Season summary West Ham United were unbeaten in their first nine League games of the 1975–76 season and occupied second place in the autumn of 1975. However, in an abrupt downturn in form they collected just eight points and won only one League match after Christmas, leaving them in 18th, only six points away from the relegation places. Their FA Cup defence ended in the third round, when they lost at home to Liverpool .[1]
West Ham saved their best form for their third foray into European competition. Despite failing to win any of their away fixtures, they reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup , losing 4–2 to Anderlecht .[2]
League table Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers 16 August 1975 Stoke City A 2–1 23,744 Gould , A Taylor 19 August 1975 Liverpool A 2–2 40,564 A Taylor (2)23 August 1975 Burnley H 3–2 28,048 A Taylor (2), Paddon 25 August 1975 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 36,567 Robson 30 August 1975 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 28,408 Jennings 6 September 1975 Manchester City H 1–0 29,752 Lampard 13 September 1975 Leicester City A 3–3 21,413 Bonds , Lampard , Holland 20 September 1975 Sheffield United H 2–0 28,744 T Taylor , Best 27 September 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 18,455 Paddon 4 October 1975 Everton H 0–1 31,005 11 October 1975 Newcastle United H 2–1 30,400 Curbishley , A Taylor 18 October 1975 Middlesbrough A 0–3 25,831 25 October 1975 Manchester United H 2–1 38,528 A Taylor , Gould 1 November 1975 Birmingham City A 5–1 28,474 Brooking , Pendrey (o.g.), Lampard , A Taylor (2)8 November 1975 Coventry City H 1–1 29,501 Robson 15 November 1975 Derby County A 1–2 31,172 Brooking 22 November 1975 Middlesbrough H 2–1 26,914 Jennings , Holland 29 November 1975 Arsenal H 1–0 31,012 A Taylor 6 December 1975 Norwich City A 0–1 27,020 13 December 1975 Burnley A 0–2 14,907 20 December 1975 Stoke City H 3–1 21,135 Jennings (3)26 December 1975 Aston Villa A 1–4 51,300 Jennings 27 December 1975 Ipswich Town H 1–2 32,741 T Taylor (pen)10 January 1976 Leicester City H 1–1 24,615 A Taylor 17 January 1976 Manchester City A 0–3 32,147 24 January 1976 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 26,677 A Taylor 31 January 1976 Liverpool H 0–4 26,741 7 February 1976 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 32,832 Brooking 14 February 1976 Coventry City A 0–2 16,173 21 February 1976 Derby County H 1–2 24,941 Brooking 23 February 1976 Leeds United H 1–1 28,025 A Taylor 28 February 1976 Manchester United A 0–4 57,240 6 March 1976 Birmingham City H 1–2 19,868 Curbishley 9 March 1976 Leeds United A 1–1 28,453 Jennings 13 March 1976 Newcastle United A 1–2 32,842 Jennings 20 March 1976 Arsenal A 1–6 34,011 Jennings 27 March 1976 Norwich City H 0–1 20,628 3 April 1976 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 16,769 10 April 1976 Sheffield United A 2–3 18,797 Jennings (2)17 April 1976 Aston Villa H 2–2 21,642 Robson , Brooking 19 April 1976 Ipswich Town A 0–4 28,217 24 April 1976 Everton A 0–2 26,101
Charity Shield Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers 9 August 1975 Derby County N 0–2 59,000
FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 3 January 1976 Liverpool H 0–2 32,363
League Cup
European Cup Winners' Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 1st leg 17 September 1975 Reipas Lahti A 2–2 4,587 Brooking , Bonds R1 2nd leg 1 October 1975 Reipas Lahti H 3–0 (5–2 agg.) 24,131 Robson , Holland , Jennings R2 1st leg 22 October 1975 Ararat Yerevan A 1–1 66,662 A Taylor R2 2nd leg 5 November 1975 Ararat Yerevan H 3–1 (4–2 agg.) 30,399 Paddon , Robson , A Taylor QF 1st leg 3 March 1976 Den Haag A 2–4 26,000 Jennings (2)QF 2nd leg 17 March 1976 Den Haag H 3–1 (5–5 agg.) 29,829 A Taylor , Lampard , Bonds SF 1st leg 31 March 1976 Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–2 45,000 Paddon SF 1st leg 14 April 1976 Eintracht Frankfurt H 3–1 (4–3 agg.) 39,202 Brooking (2), Robson F 5 May 1976 Anderlecht N 2–4 58,000 Holland , Robson
Anglo-Italian League Cup
Players
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