The 1975–76 season was Liverpool Football Club's 84th season in existence and their 14th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won its ninth Football League title and second UEFA Cup, which were the first trophies won under manager Bob Paisley, in his second season as manager.

Paisley saw his team clinch the league title narrowly ahead of contenders Queens Park Rangers. In a climax to the season, Liverpool needed to either win or secure a low-scoring draw against relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers. With 14 minutes left for play and despite constant pressure in the second half, the Reds trailed to a Steve Kindon strike for Wolves. The title was slipping away from Liverpool but three late goals from Kevin Keegan, John Toshack and Ray Kennedy in front of away support ensured Liverpool's ninth title and Bob Paisley's first trophy.

In the UEFA Cup, Liverpool overcame Barcelona in the semi-finals, to set up a final with Club Brugge. Liverpool won the first leg 3–2 on 28 April after being two-nil down in the first half. Three weeks later, a 1–1 draw in Olympiastadion, Bruges, saw them lift the cup for the second time.

The emergence of Phil Neal, Phil Thompson and Ray Kennedy in the Liverpool side saw them make their England debuts in the Welsh FA Centenary International against Wales on 24 March 1976. Also in the England side were Ray Clemence and, captaining England for the first time, Kevin Keegan, and those five would go on to play for England for many years to come.

Squad

Goalkeepers Ray Clemence Frank Lane Peter McDonnell

Defenders Emlyn Hughes Joey Jones Brian Kettle Chris Lawler Alec Lindsay John McLaughlin Phil Neal Tommy Smith Max Thompson Phil Thompson

Midfielders Ian Callaghan Jimmy Case Peter Cormack Brian Hall Steve Heighway Ray Kennedy Terry McDermott

Attackers Phil Boersma David Fairclough Kevin Keegan Kevin Kewley John Toshack Alan Waddle

Squad statistics Appearances and goals

League table

Results

First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 16-Aug-75 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 27,113 Report Report 19-Aug-75 West Ham United H 2–2 Callaghan Toshack 40,564 Report Report 23-Aug-75 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 Keegan Case Heighway 42,729 Report Report 26-Aug-75 Leeds United A 3–0 Kennedy Callaghan 36,186 Report Report 30-Aug-75 Leicester City A 1–1 Keegan 25,008 Report Report 06-Sep-75 Sheffield United H 1–0 Kennedy 37,340 Report Report 13-Sep-75 Ipswich Town A 0–2 28,132 Report Report 20-Sep-75 Aston Villa H 3–0 Toshack Keegan Case 42,779 Report Report 27-Sep-75 Everton A 0–0 55,570 Report Report 04-Oct-75 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Hall Case 36,391 Report Report 11-Oct-75 Birmingham City H 3–1 Toshack 36,532 Report Report 18-Oct-75 Coventry City A 0–0 20,695 Report Report 25-Oct-75 Derby County H 1–1 Toshack 46,324 Report Report 01-Nov-75 Middlesbrough A 1–0 McDermott 30,952 Report Report 08-Nov-75 Manchester United H 3–1 Heighway Toshack Keegan 49,136 Report Report 15-Nov-75 Newcastle United A 2–1 Hall R. Kennedy 39,686 Report Report 22-Nov-75 Coventry City H 1–1 Toshack 36,929 Report Report 29-Nov-75 Norwich City H 1–3 Hughes 34,780 Report Report 02-Dec-75 Arsenal H 2–2 Neal 27,447 Report Report 06-Dec-75 Burnley A 0–0 18,426 Report Report 13-Dec-75 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–0 Keegan Case Neal Heighway 29,891 Report Report 20-Dec-75 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 Toshack Neal 39,182 Report Report 26-Dec-75 Stoke City A 1–1 Toshack 32,092 Report Report 27-Dec-75 Manchester City H 1–0 Cormack 53,386 Report Report 10-Jan-76 Ipswich Town H 3–3 Keegan Case 40,547 Report Report 17-Jan-76 Sheffield United A 0–0 31,255 Report Report 31-Jan-76 West Ham United A 4–0 Toshack Keegan 26,741 Report Report 07-Feb-76 Leeds United H 2–0 Keegan Toshack 54,525 Report Report 18-Feb-76 Manchester United A 0–0 59,709 Report Report 21-Feb-76 Newcastle United H 2–0 Keegan Case 43,404 Report Report 24-Feb-76 Arsenal A 0–1 36,127 Report Report 28-Feb-76 Derby County A 1–1 Kennedy 32,800 Report Report 06-Mar-76 Middlesbrough H 0–2 41,391 Report Report 13-Mar-76 Birmingham City A 1–0 Neal 31,397 Report Report 20-Mar-76 Norwich City A 1–0 Fairclough 29,013 Report Report 27-Mar-76 Burnley H 2–0 Fairclough 36,708 Report Report 03-Apr-76 Everton H 1–0 Fairclough 54,632 Report Report 06-Apr-76 Leicester City H 1–0 Keegan 36,290 Report Report 10-Apr-76 Aston Villa A 0–0 44,250 Report Report 17-Apr-76 Stoke City H 5–3 Neal Toshack Kennedy Hughes Fairclough 44,069 Report Report 19-Apr-76 Manchester City A 3–0 Heighway Fairclough 50,439 Report Report 04-May-76 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–1 Keegan Toshack Kennedy 48,900 Report Report

Football League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 10-Sep-75 York City A 1–0 Lindsay 9.421 Report Report 07-Oct-75 Burnley H 1–1 Case 24,607 Report Report 14-Oct-75 Burnley A 0–1 19,857 Report Report

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 03-Jan-76 West Ham United A 2–0 Keegan Toshack 32,363 Report Report 24-Jan-76 Derby County A 0–1 38,200 Report Report

UEFA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 17-Sep-75 Hibernian A 0–1 19,219 Report Report 30-Sep-75 Hibernian H 3–1 Toshack 29,963 Report Report 22-Oct-75 Real Sociedad A 3–1 Heighway Callaghan P. Thompson 16,256 Report Report 04-Nov-75 Real Sociedad H 6–0 Toshack Kennedy Fairclough Heighway Neal 23,796 Report Report 26-Nov-75 Śląsk Wrocław A 2–1 Kennedy Toshack 40,000 Report Report 10-Dec-75 Śląsk Wrocław H 3–0 Case 17,886 Report Report 03-Mar-76 Dynamo Dresden A 0–0 32,182 Report Report 17-Mar-76 Dynamo Dresden H 2–1 Case Keegan 39,300 Report Report 30-Mar-76 Barcelona A 1–0 Toshack 70,000 Report Report 14-Apr-76 Barcelona H 1–1 P. Thompson 55,104 Report Report

Final

First leg

GK 1 Ray ClemenceRB 2 Phil NealLB 3 Tommy Smith CB 4 Phil ThompsonLM 5 Ray KennedyCB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)ST 7 Kevin KeeganST 8 David FaircloughRM 9 Steve HeighwayST 10 John Toshack CM 11 Ian CallaghanSubstitutes:MF 12 Jimmy Case GK 13 Peter McDonnellDF 14 Joey JonesMF 15 Brian HallMF 16 Terry McDermottManager: Bob Paisley GK 1 Birger JensenRB 2 Fons Bastijns (c) CB 3 Eddie KriegerCB 4 Georges Leekens LB 5 Jos VoldersMF 6 Julien CoolsMF 7 René VandereyckenMF 8 Daniël De CubberFW 9 Roger Van GoolFW 10 Raoul LambertFW 11 Ulrik le FevreSubstitutes:GK 12 Hugo Pieters RB 13 Norbert De NaeghelMF 14 Dirk SandersFW 15 Konrad HolensteinFW 16 Dirk HinderyckxManager: Ernst Happel

Second leg

GK 1 Birger JensenRB 2 Fons Bastijns (c) CB 3 Eddie KriegerCB 4 Georges Leekens LB 5 Jos VoldersMF 6 Julien CoolsMF 7 René VandereyckenMF 8 Daniël De Cubber FW 9 Roger Van GoolFW 10 Raoul Lambert FW 11 Ulrik le Fevre Substitutes:GK 12 Hugo Pieters RB 13 Norbert De Naeghel FW 14 Dirk Hinderyckx MF 15 Dirk Sanders Manager: Ernst Happel GK 1 Ray ClemenceRB 2 Phil NealLB 3 Tommy Smith CB 4 Phil ThompsonLM 5 Ray KennedyCB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)ST 7 Kevin KeeganCM 8 Jimmy CaseRM 9 Steve HeighwayST 10 John Toshack CM 11 Ian CallaghanSubstitutes:FW 12 David Fairclough GK 13 Peter McDonnellDF 14 Joey JonesMF 15 Brian HallMF 16 Terry McDermottManager: Bob Paisley

References

LFC History.net – 1975–76 season Liverweb - 1975-76 Season