1974–75 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and ŠK Slovan Bratislava won the championship. Ladislav Petráš was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.


1974–75 DDR-Oberliga
The 1974–75 DDR-Oberliga was the 26th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1974–75 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. 1. FC Magdeburg won the championship, the club's third and last East German championships.


1974–75 DDR-Oberliga
Manfred Vogel of BSG Sachsenring Zwickau was the league's top scorer with 17 goals, while Jürgen Pommerenke of 1. FC Magdeburg won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1974–75 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1974–75 title Magdeburg qualified for the 1975–76 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Malmö FF in the first round. Seventh-placed club BSG Sachsenring Zwickau qualified for the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and was knocked out by R.S.C. Anderlecht in the semi-finals. Second-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1975–76 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by Stal Mielec while third-placed Dynamo Dresden lost to Liverpool F.C. in the quarter finals.


1974–75 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1974–75 season saw two newly promoted clubs Hallescher FC Chemie and ASG Vorwärts Stralsund.


1974–75 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1974–75 DDR-Oberliga season was the 27th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Two teams participated in the league, and SG Dynamo Weißwasser won the championship.


1974–75 DFB-Pokal
The 1974–75 DFB-Pokal was the 32nd season of the annual German football cup competition. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds which began on 7 September 1974 and ended on 21 June 1975. In the final Eintracht Frankfurt defeated MSV Duisburg 1–0, thereby defending their title from the previous season. It was Frankfurt's second victory in the cup.


1974–75 Danish 1. division season
The 1974–75 Danish 1. division season was the 18th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league, and Gladsaxe SF won the championship. Brøndby was relegated.


1974–75 Danish 1. division season, Final round
The top six teams qualified for the final round, and Gladsaxe SF finished first.


1974–75 Denver Nuggets season
The 1974-75 ABA season was the franchise's eighth season and first as the Nuggets. The Nuggets were ranked first in points per game (118.7 ppg). They also had the best record in the ABA, 65-19, though they lost in the Division Finals to the Pacers.


1974–75 Derby County F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was Derby County's 75th in the Football League and their 48th season in the top flight. They won their second league title in four years to qualify for the 1975–76 European Cup.


1974–75 Derby County F.C. season, Season review
Whereas Brian Clough built his 1971–72 Championship winning team on discipline and a solid defence, Dave Mackay's 1974–75 side relied on attacking power to overwhelm its opponents. Midfielder Bruce Rioch bagged 15 goals to finish as the club's top league scorer, and the front three of Kevin Hector, Francis Lee and Roger Davies all contributed 12 or more. In March, Davies scored all the goals in a 5–0 win over Luton Town, becoming the first Derby player to net five times in a match since Hughie Gallacher in 1934. The Rams also put five past Queens Park Rangers and Burnley to finish the season as the league's leading scorers, though such abandon often left the side defensively frail and there were several heavy defeats along the way.


1974–75 Derby County F.C. season, Season review
The season started in worrying fashion, with just one win in the club's opening seven fixtures, and despite a brief rally of six wins in 10 between September and November, a 1–0 defeat at Luton just before Christmas 1974 left them in 10th place. However, a run of just three defeats in their last 20 games, which saw them take 30 points from a possible 40, helped Derby surge up the table. A 0–0 draw away to Leicester City on the penultimate Saturday, combined with Ipswich Town drawing at Manchester City a few days later, confirmed the Rams as champions for the second time in four years.


1974–75 Derby County F.C. season, Season review
Although domestic cup progress was limited (reaching the third round of the League Cup and the fifth round of the FA Cup), Derby's UEFA Cup debut proved relatively fruitful. A 6–2 aggregate victory over Servette FC was followed by a 4–4 aggregate draw with Atlético Madrid in the Second Round, both ties finishing 2–2. As a result, Derby took part in the club's first ever penalty shootout and overcame their opponents, winning 7–6. However, that was to be as good as it got for the Rams as Velež Mostar were able to overturn a 3–1 first league deficit to win 5–4 on aggregate and reach the quarter-finals.


1974–75 Derby County F.C. season, Season review
Peter Daniel won the club's Player of the Season award after stepping in for Roy McFarland, who suffered an Achilles tendon injury whilst on international duty and missed all but the last five matches. Ron Webster became only the fifth player to break 500 appearances for Derby during his appearance in the defeat at Luton, while Colin Boulton broke the club record for goalkeeping appearances during the campaign on his way to a total of 344 appearances for the club. Colin Todd received the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, the only Derby County player ever to do so.


1974–75 Detroit Pistons season
Following are the results of the 1974–75 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1974-75 NBA season was the Pistons' 27th season in the NBA and 18th season in the city of Detroit.


1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season was the 49th season for the Detroit franchise, 43rd as the Red Wings. The team finished fourth and missed the playoffs


1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.


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


1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal, Quebec.


1974–75 Divizia A
The 1974–75 Divizia A  was the 57th season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1974–75 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Mircea Constantinescu (32 / 0); Constantin Ștefan (1 / 0); Iosif Cavai (2 / 0). Defenders: Florin Cheran (31 / 0); Vasile Dobrău (32 / 0); Alexandru Sătmăreanu (29 / 3); Augustin Deleanu (33 / 0); Gabriel Sandu (25 / 2); Teodor Lucuță (3 / 0). Midfielders: Cornel Dinu (30 / 3); Radu Nunweiller (29 / 2); Viorel Sălceanu (5 / 1); Marin Ion (6 / 0); George Marincel (1 / 0); Marian Vlad (1 / 0). Forwards: Alexandru Custov (31 / 2); Alexandru Moldovan (11 / 0); Dudu Georgescu (31 / 33); Florea Dumitrache (10 / 4); Toma Zamfir (31 / 8); Mircea Lucescu (31 / 4); Cristian Vrînceanu (8 / 0); Ionel Augustin (5 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1974–75 Divizia B
The 1974–75 Divizia B was the 35th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1974–75 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.


1974–75 Divizia C
The 1974–75 Divizia C was the 19th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.


1974–75 Divizia C, Team changes, Renamed teams
Recolta Văleni was renamed as Tractorul Văleni before of the start of second part.


1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1974–75 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the 32nd Street Armory and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).


1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 12–11, and finished in 7th place in the ECC East in the regular season.


1974–75 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Foster and the team finished the season with an overall record of 13–13 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.


1974–75 Duleep Trophy
The 1974–75 Duleep Trophy was the 14th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1974–75 Duleep Trophy
South Zone won the title, defeating West Zone in the final.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was the 91st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, Players
After the success of the previous season, Dumbarton knew that a repeat of a 10th place finish would guarantee them a place in next season’s 10 team Premier Division.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, Players
A number of signings were made during the close season including Willie Menmuir from Hearts, Ally Brown from Vale of Leven and a young Murdo MacLeod from Glasgow Amateurs.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, Players
Amongst those leaving were Brian Heron to Oxford United and John Taylor and Willie Borland to Stranraer.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
At the beginning of the season, Dumbarton toured Spain and played two games - against Sitges UE and San Martin CF. The first nearly didn't take place – as apparently the Sitges players had become aware of the 'roughness' of Scottish football teams. Nevertheless after negotiations conducted through John Cushley, the team captain (and fluent Spanish speaker) the game went ahead when Dumbarton agreed to wear trainers instead of the standard football boots. Stiges appeared in their boots, and proceeded for most of the game to 'boot' the Dumbarton players all over the pitch. Leading 3-1, with 10 minutes to go, Dumbarton scored a fourth goal. Displeased with the goal not being ruled out for offside, the Sitges players walked off – and so ended this 'friendly' match.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
The season ‘proper’ commenced with the League Cup sectional qualifiers with Clyde on 10 August. Due to Boghead being reseeded Dumbarton’s temporary home was New Kilbowie Park, Clydebank. The team had a familiar look – Williams; Mulllen, Watt, Ruddy and Colin McAdam; Graham, Coleman and Willie Wallace; Bourke, Tom McAdam and Ian Wallace with substitutes Checkley and Mathie on the bench. An early Tom McAdam goal had the Sons in front but goals either side of half time put Clyde ahead. A Willie Wallace penalty levelled matters but Clyde had the last word with a winner five minutes from time.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
On 14 August Dumbarton travelled to Arbroath for their second League Cup qualifier. In a see-saw match the Sons once again opened quickly with Bourke scoring in six minutes. The home side turned the game around with two goals to go ahead before Willie Wallace and then Tom McAdam put Dumbarton ahead once again. However Arbroath snatched an equaliser with ten minutes left and the Sons had to make do with a point in a 3-3 draw.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
Next up was Partick Thistle at Firhill on 16 August. While the Jags were ahead early, Tom McAdam  notched the equaliser just on half time. Then with ten minutes left Bourke struck the winner for a 2-1 victory.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
On 21 August Dumbarton played the return fixture against Arbroath at Clydebank. Dumbarton dominated the game for long periods, despite the loss of Colin McAdam to injury after just 15 minutes, but a goal could not be found  and it was two late strikes from Arbroath which  brought about a disappointing 2-0 loss.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
Any chance of qualification to the next round of the League Cup depended on finding a result against Partick Thistle. For the first time this season the team turned out at Boghead, and it was a successful return  as goals from Bourke and Tom McAdam together with an own goal provided a deserved 3-1 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
The final game of the section took place at Shawfield against Clyde on 28 August. Tom McAdam had Dumbarton ahead at halftime but a Clyde goal with 16 minutes left was enough to scupper both sides chances as Partick Thistle would advance to the knock out stages.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
The new league season commenced on 31 August – against Clyde at Boghead. New £15,000 signing Jumbo Muir (ex Motherwell) was given his first start in a Sons shirt. Once again it was Tom McAdam who got Dumbarton’s first goal – his sixth in seven matches, and another from Willie Wallace before half time secured a 2-0 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
On 7 September Dumbarton made the short trip to Greenock to play Morton in the league. The Sons fielded their latest signing Jim Cook (ex Kilmarnock). All the goal action was packed into the last half hour of the match with again Tom McAdam  stepping up to equalise an earlier Morton goal for a 1-1 draw.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
A week later Dumbarton entertained Dunfermline at Boghead in the league. A dominant Sons side had only a single goal to show for their efforts at half time – McAdam doing the business. However Dumbarton were to rue all the missed chances as Dunfermline got the equaliser with a 25 yard strike and for the second week in a row the points were shared in a 1-1 draw.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
Dumbarton’s biggest challenge to date was when the team visited Ibrox in the league to play Rangers on 21 September. The home side got off to a great start with three goals in the first 30 minutes. However the Sons settled and goals from McAdam and Cook either side of half time gave Dumbarton a chance. It was however Rangers who rallied and were well worth their 3-2 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
On 28 September Gayfield was the venue for the league fixture against Arbroath. The Sons had struggled against Arbroath in the earlier League Cup ties but there was no mistake in this match as goals from McAdam (his 10th of the season) and Willie Wallace (2) gave Dumbarton a comfortable 3-0 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
At the end of the month Dumbarton were holding a healthy 7th place in the league with 6 points from 5 matches. Rangers led Celtic by a single point at the top.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
The next big test for Dumbarton occurred on 5 October with the visit of Celtic to Boghead on league duty. The Celts had just exited from the European Cup a few days earlier and were anxious to make some amends. Roy McCormack made his first appearance of the season in the Sons attack. It was Celtic however who were quickly off the mark with a goal in 3 minutes and were two ahead by halftime. A Willie Wallace penalty got Dumbarton back into the game but with eight minutes left Celtic made the points safe with a further goal for a 3-1 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
The following weekend Dumbarton played Partick Thistle in the league at Firhill. The Sons had completed the double over the Jags earlier in the League Cup but a soft penalty put Partick Thistle ahead after 20 minutes. Tom McAdam had Dumbarton level early in the second half and just when it looked like the teams would share of the spoils, the home side struck with a late goal and consigned Dumbarton to a 2-1 defeat.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
On 19 October Aberdeen made the long journey to Boghead to fulfil the league fixture. In atrocious conditions the Dons were ahead after 10 minutes only for Willie Wallace to equalise from a penalty shortly thereafter. Two quick goals after the break had Aberdeen back ahead before Cook got one back for the Sons. The close 3-2 defeat was all the more disappointing bearing in mind that the Sons also had two ‘goals’ disallowed for offside.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
Dumbarton travelled to Tannadice to play Dundee United on 26 October. The team welcomed back Colin McAdam back from injury, and it was brother Tom scoring his 12th goal of the season who had the Sons ahead by the interval. Dundee United turned the game around after the break with two quick goals but with 9 minutes left in the game, Ruddy then Willie Wallace had Dumbarton ahead again. However the visitors were not finished as Andy Gray competed his hat trick and the game finished 3-3.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
So at the end of October, Dumbarton had slipped to 9th place in the league with 7 points from 9 matches played. Rangers still at the top had now a two point lead over Celtic and Aberdeen.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
Without a win in four games Dumbarton were looking to change that in their league fixture against Airdrie at Boghead on 2 November. Ian McGregor was given the nod over Lawrie Williams in goal. The change earned a ‘clean sheet’ and up front it was a Willie Wallace double that earned the Sons a 2-0 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
Dumbarton travelled to the capital a week later to play Hearts in the league at Tynecastle. This was Hearts first game under new manager John Hagart and his team were comfortably ahead 2-0 early in the second half. A Cook goal brought the Sons back into the game but they could not find an equaliser


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
On 16 November Ayr United arrived at Boghead in the league. It looked good for the home side as early as the tenth minute as Willie Wallace put the Sons ahead. However Ayr were soon level and another goal 12 minutes into the second half was enough to give Ayr a 2-1 win and both points.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
Changes were made to the Dumbarton team for the visit of Dundee to Boghead on 23 November with in particular Ross Mathie being preferred to Tom McAdam. Dundee were the better in the first half but Dumbarton came more into it after the interval. In the end the game finished in a 0-0 draw.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
On the final day of the month it was a trip to Perth to play the league fixture against St Johnstone. On the day it was a poor performance from the Sons with the home side taking both points in an easy 3-0 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
With just 3 points from the last five games Dumbarton were struggling to keep hold of their Premiership goal, slipping to 13th place with 10 points from 14 games. The battle at the top was hotting up with Rangers and Celtic both on 24 points.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
Dumbarton’s game with Kilmarnock on 7 December was postponed due to an unplayable pitch so a week later the league match against Hibernian was played out at Easter Road. The Sons were outplayed for the mostpart and were it not for Hibs shyness in front of goal the 2-0 defeat could have been greater.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
On 21 December Motherwell were welcomed to Boghead on league duty. With the pitch living up to its name both teams found it difficult to play anything other than long ball tactics. However it was the visitors who went away with both points with a single goal victory.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
The following weekend the team travelled to Glasgow to play Clyde in the return league fixture. Bourke’s return to the attack had the desired effect as his two goals had the Sons ahead at half time. Muir got another after an hour’s play and while Clyde got one back the game finished in a welcome 3-1 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
Unfortunately even with the win Dumbarton’s hopes of making the top ten continued to wane as they slipped yet further to 17th place with 12 points from 17 games played. At the top Celtic were back out in front two points ahead of Rangers.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
On New Year’s Day the ‘derby’ match was staged at Boghead against Morton with a tame 0-0 draw being played out.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
On 4 January the Sons travelled to Fife to play Dunfermline. Dumbarton held the Fifers till just before the interval when a penalty kick gave the home side the lead. Two further goals in the second half resulted in an easy 3-0 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
The following week title challenging Rangers came to Boghead. A delayed kick off to allow the 16,000 crowd into the stadium was rewarded by a fine display from the visitors. Rangers were two ahead before Muir gave the Sons some hope just before the interval. However with Tommy McLean completing his hat trick, Rangers strolled to a 5-1 victory.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
Dumbarton’s game against Arbroath was called off on 18 January due to a frost bound pitch as was the Scottish Cup tie arranged for a week later against Inverness Clachnacuddin. However the third round tie was rescheduled for 29 January. Tom McAdam had the Sons two ahead by the break but the incessant sleet and snow proved to be a great leveller with the Highlanders getting one back. In the end the home side hung on for a 2-1 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
Following a postponement of the league match against Celtic on 2 February, the league match against Patrick Thistle was played a week later at Boghead. The game was won by the Jags with a single goal but referee Bobby Davidson made two controversial decisions which were to sink Dumbarton’s hopes. First he waved away claims for a penalty when Bourke was felled in the area and then he denied a Willie Wallace goal by giving a free kick to the opposition.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
The postponed Celtic match was played on 11 February. Two goals up at half time had Celtic in the driving seat. However Bourke and then Tom McAdam had the Sons level midway through the second half. Despite Celtic trying to get back into the game Dumbarton held on comfortably for a point.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
The following Saturday Dumbarton were at Douglas Park to play Hamilton in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. A goal just before half time from Tom McAdam was sufficient to see the Sons through to the quarter finals.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
On 19 February Arbroath were the opposition in the return league fixture at Boghead. The visitors were, like Dumbarton, struggling in the league but they managed to take a 1-0 lead before half time. However in the second half Colin McAdam showed his team mates the way to goal by scoring a hat trick. Willie Wallace and Graham added to the tally for a 5-1 win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
Dumbarton kept up the revival three days later as they travelled to Pittodrie to play Aberdeen. A goal down early on in the game, they fought back with a goal from Bourke to draw the game.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
Then on 26 February a further point was taken from the away league fixture against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. The home side took an early lead but Colin McAdam put the Sons on level terms with 15 minutes to go. Dumbarton had several chances to snatch both points but in the end had to make to with a 1-1 draw.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
So five points from four games kept Dumbarton in the race for that Top Ten spot, though at this stage they held 16th place in the league with 18 points from 25 games. Rangers were now four points clear of Celtic at the top.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
On 1 March the Sons attempted to keep the good run going in the league with a home fixture again st Dundee United. Willie Wallace got Dumbarton off to a great start but goals either side of half time gave the visitors the win and the points.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
A week later Dumbarton played Celtic in the last eight of the Scottish Cup at Boghead. Celtic were ahead within 5 minutes but Tom McAdam equalised almost immediately. However it was Celtic that found the net for the winner after an hour to advance to the semi finals.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
Hearts were the visitors to Boghead in the league on 15 March. In a poor game the visitors took the points with the only goal of the game scored in the second half. A midweek league game was played against Airdrie at Broomfield on 18 March. A win was required to maintain any real hope of a place in next season’s Premier Division and Willie Wallace gave these hopes a lift with a goal from the penalty spot after 10 minutes. This goal looked likely to be enough but with just minutes left in the game Airdrie scored an equaliser for a 1-1 draw and a share of the points.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
On 22 March the Sons were at Somerset Park to play Ayr United who themselves still had a chance of a Top Ten finish. However it was Dumbarton who returned to form with goals from Tom McAdam (2) and young Ian Wallace to gain a 3-1 victory.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
The following Saturday Dundee confirmed their Premier Division place with a hard fought 2-1 win against Dumbarton. All the goals were scored in the second half with Ian Wallace equalising an earlier Dundee goal before the home side got the winner.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
At the end of the month Dumbarton had improved to 15th place with 21 points from 29 games, while Rangers confirmed their first league title in 11 years with four matches to spare.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
On 5 April St Johnstone played out a 0-0 draw at Boghead which they deserved only through the heroics of their goalkeeper and by doing so kept their Premier hopes alive.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
The following Wednesday evening Dumbarton met Alloa Athletic in the semi final of the Stirlingshire Cup at Recreation Park. In a thoroughly dominant performance goals from Colin McAdam(2), Ian Wallace(2) and Bourke crushed the opposition in a 5-1 victory.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
Then on 12 April the Dumbarton resurgence continued with a convincing 2-1 win against Premier bound Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. The McAdam brothers had the Sons 2-0 ahead at the interval and despite a spirited fight back a goal for the home side just before the end of the game was not enough to prevent a Dumbarton win.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
A week later the Sons played Hibernian at Boghead and looked to be heading towards another win as Colin McAdam and Muir had the home side two ahead at the break. However Hibs turned the game on its head with three goals in 17 second half minutes and thus Dumbarton fell to a 3-2 defeat.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
The final league game of the season took Dumbarton to Fir Park on 26 April. Motherwell were never in any real danger of losing the match as they were two ahead after 30 minutes. A third midway through the second half was countered by Dumbarton’s consolation goal scored by Bourke.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
On 28 April the last contest of Dumbarton’s season took place as Stenhousemuir arrived at Boghead to play the final of the Stirlingshire Cup. On the night, Dumbarton were easy winners with goals from Ian Wallace, Graham, Bourke and Colin McAdam giving the Sons a 4-1 victory.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, Post Season Review
The big news story at the end of April was a proposed move by Dumbarton to a purpose built 35,000 capacity stadium at Cumbernauld. The plan was strongly resisted by the fans and in the end it came to nothing.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, Post Season Review
A number of player milestones were reached during the season with John Cushley and Willie Wallace achieving their 100th appearances during the League matches against Arbroath on 19 February and Kilmarnock on 26 February respectively.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League, and with 11 wins and 6 draws from 34 matches, finished 14th of 18.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Hamilton in the first round.


1974–75 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton failed to qualifying from their section.


1974–75 Dundee F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was the 73rd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 6th place. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup, and get knocked out by Celtic in semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the third straight year. Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would be knocked out by R.W.D. Molenbeek in the 1st round.


1974–75 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1974–75 season was the 66th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975. United finished in fourth place in the First Division.


1974–75 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 1974–75 season.


1974–75 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1974–75 Edmonton Oilers season
The 1974–75 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' third season of operation. The Oilers placed last and failed to make the playoffs.


1974–75 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)


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


1974–75 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1974–75 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous year. This was due to the absorption of Volewijckers by eredivisie-club FC Amsterdam. NEC Nijmegen won the championship.


1974–75 Eerste Divisie, New entrants
Fortuna Vlaardingen changed their name to FC Vlaardingen for this season.


1974–75 Eerste Divisie, Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the Eredivisie.


1974–75 Egyptian Premier League
The 1974–75 Egyptian Premier League, was the 19th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 6 September 1974 and concluded on 6 April 1975. Al Ahly managed to win the league for the 12th time in the club's history.


1974–75 Egyptian Premier League, League table
(C)= Champion, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1974–75 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1974–75 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 75th season in the club's football history. In 1974–75 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 12th season in the Bundesliga.


1974–75 Eintracht Frankfurt season
Within the season Eintracht won DFB Cup twice. The first time it was the 1973–74 campaign. That cup final was held in the beginning of season because of the 1974 World Cup in West Germany. The club repeated the cup victory and won the trophy at the end of the season. It was the first and second cup victory respectively.


1974–75 Ekstraklasa
The 1974–75 I liga was the 49th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 41st season of the I liga, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).


1974–75 Ekstraklasa
The defending champions were Ruch Chorzów, who won their 12th Polish title.


1974–75 Ekstraklasa, Competition modus
The season started on 17 August 1974 and concluded on 18 June 1975 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 1973–74 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1973–74 II liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.


1974–75 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1974–75 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.


1974–75 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1974–75 Eredivisie season was the 15th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and the Tilburg Trappers won the championship.


1974–75 Essex Senior Football League
The 1974–75 Essex Senior Football League season was the fourth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


1974–75 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured nine clubs which competed in the league last season, along with six new clubs:


1974–75 European Cup
The 1974–75 season was the 20th season of the European Cup, an annual football tournament for the champion clubs of the member nations of UEFA. It was won for the second consecutive time by Bayern Munich.


1974–75 European Cup
Runners-up Leeds United were the second English side to reach the final.


1974–75 European Cup, First round
Byes: Bayern Munich (West Germany), Magdeburg (GDR), and Cork Celtic (Ireland, drawn against Omonia, who withdrew due to the political situation in Cyprus).


1974–75 European Cup, First round, Second leg
Slovan Bratislava 5–5 Anderlecht on aggregate. Anderlecht won on away goals.


1974–75 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1974–75 European Cup are as follows:


1974–75 European Cup (handball)
The 1974–75 European Cup was the 15th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1974–75 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Dynamo Kyiv in a convincing final victory against Ferencváros. It was the first of two Cup Winners' Cup successes for the club.


1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
Enosis Neon Paralimni withdrew due to the political situation in Cyprus.


1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg
Bologna 3–3 Gwardia Warszawa on aggregate. Gwardia Warszawa won 5–3 on penalties.


1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals, Second leg
Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Real Madrid on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won 6–5 on penalties.


1974–75 Everton F.C. season
During the 1974–75 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 4th in the table with 50 points.


1974–75 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1974–75 FA Cup
The 1974–75 FA Cup was the 94th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Ham United won the competition, beating Second Division side Fulham 2–0 in the final at Wembley, London.


1974–75 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1974–75 FA Cup, Results, First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 23 November 1974. Twelve matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.


1974–75 FA Cup, Results, Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 14 December 1974. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.


1974–75 FA Cup, Results, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled Saturday, 4 January 1975. Eleven matches were drawn, of which two required second replays.


1974–75 FA Cup, Results, Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1975. Four matches were drawn, of which one, the tie between Fulham and Nottingham Forest, required three replays.


1974–75 FA Cup, Results, Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 1975. Two matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.


1974–75 FA Cup, Results, Final
The final took place on Saturday, 3 May 1975 at Wembley and ended in a victory for West Ham United over Fulham by 2–0. Both goals were scored by Alan Taylor. The attendance was 100,000.


1974–75 FA Cup, TV coverage
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from rounds 1 or 2 were shown.


1974–75 FA Cup, TV coverage
Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. Third round BBC Orient v Derby County, Liverpool v Stoke City, Southampton v West Ham United ITV Wycombe Wanderers v Middlesbrough (LWT), Manchester City v Newcastle United (Granada & Tyne-Tees), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town (ATV), Southend United v Queens Park Rangers (Anglia), Leeds United v Cardiff City (Yorkshire), Brighton & Hove Albion v Leatherhead (Southern), Derby County v Orient (Midweek replay All Regions).


1974–75 FA Cup, TV coverage
Fourth round BBC Leatherhead v Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle v Everton, Middlesbrough v Sunderland, Arsenal v Coventry (Midweek replay), Wimbledon v Leeds United (Monday night replay) ITV Ipswich Town v Liverpool (Anglia & Granada), West Ham United v  Swindon Town (LWT & HTV), Coventry City v Arsenal (ATV), Leeds United v Wimbledon (Yorkshire).


1974–75 FA Cup, TV coverage
Fifth round BBC Peterborough United v Middlesbrough, Arsenal v Leicester City, Mansfield Town v Carlisle United ITV West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers (LWT), Everton v Fulham (Granada),Ipswich Town v Aston Villa (Anglia), Birmingham City v Walsall (ATV), Derby County v Leeds United (Midweek All regions), Leicester City v Arsenal (Midweek 2nd replay All regions), Sixth round BBC Arsenal v West Ham United, Birmingham City v Middlesbrough ITV Carlisle United v Fulham (Granada, LWT & Tyne-Tees), Ipswich Town v Leeds United (Anglia & Yorkshire), Leeds United v Ipswich Town (Midweek 2nd replay All regions) Semi-Finals BBC Ipswich Town v West Ham United ITV Birmingham City v Fulham (All regions). Note neither BBC or ITV covered the replays, the goals were only shown as clips for TV news reports, with commentary over dubbed later. Final Fulham v West Ham United Shown live on both BBC & ITV


1974–75 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1974–75 is the 94th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1974–75 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1974–75 FA Cup
See 1974-75 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1974–75 FA Trophy
The 1974–75 FA Trophy was the sixth season of the FA Trophy.


1974–75 FA Vase
The 1974–75 FA Vase was the first season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams in the lower reaches of the English football league system.


1974–75 FA Vase
Hoddesdon Town won the competition, beating Epsom & Ewell in the final.


1974–75 FC Barcelona season
The 1974–75 season was the 76th season for FC Barcelona.


1974–75 FC Barcelona season, Results
14-08-74 . Teresa Herrera Trophy  ATLETICO MADRID-BARCELONA 2-2 /4-5/ PENALTY


1974–75 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1974–75 season was their 81st season since the club was founded. It was their 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Félix Musfeld was club chairman for the fifth consecutive period.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the tenth consecutive season. There were a few amendments to the team. Josef Kiefer, now coming to the end of his active career, went on to play for FC Breitenbach. Kiefer had been with the club for 12 seasons. Between the years 1962 and 1974 he had played a total of 355 games for Basel, 170 of these games were in the domestic league. He had won the championship five times and the Swiss Cup once.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
A number of other players also left the club, Teófilo Cubillas went on to Porto, Rudolf Wampfler to Fribourg, Peter Wenger went on to Nordstern Basel and Felix Tschudin moved on to local club SC Binningen. In an inwards directions Fritz Wirth joined on loan from Grenchen, Roland Schönenberger signed from Wangen bei Olten and Danish international Eigil Nielsen signed from Winterthur.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Basel played a total of 51 games in their 1974–75 season. 26 in the domestic league, seven in the Swiss Cup, four in the Swiss League Cup, five in the Cup of the Alps and nine were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 123 goals and conceded 66. Basel won all nine friendly games, of which three were played at home and the other six away.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
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.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
Basel finished in fourth position with 31 points. They won 11 of their 26 league games, drew nine and lost six games. They scored a total of 49 goals conceding 33. Ottmar Hitzfeld was the team's top goal scorer with 13 league goals, Roland Schönenberger second top scorer with six, Peter Ramseier, Walter Mundschin and Walter Balmer each scored five league goals. The poor results in this and the two previous seasons were now also being reflected in the match attendances. Where as in the 1971–72 season each but one match had attracted more than 10,000 spectators, this season only two games were attended by more than 10,000 people. The average number of spectators had halved within just three years.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
In the 50th Swiss Cup tournament Basel played the round of 32 on 21 September 1974 away against Chiasso in the Stadio Comunale and in the round 16 away against Zürich in the Letzigrund. The quarter-finals were two legged fixtures. Basel played the first leg on 30 October 1974 away in Stade de la Fontenette and the return leg on 3 November 1974 in the St. Jakob Stadium against Étoile Carouge. Both games ended with a 2–1 victory and so Basel qualified 4–2 on aggregate for the next round.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
The semi-finals were played in March against Chênois and was also a two legged fixture. In the first leg, played in Stade des Trois-Chêne, Basel achieved a 4–1 victory and the second leg ended with a 2–1 victory. The final was played on 31 March 1975 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Winterthur. Otto Demarmels scored the opening goal for Basel, E. Meyer equalised and so the game went into extra time. Walter Balmer scored the winning goal for Basel after 115 minutes. Basel were Swiss Cup winners for the fifth time in the club's history.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
The Swiss League Cup ended for Basel in the semi-final as they were beaten 1–3 at home against Grasshopper Club. They had beaten Young Boys in the round of 32, Luzern in the round of 16, and Aarau in the quarter-final. Basel were not qualified to play European matches, but they played in the Coppa delle Alpi and won the group stage and thus reached the final, only to lose 1–2 against BSC Young Boys.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Coppa delle Alpi
In the Cup of the Alps Basel were drawn into group B. The first match was played at home against French team Olympique Lyonnais. The match was drawn 1–1 on 13 July 1974, Fritz Wirth equalised for Basel soon after half time after Ildo Maneiro had put the French team ahead shortly before the break. On 20 July the second round was played and Basel travelled to France to play against Nîmes Olympique. Basel won 4–2 thanks to a hat-trick from Eigil Nielsen and a goal from Ottmar Hitzfeld.


1974–75 FC Basel season, Overview, Coppa delle Alpi
Matchday three was on 23 July in Lyon and Basel won the return game against Olympique Lyonnais 3–1, thanks to goals from Jörg Stohler, Walter Balmer and Roland Schönenberger. Despite the fact that FCB lost the return game against Nîmes Olympique they were group winners and advanced to the final. The final was played on 30 July in the St. Jakob Stadium against Young Boys, but this ended with a 1–2 defeat.


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


1974–75 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1974–75 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's 10th season in Bundesliga.


1974–75 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
After a poor first half of the 1974–75 season Udo Lattek was replaced by Dettmar Cramer. In Paris, the club defeated Leeds United with two late goals from Franz Roth and Gerd Müller.


1974–75 FC Dinamo București season
The 1974-75 season was FC Dinamo București's 26th season in Divizia A. Dinamo dominated the national championship, winning the first six matches and leading from start to finish. Instead, they left the Romanian Cup yet again in the last 32. In Europe, Dinamo played in the UEFA Cup and after the eliminating Boluspor, failed in the confrontation with F.C. Koln: 1-1 and 2-3!


1974–75 FC Dinamo București season
Dudu Georgescu became the championship's top scorer, with 33 goals, and also won the European Golden Boot, being the first Romanian football player winner of a European prize.


1974–75 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Goalkeepers: Mircea Constantinescu (32 / 0); Constantin Ștefan (1 / 0); Iosif Cavai (2 / 0). Defenders: Florin Cheran (31 / 0); Vasile Dobrău (32 / 0); Alexandru Sătmăreanu (29 / 3); Augustin Deleanu (33 / 0); Gabriel Sandu (25 / 2); Teodor Lucuță (3 / 0). Midfielders: Cornel Dinu (30 / 3); Radu Nunweiller (29 / 2); Viorel Sălceanu (5 / 1); Marin Ion (6 / 0); George Marincel (1 / 0); Marian Vlad (1 / 0). Forwards: Alexandru Custov (31 / 2); Alexandru Moldovan (11 / 0); Dudu Georgescu (31 / 33); Florea Dumitrache (10 / 4); Toma Zamfir (31 / 8); Mircea Lucescu (31 / 4); Cristian Vrînceanu (8 / 0); Ionel Augustin (5 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1974–75 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Constantin Traian Ștefan is transferred from U Cluj at the beginning of the season. George Marincel is transferred from Viitorul Scornicești at the mid-season. Florian Dumitrescu is transferred to Steaua and Viorel Sălceanu to FC Galați.


1974–75 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Marin Ion and Ionel Augustin are promoted from the youth team.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal
The 1974–75 season saw the 24th competition for the FDGB-Pokal.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal
89 teams participated. After a qualifying round pitting 6 clubs from the second-tier DDR-Liga against each other, the first round and an additional intermediate round were played with 55 teams from the 1973-74 DDR-Liga, the teams relegated from the first-tier DDR-Oberliga after the 1973-74 season and the 15 winners of the various 1973-74 Bezirkspokal competitions.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal
By the round of the last 16, all Bezirkspokal winners had been eliminated, and only two second-tier teams, 1. FC Union Berlin and Motor Nordhausen remained in the competition. As had been done in the past two competitions, fixtures were played over two legs from the round of 16 to the semifinals.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal
The semifinal saw a repeat of last year's final, with Dynamo Dresden and FC Carl Zeiss Jena playing each other. Dresden won through and met BSG Sachsenring Zwickau who had beaten BSG Wismut Aue in the semifinal. For the first time since 1950 the final was held in East Berlin's Stadion der Weltjugend. For the first time ever an FDGB-Pokal final was decided on penalties.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal, Round 2
The match was counted as a loss for FCK as they had fielded an ineligible player. However, as Löbau failed to spot the infraction while reviewing the opposition's lineup as is customary, they were not awarded a win. Neither team progressed.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match review
Dynamo Dresden were clear cut favorites in this Saxon derby. They had finished third in the league and had three East German internationals in their line-up: Dörner, Wätzlich and Häfner. Sachsenring Zwickau had finished 7th in the league and their only international player was goalkeeper Jürgen Croy. But in front of a crowd of 55,000 Dresden could not cope with their role as favorites from the beginning. Their famous midfield with Häfner, Geyer and Ganzera couldn't find their rhythm, instead Dynamo's play was dominated by nervousness.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match review
On the other hand, Zwickau failed to put their opponents under pressure, despite valiant efforts. Additionally, bad luck struck them when midfielder Leuschner had to be substituted due to injury in the 11th minute. When Heidler eventually put Dresden in the lead after 65 minutes, the match seemed to go in the expected direction, but Zwickau struck back. Eight minutes later, their goalscorer Schykowski equalised and the match went into extra time.


1974–75 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match review
Ten minutes before the end of extra time, Dresden again took the lead through a goal by Richter who had been subbed in after 80 minutes, but just before the final whistle Zwickau's left winger Nestler could equalise once more. Therefore, the final, for the first time in FDGB-Pokal history, had to be decided by penalty kicks. Here Zwickau's goalkeeper Croy became the hero of the day, first saving two penalty kicks and then converting the final kick for the 4-3 victory.


1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 18th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Arena Deurne, in Antwerp, Belgium, on April 10, 1975. In a reprise of a previous year's final, Ignis Varese defeated Real Madrid, by a result of 79–65.


1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup, Second round
*Partizani Tirana withdrew before the first leg, so Balkan Botevgrad went through with a walkover.


1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage
The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage, Group B
*CSKA Moscow withdrew before the group stage for political reasons. Therefore, all the scheduled games of the Soviet team were considered forfeits (2–0) for their rivals, although they were not counted in the final standing of the group.


1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the ninth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 6 November 1974, to 26 March 1975. It was contested by 22 teams, three less than in the previous edition.


1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Spartak Leningrad defeated Crvena zvezda, the former FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup champion, in the final, held in Nantes, and became the first and only Soviet League team to win the competition for the second time.


1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup was the fourth edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 5 November 1974 to 25 March 1975. It was contested by 42 teams, five more than in the previous edition.


1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup
Birra Forst Cantù defeated CF Barcelona in the final to become the competition's first and only three-peat champion.


1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup, Round of 16
The round of 16 were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup, Round of 16, Group A
*Birra Forst Cantù qualifies directly for Semifinals after the withdrawal of the rest of participants in this group (JA Vichy, Dynamo Moscow and Stroitel).


1974–75 FIRA Trophy
The 1974-1975 FIRA Trophy was the 15th edition of a Continental European rugby union championship for national teams, and the second with the formula and name of "FIRA Trophy".


1974–75 FIRA Trophy
The tournament was won by Romania, who defeated France in the opening match.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 9th World Cup season began in December 1974 in France and concluded in March 1975 in Italy. Gustav Thöni of Italy would regain the overall title, his fourth overall title in five seasons. Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her fifth consecutive.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Three major changes took place on the World Cup circuit this season. First, Alpine combined races were recognized as World Cup events for the first time; both the men's and women's seasons included three combined races, all of which were won by the overall winners (Thöni and Moser-Pröll); in fact, Thöni's three combined wins were directly responsible for his edging out Ingemar Stenmark for the title. Second, a parallel slalom race was held at the end of the season, as parallel slalom had become popular on the professional skiing tour due to the visible head-to-head competition. Although parallel slalom skiing was used a few more times in World Cup competition, beginning in 1976 it became a permanent part of the season-ending Nations Cup events.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Third, and more importantly, the new head of the International Olympic Committee, Lord Killanin, reached a compromise to preserve the "amateur" status of skiers receiving endorsements, manufacturer's fees, and other payments, as long as the payments were made to the skier's national association or Olympic committee and not directly to the skier, that also eliminated the prohibition on year-round training and competition in a sport.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
While further criticism of this rule, known as Olympics Rule 26, would continue and would lead to future problems, such as the banning of World Cup champions Stenmark and Hanni Wenzel from the 1984 Winter Olympics, the immediate impact of this change was to check the steady migration of World Cup skiers to the professional circuit. Partially as a result, World Cup races this season took place in Europe, North America, and Asia.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
The Men's Overall World Cup 1974/75 was also divided into three periods with only a part of the results from each period being retained for the Overall standings.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Franz Klammer won 6 races in a row and won the cup with maximum points.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
He won 8 races out of 9, but at the downhill of Megève one of his bindings opened and he did not finish the race; this meant also that he could not score the 15 points for a third place in the combined of Megève (which he would have gained easily after a decent slalom result in Chamonix two days earlier), and in the end he missed the first place in the Men's Overall World Cup by just 10 points.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. One racer had a point deduction, which is given in ().


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Slalom
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Combined
There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. All three results only count for the Overall World Cup. Gustav Thöni won all three competitions. This was the important key that enabled Thöni to defeat Ingemar Stenmark in the Overall World Cup standings.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
The Women's Overall World Cup 1974/75 was divided into two periods. From the first 14 races the best 7 results count and from the last 12 races the best 6 results count. Eight racers had a point deduction. Annemarie Moser-Pröll had a total deduction of 106 points. She won ten competitions and was unable to score points only in three events. This was her fifth overall win in a row.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Annemarie Moser-Pröll won her fifth Downhill World Cup in a row. This record is still unbeaten.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Annemarie Moser-Pröll won five races in a row and won the cup with maximum points.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1974/75 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Lise-Marie Morerod won the cup with only four results.


1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Combined
There was no special discipline world cup for Combined awarded. All three results only count for the Overall World Cup. Annemarie Moser-Pröll won all three competitions.


1974–75 FK Partizan season
The 1974–75 season was the 29th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1974–75 season.


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


1974–75 Football League
The 1974–75 season was the 76th completed season of The Football League.


1974–75 Football League
Dave Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in a title race which went right to the wire. There was disappointment at Bramall Lane after Sheffield United's title challenge ended in a failure without even a UEFA Cup place, but this would be as good as it got for the Blades as a sharp decline soon set in and within a few seasons had pushed them into the Fourth Division.


1974–75 Football League
Carlisle United, in the First Division for the first time, topped the league three games into the season but were unable to keep up their winning ways and were relegated in bottom place. Joining the Cumbrians in the drop zone were Luton Town and Chelsea.


1974–75 Football League
Brian Clough was named as Don Revie's successor at Leeds United but left after just 44 days in charge. He was replaced by Jimmy Armfield.


1974–75 Football League
Manchester United's directors kept faith in Tommy Docherty after their relegation to the Second Division, and he rewarded them with the Second Division championship to return them to the top flight. They were joined by Aston Villa (who also won the League Cup) and Norwich City. Docherty had built a new-look team containing players such as Jim Holton, Stuart Pearson and Brian Greenhoff. Meanwhile, FIFA finally lifted George Best's worldwide ban from football; however, Docherty was not prepared to give him another chance at Old Trafford and he joined Stockport County on a free transfer.


1974–75 Football League
Millwall, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday were the three unlucky clubs who were unable to escape the Second Division drop zone. In the space of a few years, Sheffield Wednesday had slumped to the Third Division having previously been a strong First Division side.


1974–75 Football League
Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Charlton Athletic occupied the three promotion places in the Third Division.


1974–75 Football League
Going down were AFC Bournemouth, Tranmere Rovers, Watford and Huddersfield Town. This meant that Huddersfield would be playing Fourth Division football for the first time in their history, the first former English champions so to do. Watford, meanwhile, were enduring their last unsuccessful season for many years to come.


1974–75 Football League
Mansfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, Rotherham United and Chester occupied the four promotion places in the Fourth Division. Chester had finally managed promotion after 44 years of league membership, narrowly edging out Lincoln City on goal average.


1974–75 Football League
Scunthorpe United, who had narrowly missed out on top-division football during the 1960s, found themselves bottom of the league but retained their league status after being re-elected along with the three clubs placed above them.


1974–75 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1974–75 Football League, Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1974–75 Football League, Final league tables and results
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.


1974–75 Football League, First Division
A tight title race saw just five points separating the top seven sides, with Derby County finally winning the title in their first full season under the management of Dave Mackay. Liverpool finished runners-up under Bob Paisley, who had succeeded the legendary Bill Shankly at the start of the season. Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and newly promoted Middlesbrough completed the top seven.


1974–75 Football League, First Division
Despite the close nature of the final table; most pundits had dubbed Everton Champions elect going into the closing stages. The Merseysiders had lost just four games all season, topped the table and appeared to have a relatively trouble-free run-in mostly against teams in the bottom half of the table.


1974–75 Football League, First Division
The pressure of the title being theirs to lose appeared to get to the Toffeemen who inexplicably lost four of their last nine games, three of which, against Luton, Carlisle, who would ultimately be relegated, and Sheffield United in a game they had led 2-0 in at half time, ultimately costing them the title. Liverpool also came within a hair's breadth of the title, with a 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough in the penultimate game of the season proving their undoing.


1974–75 Football League, First Division
Leeds United began life without Don Revie in disastrous fashion, with Brian Clough being sacked after 44 days in charge, having won just one league game. His successor Jimmy Armfield dragged them up to ninth place in the final table and also took them to their first European Cup final, but they were on the losing side and a riot by their fans saw them banned from European competitions for three years. Arsenal finished a disappointing 16th in the league, one of their lowest finishes in more than half a century of unbroken First Division membership.


1974–75 Football League, First Division
Their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur finished just one place and one point above the relegation zone. Luton Town's First Division comeback ended in relegation after just one season, while financial problems contributed to Chelsea's relegation and the end of their 12-year run in the First Division. Carlisle United had an incredible start to their first season in the First Division, topping the league after winning their first three games, but were eventually relegated in bottom place.


1974–75 Football League, Second Division
Tommy Docherty rewarded the loyalty of the Manchester United directors who kept faith in him after their first relegation in nearly 40 years by delivering an instant return to the First Division as his exciting young side were crowned champions of the Second Division. Aston Villa - with arguably an even more exciting side - ended their eight-year absence from the top flight by finishing runners-up, being divisional top scorers and also lifting the League Cup, in the final of which they beat Norwich City, who finished third in the league and so clinched the final promotion place.


1974–75 Football League, Second Division
Sunderland and Bristol City just missed out on promotion, while ninth placed Fulham partly compensated for a lack of a serious promotion challenge by reaching their first ever FA Cup final, although they lost to West Ham United. Nottingham Forest looked to build for a better future and end their spell of Second Division struggle by appointing Brian Clough as manager in January.


1974–75 Football League, Second Division
Sheffield Wednesday were relegated to the Third Division for the first time in their history after a terrible season in which they managed only five league wins. They finished 14 points adrift of safety and went down along with Millwall and Cardiff City.


1974–75 Football League Cup
The Football League Cup 1974–75 was the 15th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 19 August 1974 and ended with the final at Wembley on 1 March 1975.


1974–75 Football League Cup
Aston Villa won the tournament after defeating Norwich City in the final at Wembley Stadium, London.


1974–75 Football League Cup, Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 1 March 1975.


1974–75 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1974–75 season.


1974–75 Football League First Division, Overview
Derby County won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history that season. They made sure of it on April 19, with a 0-0 draw at Leicester City and the fact that their title challengers Liverpool lost 1-0 at Middlesbrough. Carlisle United were relegated on April 19, despite winning 1-0 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur sent the Cumbrians down. Chelsea were relegated after they only drew 1-1 at home against Everton where they had to better Luton Town's result but Luton also drew 1-1 at home, against Manchester City. Luton Town went down on April 28, after Tottenham beat Leeds United 4-2 at White Hart Lane.


1974–75 Four Hills Tournament
At the 23rd edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament, Willi Pürstl became the first Austrian tour winner since Sepp Bradl, who won the inaugural tournament.


1974–75 Four Hills Tournament
Karl Schnabl, who only placed 35th (170.5 pts) in Oberstdorf, became the third person within five years to win three out of four events and still fail to win the tournament.


1974–75 French Division 1
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1974/1975 of the French Association Football League with 58 points.


1974–75 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1975/1976


1974–75 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 35 teams, and Valenciennes and Nancy won the championship.


1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship
The  1974-75 French Rugby Union Championship was won by  Béziers beating Brive in the final.


1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
For the last time the "elite" were formed of 64 clubs (will be reduced to 40) . The clubs were divided in 8 pools and the first four of each pool were qualified for knockout stages.


1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
The last three of each pool (24 clubs) will be relegated in the future "Grouo B"


1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
The knockout stages, will be played with single match rounds.


1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification round
The clubs classified in the four first places of each pool (24 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages.


1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification round
The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.


1974–75 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1974–75 season was Galatasaray's 71st in existence and the club's 17th consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his third season as head coach. Georgetown was an independent that played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 18-10. The team won the 1975 ECAC South Region Tournament and appeared in the 1975 NCAA Tournament – the Hoyas's first appearance in that tournament since 1943 – and lost to Central Michigan in the first round.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team struggled during the first half of the season, and a six-game losing streak caused its record to fall to 7-8 by the end of January 1975. Some people called for Thompson to be fired. A contributing factor in the Hoyas' woes was the performance of junior center Merlin Wilson, who also received criticism; in contrast to his first two years with the team, he seemed sluggish when running, did not pull down as many rebounds as he once had, and suffered a scoring slump. He turned out to have a painful, undiagnosed back problem.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
His play remained uneven all season but improved in later games, including 17 points and 13 rebounds against St. Joseph's and 23 rebounds against Saint Francis, and he finished the year as Georgetown's top rebounder. Sophomore forward Larry Long, meanwhile, averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game despite suffering ankle, thigh, and knee injuries. Freshman power forward Ed Hopkins started every game, averaged 9.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, and shot 49% from the field.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshmen Derrick Jackson and Mike Riley alternated at guard, and Jackson showed signs of the scoring threat that he would become, averaging 10.6 points per game and scoring a season-high 19 against St. John's on January 4, 1975, in Georgetown's first road victory over the Redmen since December 1947. Junior guard Jonathan Smith, meanwhile, scored 20 or more points in four of the first eight games of the season; although he suffered a broken finger in a December 1974 game, he nonetheless was Georgetown's top scorer for a second season.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although retaining its status as an independent, Georgetown enhanced its chances for a berth in the NCAA Tournament this season by joining the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation that in 1975 for the first time held regional post-season Division I basketball tournaments – four in all – for independent Eastern colleges and universities similar to the end-of-season conference tournaments held by conventional college basketball conferences, with each tournament winner receiving an at-large bid to the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Georgetown participated in the ECAC South Region Tournament.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The first game was a semifinal match-up against George Washington, a team which had defeated Georgetown during the regular season and in seven of the last nine meetings between the schools. Derrick Jackson scored 18 points as the Hoyas prevailed this time, defeating the Colonials 66-59 to advance to the final.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
In the ECAC South final, Georgetown faced West Virginia on the Mountaineers' home court at the WVU Coliseum before a crowd of some 14,000 West Virginia fans and a few hundred Hoya supporters. Jonathan Smith scored 10 points in the game and West Virginia guard Bob Huggins scored 14. The Mountaineers led 32-31 at halftime and appeared to have an advantage when Merlin Wilson and Larry Long both fouled out in the second half. With 54 seconds left in the game and West Virginia leading 61-58, Derrick Jackson scored to close to 61-60.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The Mountaineers tried to preserve the win by running out the clock, but Georgetown's Mike Riley fouled West Virginia's Ernie Hall with 10 seconds left to stop the clock. Hall came to the free-throw line to shoot a one-anad-one, and missed his first shot. Ed Hopkins – who shot a career-low 25% (4-for-16) but pulled down 12 rebounds – grabbed the rebound and passed it to junior guard Bill Thomas, who threw a long, cross court pass to Jackson with five seconds left.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Jackson promptly scored on an 18-foot (5.5-meter) shot with two seconds left, silencing the crowd – except for the handful of Georgetown fans celebrating in the stands – and giving Georgetown a 62-61 victory. Jackson's shot became known in Georgetown men's basketball history as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World," because the unlikely victory secured the Hoyas' first NCAA Tournament berth since the 1942-43 season and began the school's pattern of regular appearances in the tournament in the years to come.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1974-75 squad was only the second team in Georgetown men's basketball history to play in the NCAA Tournament, and it was the first Georgetown men's basketball team to be invited to either the NCAA Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) since the 1969-70 team's appearance in the 1970 NIT. Playing in the tournament's Mideast Region, the Hoyas met Central Michigan in the first round. Junior Hoya forward Bill Lynn scored 14 points and had 11 rebounds in the game. With six seconds left to play, the score was tied 75-75 when a held ball forced a jump ball.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown's Ed Hopkins grabbed the tip and passed it to Derrick Jackson, who threw it to Jonathan Smith. Smith dribbled toward the basket and put up a long shot as time expired that missed. Central Michigan guard Leonard Drake undercut Smith as he shot, but an official off the ball called an offensive foul on Smith. Drake made both of his resulting free throws with no time remaining to give the Chippewas a 77-75 win and knock Georgetown out of the tournament. John Thompson objected strenuously, and game films later supported the view that it was Drake who had fouled Smith in the act of shooting.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
On November 30, 1974, Rich Chvotkin debuted as the radio voice of the Hoyas with a broadcast on WOOK-AM of the season opener against Upsala at McDonough Gymnasium, giving Georgetown its first regular radio coverage. Chvotkin would go on to broadcast every Georgetown men's basketball game since except for most of those of the 1990-1991 season, when he was mobilized for six months of United States Army Reserve service during the Gulf War after calling only the first four games of that season.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Freshman guard Craig Esherick would later serve as an assistant coach for the Hoyas from 1982 to 1999 and as head coach from 1999 to 2004. Freshman guard Mike Riley would later serve as a Hoya assistant coach from 1982 to 2004.


1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
The 1974–75 Golden State Warriors season was the 29th season in the franchise's history, its 13th in California and the fourth playing in Oakland. After four seasons of second-place division finishes, the Warriors made various changes. Nate Thurmond was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Clifford Ray, a young defensive center. The club drafted Keith Wilkes (later known as Jamaal Wilkes), whose nickname was "Silk". Cazzie Russell had played out his option and joined the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving Rick Barry as the team's leader.


1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
Coach Al Attles implemented a team-oriented system that drew on the contributions of as many as ten players during a game. Barry scored 30.6 points per game, led the NBA in free throw percentage and steals per game, and was sixth in the league in assists per game. The Warriors captured the Pacific Division title with a 48–34 record.


1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
In the playoffs, the Warriors got to the Western Conference Finals by beating the Seattle SuperSonics in six games. In the Western Finals, the Warriors looked like they were about to lose to former teammate Nate Thurmond. The Warriors found themselves down against the Chicago Bulls 3 games to 2. The Warriors rallied to win Game 6 in Chicago and took the series with an 83–79 Game 7 triumph in Oakland. In the NBA Finals, the Warriors faced off against the Washington Bullets. The Warriors took the series in four straight games, including 1-point wins in Games 2 and 4. Rick Barry was named the series MVP.


1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
The Warriors wouldn't make another NBA Finals appearance again until 2015, where the team won its fourth league title. They would also go on to win two more titles in 2017 and 2018, respectively.


1974–75 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1974–75  Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 13–13 overall and 7–7 in conference play, tied for third.


1974–75 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Senior guard Ken Tyler was a unanimous selection to the all-conference team; sophomore guard John Holstein and sophomore center Willie Moss were honorable mention.


1974–75 Greek Football Cup
The 1974–75 Greek Football Cup was the 33rd edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 18 June 1975. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, with Olympiacos winning by 1–0. Panathinaikos competed with their reserve (youth) team, as a protest for the decision of the Hellenic Football Federation the final to be held in Karaiskakis Stadium, home ground of Olympiacos.


1974–75 Greek Football Cup, First round
Olympiacos Volos from Alpha Ethniki and 59 clubs from Beta Ethniki entered the first round.


1974–75 Greek Football Cup, Third round
The rest 17 clubs from Alpha Ethniki entered the third round.


1974–75 Greek Football Cup, Quarter-finals
*Awarded. Suspended at 75th minute while the score was 1–2.


1974–75 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 31st Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1974–75 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1974–75 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Texaco Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1974–75 Hellenic Football League
The 1974–75 Hellenic Football League season was the 22nd in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1974–75 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1974–75 Hertha BSC season
The 1974–75 Hertha BSC season started on 24 August 1974 against Fortuna Düsseldorf and finished on 14 June 1975 against VfL Bochum.


1974–75 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1974–75 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division and reached the third round of the Scottish Cup.


1974–75 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 9th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a four round-robin schedule followed by a 4-team playoff round. C.D. España won the title after defeating C.D. Motagua in the final. Both teams qualified to the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


1974–75 Hong Kong FA Cup
1974–75 Hong Kong FA Cup was the first staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup.


1974–75 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition started on 23 March 1975 with 13 Hong Kong First Division clubs and 3 other teams from Second and Third Division.


1974–75 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1974–75 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 64th since its establishment.


1974–75 Houston Aeros season
The 1974–75 Houston Aeros season was the Aeros' third season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Aeros qualified first in their division for the playoffs and successfully defended their Avco World Trophy WHA championship.


1974–75 Houston Aeros season, Regular season
Larry Lund scored 33 goals and had 108 points on the season. Frank Hughes scored a team high 48 goals. Gordie Howe (at the age of 46) scored 34 goals and had 99 points. Mark Howe had 36 goals and 76 points while Marty Howe had 13 goals and 34 points. In total, the Howe family had 83 goals and 209 points combined during the season. The Aeros ranked first in goals scored and goals against en route to 53 wins, a five-game improvement from their Cup winning season the year before.


1974–75 Houston Aeros season, Playoffs
During the playoffs, the Aeros lost only once en route to a second consecutive Avco World Trophy. The Aeros defeated the Cleveland Crusaders 4–1 in the Quarter-finals. The Aeros then defeated the San Diego Mariners 4–0 to advance to the Final. In the Final, the Aeros swept the Quebec Nordiques 4–0.


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


1974–75 Houston Rockets season
The 1974–75 NBA season was the Rockets' 8th season in the NBA and 4th season in the city of Houston as well as their final season at the Hofheinz Pavilion before moving to The Summit a season later.


1974–75 Houston Rockets season
In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the New York Knicks in five games in the First Round, before losing to the Boston Celtics in five games in the Semifinals.


1974–75 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1974–75 campaign saw Town relegated to the 4th Division for the first time in the club's history. Following Ian Greaves' resignation at the end of the previous season, Bobby Collins took charge at Leeds Road, but couldn't stop Town's alarming slide to Division 4. Town finished bottom of the table, 6 points from safety and 5 points from 2nd bottom team Watford.


1974–75 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1974–75 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following Ian Greaves' resignation at the end of the previous season, Town hired ex-Leeds United player and Scotland international Bobby Collins in his first managerial post. Following mid-table mediocrity the previous season, Town were hoping for a good start to mount a serious promotion challenge. But the start of the season saw Town lose 6 of their opening 8 league games. They then went on a 6-match unbeaten run, but that would be as good as it got for Town for the rest of the season. Even the 17 goals of Alan Gowling, the top scorer from the previous 2 seasons couldn't help Town's alarming slide.


1974–75 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
In January 1975, ex-manager Tom Johnston was brought in as General Manager to help his fellow countryman, but even he couldn't change Town's fortunes as the team only won 4 out of their 22 games in 1975. Therefore, Town got relegated to Division 4 for the first time in their history. They also became the first team to win the 1st Division and play in the bottom tier of the Football League. They finished 24th with only 32 points, 5 behind Watford and Tranmere Rovers. 33 different players were used during the season, a record that would stand until the 1996–97 season.


1974–75 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1974–75 I-Divisioona season
The 1974-75 I-Divisioona season was the first season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. Eight teams participated in the league, and Vaasan Sport won the championship.


1974–75 IHL season
The 1974–75 IHL season was the 30th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 11 teams participated in the regular season, and the Toledo Goaldiggers won the Turner Cup.


1974–75 IIHF European Cup
The 1974–75 European Cup was the tenth edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on September 1, 1974, and finished on February 19, 1977.


1974–75 IIHF European Cup
The tournament was won by Krylya Sovetov Moscow, who beat Dukla Jihlava in the final


1974–75 IIHF European Cup, First round
The first round was played September 1 – December 14, 1974.


1974–75 IIHF European Cup, Second round
The second round was played December 22, 1974 – February 6, 1975.


1974–75 IIHF European Cup, Semifinals
The semifinals were played September 1, 1975 – March 19, 1976.


1974–75 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1974–75 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The Bengals were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Killingsworth and played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello. They finished the regular season at 16–10 overall, with a 9–5 record in the Big Sky Conference.


1974–75 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Sophomore center Steve Hayes was named to the all-conference team; senior guard Kevin Hoyt was on the second team and senior guard George Rodriquez was honorable mention.


1974–75 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Jim Jarvis and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. They were 10–16 overall and 4–10 in conference play.


1974–75 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
No Vandals were named to the all-conference team; senior guard Henry Harris was on the second team and junior guard Steve Weist was honorable mention.


1974–75 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Hired in March 1974, Jarvis was previously the head coach for three years at Spokane Falls Community College, and led the Vandal program for four seasons. He played at Oregon State under head coach Slats Gill and for several seasons as a professional.


1974–75 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1974–75 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Illinois finished ninth in the Big Ten going went 8-18 overall. Gene Bartow took over the team as head coach. Brought to Illinois to continue the magical rebuilding jobs he had undertaken at Valparaiso and Memphis State, Gene Bartow was counted on by Athletic Director Cecil Coleman to restore the successful level of play fans had become accustomed to in the past few decades. However, Bartow’s stay in Champaign was short-lived, lasting only one year. The lure away from Illinois was a strong one for Bartow; he was hired away by UCLA to replace legendary Bruin coach John Wooden.


1974–75 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
This marked the first time that a Big Ten school would finish with a record of 30 or more wins.


1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–10.


1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Knight. The team played its home games on campus in Bloomington at Assembly Hall, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 29–0 record, and won the Big Ten Conference by six games at 18–0. They began the season third in the polls and were top-ranked since January 7. When combined with the following year, Indiana won 37 consecutive Big Ten games. The Hoosiers won their conference games by an average of 22.8 points. However, in an 83–82 win against Purdue on February 22, they lost consensus All-American forward Scott May to a broken left arm.


1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers were so dominant that four starters – Scott May, Steve Green, Kent Benson, and Quinn Buckner – were named to the five-man All-Big Ten team following the regular season. With May's injury keeping him to seven minutes of play, the No. 1 Hoosiers lost to Kentucky 92–90 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and finished the season at 31–1.


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


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


1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, NCAA tournament
Following the one-sided regular season game in early December, Indiana and Kentucky met again in the 1975 Elite Eight in Dayton, Ohio, the Mideast regional final. Entering that game on March 22, the top-ranked Hoosiers had a 34-game winning streak and Kentucky (24–4) was ranked fifth. However, Indiana had lost star player Scott May to a broken arm in the regular season finale against Purdue. May scored 25 points in the regular season IU-UK meeting, but he managed only two points in seven minutes in the tournament game, which he played with a cast on his left arm.


1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, NCAA tournament
IU surged out to an early seven-point lead before UK rallied to tie it at 44 by halftime. Despite Indiana's Kent Benson scoring 33 points (13-of-18) and grabbing 23 rebounds, Kentucky won by two points, 92–90. The game made USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time. The win put Kentucky in the Final Four in San Diego, where they dropped the NCAA title game to UCLA in John Wooden's final game as head coach.


1974–75 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, NCAA tournament
The loss for Indiana prevented what could have been back-to-back undefeated seasons and national championships as the Hoosiers went on to take the national title in 1976. Bob Knight would later say that this 1974–75 team was the best he ever coached, even better than the undefeated national champions of 1976.


1974–75 Indiana Pacers season
The 1974–75 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's eighth season in the American Basketball Association and eighth as a team.


1974–75 Indiana Pacers season, Player notes
After leading the Pacers to the finals, George McGinnis decided to jump to the NBA to the Philadelphia 76ers, who held his original NBA draft rights.


1974–75 Indianapolis Racers season
The 1974–75 Indianapolis Racers season was the first season of operation of the Indianapolis Racers in the World Hockey Association. The Racers finished fourth to miss the playoffs.


1974–75 Indianapolis Racers 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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Lute Olson, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 10–16 overall and 7–11 in Big Ten play.


1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Ken Trickey, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.