1975–76 FA Cup

February 2022 December 2021 1975–76 FA Cup EnglandWales Southampton (1st title) Manchester United Alan Gowling (7) 1974–75 1976–77 The 1975–76 FA Cup was the 95th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw second division Southampton defeat Manchester United 1–0, with the only goal coming from Bobby Stokes in the 83rd minute of the game. Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Spennymoor United, Rossendale United, Morecambe, Gateshead United, Marine, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, Grantham, Nuneaton Town, Boston United, Stafford Rangers, Coventry Sporting, AP Leamington, Bedford Town, Romford, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford, Leatherhead, Wycombe Wanderers, Tooting & Mitcham United, Wimbledon, Dover, Wealdstone, Hendon, Walton & Hersham, Sutton United, Weymouth and Yeovil Town. Coventry Sporting was appearing in the competition proper for the first (and only) time, while Bedford Town was re-appearing at this stage for the first time since 1966–67. Winsford United qualified for the first round for the first time since the 1887–88 tournament, when the club was still known as Over Wanderers. Tooting & Mitcham United became the first club to participate in eight rounds of one tournament since Gravesend & Northfleet in 1962–63, defeating St Albans City, Stevenage Athletic, Addlestone, Southall & Ealing Borough, Romford, Leatherhead and Swindon Town before going out to Bradford City at Valley Parade. all qualifying round results 1975–76 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Matlock Town, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic and Altrincham who were given byes. The first round of games were played on 22 November 1975. Replays were played mainly during 24–26 November, with second replays performed one or two weeks after. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington0–0Chester22 November 1975ReplayChester2–0Darlington26 November 19752Dartford1–4Bishop's Stortford22 November 19753Hartlepool3–0Stockport County22 November 19754Bury4–2Doncaster Rovers22 November 19755Grantham2–2Port Vale22 November 1975ReplayPort Vale4–1Grantham24 November 19756Preston North End2–1Scunthorpe United22 November 19757Sutton United1–1AFC Bournemouth22 November 1975ReplayAFC Bournemouth1–0Sutton United26 November 19758Watford0–3Brighton & Hove Albion22 November 19759Weymouth0–2Gillingham22 November 197510Yeovil Town1–1Millwall22 November 1975ReplayMillwall2–2Yeovil Town25 November 1975ReplayYeovil Town0–1Millwall3 December 197511Marine3–1Barnsley22 November 197512Walsall0–1Huddersfield Town22 November 197513Sheffield Wednesday3–1Macclesfield Town22 November 197514Grimsby Town1–3Gateshead United22 November 197515Scarborough2–0Morecambe22 November 197516Wycombe Wanderers0–0Bedford Town22 November 1975ReplayBedford Town2–2Wycombe Wanderers24 November 1975ReplayWycombe Wanderers2–1Bedford Town1 December 197517Brentford2–0Northampton Town22 November 197518Rossendale United0–1Shrewsbury Town22 November 197519Bradford City1–0Chesterfield22 November 197520Crystal Palace1–0Walton & Hersham22 November 197521Spennymoor United4–1Southport22 November 197522Southend United2–0Swansea City22 November 197523Mansfield Town1–1Wrexham22 November 1975ReplayWrexham1–1Mansfield Town24 November 1975ReplayMansfield Town2–1Wrexham8 December 197524Cardiff City6–2Exeter City22 November 197525Halifax Town3–1Altrincham22 November 197526Newport County2–2Swindon Town22 November 1975ReplaySwindon Town3–0Newport County25 November 197527Workington1–1Rochdale22 November 1975ReplayRochdale2–1Workington25 November 197528Hereford United2–0Torquay United22 November 197529Rotherham United2–1Crewe Alexandra22 November 197530Aldershot4–3Wealdstone22 November 197531Romford0–1Tooting & Mitcham United22 November 197532Wigan Athletic4–1Matlock Town22 November 197533Boston United0–1Lincoln City22 November 197534Peterborough United4–1Winsford United22 November 197535Colchester United3–3Dover22 November 1975ReplayDover4–1Colchester United26 November 197536Nuneaton Borough0–1Wimbledon22 November 197537Hendon1–0Reading22 November 197538Leatherhead2–0Cambridge United22 November 197539AP Leamington2–3Stafford Rangers22 November 197540Coventry Sporting2–0Tranmere Rovers22 November 1975 Second round proper The second round of games were played on 13 December 1975. Replays took place on the 15th–17th or the 22nd. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1AFC Bournemouth2–2Hereford United13 December 1975ReplayHereford United2–0AFC Bournemouth17 December 19752Bury3–0Spennymoor United13 December 19753Marine1–1Hartlepool13 December 1975ReplayHartlepool6–3Marine15 December 19754Gillingham0–1Brighton & Hove Albion13 December 19755Sheffield Wednesday2–0Wigan Athletic13 December 19756Stafford Rangers1–3Halifax Town13 December 19757Scarborough3–2Preston North End13 December 19758Shrewsbury Town3–1Chester13 December 19759Millwall1–1Crystal Palace13 December 1975ReplayCrystal Palace2–1Millwall16 December 197510Wimbledon0–2Brentford13 December 197511Southend United4–1Dover13 December 197512Huddersfield Town2–1Port Vale13 December 197513Mansfield Town1–2Lincoln City13 December 197514Cardiff City1–0Wycombe Wanderers13 December 197515Rotherham United0–3Bradford City13 December 197516Aldershot2–0Bishop's Stortford13 December 197517Hendon0–1Swindon Town13 December 197518Leatherhead0–0Tooting & Mitcham United13 December 1975ReplayTooting & Mitcham United2–1Leatherhead22 December 197519Coventry Sporting0–4Peterborough United13 December 197520Gateshead United1–1Rochdale13 December 1975ReplayRochdale3–1Gateshead United16 December 1975 Third round proper Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were mainly played on 3 January 1976, with two matches played two days earlier on New Year's Day. Replays were mainly played midweek over 6–7 January or the week after but one occurred on the 24th instead. Holders West Ham United were eliminated by Liverpool. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool1–0Burnley3 January 19762Southampton1–1Aston Villa3 January 1976ReplayAston Villa1–2Southampton7 January 19763Leicester City3–0Sheffield United3 January 19764Notts County0–1Leeds United3 January 19765Nottingham Forest0–0Peterborough United1 January 1976ReplayPeterborough United1–0Nottingham Forest7 January 19766Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Arsenal3 January 19767Middlesbrough0–0Bury3 January 1976ReplayBury3–2Middlesbrough6 January 19768West Bromwich Albion3–1Carlisle United3 January 19769Sunderland2–0Oldham Athletic3 January 197610Derby County2–1Everton3 January 197611Luton Town2–0Blackburn Rovers3 January 197612Swindon Town2–2Tooting & Mitcham United3 January 1976ReplayTooting & Mitcham United2–1Swindon Town6 January 197613Scarborough1–2Crystal Palace3 January 197614Shrewsbury Town1–2Bradford City3 January 197615Ipswich Town3–1Halifax Town3 January 197616Tottenham Hotspur1–1Stoke City3 January 1976ReplayStoke City2–1Tottenham Hotspur24 January 197617Manchester City6–0Hartlepool3 January 197618Queens Park Rangers0–0Newcastle United3 January 1976ReplayNewcastle United2–1Queens Park Rangers7 January 197619Fulham2–3Huddersfield Town3 January 197620Brentford0–0Bolton Wanderers3 January 1976ReplayBolton Wanderers2–0Brentford6 January 197621Coventry City2–1Bristol City3 January 197622Portsmouth1–1Birmingham City3 January 1976ReplayBirmingham City0–1Portsmouth6 January 197623West Ham United0–2Liverpool3 January 197624Manchester United2–1Oxford United3 January 197625Norwich City1–1Rochdale3 January 1976ReplayRochdale0–0Norwich City6 January 1976ReplayNorwich City2–1Rochdale13 January 197626Hull City1–1Plymouth Argyle3 January 1976ReplayPlymouth Argyle1–4Hull City6 January 197627Chelsea1–1Bristol Rovers1 January 1976ReplayBristol Rovers0–1Chelsea3 January 197628Southend United2–1Brighton & Hove Albion3 January 197629Charlton Athletic2–1Sheffield Wednesday3 January 197630York City2–1Hereford United3 January 197631Aldershot1–2Lincoln City3 January 197632Orient0–1Cardiff City3 January 1976 Fourth round proper The fourth-round games were mostly played on 28 January 1976, with three replays and a main match on the 27th and 28th. The Sunderland-Hull City match was postponed until 2 February because of bad weather. Tooting & Mitcham United was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Southampton3–1Blackpool24 January 19762Leicester City1–0Bury24 January 19763West Bromwich Albion3–2Lincoln City24 January 19764Sunderland1–0Hull City2 February 19765Derby County1–0Liverpool24 January 19766Ipswich Town0–0Wolverhampton Wanderers24 January 1976ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers1–0Ipswich Town27 January 19767Coventry City1–1Newcastle United24 January 1976ReplayNewcastle United5–0Coventry City28 January 19768Manchester United3–1Peterborough United24 January 19769Norwich City2–0Luton Town24 January 197610Bradford City3–1Tooting & Mitcham United24 January 197611Southend United2–1Cardiff City24 January 197612Huddersfield Town0–1Bolton Wanderers24 January 197613Charlton Athletic1–1Portsmouth24 January 1976ReplayPortsmouth0–3Charlton Athletic27 January 197614Leeds United0–1Crystal Palace24 January 197615York City0–2Chelsea24 January 197616Stoke City1–0Manchester City28 January 1976 Fifth round proper The fifth set of games took place (except for one game) on 14 February 1976. Three games went to a replay which were played on 17–18 February. The Norwich City–Bradford City match and a second replay of the Bolton Wanderers–Newcastle United match were played on 23 February. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Leicester City1–2Manchester United14 February 19762Bolton Wanderers3–3Newcastle United14 February 1976ReplayNewcastle United0–0Bolton Wanderers18 February 1976ReplayBolton Wanderers1–2Newcastle United23 February 19763Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Charlton Athletic14 February 19764West Bromwich Albion1–1Southampton14 February 1976ReplaySouthampton4–0West Bromwich Albion17 February 19765Derby County1–0Southend United14 February 19766Norwich City1–2Bradford City23 February 19767Chelsea2–3Crystal Palace14 February 19768Stoke City0–0Sunderland14 February 1976ReplaySunderland2–1Stoke City17 February 1976 Sixth round proper The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 6 March 1976. There was one replay on the 9th. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Sunderland0–1Crystal Palace6 March 19762Derby County4–2Newcastle United6 March 19763Manchester United1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers6 March 1976ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers2–3Manchester United9 March 19764Bradford City0–1Southampton6 March 1976 Semi finals 3 April 1976 Manchester United 2–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Derby County Hill 12 83 Hillsborough, Sheffield Jack Taylor, Wolverhampton 3 April 1976 Southampton 2–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Crystal Palace Gilchrist 74 Peach 80 pen Stamford Bridge, London Pat Partridge, Stockton-on-Tees Final 1976 FA Cup final 1 May 197615:00 BST Southampton 1–0 Manchester United Stokes 83 Wembley, London 100,000 Clive Thomas _southampton _southampton _southampton _yellowstripesside _1bluestripe FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000FF FFFF00 Southampton _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _redtop_whitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 Man United TV coverage The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match of the Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. One Fifth Round tie that was picked to be shown by ITV was postponed This was Norwich City v Bradford City (Anglia & Yorkshire) This was due to a Flu Outbreak in the Bradford City camp Third Round BBC West Ham United v Liverpool, Scarborough v Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United, Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers (Midweek replay), Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur (Saturday Replay). ITV Derby County v Everton (ATV & Granada), Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City (LWT), Leicester City v Sheffield United (Yorkshire out of region) Other regions showed those three games. Fourth Round BBC Coventry City v Newcastle United, Manchester United v Peterborough United. ITV Derby County v Liverpool (ATV & Granada), Leeds United v Crystal Palace (Yorkshire), Norwich City v Luton Town (Anglia), Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth (LWT & Southern), Stoke City v Manchester City (Midweek All regions). Fifth Round BBC Chelsea v Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic, Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers (Midweek Both replays). ITV Leicester City v Manchester United (ATV & Granada), Stoke City v Sunderland (Tyne-Tees Out of region), Derby County v Southend United (Anglia & LWT Out of Region). Sixth Round BBC Derby County v Newcastle United, Bradford City v Southampton. ITV Sunderland v Crystal Palace (Tyne-Tees & LWT), Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Granada & ATV), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United (Midweek replay All regions). Semi-Finals BBC Derby County v Manchester United. ITV Crystal Palace v Southampton (All regions). Final Manchester United v Southampton covered Live by BBC & ITV. References FA Cup Results Archive Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup