1974–75 Football League
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derby County |
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← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
The 1974–1975 season was the 76th completed season of The Football League.
Dave Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in a title race which went right to the wire. There was disappointment at Bramall Lane after Sheffield United's title challenge ended in a failure without even a UEFA Cup place, but this would be as good as it got for the Blades as a sharp decline soon set in and within a few seasons had pushed them into the Fourth Division.
Carlisle United, in the First Division for the first time, topped the league three games into the season but were unable to keep up their winning ways and were relegated in bottom place. Joining the Cumbrians in the drop zone were Luton Town and Chelsea.
Brian Clough was named as Don Revie's successor at Leeds United but left after just 44 days in charge. He was replaced by Jimmy Armfield.
Manchester United's directors kept faith in Tommy Docherty after their relegation to the Second Division, and he rewarded them with the Second Division championship to return them to the top flight. They were joined by Aston Villa (who also won the League Cup) and Norwich City. Docherty had built a new-look team containing players like Jim Holton, Stuart Pearson and Brian Greenhoff. Meanwhile, FIFA finally lifted George Best's worldwide ban from football; however, Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty was not prepared to give him another chance at Old Trafford and he joined Stockport County F.C. on a free transfer.
Millwall, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday were the three unlucky clubs who were unable to escape the Second Division drop zone. In the space of a few years, Sheffield Wednesday had slumped to the Third Division having previously been a strong First Division side.
Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Charlton Athletic occupied the three promotion places in the Third Division.
Going down were Bournemouth, Tranmere Rovers, Watford and Huddersfield Town. This meant that Huddersfield would be playing Fourth Division football for the first time in their history (the first former English champion to do so) during the 1975 - 1976 season, just a few seasons earlier they had been in the First Division and 50 years earlier they had been one of the strongest sides in England. Watford, meanwhile, were enduring their last unsuccessful season for many years to come.
Mansfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, Rotherham United and Chester occupied the four promotion places in the Fourth Division. Chester had finally managed promotion after 44 years of league membership, narrowly edging out Lincoln on goal average.
Scunthorpe United, who had narrowly missed out on top division football during the 1960s, found themselves bottom of the league but retained their league status after being re-elected along with the three clubs placed above them.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]
First Division
A tight title race saw just five points separating the top seven sides, with Derby County finally winning the title in their first full season under the management of Dave Mackay. Liverpool finished runners-up under Bob Paisley, who had succeeded the legendary Bill Shankly at the start of the season. Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and newly promoted Middlesbrough completed the top seven.
Leeds United began life without Don Revie in disastrous fashion, with Brian Clough being sacked after 44 days in charge, having won just one league game. His successor Jimmy Armfield dragged them up to ninth place in the final table and also took them to their first European Cup final, but they were on the losing side and a riot by their fans saw them banned from European competitions for three years. Arsenal finished a disappointing 16th in the league, one of their lowest finishes in more than half a century of unbroken First Division membership. Their North London rivals Tottenham finished just one place and one point above the relegation zone. Luton Town's First Division comeback ended in relegation after just one season, while financial problems contributed to Chelsea's relegation and the end of their 12-year run in the First Division. Carlisle United had an incredible start to their first season in the First Division, topping the league after winning their first three games, but were eventually relegated in bottom place.
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derby County (2nd English title) |
| Relegated |
Carlisle United Chelsea Luton Town |
| European Cup 1975–76 | Derby County |
| FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1975–76 |
West Ham United (2nd FA Cup title) Wrexham (3rd Div) |
| UEFA Cup 1975–76 |
Aston Villa (2nd Div) Everton Ipswich Town Liverpool |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1213 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United), 21 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton – Chelsea 7–1 (15 March 1974) |
| Biggest away win |
Burnley – Derby 2–5 (31 March 1975) Newcastle – Tottenham 2–5 (11 January 1975) Birmingham – Luton 0–4 (19 April 1975) Luton – Ipswich 0–4 (14 September 1974) 0–3: 7 matches |
| Highest scoring | Ipswich – Newcastle 5–4 (15 March 1975) |
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← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 67 | 49 | 1.367 | +18 | 53 | European Cup 1975–76 First round | ||||
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 60 | 39 | 1.538 | +21 | 51 | UEFA Cup 1975–76 First round | ||||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 66 | 44 | 1.500 | +22 | 51 | UEFA Cup 1975–76 First round | ||||
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 56 | 42 | 1.333 | +14 | 50 | UEFA Cup 1975–76 First round | ||||
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 64 | 48 | 1.333 | +16 | 49 | |||||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | +7 | 49 | |||||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 54 | 40 | 1.350 | +14 | 48 | |||||
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | ±0 | 46 | |||||
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | +8 | 45 | |||||
| 10 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | +1 | 45 | |||||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | ±0 | 42 | |||||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | +3 | 39 | |||||
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | –1 | 39 | European Cup Winners' Cup 1975–76 First round | ||||
| 14 | Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 51 | 62 | 0.823 | –11 | 39 | |||||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 59 | 72 | 0.819 | –13 | 39 | |||||
| 16 | Arsenal | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 49 | 0.959 | –2 | 37 | |||||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | –8 | 37 | |||||
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | –14 | 36 | |||||
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | –11 | 34 | |||||
| 20 | Luton Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | –18 | 33 | |||||
| 21 | Chelsea | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 42 | 72 | 0.583 | –30 | 33 | |||||
| 22 | Carlisle United | 42 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | –16 | 29 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1975–76 | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| Relegated |
First Division results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | BIR | BUR | CRL | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | LUT | MCI | MID | NEW | QPR | SHU | STK | TOT | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Coventry City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Everton | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leicester City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Liverpool | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Luton Town | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Stoke City | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| West Ham United | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
First Division maps
Second Division
Tommy Docherty rewarded the loyalty of the Manchester United directors who kept faith in him after their first relegation in nearly 40 years by delivering an instant return to the First Division as his exciting young side were crowned champions of the Second Division. Aston Villa ended their eight-year absence from the top flight by finishing runners-up, also lifting the League Cup, while Norwich City clinched the final promotion place.
Sunderland and Bristol City just missed out on promotion, while ninth placed Fulham partly compensated for a lack of a serious promotion challenge by reaching their first ever FA Cup final, although they lost to West Ham United. Nottingham Forest looked to build for a better future and end their spell of Second Division struggle by appointing Brian Clough as manager in January.
Sheffield Wednesday were relegated to the Third Division for the first time in their history after a terrible season in which they managed only five league wins. They finished 14 points adrift of safety and went down along with Millwall and Cardiff City.
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Aston Villa, Norwich City |
| Relegated |
Cardiff City, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1036 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Little (Aston Villa), 20 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Aston Villa –Hull 6–0 (26 April 1975) |
| Biggest away win |
Oxford –Southampton 0–4 (25 September 1974) Sheffield Wednesday –Aston Villa 0–4 (23 April 1975) |
| Highest scoring | Sheffield Wednesday –Manchester United 4–4 (7 December 1974) |
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← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 66 | 30 | 2.200 | +36 | 61 | |||||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 79 | 32 | 2.469 | +47 | 58 | UEFA Cup 1975–76 First round | ||||
| 3 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 58 | 37 | 1.568 | +21 | 53 | |||||
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 65 | 35 | 1.857 | +30 | 51 | |||||
| 5 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 33 | 1.424 | +14 | 50 | |||||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | +12 | 45 | |||||
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 33 | 1.152 | +5 | 45 | |||||
| 8 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 40 | 53 | 0.755 | –13 | 44 | |||||
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 39 | 1.128 | +5 | 42 | |||||
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 45 | 41 | 1.098 | +4 | 42 | |||||
| 11 | Oxford United | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | –10 | 42 | |||||
| 12 | Orient | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 0.718 | –11 | 42 | |||||
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | –1 | 41 | |||||
| 14 | Notts County | 42 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | –10 | 40 | |||||
| 15 | York City | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 55 | 0.927 | –4 | 38 | |||||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 55 | 0.782 | –12 | 38 | |||||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 0.815 | –10 | 37 | |||||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 0.833 | –8 | 35 | |||||
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 42 | 64 | 0.656 | –22 | 35 | |||||
| 20 | Millwall | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | –12 | 32 | |||||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 36 | 62 | 0.581 | –26 | 32 | |||||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 0.453 | –35 | 21 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup, also promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Second Division results
| Home ╲ Away | AST | BLP | BOL | BRI | BRO | CAR | FUL | HUL | MUN | MIL | NOR | NOT | NTC | OLD | ORI | OXF | POR | SHW | SOU | SUN | WBA | YOR |
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Blackpool | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Cardiff City | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Fulham | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Hull City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Millwall | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Norwich City | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Notts County | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Orient | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Oxford United | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Southampton | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| York City | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Division maps
Third Division
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blackburn Rovers (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Charlton Athletic, Plymouth Argyle |
| Relegated |
Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Watford |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1427 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie McNeil (Hereford United), 31 [3] |
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← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 68 | 45 | 1.511 | +23 | 60 | |||||
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | +21 | 59 | |||||
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 76 | 61 | 1.246 | +15 | 55 | |||||
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | +6 | 53 | |||||
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | +9 | 51 | |||||
| 6 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 61 | 54 | 1.130 | +7 | 51 | |||||
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | –6 | 50 | |||||
| 8 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | +15 | 49 | |||||
| 9 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 63 | 56 | 1.125 | +7 | 49 | |||||
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | +5 | 48 | |||||
| 11 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | +7 | 47 | |||||
| 12 | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 64 | 66 | 0.970 | –2 | 46 | |||||
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 65 | 55 | 1.182 | +10 | 45 | European Cup Winners' Cup 1975–76 First round | ||||
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 50 | 1.060 | +3 | 44 | |||||
| 15 | Chesterfield | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | –4 | 44 | |||||
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 0.859 | –9 | 43 | |||||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 49 | 65 | 0.754 | –16 | 43 | |||||
| 18 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 51 | 0.902 | –5 | 42 | |||||
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 64 | 0.875 | –8 | 42 | |||||
| 20 | Aldershot | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | –10 | 38 | |||||
| 21 | Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 0.759 | –14 | 38 | |||||
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | –3 | 37 | |||||
| 23 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 52 | 75 | 0.693 | –23 | 37 | |||||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 76 | 0.618 | –29 | 32 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Relegated |
Third Division results
| Home ╲ Away | ALD | BLB | BOU | BHA | BRY | CHA | CHF | COL | CRY | GIL | GRI | HAL | HER | HUD | PET | PLY | PTV | PNE | STD | SWI | TRA | WAL | WAT | WRE |
| Aldershot | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bournemouth | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Bury | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | |
| Colchester United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Gillingham | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hereford United | 2–0 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Peterborough United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Port Vale | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Preston North End | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Southend | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Tranmere | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Walsall | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Watford | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Wrexham | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Third Division maps
Fourth Division
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mansfield Town (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Chester, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1407 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ray Clarke (Mansfield Town), 28 [3][3] |
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← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 90 | 40 | 2.250 | +50 | 68 | ||||
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 80 | 43 | 1.860 | +37 | 62 | ||||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | +30 | 59 | ||||
| 4 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | +26 | 57 | ||||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 79 | 48 | 1.646 | +31 | 57 | ||||
| 6 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 62 | 44 | 1.409 | +18 | 54 | ||||
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 63 | 47 | 1.340 | +16 | 52 | ||||
| 8 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 53 | 45 | 1.178 | +8 | 49 | ||||
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | –3 | 49 | ||||
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | +5 | 47 | ||||
| 11 | Southport | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | ±0 | 47 | ||||
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 68 | 75 | 0.907 | –7 | 47 | ||||
| 13 | Hartlepool | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 0.839 | –10 | 43 | ||||
| 14 | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | –15 | 42 | ||||
| 15 | Barnsley | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 41 | 62 | 65 | 0.954 | –3 | 41 | ||||
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | –6 | 41 | ||||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | –14 | 40 | ||||
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 47 | 0.723 | –13 | 40 | ||||
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | –16 | 39 | ||||
| 20 | Stockport County | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 70 | 0.614 | –27 | 38 | ||||
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | –13 | 36 | ||||
| 22 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 46 | 73 | 0.630 | –27 | 36 | ||||
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 66 | 0.545 | –30 | 31 | ||||
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 41 | 78 | 0.526 | –37 | 29 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| New club in the league (none) | |
| Re-elected | |
| Failed re-election (none) |
Fourth Division results
| Home ╲ Away | BAR | BRA | BRE | CAM | CHR | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | HAR | LIN | MAN | NPC | NOR | REA | ROC | ROT | SCU | SHR | SOU | STP | SWA | TOR | WRK |
| Barnsley | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bradford City | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Brentford | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Cambridge United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Chester | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Darlington | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Exeter City | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hartlepool United | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Newport County | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Reading | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Rochdale | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Southport | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Stockport County | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Swansea City | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Torquay United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Workington | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Fourth Division maps
See also
References
- ↑ "England 1974–75". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.