1975–76 West Ham United F.C. season

1975–76 season of West Ham United

In the 1975–76 season, West Ham United finished in 18th position in the First Division and reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup.

West Ham United 1975–76 football season

West Ham United
1975–76 season
Chairman	Reg Pratt
Manager	John Lyall & Ron Greenwood
Stadium	Boleyn Ground
First Division	18th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
European Cup Winners' Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Alan Taylor (13) All: Alan Taylor (17)
Highest home attendance	39,202 (vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 14 April 1976)
Lowest home attendance	16,769 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 3 April 1976)
Average home league attendance	27,345
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

Season summary

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

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

League table

Main article: 1975–76 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Aston Villa	42	11	17	14	51	59	0.864	39
17	Arsenal	42	13	10	19	47	53	0.887	36
18	West Ham United	42	13	10	19	48	71	0.676	36
19	Birmingham City	42	13	7	22	57	75	0.760	33
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers (R)	42	10	10	22	51	68	0.750	30	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Football League First Division


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
16 August 1975	Stoke City	A	2–1	23,744	Gould, A Taylor
19 August 1975	Liverpool	A	2–2	40,564	A Taylor (2)
23 August 1975	Burnley	H	3–2	28,048	A Taylor (2), Paddon
25 August 1975	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	36,567	Robson
30 August 1975	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	28,408	Jennings
6 September 1975	Manchester City	H	1–0	29,752	Lampard
13 September 1975	Leicester City	A	3–3	21,413	Bonds, Lampard, Holland
20 September 1975	Sheffield United	H	2–0	28,744	T Taylor, Best
27 September 1975	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	18,455	Paddon
4 October 1975	Everton	H	0–1	31,005
11 October 1975	Newcastle United	H	2–1	30,400	Curbishley, A Taylor
18 October 1975	Middlesbrough	A	0–3	25,831
25 October 1975	Manchester United	H	2–1	38,528	A Taylor, Gould
1 November 1975	Birmingham City	A	5–1	28,474	Brooking, Pendrey (o.g.), Lampard, A Taylor (2)
8 November 1975	Coventry City	H	1–1	29,501	Robson
15 November 1975	Derby County	A	1–2	31,172	Brooking
22 November 1975	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	26,914	Jennings, Holland
29 November 1975	Arsenal	H	1–0	31,012	A Taylor
6 December 1975	Norwich City	A	0–1	27,020
13 December 1975	Burnley	A	0–2	14,907
20 December 1975	Stoke City	H	3–1	21,135	Jennings (3)
26 December 1975	Aston Villa	A	1–4	51,300	Jennings
27 December 1975	Ipswich Town	H	1–2	32,741	T Taylor (pen)
10 January 1976	Leicester City	H	1–1	24,615	A Taylor
17 January 1976	Manchester City	A	0–3	32,147
24 January 1976	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–0	26,677	A Taylor
31 January 1976	Liverpool	H	0–4	26,741
7 February 1976	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	32,832	Brooking
14 February 1976	Coventry City	A	0–2	16,173
21 February 1976	Derby County	H	1–2	24,941	Brooking
23 February 1976	Leeds United	H	1–1	28,025	A Taylor
28 February 1976	Manchester United	A	0–4	57,240
6 March 1976	Birmingham City	H	1–2	19,868	Curbishley
9 March 1976	Leeds United	A	1–1	28,453	Jennings
13 March 1976	Newcastle United	A	1–2	32,842	Jennings
20 March 1976	Arsenal	A	1–6	34,011	Jennings
27 March 1976	Norwich City	H	0–1	20,628
3 April 1976	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	16,769
10 April 1976	Sheffield United	A	2–3	18,797	Jennings (2)
17 April 1976	Aston Villa	H	2–2	21,642	Robson, Brooking
19 April 1976	Ipswich Town	A	0–4	28,217
24 April 1976	Everton	A	0–2	26,101

Charity Shield

Main article: 1975 FA Charity Shield


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
9 August 1975	Derby County	N	0–2	59,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1975–76 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	3 January 1976	Liverpool	H	0–2	32,363

League Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	9 September 1975	Bristol City	H	0–0	19,837
R2 replay	24 September 1975	Bristol City	A	3–1	19,643	Brooking, Best, A Taylor
R3	8 October 1975	Darlington	H	3–0	19,844	Paddon, Robson, Bonds (pen)
R4	12 November 1975	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0	49,126
R4 replay	24 November 1975	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2	38,443

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st leg	17 September 1975	Reipas Lahti	A	2–2	4,587	Brooking, Bonds
R1 2nd leg	1 October 1975	Reipas Lahti	H	3–0 (5–2 agg.)	24,131	Robson, Holland, Jennings
R2 1st leg	22 October 1975	Ararat Yerevan	A	1–1	66,662	A Taylor
R2 2nd leg	5 November 1975	Ararat Yerevan	H	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	30,399	Paddon, Robson, A Taylor
QF 1st leg	3 March 1976	Den Haag	A	2–4	26,000	Jennings (2)
QF 2nd leg	17 March 1976	Den Haag	H	3–1 (5–5 agg.)	29,829	A Taylor, Lampard, Bonds
SF 1st leg	31 March 1976	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–2	45,000	Paddon
SF 1st leg	14 April 1976	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–1 (4–3 agg.)	39,202	Brooking (2), Robson
F	5 May 1976	Anderlecht	N	2–4	58,000	Holland, Robson

Anglo-Italian League Cup

Main article: Anglo-Italian League Cup


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
3 September 1975	Fiorentina	A	0–1
10 December 1975	Fiorentina	H	0-1 (0–2 agg.)

Players

Number	Player	Pos	Eur Apps	Eur Gls	Lge Apps	Lge Gls	FAC Apps	LC Apps	LC Gls	CS Apps	Date Signed	Previous Club
Cup Winners Cup Final Team
1	Mervyn Day	GK	9		41		1	5		1	1973	Academy
2	Keith Coleman	RB	6 (1)		26		1	1		0 (1)	1973	Sunderland
3	Frank Lampard	LB	9	1	37	3	1	4		1	1967	Academy
4	Billy Bonds (Capt)	CM	9	2	17(1)	1		5	1		1967	Charlton Athletic
5	Tommy Taylor	D	9		42	2		5		1	1970	Leyton Orient
6	John McDowell	D	7		36(1)			5		1	1970	Academy
7	Pat Holland	M	7	2	35	2	1	5		1	1969	Academy
8	Graham Paddon	M	9	2	39	2	1	5	1	1	1973	Norwich City
9	Billy Jennings	F	5 (2)	3	26(4)	11	1	1 (2)		1	1974	Watford
10	Trevor Brooking (Hammer of the Year)	CM	7	3	34	5	1	4	1	1	1967	Academy
11	Keith Robson	W	9	4	33	3		4	1	0 (1)	1974	Newcastle United
Substitute
12	Alan Taylor	CF	6 (1)	3	33(2)	13	1	4	1	1	1974	Rochdale
Important Players
6	Kevin Lock	CH	4		26		1	5		1	1971	Academy
10	Alan Curbishley	M	1 (1)		12(2)	1	1				1974	Academy
6	Mick McGiven	CH	1 (1)		6 (1)		1				1973	Sunderland
9	Bobby Gould	F	1		4 (1)	2				1	1973	Bristol City
Other Players
9	Clyde Best	F			5 (2)	1		2	1		1969	Academy
12	Johnny Ayris	RW			3 (6)	1		0 (1)	1		1970	Academy
11	Yılmaz Orhan	F			5						1975	Aveley
1	Bobby Ferguson	GK			1						1967	Kilmarnock
6	Alan Wooler	M			1						1973	Reading
12	Geoff Pike	M			0 (3)						1975	Academy

References

Helliar, John (2009). West Ham United: The Elite Era (4th ed.). Bodmin & King's Lynn: MPG Books Group. ISBN 978-1-905328-68-0.
Carney, Sam. "In praise of the Cup Winners' Cup, the competition that was never retained". Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

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League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (One, Two) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) London Spartan League (One, Two) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

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Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Burnley Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bristol Rovers Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Chelsea Fulham Hull City Luton Town Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Southampton Sunderland West Bromwich Albion York City
Third Division	Aldershot Brighton & Hove Albion Bury Cardiff City Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Crystal Palace Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hereford United Mansfield Town Millwall Peterborough United Port Vale Preston North End Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wrexham
Fourth Division	Barnsley Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Cambridge United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Lincoln City Newport County Northampton Town Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Watford Workington

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