Season | 1974β75 |
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Champions |
Derby County 2nd English title |
Relegated |
Luton Town Chelsea Carlisle United |
European Cup | Derby County |
European Cup Winners' Cup | West Ham United |
UEFA Cup |
Liverpool Ipswich Town Everton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,213 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Malcolm Macdonald (21 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7β1
Chelsea (15 March 1975) |
Biggest away win |
Luton Town 1β4
Ipswich Town (14 September 1974) Newcastle United 2β5 Tottenham Hotspur (11 January 1975) Burnley 2β5 Derby County (31 March 1975) Birmingham City 1β4 Luton Town (19 April 1975) 0β3: 7 matches |
Highest scoring |
Ipswich Town 5β4
Newcastle United (15 March 1975) |
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1973β74
1975β76 β |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1974β75 season.
Derby County won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history that season. They made sure of it on 19 April, 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 19 April, 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 28 April, after Tottenham beat Leeds United 4-2 at White Hart Lane.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 [a] |
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 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Liverpool |
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Retired | 12 July 1974 | Pre-season |
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12 July 1974 |
Coventry City |
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14 July 1974 |
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Leeds United |
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Signed by England | 15 July 1974 |
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30 July 1974 | |
West Ham United |
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Became general manager | 16 August 1974 |
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16 August 1974 | |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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Resigned | 29 August 1974 | 22nd |
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1 September 1974 |
Leeds United |
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Sacked | 12 September 1974 | 19th |
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4 October 1974 |
Queens Park Rangers |
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27 September 1974 | 21st |
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16 October 1974 | |
Chelsea |
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3 October 1974 | 18th |
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3 October 1974 | |
Chelsea |
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Resigned | 16 April 1975 | 20th |
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16 April 1975 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Newcastle United | 21 |
2 |
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Arsenal | 19 |
3 |
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Leicester City | 18 |
4 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
5 |
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Everton | 16 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 16 |
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Burnley | 16 |
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Middlesbrough | 16 |
Season | 1974β75 |
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Champions |
Derby County 2nd English title |
Relegated |
Luton Town Chelsea Carlisle United |
European Cup | Derby County |
European Cup Winners' Cup | West Ham United |
UEFA Cup |
Liverpool Ipswich Town Everton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,213 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Malcolm Macdonald (21 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7β1
Chelsea (15 March 1975) |
Biggest away win |
Luton Town 1β4
Ipswich Town (14 September 1974) Newcastle United 2β5 Tottenham Hotspur (11 January 1975) Burnley 2β5 Derby County (31 March 1975) Birmingham City 1β4 Luton Town (19 April 1975) 0β3: 7 matches |
Highest scoring |
Ipswich Town 5β4
Newcastle United (15 March 1975) |
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1973β74
1975β76 β |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1974β75 season.
Derby County won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history that season. They made sure of it on 19 April, 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 19 April, 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 28 April, after Tottenham beat Leeds United 4-2 at White Hart Lane.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 [a] |
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 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Liverpool |
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Retired | 12 July 1974 | Pre-season |
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12 July 1974 |
Coventry City |
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14 July 1974 |
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14 July 1974 | ||
Leeds United |
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Signed by England | 15 July 1974 |
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30 July 1974 | |
West Ham United |
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Became general manager | 16 August 1974 |
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16 August 1974 | |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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Resigned | 29 August 1974 | 22nd |
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1 September 1974 |
Leeds United |
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Sacked | 12 September 1974 | 19th |
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4 October 1974 |
Queens Park Rangers |
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27 September 1974 | 21st |
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16 October 1974 | |
Chelsea |
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3 October 1974 | 18th |
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3 October 1974 | |
Chelsea |
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Resigned | 16 April 1975 | 20th |
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16 April 1975 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Newcastle United | 21 |
2 |
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Arsenal | 19 |
3 |
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Leicester City | 18 |
4 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
5 |
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Everton | 16 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 16 |
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Burnley | 16 |
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Middlesbrough | 16 |