1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 10–16, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


1974–75 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the Iran Football's 1974–75  football season.


1974–75 Iran 2nd Division, Final
Tractor and Bargh Shiraz promoted to Takht Jamshid Cup 1975–76.


1974–75 Iraqi National League
The 1974–75 Iraqi National League of Clubs was the first edition of the competition since the Iraq Football Association (IFA) founded it as the country's first nationwide league of clubs, replacing the Iraqi National League (Institutions) that had been established one year prior. Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won the title.


1974–75 Iraqi National League, Changes from previous season
Iraq's 16 top division teams were reduced to 10 clubs (names highlighted in bold) for the 1974–75 season.


1974–75 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1974–75 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1974–75 Israel State Cup
The 1974–75 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 36th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 21st after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1974–75 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Kfar Saba, who have beaten Beitar Jerusalem 3–1 at the final.


1974–75 Isthmian League
The 1974–75 season was the 60th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1974–75 Isthmian League
Wycombe Wanderers won Division One, while Staines Town won Division Two.


1974–75 Isthmian League, Division One
Division One featured 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1974–75 Isthmian League, Division Two
Division Two expanded up to 18 clubs, including fourteen clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1974–75 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1974–75 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the ninth season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league. Kokudo Keikaku won the championship for the first time.


1974–75 Juventus F.C. season
During 1974/75 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.


1974–75 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
Carlo Parola returned to the team after 12 years  along with new arrivals Damiani and Scirea. Anastasi became the new captain after the retirement of Sandro Salvadore. A reinforced Juventus clinched its 16th league against runners-up Napoli.


1974–75 Juventus F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1974–75 KNVB Cup
The 57th edition of the KNVB Cup started in October, 1974. The final was played on May 15, 1975: FC Den Haag beat FC Twente 1–0 and won the cup for the second time in their history, having previously lifted the cup in 1968.


1974–75 KNVB Cup, First round
The matches of the first round were played during October 1974.


1974–75 KNVB Cup, Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 23 and 24, 1974. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.


1974–75 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on December 29, 1974, and February 8 and 9, 1975.


1974–75 KNVB Cup, Final
FC Den Haag would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season
The 1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season was the first season for the franchise. The NHL completed its first 8-year expansion cycle by adding franchises in Washington and Kansas City. Kansas City was awarded an NHL franchise on June 8, 1972. The city had a hockey history but had been a home to minor league hockey teams only.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season
Initially, the franchise chose MO-hawks as their nickname to reflect a Missouri-Kansas union, an attempt to appeal to both Kansas and Missouri residents (the Kansas City metropolitan area spills across both states) and incorporating Missouri's postal abbreviation with the Kansas Jayhawker nickname, but the name was vetoed by the Chicago Black Hawks. Therefore, the franchise selected its 2nd choice, Scouts. This was named after the famous statue overlooking the city.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season
The arrival of the Scouts and Capitals led the NHL into creating 4 divisions, the Adams, Norris, Patrick and Smythe Divisions. The Scouts would be placed in the Smythe Division while their expansion cousins, the Capitals, would be in the Norris Division. The Scouts played for the first time on October 9 in Toronto. With construction of Kemper Arena (the Scouts home arena) starting late, then delayed by union work stoppages, the Scouts were forced to play their first 8 games on the road losing 7 and tying 1.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season
On November 2, the Scouts made their home debut losing 4–3 to the Black Hawks. The following day they would get their first win beating the Capitals in Washington 5–4. The highlight of the seasons would come on January 23 when the Scouts upset the Bruins 3–2 in Boston. Despite being led in scoring by team captain Simon Nolet, the Scouts finished in last place with a 15–54–11 record.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season
Kansas City's games aired on radio station WDAF-AM with Dick Carlson the play-by-play broadcaster. A limited number of road contests were televised by KBMA Channel 41. Gene Osborn handled play-by-play with Bill Grigsby serving as analyst.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season, Regular season
Along with the Washington Capitals, the Scouts joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 1974–75 season. With a combined 30 teams between the NHL and the rival World Hockey Association, the talent pool available to stock the new teams was extremely thin. In their first season, the Capitals would set an NHL record for futility, losing 67 of 80 games, and only winning one on the road. The Scouts fared only marginally better, and the expansion was widely seen as having been a mistake.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season, Regular season
They played their home games at Kemper Arena. The team was not a particular success either at the gate or on the ice. Rising oil prices and a falling commodity market made for hard going in the Midwest during the 1970s.


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season, Player stats, Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season, Player stats, Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1974–75 Kansas City Scouts season, Player stats, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season
The 1974-75 NBA season was the Kings 26th season in the NBA and their third season in the city of Kansas City.


1974–75 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season
The 1974–75 American Basketball Association season saw the Kentucky Colonels, led by Dan Issel, Artis Gilmore, Louie Dampier and coach Hubie Brown, win the 1975 ABA Championship.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Offseason, Preseason transactions
Following the 1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, the Colonels fired head coach Babe McCarthy despite his winning the 1974 ABA Coach of the Year award. Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Hubie Brown was hired as McCarthy's replacement in June 1974.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
Like most ABA teams, the Colonels played several preseason exhibition games against NBA opponents. By September 29, 1974, the ABA had won all five of that season's ABA vs. NBA exhibition games as the Colonels took the floor in Lincoln, Nebraska, against the Kansas City–Omaha Kings. Dan Issel scored 26 for the Colonels but the Kings won, 102-91. On October 1 the NBA's Washington Bullets visited the Colonels' home court at Freedom Hall. Artis Gilmore had 26 points and 16 rebounds as the Colonels won, 118-95.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
On October 5, 1974, the Colonels traveled to Pasadena, Texas, to face the Houston Rockets. The Rockets won 96-95 despite Gilmore's 22 points. On October 8, 1974, in Louisville the Colonels hosted the Detroit Pistons, defeating the NBA team 109-100 behind Gilmore's 18 points and 11 rebounds. On October 12 the Colonels defeated the Chicago Bulls in Louisville, 93-75. Gilmore scored 24 points and Dan Issel scored 15.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
The ABA went 16-7 vs. the NBA in that season's exhibition games; the Colonels posted a 3-2 record.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1974
The ABA opened its regular season on October 18, 1974, and on that night the host Colonels defeated the Denver Nuggets 117-99. Two nights later the Colonels won at home before 7,207 fans against the Indiana Pacers, 101-92. On October 23 the Colonels hosted the Virginia Squires and 5,978 fans watched ten different Colonels score ten or more points as Kentucky won 136-82. The next evening the Colonels hosted the San Antonio Spurs before 10,853 fans and won 113-103 despite George Gervin's 30 points.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1974
The next evening, October 25, saw the Colonels' first loss of the season, 91-86 against the Spirits of St. Louis as Marvin Barnes scored 25 points against the Colonels with 4,217 in attendance. The next evening in Indianapolis Dan Issel had 28 points as the Colonels defeated the Indiana Pacers 107-95 in front of 10,948 fans. October 30 saw the Colonels win at home against the San Diego Conquistadors 97-84 as 9,622 fans saw Caldwell Jones score 22 for San Diego. The Colonels ended October with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
On November 1 the Colonels defeated the Virginia Squires 125-93 in front of 8,203 fans as Louie Dampier led all scorers with 24. Two nights later in Louisville Kentucky defeated the Memphis Sounds 104-99; Rick Mount had a game-high 27 before 7,843 spectators. On November 6 the Colonels hosted the Utah Stars in Lexington; 9,400 turned out to see Kentucky prevail 97-85 despite Ron Boone's 29 points. November 9 saw the Colonels at home against the New York Nets; 16,029 packed Freedom Hall and Julius Erving had a game-high 28 points but Kentucky won 103-97.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
On November 13 the Colonels returned to Lexington, again facing the New York Nets. Julius Erving had 44 points and the game went into two overtimes before 9,577 fans; Kentucky won 132-129. Kentucky's seven game win streak came to an end on November 14 in an overtime road game as Bird Averitt's 26 were not enough to stop the San Antonio Spurs, who won 102-100 before 8,354 fans. On November 17 the Colonels bounced back with a 116-103 win against the Indiana Pacers in Lexington; Artis Gilmore scored 32 points and 7,381 attended.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
November 22 saw the Colonels on the road in San Diego, losing 121-103 to the Conquistadors as Travis Grant scored 34. The next evening the Colonels lost another road game, a one-point overtime loss to the Utah Stars. Despite Bird Averitt's 31 points the Stars pulled out the overtime win 111-110 before 8,476 fans. On November 26 the Colonels returned home and defeated the Memphis Sounds 128-106 before 7,805 fans; Stew Johnson had 24 points. November 28 saw the Colonels notch a road win against the Virginia Squires, prevailing 108-95 in Hampton Roads despite George Irvine's 27 points.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
The next night Kentucky lost a road game to the New York Nets; 10,562 saw Julius Erving put in 33 points in a 107-98 Nets victory. Kentucky ended the month with an unusual home game in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 7,611 turned out to see the Colonels defeat the San Diego Conquistadors 109-100. San Diego's Travis Grant and Bo Lamar led all scorers with 26 points each, and Kentucky only shot 9 free throws for the night (making 6 of them) but Artis Gilmore's 20 rebounds helped power Kentucky to the win.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1974
The Colonels went 9-4 in November for a season record of 15-5 (.750) at the start of December.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1974
On December 4 the Colonels lost on the road to the Spirits of St. Louis, 126-122; Maurice Lucas scored 30 before 2,898 fans. December 7 saw the Colonels at home winning a rematch against the Spirits 119-107; 9,830 saw St. Louis' Marvin Barnes lead all scorers with 31. On December 11 the Colonels lost on the road to the Memphis Sounds 104-97. On December 13 Kentucky lost on the Indiana Pacers' home court 114-108; 8,743 saw George McGinnis score 40 for Indiana.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1974
On December 14 10,417 turned out in Louisville to see Julius Erving score 27 in leading the New York Nets to a 98-89 win over Kentucky. The Colonels finally broke their three-game losing streak on December 17 as an unusually small Freedom Hall crowd of 3,630 turned out to see Artis Gilmore's 35 points lead Kentucky to a 121-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The next night Kentucky ended its three-game road losing streak with a win against the Spirits of St. Louis; Artis Gilmore scored 36 as the Colonels prevailed 110-94. The next night Gilmore's 23 led homestanding Kentucky to a 125-107 win against the Denver Nuggets in front of 6,576 fans.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1974
December 21 saw the Colonels win before 5,807 fans at home against the Memphis Sounds, 115-98; Caldwell Jones had 26 points. The next night Kentucky won another home game, this time against the Indiana Pacers 118-110 despite George McGinnis' 35 points in front of 7,606 fans. On December 26 the Colonels faced the Pacers again, and this time Kentucky lost on the road 122-111 as Billy Keller had 33 points before 10,064 fans. The Colonels returned to Louisville on December 29 and defeated the Memphis Sounds 125-114 before 8,711 fans despite Tom Owens' 37 points. The next night the Colonels closed out the month and the calendar year by winning on the road, defeating the Virginia Squires 104-85 behind Artis Gilmore's 26 points.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1974
Kentucky went 8-5 in December to bring their record for the season to 23-10. They moved into 1975 without Red Robbins, who had been sold to the Virginia Squires.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1975
The Colonels opened 1975 on January 3 with a home win against the Virginia Squires, 113-79, before 7,945 fans. The next night at home Kentucky defeated the San Antonio Spurs 123-111; 10,268 fans saw Dan Issel lead all scorers with 36. The next night the Colonels lost on the road to the Spirits of St. Louis 109-106. January 8 saw the Colonels, paced by Artis Gilmore's 26, win before 14,203 fans at home against the Virginia Squires 113-96. The next night, the Colonels won on the road against the Spirits of St. Louis, 123-116. St. Louis' Marvin Barnes led all scorers with 29, but Kentucky's Artis Gilmore had 28 points, 20 rebounds and 8 blocked shots.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1975
On January 11 the Colonels won on the road against the Utah Stars 95-89; Artis Gilmore and Ron Boone each scored 28. On January 14 the Colonels lost a road game to the Denver Nuggets 118-99. The next night in Norfolk the Colonels defeated the Virginia Squires 108-102. On January 15 the Colonels sold John Roche to the Utah Stars. On January 17 Kentucky lost a road game to the New York Nets 108-93; Julius Erving scored 40 points before 12,133 fans.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1975
January 19 saw Kentucky win at home against the Denver Nuggets 114-101; Artis Gilmore led all scorers with 34 points in front of 7,712 fans. On January 22 the Colonels won before a home crowd of 7,971; Artis Gilmore led the way with 23 as Kentucky beat the Memphis Sounds 114-91.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1975
On January 23 Kentucky won at home against the San Diego Conquistadors 113-109; 6,383 fans saw Caldwell Jones lead all scorers with 39. The next night the Colonels lost on the road to the New York Nets 112-110 as Julius Erving scored 42 points before 12,329 fans. On January 26 the Colonels won their next road game, against the Memphis Sounds, 108-104 in overtime.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1975
On January 28 Louie Dampier, Dan Issel and Artis Gilmore represented Kentucky in the ABA All-Star Game in San Antonio. Their East team defeated the West 151-124. Kentucky closed out the month on January 31 with a 134-104 home win against the Spirits of St. Louis; 9,884 fans saw Artis Gilmore lead all scorers with 37 points as he went 15 of 17 from the floor and 7 of 7 from the free throw line.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1975
The Colonels went 11-4 in January to bring their record for the season to 34-14 (.708).


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1975
On February 2 Kentucky won before a home crowd of 8,374, defeating the Utah Stars 96-86. On February 5 Kentucky won at home 118-97 against the Spirits of St. Louis; Artis Gilmore put in 26 points before 8,122 fans. February 7 saw the Colonels win a close one on the road against the San Diego Conquistadors, 115-114; Louie Dampier led all scorers with 26 before a typically small San Diego crowd of 2,836. The next night in Salt Lake City Kentucky defeated the Utah Stars 90-87; attendance was 12,441.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1975
The following night at home Kentucky defeated the Stars 112-95; 7,988 saw Dan Issel lead all scorers with 30. On February 12 the Colonels won on the road, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 112-100 as George Gervin led all scorers with 31 before 7,739 fans. With Kentucky's next road game their six-game win streak came to an end with a loss on February 15 as the Denver Nuggets won 109-107 as a crowd of 7,494 saw Artis Gilmore score 37. The next night in San Diego the Colonels fell in overtime to the Conquistadors 133-128; Bo Lamar led all scorers with 40 points before 2,759 fans.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1975
February 18 saw Kentucky win on the road against the Virginia Squires 121-104; Artis Gilmore and Red Robbins led all scorers with 29 points each. The next night in Louisville the Colonels downed the Spirits of St. Louis 114-107; Dan Issel had a game-high 37 before 7,623 fans. On February 21 the Colonels lost at home to the San Diego Conquistadors 110-108; 8,411 fans saw Bo Lamar and Wil Jones lead all scorers with 21 each.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1975
Another loss came the following night on the San Antonio Spurs' home court; Dan Issel put in 31 but the Spurs won 110-108 before 7,764 fans. The next night Kentucky dropped another road game, this time 109-107 before 7,429 Denver Nuggets fans despite Artis Gilmore's 27 points. The next evening, in their fourth game in four days, the Colonels won at home 109-87 against the Memphis Sounds; 5,284 saw Artis Gilmore score 33. After a one-day break Kentucky returned to action on February 26 with a 101-99 home win against the Indiana Pacers; 9,884 fans saw the Colonels overcome George McGinnis' 43 points.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1975
Kentucky went 10-5 in February to move their season mark to 44-19 (.698).


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1975
The Colonels opened March at home against the New York Nets, winning 95-84 behind Dan Issel's 29 points as 16,188 fans watched. The next night in Louisville the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Colonels 103-98 despite Artis Gilmore's 35 points and a home crowd of 9,463 fans. March 5 saw the Colonels lose on the road to the Indianapolis Pacers 103-90 as 10,719 saw Gilmore and Darnell Hillman each score 33 for their team. On March 7 the Colonels won on the road against the Virginia Squires 107-95; Gilmore scored 35 before 3,047 fans in Hampton Roads. The next night the Colonels won at home against the New York Nets as Gilmore scored 26 before 13,691 fans. The next night, March 9, saw a 103-92 road loss to the Spirits of St. Louis as 4,919 Spirits fans saw Maurice Lucas score 30.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1975
On March 12 the Colonels took the floor as the home team in Lexington, Kentucky, against the Denver Nuggets; 6,488 fans saw the Colonels prevail 108-103 as Artis Gilmore scored 30 points with 15 field goals. On March 14 the Colonels lost on the road to the Memphis Sounds 103-100 as Dan Issel scored 28 before 6,703 fans. The following night in San Diego the Colonels defeated the Conquistadors 113-98 as Caldwell Jones scored 26 before 2,602 spectators. On March 16 the Colonels lost in overtime on the road to the Denver Nuggets 128-125; attendance was 7,398. March 19 saw the Colonels lose on the road to the Utah Stars 100-92; 7,543 attended.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1975
On March 21 the Colonels lost on the road to the New York Nets 115-101; 13,458 saw Julius Erving score 37 points. On March 23 the Colonels returned home and defeated the Spirits of St. Louis 121-110 despite Marvin Barnes scoring 36 points before 7,493 fans. On March 24 the Colonels returned to Lexington and defeated the Utah Stars 99-84 as 7,288 fans saw both Issel and Gilmore score 22 points each.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1975
On March 26 the Colonels scored a road win against the New York Nets, prevailing 103-102 despite Julius Erving scoring 37 points before the New York crowd of 8,768. On March 28 the Colonels won on the road 110-88 against the Virginia Squires; 5,703 attended in Norfolk as Artis Gilmore put in 28. The following night Dan Issel scored 38 points in Freedom Hall before 11,874 fans as the Colonels beat the New York Nets 126-95.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1975
On March 30 in Memphis both Artis Gilmore and the Sounds' George Carter each had 32 points as the Colonels defeated the Memphis Sounds in overtime, 113-109, before 4,081 fans. The next night in Lexington the Colonels defeated the San Antonio Spurs 103-88 as Artis Gilmore put in 36 points before 4,487 fans.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1975
The Colonels went 12-5 in March to improve their season mark to 56-26. The Colonels ended the month in a tie with the New York Nets for first place in the Eastern Division.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, April 1975
On April 2 6,966 fans came to Freedom Hall to watch the Colonels dispatch the Virginia Squires 88-81. The next night the Colonels won on the road before 5,587 fans against the Memphis Sounds, 103-93.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, April 1975
The Colonels and the New York Nets finished the season tied for first place in the Eastern Division with identical records of 58-26. Although the Colonels had defeated the Nets 6 times to the Nets' 5 wins against the Colonels, a one-game playoff to determine first place in the Eastern Division was scheduled.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, One game playoff for first place in the Eastern Division
The Colonels and the New York Nets met in Louisville's Freedom Hall on April 4 for a one-game playoff to determine which of the two teams tied for first place in the Eastern Division would claim first place. 13,672 attended. Julius Erving scored 34 points for the Nets; Artis Gilmore grabbed 33 rebounds for Kentucky. The Colonels won, 108-99, and moved on to face the fourth place Memphis Sounds in the Eastern Division semifinals as the Nets went against the third place Spirits of St. Louis.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, Eastern Division Semifinals
The Colonels hosted the fourth place Memphis Sounds in Game 1 of their Eastern Division semifinals series on April 6. Kentucky won 98-91 behind Artis Gilmore's 25 points. In Game 2 on April 8 the host Colonels defeated the Sounds 119-105 as Kentucky's Louie Dampier scored 23. On April 10 Game 3 saw the Colonels prevail 101-80 in Memphis as 5,414 fans saw Tom Owens lead all scorers with 33.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, Eastern Division Semifinals
Kentucky took a 3-0 margin into Game 4 in Memphis on April 11 but the Sounds stayed alive with a 107-93 win in front of 4,771 fans despite Dan Issel's 26 points. Game 5 was played in Louisville on April 13 and the Colonels won the game and the series as Artis Gilmore's 33 points powered Kentucky to a 111-99 win.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, Eastern Division finals
The Spirits of St. Louis had finished the regular season in third place in the Eastern Division 26 games behind the Nets and Colonels with a record of 32-52. The Nets had claimed Game 1 in their Eastern Division Semifinals series against the Spirits but St. Louis had roared back to reel off four straight wins to advance against the favored Nets, claiming the spot against the Colonels in the Eastern Division semifinals.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, Eastern Division finals
Game 1 of the Eastern Division semifinals was played in Louisville on April 21. Kentucky won 112-99 despite Freddie Lewis' 35 points. Game 2 on April 23 saw the Colonels win at home 108-103 despite Marvin Barnes' 43 points.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, Eastern Division finals
The series then moved to St. Louis on April 25. The Spirits had lagged in attendance all season but outdrew the Colonels' first two crowds in the series as 10,142 showed up for Game 3. Freddie Lewis scored 32 points and St. Louis defeated Kentucky 103-97. Game 4 saw Artis Gilmore lead all scorers with 33 as the Colonels beat the Spirits 117-98 before 11,688 fans on April 27.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, Eastern Division finals
The Spirits and Colonels met for Game 5 in Louisville on April 28. Kentucky's crowd of 8,726 was less than either of the two St. Louis crowds, and Marvin Barnes scored 35 points for the Spirits. Kentucky still won 123-103 and the Colonels advanced to the ABA Finals for the third time.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, ABA Finals
The Denver Nuggets had won the ABA Western Division with the league's best record at 65-19. After dispatching the Utah Stars in the Western Division semifinals the Nuggets had faced the Indiana Pacers in the Western Division Finals after the Pacers eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Division semifinals. In a hard fought series that went the distance the Pacers had edged the Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Division finals to return to the ABA Finals for the fifth time. The Pacers had won two of the past three ABA Championships, including edging out the Colonels 4 games to 3 in the 1973 Finals.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, ABA Finals
On May 13 the Pacers and Colonels met in Freedom Hall for Game 1. 14,368 fans attended and despite George McGinnis' 35 points the Colonels won 120-94. Two nights later the Colonels took Game 2 95-93 despite McGinnis' 30 points. A three-point field goal attempt by the Pacers at the end of the game had been ruled to have been released after the buzzer. Kentucky took a 2-0 advantage to Indianapolis.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, ABA Finals
On May 17 the Colonels took a commanding 3-0 lead in the series by winning Game 3 in Indianapolis 109-101. 17,388 fans saw Artis Gilmore play a remarkable game as he finished the night with 41 points and 28 rebounds. 2 nights later, the Pacers rebounded to win Game 4 94-86. Dan Issel had 26 points in front of 14,589 fans and the Colonels returned to Louisville with a 3-1 edge in the series.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Playoffs, ABA Finals
On May 22 Kentucky and Indiana met in Louisville for Game 5. Billy Knight scored 40 points for the Pacers in front of 16,622 fans; the effort was not enough as the Colonels won 110-105 to claim the 1975 ABA Championship. Artis Gilmore was named the Most Valuable Player of the championship series.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Legacy
Hubie Brown, the 1974–75 Colonels coach, was named NBA Coach of the Year two different times and went on to the Hall of Fame. Brown was a coach with the 1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks, which made the 1974 NBA Finals with future Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson and lost in seven games to a legendary Boston Celtics championship team. Brown was also head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks (with Patrick Ewing) and Memphis Grizzlies. Of the 1975–75 Kentucky Colonels, Brown said: "The 1975 Kentucky Colonels were the best team I have ever coached.


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Legacy
No other team has even come close. They were just a great, great team because they had perimeter scoring in Dampier and Issel, they had Gilmore at the low box. Teddy McClain could guard anybody in either league. Gene Littles was a hell of a defensive player. Wil Jones and Marv Roberts combined for over 20 points a game and we never ran any plays for them . . . . We went 22-3 in the last 25 games of the season and 12-3 in the playoffs."


1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season, Legacy
Colonels owner John Y. Brown, Jr. challenged the NBA champion Golden State Warriors to play the Colonels, offering to pay the NBA $1 million if the Warriors could defeat the Colonels. The Warriors and NBA declined. However, the two teams did meet on October 8, 1975, at Freedom Hall in Louisville. The Colonels won the matchup of the league champions, 93-90.


1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky and was the 1975 NCAA runner-up. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.


1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Regular season
On December 7, 1974, Indiana and Kentucky met in the regular season in Bloomington with a 98-74 Indiana win. Near the end of the game, Indiana coach Bob Knight went to the Kentucky bench where the official was standing to complain about a call. Before he left, Knight hit Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall in the back of the head. UK's assistant coach Leonard Hamilton, a former FBI agent who was about 6 feet 5 inches, had to be restrained by Hall from hitting Knight. Hall later said, "It publicly humiliated me."


1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Regular season
Knight said the slap to the head was something he has done, "affectionately" to his own players for years. "But maybe someone would not like that," he said. "If Joe didn't like it, I offer an apology. I don't apologize for the intent." ... "Hall and I have been friends for a long time," Knight said. "If he wants to dissolve the friendship, that's up to him." Knight blamed the furor on Hall, noting in his inimitable style, "If it was meant to be malicious, I'd have blasted the fucker into the seats." Indiana finished the regular season unbeaten (31-0).


1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, NCAA tournament
Following the contentious regular season game, Indiana and Kentucky met in the 1975 NCAA Mideast Regional Final in Dayton, Ohio. Coming into that game, the Hoosiers were on a 34-game winning streak, and the number one ranked team in America. Kentucky was ranked number five. However, Indiana had lost star player Scott May to a broken arm in the regular season finale against Purdue.


1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, NCAA tournament
May scored 25 points in the regular season IU-UK meeting, but he managed only 2 points in seven minutes in the Tournament game, which he played with a cast on his left arm that limited him to 7 minutes. IU surged out to an early seven-point lead before UK rallied to tie it at 44 by halftime. Despite Indiana's Kent Benson scoring 33 points (on 13-of-18 shooting) and grabbing 23 rebounds, Kentucky would win by just two points, 92-90. The game made USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time.


1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, NCAA tournament
The loss for Indiana prevented what could have been back-to-back undefeated seasons and national championships as the Hoosiers went on to take the national title in 1976. Bob Knight would later said that this 1974-1975 team was the best he ever coached, even better than the undefeated national champions of 1976. The win put UK in the Final Four in San Diego, where they dropped the NCAA title game in what would be John Wooden's last game.


1974–75 La Liga
The 1974–75 La Liga was the 44th season since its establishment. The season began on 7 September 1974, and concluded on 25 May 1975.


1974–75 Lancashire Cup
The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the sixty-second occasion on which the completion had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.


1974–75 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part. The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one  “blank” or “dummy” fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.


1974–75 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1974–75 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.


1974–75 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1974–75 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The John Player Yearbook 1975–76  gives the attendance as 7,403, as does Rothmans Yearbook of 1991-92  - The RUGBYLEAGUEproject   gives the attendance as  6,7032 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league)
This was the fourth season for the League Cup, which was again known as the Players No.6 Trophy for sponsorship reasons.


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league)
Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 3-2. The final was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 5,935 and receipts were £3305.


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Background
This season saw no changes in the  entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen. For the  first time in the competition, there were no drawn matches.


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and results, Prize money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the  prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and results, Prize money
Note - the  author is unable to trace the  rest of the  award amounts. Can anyone help ?


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
1 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76 gives the score as 15-10 but others including The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 give it as 15-62 * Lock Lane are a Junior (amateur) club from Castleford3 * The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives the attendance as 1,000 but the Rothmans Rugby League Yearbooks 1990-91 and 1991-92, and RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Wigan official archives give it as 5374 * Wigan official archives gives the  score as 12-6 but The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76, RUGBYLEAGUEproject and The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives it as 12-85 * Kippax White Swan are a Junior (amateur) club from Castleford6 * The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives the attendance as 513 but Rothmans Rugby League Yearbooks 1990-91 and 1991-92  and RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 4537 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76, Wigan official archives and RUGBYLEAGUEproject  give the score as 21-14   but The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 give it as 22-148 * Hull F.C. official website shows Hull playing away at Leeds in December in the JPT, an obvious error9 * Swinton No 8 Brian Butler was sent off in the 36th minute for "interfering in a tackle by Green on David Hill" and Wigan hooker Colin Clarke was sent off in the 6th minute for dissent.


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
10 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76 gives the score as 13-6  but Wigan official archives,  RUGBYLEAGUEproject and The John Player Yearbook 1975–76  give it as 33-611 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76 gives the score as 13-6  but Wigan official archives,  RUGBYLEAGUEproject and The John Player Yearbook 1975–76  give it as 33-613  * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club. The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10-13.


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup.


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup" The competition ran from 1971–72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams.


1974–75 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sportThe 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 usually taking place in late January The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1974–75 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Bohemians won the championship.


1974–75 Lebanese Premier League
The 1974–75 Lebanese Premier League season was the 28th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese professional league for association football clubs in the country, established in 1934.


1974–75 Lebanese Premier League
Nejmeh were the defending champions. They won their second consecutive Lebanese Premier League title, and second overall, scoring 42 goals in 22 games.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season
The 1974–75 season saw Leeds United compete in the Football League First Division. As reigning English champions, they also competed in the European Cup.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Don Revie left after many successful years at Leeds to manage the England side. He was replaced by Brighton & Hove Albion's Brian Clough—this appointment raised many eyebrows, as Clough had often made public his disdain for both Revie and the playing style of his Leeds side, even clamouring for the club to be relegated on disciplinary grounds.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
As it turned out, Clough only lasted 44 days at Elland Road. He alienated several key players like Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner and reportedly, in his first training session, told the players to "throw [their] medals in the bin because they were not won fairly." After a poor start which saw Leeds in 19th place after one win from the opening six games and only 4 points from a possible 12 won, the Leeds directors sacked Clough.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Replacing Clough was Bolton Wanderers' Jimmy Armfield. Armfield, while unable to turn the club's fortunes around to finish higher than ninth, bought the Yorkshire club better success in the European Cup, with the club reaching the final against Bayern Munich in Paris. The German side won 2–0 with two goals in 10 minutes late in the second half, but Leeds could have won the match, having denied two strong penalty appeals for fouls by Bayern's Franz Beckenbauer.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Indeed, Leeds did get a goal in the 63rd minute, through Peter Lorimer, but Beckenbauer successfully convinced referee Michel Kitabdjian to consult with the linesman, who had not raised his flag; Kitabdijan subsequently indicated Lorimer was marginally offside. This decision to not allow the goal caused riots to break out amongst the travelling Leeds fans.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
The violence during the riots saw Leeds banned from European competition for four years (later reduced to two on appeal); but, as Leeds would not qualify for European competition again until the early 1990s, the ban was never applied.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Nonetheless, bitterness remains amongst the Leeds fans even today, due to their perception of being cheated of victory and the European Cup. Over 40 years on, Leeds fans can still be heard chanting at away matches "We are the champions, champions of Europe".


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Awards
At the end of the season, defender Gordon McQueen was named the club's Player of the Year.


1974–75 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1974–75 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1974–75 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1974–75 season, Leicester could not improve on last season's 9th place, finishing 9 places lower. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton refused to sign a new contract and followed his mentor Gordon Banks by signing for Stoke City at a record fee for a goalkeeper of £325,000 in November and resulted in Mark Wallington starting the season in goal.


1974–75 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
From early November to late February, the Foxes didn't register a league win in 13 games which saw them slip to bottom of the table and heading for relegation but again their FA Cup progress gave them a boost in their league form. As the season drew to a close, Chris Garland improved their strike force by scoring 8 goals in 10 matches, which was enough to save the Foxes from the drop in 18th and 3 points clear of relegation.


1974–75 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1974–75 Libyan Premier League
The 1974–75 Libyan Premier League was the 11th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963.


1974–75 Libyan Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Al-Ahly (Benghazi) won the championship.


1974–75 Liga Alef
The 1974–75 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Haifa (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Ramat Amidar (champions of the South Division) promoted to Liga Leumit.


1974–75 Liga Alef
Although two clubs in each regional division were due to be relegated, they were eventually reprieved after the Israel Football Association decided to expand Liga Leumit to 18 clubs, and Liga Alef to 17 clubs in each division for the following season.


1974–75 Liga Bet
The 1974–75 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Tel Hanan, Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan and Beitar Ashdod win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1974–75 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1974–75 season was the 19th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Real Madrid won the title.


1974–75 Liga Leumit
The 1974–75 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Be'er Sheva win their first ever title. Moshe Romano of Beitar Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.


1974–75 Liga Leumit
Although two clubs were due to be relegated, they were eventually reprieved after the Israel Football Association decided to expand the league to 18 clubs for the following season.


1974–75 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 1974–75 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the third season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Eight teams participated in the league, and Real Sociedad won the championship.


1974–75 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool F.C. had a trophyless first season under the guidance of Bob Paisley, who took over as manager following the retirement of Bill Shankly after nearly 15 years at the helm. They did finish second in the First Division behind champions Derby County, in a record-tight season that saw the top ten teams separated by less than ten points. A defeat in the penultimate round against newcomers Middlesbrough cost Liverpool a ninth league title. Liverpool also recorded a record low attendance with 14 fans travelling to West Ham United due to fears of West Ham’s firm.


1974–75 Liverpool F.C. season
It did however beat the club record for biggest victory, eclipsing Strømsgodset from Norway by 11–0 in the Cup Winners' Cup.


1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' eighth season in the National Hockey League.


1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season, Offseason
Defenseman Barry Long (3G, 19Ast, plus/minus = +25) jumped to the Edmonton Oilers of the WHA.


1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
The Kings were coming off their first playoff appearance in 5 years and the season before finished with a .500 record and scored more goals than they allowed for the first time in club history. Still, they were placed in a division with the powerful Montreal Canadiens in the 1974–75 realignment and hockey experts joked that Montreal would clinch 1st place by Christmas. But the Kings started fast, losing only twice in their first 26 games. The Canadiens finally overtook them and clinched first place with only 3 games to play.


1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
In addition, the Kings had allowed the fewest goals in the most of the season (which would have earned their goaltender tandem of Rogie Vachon and Gary Edwards the Vezina Trophy under 1975 rules). But they faltered just enough at the end and the Philadelphia Flyers earned that honor by a mere 4 goals.


1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
With the 4th best record in the league, the Kings were hopeful of a deep playoff run. But because they finished 2nd in the division, they had to play in the dangerous 2 out of 3 mini series. Their opponent was the Toronto Maple Leafs, who were under .500 on the season, finishing 27 points behind the Kings. But a hot goalie can carry a team and Toronto's Gord McRae got hot at the wrong time for the Kings. Toronto scored a late goal in game 1 but the Kings won in overtime, 3–2. Toronto won game 2 in overtime by the same 3–2 score, and won game 3 in L.A. 2–1. Three of the four higher seeded teams lost in the mini series.


1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season.


1974–75 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1974–75 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1974–75 NBA season was the Lakers' 27th season in the NBA and 15th season in Los Angeles. The team finished with 30 wins and 52 losses. This was the first year that the Lakers failed to win the Pacific Division, and the first year since 1958 that the Lakers failed to make the playoffs.


1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1974–75 season. Coached by Denny Crum, the Cardinals won the Missouri Valley Conference title in their last season as a member (they would become a founding member of the Metro Conference the following year), and advanced to the Final Four of that season's NCAA tournament, losing in the semifinals to a UCLA team coached by Crum's retiring mentor, John Wooden.


1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The Cardinals played their home games at Freedom Hall, their home from the 1956–57 season until their move to the new KFC Yum! Center for the 2010–11 season.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was the 89th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 55th consecutive season in the Football League, and their 58th overall. It was also the team's first season in the First Division since 1959–60, and their sixth overall. The season saw Luton narrowly relegated back to Division Two.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season
This article covers the period from 1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season, Background
Following promotion from the Fourth Division in 1966–67, Luton consolidated under first Allan Brown, then Alec Stock before rising another division following a successful 1969–70 campaign in which Malcolm Macdonald scored 28 goals. Macdonald scored 31 during 1970–71 as Luton finished sixth in the Second Division, and was sold to Newcastle United at the end of the season to ease the club's financial worries. Harry Haslam replaced Stock in 1972, and along with him came the ambition to return to Division One after a 12-year absence. Luton fans would have to wait two more years for Haslam to deliver the third promotion; in 1973–74 the team finished second in Division Two behind Middlesbrough, and ensured that for 1974–75 Luton would be a top division club once again.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, July–September
After failing to progress past the group stage of the Texaco Cup, Luton began the campaign badly. The first victory came in the League Cup, as Luton beat Bristol Rovers on 11 September; in the league, a series of losses and draws prevailed. On the 28th, Luton finally won a league match, beating Carlisle United 3–1. This win lifted Luton out of the relegation places, and up to 17th in the division.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October–December
The team then went 11 matches without a victory, including a run of six straight defeats. Luton crashed out of the League Cup and by mid-December, they were bottom of the league and eight points away from safety. Starting with a 1–0 home win over Derby County, Luton suddenly won three successive matches and reduced the gap to five points.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January–March
A draw with Chelsea meant that Luton came off the foot of the table, but it was followed by defeat in the FA Cup to Birmingham City. A disappointing home loss at the hands of Burnley sent Luton straight back to the bottom of the league, and put them six points behind 19th placed Chelsea. A draw at Sheffield United, followed by a victory over Newcastle United and another draw with Stoke City, saw Luton come within four points of survival. A 3–1 defeat at Everton on 25 February resulted in no further ground being made up.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January–March
Two more straight defeats followed, and the gap remained four points. Luton then won three matches on the trot, against Carlisle, Leeds and Arsenal, to be only two points behind Chelsea. The team were brought back down to earth sharply towards the end of March by a 5–0 annihilation at Derby County and a 5–2 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers – these put Luton back down to 21st, though still only three points behind Leicester City in 19th.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April–May
Defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 5 April sent Luton back to the bottom of the league and increased the gap to five points with only eight left to gain from Luton's final four matches. Luton managed a 2–1 home win over Everton, before beating Leicester 3–0 to be only one point away. A 4–1 victory at Birmingham put Luton level on points with Tottenham, with the North London team ahead on goal average.


1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April–May
Manchester City would visit Luton on 26 April for their final match, while Tottenham would have to travel to Highbury to face their rivals Arsenal before entertaining Leeds United two days later. Luton could only draw with Manchester City, while Tottenham were defeated 1–0 at Arsenal; Luton therefore rose out of the relegation zone for the first time since October. However, Tottenham beat Leeds 4–2 on the 28th, and therefore leapfrogged Luton into 19th place. Thus, Luton were sentenced to Division Two football in 1975–76.


1974–75 Luxembourg National Division
The 1974–75 Luxembourg National Division was the 61st season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1974–75 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1974–75 MJHL season, Champion
On April 9, 1975, at home in Selkirk, the Steelers won their second consecutive MJHL title, capturing the Turnbull Memorial Trophy. On April 16, 1975, in Swift Current, the Steelers beat the hometown Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to win the Anavet Cup.


1974–75 MJHL season, League notes
Jim Misener of the Dauphin Kings led the league in goals with 73, breaking Bobby Clarke's single season record of 71.


1974–75 Macedonian Republic League
The 1974–75 Macedonian Republic League was the 31st since its establishment. FK Pelister won their 3rd championship title.


1974–75 Magyar Kupa
The 1974–75 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 35th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1974–75 Maltese Premier League
The 1974–75 Maltese First Division was the 60th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.


1974–75 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was Manchester United's 73rd season in the Football League, and their first as a Second Division team since 1937–38, following relegation from the First Division at the end of the previous season.


1974–75 Manchester United F.C. season
The board of directors had kept faith in manager Tommy Docherty despite United's relegation, and he delivered an instant return to the First Division by guiding United to the Second Division title. Despite being a second division side, their average home attendance of 47,781 was still the highest in the country that season.


1974–75 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was Mansfield Town's 38th season in the Football League and 6th in the Fourth Division, they finished in 1st position with 68 points, gaining a return to the Third Division.


1974–75 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1974–75 academic year. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.


1974–75 Memphis Sounds season
The 1974–75 Memphis Sounds season was the fifth and final season of basketball in Memphis in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Charles O. Finley had failed in running the Tams, and he let the league take the team from his reigns after two years. On July 1974, a group led by Isaac Hayes, Avron Fogelman, Kemmonis Wilson, and former ABA Commissioner Mike Storen (who resigned on July 17, 1974) took the team over. The team was renamed to Sounds, and players were soon dealt to and away from Memphis.


1974–75 Memphis Sounds season
The March 28, 1975 game saw 8,417 see a victory over the New York Nets 111-106, the largest crowd to see the Sounds in years. The team improved by six games, and in part due to a weak division took the final playoff spot by 12 games over Virginia, the first time Memphis had made a playoff series since 1971. In the Semifinals, they lost to Kentucky in 5 games. Wilson and Hayes had to share their shares after the season ended due to losing money on the team.


1974–75 Memphis Sounds season
Afterwards, the league gave Memphis until June 1, 1975 to sell 4,000 season tickets, find new investors, and secure a more favorable lease at the Mid-South Coliseum, but the deadline passed with failure. On August 27, 1975, a group headed by David Cohan purchased the team and the franchise moved to Baltimore, to become the Baltimore Claws. However, the team never played a regular season game.


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1974–75. Mersin İdmanyurdu had relegated from Turkish First Football League in 1973–74 season. It was the first relegation of the team after 7 season first league experience. The 1974–75 season was the fifth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish Second Football League, the second level division in Turkey. They finished 3rd in the red group.


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1974–75 Second League participation
In its 12th season (1974–75), Second League was played with 32 teams, 16 in red group and 16 in white group. Group winners promoted to First League 1975–76 and last teams relegated to Third League 1975–76 in each group. Mersin İY became 3rd with 14 wins in Red Group.


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1974–75 Second League participation, Results summary
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1974–75 Second League Red Group league summary:


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1974–75 Second League participation, League table
Mersin İY's league performance in Second League Red Group in 1974-75 season is shown in the following table.


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1974–75 Second League participation, League table
Note: Won, drawn and lost points are 2, 1 and 0. F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches.


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1974–75 Second League participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 1974–75 Second League Red Group by rounds:


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1974–75 Turkish Cup participation
1974–75 Turkish Cup was played for the 13th season as Türkiye Kupası by 22 teams. Two elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Top ten first division teams from previous season participated. Mersin İdmanyurdu did not participate in 1974–75 Turkish Cup because they had finished previous season at 15th place. Beşiktaş won the Cup for the first time and became eligible for 1975–76 ECW Cup.


1974–75 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1974–75 squad
Stats are counted for 1974–75 Second League matches. In the team rosters five substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.


1974–75 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Mexican Primera División for the 1974–75 season.


1974–75 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Segunda División semifinalists, UASLP-Pumas (who re-branded to Atlético Potosino) and Unión de Curtidores were promoted to the Primera División to increase the number of teams to 20.


1974–75 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
This season was contested by 20 teams, and Toluca won the championship.


1974–75 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1974–75 Segunda División was the 26th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 14 July 1974 and concluded on 5 July 1975. It was won by UAG.


1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades season
The 1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades season was the third season of the former Los Angeles Sharks franchise. Prior to the season, the team relocated to Detroit, and then relocated to Baltimore partway through the season. The team finished fifth in the Western Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.


1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades season, Player stats
Note: Pos = Position; 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;


1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by Gus Ganakas in his sixth year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 17–9, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place.


1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1973–74 season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Player walk-out
The season stands as one of the ugliest moments in MSU athletics history as 10 players, led by captain Lindsay Hairston, followed by Bob Chapman, Pete Davis, Terry Furlow, Bill Glover, Thomas McGill, Cedric Milton, Lovelle Rivers, Benny White and Edgar Wilson, walked out of a team meeting before their game against Indiana on January 4, 1975. At the time, it was assumed that the players were objecting to the fact that freshman Jeff Tropf, who was white, was starting over more experienced black players. Later, more complaints came to light including the arena being too cold during practice due to construction and the school's lack of emphasis on basketball. When the players returned an hour before game time, head coach Gus Ganakas suspended the players.


1974–75 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Player walk-out
As a result, the team fielded junior varsity players and Tropf for the game against Indiana and were blown out 107–55. The next day, the suspended players aired their grievances with Ganakas, apologized, and were reinstated to the team. Tropf left the school after the season.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season
The 1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team represented Michigan Tech University in college ice hockey. In its 19th year under head coach John MacInnes the team compiled a 32–10–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in its history. The Huskies defeated Minnesota 6–1 in the championship game at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, a rematch of the previous season's championship game.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Streaking
After coming up just shy in 1973–74 Michigan Tech entered the season with one goal; winning the national championship. Jim Warden, as the only goaltender on the team who wasn't a freshman, was given the opportunity to assume control of the Huskies' crease and played well at the start. With MTU's high-powered offense clicking the Huskies easily won their first four games, outscoring the opposition by a 27–13 margin, winning each contest by at least 3 goals. However, when Tech met their first tough competition they hit a rough patch.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Streaking
Over a three week span, despite playing four of six contests at home, the Huskies lost five of six games, all against WCHA opponents. Michigan Tech was able to score in most games but their defense surrendered no less than four goals in each match. The losing streak left Tech with a .500 record overall and a 3–5 mark in conference; disastrous numbers for a team hoping to challenge for a national title.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Streaking
Warden and the defensive corps led by team captain Bob Lorimer needed to raise their game and the weekend series against three week conference opponents couldn't have come at a better time. A six game winning streak countered their losing skid and the Huskies were back in contention for home ice in the WCHA Tournament. Just before the winter break Tech headed to Minneapolis to take on the defending national champions and saw their rise up the standings halted with two losses to Minnesota.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Holiday Season
At the end of December Michigan Tech made their way to Detroit and served as host for the 10th Great Lakes Invitational. The Huskies dominated Yale in the first game then squeezed past Michigan with a 3–2 win to capture their first GLI championship in three years. After two weeks off the Huskies resumed their schedule against the Wolverines and split the home series. The win came in the second match and provided Jim Warden with his first shutout of the season. After spending two weeks walking over bottom-feeders Denver and North Dakota Tech made their first appearance in the new Munn Ice Arena. The Huskies housewarming present was to defeat Michigan State twice and raise their record to 20–8.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Down the Stretch
Michigan Tech held its Winter Carnival at the beginning of February and played host to Minnesota–Duluth. After raising their winning streak to 8 games Tech lost the second contest which left them just two points ahead of Colorado College in the standings. After taking both games at Notre Dame Tech was shutout by Wisconsin before rebounding in the second match.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Down the Stretch
With only one weekend series remaining, Tech found itself tied with CC as both had identical 20–10 conference records. The Tigers were going to take on 9th-place Denver with the Huskies were faced with Minnesota, who had already won the WCHA championship and guaranteed themselves the top seed. The Gophers were flat in their first game, allowing Tech to easily take the contest 7–0 with Warden tying the school record with his third shutout of the season. CC lost their first game against the Pioneers so all Tech needed was a tie to get the second seed. In their second match Minnesota gave the Huskies all they had but Tech was able to pull out a 5–4 victory and give themselves home ice for the duration of the conference tournament.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs
Notre Dame arrived in Houghton for the first round of the conference playoffs just two days after the regular season wrapped up. While both teams were presumably tired the Huskies shut the Irish down, winning both games with Jim Warden setting  anew program record with his fourth shutout of the season (still a Michigan Tech record as of 2019). The Huskies were able to rest for a day while both the 3rd- and 4th-seeded teams lost, leaving Michigan State as the Huskies opponent.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs
While the Spartans only had a short way to travel from Madison, they were forced to play games on four consecutive nights while the Huskies were able to get a day off in between the two rounds. The tired Spartan defense was no match for Tech who put up 15 goals in the two games and won both to earn their second consecutive WCHA Tournament championship and 7th overall. Even more impressive was the fact that Michigan Tech produced a 30-win season, only the second such occurrence in the history of college hockey (and the first of only two times they've accomplished that feat as of 2019).


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs
Michigan Tech made their 8th NCAA Tournament appearance as the 2nd western due to Minnesota being the other WCHA winner. As a result MTU was pitted against ECAC champion Boston University who had the offensive firepower to rival their own. The Terriers opened the scoring in the semifinal and the two teams traded leads in the opening frame before heading to the locker room tied 2-all. When the second period began the Huskies charged out of the gate and scored three times in under six minutes.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs
BU was able to get one goal to close the gap but Bob D'Alvise' second goal of the game restored the 3-goal lead. with just under two minutes to play in the period Mike Fidler was called for a major high-sticking penalty, giving MTU a 5-minutes man-advantage. Bill Steele scored just 21 seconds into the power play while George Lyle and Mike Zuke added their own markers early in the third period. With the score 9–3 as a result the game was essentially over and though the Terriers netted two more before time expired the Huskies had proved themselves the better breed.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs, National championship
The championship game became a rematch of the previous year's finale with Tech looking for revenge against Minnesota. Interestingly enough, both Minnesota and Michigan Tech had entered the NCAA tournament as the first teams in 14 years to record 30 wins and with each having won their semifinal meetings both shared the record for the most wins in a season. That record, however, was secondary to the game itself. The two teams played before a crowd of nearly 7,000 people, far below the maximum capacity of the St. Louis Arena  but much more than they were used to seeing.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs, National championship
Michigan Tech scored first, just past the halfway mark of the opening frame and added a second from Zuke with 64 seconds remaining. Tech's defense held the Gophers to only 7 shots in the period and continued their stifling play throughout the game. The Huskies themselves were held to only 5 shots on goal in the second but they made them count, doubling their lead to 4–0 after forty minutes. The final period saw more of the same with the Huskies tying their own championship record with six consecutive goals from the start of the game. Minnesota's Tom Younghans finally got the puck past Jim Warden mid way through the final period but by then it was too late and Michigan Tech won their third national championship as well as set a new NCAA record with 32 wins on the year.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs, National championship
With his almost shutout of the Gophers, Jim Warden was named as the tournament MOP and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Bob Lorimer, Bob D'Alvise and Steve Jensen. D'Alvise finished third in the nation in scoring and was named to the AHCA All-American West Team. He also made an appearance on the All-WCHA First Team with Warden while Lorimer and Mike Zuke made the WCHA Second Team.


1974–75 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season, Playoffs, National championship
The following year Warden would be the starting goaltender for the US national team at the Winter Olympics, joined by fellow Michigan Tech alums Steve Jensen and Paul Jensen.


1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1974–75 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team finished second in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned the second of four consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament invitations. Joe Johnson and C. J. Kupec served as team captains and shared team MVP honors.


1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
John Robinson led the Big Ten in field goal percentage with a 60.3% average in conference games, while Kupec led the conference in free throw percentage with an 88.0%. As a team, they led the conference in free throw percentage as well with a 75.8%. The team began the season ranked seventeenth,  peaked at eleventh, and finished the season in nineteenth in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll. It was ranked for a total of eight of nineteen weeks during the season. The team ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. Kupec was selected as an All-American.


1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team's 74.4% free throw percentage was a school record that lasted 11 seasons. On January 2, 1975, Kupec went 14 for 14 in free throw attempts against Illinois which continues to be a school single-game record for most without a miss, surpassing Craig Dill's total of 12. The team set a school single-season free throw percentage record of 74.4% that would last until 1986.


1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
In the 32-team 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan was eliminated from the West Region in the first round by the UCLA Bruins 103–91.


1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Six players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1974–75 Midland Football Combination
The 1974–75 Midland Football Combination season was the 38th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1974–75 Midland Football Combination, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season along with one new club:


1974–75 Midland Football League
The 1974–75 Midland Football League season was the 75th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1974–75 Midland Football League
At the end of the season the league introduced second division called Division One, while top division became Premier Division.


1974–75 Midland Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:


1974–75 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1974–75 NBA season was the Bucks' seventh season in the NBA. For the first time since 1969-70 season, Oscar Robertson was not on the opening day roster. This would be Kareem Abdul Jabbar's last season in Milwaukee before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers following the season.


1974–75 Milwaukee Bucks season
Just before the start of the regular season, Kareem had privately requested a trade on October 3, 1974 at a dinner meeting in Downtown Milwaukee. His preferred trade destinations were the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers. General manager Wayne Embry later stated in 1987, "We asked Kareem if there was dissatisfaction with us and he said, 'no'. He just wanted to be traded from Milwaukee. He said his life style and the life style in Milwaukee were not compatible." With the Knicks failing to trade for Kareem in the 1975 offseason, the Lakers then traded for Kareem on June 16, 1975 in a trade that also sent Walt Wesley to the Lakers and Junior Bridgeman, Dave Meyers, Elmore Smith, and Brian Winters to the Bucks.


1974–75 Milwaukee Bucks season, Regular season
With the retirement of Oscar Robertson, the Bucks started the season 1-13 before slowly coming back and after 48 games they were 24-24 and were poised for their 6th straight trip to the postseason, but the Bucks faded down the stretch and finish with a losing record for the first time in the Kareem-Abdul Jabbar era.


1974–75 Minnesota Fighting Saints season, Player stats
Note: Pos = Position; 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;


1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' eighth season.


1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season
Coached by Jack Gordon (11–22–5) and Charlie Burns (12–28–2), the team compiled a record of 23–50–7 for 53 points, finishing the regular season 4th in the Smythe Division, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.


1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season, Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
The 1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Jud Heathcote and played their home games on campus at Adams Fieldhouse in Missoula, Montana.


1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
They finished the regular season at 20–6, with a 13–1 record in conference to win the title (by four games) and earned a berth in the expanded 32-team NCAA tournament. This season was the last for the Big Sky without a conference tournament; Montana's sole conference loss was on the road to defending champion Idaho State.


1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
In the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Pullman, Washington, Montana surprised Utah State and won by six points. It was a homecoming for Heathcote, an alumnus of Washington State and former assistant coach, so the Griz had plenty of support in the arena among the locals and traveling Montana supporters.


1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
With the win, Montana advanced to the Sweet Sixteen at the West Regional in Portland, Oregon, and met second-ranked UCLA. In a game that went down to the last seconds, the Bruins won by just three points; they went on to win the national championship in John Wooden's final season as head coach.


1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
Montana lost the third place game to UNLV by eight points to finish the season at 21–8 (.724).


1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
Two seniors were on the all-conference team, center Ken McKenzie and swingman Eric Hays; freshman guard Micheal Ray Richardson was honorable mention. Richardson was all-conference the next three years, the fourth overall selection of the 1978 NBA draft, and a four-time NBA All-Star.


1974–75 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1974–75 Montenegrin Republic League was the 30th season of Montenegrin Republic League. The season started in August 1974 and finished in May 1975.


1974–75 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
Just like during the previous year, in Montenegrin Republic League played 16 teams. Among the teams which didn't play on previous season were OFK Titograd (relegated from Yugoslav Second League) and three best teams from Regional leagues - Partizan Momišići, Arsenal and Ivangrad. After 30 weeks, the title won Titograd, with seven points more than second-placed Zeta.


1974–75 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1974–75, four Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. All of them (Sutjeska, Budućnost, Lovćen and Bokelj) participated in 1974–75 Yugoslav Second League.


1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season was the 66th season in team history. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Buffalo Sabres four games to two. Henri Richard would play his final season with the club.


1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season, Offseason
Frank Mahovlich left the Canadiens, signing with the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Jacques Laperriere retired, he and Scotty Bowman unable to get along. Ken Dryden returned to the club after his law articling.


1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
Henri Richard entered his 20th season with the Canadiens, but his health was failing. He played 16 games before fracturing his left ankle on November 13, 1974, in a game against Buffalo and did not play again until the spring.


1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
Guy Lafleur had a break-out season, breaking the Canadiens' goal-scoring record of 50 goals held by Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion. Lafleur finished with 53 goals and 119 points. Lafleur finally realized his potential despite a slow start to the season and missing 10 games in mid-season with an injury.


1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens' first round opponent was the Vancouver Canucks and the Canadiens won the series in five games to advance to the semi-finals against the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres defeated the Canadiens in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup final. The Sabres' checkers were able to shut down the Canadiens' top scorers, while the Canadiens' checkers were not able to contain the Sabres' French Connection line.


1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season, Transactions
Following the 1975 playoffs, Henri Richard retired after 20 NHL seasons. Having been the Canadiens captain since 1971, he was succeeded in that post by Yvan Cournoyer.


1974–75 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1974–75 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 19th edition of the competition.


1974–75 Moroccan Throne Cup
Chabab Mohammédia won the cup, beating Union de Sidi Kacem 2–0 in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. Chabab Mohammédia won the competition for the first time in their history.


1974–75 Moroccan Throne Cup, Competition, Final
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, Chabab Mohammédia and Union de Sidi Kacem, on the 6 July 1975 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca.


1974–75 NAHL season
The 1974–75 North American Hockey League season was the second season of the North American Hockey League. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the Johnstown Jets were the league champions.


1974–75 NBA season
The 1974–75 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Washington Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap
The Warriors, with a record of 48–34, had low expectations against the Boston Celtics and the Bullets, both whom finished with records of 60–22.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap
At the start of the 1974–75 season, the Warriors underwent numerous roster changes, trading away Nate Thurmond for Clifford Ray, a first-round draft pick and $500,000 cash, which was the original motive of the trade. This led some sports writers to predict the Warriors would not even make the playoffs.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap
Drafting Keith Wilkes (rookie of the year) proved a master stroke as many questioned his ability to handle the rigors of play in the NBA. His play along with finals MVP Rick Barry, (First Team All NBA) and supported by such players as Clifford Ray, Butch Beard and the rest of an able supporting cast, proved to be enough to combat the tough and flashy Bullets, who had a very balanced and strong team with the likes of Wes Unseld, Kevin Porter and Elvin Hayes.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap
Until 2015, this was the only championship won by the Warriors in the San Francisco Bay area.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap
The defending champion Boston Celtics were the topic of much discussion as the season started. The team had upset Milwaukee and super giant Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a year ago, bringing the team full circle from the days of Bill Russell. Cowens was second again in rebounds while scoring over 20 points per game. The Celtics roared to 60 wins this year, despite losing Dave Cowens with a broken foot at the 65-game mark. Jo Jo White was right there with the two stars in scoring, while Paul Silas continued his solid tradition of rebounding.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap
Reserve Don Nelson, the future coaching great, shot just often enough to lead the NBA in accuracy from the floor. Boston's ability to outrebound and outpass teams led to many of those wins. The NBA's other 60-win team was the Washington Bullets. The team had a different name for the third straight year, but the same core of players. Elvin Hayes and Phil Chenier were the scorers, while Wes Unseld led the NBA in rebounds. Kevin Porter, a 6-foot fleet splinter, led the league in assists and foulouts and became a key part of the club.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap
Even Mike Riordan, the discarded Knick, paid some dividends at forward. With Cowens battling injuries, they became a popular favorite in the East. Hayes, in particular, turned in another All-Pro caliber season as a leading rebounder and shot blocker. His inside defense, in combination with Unseld, created a lot of missed shots for opponents. While the NBA boasted two 60-win giants this year, no other team won over 50 games, a surprising fact. Nine teams did win 40 games or more to show the rising balance of the league. The best of these were Buffalo, Golden State and Chicago.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Atlantic
Buffalo supplanted New York as Boston's most serious rival in the Atlantic foursome with 49 wins. Buffalo boasted high-scoring super star Bob McAdoo. The Big Mac posted a 34.5 scoring average to lead the NBA, making more field goals than any other player. He also led in minutes played, while also ranking among the best rebounders and shot blockers in the league. The 6'10 220-pounder was threatening enough to also earn 798 free throw tries, another league high, converting a solid 81%. The Braves lost sensation Ernie DiGregorio to knee injury, watched former Laker Jim McMillian battle illness, and also lost Gar Heard for 25 games, which dropped the team from the elite and put more of the load on their star. This dimmed hopes for the playoffs.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Atlantic
This would be the high-water mark for the Braves franchise in Buffalo. The franchise left Buffalo to become the San Diego Clippers in 1978 and would not reach the 50-win mark until 2012–13, by which time the Clippers were in their 29th season in Los Angeles and 35th overall in Southern California.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Pacific
Golden State  boasted the top-scoring offense in the league at 108.5 points per game to win the Pacific five and 48 games. Rick Barry turned in one of his greatest seasons ever to score 30.6 points per game, trying even more shots than McAdoo. Barry sank 90% of his free throws with his unique underhand delivery and finished sixth in the NBA in assists. But Barry may have shocked most by leading the NBA in steals as well, using surprisingly quick hands while playing passing lanes as well as any forward ever. Criticized in the past, Barry's season was such that many writers believed Barry, not Cowens, Hayes or McAdoo, to be the NBA's true MVP this year. The playoffs would tell more of that story.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Central
The Washington Bullets led by Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld won 60 games, a tie with the Boston Celtics for first in the league and the Houston Rockets led by Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich reached their first season at .500 as well as made the playoffs for the first time in Houston and second in franchise history.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Midwest
The Chicago Bulls won 47 games to capture their first-ever division title. As usual, Chicago did it with a stifling defense that began with guards Jerry Sloan and Norm Van Lier. Holdout Bob Love missed 20 games but again led in scoring while signee Nate Thurmond got into the defense at center. The 33-year-old gave the team a needed rebounder while ranking third in the NBA in blocked shots.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Midwest
The defending Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks suffered a precipitous decline following the retirement of Oscar Robertson, dropping from 59 wins in '73–'74 to 38 in '74–'75. This would be the final season in Wisconsin for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who forced a blockbuster trade during the summer of 1975 to the Lakers.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Midwest
With the Bucks in the doldrums, it fell to Kansas City–Omaha to challenge Chicago for division supremacy. Nate Archibald responded by averaging 26.5 points per game, while Sam Lacey was a force in the paint with 11.4 rebounds a contest.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
Seven NBA teams out of 17 finished over .500, but three teams, New York, Cleveland and Detroit, also had 40–42 records. Boston drew a young 41–41 Houston team who had just won their first playoff series in franchise history against the Knicks 2–1. The Rockets had 20-point scorers Calvin Murphy and Rudy T. but little rebounding, and the veteran Celtics got past the Rockets 4–1 and into the Conference Finals once again. The much tougher East bracket was Washington, who had the same record Boston had, against the tough Buffalo Braves. Hayes vs. MacAdoo was the marquee matchup.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
But the Braves, who had traded Bob Kauffman, did not have the help for their star. Despite that, the series went the full seven in impressive fashion before the Bullets won to advance. Randy Smith played well in place of Ernie D, but not enough to turn the series the other way. Out West, Golden State, still under the radar with many, met a solid Seattle team. Spencer Haywood, the SuperSonics' outspoken star, struggled with illnesses much of this year.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
Rookie center Tom Burleson and bombing guard Fred Brown picked up Haywood's slack with 20-point averages from the passes of guard Slick Watts, their first defender. But a 124–100 wipeout loss in Game Five put the writing on the wall as the Warriors advanced. Chicago drew a very good Kansas City team that had bounced back from the bad Bob Cousy days under coach Phil Johnson. Nate Archibald was their star at just 5'11. But the Bulls guards hounded Nate the Skate to just 36% shooting in the series.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
Bob Love also schooled rookie forward Scott Wedman as the Bulls won 4–2. The anticipated monster clash of Boston-Washington was set, with DC native Red Auerbach in the shadows. Cowens and Hayes each turned in very strong performances, but did not guard each other. Havlicek and White joined Cowens as 20-point Celtic scorers. But somehow the Celtics lost three of the first four ballgames anyway. The inside defense of the Bullets, combined with plenty of free throws, allowed Washington to send the vaunted world champions home. For some, this was a title in itself.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
But there was still one more round to play. Most experts now expected Chicago to finally get their hard-earned shot in a classic offense vs. defense series against Golden State. Plus, Thurmond was seeking revenge against his old team, which now had 6'10 Cliff Ray, a former Bull and a lesser center, in his former Warrior center spot. The series would be a full seven-game barnburner. The Bulls used a 90–89 Game Two win to start a 2–1 advantage. Golden State bounced back to win Game 4  but the Bulls won Game 5, making it 3–2.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
The Warriors cranked it up to win Game Six 86–72 in Chicago to force Game Seven at home. Bulls coach, Dick Motta, was giving most of the center minutes to rebounder Tom Boerwinkle, not Thurmond. With no bench scoring and Thurmond playing an average of just 20 minutes per game, The Warriors wiggled off the hook to win the game 83–79 and the series, 4–3. It was a hard loss for Bulls fans who had pulled for their team all decade.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Finals
Washington-Golden State did not have the sizzle that Boston-Golden State would have had in the eyes of some. But then the Bullets, still glowing from their win over Boston, barely showed up anyway. The Warriors won Game 1 on the road 101–95, then won Games 2 and 3 at home, 92–91 and 109–101, respectively. Washington fans now expected the Bullets to come out blazing, and for Hayes and Unseld to take over the paint. Rookie Keith Wilkes, the local UCLA favorite, was quietly having a strong playoffs at power forward.


1974–75 NBA season, Season recap, Finals
He was listed at 6'7 and 190 pounds, and was opposite the 6'10 240-pound Hayes. Barry and Wilkes were the only Warriors scorers over 15 points per game in the series, and two Warriors starters averaged less than 10 points per game. However, Game 4 was a one-point win, 96–95, and the Warriors pulled a remarkable sweep to win the series 4–0. Wilt Chamberlain had never won the title as a Warrior center, but now Cliff Ray had in his first try. Rick Barry averaged 28 points to be the star, but coach Al Attles' team had hustled and sweated throughout to key one of the most unusual and impressive championships ever.


1974–75 NBA season, NBA awards
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1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1974, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 31, 1975, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The UCLA Bruins won their tenth NCAA national championship with a 92–85 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference winners and tournaments
From 1975 to 1982, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities, organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball. Each 1975 tournament winner received an automatic bid to the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in the same way that the tournament champions of conventional athletic conferences did.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1974 and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1975 at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. This was the 28th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 80th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1974–75 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
The 1974–75 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1974 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 11th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1974–75 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings
Western Michigan qualified for the CCHA Championship† indicates conference regular season champion


1974–75 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
The 1974–75 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1974 and concluded on March of the following year. This was the 2nd season of Division III college ice hockey.


1974–75 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1974 season began on December 21, 1974. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX, 16–6, on January 12, 1975, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.


1974–75 NFL playoffs
This was the last season in which the sites for the playoff games annually alternated by division.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Participants
Within each conference, the three division winners and one wild card team (the top non-division winner with the best overall records of all remaining teams in the conference) qualified for the playoffs. The NFL did not use a seeding system until the 1975 season, and instead home teams during the first two rounds of the playoffs alternated by division. Thus it was possible for a team to host another club with a better regular season record. For the Super Bowl, the third and final round played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Schedule
In the United States, CBS televised the NFC playoff games, while NBC broadcast the AFC games and Super Bowl IX.