1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Regular season
The Braves began the new year by playing in three consecutive one-point contests, first splitting with the New York Knicks on January 2 and January 3, and then defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on January 6. All games were won by the home team. The Braves established an all-sport all-time attendance record for Memorial Auditorium of 19,226 on January 31 when they hosted the Boston Celtics. That night, John Havlicek became the NBAs fourth leading scorer, surpassing Elgin Baylor.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Regular season
The day before the game the Braves had reached an agreement on sharing playing dates with the Sabres and decided not to attempt to leave town. On February 1 during the All-star break, the Braves dealt Heard for Shumate. At the time the Braves had a 30–20 record and they would go 16–16 for the rest of the season. During the February 3, 1976 NBA All-Star Game, Smith scored 8 points, while McAdoo had a game-high 22. McAdoo contributed to a key fourth quarter spurt that propelled the East to victory.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Regular season
As the season wound down, the Braves were battling with the Philadelphia 76ers for home court advantage in the opening round series. The Braves defeated the Celtics twice in the final two weeks to even their season series at three games a piece while winning five of their last seven games. The Braves were scheduled to host the New York Knicks on April 6, but when the Buffalo Sabres qualified for the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs, the National Hockey League scheduled the Sabres to be the home team on the same date. When the Braves set a $25,000 price tag on the date, the Sabres swapped home game dates with the St. Louis Blues and lost on St. Louis in a best of three series on that date.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
In the 1976 NBA Playoffs, McMillian boosted his 15.8 points per game to 17.2, and Smith also boosted his production to 8.6 assists per game, which led the league, while contributing 22.6 points. For the second year in a row, McAdoo led the league in minutes per game in the playoffs (45.1), while posting 28.0 points per game.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
The Braves concluded the regular season tied with the Philadelphia 76ers for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 46–36 record. The Braves lost the regular season series with the 76ers 4 games to 3 giving Philadelphia home court advantage for the three-game Eastern Conference First Round series between the conference's fourth and fifth place teams. During the series, the road team won each of the three games including the final game, which Buffalo won 124–123 in overtime.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
In the first round, the Braves won the first game 95–89 on 36 points from McAdoo and 6 points from McMillian in the final 1:23. Although the Braves led most of the way, it took a three-point play by McAdoo with 4:37 left to give them the lead for good at 87–85. George McGinnis posted 34 points as the 76ers evened the series with a 131–106 victory in game 2.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
The Braved clinched game 3 in overtime as McAdoo scored two free throws to tie the game in regulation and two more with 17 seconds left in overtime as Buffalo won 124–123. The game included clutch shots by Shumate and a strong shooting performance by Smith. Philadelphia took the lead in the first quarter and did not relinquish it until the McMillian gave the Braves a 95–94 lead with 8:11 remaining in regulation. McGinnis had fouled out with 8:50 remaining.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
The Braves held the lead until Doug Collins scored with 41 seconds left to tie the score at 109 and Fred Carter gave Philadelphia a 111–109 lead with 6 seconds remaining. After a couple of offensive rebounds on their final possession Clyde Lee fouled McAdoo who tied the score from the line. Shumate had 11 fourth quarter points and a pair of early overtime baskets. Smith gave the Braves the lead for good with 51 seconds left in overtime.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
The win over Philadelphia would be the Braves' only playoff series win in Buffalo; in fact, it would be their only playoff victory in the first 35 years of the franchise, until the twice-relocated Los Angeles Clippers eliminated the Denver Nuggets in 2006.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
In the second round, the Braves opposed the Eastern Conference regular season champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The first five games of the series went to the home team and then Boston won game six in Buffalo to clinch the series.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
Dave Cowens accumulated 30 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals in leading the Celtics past the Braves by a 107–98 margin in game 1. Although McAdoo scored 40 points in game 2 and the Celtics played without John Havlicek, his replacements Don Nelson and Steve Kuberski stepped up to enable the Celtics to take a 2–0 lead in the series  with a 101–96 victory. In game 3, the Braves won 98–93, as Smith scored 29 and McAdoo added 24, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Buffalo had fallen behind by 12 points after one quarter.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
Starter-turned-reserve DiGregorio entered the game in the second quarter with the Braves behind 32–22, but he posted 8 points and 5 assists in the quarter to spark a 21–4 surge that gave the team a 43–36 lead. He finished with 10 assists. In game 4, Smith made a 25-foot jump shot with three seconds remaining to give the Braves a 124–122 victory and tie the series 2–2.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
Havlicek, who missed games 2 through 4 with a foot injury, returned to help the Celtics win game 5 as Paul Silas had 15 points and 22 rebounds and Cowens amassed 30 points and 16 rebounds. After a 32–32 tie, Cowens, who had 14 second quarter points, led the Celtics to a 46–36 halftime lead. The Braves closed to within 50–46, but the Celtics pulled away and took a 76–65 lead after three quarters. Although Charlie Scott fouled out in the fourth quarter, so did McAdoo.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Playoffs
In game 6, the Celtics led 30–27 after one quarter, but trailed 55–50 at the half and 78–77 after three quarters. At one point, 9 third quarter points by McMillian helped push Buffalo to a 9-point lead. Scott scored 13 of his game-high 31 points in the final quarter. Jo Jo White had 23 points and Cowens had 10 points and 16 rebounds in the final game as the Celtics clinched the series 4–2 with a 104–100 victory.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Transactions
On October 14, 1975, the Braves lost Lee Winfield on waivers to the Kansas City Kings. Paul Ruffner did not return to play for the 1975–76 Buffalo Braves and never again played in the NBA. On November 20, 1975, Steve Kuberski was waived. On November 27, 1975, Jack Marin was traded to the Chicago Bulls for a 1977 NBA Draft 1st round pick. On February 1, 1976, Gar Heard was dealt with a 1976 NBA Draft 2nd round pick to the Phoenix Suns for John Shumate.


1975–76 Buffalo Braves season, Transactions
The Braves were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season.


1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season
The 1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


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


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


1975–76 Bulgarian Cup
The 1975–76 Bulgarian Cup was the 36th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Levski Sofia won the competition, beating CSKA Sofia 4–3 after extra time in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.


1975–76 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1975–76 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 24th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Six teams participated in the league, and Levski-Spartak Sofia won the championship.


1975–76 Bundesliga
The 1975–76 Bundesliga was the 13th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 9 August 1975 and ended on 12 June 1976. Borussia Mönchengladbach were the defending champions.


1975–76 Bundesliga, Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective 2. Bundesliga divisions.


1975–76 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1974–75
VfB Stuttgart, Tennis Borussia Berlin and Wuppertaler SV were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Hannover 96, winners of the 2. Bundesliga Northern Division, Karlsruher SC, winners of the Southern Division and Bayer 05 Uerdingen, who won a two-legged promotion play-off against FK Pirmasens.


1975–76 Bundesliga, Champion squad
Defenders: Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp (34 / 5); Berti Vogts (34 / 1); Frank Schäffer (26); Hans Klinkhammer (24 / 2); Ulrich Surau (3). Midfielders: Herbert Wimmer (34 / 3); Dietmar Danner (34 / 2); Uli Stielike (33 / 4); Rainer Bonhof (30 / 5); Horst Köppel (16); Wilfried Hannes (9 / 1); Christian Kulik (4); Horst Wohlers (2); Norbert Ringels (1). Forwards: Allan Simonsen  (34 / 16); Henning Jensen  (33 / 11); Jupp Heynckes (24 / 12); Karl Del'Haye (2). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1975–76 Bundesliga, Champion squad
On the roster but have not played in a league game: Hans-Jakob Klingen; Norbert Kox; Hans-Jürgen Offermanns; Gerd Engels; Roger Roebben.


1975–76 CHL season
The 1975–76 CHL season was the 13th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Tulsa Oilers won the league title.


1975–76 Calgary Cowboys season
The 1975–76 Calgary Cowboys season was the fourth season of the World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise and first in Calgary, Alberta. The Vancouver Blazers relocated to Calgary prior to the season. The Cowboys qualified for the playoffs, losing in the second round to the Winnipeg Jets.


1975–76 Calgary Cowboys season, Regular season
In their first season, the Cowboys were not expected to ice a strong team, having inherited a franchise that finished in a last place tie with the Oilers the previous year. Calgary finished 41–35–4 however, as a 44-goal season by Danny Lawson and 42 goals from Ron Chipperfield helped the Cowboys finish a surprising third in the Canadian division.


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


1975–76 Calgary Cowboys season, Playoffs
In the playoffs, the Cowboys met the Quebec Nordiques in the first round. The series is best known for one of hockey's most legendary brawls. The incident began when Calgary's Rick Jodzio cross-checked Quebec's Marc Tardif in the head, causing both teams to leave their benches. The brawl lasted 20 minutes, and ended only when Quebec police gathered at the players benches and escorted the teams back to their dressing rooms. The game resumed following a 20-minute break to allow both teams to cool down, then resumed without eleven players who were ejected from the game.


1975–76 Calgary Cowboys season, Playoffs
The incident caught the attention of Quebec's Solicitor General Fernand Lalonde, who had the incident investigated as a criminal matter. Jodzio was suspended indefinitely by the league, and later plead guilty in a Quebec court to a charge of assault over the incident. Cowboys coach Joe Crozier was suspended for the rest of the series.


1975–76 Calgary Cowboys season, Playoffs
Calgary went on to defeat the Nordiques, who had finished 18-points ahead of Calgary in the regular season, but were defeated by the Winnipeg Jets in the second round. The team never really captured the attention of Calgarians, as fewer than 5,000 fans, on average, attended playoff games against the Jets.


1975–76 Calgary Cowboys 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;


1975–76 California Golden Seals season
The 1975–76 California Golden Seals season would be the Seals' ninth and final season in the Bay Area of California. The Seals were led by rookie Dennis Maruk.


1975–76 California Golden Seals season
Maruk centered the 3M line with Bob Murdoch and Al MacAdam. Both Maruk and MacAdam scored over 30 goals while Murdoch led the team in power play goals. Although they recorded a solid improvement over the previous season, the Seals fell 7 points shy of a playoff spot.


1975–76 California Golden Seals season
Owner Mel Swig was counting on the construction of a new arena in San Francisco, but after the proposal was defeated, he was convinced by minority owner George Gund III to relocate the franchise to Cleveland, where it was renamed Cleveland Barons. The NHL returned to the Bay Area fifteen years later, when the San Jose Sharks entered via expansion.


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


1975–76 California Golden Seals season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1975–76 California Golden Seals season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season


1975–76 California Golden Seals season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1975–76 California Golden Seals season, Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season:


1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 49th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Two on the first attempt after being relegated the previous year.


1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season
Manager Jimmy Andrews brought a number of changes to the squad including bringing Brian Clarkback to the club and signing Australian international Adrian Alston.


1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1975–76 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1975–76 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.


1975–76 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1975–76 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.


1975–76 Centenary Gents basketball team
The 1975–76 Centenary Gents basketball team represented Centenary College of Louisiana as an NCAA Division I Independent during the 1975–76 college basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Little and played their home games at Gold Dome in Shreveport, Louisiana. Led by senior center Robert Parish, future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, the Gents were ranked in the Associated Press poll a total of 11 (of 17) weeks that season. Centenary finished with an overall record of 22–5 and a No. 19 ranking in the final AP poll.


1975–76 Challenge Cup
The 1975–76 Challenge Cup was the 75th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by St Helens and Widnes at Wembley.


1975–76 Challenge Cup
St Helens beat Widnes 20–5 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,982.


1975–76 Challenge Cup
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was St Helens fullback, Geoff Pimblett.


1975–76 Challenge Cup
This was St Helens’ fifth Cup Final win in eight Final appearances.


1975–76 Chester F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was the 38th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1975–76 Chester F.C. season
Also, it was the first season spent in the Third Division after the promotion in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 50th season in the NHL. During the previous season, the club had a 37–35–8 record, earning 82 points, and finished in third place in the Smythe Division. Then, the Black Hawks upset the heavily favored Boston Bruins in the NHL preliminary series before losing to the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL quarter-finals.


1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season
Pit Martin and Stan Mikita were named co-captains for the season. The team had played without a captain, since 1969–70.


1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season
Chicago started off the 1975–76 regular season with a 10–4–11 record in their first 25 games and took the lead in the Smythe Division. The Hawks had a 15-game unbeaten streak (6–0–9) during that span. The team reached a peak of being ten games over .500 with a record of 21–11–16 through 48 games. Chicago then fell into a slump and found themselves under .500 with only four games left in the season, falling to 29–30–17. The club went unbeaten in their last four games (3–0–1) to finish the year with a 32–30–18 record, earning 82 points, which was enough to finish in first place in the Smythe Division. The Hawks 32 wins was their lowest toal since 1967–68, when they also won 32 games.


1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season
Offensively, the Black Hawks were led by Pit Martin, who had a club high 32 goals and 71 points. Dennis Hull rebounded from a poor 1974–75 season to score 27 goals and 66 points. Ivan Boldirev scored 28 goals and 62 points. Defenseman Dale Tallon led the club with 47 assists, while scoring 15 goals for 62 points. Stan Mikita missed 32 games due to injuries; however, he still earned 57 points. Keith Magnuson had a team high +13 rating, and Phil Russell led the club with 194 penalty minutes.


1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, Tony Esposito once again led the club with 30 victories and a 2.97 GAA, earning four shutouts in 68 games.


1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season
Since the Hawks won their division, they were given a bye in the NHL preliminary series, and they faced the powerful Montreal Canadiens in the NHL quarter-finals. The Canadiens had a record breaking season in 1975–76 with 58 wins and 127 points and finished in first place in the Norris Division. The Black Hawks—Candiens series opened with two games at the Montreal Forum. The Canadiens quickly took control of the series, shutting out Chicago 4–0 in the series opener, and then winning 3–1 in the second game. The series continued at Chicago Stadium for the next two games, where the Canadiens took the third game by a 2–1 score, and then swept the Hawks out of the playoffs with a 4–1 victory in the fourth game.


1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks season, Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks during the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft at the NHL Office in Montreal, Quebec.


1975–76 Chicago Bulls season
The 1975-76 NBA season was the Bulls' 10th season in the NBA.


1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Gale Catlett, as first year members of the Metro Conference. They defeated Georgia Tech, and Memphis State to win the Metro Tournament for the first consecutive year, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They lost 78-79 to Notre Dame.


1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers season
The 1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' first season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA).


1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marked their first winning record, their first playoffs appearances and their first conference finals in history.


1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders season
The 1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders season was the Cleveland Crusaders' fourth season of operation in the World Hockey Association. It was the last season of the franchise in Cleveland, Ohio. It would relocate to Minnesota for the next season.


1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders 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;


1975–76 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was Clydebank's tenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in the newly restructured Scottish League Division Two where they finished 1st and promoted to Division One. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup and finishing runners-up in the new Spring Cup which only took place that season.


1975–76 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was Colchester United's 34th season in their history and their second consecutive season in third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.


1975–76 Colchester United F.C. season
With Jim Smith departing for Second Division Blackburn Rovers in the summer, his former Colchester United coach Bobby Roberts was appointed manager in his place. A succession of poor results spelt relegation for Colchester, while they exited both cup competitions in the first round.


1975–76 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Jim Smith was prized away from Colchester by Second Division Blackburn Rovers over the summer. His coach Bobby Roberts was appointed manager but his early days in charge proved ominous for the remainder of the season. A winless first five games was only worsened by Smith returned to sign top scorer Bobby Svarc for £25,000 from the cash-strapped U's.


1975–76 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Colchester suffered defeat at the hands of non-League opposition in the FA Cup once again after being taken to a replay and then extra time by Dover. They were soundly beaten 4–1 at the end of extra time. They also lost out in the League Cup first round 4–3 on aggregate against Crystal Palace. Despite this, Colchester rallied for a mid-season resurgence of form to climb to twelfth position in the league table, but some crushing defeats including 6–1 at Chesterfield and 6–0 at Brighton & Hove Albion put the U's back in the relegation mire. Relegation was confirmed as Colchester finished 22nd position in the table, with Steve Leslie the club's top scorer with a record low of just six league goals.


1975–76 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1975–76 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented the Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1975–76 men's basketball season. The Rams finished the regular season with a record of 10–16, 6–8.


1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1975–76 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–5 record. They were the champions of the postseason ECAC Tournament. They made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by seventh-year head coach Dee Rowe.


1975–76 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1975–76 Copa del Generalísimo was the 74th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 12 October 1975 and concluded on 26 June 1976 with the final.


1975–76 Copa del Generalísimo
This was the last season to be called the Copa del Generalísimo, as Francisco Franco died in November 1975. Since then, it has been called the Copa del Rey.


1975–76 Coppa Italia
The 1975–76 Coppa Italia was the 29th season of Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic association football cup. The competition was won by Napoli, who defeated Verona in a one-legged final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.


1975–76 Coppa Italia, First round
The first round of the tournament consisted of seven groups with five teams each who played each other once in a single round robin format. All matches took place between 27 August and 21 September 1975. The seven group winners, joined by the defending champions Fiorentina, progressed to the second round.


1975–76 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France 1975–1976 was its 59th edition. It was won by Olympique de Marseille which defeated Olympique Lyonnais in the Final.


1975–76 Cuban National Series
Ganaderos, representing the province of Camagüey, won the 15th Cuban National Series with a five-game cushion over Metropolitanos.


1975–76 Cupa României
The 1975–76 Cupa României was the 38th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1975–76 Cupa României
The title was won by Steaua București against CSU Galaţi.


1975–76 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1975–76 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1975–76 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1975–76 Cypriot Cup
The 1975–76 Cypriot Cup was the 34th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 35 clubs entered the competition. It began on 8 May 1976 with the preliminary round and concluded on 27 June 1976 with the final which was held at Tsirio Stadium. APOEL won their 9th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Alki Larnaca 6–0 in the final.


1975–76 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1975–76 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division.


1975–76 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1975–76 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup.


1975–76 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
In the preliminary round 2 teams of each category participated. The teams were decided by drawing. Achilleas Kaimakli, a team of 1975–76 Cypriot Third Division did't want to participate in the 1975–76 Cyprus Cup, so only 7 of the 8 teams of the 1975–76 Cypriot Third Division participated.


1975–76 Cypriot Cup, First round
8 clubs from the 1976–77 Cypriot First Division, 7 clubs from the 1976–77 Cypriot Second Division and 7 clubs from the 1976–77 Cypriot Third Division were added.


1975–76 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 15 teams, and AC Omonia won the championship.


1975–76 Cypriot Second Division
The 1975–76 Cypriot Second Division was the 21st season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Chalkanoras Idaliou won their 1st title.


1975–76 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Thirdteen teams participated in the 1975–76 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first team was promoted to 1976–77 Cypriot First Division.


1975–76 Cypriot Third Division
The 1975–76 Cypriot Third Division was the 5th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Ermis Aradippou FC won their 1st title.


1975–76 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Eight teams participated in the 1975–76 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first team was promoted to 1976–77 Cypriot Second Division.


1975–76 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1975–76 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1975–76 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 33rd season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and TJ SONP Kladno won the championship.


1975–76 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and FC Baník Ostrava won the championship. Dušan Galis was the league's top scorer with 21 goals.


1975–76 Czechoslovak First League, League standings
Sparta Prague qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Czechoslovak Cup winners from a lower division.


1975–76 DDR-Oberliga
The 1975–76 DDR-Oberliga was the 27th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1975–76 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. Dynamo Dresden won the championship, the club's fourth of eight East German championships. The 1975–76 championship marked the beginning of a new era in the Oberliga with fifteen consecutive league titles between 1975 and 1990 going to the Dynamo clubs, Dynamo Dresden and BFC Dynamo.


1975–76 DDR-Oberliga
Hans-Jürgen Kreische of Dynamo Dresden was the league's top scorer with 24 goals, the record fourth time for Kreische to finish as league top scorer, while Jürgen Croy of BSG Sachsenring Zwickau won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1975–76 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1975–76 title Dresden qualified for the 1976–77 European Cup where the club was knocked out by FC Zürich in the quarter finals. Fourth-placed club 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig qualified for the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and was knocked out by Heart of Midlothian in the first round. Second-placed BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1976–77 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the first round by Shakhtar Donetsk while third-placed 1. FC Magdeburg lost to Juventus in the quarter finals.


1975–76 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1975–76 season saw two newly promoted clubs BSG Chemie Leipzig and BSG Energie Cottbus.


1975–76 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1975–76 DDR-Oberliga season was the 28th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Two teams participated in the league, and SC Dynamo Berlin won the championship.


1975–76 DFB-Pokal
The 1975–76 DFB-Pokal was the 33rd season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 1 August 1975 and ended on 26 June 1976. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final Hamburger SV defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0.


1975–76 Danish 1. division season
The 1975–76 Danish 1. division season was the 19th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league, and KSF Copenhagen won the championship.


1975–76 Danish 1. division season, Final round
The top six teams qualified for the final round, and KSF Copenhagen finished first.


1975–76 Denver Nuggets season
The 1975–76 Denver Nuggets season was Denver's ninth and final season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). At the conclusion of the season the team would join the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was led by an eventual hall of fame coach, Larry Brown.


1975–76 Denver Nuggets season, Player stats
Note: PG= per game; M= Minutes; R= Rebounds; A= Assists; S = Steals; B = Blocks; P = Points; T = Turnovers; PF = Personal fouls


1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics season
The 1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics season was the ill-fated single season of operation of the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Spurs began the season in Denver, Colorado but relocated to Ottawa, Ontario before giving up for good after 41 games.


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


1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 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;


1975–76 Detroit Pistons season
Following are the results of the 1975–76 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1975-76 NBA season was the Pistons' 28th season in the NBA and 19th season in the city of Detroit.


1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season was the 50th season of competition for the Detroit franchise and 42nd as the Red Wings. The Wings finished fourth in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.


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


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


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


1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
1975-76 was the first season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, this due to the creation of Elitserien (now the SHL) as a new flight of the Swedish hockey system.


1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
Division 1 was divided into four starting groups, based on geography. The top four teams in the group would continue to the playoffs to determine which clubs would participate in the qualifier for promotion to Elitserien. The bottom two teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1976–77 season.


1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Playoffs
The 16 teams (top 4 in the standings from each regular season group) that qualified for the playoffs all played two playoff rounds, leaving four surviving teams that continued to the 1976 Elitserien qualifier.


1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Playoffs
The format for the playoffs was a two-leg home-and-home series. Matches could end in a draw. If each team won one match, the result was decided by a sudden-death overtime, not by total goals over the two matches.


1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Playoffs
Björklöven, Mora, Örebro and Nacka won in the second round to continue to the 1976 Elitserien qualifier.


1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Playoffs, Round 2
Örebro IK wins in sudden-death overtimeNacka SK defeats HV 71


1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Elitserien qualifier
The four playoff winners played a double-round robin tournament, with the top two teams being promoted to Elitserien for the 1976–77 season, replacing the two teams with the poorest records from the 1975–76 Elitserien.


1975–76 Divizia A
The 1975–76 Divizia A was the fifty-eighth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1975–76 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Dumitru Moraru (24 / 0); Vasile Iordache (13 / 0). Defenders: Teodor Anghelini (30 / 0); Mario Agiu (29 / 1); Viorel Smarandache (15 / 0); Ștefan Sameș (31 / 1); Iosif Vigu (34 / 3); Gabriel Zahiu (9 / 0). Midfielders: Tudorel Stoica (16 / 2); Constantin Dumitriu (15 / 0); Ion Dumitru (24 / 7); Ion Ion (25 / 5); Adrian Florea (8 / 1). Forwards: Anghel Iordănescu (31 / 23); Viorel Năstase (21 / 4); Radu Troi (23 / 4); Marcel Răducanu (31 / 17); Constantin Zamfir (32 / 8); Teodor Botez (8 / 1); Dorin Danciu (2 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1975–76 Divizia B
The 1975–76 Divizia B was the 36th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1975–76 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.


1975–76 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Știința Bacău and CAROM Onești merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one. After the merge, CAROM was moved to Borzești, a village (now part of Onești) and renamed as CSM Borzești.


1975–76 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Constructorul Galați and Victoria Tecuci merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one.


1975–76 Divizia C
The 1975–76 Divizia C was the 20th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.


1975–76 Divizia C, Team changes, Other
Știința Bacău and Carom Onești merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one. After the merge, Carom was moved to Borzești, a village (now part of Onești), renamed as CSM Borzești and took the place in second division of Știința Bacău.


1975–76 Divizia C, Team changes, Other
Constructorul Galați and Victoria Tecuci merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one. Third division club Victoria Tecuci therefore took Constructorul Galați place in the second division.


1975–76 Divizia C, Team changes, Renamed teams
Cimentul Târgu Jiu was renamed as Cimentul Victoria Târgu Jiu.


1975–76 Divizia C, Team changes, Renamed teams
CIL Drobeta Turnu Severin was renamed as Unirea Turnu Severin.


1975–76 Divizia C, Team changes, Renamed teams
Olimpia Oradea merged with Dinamo Oradea and was renamed as Dinamo MIU Oradea.


1975–76 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1975–76 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).


1975–76 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 17–6, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC East in the regular season.


1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Foster and the team finished the season with an overall record of 13–14 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.


1975–76 Duleep Trophy
The 1975–76 Duleep Trophy was the 15th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1975–76 Duleep Trophy
South Zone won the title, defeating North Zone in the final.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1975–76 was the 92nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 70th time, the Scottish Cup for the 81st time and the Scottish League Cup for the 29th time.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Following league reconstruction, Dumbarton started off in the new Division 1 (second tier) of Scottish league football with a real expectation that promotion to the Premier League could be achieved. However, the departure of Willie Wallace to Australia towards the end of the previous season, followed by the transfer of brothers Colin and Tom McAdam before the end of October left a hole in the squad that proved difficult to overcome.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
A poor start in the league, which saw only one win taken from the first 6 fixtures (and included an astonishing 5-5 home draw with East Fife), was to handicap Dumbarton's ambitions, and eventually it required an unbeaten run of 6 games at the end of the league campaign to climb up to a respectable 4th place.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
It was however in the Scottish Cup where Dumbarton were to shine and after a third round win over Highland League opposition, Dumbarton were on their way to their first national cup semi-final in almost 80 years having disposed of both the clubs who would finish above them in Division 1’s promotion places. Hearts provided the opposition at Hampden and, after a hard fought 0-0 draw in which Dumbarton had the better chances, they were unable to recover from the loss of an early deflected own goal and the Premier League side eventually headed into Europe as defeated Cup Finalists.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, Dumbarton was handed the toughest of qualifying groups, being up against 3 of the top Premier League sides, and it was no real surprise that there would be no further interest in this competition although a home win, over Hearts ironically, was well received.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Due to the reduction in the number of league games, a new competition was instituted for Division 1 and 2 clubs, named the Spring Cup. Dumbarton qualified from their group with 4 wins from 6 games, and saw off Raith Rovers and Falkirk on their way to another cup semi final. It was however to be their local rivals Clydebank who would go on to the final following a 3-1 defeat.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Dumbarton had finished a long season by playing no fewer than 15 matches during a hectic 8 weeks across March and April; 1 league, 3 Scottish Cup, and 11 Spring Cup ties. In a strong second half to the season, and despite the fixture congestion, Dumbarton lost only two games in addition to those semi-final defeats in its closing 23 outings.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton beat Clydebank on penalties in the first round before surprisingly losing out to Stenhousemuir in the semi final.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Finally, Dumbarton undertook a mini-tour of England in the pre-season. Following a home game against Preston NE, the team travelled to play Chester and Tranmere Rovers.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton competed in the Combined Reserve League and in the Combined Reserve League Cup. Reports of these games are sparse although it is known that Partick Thistle were league champions.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Partick Thistle in the third round.


1975–76 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton failed to qualifying from their section.


1975–76 Dundalk F.C. season
Dundalk entered the 1975–76 season on the back of a fifth-place finish the previous season. 1975–76 was Jim McLaughlin's first full season as manager, having replaced John Smith in November 1974. It was Dundalk's 50th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football.


1975–76 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
The previous season had seen manager John Smith quit only two matches into the league programme for a new job outside football. Smith's resignation paved the way for the appointment of Jim McLaughlin as player-manager on 20 November 1974. But the Dundalk board that had taken control of the club in the summer of 1973 had already exhausted its available funding, and McLaughlin had been obliged to see what could be salvaged of the season with Smith's squad. His fifth-place finish was seen as "creditable", given the decline in the club's fortunes since the previous League title win in 1966–67. Going into the new season, he retained the players who had impressed, and signed a number of players who had been on the fringe at their clubs or were coming from non-League sides – reflecting the limited budget he was operating under.


1975–76 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
The season opened with the League Cup in September, and McLaughlin's new side were knocked out in the second round. Louth rivals Drogheda United knocked them out of the Leinster Cup in the first round. The league schedule got under way on 5 October 1975, and saw a number of formerly successful clubs, such as Waterford, Cork Celtic and Cork Hibernians, all bring in fading stars from England – Bobby Charlton, George Best, Geoff Hurst and Rodney Marsh – in a bid to entice back the support they had lost as their fortunes had ebbed.


1975–76 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
Meanwhile, Dundalk, needing no circus acts, were soon in a two-way tussle with Finn Harps at the top of the table. Struggling for goals early on, the signing of Terry Flanagan from Bohemians in November, after what would be their only defeat of the season, allowed them to press on. A 2–0 victory in a top of the table clash away to Finn Harps in February, in which Flanagan scored both goals, saw Dundalk go clear in the table. They were knocked out in the first round of the FAI Cup a week later, but they dropped only two points in the League subsequently, before clinching the title by beating Cork Hibernians at home in front of a packed Oriel Park with a game to spare.


1975–76 Dundee F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was the 74th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the rebranded Scottish Premier Division. In a tight relegation scrap, Dundee were relegated for the first time since the 1937–38 season due to inferior goal average. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup, and by Falkirk in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out by Motherwell in the 1st round of the Scottish Group.


1975–76 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was the 67th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1975 to 30 June 1976. United finished in eighth place in the new Premier Division escaping relegation to the First Division.


1975–76 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1975–76 season.


1975–76 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season
The 1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' fourth season of operation. The Oilers placed fourth to qualify for the playoffs, losing in the first round.


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


1975–76 Edmonton Oilers season, Player statistics
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;


1975–76 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1975–76 season was contested by 19 teams. HFC Haarlem won the championship.


1975–76 Eerste Divisie, Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the Eredivisie.


1975–76 Egyptian Premier League
The 1975–76 Egyptian Premier League, was the 19th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 26 September 1975 and concluded on 21 May 1976. Al Ahly managed to win the league for the 13th time in the club's history.


1975–76 Egyptian Premier League, League table, Group 1
(Q)= Qualification to Championship play-off, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1975–76 Egyptian Premier League, League table, Group 2
(Q)= Qualification to Championship play-off, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1975–76 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1975–76 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 76th season in the club's football history. In 1975–76 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 13th season in the Bundesliga.


1975–76 Ekstraklasa
The 1975–76 I liga was the 50th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 42nd season of the I liga, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).


1975–76 Ekstraklasa
The champions were Stal Mielec, who won their 2nd Polish title.


1975–76 Ekstraklasa, Competition modus
The season started on 2 August 1975 and concluded on 2 June 1976 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 1974–75 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1974–75 II liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.


1975–76 Elitserien season
The 1975–76 Elitserien season was the first season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Brynas IF won the championship.


1975–76 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Semifinals, Färjestad BK vs Leksands IF
Färjestads wins 2-1 in games following neutral site tiebreaker in Gothenburg's Scandinavium.


1975–76 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Finals
Brynäs IF wins 2–0 in games and are crowned 1976 Swedish champions in ice hockey.


1975–76 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1975–76 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.


1975–76 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1975–76 Eredivisie season was the 16th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Tilburg Trappers won the championship.


1975–76 Essex Senior Football League
The 1975–76 Essex Senior Football League season was the fifth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


1975–76 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 13 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs, joined from the Metropolitan–London League:


1975–76 European Cup
The 1975–76 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third consecutive time by Bayern Munich in the final against Saint-Étienne at Hampden Park, Glasgow. This was the first time that Bayern Munich participated  as last year's Cup winners only.


1975–76 European Cup
It would be another 42 years before a club again won this tournament in three consecutive seasons, this being achieved by Real Madrid in 2018. Only Real Madrid, Ajax, and Bayern Munich won in three consecutive seasons.


1975–76 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1975–76 European Cup are as follows:


1975–76 European Cup (handball)
The 1975–76 European Cup was the 16th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1975–76 European Cup (handball), Winner's squad
The squad of Borac Banja Luka, 1976 European Champions, was Milorad Karalić, Zdravko Rađenović, Nedeljko Vujinović, Abas Arslanagić, Dobrivoje Selec, Momir Golić, Nebojša Popović, Miro Bjelić, Zoran Ravlić, Boro Golić, Rade Unčanin, Slobodan Vukša, Mile Kekerović, Zlatko Jančić. Coach: Pero Janjić.


1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup was the 16th season of the European Cup Winners' Cup, a club football tournament organised by UEFA for the winners of its member associations' domestic cup competitions. It was won by Anderlecht of Belgium, who beat West Ham United of England in the final. Anderlecht went on to reach the next two finals as well, and won the second of them.


1975–76 Everton F.C. season
During the 1975–76 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 11th in the table with 42 points.


1975–76 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1975–76 FA Cup
The FA Cup 1975–76 was the 95th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw 2nd tier Southampton beat Manchester United 1–0, with the only goal coming from Bobby Stokes in the 83rd minute of the game.


1975–76 FA Cup, First round proper
The first round of games were played on 22 November 1975. Replays were played mainly on the 24th–26th, with second replays performed one or two weeks after.


1975–76 FA Cup, Second round proper
The second round of games were played on 13 December 1975. Replays took place on the 15th–17th or the 22nd.


1975–76 FA Cup, Third round proper
The third round of games in the FA Cup were mainly played on 3 January 1976, with two matches played two days earlier on New Year's Day. Replays were mainly played midweek over 6–7 January or the week after but one occurred on the 24th instead.


1975–76 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The fourth round of games were mostly played on 28 January 1976, with three replays and a main tie on the 27th and 28th. One of the main ties was played on 2 February instead.


1975–76 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The fifth set of games took place (except for one game) on 14 February 1976. Three games went to a replay which were played on 17–18 February. The Norwich City–Bradford City match and a second replay of the Bolton Wanderers–Newcastle United match were played on 23 February.


1975–76 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 6 March 1976. There was one replay on the 9th.


1975–76 FA Cup, TV Coverage
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown.


1975–76 FA Cup, TV Coverage
Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. Third Round BBC West Ham United v Liverpool, Scarborough v Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United, Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers (Midweek replay), Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur (Saturday Replay) ITV Derby County v Everton (ATV & Granada), Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City (LWT), Leicester City v Sheffield United (Yorkshire out of region)Other regions showed those three games.


1975–76 FA Cup, TV Coverage
Fourth Round BBC Coventry City v Newcastle United, Manchester United v Peterborough United ''ITV' Derby County v Liverpool (ATV & Granada), Leeds United v Crystal Palace (Yorkshire), Norwich City v Luton Town (Anglia), Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth (LWT & Southern), Stoke City v Manchester City (Midweek All regions) Fifth Round 'BBC Chelsea v Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic, Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers (Midweek Both replays) ITV Leicester City v Manchester United (ATV & Granada), Stoke City v Sunderland (Tyne-Tees Out of region), Derby County v Southend United (Anglia Out of Region) Sixth Round BBC Derby County v Newcastle United, Bradford City v Southampton ITV Sunderland v Crystal Palace (Tyne-Tees & LWT), Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Granada & ATV), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United (Midweek replay All regions) Semi-Finals BBC Derby County v Manchester United ITV Crystal Palace v Southampton (All regions) Final Manchester United v Southampton covered Live by BBC & ITV.


1975–76 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1975–76 is the 95th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1975–76 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1975–76 FA Cup
See 1975-76 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1975–76 FA Trophy
The 1975–76 FA Trophy was the seventh season of the FA Trophy. The Final took place on 24 April 1976 with Scarborough beating Stafford Rangers 3-2 after extra time. The referee was Ron Challis of Tonbridge.


1975–76 FA Vase
The 1975–76 FA Vase was the second season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams in the lower reaches of the English football league system.


1975–76 FA Vase
Billericay Town won the competition, beating Stamford in the final.


1975–76 FC Barcelona season
The 1975–76 season was the 77th season for FC Barcelona.


1975–76 FC Barcelona season, Results
22-10-75 . UEFA Cup LAZIO-BARCELONA 0-3 NOT PLAYED for political reasons.


1975–76 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1975–76 season was their 82nd season since the club was founded. It was their 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Félix Musfeld was club chairman for the sixth consecutive period.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the eleventh consecutive season. There were a number of changes in the team during the pre-season. Goalkeeper Marcel Kunz would have liked to have stayed for another season, but his contract was not prolonged, so he moved on to Nordstern Basel one tier lower for one season before he retired from active football. Kunz had been with the club for 12 seasons. Between the years 1963 and 1975 he had played a total of 373 games for Basel, exactly 200 of these games were in the domestic league.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
He had won the championship five times, the Swiss Cup twice and the Swiss League Cup once. Karl Odermatt would have stayed with the club, but the board of directors refused to pay the desired wages, so he moved to Young Boys. Odermatt had been with the club for 13 seasons. In that time he played a total of 534 games for Basel, 296 of these in the domestic league scoring 92 league goals. He had also won the championship five times, the Swiss League Cup once, but the Swiss Cup three times.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
After four seasons with the club Ottmar Hitzfeld moved on to VfB Stuttgart, for him this was a large step forward in his career. Hitzfeld had played 177 games, of these 92 in the league with 66 league goals. Walter Balmer retired from active football, he had been with Basel seven seasons, had played 306 games, 156 in the league scoring 65 goals. Roland Paolucci was also reaching the end of his career, but he decided to add another season with Nordstern Basel. Between the years 1965 and 1975 Paolucci played a total of 133 games for Basel's first team and 65 of these games were in the Nationalliga A (four goals). During this time Paolucci also played for Basel's reserve team.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
In the other direction Swiss international Peter Marti signed in from Swiss champions Zürich, Serge Muhmenthaler signed in from Young Boys and Walter Geisser joined from local club Nordstern Basel who played one tier lower. As seen in the previous years Benthaus relied on young players who came up from the reserve team to help, when needed in the first team.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Basel played a total of 56 games in their 1975–76 season. 26 in the domestic league, seven in the Swiss Cup, two in the Swiss League Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps, five in the Cup of the Alps, two in the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup and 17 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 129 goals and conceded 96. Basel won six friendly games, drew six and lost five.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
The Swiss Football Association was reforming the Swiss football league system this year, reducing the number of teams in the Nationalliga A from 14 to 12 and increasing the Nationalliga B teams from 14 to 16. Therefore, three teams were being relegated and only one promoted. These 14 teams were the top 12 teams from the previous 1974–75 season and the two newly promoted teams Biel-Bienne and La Chaux-de-Fonds. The champions would qualify for the 1975–76 European Cup. Basel played a good season.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
But reigning champions Zürich ran away with the title, they won the championship with 44 points, five points clear of second placed Servette and ten points clear of third placed Basel. The second and third placed teams were to have qualified for UEFA Cup, but because Zürich won the double the cup runners-up Servette advanced to the 1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup and the third and forth placed teams advanced tp the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. Lugano and the two newly promoted teams, Biel-Bienne and La Chaux-de-Fonds, suffered relegation.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
Basel started in the Swiss Cup tournament in the round of 32 on 25 September 1975 away against lower tier Grenchen and won this game 2–0 to qualify for the round of 16. Here they were drawn away against Young Boys and here the competition came to an end because they were defeated 1–3.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
In the Swiss League Cup Basel started in the round of 32 on 9 August away against St. Gallen and won 4–1. In the round of 16 Basel played away against second tier Young Fellows Zürich and won this easily 8–1. Lower tier Grenchen were drawn as hosts for the quarter-finals and Basel won this easily as well 6–2. Basel were drawn as hosts in the semi-final against Young Boys. There was no revenge for the defeat in the Swiss Cup earlier this season because YB won this clash as well, in overtime 3–5.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, European Cup and Coppa delle Alpi
As Swiss Cup winners in the previous season, Basel were qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup. In the first round of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup Basel were drawn against Spanisch Cup 1974–75 runners-up Atlético Madrid. Atlético had been beaten in the final by Real Madrid 3–4 after a penalty shoot out, but because Real became Spanish champions they thus entered the 1975–76 European Cup and Atlético competed in this competition as runners-up.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, European Cup and Coppa delle Alpi
The 1st leg was played in St. Jakob Stadium in front of 33,000 spectators and Basel took an early lead through Roland Schönenberger in the third minute. But a double strike from José Eulogio Gárate and Rubén Ayala in the 65th and 68th minute turned the game and Basel were defeated 2–3. In the return leg in Vicente Calderón Stadium, with over 25,000 spectators, Heraldo Bezerra put Atlético in the lead in the 74th minute, Otto Demarmels leveled the score, but this was not enough to stop Atlético advancing to the next round.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Overview, European Cup and Coppa delle Alpi
In the Coppa delle Alpi (Cup of the Alps) Basel were in a goup with Stade de Reims, Olympique Lyonnais and Lausanne-Sport. Two wins and two draws were enough for Basel to qualify for the final. But here they faced Servette in the Charmilles Stadium and lost 0–3.


1975–76 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1975–76 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1975–76 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's 11th season in Bundesliga.


1975–76 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
In Glasgow, the club defeated AS Saint-Étienne to win the 1976 European Cup Final, with Roth scoring the winning goal. Bayern became the third club to win the trophy in three consecutive years. However, Bayern was unsuccessful in domestic competitions and was also defeated in the 1975 European Super Cup by FC Dynamo Kyiv.


1975–76 FC Dinamo București season
The 1975–76 season was FC Dinamo București's 27th season in Divizia A. Dinamo kept up the pace with Steaua in the fight for championship, but in the end had to settle with the second position. The Romanian Cup remained the weak point, Dinamo being again eliminated in the first round. In the European Cup, Dinamo was unlucky, their first opponent being Real Madrid. After a loss in Spain, the win at home was not enough to move in the second round.


1975–76 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Defenders: Florin Cheran, Augustin Deleanu, Vasile Dobrău, Teodor Lucuță, Gabriel Sandu, Alexandru Sătmăreanu.


1975–76 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Midfielders: Cornel Dinu, Ion Marin, Ion Mateescu, Radu Nunweiller, Cristian Vrînceanu.


1975–76 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Forwards: Ionel Augustin, Alexandru Custov, Florea Dumitrache, Dudu Georgescu, Mircea Lucescu, Marian Vlad, Toma Zamfir.


1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 19th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Patinoire des Vernets, in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 1, 1976. In a third consecutive final for these two teams, Mobilgirgi Varese defeated Real Madrid, by a result of 81–74.


1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup, Competition system
23 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The Final was a single game, played on a neutral court.


1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup, Second round
*ÍR withdrew before the first leg, so Real Madrid went through with a walkover.


1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage
The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1975–76 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1975–76 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the tenth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 29 October 1975, to 17 March 1976. It was contested by 20 teams, two less than in the previous edition.


1975–76 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Cinzano Milano won its third title in the competition, by defeating the French League club, Tours, in the final held in Turin.


1975–76 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
*Union Récréation Alexandria withdrew before the first leg, and Partizani Tirana received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.


1975–76 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
* *Al-Wahda withdrew before the first leg, and Slavia VŠ Praha received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.


1975–76 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup was the fifth edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 28 October 1975 to 23 March 1976. It was contested by 30 teams, twelve less than in the previous edition.


1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup
Jugoplastika defeated Chinamartini Torino in the final to become the competition's champion for first time.


1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup, Round of 16
The round of 16 were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1975–76 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1975–76 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup was the 18th edition of FIBA Europe's competition for women's basketball national champion clubs, running from October 1975 to March 1976. The Soviet Union didn't take part in the competition, ending Daugava Riga's record 12-year winning streak, and Sparta Prague defeated Clermont UC in the last final played as a two-legged tie to become the first Czechoslovak team to win the trophy.


1975–76 FIRA Trophy
The 1975–1976 FIRA Trophy was the 16th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.


1975–76 FIRA Trophy
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Italy finished in 2nd, with a single loss to France, ahead of Romania, which finished in 3rd, with two losses. France awarded caps only in its game with Romania.


1975–76 FIRA Trophy, Second Division
Morocco promoted to Division 1 (more points scored than the winner of Pool 2)


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 10th World Cup season began in December 1975 in France and concluded in March 1976 in Canada. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won the first of his three consecutive overall titles. Defending women's overall champion Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who had won five straight overall titles, missed the entire season so that she could care for her father, who was terminally ill with lung cancer. In her absence, Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won the women's overall title.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
This was also the first year that a season champion was recognized in the Combined discipline, which was added the previous year. After this year, the World Cup would not award a season championship trophy in Combined again until 1980. Additionally, individual parallel slalom was made a permanent fixture at the season-ending Nations Cup championships; however, it only counted for the team competition. After 1992, it was replaced by a team parallel slalom event, which again only counted for the Nations Cup team competition.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
A break in the schedule in February was for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
The Men's Overall World Cup 1975/76 was divided into two periods. From the first 14 races the best 8 results count and from the last 11 races the best 6 results count. In this season only Piero Gros has a point deduction! Only the 4 points for his 7th place in the Giant Slalom in Copper Mountain were deducted.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1975/76 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Franz Klammer won 5 races and won the cup with maximum points. He won 4 downhill races in a row. Together with the first 5 downhill races in the next season 1976/77, he won 9 downhill races in a row! !


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1975/76 the best 5 results count. Two racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with only 1 win. In 7 races there were 6 different winners.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Slalom
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1975/76 the best 5 results count. Two racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Ingemar Stenmark won 5 races and won the cup with maximum points. He won 4 slalom races in a row.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Combined
In Men's Combined World Cup 1975/76 all results count. This was the first ever Combined World Cup.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
The Women's Overall World Cup 1975/76 was divided into two periods. From the first 14 races the best 8 results count and from the last 12 races the best 6 results count. Four racers had a point deduction.


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1975/76 the best 5 results count. Two racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1975/76 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1975/76 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Combined
In Women's Combined World Cup 1975/76 all results count. This was the first ever Combined World Cup!


1975–76 FK Partizan season
The 1975–76 season was the 30th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1975–76 season.


1975–76 FK Partizan season, Players, Squad information
Momčilo Vukotić (33/7)Rešad Kunovac (33/0)Borislav Đurović (32/1)Radmilo Ivančević (32/0)Nenad Bjeković (31/24)Ilija Zavišić (31/6)Refik Kozić (30/0)Ivan Golac (26/0)Aranđel Todorović (25/2)Boško Đorđević (23/5)Predrag Tomić (23/1)Vukan Perović (19/7)Vladimir Pejović (19/0)Dragan Arsenović (16/1)Svemir Đorđić (14/1)Nenad Stojković (14/0)Pavle Grubješić (12/3)Aleksandar Trifunović (8/0)Radomir Antić (7/1)Blagoj Istatov (3/0)Sima Nikolić (3/0)Xhevat Prekazi (3/0)Nenad Cvetković (1/0)


1975–76 Football League
The 1975–76 season was the 77th completed season of The Football League.


1975–76 Football League
Liverpool won their first major trophy under Bob Paisley by narrowly winning the league title after heated competition from Queens Park Rangers. They also lifted the UEFA Cup for the second time in their history. Dave Sexton's QPR side failed to win their first-ever league title but still managed to finish in their highest ever position of runners-up and qualify for the UEFA Cup. Following QPR into Europe were Tommy Docherty's promising young Manchester United side, Dave Mackay's defending champions Derby County and Jimmy Armfield's Leeds United.


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


1975–76 Football League
Three years after winning the FA Cup, Bob Stokoe's Sunderland finally won promotion to the top flight as Second Division champions. Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion occupied the two other promotion places. Oxford United, York City and Portsmouth went down to the Third Division.


1975–76 Football League
The division's biggest headline hitters were Southampton, who finished sixth in the league but surprised the footballing world by overcoming Manchester United to win the FA Cup.


1975–76 Football League
Hereford United won the Third Division title to reach the Second Division just four years after joining the league. Also going up to the Second Division were Cardiff City and Millwall. Aldershot, Colchester United, Southend United and Halifax Town were relegated to the Fourth Division. Narrowly avoiding the drop were Sheffield Wednesday, who a decade before were one of the most feared sides in England and during the interwar years had won the league championship and the FA Cup.


1975–76 Football League
The 32-year-old Graham Taylor achieved the first success of his managerial career by winning the Fourth Division title with Lincoln City. He was linked with several job vacancies in the First and Second Divisions but surprised everyone by taking over at Elton John's Watford, who were still in the Fourth Division. It was to be the start of a long and successful association with the Hornets for Taylor. Joining Lincoln in the Third Division were Northampton Town, Reading and Tranmere Rovers. 1975–76 had finally brought something positive after a decade of trauma for Northampton Town, which had seen them slump from the First Division to the Fourth Division.


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


1975–76 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1975–76 Football League, Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The 1975-76 season was the last season that the goal average system was used.


1975–76 Football League, Final league tables and results
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.


1975–76 Football League, First Division
Liverpool won their first silverware under Bob Paisley by lifting their second UEFA Cup, and winning the league title. They won eight of their last nine matches and finished one point ahead of QPR, who achieved the highest finish of their history. Manchester United's revival under Tommy Docherty continued as they finished third in the league and reached their first cup final of the 1970s, where they took on Second Division underdogs Southampton in the FA Cup Final but surprisingly lost 1-0. Defending champions Derby County surrendered their title crown but managed a decent fourth-place finish in the league.


1975–76 Football League, First Division
Leeds United completed the top five but were denied a place in the UEFA Cup as they were still banned from Europe following the antics of their fans at the 1975 European Cup Final. Manchester City triumphed over Newcastle United in the final of the League Cup to win their first major trophy for six years.


1975–76 Football League, First Division
FA Cup holders West Ham United finished 18th in the league but did enjoy a good run in Europe, finishing runners-up in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Arsenal endured another disappointing season as they finished 17th.


1975–76 Football League, First Division
Sheffield United, who had finished sixth a year earlier, went down in bottom place after winning just six league games all season. They were joined by Burnley and Wolves.


1975–76 Football League, Second Division
Three years after making history as the first postwar FA Cup winners from outside the top flight, Sunderland finally made their way back to the First Division after six years away by winning the Second Division title. Runners-up Bristol City achieved promotion after 65 years away from the First Division, finishing level on points with West Bromwich Albion.


1975–76 Football League, Second Division
Bolton Wanderers missed out on promotion by a single point, while Southampton compensated for a failed promotion bid by winning the FA Cup at the expense of Manchester United - the first major trophy of their history.


1975–76 Football League, Second Division
Nottingham Forest progressed to eighth place in their first full season under the management of Brian Clough, while Chelsea's first season at this level for more than a decade produced a disappointing 11th-place finish, with financial problems still blighting the club.


1975–76 Football League, Second Division
Portsmouth, York City and Oxford United went down to the Third Division.


1975–76 Football League Cup
The Football League Cup 1975–76 was the 16th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 18 August 1975 and ended with the final at Wembley on 28 February 1976.


1975–76 Football League Cup
This was the first season in which the First Round was played over two legs.


1975–76 Football League Cup
Manchester City won the tournament after defeating Newcastle United in the final at Wembley Stadium, London.


1975–76 Football League Cup, Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 27 February 1976.


1975–76 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1975-76 season.


1975–76 Football League First Division, Overview
Liverpool won the First Division title for the ninth time in the club's history that season and the first under manager Bob Paisley. They won the title on their last game of the season on 4 May, 1976, beating relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at Molineux. Had they not won,  Queens Park Rangers would have been champions, having beaten Leeds United 2-0 at Loftus Road in their last game. Despite that, QPR still managed to finish in their highest ever position of runners-up and qualified for the UEFA Cup.


1975–76 Football League First Division, Overview
Sheffield United's relegation was confirmed on 27 March after losing 5-0 to Tottenham Hotspur. Burnley went down on 19 April after a 1-0 loss at home to Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers went down on the final day of the campaign after their 3-1 loss to Liverpool.


1975–76 Football League First Division, League standings
Note: Southampton of the Second Division won the FA Cup and qualified for the European Cup-Winners Cup.


1975–76 Four Hills Tournament
The 24th edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament was won by East German Jochen Danneberg.


1975–76 Four Hills Tournament
For the tenth time, three out of the four events were won by the same athlete. However, for the fourth time within six years, it was not enough to win the Tournament: Toni Innauer only placed 24th in Innsbruck and lost too much ground to his competitors.


1975–76 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
After his two victories, Toni Innauer only placed 24th (181.5 pts), losing over 30 points to his closest competitors and falling back to 4th place in the overall ranking.


1975–76 French Division 1
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1975/1976 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.


1975–76 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1976/1977


1975–76 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 36 teams, and Stade Rennais and Angers won the championship.


1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship
The  1975-76 French Rugby Union Championship was won by  Agen  beating Béziers in the final.


1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
The "elite"  (group A) were formed by five pools of eight clubs.


1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the knockout stages with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.


1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.


1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification round, Group  A
The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.


1975–76 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1975–76 season was Galatasaray's 72nd in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his fourth season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 21-7. The team won the 1976 ECAC South Region Tournament and appeared in the 1976 NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, losing in the first round to Arizona.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore center Ed Hopkins had required surgery for a serious leg injury during the summer of 1975, and his recovery hampered him this season, although he appeared in 26 of Georgetown's 28 games. With Hopkins limited, and despite suffering from back problems, senior center and team co-captain Merlin Wilson started all 28 games, shot 57 percent from the field, and averaged 11.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. He had a 22-point, 20-rebound performance against Upsala in the season opener, the last of eight 20-rebound games during his collegiate career, by far a school record no one has come close to since.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although he averaged only 13 shots per game, sophomore guard Derrick Jackson became the team's leading scorer this season, the first of three seasons he achieved this. He averaged 17 points per game and scored a career-high 28 points against Penn State. Over the season as a whole, he shot 195-for-399 (48.9%) from the field and scored 406 points; he would post almost identical statistics the following season.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman forward Al Dutch started all 28 games and had a strong season, scoring 20 or more points in six games. He scored 27 points in Georgetown's overtime upset of No. 12-ranked St. John's and 28 points against Navy. Freshman guard Steve Martin gave a glimpse of his future potential when he shot 6-for-6 from the field and scored 14 points in a game against Southern Connecticut State. Senior forward Bill Lynn, meanwhile, scored 22 points against Southern Connecticut State and shot 53 percent from the field for the season, specializing in outside jump shots. Junior forward Larry Long missed the first 11 games of the season because of academic issues, but returned to the team to shoot 42% from the field and average 7.4 points per game for the year.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although retaining its status as an independent, Georgetown was in its second season as a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation that held four regional post-season Division I basketball tournaments in 1976 for independent Eastern colleges and universities similar to the end-of-season conference tournaments held by conventional college basketball conferences, with each tournament winner receiving an at-large bid to the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. For the second straight year, the Hoyas competed in the ECAC South Region Tournament, which they had won the previous year. Derrick Jackson scored 22 points as Georgetown defeated Villanova in the semifinal.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
In the final on March 6, 1976, the Hoyas faced George Washington, which was on the brink of reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1961. George Washington had defeated Georgetown in eight of the last 11 meetings between the schools, including a regular-season game only nine days earlier. Georgetown's starters scored only 21 points, but the Hoyas' bench scored 44 and the Hoyas won 68–63 to take the ECAC South Region championship for the second consecutive season and secure a second-straight NCAA Tournament bid.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The Colonials did not come as close to an NCAA Tournament appearance again until they received a bid to the 1993 tournament. Georgetown senior guard and team co-captain Jonathan Smith, a former team scoring leader whose numbers had declined this season and who had averaged only 5.6 points per game during the regular season, scored 20 points against Villanova and 16 against George Washington during the ECAC South Region Tournament.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Playing in the NCAA Tournament's West Region, Georgetown lost in the first round to 15th-ranked Arizona. Derrick Jackson again scored 22 points during the game, while Jonathan Smith scored 20.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Sophomore guard Craig Esherick would later serve as an assistant coach for the Hoyas from 1982 to 1999 and as head coach from 1999 to 2004. Sophomore guard Mike Riley would later serve as a Hoya assistant coach from 1982 to 2004.


1975–76 Gillette Cup (Australia)
The 1975–76 Gillette Cup was the seventh edition of what is now the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition in Australia. It was the third season of the competition to carry that name.


1975–76 Gillette Cup (Australia)
Sponsored by Gillette, the competition was played using a knockout format, and featured the six state teams. The 1975–76 season was the first not to feature New Zealand, which had been invited but had to withdraw after a scheduling conflict. Queensland and Western Australia eventually progressed to the final, held at the Gabba, with Queensland winning by four runs to claim its first domestic one-day title. Queensland's captain, Greg Chappell, led the tournament in both runs and wickets.


1975–76 Gillette Cup (West Indies)
The 1975–76 Gillette Cup was the second edition of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Sponsored by Gillette, it was the first season of the competition to carry that name.


1975–76 Gillette Cup (West Indies)
Six teams participated – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The competition was impacted by rain, with only three of the six scheduled group-stage matches being completed. Barbados were eventually joined by Trinidad and Tobago in the final, going on to defeat their opponent by 43 runs to claim their second domestic one-day title. Two Barbadians, Gordon Greenidge and Wayne Daniel, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.


1975–76 Golden State Warriors season
Coming off their NBA Championship, the Warriors finished the 1975–76 NBA season with a then-franchise-best 59–23 record. The Warriors would however lose in the Western Conference Finals to the upstart Phoenix Suns. The Warriors’ franchise-best regular-season record would be surpassed when the team won the 2014–15 championship, but in between the Warriors would play thirty-eight seasons without even reaching the Conference Finals, the fourth-longest such drought in NBA history.


1975–76 Golden State Warriors season, Playoffs
In the playoffs, the Warriors returned to the Western Conference Finals by beating the Detroit Pistons in 6 games. In the Western Finals, the Warriors faced the Phoenix Suns. The Warriors had a 2 games to 1 lead. Game 4 went in overtime and the Warriors were unable to grab a 3–1 series lead. The Suns would rally to win the game 133–129. The Warriors would bounce back to take Game 5, but the Suns would win Games 6 & 7 to stun the defending Champions.


1975–76 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1975–76  Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 13–13 overall and 5–9 in conference play.


1975–76 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
No Bulldogs were selected for the all-conference team; junior center Jim Grady was on the second team.


1975–76 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The conference tournament debuted this season; through 1983, it was hosted by the regular season champion and only the top four teams participated. Gonzaga made it sole appearance the following year.


1975–76 Greek Football Cup
The 1975–76 Greek Football Cup was the 34th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at AEK Stadium, on 9 June 1976. The match was contested by Iraklis and Olympiacos, with Iraklis winning by 6–5 on penalty shootout, after a 4–4 draw at the end of the extra time.


1975–76 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 32nd Greek Cup Final was played at the AEK Stadium.


1975–76 Hamburger SV season
The 1975–76 Hamburger SV season was the 29th season in the club's history and the 13th consecutive season playing in the Bundesliga. Hamburg competed in this season's editions of the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and UEFA Cup.


1975–76 Hamburger SV season
The season is generally considered as the start of Hamburg's golden era of the most successful period in club history. On 26 June 1976, HSV won the DFB-Pokal, defeating 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 in the final with first-half goals from Peter Nogly and Ole Bjørnmose. In the league, HSV finished as runners-up and they also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, being eliminated by Club Brugge.


1975–76 Hamburger SV season
Winning the DFB-Pokal secured Hamburg a place in next season's European Cup Winners' Cup.


1975–76 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1975–76 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Anglo-Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1975–76 Hellenic Football League
The 1975–76 Hellenic Football League season was the 23rd in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1975–76 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


1975–76 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1975–76 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 10th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule followed by a 4-team playoff round. C.D. España won the title after defeating Club Deportivo Olimpia in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


1975–76 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1975–76 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 65th since its establishment.


1975–76 Houston Aeros season
The 1975–76 Houston Aeros season was the Aeros' fourth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Aeros again qualified first for the playoffs and made it to the Avco Cup Final but lost the championship to the Winnipeg Jets. This was the first season that the Aeros played in the Summit after three seasons at Sam Houston Coliseum.


1975–76 Houston Aeros season, Regular season
Gordie Howe scored 102 points, while his son Mark led the team with 39 goals.


1975–76 Houston Aeros season, Playoffs
The Aeros defeated the San Diego Mariners in the quarter-final round 4–2. The Aeros next defeated the New England Whalers 4–3 in the semi-final round to advance to the Final. While the Aeros won the series, they had nothing left for the Final and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Aeros 4–0 to win the Avco Cup.


1975–76 Houston Aeros 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;


1975–76 Houston Rockets season
The 1975–76 NBA season was the Rockets' 9th season in the NBA and 5th season in the city of Houston as well as their first season at The Summit.


1975–76 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1975–76 campaign was the first season in the 67 years existence of the club, that the team had been in the fourth tier of the Football League. Under Bobby Collins and then Tom Johnston, Town managed a 4th round appearance in the season's FA Cup competition and a 5th-place finish in Division 4. Town managed to finish just one place and two points behind 4th-placed Tranmere Rovers.


1975–76 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.