1974–75 Football League First Division
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derby County (2nd English title) |
| Relegated |
Carlisle United Chelsea Luton Town |
| European Cup 1975–76 | Derby County |
| FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1975–76 |
West Ham United (2nd FA Cup title) Wrexham (3rd Div) |
| UEFA Cup 1975–76 |
Aston Villa (2nd Div) Everton Ipswich Town Liverpool |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1213 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United), 21 [1] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton – Chelsea 7–1 (15 Mar 1974) |
| Biggest away win |
Burnley – Derby 2–5 (31 Mar 19775) Newcastle – Tottenham 2–5 (11 Jan 1975) Birmingham – Luton 0–4 (19 Apr 1975) Luton – Ipswich 0–4 (14 Sep 1974) 0–3: 7 matches |
| Highest scoring | Ipswich – Newcastle 5–4 (15 Mar 1975) |
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↠1973–74 1975–76 → | |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1974-75 season.
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.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 67 | 49 | 1.367 | + 18 | 53 | ||||
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 60 | 39 | 1.538 | + 21 | 51 | ||||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 66 | 44 | 1.500 | + 22 | 51 | ||||
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 56 | 42 | 1.333 | + 14 | 50 | ||||
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 64 | 48 | 1.333 | + 16 | 49 | ||||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | + 7 | 49 | ||||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 54 | 40 | 1.350 | + 14 | 48 | ||||
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | ± 0 | 46 | ||||
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | + 8 | 45 | ||||
| 10 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | + 1 | 45 | ||||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | ± 0 | 42 | ||||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | + 3 | 39 | ||||
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | – 1 | 39 | ||||
| 14 | Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 51 | 62 | 0.823 | – 11 | 39 | ||||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 59 | 72 | 0.819 | – 13 | 39 | ||||
| 16 | Arsenal | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 49 | 0.959 | – 2 | 37 | ||||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | – 8 | 37 | ||||
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | – 14 | 36 | ||||
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | – 11 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | Luton Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | – 18 | 33 | ||||
| 21 | Chelsea | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 42 | 72 | 0.583 | – 30 | 33 | ||||
| 22 | Carlisle United | 42 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | – 16 | 29 |
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
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1975–76 | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| Relegated |
First Division Results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | BIR | BUR | CRL | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | LUT | MCI | MID | NEW | QPR | SHU | STK | TOT | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Coventry City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Everton | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leicester City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Liverpool | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Luton Town | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Stoke City | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| West Ham United | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Team locations
Locations of the Football League First Division 1974–1975 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1974–1975
Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malcolm Macdonald | Newcastle United | 21 |
| 2 | Brian Kidd | Arsenal | 19 |
| 3 | Frank Worthington | Leicester City | 18 |
| 4 | Kenny Hibbitt | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
| 5 | Bob Latchford | Everton | 16 |
| = |  Don Givens | Queens Park Rangers | 16 |
| = |  Leighton James | Burnley | 16 |
| = | Alan Foggon | Middlesbrough | 16 |
References
- ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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