1975–76 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
1975–76 season
ChairmanLouis Edwards
ManagerTommy Docherty
First Division3rd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stuart Pearson (13)
All:
Lou Macari (15)
Highest home attendance61,879 vs Everton (17 April 1976)
Lowest home attendance25,286 vs Brentford (10 September 1975)
Average home league attendance53,276

The 1975–76 season was

The Football League[1] and first in the First Division after winning the Second Division the season prior. They finished the season third in the First Division, their highest placing since 1968,[2] to qualify for the UEFA Cup
.

They reached the

Leeds United
.

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
16 August 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 Macari (2) 32,348 1st
19 August 1975 Birmingham City A 2–0 McIlroy (2) 33,177 1st
23 August 1975 Sheffield United H 5–1 Pearson (2), Badger (o.g.), Daly, McIlroy 55,948 1st
27 August 1975 Coventry City H 1–1 Pearson 52,169 1st
30 August 1975 Stoke City A 1–0
Dodd (o.g.
) 		33,092 1st
6 September 1975 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 Pratt (o.g.), Daly (2; 1 pen.) 51,641 1st
13 September 1975 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 29,237 1st
20 September 1975 Ipswich Town H 1–0 Houston 50,513 1st
24 September 1975 Derby County A 1–2 Daly 33,187 2nd
27 September 1975 Manchester City A 2–2 McCreery, Macari 46,931 3rd
4 October 1975 Leicester City H 0–0 47,878 1st
11 October 1975 Leeds United A 2–1 McIlroy (2) 40,264 2nd
18 October 1975 Arsenal H 3–1 Coppell (2), Pearson 53,885 1st
25 October 1975 West Ham United A 1–2 Macari 38,601 2nd
1 November 1975 Norwich City H 1–0 Pearson 50,587 1st
8 November 1975 Liverpool A 1–3 Coppell 49,137 5th
15 November 1975 Aston Villa H 2–0 Coppell, McIlroy 51,682 3rd
22 November 1975 Arsenal A 1–3 Pearson 40,102 5th
29 November 1975 Newcastle United H 1–0 Daly 52,624 4th
6 December 1975 Middlesbrough A 0–0 32,454 4th
13 December 1975 Sheffield United A 4–1 Pearson (2), Hill, Macari 31,741 3rd
20 December 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Hill 44,269 2nd
23 December 1975 Everton A 1–1 Macari 41,732 1st
27 December 1975 Burnley H 2–1 McIlroy, Macari 59,726 2nd
10 January 1976 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Hill, McIlroy 58,312 1st
17 January 1976 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Hill 49,189 1st
31 January 1976 Birmingham City H 3–1 Forsyth, Macari, McIlroy 50,726 1st
7 February 1976 Coventry City A 1–1 Macari 33,922 2nd
18 February 1976 Liverpool H 0–0 59,709 2nd
21 February 1976 Aston Villa A 1–2 Macari 50,094 3rd
25 February 1976 Derby County H 1–1 Pearson 59,632 3rd
28 February 1976 West Ham United H 4–0 Forsyth, Macari, McCreery, Pearson 57,220 3rd
13 March 1976 Leeds United H 3–2 Houston, Pearson, Daly 59,429 3rd
17 March 1976 Norwich City A 1–1 Hill 27,782 2nd
20 March 1976 Newcastle United A 4–3 Pearson (2), Bird (o.g.), Howard (o.g.) 45,048 2nd
27 March 1976 Middlesbrough H 3–0 Daly (pen.), McCreery, Hill 58,527 2nd
10 April 1976 Ipswich Town A 0–3 34,889 3rd
17 April 1976 Everton H 2–1 Kenyon (o.g.), McCreery 61,879 3rd
19 April 1976 Burnley A 1–0 Macari 27,418 3rd
21 April 1976 Stoke City H 0–1 53,879 3rd
24 April 1976 Leicester City A 1–2 Coyne 31,053 3rd
4 May 1976 Manchester City H 2–0 Hill, McIlroy 59,517 3rd
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 23 14 5 66 31 2.129 60 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Queens Park Rangers 42 24 11 7 67 33 2.030 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Manchester United 42 23 10 9 68 42 1.619 56
4 Derby County 42 21 11 10 75 58 1.293 53
5 Leeds United 42 21 9 12 65 46 1.413 51
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
3 January 1976 Round 3 Oxford United H 2–1 Daly (2; 2 pen.) 41,082
24 January 1976 Round 4 Peterborough United H 3–1 Forsyth, McIlroy, Hill 56,352
14 February 1976 Round 5 Leicester City A 2–1 Macari, Daly 34,000
6 March 1976 Round 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 Daly 59,433
9 March 1976 Round 6
Replay 		Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 (aet) Pearson, Greenhoff, McIlroy 44,373
3 April 1976 Semi-Final Derby County N 2–0 Hill (2) 55,000
1 May 1976
Final
 Southampton N 0–1 100,000

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
10 September 1975 Round 2 Brentford H 2–1 Macari, McIlroy 25,286
22 September 1975 Round 3 Aston Villa A 2–1 Macari, Coppell 41,447
12 November 1975 Round 4 Manchester City A 0–4 50,182

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Republic of Ireland Paddy Roche 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
GK England Alex Stepney 38 0 7 0 2 0 47 0
DF Scotland Arthur Albiston 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0
DF Scotland Martin Buchan 42 0 7 0 3 0 52 0
DF Scotland Alex Forsyth 28 2 7 1 0 0 35 3
DF England Brian Greenhoff 40 0 7 1 3 0 50 1
DF England Tony Grimshaw 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0
DF Scotland Stewart Houston 42 2 7 0 3 0 52 2
DF Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl 15(5) 0 0(2) 0 3 0 18(7) 0
DF England Tony Young 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
MF England Steve Coppell 39 4 7 0 3 1 49 5
MF Republic of Ireland Gerry Daly 41 7 7 4 3 0 51 11
MF
Tommy Jackson
 16(1) 0 0 0 3 0 19(1) 0
MF England Jimmy Kelly 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
MF Northern Ireland David McCreery 12(16) 4 1(2) 0 0(1) 0 13(19) 4
MF Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy 41 10 7 2 3 1 51 13
FW England Peter Coyne 1(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1(1) 1
FW England Gordon Hill 26 7 7 3 0 0 33 10
FW Scotland Lou Macari 36 12 6 1 3 2 45 15
FW England Stuart Pearson 39 13 7 1 3 0 49 14
– Own goals – 6 – 0 – 0 – 6

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1975/76". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Managers – Tommy Docherty". AboutManUtd.com. About ManUtd. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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