1975–76 Leicester City F.C. season explained

Club:Leicester City
Season:1975–76
Manager:Jimmy Bloomfield
Chairman:Walter Needham
League:First Division
League Result:7th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Fourth round
League Topscorer:Lee (11)
Season Topscorer:Lee (15)
Average Attendance:22,049
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Prevseason:1974–75
Nextseason:1976–77

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

Season summary

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

See main article: 1975–76 Football League First Division.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1975 Birmingham CityH3–325,547Sammels (pen), Alderson, Roberts (own goal)
20 August 1975 Manchester CityA1–128,557Lee
23 August 1975 Newcastle UnitedA0–336,084
27 August 1975 Stoke CityH1–122,878Garland
30 August 1975 LiverpoolH1–125,008Weller
6 September 1975 ArsenalA1–122,005Sammels
13 September 1975 West Ham UnitedH3–321,413Worthington, Sammels (2)
20 September 1975 Norwich CityA0–222,266
23 September 1975 Queens Park RangersA0–119,292
27 September 1975 Coventry CityH0–320,411
4 October 1975 Manchester UnitedA0–047,878
11 October 1975 MiddlesbroughH0–019,095
18 October 1975 Ipswich TownA1–123,418Lee
25 October 1975 Tottenham HotspurH2–322,088Weller (2)
1 November 1975 EvertonA1–124,930Lee
8 November 1975 BurnleyH3–218,344Weller, Kember, Garland
15 November 1975 Sheffield UnitedA2–120,165Alderson, Rofe
22 November 1975 Ipswich TownH0–020,115
29 November 1975 Aston VillaA1–136,388Worthington
6 December 1975 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–020,012Weller, Worthington
13 December 1975 Newcastle UnitedH1–018,130Weller
20 December 1975 Birmingham CityA1–221,890Lee
26 December 1975 Derby CountyH2–117,311Lee (2)
27 December 1975 Leeds UnitedA0–445,139
10 January 1976 West Ham UnitedA1–124,615Lee
17 January 1976 ArsenalH2–121,331Alderson, Lee
31 January 1976 Manchester CityH1–021,723Lee
7 February 1976 Stoke CityA2–121,001Worthington, Lee
17 February 1976 BurnleyA0–113,542
21 February 1976 Sheffield UnitedH1–118,698Blockley
25 February 1976 Queens Park RangersH0–124,340
28 February 1976 Tottenham HotspurA1–121,427Kember
6 March 1976 EvertonH1–018,490Worthington
13 March 1976 MiddlesbroughA1–017,634Boam (own goal)
20 March 1976 Aston VillaH2–224,663Nicholl (2 own goals)
27 March 1976 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–218,113Sammels (pen), Worthington
3 April 1976 Coventry CityA2–018,135Weller, Lee
6 April 1976 LiverpoolA0–136,290
10 April 1976 Norwich CityH0–019,856
17 April 1976 Derby CountyA2–230,085Alderson, Garland
20 April 1976 Leeds UnitedH2–124,240Worthington (2)
24 April 1976 Manchester UnitedH2–131,053Lee, Garland

FA Cup

See main article: 1975–76 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R33 January 1976 Sheffield UnitedH3–024,052Garland (3)
R424 January 1976 BuryH1–027,331Lee
R514 February 1976 Manchester UnitedH1–234,000Lee

League Cup

See main article: 1975–76 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R29 September 1975 PortsmouthA1–110,629Garland
R2R17 September 1975 PortsmouthH1–0 11,055Sammels
R38 October 1975 Lincoln CityH2–117,060Weller, Sammels (pen)
R411 November 1975 BurnleyA0–215,113

Anglo-Scottish Cup

See main article: 1975–76 Anglo-Scottish Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
Group 22 August 1975 Hull CityA1–13,524Sammels
Group 26 August 1975 Mansfield TownA0–26,496
Group 29 August 1975 West Bromwich AlbionH2–18,219Lee (2)

Squad

http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1976

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leicester City results for the 1975-1976 season - Statto.com . 29 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043143/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1975-1976/results . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .