brooking (Hammer of the Year)	CM	7	3	34	5	1	4	1	1	1967	Academy
11	Keith Robson	W	9	4	33	3		4	1	0 (1)	1974	Newcastle United
Substitute
12	Alan Taylor	CF	6 (1)	3	33(2)	13	1	4	1	1	1974	Rochdale
Important Players
6	Kevin Lock	CH	4		26		1	5		1	1971	Academy
10	Alan Curbishley	M	1 (1)		12(2)	1	1				1974	Academy
6	Mick McGiven	CH	1 (1)		6 (1)		1				1973	Sunderland
9	Bobby Gould	F	1		4 (1)	2				1	1973	Bristol City
Other Players
9	Clyde Best	F			5 (2)	1		2	1		1969	Academy
12	Johnny Ayris	RW			3 (6)	1		0 (1)	1		1970	Academy
11	Yılmaz Orhan	F			5						1975	Aveley
1	Bobby Ferguson	GK			1						1967	Kilmarnock
6	Alan Wooler	M			1						1973	Reading
12	Geoff Pike	M			0 (3)						1975	Academy

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1975–76 in English football

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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

Club seasons

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