1975–76 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1975–76 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Leicester City
1975–76 season
ChairmanWalter Needham
ManagerJimmy Bloomfield
First Division7th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lee (11)
All: Lee (15)
Average home league attendance22,049

Season summary

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The 1975–76 season started very poorly for the Foxes as they went on a 15-game winless run that saw them languishing in the relegation places but after a 3–2 home win over Burnley in November which ended that run, matters picked up healthily which saw Leicester finish in a satisfying and comfortable 7th place.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Leeds United 42 21 9 12 65 46 1.413 51
6 Ipswich Town 42 16 14 12 54 48 1.125 46
7 Leicester City 42 13 19 10 48 51 0.941 45
8 Manchester City 42 16 11 15 64 46 1.391 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
9 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 15 13 63 63 1.000 43
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August 1975 Birmingham City H 3–3 25,547 Sammels (pen), Alderson, Roberts (own goal)
20 August 1975 Manchester City A 1–1 28,557 Lee
23 August 1975 Newcastle United A 0–3 36,084
27 August 1975 Stoke City H 1–1 22,878 Garland
30 August 1975 Liverpool H 1–1 25,008 Weller
6 September 1975 Arsenal A 1–1 22,005 Sammels
13 September 1975 West Ham United H 3–3 21,413 Worthington, Sammels (2)
20 September 1975 Norwich City A 0–2 22,266
23 September 1975 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 19,292
27 September 1975 Coventry City H 0–3 20,411
4 October 1975 Manchester United A 0–0 47,878
11 October 1975 Middlesbrough H 0–0 19,095
18 October 1975 Ipswich Town A 1–1 23,418 Lee
25 October 1975 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–3 22,088 Weller (2)
1 November 1975 Everton A 1–1 24,930 Lee
8 November 1975 Burnley H 3–2 18,344 Weller, Kember, Garland
15 November 1975 Sheffield United A 2–1 20,165 Alderson, Rofe
22 November 1975 Ipswich Town H 0–0 20,115
29 November 1975 Aston Villa A 1–1 36,388 Worthington
6 December 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 20,012 Weller, Worthington
13 December 1975 Newcastle United H 1–0 18,130 Weller
20 December 1975 Birmingham City A 1–2 21,890 Lee
26 December 1975 Derby County H 2–1 17,311 Lee (2)
27 December 1975 Leeds United A 0–4 45,139
10 January 1976 West Ham United A 1–1 24,615 Lee
17 January 1976 Arsenal H 2–1 21,331 Alderson, Lee
31 January 1976 Manchester City H 1–0 21,723 Lee
7 February 1976 Stoke City A 2–1 21,001 Worthington, Lee
17 February 1976 Burnley A 0–1 13,542
21 February 1976 Sheffield United H 1–1 18,698 Blockley
25 February 1976 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 24,340
28 February 1976 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 21,427 Kember
6 March 1976 Everton H 1–0 18,490 Worthington
13 March 1976 Middlesbrough A 1–0 17,634 Boam (own goal)
20 March 1976 Aston Villa H 2–2 24,663 Nicholl (2 own goals)
27 March 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 18,113 Sammels (pen), Worthington
3 April 1976 Coventry City A 2–0 18,135 Weller, Lee
6 April 1976 Liverpool A 0–1 36,290
10 April 1976 Norwich City H 0–0 19,856
17 April 1976 Derby County A 2–2 30,085 Alderson, Garland
20 April 1976 Leeds United H 2–1 24,240 Worthington (2)
24 April 1976 Manchester United H 2–1 31,053 Lee, Garland

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1976 Sheffield United H 3–0 24,052 Garland (3)
R4 24 January 1976 Bury H 1–0 27,331 Lee
R5 14 February 1976 Manchester United H 1–2 34,000 Lee

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 9 September 1975 Portsmouth A 1–1 10,629 Garland
R2R 17 September 1975 Portsmouth H 1–0 (a.e.t.) 11,055 Sammels
R3 8 October 1975 Lincoln City H 2–1 17,060 Weller, Sammels (pen)
R4 11 November 1975 Burnley A 0–2 15,113

Anglo-Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 2 2 August 1975 Hull City A 1–1 3,524 Sammels
Group 2 6 August 1975 Mansfield Town A 0–2 6,496
Group 2 9 August 1975 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 8,219 Lee (2)

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK   ENG Mark Wallington
- DF   ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF   ENG Dennis Rofe
- MF   ENG Jon Sammels
- DF   ENG Jeff Blockley
- MF   ENG Alan Birchenall
- MF   ENG Steve Kember
- MF   SCO Brian Alderson
- FW   ENG Bob Lee
- FW   ENG Chris Garland
- MF   ENG David Tomlin
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW   ENG Steve Earle
- DF   ENG Steve Sims
- DF   ENG Graham Cross
- MF   ENG Keith Weller
- FW   ENG Frank Worthington
- DF   ENG Alan Woollett
- DF   ENG Steve Yates
- MF   ENG Len Glover
- GK   ENG Gary Plumley
- GK   ENG Carl Jayes

References

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  1. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1975-1976 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2012.