1975–76 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1975–76 County Championship England Gloucestershire 13 Middlesex 1974–75 1976–77 The 1975–76 Rugby Union County Championship was the 76th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.Jenkins Vivian Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977 1976 114-119 Brickfield Publications Ltd 0362-00281-9http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/english_county.html English County Championship Rugby Football Historyhttp://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html The County Finals County Rugby.com 2019-03-14 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Gloucestershire won their 13th title after defeating Middlesex in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TsdT0 West, Peter. "Gloucestershire forwards and Butler hold the key." Times, 27 Mar. 1976, p. 18 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TsmP2 West, Peter. "A gluttonous Butler helps himself to Richmond banquet." Times, 29 Mar. 1976, p. 9 Times Digital Archives First round Pos Northern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Lancashire + 5 4 0 1 75 65 82 Cheshire 5 4 0 1 87 72 83 Northumberland 5 3 0 2 82 42 64 Yorkshire 5 3 0 2 70 57 65 Cumberland & Westmorland 5 1 0 4 67 87 26 Durham 5 0 0 5 41 99 0 + Lancashire won play off 13-3 Pos Midland Group P W D L F A Pts 1 North Midlands 5 4 1 0 98 51 92 Warwickshire 5 4 0 1 104 60 83 Leicestershire 5 3 1 1 10782 74 Notts, Lincs & Derby 5 2 0 3 90 76 45 Staffordshire 5 1 0 4 46 117 26 East Midlands 5 0 0 5 59 118 0 Pos South East Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Middlesex 5 5 0 0 198 27 102 Surrey 5 3 0 2 128 63 63 Eastern Counties 5 3 0 2 101 68 64 Kent 5 3 0 2 89 94 65 Sussex 5 1 0 4 53 196 26 Hampshire 5 0 0 5 47 168 0 Pos South-West Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Gloucestershire 3 3 0 0 58 21 62 Cornwall 3 2 0 1 48 32 43 Devon 3 1 0 2 30 57 24 Somerset 3 0 0 3 26 52 0 Pos Southern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Hertfordshire 4 3 0 1 89 37 62 Buckinghamshire 4 2 0 2 52 42 43 Oxfordshire 4 2 0 2 58 64 44 Dorset & Wilts 4 2 0 2 53 89 45 Berkshire 4 1 0 3 26 46 2 Second round Venue Team One Team Two Score Croxley Green HertfordshireGloucestershire 7-29 Semi finals Venue Venue Team One Team Two Score 28 Feb Bristol GloucestershireLancashire 15-7 7 Feb Moseley North Midlands Middlesex 9-20 Final 27 March 1976 Middlesex 9–24 Gloucestershire Whibley (2) Birkett Butler Butler Butler (6) Athletic Ground, Richmond K Pattinson (North Midlands) 15 David Whibley Richmond 14 Colin Lambert Harlequins 13 Graham Birkett London Scottish12 Alan Friell (capt) London Scottish 11 Elgan Rees Borough Road College10 A J M Young St Mary's Hospital 9 Alan Lawson London Scottish 8 Andy Ripley Rosslyn Park 7 Bob Mordell Rosslyn Park6 Adrian Alexander Harlequins5 Chris Ralston Richmond4 Ronald Wright Richmond 3 B J Adam Wasps 2 G G Bignell Wasps 1 Lee Barlow Rosslyn ParkReplacements: 16 P A Treseder Rosslyn Park 17 A W Hill Moseley 18 P Crerar London Scottish 19 A V Boddy Richmond 20 M F Claxton Harlequins 21 Kevin Bowring Borough Road College 15 Peter Butler Gloucester14 Bob Clewes Gloucester 13 John Bayliss (capt) Gloucester 12 Chris J Williams Bristol 11 Alan Morley Bristol 10 Chris G Williams Gloucester 9 Peter Kingston Gloucester 8 Dave Rollitt Bristol7 Mike Rafter Bristol 6John Watkins Gloucester 5 Roger Powell Llanelli 4John Fidler Gloucester 3 Mike Burton Gloucester 2 John Pullin Bristol 1 Barry Nelmes CardiffReplacements: 16 David Sorrell Bristol 17 Richard Mogg Gloucester 18 John Cannon Clifton 19 Kenneth Phelps Bristol 20 Alf Troughton Bristol 21 John Haines Gloucester See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons