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]
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
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
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
9 August 1975
Derby County
N
0–2
59,000
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
3 January 1976
Liverpool
H
0–2
32,363
European Cup Winners' Cup
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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
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Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
3 September 1975
Fiorentina
A
0–1
10 December 1975
Fiorentina
H
0-1 (0–2 agg.)