English League Tables

1973/74 Tables◄ 1974/75 Tables ►1975/76 Tables

Football League First Division  1974/75

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Derby County 42 21 11 10 67 49 1.367 53 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Liverpool 42 20 11 11 60 39 1.538 51 Runners Up ♦UC
3rd  Ipswich Town 42 23 5 14 66 44 1.500 51 ♦UC
4th  Everton 42 16 18 8 56 42 1.333 48 ♦UC
5th  Stoke City 42 17 15 10 64 48 1.333 49 -
6th  Sheffield United 42 18 13 11 58 51 1.137 49 -
7th  Middlesbrough 42 18 12 12 54 40 1.350 48 -
8th  Manchester City 42 18 10 14 54 54 1.000 46 -
9th  Leeds United 42 16 13 13 57 49 1.163 45 -
10th  Burnley 42 17 11 14 68 67 1.015 45 -
11th  Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 54 54 1.000 42 -
12th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 11 17 57 54 1.056 39 -
13th  West Ham United 42 13 13 16 58 59 0.983 39 ♦ECWC
14th  Coventry City 42 12 15 15 51 62 0.823 39 -
15th  Newcastle United 42 15 9 18 59 72 0.819 39 -
16th  Arsenal 42 13 11 18 47 49 0.959 37 -
17th  Birmingham City 42 14 9 19 53 61 0.869 37 -
18th  Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 0.767 36 -
19th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 0.825 34 -
20th  Luton Town 42 11 11 20 47 65 0.723 33 ▼Relegated
21st  Chelsea 42 9 15 18 42 72 0.583 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Carlisle United 42 12 5 25 43 59 0.729 29 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1974/75

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester United 42 26 9 7 66 30 2.200 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Aston Villa 42 25 8 9 79 32 2.469 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Norwich City 42 20 13 9 58 37 1.568 53 ▲Promoted
4th  Sunderland 42 19 13 10 65 35 1.857 51 -
5th  Bristol City 42 21 8 13 47 33 1.424 50 -
6th  West Bromwich Albion 42 18 9 15 54 42 1.286 45 -
7th  Blackpool 42 14 17 11 38 33 1.152 45 -
8th  Hull City 42 15 14 13 40 53 0.755 44 -
9th  Fulham 42 13 16 13 44 39 1.128 42 -
10th  Bolton Wanderers 42 15 12 15 45 41 1.098 42 -
11th  Oxford United 42 15 12 15 41 51 0.804 42 -
12th  Orient 42 11 20 11 28 39 0.718 42 -
13th  Southampton 42 15 11 16 53 54 0.981 41 -
14th  Notts County 42 12 16 14 49 59 0.831 40 -
15th  York City 42 14 10 18 51 55 0.927 38 -
16th  Nottingham Forest 42 12 14 16 43 55 0.782 38 -
17th  Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 44 54 0.815 37 -
18th  Oldham Athletic 42 10 15 17 40 48 0.833 35 -
19th  Bristol Rovers 42 12 11 19 42 64 0.656 35 -
20th  Millwall 42 10 12 20 44 56 0.786 32 ▼Relegated
21st  Cardiff City 42 9 14 19 36 62 0.581 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 5 11 26 29 64 0.453 21 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1974/75

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Blackburn Rovers 46 22 16 8 68 45 1.511 60 ▲Champions
2nd  Plymouth Argyle 46 24 11 11 79 58 1.362 59 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Charlton Athletic 46 22 11 13 76 61 1.246 55 ▲Promoted
4th  Swindon Town 46 21 11 14 64 58 1.103 53 -
5th  Crystal Palace 46 18 15 13 66 57 1.158 51 -
6th  Port Vale 46 18 15 13 61 54 1.130 51 -
7th  Peterborough United 46 19 12 15 47 53 0.887 50 -
8th  Walsall 46 18 13 15 67 52 1.288 49 -
9th  Preston North End 46 19 11 16 63 56 1.125 49 -
10th  Gillingham 46 17 14 15 65 60 1.083 48 -
11th  Colchester United 46 17 13 16 70 63 1.111 47 -
12th  Hereford United 46 16 14 16 64 66 0.970 46 -
13th  Wrexham 46 15 15 16 65 55 1.182 45 -
14th  Bury 46 16 12 18 53 50 1.060 44 -
15th  Chesterfield 46 16 12 18 62 66 0.939 44 -
16th  Grimsby Town 46 15 13 18 55 64 0.859 43 -
17th  Halifax Town 46 13 17 16 49 65 0.754 43 -
18th  Southend United 46 13 16 17 46 51 0.902 42 -
19th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 10 20 56 64 0.875 42 -
20th  Aldershot 46 14 11 21 53 63 0.841  38* -
21st  AFC Bournemouth 46 13 12 21 44 58 0.759 38 ▼Relegated
22nd  Tranmere Rovers 46 14 9 23 55 57 0.965 37 ▼Relegated
23rd  Watford 46 10 17 19 52 75 0.693 37 ▼Relegated
24th  Huddersfield Town 46 11 10 25 47 76 0.618 32 ▼Relegated

* Aldershot were Deducted 1 Point for fielding an ineligible player

Football League Fourth Division  1974/75

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Mansfield Town 46 28 12 6 90 40 2.250 68 ▲Champions
2nd  Shrewsbury Town 46 26 10 10 80 43 1.860 62 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Rotherham United 46 22 15 9 71 41 1.732 59 ▲Promoted
4th  Chester 46 23 11 12 64 38 1.684 57 ▲Promoted
5th  Lincoln City 46 21 15 10 79 48 1.646 57 -
6th  Cambridge United 46 20 14 12 62 44 1.409 54 -
7th  Reading 46 21 10 15 63 47 1.340 52 -
8th  Brentford 46 18 13 15 53 45 1.178 49 -
9th  Exeter City 46 19 11 16 60 63 0.952 49 -
10th  Bradford City 46 17 13 16 56 51 1.098 47 -
11th  Southport 46 15 17 14 56 56 1.000 47 -
12th  Newport County 46 19 9 18 68 75 0.907 47 -
13th  Hartlepool 46 16 11 19 52 62 .0.839 43 -
14th  Torquay United 46 14 14 18 46 61 0.754 42 -
15th  Barnsley 46 15 11 20 62 65 0.954 41 -
16th  Northampton Town 46 15 11 20 67 73 0.918 41 -
17th  Doncaster Rovers 46 14 12 20 65 79 0.823 40 -
18th  Crewe Alexandra 46 11 18 17 34 47 0.723 40 -
19th  Rochdale 46 13 13 20 59 75 0.787 39 -
20th  Stockport County 46 12 14 20 43 70 0.614 38 -
21st  Darlington 46 13 10 23 54 67 0.806 36 Re-Elected
22nd  Swansea City 46 15 6 25 46 73 0.630 36 Re-Elected
23rd  Workington 46 10 11 25 36 66 0.545 31 Re-Elected
24th  Scunthorpe United 46 7 15 24 41 78 0.526 29 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 14 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
43 Swansea City Re Elected to the League
41 Scunthorpe United Re Elected to the League
32 Darlington Re Elected to the League
28 Workington Re Elected to the League
20 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
8 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
8 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
4 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League
2 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
2 Goole Town Not Elected to the League
2 Northwich Victoria Not Elected to the League
2 Scarborough Not Elected to the League
1 Gainsborough Trinity Not Elected to the League
1 Nuneaton Borough Not Elected to the League
1 Telford United Not Elected to the League
1 Weymouth Not Elected to the League
0 Boston United Not Elected to the League
0 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League

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