1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1975, to April 30, 1976.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Audrey
Moderate Tropical Storm Audrey developed on November 17. Audrey struck Madagascar shortly before dissipating on November 29.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Barbara
Severe Tropical Storm Barbara developed on December 3. It made landfall in Madagascar twice before dissipating on December 19.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Clotilde
Severe Tropical Storm Clotilde developed on January 7. It struck Madagascar and continued southeastward in the Indian Ocean before dissipating on January 21.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Terry–Danae
Cyclone Danae first affected Agaléga, where the storm destroyed the wind gauge. Winds were estimated at over 240 km/h (150 mph). The storm also produced high waves that affected the northern coast of Réunion, flooding coastal roads. Cyclone Danae later struck Madagascar and then hit the east coast of Mozambique and South Africa in late January 1976. 50 people were killed in the flooding that resulted from the heavy rainfall of Cyclone Danae.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Terry–Danae
In South Africa, rainfall totals reached over 250 mm (9.8 in) in the northeastern portion of the country, which caused widespread river flooding.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Disturbance Ella
Tropical Disturbance Ella developed on March 9. It struck Mozambique shortly before dissipating on March 12.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Disturbance Frederique
Tropical Disturbance Frederique existed from March 25 to March 26. it formed shortly before dissipating.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Gladys
Moderate Tropical Storm Gladys developed on March 27. It struck Madagascar and later Mozambique. Gladys then moved erratically in the Mozambique Channel before dissipating on April 10.


1975–76 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Bert–Heliotrope
Moderate Tropical Storm Bert–Heliotrope existed from April 3 to April 12. It caused no damage or casualities and did not make landfall.


1975–76 Southern Football League
The 1975–76 Southern Football League season was the 73rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1975–76 Southern Football League
Wimbledon won the championship, winning their second Southern League title in a row, whilst AP Leamington, Redditch United, Dartford and Minehead were all promoted to the Premier Division. Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.


1975–76 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1975–76 Southern Football League, Premier Division
Midway through the season Dunstable Town and Tonbridge folded, their records was transferred to the new clubs Dunstable and Tonbridge Angels respectively, with both clubs to be demoted to divisions One wherever they finish. Thus, Wealdstone was reprieved from relegation.


1975–76 Southern Football League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs:


1975–76 Southern Football League, Division One South
Division One South consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


1975–76 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of nine non-League clubs applied for election, six of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.


1975–76 Southern Hockey League season
The 1975–76 Southern Hockey League season was the third season of the Southern Hockey League. The five existing teams returned from the previous season, joined by a sixth expansion team from Norfolk, Virginia. The Tidewater Sharks joined the league owned by Virginia politician Dick Davis, playing at the Norfolk Scope. The six teams played a complete schedule of 72 games, with the Charlotte Checkers winning the regular season, and the playoffs.


1975–76 Southern Hockey League season, WHA/NHL affiliations
Southern Hockey League franchises were primarily affiliated with World Hockey Association teams, however some also had agreements with National Hockey League teams. Summary of WHA/NHL affiliation agreements:


1975–76 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1975–76 Soviet Cup was the 17th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. Dynamo Moscow won the cup for the third time in their history. The cup was divided into four groups, with the top team in each group (top two in Group 2) advancing to the playoffs. Krylya Sovetov Moscow, Spartak Moscow, and CSKA Moscow received byes until the playoffs.


1975–76 Soviet League season
The 1975–76 Soviet Championship League season was the 30th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 10 teams participated in the league, and Spartak Moscow won the championship.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season
The 1975-76 American Basketball Association season saw the Spirits of St. Louis, led by Marvin Barnes, Moses Malone, Ron Boone and Caldwell Jones, drop to sixth place in the ABA, with a record of 35-49. As a result, the Spirits missed the playoffs in their second and final season.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
Like most ABA teams, the Spirits of St. Louis played preseason exhibition games against NBA squads.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 8, 1975, the Spirits for the first time faced their in-state rivals, the Kansas City Kings, in Columbia, Missouri. Marvin Barnes had 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Spirits; Nate Archibald had 24 points for the Kings. The Spirits won, 95-90.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 17, 1975, the Spirits and Kings met again, this time in Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. The Kings won the rematch, 114-108.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 18, 1975, in Carbondale, Illinois, the Spirits played the Philadelphia 76ers. St. Louis' Maurice Lucas had 21 points and 15 rebounds; Philadelphia's Billy Cunningham - who had played in the ABA for the team the Spirits displaced, the Carolina Cougars - led the 76ers with 15 points. The Spirits won, 107-91, in what would be their final game against an NBA team.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1975
On October 24, 1975, the Spirits opened their season before 5,003 fans at home against the New York Nets. New York's Julius Erving led all scorers with 27 points and the Nets won 109-94. The next night in Denver the Spirits lost to the Denver Nuggets 108-101; 12,202 saw David Thompson put in a game-high 33. The following night, October 26, 1975, the Spirits gained their first victory of the season, before only 1,144 fans in St. Louis. Maurice Lucas' game-high 25 points led the Spirits past the San Diego Sails 101-85.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1975
On October 29, 1975, the visiting Spirits won at Hampton Roads, Virginia, against the Virginia Squires, 104-100 in overtime. Willie Wise led all scorers with 38. The Spirits closed out the month on October 31 with a road game against the New York Nets which the Spirits won 120-116 in their second overtime game in a row, in spite of Julius Erving's game-best 42 point performance. The Spirits entered the second month of the season with a 3-2 record.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Regular season, Month by Month, April 1976
On April 2, 1976, though no one knew it at the time, the Spirits notched the final victory in team history with a 110-109 victory over the Virginia Squires. St. Louis' home crowd was only 1,388; Ticky Burden led all scorers with 28. The next night in Louisville the Spirits lost 106-102 to the Kentucky Colonels. 5,190 fans saw Artis Gilmore lead all scorers with 28 points. The next night, April 4, 1976, though unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the Spirits played their final home game, drawing 2,010 fans for a close overtime loss to the Kentucky Colonels, 106-105. Moses Malone led all scorers with 32 points.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Regular season, Month by Month, April 1976
On April 6, 1976, the Spirits played the final game in the team's history, losing in Hampton Roads to the Virginia Squires, 120-116, before 2,448 fans. Mike Green was the game's leading scorer with 25.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Legacy and aftermath
In May 1976, due to attendance problems in St. Louis and with the ABA-NBA merger pending, the Spirits announced that they were going to move to Salt Lake City, Utah, to play as the Utah Rockies when a lease agreement for the Salt Palace was arranged. This followed an attempted merger of the Spirits and the Utah Stars franchise during the 1975-76 season, a merger that, had it occurred, contemplated the team leaving St. Louis for Utah. In another effort to be included in the ABA-NBA merger, the Silna brothers proposed selling the Spirits to a Utah group, buying the Kentucky Colonels franchise, and moving the Colonels to Buffalo to replace the Buffalo Braves, who were then planning to move to Hollywood, Florida.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Legacy and aftermath
The Spirits were not included in the ABA-NBA merger, but the Silna brothers nonetheless managed to turn it into one of the greatest deals in the history of professional sports. In June 1976 the ABA owners agreed, in return for the Spirits of St. Louis ceasing operations, to pay the St. Louis owners $2.2 million in cash up front in addition to a 1/7 share of the four remaining teams' television revenues in perpetuity.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Legacy and aftermath
As the NBA's popularity exploded in 1980s and 1990s, the league's television rights were sold to CBS and then NBC, and additional deals were struck with the TNT and TBS cable networks; league television revenue soared into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Over the past 25 years, the Silnas have collected approximately $100 million from the NBA, despite the fact that the Spirits never played an NBA game.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Legacy and aftermath
The Silnas continue to receive checks from the NBA on a yearly basis, representing a 4/7 share of the television money that would normally go to any NBA franchise, or roughly two percent of the entire league's TV money. Thanks to their deal during the ABA-NBA merger the Silnas made millions through 1980s and at least $4.4 million per year through 1990s. From 1999 through 2002 the deal netted the Spirits' owners at least $12.53 million per year; from 2003-2006 their take was at least $15.6 million per year.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Legacy and aftermath
The two Silna brothers each get 45% of that television revenue per year and their attorney during the merger negotiations, Donald Schupak, receives 10%. They credit their terrific deal to planning they had done ahead of the merger for the Virginia Squires owners; the Silnas had expected the Spirits and Colonels to enter the NBA but for the ailing Squires to be left out, and the Silnas thought up the television revenue deal as a way to treat the Squires' owners fairly if the Squires did not join the NBA with the other ABA teams.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Legacy and aftermath, ABA dispersal draft
The ABA–NBA merger terms included the St. Louis (and Kentucky) players being put into a special dispersal draft. Marvin Barnes went to the Detroit Pistons for $500,000, Moses Malone went to the Portland Trail Blazers for $300,000, Ron Boone went to the Kansas City Kings for $250,000, Randy Denton went to the New York Knicks for $50,000 and Mike Barr also went to the Kansas City, for $15,000.


1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season, Legacy and aftermath, ABA dispersal draft
The folding of the Spirits dissolved a very talented basketball team, one that likely would have competed successfully in the NBA. Twelve players from the final two Spirits of St. Louis rosters (1974–76) played in the NBA during the 1976–77 season and beyond: Maurice Lucas, Ron Boone, Marvin Barnes, Caldwell Jones, Lonnie Shelton, Steve Green, Gus Gerard, Moses Malone Don Adams, Don Chaney, M. L. Carr and Freddie Lewis. However, the deal cut by the Silna brothers and the incredible amount of revenue it has produced over the years has itself become legend.


1975–76 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1975–76 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eighth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.


1975–76 St. Louis Blues season
The 1975–76 St. Louis Blues season was the ninth for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 29 wins, 37 losses and 14 ties, good for 72 points. Because of their third-place finish in the Smythe Division, the Blues qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, only to lose the Buffalo Sabres, 2–1 in the Preliminary Round.


1975–76 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1975–76 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1975–76 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1975–76 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was Stoke City's 69th season in the Football League and the 45th in the First Division.


1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season
After two very successful league campaigns there was high hopes for the 1975–76 season as Stoke looked to establish themselves amongst the best in the country. Their form was good and going into the new year Stoke were in the top half of the table and looking good. But disaster struck in January 1976 as winds of hurricane force battered Stoke-on-Trent and the Victoria Ground was badly damaged. The roof of the Butler Street stand collapsed and Stoke had to play a league match against Middlesbrough at nearby Vale Park whilst repair work was carried out. Results declined thereafter and Stoke took 12th position.


1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
There had been heavy transfer costs incurred in 1974–75 with the club recording a loss of £448,342 and therefore now in debt despite an increase in the average attendance. Geoff Hurst was sold to West Bromwich Albion for £20,000, the only outgoing transfer for cash in the summer of 1975, although two other notable departures were those of club record goalscorer John Ritchie who retired after finding the back of the net a record 176 times for the "Potters" and also goalkeeper John Farmer. Hopes were high again of a successful season, but Stoke stayed stubbornly in the middle of the division never threatening the top or bottom to the table.


1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
After some good and bad results come January 1976 Stoke experienced perhaps their greatest misfortune. In a powerful storm which hit the Stoke-on-Trent area the Butler Street stand had its roof blown off by strong winds and the Victoria Ground was closed while repair work was carried out. Near neighbours Port Vale offered Stoke the use of Vale Park and on the one occasion they used it Middlesbrough were beaten 1–0 with Ian Moores scoring in front of 21,009. Stoke were allowed back home for their next match against Manchester City in the FA Cup on 4 February. Stoke lost the momentum they had and finished the season in 12th spot. Eric Skeels left the club at the end of the season. Skeels is Stoke's all-time record appearance holder having made 592 appearances for the club in all competitions.


1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke beat both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City before losing to Sunderland in a replay.


1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Fourth Division Lincoln City caused a shock as they beat Stoke 2–1 at Sincil Bank.


1975–76 Sussex County Football League
The 1975–76 Sussex County Football League season was the 51st in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1975–76 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1975–76 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1975–76 academic year.


1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup
The 1975–76 season was the third season of the Takht Jamshid Cup of Iranian football. The competition was won by Persepolis Football Club of Tehran.


1975–76 Tennis Borussia Berlin season
The 1975–76 season was the first time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished top of the division and were promoted back to the Bundesliga after one season as league champions. The club reached the third round of the DFB-Pokal; losing 3–0 away to FC Bayern München. Norbert Stolzenburg scored 27 of the club's 86 league goals and in doing so, became the top scorer of the 1975–76 2. Bundesliga Nord.


1975–76 Tercera División
The 1975–76 Tercera División season is the 42nd since its establishment.


1975–76 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 1975–76 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gerald Myers, his 6th year with the team. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.


1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 34 wins, 31 losses, and 15 ties for 83 points. They defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins two games to one in the Preliminary Round before losing the Quarter-Finals in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers.


1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1975-76 season.


1975–76 Toronto Toros season
The 1975–76 Toronto Toros season was the team's third season in Toronto, fourth of the franchise. The Toros missed the playoffs.


1975–76 Toronto Toros season, Regular season, Season standings
+team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.


1975–76 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers F.C. regained Third Division status at the first attempt in 1975–76. John King replaced Ron Yeats as manager and Ronnie Moore was switched to attack with great success, scoring as Tranmere started with a 1–1 draw at Swansea City. They rose to the top of the table after winning nine times in eleven games, including beating Torquay United 7–1 and Workington 6–0. John James was signed from Chester City, then Clive Griffiths arrived from Manchester United as Rovers remained in the promotion race. Moore scored four times against Brentford, Stockport County and Newport County in quick succession, scoring a total of 34 goals as Tranmere finished fourth.


1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by seventh year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and were not invited to a post season tournament.


1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 1974–75 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team were invited to the 1975 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament where they lost to Puget Sound in the regional semifinals and UC Davis in the regional third place game. The anteaters finished the season with a record of 16–11.


1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gene Bartow as the first coach of the post-Wooden era, began his first year as head coach.


1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The Bruins were ranked #2 in the polls and opened in St. Louis against #1 Indiana, and lost 64–84. UCLA won the Pac-8 title (regular season) and accepted the bid to the 32-team NCAA Tournament. They advanced to the Final Four, but lost again to eventual champion Indiana, 51–65. This was the last of ten consecutive Final Fours for UCLA, going back to March 1967 (an NCAA record streak); they were upset in the Sweet 16 in 1977.


1975–76 UEFA Cup
The 1975–76 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool over Club Brugge on aggregate.


1975–76 UEFA Cup
The third club was revoked to The Netherlands and Austria, and it was assigned to the Soviet Union and Sweden.


1975–76 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
Both legs were played in West Germany, MSV Duisburg won 10–3 on aggregate.


1975–76 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate, Real Sociedad won on away goals rule.


1975–76 UEFA Cup, Second round, First leg
Lazio refused to play for security reasons, claiming it would be impossible to play due to political demonstrations following the execution in Spain of five ETA and FRAP members on 27 September on terrorism charges. UEFA awarded Barcelona a 3–0 victory, ruling those three goals were not applicable for the away goals rule.


1975–76 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate, Levski-Spartak Sofia won on away goals rule.


1975–76 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate, Inter Bratislava won on away goals rule.


1975–76 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
Before the game, Johan Cruyff was given his Ballon d'Or award for the 1974 season.


1975–76 United Counties League
The 1975–76 United Counties League season was the 69th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1975–76 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1975–76 United Counties League, Division One
The Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:


1975–76 United Counties League, Division Two
The Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:


1975–76 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1975–76 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1975 through August 1976. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1974–75 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1975–76 United States network television schedule
This was the first season since 1971 in which a four-hour Sunday night schedule was implemented.


1975–76 United States network television schedule
This was also the first season for the 22-hour weekly prime-time schedule (four hours on Sunday, three hours each on Monday through Saturday). It remains in effect to this day.


1975–76 United States network television schedule
New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are in italics. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1975–76 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.


1975–76 United States network television schedule, Sunday
Note: As of the 2020–21 television season, since December 1975, 60 Minutes has continually aired at the same 7:00 PM ET (or after sporting event overrun) time slot on CBS.


1975–76 United States network television schedule, Tuesday
Note: Beginning March 9, Family was added onto ABC's lineup, replacing Marcus Welby, M.D..


1975–76 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
Note: The Best of Sanford and Son consisted of reruns of Sanford and Son from earlier seasons; Sanford and Son continued to air in its normal Friday 8:00-8:30 time slot during The Best of Sanford and Son's run. Hawk consisted of reruns of the 1966 ABC television series.


1975–76 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1975–76 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1975–76 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1975 to August 1976.


1975–76 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Talk shows are highlighted in  yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.


1975–76 United States network television schedule (daytime)
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.


1975–76 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1975. All times are Eastern/Pacific.


1975–76 United States network television schedule (late night)
Talk/Variety shows are highlighted in yellow, Local News & Programs are highlighted in white.


1975–76 Utah Stars season
The 1975–76 Utah Stars season was the 6th and final season of the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Association. They folded due to financial pressures sixteen games into the regular season. As a result, the Stars were not part of the ABA–NBA merger that occurred at the conclusion of the season. Professional basketball would return to the Salt Lake City area when the New Orleans Jazz of the National Basketball Association relocated there following the 1978–79 season.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
Like most ABA teams, the Stars played several preseason exhibition games against NBA opponents. Their first for the 1975 preseason came on October 1, 1975, against the Philadelphia 76ers. The two teams met in the 76ers' home arena and the 76ers prevailed, 116-111.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 7 the Stars hosted the Seattle SuperSonics. The two teams combined for 119 shots from the free-throw line. Ron Boone scored 23 points and led all scorers. Seattle's Leonard Gray was ejected for punching Utah's Steve Green. The Stars won, 122-119.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 11, 1975, the Kansas City–Omaha Kings met the Stars in the Denver Nuggets' home arena in Colorado. The game was part of a double-header, with the Nuggets facing the NBA's Golden State Warriors in the other half. 17,018 fans attended, which at the time was a record crowd for a basketball game in Colorado. Ron Boone led the Stars with 40 points (18 of them in the first quarter) and the Stars defeated the Kings 114-111.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 14 the Chicago Bulls came to Salt Lake City to face the Stars. The game went into overtime and the Bulls pulled it out, 122-119. In a sign of what was to come for the Stars later in the season, the Bulls later filed a lawsuit against the Stars, claiming that Utah failed to pay the Bulls a guaranteed $17,000 for playing the game at the Salt Palace.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
The next day, on October 15, the Stars went on the road to face the Seattle SuperSonics again, this time in Seattle. John Roche scored 33 points for the Stars as Utah won 108-98.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 21, 1975, the Milwaukee Bucks came to the Salt Palace to face the Stars. Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, this would be the final exhibition game ever played between ABA and NBA teams, as the two leagues merged at the end of the season. The final ABA vs. NBA contest ended with the Stars victorious, 106-101.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1975
On October 25 the Stars opened their season at home against the San Diego Sails. 5,525 fans saw the Sails win 99-97 behind Bo Lamar's 29 points. On October 29 the Stars went on the road to play the Denver Nuggets. 9,201 fans saw the two teams set an ABA record for the most personal fouls in a game (83). Denver's David Thompson led all scorers with 28 points as the Nuggets won 122–117. October 31 saw the Stars' first victory of the season, a 123–116 home win against the Virginia Squires behind Ron Boone's 37 points. 4,560 attended, and the Stars' home attendance was clearly behind what it had been in prior years.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
On November 1 the Stars traveled to Louisville to face the Kentucky Colonels. 7,983 saw Bird Averitt lead all scorers with 23 as Kentucky won 118–105. The next night saw the Stars on the road again and they lost to the New York Nets 123–111 with the game's high scorer being Julius Erving with 35. On November 4 the Stars hosted the Spirits of St. Louis; 3,965 watched the Stars lose 115–110. The next evening the Stars lost on the road to the San Antonio Spurs 121-117 despite Ron Boone's game-high 29 points. The next night (November 6) at home the Stars lost to the Denver Nuggets 111–105; 4,717 attended and Randy Denton led all scorers with 29.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
November 12 saw the Stars win at home against the New York Nets, 134-114; Ron Boone led all scorers with 35 before 7,125 fans. November 14 saw the Stars at home again, this time before 6,995 fans, but Billy Knight scored 43 points (31 in the second half) to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 127–119 win. November 19 saw the Stars host the Pacers at home again and this time Billy Keller led all scorers with 33 as the Pacers won 130–110 in front of 9,073 fans.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
November 21 saw the Stars on the road, losing to the lowly Virginia Squires 106-98 in front of 7,292 fans in Norfolk as Ticky Burden tallied a game-high 34 points. On November 23 the Stars lost on the road to the New York Nets 113-106 as Julius Erving scored 33 points before 6,664 fans.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
On November 25 the Stars took the homestanding ABA Champion Kentucky Colonels to two overtimes before succumbing 125–123 before 8,477 fans. Artis Gilmore scored 45 points for Kentucky and Utah's Ron Boone had 42. Two nights later on November 27 the Stars hosted the defending champion Colonels in Salt Lake City in front of 8,233 fans and the two teams went to overtime again. Bird Averitt had 43 points for Kentucky including a 3-point field goal with one second left in regulation to send the game to overtime, but the Stars won 128–126.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
On November 29 the Stars hosted the Spirits of St. Louis before 4,683 fans. The game was played amid reports that the two franchises were in negotiations to merge. Ron Boone and Maurice Lucas each scored 28 points. The Stars won 136-100. Though it was not known that night, the contest would prove to be the Utah Stars' final game.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1975
The Utah franchise, beset with financial problems, had gained and lost new owners who were unable to make their payments and the team reverted to owner Bill Daniels as a result. Daniels was in poor financial shape himself by this point and had entered into negotiations with the Spirits of St. Louis about a possible merger. The merger talks were unsuccessful and on December 1, 1975, as a result of the Stars being unable to meet their payroll, the ABA announced that the Utah Stars franchise was folding.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1975
Upon the Stars' dissolution the ABA allowed the franchise to sell four players (Moses Malone, Ron Boone, Randy Denton and Steve Green) and one player (Jim Eakins) to the Virginia Squires.


1975–76 Utah Stars season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1975
The Utah Stars were no more. The ABA merged with the NBA at the conclusion of the season but Salt Lake City would go without professional basketball until the NBA's New Orleans Jazz relocated there in 1979.


1975–76 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1975–76 men's basketball season.


1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 6th in the NHL. The Canucks made the playoffs for the second seasons in a row, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders. This was the last time until the 1991–92 season that the team would have a winning season.


1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. The draft was held at the NHL Office in Montreal, Quebec.


1975–76 VfL Bochum season
The 1975–76 VfL Bochum season was the 38th season in club history.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season
The 1975-76 American Basketball Association season saw the Virginia Squires finish in last place in the league, tying the record they set the year before for the worst record in ABA history. The Squires' financial troubles led to their dissolution just after the end of the regular season. As a result, the Squires were not part of the ABA-NBA merger that occurred at the conclusion of the season.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
Like most ABA teams, the Squires played several preseason exhibition games against NBA opponents.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 1, 1975, the Squires lost to the Houston Rockets 117-112 in Norfolk. On October 4, 1975, the Squires lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 130-113 in Hampton; in that game Squires star Mack Calvin tore a knee tendon, putting him out of action for two months. On October 12, 1975, the Squires defeated the Chicago Bulls 105-102 in Norfolk; the Bulls later sued the Squires for failing to pay a $13,000 guarantee for the game.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
Though the Squires were 1-2 against the NBA that year, the ABA finished 31-17 against the NBA that year.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, October 1975
The Squires opened the 1975-76 season on October 24, 1975, with a 112-101 loss at home in Norfolk to the Indiana Pacers; Indiana's Billy Knight led all players with 36 points. Two nights later on the 26th the Squires lost in Louisville to the Kentucky Colonels, 130-112, despite Ticky Burden leading all scorers with 28. On October 28 the Squires lost at home to the San Antonio Spurs 108-103 despite Willie Wise leading all scorers with 27; 3,949 attended.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, October 1975
On the 29th before 2,905 fans in Hampton the Squires lost in overtime to the Spirits of St. Louis, 104-100, despite Willie Wise again leading all scorers with 38. On October 31 Virginia lost on the road to the Utah Stars, 123-116. The Squires entered November with a record of 0-5.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, November 1975
The Squires opened November with their first win of the season, a 109-105 road victory over the San Diego Sails in which Ticky Burden led all scorers with 45 points. The following night the Squires lost on the road to the Spirits of St. Louis, 106-99. On November 3, 1975, head coach Al Bianchi was fired after a 1-6 start. Mack Calvin became the Squires player/coach on November 5, 1975.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, November 1975
The Squires next game was a 118-104 loss before 4,334 fans at home to the San Diego Sails on November 5; Ticky Burden scored 40 points in Mack Calvin's debut as the Virginia head coach. On the 7th in Hampton the Squires lost to the Indiana Pacers 104-100 before 3,293 fans. On November 11 in Cincinnati the Squires lost to the Kentucky Colonels 128-106; Artis Gilmore, Louie Dampier and Johnny Neumann each scored 21. The next night in San Antonio the Squires lost to the Spurs 144-112 despite Ticky Burden leading all scorers with 27.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, November 1975
After Calvin went 0-6 he was replaced by former San Diego Sails coach Bill Musselman on November 19, 1975. Musselman went 4-22 before being replaced.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, November 1975
November 21 saw the Utah Stars visit the Squires, and the Squires won 106-98 in front of 7,292 fans in Norfolk as Ticky Burden tallied a game-high 34 points.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, January 1976
On January 7, 1976 Jim Eakins was traded to the New York Nets for Swen Nater and Bill Schaeffer  On January 17, 1976, the Squires traded Johnny Neumann and Jan van Breda Kolff to the Kentucky Colonels for Marv Roberts Jack Ankerson became head coach on January 21, 1976. After compiling a 1-1 record he was replaced by Zelmo Beaty on January 23, 1976. Beaty finished with a record of 9-33.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, February 1976
The Squires closed February 1976 on the 28th with a 99-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Norfolk before 4,967 fans, and on the 29th with an overtime loss in St. Louis to the Spirits, 113-109, with St. Louis' Marvin Barnes  leading all scorers with 34 before 1,828 fans.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, April 1976
On April 2, 1976, despite Ticky Burden's game-high 28 points the Squires lost on the road to the Spirits of St. Louis, 110-109, before a crowd of only 1,388. The next night the Squires won at home against the Indiana Pacers, 113-112, before 4,336 fans. The next night, April 4, the Squires lost on the road against the New York Nets, 136-103, before 9,141 fans. On April 6 the Squires won at home against the Spirits, 120-116, before 2,448 fans in their last game in Hampton. The next night, April 7, 1976, the Squires lost their final game, 127-123, at home in Norfolk against the New York Nets; former Squire Julius Erving had a game-high 38 points for the Nets.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, May 1976
On May 10, 1976, the Squires had failed to pay a $75,000 league assessment. On May 11, 1976, the Virginia Squires franchise was permanently disbanded.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Month by month, June 1976
The ABA-NBA merger took place, but the disbanded Squires were excluded.


1975–76 Virginia Squires season, Regular season, Records
The Squires ended the season with a record of 15 wins and 68 losses, putting them in last place. They did not qualify for the playoffs.


1975–76 WCHL season
The 1975–76 WCHL season was the tenth season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their second consecutive President's Cup.


1975–76 WCHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1975–76 WCHL season, All-Star game
On January 15, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 8–7 at Lethbridge, Alberta with a crowd of 2,413.


1975–76 WHA season
The 1975–76 WHA season was the fourth season of the World Hockey Association. After the Baltimore Blades and Chicago Cougars folded, the league stayed at 14 teams by adding the Cincinnati Stingers and Denver Spurs. In addition, the Vancouver Blazers franchise moved to Calgary and became the Cowboys. Midway through the season, the Spurs moved to Ottawa and became the Civics, though the team folded shortly thereafter when the sale of the franchise fell through.


1975–76 WHA season
The Minnesota Fighting Saints became the second team to fold mid-season when the franchise was not financially successful, despite having a winning record at the time. Theoretically, fourteen teams would play 80 games each, but only twelve teams finished the season, with cancelled games involving the Civics or Saints being rescheduled on the fly, and four of five Canadian Division teams played 81 games, as a result.


1975–76 WHA season, Regular season, Final standings
+team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.


1975–76 WHA season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1975–76 WHA season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties, GA = Goals against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1975–76 WHA season, All-Star game
The 4th annual WHA All-Star Game featured a Canadian-based All-Star team vs a United States-based All-Star team, with the game taking place in Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio. The Canadians won the game 6-1, with Real Cloutier and Paul Shmyr being named MVPs.


1975–76 WHA season, Avco World Trophy playoffs
The New England Whalers, Cleveland Crusaders, the Phoenix Roadrunners and the San Diego Mariners participated in Preliminary Rounds, with two teams advancing to the main bracket. The Whalers beat the Crusaders in 3 games, while the Mariners beat the Roadrunners in 5 games.


1975–76 WHA season, AVCO World Trophy finals
(1) Winnipeg Jets VS. (1) Houston Aeros:Jets sweep series 4-0


1975–76 WIHL season
1975–76 was the 29th season of the Western International Hockey League.


1975–76 WIHL season, Playoffs, Semi finals
The third game of the series between Spokane and Trail was called off due to a brawl.


1975–76 WIHL season, Playoffs, Final
In the "Best of 7" final, the Spokane Flyers defeated Cranbrook Royals 4 games to 3 (1-3, 5-4, 7-6, 3-4 OT, 0-4, 8-4, 6-5). The Spokane Flyers advanced to the 1976 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.


1975–76 Washington Bullets season
The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bullets 15th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Washington, D.C..


1975–76 Washington Bullets season, Playoffs, East Conference Semifinals
(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Cavaliers win series 4-3


1975–76 Washington Capitals season
The 1975–76 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They improved by three games over their dreadful previous season, faring worse than the Kansas City Scouts, who went 12–56–12 (while going 1–2–1 against them), although the latter would move to Colorado after the season while the Capitals remained in their location.


1975–76 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1975–76 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1975–76 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Despite a slightly improved record from the previous season, the Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.


1975–76 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;


1975–76 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1975–76 NCAA college basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play, fourth in the standings. In their final three games, all on the road, the eighth-ranked Huskies defeated #17 Oregon, but then lost at Oregon State and Washington State.


1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Washington made the 32-team NCAA Tournament as an at-large team, their first appearance in 23 years. The NCAA announced the selections prior to the end of the regular season, two days before the Huskies' loss to the rival Cougars in Pullman. Oregon was seeded into the quarterfinals of the twelve-team NIT, while OSU and WSU stayed home.


1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The eleventh-ranked Huskies met #10 Missouri in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas, and lost by two points. Despite this close loss, the final AP poll dropped them out of the top twenty; they ended at 22–6 (.786), but on a three-game losing streak. (Missouri also fell in that poll, four slots to fourteenth.)


1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The next NCAA tournament appearance for Washington was eight years away.


1975–76 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1975–76 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 18–8 overall in the regular season and 8–6 in conference play, fifth in the standings; it was Washington State's first winning season in six years.


1975–76 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
On Wednesday, January 21, WSU met Palouse neighbor Idaho in the inaugural varsity basketball game in the recently enclosed Kibbie Dome in Moscow. The festivities included an alumni game, featuring Idaho great Gus Johnson, won by  Washington State. The varsity Cougars also won the main event, 84–67, before 6,449 spectators, which easily set a campus attendance record for basketball that stood for five years.


1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 20–10 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play.


1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
This was McCarthy's first full season as head coach; he had been promoted in the middle of the previous season, following the sudden resignation of Gene Visscher in late January.


1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats were regular season co-champions with Idaho State and Boise State, and the league champion hosted the new conference tournament. The seeding of the three co-champions for the four-team bracket was done by a random draw in late February, conducted via a Saturday night conference telephone call by commissioner John Roning from Moscow, Idaho.


1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Weber was drawn as the top seed, which included the right to host at Wildcat Gym in Ogden. At this time, both Weber and Boise still played in small gymnasiums, while ISU's Minidome had more than double the seating capacity of the others.


1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats defeated fourth-seeded Northern Arizona in the semifinal, but lost to Boise State in the final in double overtime.


1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
For the third consecutive year, senior forward Jimmie Watts was named to the all-conference team, this time as a unanimous choice. Senior center Al DeWitt was on the second team, and senior forward Paul Marigney was honorable mention.


1975–76 Welsh Cup
The 1975–76 FAW Welsh Cup is the 89th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1975–76 Welsh Cup, Fourth round
Nine winners from the Third round and seven new clubs.


1975–76 West Ham United F.C. season
West Ham United were unbeaten in their first nine League games of the 1975–76 season.


1975–76 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham United occupied second place in the autumn of 1975. However, in an abrupt downturn in form they collected just eight points and won only one League match after Christmas, leaving them in 18th, only six points away from the relegation places. Their FA Cup defence ended in the third round, when they lost at home to Liverpool.


1975–76 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham saved their best form for their third foray into European competition. Despite failing to win any of their away fixtures, they reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup, losing 4–2 to Anderlecht.


1975–76 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1975–76 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 76th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1975–76 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured all the 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1975–76 Western Football League
The 1975–76 season was the 74th in the history of the Western Football League.


1975–76 Western Football League
The champions for the second time in their history, and the second season in succession, were Falmouth Town.


1975–76 Western Football League
This season was the last in which the league consisted of one single division – a second tier was added for 1976–77.


1975–76 Western Football League, Final table
The league was increased from 21 clubs to 23 after two new clubs joined:


1975–76 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1975–76 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year Jim Richards and OVC Player of the Year Johnny Britt. WKU won the OVC regular season and tournament championships, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. Wilson James joined Britt on the All-OVC Team; they were also selected to the OVC Tournament team and Britt was tournament MVP.


1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball team that played in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos, representing Western Michigan University (WMU), finished the season 25–3 overall and 15–1 in the conference, won the MAC championship and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They finished the season ranked No. 10 in the AP Poll and No. 19 in the UPI Poll.


1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Season
The Broncos were featured in a Sports Illustrated article in the February 9, 1976, issue. After starting the season 16–0, the Broncos entered the AP Poll as the No. 17-ranked team. In the MAC showdown against Miami in Kalamazoo, a Western Michigan University (WMU) record 10,519 fans attended the game.


1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Season
In an early-season game, WMU beat Wisconsin–Green Bay (UWGB) 51–50 on a put-back by Jeff Tyson with one second left on the clock. The Broncos led by 10 points early in the second half, but UWGB took the lead by one point with 10 seconds remaining. After a timeout, WMU missed a long 25-foot field goal, but Tyson was able to get the rebound and score.


1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Season, NCAA Tournament
In the NCAA Tournament, Western Michigan defeated Virginia Tech 77–67 in overtime. They lost to No. 2-ranked Marquette in the Sweet Sixteen by 5 points, 62–57.


1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Roster
The team was coached by Eldon Miller, along with assistant coaches Dick Shilts and Rich Walker.


1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Schedule
The Broncos finished the season 25–3 and first place in the MAC with a 15–1 record.


1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Statistics
The following table lists the individual player statistics for the season.


1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under the second year of head coach George Balanis, the team finished the season 15–13 and 8–3 in the Southern Conference. This was the 71st season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.


1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The Indians finished in 2nd place in the conference and qualified for the 1976 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. William & Mary defeated Furman in the first round before falling to third-seeded Richmond in the semifinals.


1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' fourth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). After qualifying first in the Canadian Division, the Jets then proceeded to win three rounds of the playoffs to win their first Avco Cup, sweeping the Houston Aeros 4–0 in the final.


1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season, Regular season, Final standings
+team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transferred by league to Canadian Division shortly after moving to Ottawa.


1975–76 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1975–76 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 1st year head coach Ray Carazo, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–21, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in last place.


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup
The 1975–76 Yorkshire Cup was the sixty-eighth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup
Leeds won the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 15-11


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 5,743 and receipts were £3,617


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup
This was Leeds' fifth victory (and the first of two consecutive victories) in what would be eight times in the space of thirteen seasons.


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at sixteen.


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The attendance is given as 5,304 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject   but the  Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92 and 1990-91 gives the  attendance at 5,734


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden).


1975–76 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1975–76 Yorkshire Football League
The 1975–76 Yorkshire Football League was the 50th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.


1975–76 Yorkshire Football League, Division One
Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1975–76 Yorkshire Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured eight clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.


1975–76 Yorkshire Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.


1975–76 Yugoslav Cup
The 1975–76 Yugoslav Cup was the 28th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946.


1975–76 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.


1975–76 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
After single-year tournaments in 1973 and 1974 which saw finals played on 29 November (Republic Day), in 1975–76 the tournament format returned to the more traditional September–May schedule, with the final moved to 25 May, to coincide with the end of the football league season and Youth Day celebrated on 25 May (a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday).


1975–76 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
Since the cup winner was always meant to be decided on or around the national holiday at the JNA Stadium in capital Belgrade, and to avoid unfair home advantage this would give to Belgrade-based clubs, the Football Association of Yugoslavia adopted the rule in the late 1960s according to which the final could be played as a one-legged tie (in cases when both finalists are from outside Belgrade) or double-legged (when at least one of them is based in the capital), with the second leg always played in Belgrade. This rule was used for all cup finals from 1969 to 1988, when a single-legged final was adopted permanently.


1975–76 Yugoslav Cup, First round
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.


1975–76 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1975–76 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 32nd season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1975–76 Yugoslav First League, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1974–75 season and two sides promoted from the 1974–75 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1975–76 Yugoslav First League, Teams
FK Bor and Proleter Zrenjanin were relegated from the 1974–75 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Borac Banja Luka and Budućnost.


1975–76 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1975–76 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 34th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. 13 teams participated in the league, and Olimpija have won the championship.


1975–76 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1975–76 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 18th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and Berliner Schlittschuhclub won the championship.


1975–76 in Belgian football
The 1975–76 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in Belgium. Club Brugge KV won their third Division I title. RSC Anderlechtois won the Belgian Cup against K Lierse SK (4-0) and they won the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup, while Club Brugge KV reached the final of the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. The Belgium national football team ended their UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying campaign with a defeat against Netherlands in the second round, after they finished first of their group in the first round. The Belgian Women's First Division was won by Standard Fémina de Liège for the second time. For the first time, the Belgian Golden Shoe was awarded to a stranger, Dutch international player Johan Boskamp.


1975–76 in Belgian football, Overview
Belgium continued the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifications in Group 7 with a win over Iceland, a defeat against East Germany and a draw against France. They finished on top of Group 7 with 8 points, 1 point ahead of East Germany, and thus qualified for the second qualifying round. This play-off was played against the Netherlands, and Belgium lost the first game with 5-0 (with 3 goals by RSC Anderlechtois striker Rob Rensenbrink), after what the Belgium manager Raymond Goethals was sacked and replaced by Guy Thijs for the second leg.


1975–76 in Belgian football, Overview
In the second leg, Belgium also lost (1-2), with goals by Johnny Rep and legendary player Johan Cruyff for the Netherlands. This game marked the start of a new generation of Belgian players, with goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff playing his first game for Belgium in place of Christian Piot. Other experienced players Raoul Lambert and Jan Verheyen were also not selected for this match. Paul Van Himst had stopped his international career at the end of the previous season. New players would emerge this season with the Red Devils, like defenders Georges Leekens, Hugo Broos and Eric Gerets and midfielders Ludo Coeck and François Van Der Elst.


1975–76 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, the number of teams in Division I was decreased from 19 to 18, so the bottom two teams in Division I (K Berchem Sport and KRC Mechelen) as well as RAA Louviéroise (who finished 14th) were relegated to Division II. to be replaced by Division II champions KFC Winterslag and the Belgian Second Division Final Round winners, KV Kortrijk.


1975–76 in Belgian football, Overview
The bottom 3 teams in Division II (R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons, R Tilleur FC and K Olse Merksem SC) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by both Division III winners (Royale Union and KAS Eupen). The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league (K Stade Leuven, RRC Tournaisien, Léopold Club Bastogne and KFC Herentals) together with the 14th-placed team with the fewest points (KAV Dendermonde) were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by the winner of each Promotion league (KFC Izegem, KVC Jong Lede, K Wit-Ster FC Beverst and Wavre Sports).


1975–76 in Belgian football, European competitions
R White Daring Molenbeek beat Viking FK of Norway in the first round of the 1975–76 European Champion Clubs' Cup (won 3–2 at home, 1–0 away). In the second round, they lost to HNK Hajduk Split of Yugoslavia (lost 0–4 away, 2–3 at home).


1975–76 in Belgian football, European competitions
RSC Anderlechtois eliminated FC Rapid București of Romania in the first round of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup (lost 0–1 away, won 2–0 at home). They then eliminated FK Borac Banja Luka of Yugoslavia in the second round (won 3–0 at home, lost 0–1 away), Wrexham FC of Wales in the quarter-finals (won 1–0 at home, drew 1–1 away) and BSG Sachsenring Zwickau of East Germany in the semi-finals (wins 3–0 away, 2–0 at home) to reach the final of a European competition for the second time. In the final, they beat West Ham United of England 4–2, and so became the first Belgian club to win a European competition.


1975–76 in Belgian football, European competitions
R Antwerp FC (2nd in the championship) and Club Brugge KV (4th) qualified to play the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. In the first round, Antwerp beat Aston Villa FC (won 4–1 at home, 1–0 away) while Club Brugge KV beat Olympique Lyonnais of France (lost 3–4 away, won 3–0 at home). In the second round, Club Brugge went on by beating Ipswich Town FC (lost 0–3 away, win 4–0 at home), but Antwerp was eliminated by Śląsk Wrocław of Poland (drew 1–1 away, lost 1–2 at home).


1975–76 in Belgian football, European competitions
Club Brugge then eliminated AS Roma of Italy in the third round (won 1–0 home and away), Milan AC of Italy in the quarter-finals (win 2–0 at home, lost 1–2 away) and Hamburger SV of West Germany in the semi-finals (drew 1–1 away, won 1–0 at home). For the first time in their history, Club Brugge reached the final of a European competition: however they lost to Liverpool FC (lost 2–3 away, drew 1–1 at home).


1975–76 in English field hockey
The 1975–76 English Hockey League season took place from September 1975 until April 1976.


1975–76 in English field hockey
The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1976) was won by Slough.


1975–76 in English field hockey
As from the 1980-81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.


1975–76 in English field hockey, Men's Courage National Inter League Championship, Final
SloughD Jackson, John Brindley, Mike Parris, Andy Churcher, John Allen, Sutinder Singh Khehar, R Napier, John Murdock, Stuart Collins, Balwant Saini, Masood AhmadBury St EdmundsM Sturgeon (D Aldous sub), H Waters, G Brown (A Harvey sub), J Grinham, S Jamieson, M Francis, G Waters, S R L Long, G Randle, L Turner, C Upson


1975–76 in English field hockey, Men's Cup (Benson & Hedges National Clubs Championship), Final
NottinghamBoddington, Watson, Gill, Elson, Harvey, Appelby, Walters, Maughan, Cassell, Sharpe, StokesHounslowGraham Brightwell, Mike Featherstone, Glen Evans, Ian Thompson, Peter Badger, Watts, Bill Smith (David Barker sub), Brookeman, Watson, Ian Barrett, Chris Langhorne, Harvinder Sibia


1975–76 in English football
The 1975–76 season was the 96th season of competitive football in England.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
16 August 1975: The First Division season begins with reigning champions Derby County held to a 1–1 draw by Sheffield United. Last season's Second Division champions Manchester United win 2–0 away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Queens Park Rangers beat Liverpool 2–0.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
23 August 1975: Derby County are beaten 5–1 by Queens Park Rangers at the Baseball Ground in their first home League match of the season.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
31 August 1975: Manchester United lead the First Division by one point from West Ham United at the end of August.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
30 September 1975: Two London clubs, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United, lead the First Division table at the end of September, a point ahead of Manchester United. Sheffield United are bottom with just three points from ten matches.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
30 October 1975: England lose 2–1 to Czechoslovakia in Bratislava in a European Championship qualifier.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
31 October 1975: Seven clubs all lie within two points at the top of the First Division, with the table led by Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United and West Ham United. Sheffield United are already five points adrift of Wolverhampton Wanderers at the bottom, while Leicester City are still looking for their first win, having drawn nine of their fourteen games so far.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
8 November 1975: Manchester United fall from first place to third after the Red Devils were beaten by Liverpool. The new league leaders are West Ham United, with second-placed Derby level on points with the London club. Elsewhere, braces from Leeds United's Duncan McKenzie and Colin Bell of Manchester City help their clubs beat Newcastle United and Birmingham City respectively.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
12 November 1975: Manchester City thrash neighbours United 4–0 in the fourth round of the Football League Cup.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
19 November 1975: England draw 1–1 away to Portugal in their last European Championship qualifier, and must now hope that Czechoslovakia fail to beat Cyprus in order to qualify for the quarter-finals.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
23 November 1975: Czechoslovakia beat Cyprus 3–0 to confirm England's elimination from the European Championships.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
30 November 1975: The month ends with Derby County having recovered from their poor start to top the First Division table. They lead Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United by one point. Sheffield United have been joined by Birmingham City and Burnley in the relegation zone.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
20 December 1975: Liverpool avenge their opening day defeat to Queens Park Rangers by beating them 2–0 at Anfield in a top-of-the-table clash.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
31 December 1975: The year ends with Liverpool and Manchester United level on points at the top of the table, one point ahead of Leeds United and Derby County. Sheffield United are now eleven points from safety, and Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley complete the bottom three. Arsenal are struggling in seventeenth place.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
3 January 1976: FA Cup third round day throws up a set of interesting results: table toppers Liverpool eliminate reigning FA Cup winners West Ham, Manchester City hit Hartlepool United for six and two late goals for Isthmian League outfit Tooting & Mitcham United help them force a replay against Swindon Town.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
17 January 1976: Stoke City play a league game at Port Vale's Vale Park ground during repair work to the roof of the Butler Street Stand at the Victoria Ground, after it had been blown off during severe winds a fortnight earlier.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
24 January 1976: Substitute Roger Davies' goal sees Derby County beat Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round; the Rams' reward is a tie against Southend United, victors over Cardiff City. Other qualifiers to round five include Division Three club Crystal Palace, who overcame Leeds–currently second in the First Division table–at Elland Road, and Fourth Divisioners Bradford City, responsible for ending the FA Cup campaign of Tooting & Mitcham, the last remaining non-Leaguers. The sole First Division match was a London derby between QPR and West Ham: Alan Taylor scoring the only goal for the Hammers.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
31 January 1976: Liverpool thrash West Ham United 4–0 at Upton Park but trail Manchester United by a point at the top of the table. Derby County, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers also remain in contention.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
28 February 1976: Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the League Cup final.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
29 February 1976: The race for the title remains extremely close, with Liverpool, Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United tied on points at the top, and Derby County just one point behind. Leeds United trail by five points, but have at least two games in hand on each of their rivals. At the bottom, Sheffield United are ten points from safety, and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley and Birmingham City appear to be fighting to avoid the other two relegation places.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
6 March 1976: Third Division Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup semi-finals by beating Sunderland 1–0 at Roker Park. Fourth Division giant-killers Bradford City lose 1–0 at home to Southampton, and Derby County beat Newcastle United 4–2.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
27 March 1976: Sheffield United are beaten 5–0 by Tottenham Hotspur and are relegated to the Second Division.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
31 March 1976: Unbeaten in the League since January, Queens Park Rangers lead the First Division by a point from Manchester United and Derby County with five games remaining. Liverpool are two points behind the leaders, but they and United have a game in hand.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
3 April 1976: Manchester United and Southampton reach the FA Cup final after 2–0 victories over Derby County and Crystal Palace respectively.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
8 April 1976: Malcolm Macdonald's brace helps Newcastle United beat beleaguered Birmingham City 4–0.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
10 April 1976: Derby County's bid to retain their League title is effectively ended when they lose 4–3 to Manchester City. Queens Park Rangers beat Middlesbrough 4–2 and have now taken 23 points from the last 24 available. They are now in control of the championship race, as Manchester United lose 3–0 at Ipswich Town and Liverpool draw 0–0 against Aston Villa.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
17 April 1976: Liverpool move back to the top of the First Division after they beat Stoke City 5–3 and Queens Park Rangers suffer a 3–2 defeat to Norwich City.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
19 April 1976: Burnley are relegated to the Second Division with one match of the season remaining.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
21 April 1976: Manchester United's bid for the double is virtually ended by a 1–0 loss to Stoke City, their first home League defeat of the season.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
24 April 1976: Queens Park Rangers end the best League season in the club's history by beating Leeds United 2–0. They are a point ahead of Liverpool, and need the Reds to lose their last match of the season to win the championship.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
28 April 1976: Liverpool recover from 2–0 down to beat Club Bruges 3–2 in the first leg of the UEFA Cup final at Anfield.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
1 May 1976: Southampton cause a major shock by beating Manchester United 1–0 in the FA Cup final thanks to a second-half goal from Bobby Stokes. They emulate Sunderland's 1973 feat of winning the Cup from the Second Division.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
4 May 1976: Liverpool come from a goal down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 and win the League title. They finish a point ahead of Queens Park Rangers and four ahead of Manchester United. The defeat condemns Wolves to relegation alongside Sheffield United and Burnley.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
5 May 1976: West Ham United lose 4–2 to Anderlecht in the European Cup Winners' Cup final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
15 May 1976: England lose 2–1 to Scotland at Hampden Park in their last Home Championship match. Kenny Dalglish scores the winning goal when his shot goes between the legs of England goalkeeper Ray Clemence.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
19 May 1976: Liverpool claim their second European trophy by drawing 1–1 with Club Bruges to complete a 4–3 aggregate victory in the UEFA Cup final.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
28 May 1976: England come from two goals down at half-time to beat Italy 3–2 in New York City in a tournament organised to commemorate the bicentenary of the independence of the USA.


1975–76 in English football, Diary of the season
13 June 1976: England beat Finland 4–1 in their first qualifying match for the 1978 World Cup.


1975–76 in English football, UEFA Competitions
Liverpool won the UEFA Cup for the second time after a 4–3 aggregate victory over Club Bruges in the final. The 1975 FA Cup winners West Ham United reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost 4–2 to another Belgian side, Anderlecht. League champions Derby County lost 6–5 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the second round of the European Cup.


1975–76 in English football, FA Cup
Southampton pulled off one of the greatest upsets in the history of FA Cup finals when a Bobby Stokes goal gave them victory over Manchester United at Wembley. It was the first major trophy in the club's history. Crystal Palace of the Third Division had an inspired run from the first round through to the semi-finals, beating Leeds United, Chelsea and Sunderland along the way, all of whom were in higher divisions.


1975–76 in English football, League Cup
Manchester City beat Newcastle to claim the League Cup, their first major trophy for six years. Dennis Tueart scored a brilliant overhead kick to win the game.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, First Division
Liverpool won the First Division title and the UEFA Cup in their second season under the management of Bob Paisley. They finished just one point ahead of Queens Park Rangers, who had emerged as serious title contenders under the management Dave Sexton, who had won silverware with Chelsea a few seasons earlier. Manchester United enjoyed a strong First Division comeback by finishing third. Derby County's defence of the league title finished with a fourth-place finish. Leeds United continued to recover from the departure of Don Revie by moving up to fifth place a year after finishing ninth.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, First Division
FA Cup holders West Ham United could only manage an 18th-place finish in the league, and were runners-up in the European Cup Winners' Cup.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, First Division
Sheffield United's terrible season saw them relegated in bottom place after five years back in the First Division. They went down with Burnley and Wolves.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, First Division
Bertie Mee, 57, retired after ten years as manager of Arsenal. The highlights of his career had been the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph of 1970 and the Double win of 1971, but Arsenal had fallen behind the best in recent seasons and Mee handed over the reins to Terry Neill.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Three years after their famous FA Cup win, Sunderland finally made it out of the Second Division as champions. Bristol City finished runners-up to end their 65-year exile from the First Division. Johnny Giles enjoyed a dream start to his managerial career by ending West Bromwich Albion's three-year stay in the Second Division. Bolton Wanderers missed out on promotion by a single point under Ian Greaves. Sixth placed Southampton won the first silverware of their history by winning the FA Cup at the expense of Manchester United.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Nottingham Forest finished eighth in Brian Clough's first full season as manager. Chelsea finished a disappointing 11th in their first season outside the top flight for over a decade.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Portsmouth, York City and Oxford United finished the season relegated to the Third Division.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Hereford United won the Third Division title and with it promotion to the Second Division in only their fourth season in the Football League. Cardiff City and Millwall went up with them to seal an instant return to the Second Division. Brighton, managed by Brian Clough's former assistant Peter Taylor, missed out on promotion by one place. Crystal Palace, semi-finalists in the FA Cup, missed out on promotion after a late season collapse in form, which was followed by the replacement of Malcolm Allison as manager with Terry Venables.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Halifax, Southend, Colchester and Aldershot were relegated. Narrowly avoiding the drop were Sheffield Wednesday, who during the interwar years had won the League championship and the FA Cup.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
32-year-old Graham Taylor achieved the first success of his managerial career by winning the Fourth Division title for Lincoln City. He was linked with several job vacancies in the First and Second Divisions but surprised everyone by taking over at Elton John's Watford, who were still in the Fourth Division. Joining Lincoln in the Third Division were Northampton Town, Reading and Tranmere Rovers.


1975–76 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
The Football League voted in favour of the bottom four clubs remaining in the Fourth Division, and so there were no departures or arrivals in the league for 1976–77.


1975–76 in Scottish football
The 1975–76 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 79th season of Scottish league football. It was the first season in the new, three-tier setup.


1975–76 in Scottish football
The Premier Division champions succeeded the last Division One champions, and the new First Division champions were equivalent to the old Division Two champions. The new Second Division was a completely new competition.


1975–76 in Scottish football
Both the First and Second Divisions now contained 14 teams, previously considered a difficult number to ensure a balanced schedule. A 26-game programme, with every team playing each other home and away, was considered too short, a 52-game programme (with each team playing each other home and away twice) too congested. A 39-game schedule would leave an imbalance with each side having two fixtures at home against some teams, and one against others. The Scottish Football League addressed the problem by opting for a 26-game calendar and introducing a supplementary competition, the Spring Cup, open only to teams from the First and Second Divisions, to be played at the season's end. It was discontinued after a single season.


1975–76 snooker season
The 1975–76 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1975 and May 1976. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.


1975–76 snooker season, Order of Merit
This Order of Merit was published after the 1975 World Snooker Championship, and was used for seeding purposes. It used the same criteria as the first official rankings list for the next season.


1975–76 Úrvalsdeild karla
The 1975–76 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 25th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 8 November 1975 and ended on 27 March 1976. Ármann won its first title by posting the best record in the league. It secured the title by beating KR, 84–74, in the last game of the season.


1975–76 Úrvalsdeild karla, Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 14 games. The top team won the national championship whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division I.


1975–78 French nuclear tests
The France's 1975–1978 nuclear test series was a group of 29 nuclear tests conducted in 1975-1978. These tests followed the 1971–74 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1979–80 French nuclear tests series.


1976
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th  year of the 20th century, and the  7th   year of the 1970s decade.


1976 (band)
1976 is a Taiwanese band formed in the summer of 1996. The band has published several albums and performed at festivals such as Formoz Festival, Spring Scream, and Urban Simple Life.


1976 (band), Biography
1976 was formed in 1996, named "1976" because the original members were born mostly in 1976: Zac Chang, Raykai Chen, U-Zen Wang, Shi-Chon Tsai. They were students at that time. The members of 1976 now are Zac Chang (guitar, 張崇偉, nickname 大麻), Raykai Chen (vocal & acoustic guitar, 陳瑞凱, nickname 阿凱), Warren Lin (drums, 林雨霖, nickname 大師兄), and Chouc Lin (bass, 林子喬, nickname 子喬).


1976 (band), Biography
The first album of 1976 "1976-1" was published by themselves in 1999. Then their second album ”Sense of direction”(2000) and third album “Encourage with love” (2001) received awards from The Association of Music Workers in Taiwan. The albums were released on Taiwanese indie label Crystal Records.


1976 (band), Biography
Band members changed over time due to various circumstances such as national service. Between the summers of 2001 and 2003, the band was suspended, and they made their comeback at the Formaz Festival of 2003.


1976 (band), Biography
Their 4th album, the first one after their pause, "Still the New Wave Flow" was published in 2006 and recorded in Beijing, China.


1976 (band), Biography
In 2008, their fifth album "Asteroid 1976" released on Sony BMG. 1976 performed as the opening act for Oasis in Taipei in April 2009. In November the same year, the band released their 6th album, "Manic Pixie Dream Girl".


1976 (band), Biography
In 2010, 1976 joined the original soundtrack album of the Taiwanese movie Monga. They were also awarded the Best Group of the 21st Golden Melody Awards (Pop Music) award, for "Manic Pixie Dream Girl".


1976 (band), Biography
The first time 1976 performed abroad was in Japan, 2006. In summer of 2010, they participated in the World Routes Summer Festivals 2010 in Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In January 2011, they participated in Taiwan Night held by Government Information Office with Suming, Deserts Chang & Algae in Paris and Cannes, France.


1976 1. deild
1. deild in the 1976 season was the 34th season of Faroese Premier League Football, and the first season in which it was referred to as 1. deild (First Division).


1976 1. deild, Overview
It was contested by 7 teams, and TB Tvøroyri won the championship.


1976 1. deild, Results
The schedule consisted of a total of 12 games. Each team played two games against every opponent in no particular order. One of the games was at home and one was away.


1976 1. deild karla
The 1976 season of 1. deild karla was the 22nd season of second-tier football in Iceland.


1976 1. deild karla, Standings, Playoff for an Úrvalsdeild place
The team in second place in 1. deild met the team in last place in the 1976 Úrvalsdeild for a place in the 1977 Úrvalsdeild, as teams in Úrvalsdeild and 1. deild were increased from 9 to 10. Þór A. won this playoff.


1976 1. deild karla, Standings, Playoff round for two 1. deild places
The team in last place in 1. deild met the teams in 2nd and 3rd in the 1976 2. deild in a playoff round for two 1. deild places. The team in 1st place in the 2. deild (Reynir S.) had already been promoted.


1976 1. divisjon
The 1976 1. divisjon was the 32nd completed season of top division football in Norway.


1976 1. divisjon, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Lillestrøm SK won the championship, their second league title.


1976 2. deild karla
The 1976 season of 2. deild karla was the 11th season of third-tier football in Iceland.


1976 2. deild karla, Final round, Finals, 1st place
Reynir S. was promoted straight after these games to the 1977 1. deild. Afturelding had to enter a three-team playoff with the team in 3rd place (Þróttur N.) and the bottom team of the 1976 1. deild karla, (Reynir Á. ).


1976 2. deild karla, Final round, Finals, Playoff round for two 1. deild places
Reynir S. and Þróttur N. won promotion to the 1977 1. deild karla. Reynir Á. avoided relegation from the 1. deild.


1976 2. divisjon
The 1976 2. divisjon was a Norway's second-tier football league season.


1976 2. divisjon
The league was contested by 28 teams, divided into a total of three groups; A and B (non-Northern Norwegian teams) and one district group which contained teams from Northern Norway: district IX–XI. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1977 1. divisjon. The second placed teams in group A and B met the winner of the district IX–XI in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom two teams inn group A and B were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The 8th placed teams in group A and B met each other in a qualification round to avoid relegation.


1976 2. divisjon
Moss won group A with 27 points. Vålerengen won group B with 32 points. Both teams promoted to the 1977 1. divisjon. Bodø/Glimt won the district IX–XI and won the qualification play-offs and was also promoted.


1976 2. divisjon, Play-offs, Promotion play-offs, Results
Bodø/Glimt won the qualification round and won promotion to the 1. divisjon.


1976 2. divisjon, Play-offs, Relegation play-offs, Results
Nessegutten won 3–2 on aggregate. Aalesund was relegated to 3. divisjon.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 44th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1976. This year the FIA introduced its new Group 5 and Group 6 regulations and the race was now open to nine distinct classes, although it was still not part of the World Championship seasons. Porsche introduced its new models, the 936 in Group 6, the 935 in Group 5 and the 934 in Group 4. In response, BMW had its modified 3.0 CSL in Group 5. It was the year that turbos arrived in considerable numbers, with over a dozen turbocharged entries, led by the Renault Alpine A442. It saw the arrival of French prototype manufacturers Jean Rondeau and Gérard Welter in a new GTP class and a first-time invitation to American IMSA and NASCAR entries.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans
Once an initial challenge from Renault Alpine was seen off, the 936 of previous race-winners Jacky Ickx and Gijs van Lennep built a relentless, inexorable lead that was never headed. Even a 30-minute stop to repair a cracked exhaust on Sunday morning was not enough for the following pack and they won by a comfortable 11-lap margin. Second was the Mirage of French drivers François Migault and Jean-Louis Lafosse – the same car that had finished third the year before. Alain de Cadenet’s privateer effort showed far greater reliability this year and he achieved his best Le Mans result with third place.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans
The works Porsche 935 turbo of Rolf Stommelen and Manfred Schurti was fourth, easily winning the Group 5 class. After early issues, Henri Pescarolo and Jean-Pierre Beltoise bought their new Inaltéra home in 8th to take the inaugural GTP-class win. André Gahinet's privateer Porsche 911 was the unexpected winner in Group 4 when all the major teams, and their new Porsche 934s faltered. The race also saw the death of Frenchman André Haller when his Datsun 260Z crashed at speed at the Mulsanne Kink and caught fire.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
After a year's delay, the CSI (Commission Sportive Internationale - the FIA’s regulations body) issued its new regulation. The former Group 5 was renamed as Group 6. Engines permitted were either a standard production engine up to 5-litre capacity or racing engines up to 3-litres (or 2.1 litres if turbo-charged). The FIA revived the World Sportscar Championship for the Group 6 cars. The new Group 5 was for Special Production Cars. A silhouette formula that allowed considerable modification of a Group 2 or Group 4 car, with no minimum production required.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The FIA used the separate World Championship of Makes (with more endurance races) for the new Group 5 with Group 4 and Group 2 cars, run separately but in parallel to the Group 6 cars. To encourage manufacturers to join in, the FIA also dropped the required production number of Group 4 cars from 500 to 400.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) saw the small fields in these events and decided it needed to open its entry to both categories in one race, against current FIA policy. The FIA promptly scheduled a championship race at the Circuit Paul Ricard on the same weekend which, unsurprisingly, then had to be cancelled for lack of entries. Ostracised by the FIA, the ACO instead developed closer bonds with the developing IMSA organisation in North America. A new Le Mans-Daytona Trophy was inaugurated linking the 24-hour sports-car races. The ACO opened its entry list to IMSA-category cars as well as NASCAR racers to encourage American participation.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
For their own part, the ACO continued with its GTX non-homologated class – a counterpoint to Group 5. Significantly, this year it also introduced its new GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) class – a counterpart of Group 6. These cars were closed-topped cars at least 110 cm high, 850 kg minimum weight (heavier than Group 6) and without wings, nominally as prototypes for new GT designs. GTP was to become the forerunner of the Group C regulations used in the 1980s. All together there were now nine separate classes of entry.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The ACO's 1975 experiment with the fuel limitations was not repeated (although GTP cars had to use less than 25 litres of fuel per 100 km). Consequently, the freedom to replace and repair all parts was also rescinded. It was now not permitted to replace the engine block, cylinder heads, gearbox or differential within the course of the race. The ACO stated that all entries had to have been built from January 1, 1972. They also dictated that every driver had to do at least 1 lap with 125% of the fastest 3 laps done by drivers in their category.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
Finally, there was no Index of Thermal Efficiency competition. Instead, this year the ACO offered £1000 prizemoney to the cars that covered the most laps within each 6-hour period.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
This year the ACO received 97 applications, of which 68 were accepted and 58 arrived for qualifying on race week. Significantly, it was the first Le Mans with no Ferrari entrants since that company's founding in 1947. Works teams from Porsche, BMW and Renault arrived. It was notable that with the times of limited finances, even major manufacturers only ran 1-2 car works teams. It did see an increase in the number of turbo-powered cars. With the 1.4x capacity equivalence, the power increase versus extra weight made them very attractive: 17 turbo cars arrived for race week.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The Porsche works team returned with two new designs for the new regulations. Norbert Singer had led the development of the Group 5 Porsche 935 from the 934 Turbo of 1974. The 2.85-litre flat-6 engine was augmented by a KKK (Kühnle, Kopp & Kausch) turbo, producing 590 bhp and capable of 335 kp/h (210 mph). The chassis only weighed 900 kg, well under the 970 kg minimum stipulated for a 4-litre car in the rules, allowing the compulsory ballast to then improve weight distribution. Regulations also permitted the lights to be recessed into the front spoiler further improving aerodynamics. For Le Mans, the works car was driven by Rolf Stommelen/Manfred Schurti.