1975–76 in Scottish football

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox". The 1975–76 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 79th season of Scottish league football. It was the first season in the new, three-tier setup.[1]

The Premier Division champions succeeded the last Division One champions, and the new First Division champions were equivalent to the old Division Two champions. The new Second Division was a completely new competition.

Both the First and Second Divisions now contained 14 teams, previously considered a difficult number to ensure a balanced schedule. A 26-game programme, with every team playing each other home and away, was considered too short, a 52-game programme (with each team playing each other home and away twice) too congested. A 39-game schedule would leave an imbalance with each side having two fixtures at home against some teams, and one against others. The Scottish Football League addressed the problem by opting for a 26-game calendar and introducing a supplementary competition, the Spring Cup, open only to teams from the First and Second Divisions, to be played at the season's end. It was discontinued after a single season.

Scottish Premier Division

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Relegated: Dundee, St Johnstone

Scottish League First Division

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Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Clyde

Scottish League Second Division

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Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1975–76 Rangers 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian
League Cup 1975–76 Rangers 1 – 0 Celtic
Spring Cup Airdrieonians 4 – 2 Template:Aet Clydebank
Junior Cup Bo'ness United 3 – 0 Darvel Juniors

Other honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – North Elgin City 3 – 1 * Inverness Thistle
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South Vale of Leithen 5 – 2 * Girvan

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Fraserburgh 3-1 Huntly
Ayrshire Cup Ayr United 4 – 0 * Kilmarnock
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 8 – 0 Meadowbank Thistle
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 3 – 2 * East Fife
Forfarshire Cup Dundee United 3 – 1 Dundee
Glasgow Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie
Stirlingshire Cup Stenhousemuir 1 – 0 East Stirling

* – aggregate over two legs

Highland League

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Individual honours

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the Year Template:Flagicon John Greig Rangers

Scotland national team

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Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
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1–0 ECQG4 Joe Harper
29 October Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Denmark flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg border-state = flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy link alias-army = Royal Danish Army flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy border-army = border-air force = border-naval = border-navy = size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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3–1 ECQG4 Kenny Dalglish, Bruce Rioch, Ted MacDougall
17 December Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Romania flag alias = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-1859 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg flag alias-1952 = Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg flag alias-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg flag alias-naval = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-naval-1860 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-naval-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-naval-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1922–1947).svg flag alias-naval-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-naval-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1950–1952).svg flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1952–1965).svg flag alias-naval-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg link alias-naval = Romanian Naval Forces flag alias-air force = Flag of the Romanian Air Force (obverse).svg flag alias-air force-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-air force-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-air force-1950 = Flag of Air Force of Romania (1950-1952, obverse).svg flag alias-air force-1952 = Flag of Air Force of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg flag alias-air force-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg link alias-air force = Romanian Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Romanian Land Forces (Obverse).svg flag alias-army-1859 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-army-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-army-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-army-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-army-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-army-1950 = Battle flag of Romania (1950-1952, obverse).svg flag alias-army-1952 = Battle flag of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg flag alias-army-1965 = Battle flag of Romania (1966-1989, obverse).svg link alias-army = Romanian Land Forces flag alias-navy = Flag of the Romanian Naval Forces (Obverse).svg flag alias-navy-1860 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-navy-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-navy-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-navy-1922 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1922–1947).svg flag alias-navy-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-navy-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-navy-1950 = Flag of Naval Force of Romania (1950-1951, obverse).svg flag alias-navy-1952 = Flag of terrestrial units of the Naval Force of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg flag alias-navy-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg link alias-navy = Romanian Naval Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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1–1 ECQG4 Bruce Rioch
7 April Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Switzerland flag alias = Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg link alias-army = Swiss Army link alias-air force = Swiss Air Force size = size flag alias = 23x16px sizebig flag alias = 25px name = altlink = national football team variant =

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1–0 friendly Willie Pettigrew
6 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

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3–1 BHC Willie Pettigrew, Bruce Rioch, Eddie Gray
8 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Northern Ireland flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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3–0 BHC Archie Gemmill, Kenny Dalglish, Don Masson
15 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) {{ Template:Yesno alias = England flag alias = Flag of England.svg flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg link alias-naval = Royal Navy flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg link alias-navy = Royal Navy link alias-cricket = England cricket team empty = England Saxons size = name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

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2–1 BHC Don Masson, Kenny Dalglish

1976 British Home Championship – Winners

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • ECQG4 = European Championship qualifying – Group 4
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references

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  2. ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.

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External links

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