The Football League
Season1974–75
ChampionsDerby County

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Charlton Athletic occupied the three promotion places in the Third Division.

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.

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.

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.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

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.

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.[2]

First Division

First Division
Season1974–75
ChampionsDerby County
2nd English title
RelegatedLuton Town
Chelsea
Carlisle United
European CupDerby County
European Cup Winners' CupWest Ham United
UEFA CupLiverpool
Ipswich Town
Everton
Matches played462
Goals scored1,213 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerMalcolm Macdonald
(21 goals)[3]
Biggest home winWolverhampton Wanderers 7–1 Chelsea
(15 March 1975)
Biggest away winLuton Town 1–4 Ipswich Town
(14 September 1974)
Newcastle United 2–5 Tottenham Hotspur
(11 January 1975)
Burnley 2–5 Derby County
(31 March 1975)
Birmingham City 1–4 Luton Town
(19 April 1975)
0–3: 7 matches
Highest scoringIpswich Town 5–4 Newcastle United
(15 March 1975)

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.

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. 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.[4] 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.[5]

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. 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Derby County (C) 42 21 11 10 67 49 1.367 53 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 60 39 1.538 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Ipswich Town 42 23 5 14 66 44 1.500 51
4 Everton 42 16 18 8 56 42 1.333 50
5 Stoke City 42 17 15 10 64 48 1.333 49
6 Sheffield United 42 18 13 11 58 51 1.137 49
7 Middlesbrough 42 18 12 12 54 40 1.350 48
8 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 54 54 1.000 46
9 Leeds United 42 16 13 13 57 49 1.163 45
10 Burnley 42 17 11 14 68 67 1.015 45
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 54 54 1.000 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 11 17 57 54 1.056 39
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 58 59 0.983 39 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
14 Coventry City 42 12 15 15 51 62 0.823 39
15 Newcastle United 42 15 9 18 59 72 0.819 39
16 Arsenal 42 13 11 18 47 49 0.959 37
17 Birmingham City 42 14 9 19 53 61 0.869 37
18 Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 0.767 36
19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 0.825 34
20 Luton Town (R) 42 11 11 20 47 65 0.723 33 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Chelsea (R) 42 9 15 18 42 72 0.583 33
22 Carlisle United (R) 42 12 5 25 43 59 0.729 29
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1974-75 FA Cup winners.

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 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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1974–1975

Second Division

Second Division
Season1974–75
ChampionsManchester United
PromotedManchester United
Aston Villa
Norwich City
RelegatedMillwall
Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday
UEFA CupAston Villa
Matches played462
Goals scored1,036 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorerBrian Little
(20 goals)[3]
Biggest home winAston Villa 6–0 Hull City
(26 April 1975)
Biggest away winOxford United 0–4 Southampton
(25 September 1974)
Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 Aston Villa
(23 April 1975)
Highest scoringSheffield Wednesday 4–4 Manchester United
(7 December 1974)

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.

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.

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C, P) 42 26 9 7 66 30 2.200 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 Aston Villa (P) 42 25 8 9 79 32 2.469 58 UEFA Cup first round and promotion to the First Division
3 Norwich City (P) 42 20 13 9 58 37 1.568 53 Promotion to the First Division
4 Sunderland 42 19 13 10 65 35 1.857 51
5 Bristol City 42 21 8 13 47 33 1.424 50
6 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 9 15 54 42 1.286 45
7 Blackpool 42 14 17 11 38 33 1.152 45
8 Hull City 42 15 14 13 40 53 0.755 44
9 Fulham 42 13 16 13 44 39 1.128 42
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 12 15 45 41 1.098 42
11 Oxford United 42 15 12 15 41 51 0.804 42
12 Orient 42 11 20 11 28 39 0.718 42
13 Southampton 42 15 11 16 53 54 0.981 41
14 Notts County 42 12 16 14 49 59 0.831 40
15 York City 42 14 10 18 51 55 0.927 38
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 14 16 43 55 0.782 38
17 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 44 54 0.815 37
18 Oldham Athletic 42 10 15 17 40 48 0.833 35
19 Bristol Rovers 42 12 11 19 42 64 0.656 35
20 Millwall (R) 42 10 12 20 44 56 0.786 32 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Cardiff City (R) 42 9 14 19 36 62 0.581 32
22 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 42 5 11 26 29 64 0.453 21
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AST BLP BOL BRI BRR CAR FUL HUL MUN MIL NWC NOT NTC OLD ORI OXF POR SHW SOU SUN WBA YOR
Aston Villa 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 6–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 5–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 4–0
Blackpool 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–1
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 0–0 0–2 5–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–1
Bristol City 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0
Bristol Rovers 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–4 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3
Cardiff City 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–2
Fulham 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 4–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 0–2
Hull City 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0
Manchester United 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1
Millwall 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–4 2–2 1–3
Norwich City 1–4 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–3
Nottingham Forest 2–3 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Notts County 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–3 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Oldham Athletic 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–4 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–3
Orient 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0
Oxford United 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–1 3–1
Portsmouth 2–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–2 1–3 1–0
Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–4 0–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–0
Southampton 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Sunderland 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 5–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 0–3 1–0 2–0
York City 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1974–1975

Third Division

Third Division
Season1974–75
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers
PromotedBlackburn Rovers
Plymouth Argyle
Charlton Athletic
RelegatedBournemouth
Tranmere Rovers
Watford
Huddersfield Town
Cup Winners' CupWrexham
Matches played552
Goals scored1,427 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerDixie McNeil
(31 goals)[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C, P) 46 22 16 8 68 45 1.511 60 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Plymouth Argyle (P) 46 24 11 11 79 58 1.362 59
3 Charlton Athletic (P) 46 22 11 13 76 61 1.246 55
4 Swindon Town 46 21 11 14 64 58 1.103 53
5 Crystal Palace 46 18 15 13 66 57 1.158 51
6 Port Vale 46 18 15 13 61 54 1.130 51
7 Peterborough United 46 19 12 15 47 53 0.887 50
8 Walsall 46 18 13 15 67 52 1.288 49
9 Preston North End 46 19 11 16 63 56 1.125 49
10 Gillingham 46 17 14 15 65 60 1.083 48
11 Colchester United 46 17 13 16 70 63 1.111 47
12 Hereford United 46 16 14 16 64 66 0.970 46
13 Wrexham 46 15 15 16 65 55 1.182 45 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
14 Bury 46 16 12 18 53 50 1.060 44
15 Chesterfield 46 16 12 18 62 66 0.939 44
16 Grimsby Town 46 15 13 18 55 64 0.859 43
17 Halifax Town 46 13 17 16 49 65 0.754 43
18 Southend United 46 13 16 17 46 51 0.902 42
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 10 20 56 64 0.875 42
20 Aldershot 46 14 11 21 53 63 0.841 39
21 Bournemouth (R) 46 13 12 21 44 58 0.759 38 Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 14 9 23 55 57 0.965 37
23 Watford (R) 46 10 17 19 52 75 0.693 37
24 Huddersfield Town (R) 46 11 10 25 47 76 0.618 32
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BOU ALD BLB B&HA BRY CHA CHF COL CRY GIL GRI HAL HER HUD PET PLY PTV PNE STD SWI TRA WAL WAT WRE
AFC Bournemouth 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–7 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 4–2 0–2
Aldershot 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 5–0 4–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–2
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 5–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 0–0 0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–3 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–3
Bury 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–2
Charlton Athletic 2–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–3 3–3 4–2 4–1 1–1
Chesterfield 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 4–4 3–1
Colchester United 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 5–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Crystal Palace 4–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–4 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 6–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Gillingham 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–3 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–1
Grimsby Town 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–0
Halifax Town 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Hereford United 0–1 2–0 6–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 5–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–5 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Huddersfield Town 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 0–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–0
Peterborough United 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1
Plymouth Argyle 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–3 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–3
Port Vale 0–0 3–1 1–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Preston North End 5–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 3–1
Southend United 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1
Swindon Town 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–1
Tranmere Rovers 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 6–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–1
Walsall 2–0 3–0 1–3 6–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 5–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Watford 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–3 3–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–2
Wrexham 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–3 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 5–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1974–1975

Fourth Division

Football League
Fourth Division
Season1974–75
ChampionsMansfield Town (1st title)
PromotedChester,
Rotherham United,
Shrewsbury Town
Failed re-electionNone
Matches played552
Goals scored1,407 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerRay Clarke (Mansfield Town), 28 [3]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mansfield Town (C, P) 46 17 6 0 55 15 11 6 6 35 25 2.250 68 Promoted to the Third Division
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 16 3 4 46 18 10 7 6 34 25 1.860 62 Promoted to the Third Division
3 Rotherham United (P) 46 13 7 3 40 19 9 8 6 31 22 1.732 59
4 Chester (P) 46 17 5 1 48 9 6 6 11 16 29 1.684 57
5 Lincoln City 46 14 8 1 47 14 7 7 9 32 34 1.646 57
6 Cambridge United 46 15 5 3 43 16 5 9 9 19 28 1.409 54
7 Reading 46 13 6 4 38 20 8 4 11 25 27 1.340 52
8 Brentford 46 15 6 2 38 14 3 7 13 15 31 1.178 49
9 Exeter City 46 14 3 6 33 24 5 8 10 27 39 0.952 49
10 Bradford City 46 10 5 8 32 21 7 8 8 24 30 1.098 47
11 Southport 46 13 7 3 36 19 2 10 11 20 37 1.000 47
12 Newport County 46 13 5 5 43 30 6 4 13 25 45 0.907 47
13 Hartlepool 46 13 6 4 40 24 3 5 15 12 38 0.839 43
14 Torquay United 46 10 7 6 30 25 4 7 12 16 36 0.754 42
15 Barnsley 46 10 7 6 34 24 5 4 14 28 41 0.954 41
16 Northampton Town 46 12 6 5 43 22 3 5 15 24 51 0.918 41
17 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 9 4 41 29 4 3 16 24 50 0.823 40
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 9 5 22 16 2 9 12 12 31 0.723 40
19 Rochdale 46 9 9 5 35 22 4 4 15 24 53 0.787 39
20 Stockport County 46 10 8 5 26 27 2 6 15 17 43 0.614 38
21 Darlington 46 11 4 8 38 27 2 6 15 16 40 0.806 36 Re-elected
22 Swansea City 46 9 4 10 25 31 6 2 15 21 42 0.630 36
23 Workington 46 7 5 11 23 29 3 6 14 13 37 0.545 31
24 Scunthorpe United 46 7 8 8 27 29 0 7 16 14 49 0.526 29
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Division Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away BAR BRA BRE CAM CHE CRE DAR DON EXE HAR LIN MAN NPC NOR REA ROC ROT SCU SHR SOU STP SWA TOR WRK
Barnsley 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 5–1 2–0 5–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Bradford City 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–1
Brentford 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–4 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–2
Cambridge United 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 3–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–0
Chester 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 0–0
Crewe Alexandra 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–0
Darlington 0–0 0–3 2–1 6–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–4 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 2–0
Doncaster Rovers 1–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 3–3 3–0 2–2 4–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–0 0–0
Exeter City 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–0 1–0
Hartlepool 4–3 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 5–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–0
Lincoln City 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 5–0 2–0 0–0 5–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–0
Mansfield Town 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 4–2 5–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 7–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0
Newport County 3–4 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–1 3–1
Northampton Town 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–3 1–1 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–0
Reading 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 3–0
Rochdale 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–4 2–2 0–2 1–2 4–2 0–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
Rotherham United 2–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–0
Scunthorpe United 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 3–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Shrewsbury Town 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 7–4 2–2 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
Southport 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2
Stockport County 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–2 0–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–3
Swansea City 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–3 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 0–2 1–0 1–4 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1
Torquay United 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–1
Workington 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

1974–75 Football League is located in Greater London
1974–75 Football League
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1974–1975

See also

References

  1. ↑ "England 1974–75". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "A strange season: 1974-75| ToffeeWeb | Fan Articles".
  5. ↑ "Liverpool football club match record: 1975". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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