1975–76 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 1975–76 John W Smith Bob Paisley First Division Champions John Toshack (16) John Toshack (23) UEFA Cup Winners FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round 41,670 1974–75 1976–77 _whiteborder _whiteborder _whitecollar dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 _redborder _redborder _redcollar ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff 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. http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=497 englandstats.com 497 - Wales 1-2 England, Wednesday, 24th 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. Squad Goalkeepers ENG Ray Clemence ENG Frank Lane ENG Peter McDonnell Defenders ENG Emlyn Hughes WAL Joey Jones ENG Brian Kettle ENG Chris Lawler ENG Alec Lindsay ENG John McLaughlin ENG Phil Neal ENG Tommy Smith ENG Max Thompson ENG Phil Thompson Midfielders ENG Ian Callaghan ENG Jimmy Case SCO Peter Cormack SCO Brian Hall IRE Steve Heighway ENG Ray Kennedy ENG Terry McDermott Attackers ENG Phil Boersma ENG David Fairclough ENG Kevin Keegan ENG Kevin Kewley WAL John Toshack ENG Alan Waddle Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup ENG FW Phil Boersma 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 ENG MF Ian Callaghan 40+0 3 2+0 0 3+0 0 12+0 1 ENG MF Jimmy Case 27+0 6 2+0 0 1+0 1 7+2 5 ENG GK Ray Clemence 42+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 12+0 0 SCO MF Peter Cormack 16+1 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 3+1 0 ENG FW David Fairclough 5+9 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+3 1 SCO MF Brian Hall 12+1 2 0+1 0 2+0 0 6+3 0 IRL MF Steve Heighway 39+0 4 2+0 0 2+0 0 11+0 2 ENG DF Emlyn Hughes 41+0 2 2+0 0 3+0 0 11+0 0 WAL DF Joey Jones 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 ENG FW Kevin Keegan 41+0 12 2+0 1 3+0 0 11+0 3 ENG MF Ray Kennedy 29+1 6 2+0 0 1+0 0 10+0 4 ENG DF Brian Kettle 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Chris Lawler 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Alec Lindsay 6+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 2+0 0 ENG MF Terry McDermott 7+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Phil Neal 42+0 6 2+0 0 3+0 0 12+0 1 ENG DF Tommy Smith 24+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 9+0 0 ENG DF Max Thompson 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 ENG DF Phil Thompson 41+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 11+0 2 WAL FW John Toshack 35+0 16 2+0 1 2+0 0 12+0 6 |} League table y LIV Results First Division 1975–76 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 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 1975–76 Football League Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 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 1975–76 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 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 1975–76 UEFA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 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 1976 UEFA Cup Final First leg 28 April 1976 19:30 BST Liverpool ENG 3–2 Report Report BEL Club Brugge Kennedy 59Case 61Keegan 65 pen. Lambert 5Cools 15 Anfield, Liverpool 50,188 Ferdinand Biwersi (Germany) _whiteborder _whitecollarsimple _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _3_stripes_blue _blue_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Club Brugge GK 1 ENG Ray ClemenceRB 2 ENG Phil NealLB 3 ENG Tommy Smith CB 4 ENG Phil ThompsonLM 5 ENG Ray KennedyCB 6 ENG Emlyn Hughes (c)ST 7 ENG Kevin KeeganST 8 ENG David FaircloughRM 9Ireland Steve HeighwayST 10Wales John Toshack 46 CM 11 ENG Ian CallaghanSubstitutes:MF 12ENG Jimmy Case 46 GK 13 ENG Peter McDonnellDF 14 WAL Joey JonesMF 15 ENG Brian HallMF 16 ENG Terry McDermottManager: ENG Bob Paisley GK 1 DNK Birger JensenRB 2 BEL Fons Bastijns (c) CB 3 AUT Eddie KriegerCB 4 BEL Georges Leekens LB 5 BEL Jos VoldersMF 6 BEL Julien CoolsMF 7 BEL René VandereyckenMF 8 BEL Daniël De CubberFW 9 BEL Roger Van GoolFW 10BEL Raoul LambertFW 11DNK Ulrik le FevreSubstitutes:GK 12BEL Hugo Pieters RB 13 BEL Norbert De NaeghelMF 14 BEL Dirk SandersFW 15 LIE Konrad HolensteinFW 16 BEL Dirk HinderyckxManager: AUT Ernst Happel Second leg 19 May 1976 21:00 CEST Club Brugge BEL 1–1 Report https://archive.today/20130925231944/http://www.liverweb.org.uk/report.asp?rec_id=3971 Report ENG Liverpool Lambert 11 pen. Keegan 15 Olympiastadion, Bruges 29,423 Rudi Glöckner (East Germany) _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _3_stripes_blue _blue_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Club Bruges _whiteborder _whitecollarsimple _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool GK 1 DNK Birger JensenRB 2 BEL Fons Bastijns (c) CB 3 AUT Eddie KriegerCB 4 BEL Georges Leekens LB 5 BEL Jos VoldersMF 6 BEL Julien CoolsMF 7 BEL René VandereyckenMF 8 BEL Daniël De Cubber 68FW 9 BEL Roger Van GoolFW 10BEL Raoul Lambert 75 FW 11DNK Ulrik le Fevre Substitutes:GK 12BEL Hugo Pieters RB 13BEL Norbert De Naeghel FW 14BEL Dirk Hinderyckx 68 MF 15BEL Dirk Sanders 75 Manager: AUT Ernst Happel GK 1 ENG Ray ClemenceRB 2 ENG Phil NealLB 3 ENG Tommy Smith CB 4 ENG Phil ThompsonLM 5 ENG Ray KennedyCB 6 ENG Emlyn Hughes (c)ST 7 ENG Kevin KeeganCM 8 ENG Jimmy CaseRM 9Ireland Steve HeighwayST 10Wales John Toshack 62 CM 11 ENG Ian CallaghanSubstitutes:FW 12ENG David Fairclough 62 GK 13 ENG Peter McDonnellDF 14 WAL Joey JonesMF 15 ENG Brian HallMF 16 ENG Terry McDermottManager: ENG Bob Paisley References LFC History.net – 1975–76 season Liverweb - 1975-76 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool Category:English football championship–winning seasons Category:UEFA Europa League–winning seasons