1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 30, St. Louis Cardinals 14
Aided by the Cardinals' turnovers, the Vikings scored 16 points in less than 7 minutes in the third quarter. On their first possession of the game, St. Louis drove to the Vikings 35-yard line, but lost the ball on a failed 4th and 1 conversion attempt. St. Louis eventually got onto the scoreboard first with quarterback Jim Hart's 13-yard touchdown pass to receiver Earl Thomas, but Minnesota countered when quarterback Fran Tarkenton completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to John Gilliam. The 7–7 tie would last till the end of the half. The Cardinals had a chance to take the lead with a 56-yard drive to the Vikings 6-yard line, but Jim Bakken missed a 23-yard field goal attempt as time expired.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 30, St. Louis Cardinals 14
On the third play of the second half, Vikings defensive back Jeff Wright intercepted a pass from Hart and returned it 18 yards to set up Fred Cox's 37-yard field goal, giving his team a 10–7 lead. Exactly 60 seconds later, on the Cardinals' ensuing drive, Terry Metcalf lost a fumble while being leveled by Vikings linemen Alan Page and Carl Eller. Cornerback Nate Wright picked up the loose ball and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown that increased Minnesota's lead to 17–7.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 30, St. Louis Cardinals 14
A few minutes later, Tarkenton finished off a 16-point quarter with a 38-yard touchdown pass to Gilliam. In the 4th quarter, Vikings running back Chuck Foreman, who finished the game with 114 rushing yards and 5 receptions for 54 yards, recorded a 4-yard touchdown run to give Minnesota a 30–7 lead. By the time Metcalf rushed for an 11-yard fourth-quarter touchdown, the game was already out of reach for the Cardinals.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 30, St. Louis Cardinals 14
This was the first postseason meeting between the Cardinals and Vikings.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
In a play that became known as the Sea of Hands, the Raiders' Clarence Davis somehow caught the winning touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the game among "the sea of hands" of three Dolphins defenders.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
The game began when rookie receiver Nat Moore returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a Miami touchdown. Miami defensive back Dick Anderson then intercepted a pass from Ken Stabler, but fellow safety Jake Scott was hurt on the play and would miss the rest of the game. Oakland's defense made a stand in their own territory to force a punt. Later on, the Raiders tied the game with Stabler's 31-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Smith. But with 1:01 left in the half, Miami's Garo Yepremian kicked a 33-yard field goal to put the Dolphins back in the lead.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
The Raiders scored on their opening drive of the third quarter with Stabler's 13-yard touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff, who hauled in the ball with one arm along the right sideline and barely tap his feet in bounds through tight coverage by cornerback Tim Foley, giving them a 14–10 lead. Aided by a 29-yard pass interference penalty against the Raiders on third down, Miami struck back with Bob Griese's 16-yard touchdown pass to Paul Warfield. But Oakland lineman Bubba Smith blocked the extra point attempt, keeping the Miami lead at just 2 points, 16–14.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
Early in the fourth quarter, Yepremian increased Miami's lead to 19–14 with a 46-yard field goal. Later in the period, Oakland got the ball on their own 17-yard line. Stabler started the drive with an 11-yard completion to Biletnikoff. On the next play, he threw a pass to Cliff Branch at the Dolphins' 27-yard line. Branch made a spectacular diving catch and then got back up and ran the rest of the way to the end zone for a 72-yard touchdown reception, giving the Raiders a 21–19 lead with 4:37 left in the game. With 2:08 left to play, the Dolphins took a 26–21 lead with a 68-yard, 4-play drive that ended with Benny Malone's 23-yard touchdown run, evading four tackle attempts by Raider defenders on the way to the end zone.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
Following a 20-yard kickoff return by Ron Smith, the Raiders got the ball on their own 32-yard line with 2 minutes left to play and all three timeouts left. After a 6-yard completion to tight end Bob Moore and a short run, Stabler went deep to Biletnikoff, completing two consecutive passes to him for gains of 18 and 20 yards. Then after a 4-yard catch by Branch, Frank Pitts made a bobbling first down catch at the Dolphins 14-yard line.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
On the next play, Clarence Davis ran the ball 6 yards to the 8-yard line, where the Raiders called their final timeout. On the next play, Stabler dropped back to pass and looked for Biletnikoff in the end zone, but he was tightly covered. With Dolphins defensive end Vern Den Herder dragging him down, Stabler threw a desperate pass to the left side of the end zone into a "sea of hands", where Davis fought his way through the Dolphins defenders to make the touchdown catch.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
Trailing 28–26, the Dolphins got the ball back with 24 seconds left. But on their second play of the drive, Oakland linebacker Phil Villapiano intercepted Griese's pass at the Raiders 45-yard line, allowing his team to run out the rest of the clock.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
"This has to be the toughest loss I've ever suffered", said Miami coach Don Shula, "The Raiders are a great credit to professional football", he added. "They needed touchdowns to win and they got them." Moore finished his first career playoff game with 184 all-purpose yards (142 KR, 40 Rec, 2 PR). Biletnikoff caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown. Stabler completed 20 of 30 passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns, with one interception.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 21, 1974, AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26
This was the third postseason meeting between the Dolphins and Raiders, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
Running back Franco Harris led the Steelers to the victory by scoring 3 touchdowns in the second quarter. Pittsburgh outgained the Bills in total yards, 438–264, and first downs, 29–14.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
Pittsburgh scored on their first possession with Roy Gerela's 21-yard field goal, but later on, a poor punt from Bobby Walden gave the Bills a first down on their own 44, where they proceeded to drive 56 yards to a 7–3 lead on Joe Ferguson's 27-yard touchdown pass to tight end Paul Seymour.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
The Steelers took over the game in the second quarter, scoring 26 unanswered points with an NFL playoff single quarter record 4 touchdowns. Early in the period, Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw rushed for 8 yards on 3rd and 7 and later picked another 12 yards on a scramble before finishing the drive with a 27-yard scoring pass to running back Rocky Bleier, giving the team a 9–7 lead after Gerela's extra point was blocked. Following a Bills punt, the team increased their lead to 16–7 with a 66-yard drive that concluded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Harris.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
Then Buffalo running back Jim Braxton lost a fumble on a combined tackle by Mel Blount and Mike Wagner, which linebacker Jack Ham recovered for Pittsburgh on their 42. Bradshaw subsequently completed a 19-yard pass to Bleier and 35-yard pass to Lynn Swann as the team drove to a 22–7 lead (due to another blocked extra point) on Harris' 4-yard score. With 16 seconds left before halftime, Harris scored his 3rd rushing touchdown to cap a 56-yard drive, upping his team's lead to 29–7.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
Buffalo cut the score to 29–14 in the third quarter with Ferguson's 3-yard touchdown pass to running back O. J. Simpson, but Gerela's 22-yard field goal in the final period would be the only other score of the game.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
In the only playoff game of his 11-season Hall of Fame career, Simpson was held to 49 rushing yards, 3 receptions for 37 yards, and a touchdown. Ferguson threw for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions, but completed just 11 of 26 passes. Bradshaw completed 12 of 19 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 48 yards on five carries.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
This was the first postseason meeting between the Bills and Steelers.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 19, Washington Redskins 10
Linebacker Isiah Robertson returned an interception 59 yards in the fourth quarter to clinch the Rams victory in a brutal defensive battle in which both teams combined for just 444 total yards.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 19, Washington Redskins 10
Los Angeles scored on the opening drive of the game, moving the ball 72 yards in eight plays, with quarterback James Harris' two completions to Harold Jackson for 35 total yards setting up his 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Bob Klein. However, the Redskins scored 10 unanswered points before halftime. First, Billy Kilmer's 41-yard completion to Charley Taylor got the team moving on the way to a 35-yard Mike Bragg field goal, making the score 7–3.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 19, Washington Redskins 10
In the second quarter, the Rams forced and recovered a fumble from Kilmer on the Washington 38, but the Redskins defense made a stand to prevent the Rams from scoring. Later on, Pat Fischer intercepted a pass from Harris and returned it 40 yards to the Rams 23, setting up Moses Denson's 1-yard rushing touchdown to give Washington their first lead at 10–7.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 19, Washington Redskins 10
In the third quarter, Rams defensive lineman Merlin Olsen forced a fumble from running back Larry Brown that linebacker Jack Reynolds recovered on the LA 44-yard line, leading to David Ray's 37-yard field goal. Then returner Doug Cunningham lost a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, resulting Ray's 26-yard field goal to give LA a 13–10 lead. In the fourth quarter, coach George Allen replaced Kilmer with Sonny Jurgensen.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 19, Washington Redskins 10
With the Redskins driving for the possible tying field goal, defensive tackle Merlin Olsen pressured Jurgensen into throwing the game clinching interception to Robertson, who weaved his way back and forth across the field as he ran 59 yards to the end zone. The extra point kick failed, but Olsen then recorded two more sacks, forcing a punt and enabling LA to hold the ball until 3:23 remained in the game. On Washington's next drive, Reynolds intercepted a pass from Jurgensen to put the game away. Joe Theismann was returning punts for the Redskins at this time. This was the last game in Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen's career.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 22, 1974, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 19, Washington Redskins 10
This was the second postseason meeting between the Redskins and Rams. The Rams won the only previous meeting as the Cleveland Rams.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 14, Los Angeles Rams 10
On an unusually balmy day for December in Minnesota, the Vikings were able to hold onto the ball for the final 5:37 of the game to preserve a 14–10 victory. After a scoreless first quarter, Minnesota quarterback Fran Tarkenton threw a 29-yard touchdown to Jim Lash. Rams kicker David Ray later added a 27-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7–3 before halftime. In the third quarter, Los Angeles advanced the ball from their own 1-yard line to the Minnesota 1-yard line.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 14, Los Angeles Rams 10
The big play on the drive was a 73-yard pass play to Harold Jackson, who was finally pushed out of bounds at the Vikings 2 by safety Jeff Wright. With the ball inside the one-yard line, Rams guard Tom Mack was controversially called for illegal procedure (replays showed Mack did not move). Moved back to the six-yard line, the Rams were forced to pass for a touchdown on third down but the pass was deflected and Vikings linebacker Wally Hilgenberg intercepted the ball in the end zone for a touchback.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 14, Los Angeles Rams 10
Minnesota then went on a 15-play drive that took almost eight minutes off the clock to score on Dave Osborn's 4-yard touchdown run. With 7:15 left to play in the game, the Rams then cut the deficit to 14–10 with Harold Jackson's 44-yard touchdown reception. Then after forcing the Vikings to punt, Los Angeles drove to the Minnesota 45-yard line. But a third down sack forced the Rams to punt again and the Vikings kept the ball to run out the clock.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 14, Los Angeles Rams 10
This was the second postseason meeting between the Rams and Vikings. Minnesota won the only previous meeting.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13
After trailing 10–3 at the end of the third quarter, the Steelers scored three touchdowns in the final period to earn their first championship appearance in team history.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13
The first half was controlled by both defenses. Oakland got a big opportunity in the first quarter when they recovered a muffed punt by Lynn Swann on the Steelers 41-yard line, but Mel Blount's deflection of a 3rd down pass by Ken Stabler forced them to settle for a 40-yard field goal from George Blanda. Meanwhile, the Steelers got close to the Oakland end zone twice, but each time they had to settle for Roy Gerela field goal attempts. He missed his first one from 20 yards in the first quarter but kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second to tie the game at 3 going into halftime.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13
Steelers linebacker Jack Lambert blocked a Blanda field goal in the second quarter, however in the second half, the Raiders eventually took a 10–3 lead with Ken Stabler's 38-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Branch. But Pittsburgh tied the game again six seconds into the fourth quarter with Franco Harris' 8-yard touchdown run at the end of a 61-yard drive. Then linebacker Jack Ham intercepted a pass from Stabler (his second interception of the day) and returned it to the Raiders' 9-yard line, setting up Bradshaw's 6-yard touchdown pass to Swann.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13
Oakland responded with a drive to the Steelers 7-yard line, featuring a 45-yard reception by Fred Biletnikoff, but on 3rd down, a blitz by defensive back Mike Wagner forced Stabler to throw the ball away, and the team to setting for a 24-yard Blanda field goal, and the Steelers still led, 17–13.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13
Oakland got the ball back for a chance to drive for a go-ahead touchdown, but J. T. Thomas made a clutch interception and returned the ball 37 yards to the Raiders 24. Harris then scored on a 21-yard rushing touchdown to put the game away.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13
Harris rushed for 111 yards and 2 scores, while Rocky Bleier added 98 rushing yards and 2 receptions for 25. Branch finished the game with 9 receptions for 186 yards and a touchdown.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, December 29, 1974, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13
This was the third postseason meeting between the Steelers and Raiders. Both teams split the previous meetings.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6
This was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Steelers and Vikings.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Curt Gowdy and Don Meredith of NBC Television calling the Sea of Hands at the 1974 AFC Divisional Playoffs.


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Quotes
There he is... fading... looking, looking, looking... he's under the gun, this time, he throws... it is...


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Oh... He caught it! He caught it! He caught it!


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Bill King of KNBR calling the Sea of Hands at the 1974 AFC Divisional Playoffs. –


1974–75 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Back to pass goes Stabler... looking, looking, looking... he runs, he's at the 15, he throws, it is... it's TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS! TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS! I can't even see the receiver. Clarence Davis, it looks like Clarence Davis, he's being mobbed.


1974–75 NHL season
The 1974–75 NHL season was the 58th season of the National Hockey League. Two new teams, the Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts were added, increasing the number of teams to 18. To accommodate the new teams, the NHL re-organized its divisional structure and playoff format. The regular season was expanded to 80 games per team (which would be the case until 1992–93). The Philadelphia Flyers won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive year.


1974–75 NHL season, League business
With the addition of two new teams, the Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts, the NHL bumped up the number of games from 78 to 80 and split the previously two-division league into two conferences with four divisions. Because the new conferences and divisions had little to do with North American geography, geographical references were also removed until 1993. The East Division became the Prince of Wales Conference and consisted of the Adams Division and Norris Division. The West Division became the Clarence Campbell Conference and consisted of the Patrick Division and Smythe Division. The Capitals had the worst season ever recorded in the history of major professional hockey, and the third worst in the postwar era the following season, while the Scouts the following season will have the fifth worst record of the postwar era.


1974–75 NHL season, League business
The Clarence Campbell Bowl and Prince of Wales Trophy (previously awarded to the first-place finishers of the West Division and East Division respectively) are now awarded to the first-place finishers of the Campbell Conference and the Wales Conference respectively.


1974–75 NHL season, League business, Cancelled relocation
In early 1975, newspapers reported that the California Golden Seals and Pittsburgh Penguins were to be relocated to Denver and Seattle respectively, in an arrangement that would have seen the two teams sold to groups in those cities that had already been awarded "conditional" franchises for the 1976–77 season. After staunchly rejecting previous franchise relocation attempts, league president Clarence Campbell saw this as a method by which the NHL might extricate itself from two problem markets, while honoring the expansion commitments it had made.


1974–75 NHL season, League business, Cancelled relocation
The Penguins ended up staying in Pittsburgh (and ultimately, over time, made Pittsburgh one of the NHL's stronger markets), while the Golden Seals moved to Cleveland in 1976 to become the Cleveland Barons before merging with the Minnesota North Stars in 1978.


1974–75 NHL season, League business, Cancelled relocation
The Scouts gave up on Kansas City after two seasons and moved to Denver to become the Colorado Rockies in 1976 before moving east to East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1982 and becoming the New Jersey Devils; Denver returned to the NHL in 1995 when the Quebec Nordiques moved there and became the Colorado Avalanche, where they remain to this day. Seattle was later awarded an expansion team, the Seattle Kraken, in 2018 to begin play in 2021.


1974–75 NHL season, Regular season
For the first time ever in the National Hockey League, there was a three-way tie for first place overall. The respective divisional leaders of the Norris (Montreal Canadiens), Patrick (Philadelphia Flyers), and Adams (Buffalo Sabres) all had 113 points. By virtue of having the most wins, the Flyers were accorded the league's best record and held home-ice advantage in the playoffs, where they eventually met the Sabres in the Stanley Cup Finals.


1974–75 NHL season, Regular season
The Vancouver Canucks, which had been playing in the original East Division since they debuted in the league, were moved over to the Campbell Conference and led the way in the Smythe Division with a meager 86 points.


1974–75 NHL season, Regular season
Bobby Orr won the scoring title for the second time, the only defenceman in the history of the NHL to accomplish this feat.


1974–75 NHL season, Regular season
The surprise team of the year were the Los Angeles Kings. When the new divisional lineup was announced, many hockey experts felt the Canadiens were in the weakest division and joked they would clinch first place by Christmas. But the Kings, with their disciplined defensive style, and excellent goaltending tandem of Rogie Vachon and Gary Edwards, battled Montreal all year for first place. The Kings opened their season by beating the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphia and tying the Canadiens in Montreal.


1974–75 NHL season, Regular season
The Kings lost only twice in their first 26 games, and on Christmas, Montreal had only a two-point lead in the standings. When L.A. won in Montreal in mid-January, they were back in first place. The teams continued to battle, with the Canadiens finally clinching first place with three games to play.


1974–75 NHL 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


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs
With the new conference and division structure, the 1975 playoffs used a new format. The playoffs were expanded from eight to twelve teams with the top three teams in each division qualifying for the playoffs. The first place teams in each division earned a first round bye, while the second and third place teams were seeded 1–8 based on their regular season record and played a best-of-three series. The four division winners then joined the four preliminary series winners in the quarterfinals, and they were again re-seeded 1–8 based on regular season record.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs
This re-seeding took place again in the semifinals, with the teams seeded 1–4. Proponents of this re-seeding state that it makes the regular season more important by rewarding teams with better records with potentially easier matchups. In addition, it avoids the potential issue of two lower seeded teams (who may have pulled early round upsets) playing each other in the next round while two higher seeded teams are playing each other (as is possible in a "bracketed" playoff format like in the NBA).


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs
The biggest beneficiary of this format was the Vancouver Canucks, who were ninth overall in the regular season but received a first-round bye for winning the relatively weak Smythe Division. Unfortunately for Vancouver, the fact that the Quarterfinals was re-seeded regardless to their first place divisional finish meant they had to face another division champion in the second round, the Norris-winning Montreal Canadiens, who defeated Vancouver 4–1. The team that suffered the most from the new format, the Los Angeles Kings, had the fourth best overall record but had to play in the risky mini series where they were upset by the twelfth-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Playoff seeds
The twelve teams that qualified for the playoffs are ranked 1–12 based on regular season points.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Playoff seeds
Note: Only teams that qualified for the playoffs are listed here.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Preliminary Round, (1) Los Angeles Kings vs. (8) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Los Angeles Kings entered the Preliminary round as the top seed (and fourth seed overall) earning 105 points during the regular season. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned 78 points during the regular season and entered the Preliminary round as the eighth seed (and twelfth seed overall). This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Los Angeles won this year's season series earning 9 of 10 points during the regular season.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Preliminary Round, (2) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Chicago Black Hawks
The Boston Bruins entered the Preliminary round as the second seed (and fifth seed overall) earning 94 points during the regular season. The Chicago Black Hawks earned 82 points during the regular season and entered the Preliminary round as the seventh seed (and eleventh seed overall). This was the fifth playoff series between these two teams, with Boston winning all four previous meetings. Thus was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Semifinals where Boston won in six games. The teams split this year's regular season series.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Preliminary Round, (3) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (6) St. Louis Blues
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the Preliminary round as the third seed (and sixth seed overall) earning 89 points during the regular season. The St. Louis Blues earned 84 points during the regular season and entered the Preliminary round as the sixth seed (and tenth seed overall). This was the second playoff series between these two teams, with St. Louis winning the only previous meeting in six games in the 1970 Stanley Cup Semifinals. The teams split this year's regular season series.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Preliminary Round, (4) New York Rangers vs. (5) New York Islanders
The New York Rangers entered the Preliminary round as the fourth seed (and seventh seed overall) earning 88 points during the regular season, winning the tie-breaker with the New York Islanders in wins (37 to 33). The New York Islanders earned 88 points during the regular season and entered the Preliminary round as the fifth seed (and eighth seed overall), losing the tie-breaker with the New York Rangers in wins (37 to 33). This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The Rangers won this year's season series earning 7 of 12 points during the regular season.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Patrick Division champions, the Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, and the first seed overall earning 113 points during the regular season, winning the tie-breaker over both Buffalo and Montreal in total wins. The Toronto Maple Leafs were seeded eighth in the Quarterfinals as the lowest remaining seed in the playoffs and qualified for the Quarterfinals by defeating the Los Angeles Kings in the Preliminary round. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Philadelphia won this year's season series earning 7 of 8 points during the regular season.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) Chicago Black Hawks
The Buffalo Sabres entered the playoffs as the Adams Division champions, the Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions, and the second seed overall earning 113 points during the regular season, losing the tie-breaker to Philadelphia while winning the same tie-breaker over Montreal. The Chicago Black Hawks were seeded seventh in the Quarterfinals as the second lowest remaining seed in the playoffs and qualified for the Quarterfinals by defeating the Boston Bruins in the Preliminary round. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Buffalo won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (6) Vancouver Canucks
The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the Norris Division champions, and the third seed overall earning 113 points during the regular season, losing the tie-breaker to both Philadelphia and Buffalo in total wins. The Vancouver Canucks earned 86 points during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the Smythe Division champions. The Canucks were seeded sixth in the Quarterfinals as the third lowest remaining seed in the playoffs and qualified for the Quarterfinals by winning their division. This was the first  playoff series between these two teams. Montreal swept all four games in this year's regular season series. This series also marked the first appearance of a team representing Vancouver in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 51 years. The most recent team to represent Vancouver prior to this was the Vancouver Maroons who lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the 1924 Stanley Cup Semifinals.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) New York Islanders
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the Quarterfinals as the fourth seed and they qualified for this round by defeating the St. Louis Blues in the Preliminary round. The New York Islanders were seeded fifth in the Quarterfinals and qualified for this round by defeating the New York Rangers in the Preliminary round. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The teams split this year's regular season series. After trailing the series 3–0, the Islanders rallied to win four straight games and take the series. They became the second North American professional sports team (after the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs) to accomplish such a feat.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (4) New York Islanders
This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The Flyers won this year's season series earning eight of twelve points during the regular season. After becoming the second North American professional sports team to win a best-of-seven series after trailing 3–0 in the previous round against the Penguins, the Islanders almost accomplished the same feat in this round. However, the Flyers firmly defeated them in game seven to preserve the series win. This would mark the last time an NHL team forced a seventh game of a best-of-seven series after trailing 3–0 until the Flyers themselves did so against Boston in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (3) Montreal Canadiens
This was the second playoff series between these two teams, with Montreal winning the only previous meeting in six games in the 1973 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. Buffalo won this year's season series earning nine of ten points during the regular season.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers' appeared in their second consecutive Stanley Cup Finals and second overall. In the previous year's Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins in six games. This was the Buffalo Sabres' first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in their fifth season. This was the first playoff series (and only Finals) meeting between these two teams. The Philadelphia Flyers won this year's regular season series earning seven of eight points.


1974–75 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
In the first Stanley Cup Finals matchup between two expansion teams, The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres four games to two for their second consecutive Stanley Cup.


1974–75 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points


1974–75 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1974–75 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1974–75 (listed with their first team):


1974–75 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1974–75 (listed with their last team):


1974–75 NHL season, Last games
NOTE:  Ullman would finish his major professional career in the World Hockey Association.


1974–75 NK Hajduk Split season
The 1974–75 season was the 64th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 29th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 1st place finish in the 1973–74 season meant it was their 29th successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1974–75 NK Rijeka season
The 1974–75 season was the 29th season in Rijeka's history and their 13th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 1st place finish in the 1973–74 season meant it was their first season playing in the Yugoslav First League since they were relegated in 1968–69.


1974–75 NTFL season
The 1974/75 NTFL season was the 54th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). But the season was cancelled after round 11 due to Cyclone Tracy.


1974–75 NTFL season
After when the season was abandoned, Nightcliff were award as the minor primers when they finished on top at that point when cancelled.


1974–75 National Basketball League season
The 1974–75 Clarks Men's Shoes National Basketball League season was the third season of the recently formulated National Basketball League.


1974–75 National Basketball League season
The league was sponsored by Clarks Men's Shoes and the number of teams increased again from eight to ten. Three new teams appeared in the form of Coventry Granwood, Exeter St Lukes and Cleveland StrongArm but Liverpool did not take part. The Islington Embassy All-Stars team (devoid of the London Latvian merger) completed the double of National League and Cup. There were no play offs for the League during this era.


1974–75 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1974–75 National Football League was the 44th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1974–75 National Football League (Ireland)
Meath won a surprise victory over Dublin in the final.


1974–75 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Round-Robin Format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.


1974–75 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


1974–75 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Titles
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.


1974–75 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Knockout phase structure
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.


1974–75 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded).


1974–75 National Hurling League
The 1974–75 National Hurling League was the 44th season of the National Hurling League.


1974–75 National Hurling League, Division 1
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1973-74 season.


1974–75 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 25 May 1975, Galway won the title following a 4-9 to 4-6 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their first since 1950-51.


1974–75 National Hurling League, Division 1
Wicklow were relegated to Division 2 after losing all of their group stage matches in Division 1B.


1974–75 National Hurling League, Division 1
Tipperary's Francis Loughnane was the Division 1 top scorer with 5-35.


1974–75 Nationalliga A, Overview
The Nationalliga A season 1974–75 was contested under 14 teams. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1973–74 season and the two newly promoted teams Luzern and Vevey-Sports. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1975–76 European Cup, the second and third placed teams were to qualify for 1975–76 UEFA Cup and the last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Zürich won the championship six points ahead of both BSC Young Boys who were second and Grasshopper Club who were third. Luzern and  Vevey-Sports suffered relegation.


1974–75 Nationalliga A season
The 1974–75 Nationalliga A season was the 37th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and SC Bern won the championship.


1974–75 New England Whalers season
The 1974–75 New England Whalers season was the Whalers' third season of play. It was also the first season the franchise played in Hartford, Connecticut. Ryan was replaced by Kelley before the playoffs started; the Whalers lost to Minnesota in 6 games.


1974–75 New England Whalers season, Playoffs
Game Two at Hartford on April 11 went to overtime and the Whalers won in the extra period 3–2. The game was famous for a huge brawl early in the second period that involved both benches and lasted nearly five full minutes; the primary fighters were Nick Fotiu, Bill Butters, and Jack Carlson that raged on the ice and even in the penalty boxes.


1974–75 New England Whalers season, Draft picks
New England's draft picks at the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.


1974–75 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
The 1974–75 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico in the 1974-75 AIAW women's basketball season. In their inaugural season, the Lobos were coached by Kathy Marpe, who also coached the women's volleyball, and started the women's track and field teams. They played in the Intermountain Conference.


1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season
The 1974-75 season was the Jazz first season in the NBA. The Jazz averaged 101.5 points per game (ranked 10th in NBA) while allowing an average of 109.3 points per game (ranked 18th in NBA).


1974–75 New York Islanders season
The 1974–75 New York Islanders season was the third season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Islanders finished in third place in the Patrick Division with a 33–25–22 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in the franchise's history. In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the New York Rangers in three games to advance to the Quarter-finals, where the team defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games, after they had lost the first three. The team almost repeated the feat in the next round, but lost in the semi-finals to the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games.


1974–75 New York Islanders season, Playoffs
Round 1 (5) New York Islanders vs. (4) New York Rangers


1974–75 New York Islanders season, Playoffs
Round 2 (5) New York Islanders vs (4) Pittsburgh Penguins


1974–75 New York Islanders season, Playoffs
Round 3 (5) New York Islanders vs (1) Philadelphia Flyers


1974–75 New York Islanders 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;


1974–75 New York Islanders season, Draft picks
The 1974 NHL amateur draft was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. Below are listed the selections of the New York Islanders:


1974–75 New York Knicks season
The 1974–75 New York Knicks season was the 29th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks had a 40–42 win–loss record, finishing in third place in the Atlantic Division and qualifying for the NBA Playoffs. New York lost to the Houston Rockets in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs, two games to one.


1974–75 New York Knicks season
In the first round of the 1974 NBA draft, the Knicks did not select any players; their first pick was the 32nd overall choice in the second round, which they used to acquire Jesse Dark. The team alternated between wins and losses in their first eight games of the season, and were 6–6 before winning 11 of their next 13 games. They then lost six of the following seven contests, and by February 11 they fell below .500 for the season, at 27–28. New York remained with more losses than wins for the rest of the season, but still reached the postseason.


1974–75 New York Knicks season
The Knicks were seeded fifth in the Eastern Conference and faced the fourth-seeded Rockets in the opening round of the playoffs. After a 15-point loss in Houston, the Knicks required a victory at home to extend their season, and defeated the Rockets 106–96 to force a decisive third game in the series. The Rockets won the final game, by a score of 118–86, to end New York's season.


1974–75 New York Knicks season, Draft picks
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.


1974–75 New York Nets season
The 1974–75 New York Nets season was the eighth season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association.


1974–75 New York Nets season, Playoffs
Two days before the Semifinals began, the Nets and Colonels had a Tiebreaker game played to settle who would be the Eastern Division Champion and play the Memphis Sounds. Julius Erving scored 34 points for the Nets but Artis Gilmore grabbed 33 rebounds for Kentucky. The Colonels won the game 108-99 in Kentucky, thus the Nets were slated to play the Spirits.


1974–75 New York Rangers season
The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the 49th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series.


1974–75 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1974–75 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1974–75 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was Newport County's 13th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 47th overall in the Football League.


1974–75 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review
County wore a plain tangerine and black kit until changing to a shirt with two wide shoulder stripes in early 1975 (listed as third kit here).


1974–75 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1974–75 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1974–75 men's college basketball season.


1974–75 Northern Football League
The 1974–75 Northern Football League season was the 77th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1974–75 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.


1974–75 Northern Premier League
The 1974–75 Northern Premier League was the seventh season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 17 August 1974 and concluded on 12 May 1975.


1974–75 Northern Premier League, Overview
South Shields changed their name to Gateshead United and moved from Simonside Hall to Gateshead Youth Stadium.


1974–75 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:


1974–75 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:


1974–75 Northern Premier League, Overview, League table
The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.


1974–75 Northern Premier League, Cup results, Northern Premier League Shield
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


1974–75 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Cup
Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only four teams reached for the second round:


1974–75 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Trophy
Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, four teams reached for the fourth round:


1974–75 Northern Premier League, End of the season
At the end of the seventh season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.


1974–75 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Football League elections
Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of twelve non-League teams applied for election, four of which were from the Northern Premier League. All four Football League teams were re-elected.


1974–75 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
No clubs were promoted, conversely, none of the clubs were relegated.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1974–75 Rugby Football League season was the 80th season of competition between the clubs of England's Northern Rugby Football League. The season's First Division Championship featured 16 clubs and was won by St. Helens. The Challenge Cup was won by Widnes.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
St. Helens won their seventh Championship. York, Bramley, Rochdale Hornets and Halifax were demoted to the Second Division.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes who beat Warrington 14-7 in the final.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Players No.6 Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern who beat Widnes 3-2 in the final.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Leeds who beat St. Helens 26-11 in the final.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Salford who beat Warrington 10-5 in a replay after a 0-0 draw in the final.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
2nd Division Champions were Huddersfield, and they, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Swinton were promoted to the First Division.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Widnes beat Salford 6–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity 16–13 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Widnes beat Warrington 14-7 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 85,998.


1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Widnes’ fourth Cup Final win in sixth Final appearances.


1974–75 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1974–75 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 36th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Frisk Asker won the championship.


1974–75 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was Nottingham Forest's 110th year in existence and third campaign consecutive in the Second Division since their relegation in 1972.


1974–75 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Summary
During summer the club reinforced the side transferred in several players, left back Paddy Greenwood from Boston Minutemen, Welsh defender Dave Jones from AFC Bournemouth and forward Barry Butlin from Luton Town F.C.. From Youth squad arrived goalkeeper John Middleton and defender Viv Anderson for the right back position. After a bad streak of results, included an early elimination in League Cup on 6 January 1975 the board sacked Allan Brown and appointed former Derby County 1972 League Champion manager Brian Clough.


1974–75 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Summary
Also, Jimmy Gordon arrived as club trainer as the Scottishman had been for Clough at Derby County and Leeds United. The two made their debut in League winning at Fulham bringing with him two players from his 44-day failed tenure in Leeds United: midfielder John McGovern and forward John O'Hare. However, the team plummeted 11 successive matches without a win. The squad reached two games won in the last five rounds to avoid relegation to Third Division.


1974–75 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Summary
Meanwhile, in FA Cup the team in Third round, now with Clough, defeated Tottenham Hotspur and advanced to the fourth round being eliminated by Fulham F.C. after three replay matches.


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


1974–75 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Statistics, Players statistics
The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1974–75 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1974–75 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.


1974–75 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Matches
A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1974–75 season.


1974–75 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1974–75 OB I bajnokság season was the 38th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Four teams participated in the league, and Ferencvarosi TC won the championship.


1974–75 OMJHL season
The 1974–75 OMJHL season was the first season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. The league operated semi-autonomously while still being part of the Ontario Hockey Association. The OMJHL inaugurated the William Hanley Trophy, awarded to the most sportsmanlike player. Eleven teams each played 70 games. The Toronto Marlboros won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Hamilton Fincups.


1974–75 OMJHL season, League business
The Major Junior A Series of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) was rebranded as the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) in 1974. The league began operating semi-autonomously from the OHA, and later became fully independent. Tubby Schmalz was appointed the first commissioner of the OMJHL on September 23, 1974.


1974–75 OMJHL season, League business
Schmalz set about to implement a revised mandatory player contract. It included a clause in which 20 per cent of a player's earnings during his first three professional seasons would go back to the junior clubs to recuperate development costs. He explained that the clause was a result of Mark Howe and Marty Howe both departing in the summer for the Houston Aeros, and there was nothing in the OHA junior contract to cover development payments by professional teams. The new clause was a basis for potential legal action against the World Hockey Association (WHA) which had not made payments to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) or OHA.


1974–75 OMJHL season, League business
Schmalz confirmed in January 1975, that development payments from the National Hockey League (NHL) were coming, and that the WHA was holding a meeting in February to discuss the issue. WCHL president Ed Chynoweth said his league's governors agreed to withdraw from the CAHA if the payment issue was not resolved, and foretold the possibility of Canada's three major junior leagues banding together under one umbrella. The NHL and WHA were delinquent in $600,000 in payments as per the existing professional-amateur agreement. The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the WCHL was negotiating a separate deal with the WHA for development fees, and the WCHL would break away from the CAHA after the 1975 Memorial Cup. Schmalz was angered at the report and called for the three major junior league to remain unified.


1974–75 OMJHL season, League business
In February 1975, the NHL and the WHA agreed to stop drafting underage junior players. Mark Napier of the Toronto Marlboros who was not drafted, signed a professional contract with the Toronto Toros later that month to take effect in the following season. Schmalz stated he would seek legal advice on the matter, with the possibility of suspending Napier for the remainder of the junior season. During a game against the Marlboros, St. Catharines Black Hawks owner Hap Emms ordered his players to wear their jerseys backwards and play with their sticks upside down in protest of Napier's contract. Schmalz later ruled Napier eligible to play, and suspended Emms for the remainder of the season and fined him $1,000.


1974–75 Oberliga
The 1974–75 season of the Oberliga was the inaugural season of the Oberliga as a tier-three league. The Oberligas, then as tier-one leagues, had been disestablished after the 1962–63 season, when the Bundesliga was introduced.


1974–75 Oberliga
The Oberliga was organised in two regional divisions, the Oberliga Nord and the Oberliga Berlin, with the league champions, and the runners-up of the Oberliga Nord, earning the right to play-off for promotion to the level above, the 2. Bundesliga. Parallel to the two Oberligas, Amateurligas and Verbandsligas existed in the other parts of Germany at this level.


1974–75 Oberliga
A similar league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1974–75 DDR-Oberliga was won by FC Carl Zeiss Jena.


1974–75 Oberliga, Overview
The new Oberliga Nord replaced the Amateurliga Bremen, Landesliga Hamburg, Amateurliga Niedersachsen and Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein at the third level, with the latter dropping down to the fourth tier as a consequence. Ten of the eighteen clubs in the new Oberliga came from the Regionalliga Nord, a second-tier league that had been disbanded at the end of the 1973–74 season and been replaced by the northern division of the 2. Bundesliga. Three clubs came from the Amateurliga Niedersachsen, two each from the Amateurliga Bremen and Landesliga Hamburg and one club from the Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein.


1974–75 Oberliga, Overview
The inaugural championship of the Oberliga Nord was won by VfB Oldenburg while Arminia Hannover finished runners-up, two points behind. Both clubs failed to win promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in the promotion round but Arminia would succeed the following season while Oldenburg had to wait until 1979–80. SC Victoria Hamburg, fourth in the Oberliga Nord and best-placed team from Hamburg, qualified for the German amateur football championship, where it reached the final but lost 3–0 to VfR Oli Bürstadt. Of the other qualified teams from the league, Itzehoer SV (Schleswig-Holstein) reached the second round while TuS Bremerhaven 93 (Bremen) and SV Meppen (Lower Saxony) were knocked-out in the first.


1974–75 Oberliga, Overview
In the new Oberliga Berlin, which replaced the Amateurliga Berlin at this level in West Berlin, eighteen clubs competed in the inaugural season. Nine of those came from the Regionalliga Berlin, a second-tier league like the Regionalliga Nord, while the other nine came from the Amateurliga. Spandauer SV became the first champions of the league and won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. League runners-up Hertha Zehlendorf entered the German amateur championship but was knocked-out by Schwarz-Weiss Essen in the first round.


1974–75 Oberliga, Promotion play-off to the 2. Bundesliga
Thirteen teams took part in the promotion round to the 1975–76 2. Bundesliga, six in the north and seven in the south. Two teams, the champions of Bavaria and Hesse, were promoted directly without entering the play-off.


1974–75 Oberliga, Promotion play-off to the 2. Bundesliga, North, Group A
In group A the champions of the Amateurliga Mittelrhein and Amateurliga Niederrhein as well as the runners-up of the Oberliga Nord competed for two promotion spots:


1974–75 Oberliga, Promotion play-off to the 2. Bundesliga, North, Group B
In group B the champions of the Amateurliga Westfalen (played in two divisions), Oberliga Berlin and Oberliga Nord competed for two promotion spots:


1974–75 Oberliga, Promotion play-off to the 2. Bundesliga, South
The champions of the Amateurliga Bayern, Jahn Regensburg, and Amateurliga Hessen, FSV Frankfurt, were directly promoted and did not have to enter the promotion round.


1974–75 Oberliga, Promotion play-off to the 2. Bundesliga, South, Group A
In group A the champions of the Amateurliga Saarland, Amateurliga Südwest and Amateurliga Rheinland competed for one promotion spot:


1974–75 Oberliga, Promotion play-off to the 2. Bundesliga, South, Group B
In group B the champions of the Amateurliga Nordbaden, Amateurliga Südbaden, Amateurliga Württemberg and Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee competed for one promotion spot:


1974–75 PAOK FC season
The 1974–75 season was PAOK Football Club's 49th in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round, and also participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.


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


1974–75 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


1974–75 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 1974–75 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.


1974–75 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 5th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but once at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes as well, registering an average attendance of 17,456 spectators per match. The Parisians also played one Coupe de France home game at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. The club was presided by Daniel Hechter and the team was coached by co-managers Just Fontaine and Robert Vicot. Jean-Pierre Dogliani was the team captain.


1974–75 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
Paris Saint-Germain returned to Division 1 in 1974, ironically the same year that Paris FC (PFC) were relegated. Since then, PSG have always played in the top flight. They immediately moved into the Parc des Princes, which up until that point had been the home stadium of PFC. Before that, PSG had been playing at several grounds including the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, the Stade Jean-Bouin, the Stade Bauer, and even the Parc des Princes a few times during the 1973–74 season despite the reluctance of PFC. Though failing to challenge for the domestic title in the 1970s, the club slowly began attracting several stars. The first of them was Mustapha Dahleb, who signed from Sedan for 1.3m francs in 1974, a then French transfer record.


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


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


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


1974–75 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Kits
French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.


1974–75 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1974–75 NBA season was the 76ers 26th season in the NBA & 12th season in Philadelphia. The team was marginally better than in 1973–1974, posting a record of 34–48. Billy Cunningham returned to the 76ers, after a two-year stint in the ABA.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. The 1974–75 Flyers were the last Stanley Cup champion to be composed entirely of Canadian-born players.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
In 1974–75, Dave Schultz topped his mark from the previous season by setting an NHL record for penalty minutes (472 in all). Bobby Clarke's efforts earned him his second Hart Trophy and Bernie Parent was the lone recipient of the Vezina Trophy. The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51–18–11, the best record in the league.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
After a first-round bye, the Flyers easily swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and were presented with another New York-area team in the semi-finals. The Flyers looked to be headed toward another sweep against the New York Islanders after winning the first three games. The Islanders, however, fought back by winning the next three games, setting up a deciding seventh game. The Flyers were finally able to shut the door on the Islanders, winning Game 7, 4–1.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
Facing the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers won the first two games at home. Game 3, played in Buffalo, would go down in hockey lore as "The Fog Game" due to an unusual May heat wave in Buffalo which forced parts of the game to be played in heavy fog, as Buffalo's arena lacked air conditioning. The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5–1. On the road for Game 6, Bob Kelly scored the decisive goal and Parent posted another shutout (his fourth of the playoffs) as the Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. Parent also repeated as the playoff MVP, winning his second consecutive Conn Smythe Trophy.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 20, 1974, the day after the deciding game of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 27, 1975, the day of the deciding game of the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to contracts.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Intra-League
The 1974 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 10, 1974. It cost $40,000 to make a claim.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Expansion
The 1974 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 12, 1974. It featured two expansion teams, the Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals, selecting players from the 16 existing NHL teams. Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Reverse
The 1974 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 13, 1974. The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams. It cost $15,000 to make a claim.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft, which was held via conference call at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec, on May 28, 1974. The Flyers first-round pick, 17th overall, was traded to the California Golden Seals along with Al MacAdam and Larry Wright for Reggie Leach on May 24, 1974.


1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL. The Flyers and the expansion Washington Capitals had a joint affiliation agreement with Richmond and both teams sent players there. Richmond finished 2nd in their division and lost in seven games to the Hershey Bears in the first round of the playoffs. Playing in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the first-year Firebirds finished 2nd in the league but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Long Island Cougars.


1974–75 Phoenix Roadrunners season
The 1974–75 Phoenix Roadrunners season was the Phoenix Roadrunners first season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Roadrunners qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Quebec Nordiques.


1974–75 Phoenix Roadrunners season, Player stats
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;


1974–75 Phoenix Suns season
The 1974–75 Phoenix Suns season was the seventh season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns' roster averaged 2.8 years of professional experience, and included four one-year players in addition to three rookies. Coming off a 30–52 season, the Suns only improved by two games, finishing 32–50 under second-year head coach John MacLeod. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1974–75 Phoenix Suns season
Coming off an All-Star season, guard/forward Charlie Scott led the Suns in both points and assists with averages of 24.3 and 4.5 a game. For Scott, it was the third and final NBA All-Star Game selection of his career. 31-year-old Dick Van Arsdale, the only player remaining from the Suns' inaugural season roster, was second in scoring with a 16.1 average. Fourth-year forward Curtis Perry enjoyed his first season with Phoenix, posting career-highs in both points and rebounds, averaging 13.4 points and a team-high 11.9 rebounds per game.


1974–75 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
* – Stats with the Suns. ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.


1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Hockey League. It was also the Penguins first season in the Norris division of the Prince of Wales Conference. The team qualified for the playoffs for the third time in franchise history, losing to the New York Islanders after gaining a 3–0 lead (in a best-of-seven series) in the quarter-final round.


1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason
In early 1975, newspapers reported that the California Golden Seals and Penguins were to be relocated to Denver and Seattle respectively, in an arrangement that would have seen the two teams sold to groups in those cities that had already been awarded "conditional" franchises for the 1976–77 season. After staunchly rejecting previous franchise relocation attempts, league president Clarence Campbell saw this as a method by which the NHL might extricate itself from two problem markets, while honoring the expansion commitments it had made. However Seattle Totems owner Vince Abbey missed an opportunity to acquire the Penguins when they were sold in a bankruptcy auction for $4.4 million in June 1975. The Penguins ended up staying in Pittsburgh and ultimately, over time, made Pittsburgh one of the NHL's stronger markets.


1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season:


1974–75 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1974–75 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 40th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was Port Vale's 63rd season of football in the Football League, and their fifth successive season (11th overall) in the Third Division. It was Roy Sproson's first full season in charge. With cross-town rivals Stoke City competing in Europe and running close for the First Division title, Vale's attendances waned, as they were the third least-supported club in the division. This was despite a promotion challenging season that eventually ended with a sixth-place finish. Vale exited both cup competitions in the opening rounds.


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The pre-season saw Roy Sproson attempt to construct a new attacking style by signing attacking midfielder Terry Bailey from Stafford Rangers for £2,500, winger Frank Sharp from Grimsby Town, and goalkeeper John Connaughton from Sheffield United. There was also a dispute with John Woodward who asked for a transfer after a disagreement over his contract; Sproson said "he is trying to hold us to ransom and we are not having that".


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The season opened with two Bailey goals, though Vale would have to wait until their fourth match for a victory, at which point their coffers were boosted by £10,000 following Sammy Morgan's success at Aston Villa. In September, Sproson made a £10,000 bid for Keith Leonard that was rejected. Instead he brought in young left-back Garry Dulson on loan from Nottingham Forest, and later bought him permanently for £5,000, using another £5,400 Villa were forced to pay Vale after Morgan hit another target.


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The "Valiants" proved difficult to beat, and heading into Christmas they won six of their last nine league games. Their 4–0 win over Huddersfield Town lifted them into third place, though attendances were still below 4,000. A 3–1 win over Southend United at Roots Hall then put the club into second spot, at which point Bob Mountford was sold to Rochdale for £2,000. A four-day holiday in Benidorm in the new year did not seem to help the Vale, as three straight defeats followed to drag them down the table.


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
To halt the slide Sproson bought striker Derek Brownbill from Liverpool for £5,000. Two sendings off in a 3–1 defeat at Leeds Road – John Brodie also managed to break his leg in the challenge that earned him a red card – forced Sproson to defend his team after that took the Vale's red card tally to seven for the season. Nevertheless, a solid spell put Vale back into the promotion race by March, though their form dropped off again, and their hopes were crushed completely on 26 April with a 3–1 defeat at home to Gordon Lee's champions-elect Blackburn Rovers.


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
They finished in sixth place with 51 points, leaving them four points shy of promoted Charlton Athletic. Just two home losses were matched by only three victories on the road. The three main scorers were Ray Williams (14), Terry Bailey (14), and Brian Horton (13). At the end of the season the players took a break in Malta, where they drew 1–1 with Floriana. Tommy McLaren spent the summer in Oregon, playing for the Portland Timbers.


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a loss was made of £16,964 despite donations of £13,803 from the development funds. The supporters group also paid £1,200 for video equipment, allowing the club to record games and show players their mistakes. The average home attendance of 4,346 was the third-lowest in the division. Wages stood at £72,874, gate receipts took in £43,199, and there was a loss in the transfer market of £6,000. The financial situation meant that seven players were released and thirteen were retained. Amongst those departing were: John Woodward (Scunthorpe United); Frank Sharp (Northwich Victoria); Roy Cross (Nuneaton Borough); Bill Summerscales (Rochdale); and Reg Edwards (Brereton Social).


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale lost their First Round Replay 2–0 at Lincoln City's Sincil Bank, following a 2–2 draw in Burslem. Dulson scored an own goal in the original match and was sent off in the replay for punching Dick Krzywicki.


1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale left the competition at the first stage with a 1–0 defeat at Fourth Division Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium.


1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1974–75 season was the fifth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a 27–55 record the previous season, the Blazers earned the #1 pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, and made perhaps the most important selection in franchise history:  Hall of Famer Bill Walton out of UCLA.


1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season
In three years of varsity competition, Walton led UCLA to two NCAA championships and 88 consecutive wins, smashing the 60-game streak set by Bill Russell's teams at the University of San Francisco. Walton also set UCLA's career assists record, which left observers declaring him the best passing center in the history of the game.


1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season
Injuries would limit Walton to just 35 games in his rookie year, but nevertheless the Blazers challenged for a playoff spot for the first time in franchise history. The Blazers fell just two games short with a 38–44 record.


1974–75 Portland Trail Blazers season, Offseason, NBA Draft
Note:  This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.


1974–75 Primeira Divisão
The 1974–75 Primeira Divisão was the 41st season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1974–75 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were Armond Hill and Michael Steuerer. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League and champion of the 16-team 1975 National Invitation Tournament.


1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team won its last thirteen games and posted a 22-8 overall record and a 12-2 conference record. The team won the National Invitation Tournament held at New York City's Madison Square Garden by defeating the Holy Cross Crusaders 84–63 on March 16, 1975, the South Carolina Gamecocks 86–67 on March 20, the Oregon Ducks 58–57 on March 22 and the Providence Friars 80–69 on March 23. This was the school's first and only post season tournament championship.


1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
During the season, the team spent the final two weeks of the seventeen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll, peaking at number eight and ending the season ranked number twelve. The team also finished the season ranked number twelve in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.


1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Armond Hill, who led the Ivy League in free throw percentage with an 81.1% average, was selected to the All-Ivy League first team. Tim van Blommesteyn, who set the Ivy League single-season steals record (72) that Hill would break the following year, was selected in the 1975 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks with the 153rd overall selection in the 9th Round. On January 11, 1975, against Harvard, Steurer made all twelve of his free throws to find his way into the Ivy League's record books although short of Bill Bradley's perfect 16 free throw night and the Ivy League record of 21.


1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Three players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1974–75 QMJHL season
The 1974–75 QMJHL season was the sixth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season to capture the Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Laval National in the finals.


1974–75 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1974–75 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes


1974–75 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Mike Bossy was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists).


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
The 1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques' third season, as they were coming off a 38–36–4 record in 1973–74, earning 80 points, however, they failed to qualify for the post-season for the 2nd straight season.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
The Nordiques would have to find a new head coach during the off-season, as Jacques Plante would come out of retirement and play with the Edmonton Oilers. Quebec hired recently retired and former team captain Jean-Guy Gendron to become the club's 4th head coach in team history. The club would also move from the Eastern Division to join the newly created Canadian Division, which consisted of the other 4 Canadian clubs in the league.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
Quebec would start off the season very strong, and fight with the Toronto Toros for top spot in the division all season long. Through 66 games, the Nordiques had a 42–24–0 record, 8 points ahead of the 2nd place Toros, however, the team would suffer through a 7-game losing streak, and the Toros would catch up to the Nordiques. Quebec would win 4 of their final 5 games, and win the division championship, and make the playoffs for the first time in club history.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
Offensively, the Nordiques were once again led by Serge Bernier, who finished 3rd in league scoring with 122 points, as he scored 54 goals and added 68 assists. Rejean Houle put together a solid season, scoring 40 goals and earning 92 points, while new team captain Michel Parizeau had 74 points. Marc Tardif, acquired by Quebec from the Michigan Stags during the season, scored 38 goals and earned 72 points in 53 games with the Nordiques. J. C. Tremblay led the blueline with 72 points in 68 games, while Dale Hoganson chipped in with 9 goals and 44 points. Pierre Roy led the club with 118 penalty minutes.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
In goal, Richard Brodeur took the starters job, and won a team high 29 games while posting a 3.90 GAA in 51 games. Serge Aubry backed up Brodeur, and won 17 games with a team best 3.71 GAA.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
In the opening round of the playoffs, the Nordiques faced the Phoenix Roadrunners, who finished 4th in the Western Division with 86 points, 6 fewer than Quebec. The Nordiques would win their first ever playoff game, defeating the Roadrunners 5–2 at Le Colisée. Quebec went up 2–0 in the series with a solid 6–2 win, as the series moved west to Phoenix. The Nordiques shutout the Roadrunners 3–0 to take a commanding 3–0 series lead, however, they could not complete the sweep, as Phoenix won game 4 in overtime. The series returned to Quebec for game 5, and the Nordiques would win the game 4–2, and take the series in 5 games.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
Up next for the Nordiques was the Minnesota Fighting Saints, who during the season, had a 42–33–3 record, earning 87 points, as they finished 3rd in the Western Division. Minnesota defeated the New England Whalers in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened in Quebec, and the clubs split the first two games, as the series shifted to Minnesota. Quebec took a 2–1 series lead with a big 6–1 win in the 3rd game, however, the Fighting Saints fought back in game 4, evening the series with a 4–2 victory. Quebec would easily win the 5th game, doubling Minnesota 6–3 at Le Colisée, and the Nordiques would close out the series in the 6th game, defeating Minnesota 4–2, and advance to the Avco Cup Finals.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
Quebec would face the defending Avco Cup champion Houston Aeros in the finals. The Aeros finished the season with a league best 106 points, and had easily beat the Cleveland Crusaders and San Diego Mariners to reach the finals. Houston, led by Larry Lund and Gordie Howe were heavy favourites to win the series. The series opened in Houston, with the Aeros defeating Quebec 6–2 in the series opener, then took a 2–0 series lead with a 5–3 win in the second game.


1974–75 Quebec Nordiques season
The series moved to Quebec for the next 2 games, however, it was the Aeros who continued to win, as they shutout the Nordiques 2–0 in the third game, and would sweep Quebec with a huge 7–2 victory in the fourth game, winning the Avco Cup for the second time in as many years.


1974–75 RFU Knockout Cup
The 1974–75 RFU National KO competition was the fourth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bedford won the competition defeating Rosslyn Park in the final. The final was held at Twickenham Stadium. This Final was the last appearance at Twickenham of one of England's finest players Budge Rogers.


1974–75 Rangers F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was the 95th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1974–75 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1974–75 season. Rangers won the final Scottish Football League Division One title before it was rebranded as the Scottish Premier Division. They also stopped Celtic's quest for ten-in-a-row. The decisive championship match came on 29 March 1975, Rangers needed a point away to Hibernian and that's exactly what they got. The Edinburgh club finished second to Rangers with Celtic back in third, a full eleven points behind.


1974–75 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The cup competitions however, provided little success as Rangers crashed out of the Scottish Cup in the third round to Aberdeen and could not progress past the sectional round in the League Cup.


1974–75 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
There was no competitive European football that season. However, Rangers returned to Camp Nou, Barcelona to play for the Joan Gamper Trophy. They defeated Athletic Bilbao but lost 4–1 to the hosts in the final.


1974–75 Ranji Trophy
The 1974–75 Ranji Trophy was the 41st season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay regained the title defeating defending champions Karnataka.


1974–75 Real Madrid CF season
The 1974–75 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 72nd season in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1974–75 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club clinched its 16th League title with massive 12 points above runners-up Real Zaragoza catching the first spot early since round 6 of the tournament. After collapsing to the 8th place last season in summer changes came to the team: replacing interim coach Luis Molowny arrived new head coach former Yugoslavia side manager Miljan Miljanić, 1974 FIFA World Cup Champion Paul Breitner replacing Ramón Grosso as starter in midfield, and Argentine forward Roberto Martínez from Español means Oscar Más was transferred out the team.


1974–75 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Teenage defender José Antonio Camacho and Rubiñán renforced the defensive line replacing Zoco (retired) and José Luis. Also Vicente del Bosque won the starter spot against ageing Velazquez in midfield. In offensive line Miljanic changed the side moving Gunter Netzer from Midfield to Forward position along Striker Roberto Martínez and returned back from injuries was Santillana benching ageing Amancio, the squad scored 66 goals the best outcome in 10 seasons.


1974–75 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup the team reached the Quarterfinals being eliminated by Crvena Zvezda after penalty kicks 5–6.


1974–75 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Also, during June the squad clinched "The Double" after won the 1975 Copa del Generalísimo Final defeating Atlético Madrid in penalty kicks 4–3 after a 0–0 draw.


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


1974–75 Rheinlandliga
The 1974–75 Rheinlandliga was the 23rd season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga.


1974–75 Rheinlandliga, Results
Eintracht Trier became Rheinland Champion, who finished second in the relegation round of the 2. Bundesliga south, South-West Group, and therefore had to play in the Amateur league in the coming season. VfL Neuwied represented Rhineland in the 1975 German Football Amateur Championship 1975 and lost in the first round to SpVgg Ludwigsburg (Württemberg). Ahrweiler BC, SpVgg Bendorf, SG Eintracht Lahnstein and SC Sinzig moved down to the 2. Amateur league. For the following 1975–76 season, Alemannia Plaidt, SpVgg EGC Wirges and SV Speicher moved up from the 2. Amateur league.


1974–75 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1974–75 season saw Rochdale compete in the Football League Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season.


1974–75 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1974–75 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 10th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1974–75 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues, and Barcelona as title holders, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Barcelona qualified also as Spanish champion, Voltregà joined also the competition.


1974–75 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1974–75 Romanian Hockey League season was the 45th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Eight teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


1974–75 Ronchetti Cup
The 1974–75 Ronchetti Cup was the fourth edition of FIBA's second-tier competition for European women's basketball clubs, previously named FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup. It was renamed in memory of Italian player Liliana Ronchetti, who had died in February 1974 of cancer at the age of 26. It was contested by 30 teams from 15 countries, 17 more contestants than in the previous season, with Austria, Sweden and Switzerland making their debut, and so three qualifying rounds were held instead of two. Spartak Leningrad, which had already dominated the Cup Winners' Cup, defeated Levski-Spartak Sofia in the final to win its fourth title in a row.


1974–75 Rugby League Premiership
The 1974–75 Rugby League Premiership was the inaugural edition of the end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship was the 75th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship
Gloucestershire won their 12th title after defeating Eastern Counties in the final.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season
The 1974–75 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 71st season in existence and the club's 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup Winners' Cup after being runners-up in the 1974 Taça de Portugal Final.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season
After failing to retain the title in the past season, manager Fernando Cabrita was replaced by Milorad Pavić. With almost no signings in the transfer market, Benfica biggest departures were Rui Rodrigues and Zeca. After a lengthy pre-season, Benfica started their campaign with two victories against Belenenses and Farense. They dropped points in the third week, before winning the following two matches, reaching first place. In October, they drew with Boavista and lost at home to Porto, falling to third place. Four consecutive wins followed, until three draws in December cost them first place.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica lapped the first part of the season with a three-point deficit to Porto, but managed recover that in January. A draw in early February, with Académica de Coimbra stopped them, but the team reacted with five consecutive wins, opening a five-point lead by mid March. Benfica was then knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup by PSV Eindhoven and lost for the league with Vitória de Setúbal, cutting their advantage to three-points. Nonetheless, in early May, Benfica confirmed their 21st league title, their 12th since 1960.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started the new season trying to recover the title lost to Sporting in the past season. Fernando Cabrita was replaced by Milorad Pavić, who was the second choice to Miljan Miljanić. Miljanić initially agreed with the club, but in March 1973, he back-tracked on his word, so he could sign with Real Madrid. Pavić, the former teacher of Miljanić, signed a 2-year deal on 22 April. Three days later, the Carnation Revolution changed the course of the country.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In the transfer market, Benfica made almost no new signings but also only had three departures, Rui Rodrigues and Zeca, being the more noteworthy. The pre-season began on 19 July, with Pavić arriving to Portugal later in the same day. The first training sessions were in Serra da Estrela, before the club embarked on a tour in Mexico and United States in early August. Afterwards, they competed in the Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla and the Independence Cup in Brazil.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started their league campaign with victories against Belenenses and Farense, reaching top of the table, ex aequo with Porto. On match-day 3, they dropped their first points, in a home draw with Olhanense. They reacted by winning their following two league matches, while also easily progressing in the Cup Winners' Cup. On 13 October, Benfica visited Estádio do Bessa to play Boavista and drew 0–0. That resulted in them being caught in first place by Vitória de Guimarães and Porto.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
A week later, Benfica lost at home with Porto by 1–0 and dropped to third place, two points shy of leaders Porto and Guimarães. They reacted positively to the loss and won their next four Primeira Divisão matches, retaking first place albeit shared with Porto. Both had 18 points. In Europe, Benfica qualified for the quarter-finals, after eliminating Carl Zeiss Jena in the second round. Off the field, Benfica lost Eusébio to injury, as he underwent his six operation to his left knee. On match-day 12, Benfica drew 0–0 with Oriental and dropped to second, a point from leaders Porto.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In the final three matches of December, Benfica won the first but drew the others. First with Sporting on the 22, for the Derby de Lisboa, and then on the 29, with União de Tomar. Benfica lapped the first half of the season in second place with three points less than leaders Porto.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In January, Benfica won their opening match, while Porto lost theirs, reducing the gap between them to a point. Two weeks later, Benfica defeated Olhanense on the road and Porto lost in Alvalade, with the teams exchanging places. Benfica now led by a point over Porto. In the last match of the month, Benfica defeated Leixões at home, and Porto lost again, which increased Benfica's advantage to three-points, 31 to 28. However, a draw with Académica de Coimbra on 2 February, cut that lead to two points.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In mid February, Benfica visited Estádio das Antas for the Clássico, defeating Porto by 3–0. Benfica had now a three-point lead over Sporting, who overtook Porto for second place. The team continued on their winning run, and on match-day 25, they added two more points in their difference over Sporting, which had lost in Bessa. However, Benfica would experienced a troubled third week of March. First they were knocked-out of the European Cup Winners' Cup by PSV Eindhoven at home.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
President Borges Coutinho attributed the defeat to a friendly of the national team, 9 days earlier in Goiânia; which negatively affected the Benfica players used. He called it "completely useless". On 23 March, Benfica lost with Vitória de Setúbal and saw his lead over Sporting reduced to three-points. They reacted with two consecutive wins, before meeting Sporting in Estádio de Alvalade on 4 May. Only needing a draw to win the title, they drew 1–1 and celebrated their 21st league title.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
It was their 12th in the past 16 seasons, and the 21st in the 41 editions of the Primeira Divisão. Three weeks into May, Pavić announced his departure, with Benfica signing Mário Wilson as his replacement. Before the season ended, Pavić qualified Benfica for the Taça de Portugal Final, where they would play Boavista. They lost 2–1 with the goal from former Benfica youth player, João Alves being decisive. Captain Toni said: "We wanted to offer this Cup to Pavić. More than everyone else, he deserved it because of what he had done throughout the season...".


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Milorad Pavić (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager), Fernando Neves (Director of Football).


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1974–75 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1974-75 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1974–75 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1974–75 SK Rapid Wien season was the 77th season in club history.


1974–75 SM-sarja season
The 1974–75 SM-sarja season was the 44th and last season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. The SM-liiga became the new top level league in 1975-76. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.


1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season was the second season for the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs made their debut on October 18, 1974, vs the Indiana Pacers in Indiana, winning 129–121 in double overtime. Afterwards, the Spurs would win the next two games, getting to a quick start.


1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season
In December they would be 21–18 after finishing 7–10 in the month (with a 5 gaming losing streak at one point and even firing their coach midway in the season), but they would win 30 of their last 45 games (having 7-game winning streak at one point), finishing with over 50 victories for the first time in Spurs history. In the 1975 ABA Playoffs, the Spurs once again lost in the first round 4–2 to the Indiana Pacers.


1974–75 San Diego Conquistadors season
The 1974–75 San Diego Conquistadors season was the 3rd and final season of the Conquistadors in the American Basketball Association. The team floundered, on the court and in the box office, with Wilt Chamberlain having left the team after the previous season. They finished 5th in points per game at 109.9, but dead last in points allowed at 115.5 per game. Notably, they played the New York Nets in a 4 overtime game on February 14th, winning 176–166.


1974–75 San Diego Conquistadors season
A victory over Virginia on March 12th turned out to be their last as they lost 11 straight games to end the season, as they finished in dead last by 7 games. After the season, Frank Goldberg (who formerly held ownership interest in the Denver Nuggets) bought the San Diego Conquistadors, assuming the $2 million team debt. They soon renamed the team, becoming the San Diego Sails. However, they folded 11 games into the season.


1974–75 San Diego Conquistadors season, Awards and honors
1975 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 28, 1975)


1974–75 San Diego Mariners season
The 1974–75 San Diego Mariners season was the first season of operation of the San Diego Mariners in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The franchise was formerly named the Jersey Knights and was transferred to San Diego. The Mariners qualified for the playoffs, winning the first round before losing in the second round to the Houston Aeros.


1974–75 San Diego Mariners season, Offseason
After two seasons in the greater New York City area as the New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades and Jersey Knights, the franchise relocated to the city of San Diego, California.