1975–76 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1975–76 season
Chairman	Walter Needham
Manager	Jimmy Bloomfield
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Lee (11); All: Lee (15)
Average home league attendance	22,049
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1974–75 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[]

Pos	Team v t	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	League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
9	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	15	13	63	63	1.000	43

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results[]

Leicester City's score comes first^[1]

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division[]

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[]


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[]


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[]


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[]

[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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