- West Ham United F.C. season 1975-76
West Ham United were unbeaten in their first nine games and sitting in second place at the start of the 1975-1976 season. By the end of the season they had finished in 18th and were only six points away from relegation.
However, West Ham had saved their best form for their third foray into European competition. They managed to reach the final of the Cup Winners' Cup, losing to Anderlecht 4-2.
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!!width=68%|Player!width=1%|Pos!width=1%|Eur Apps!width=1%|Eur Gls!width=1%|Lge Apps!width=1%|Lge Gls!width=1%|FAC Apps!width=1%|FAC Gls!width=1%|LC Apps!width=1%|LC Gls!width=1%|CS Apps!width=1%|CS Gls!width=1%|Date Signed!!width=13%|Previous Club-!colspan=16 bgcolor=#6fd6f5|Cup Winners Cup Final Team
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align=center|1
align=center|flagicon|EnglandMervyn Day
align=center|GK
align=center|9
align=center
align=center|41
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|5
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align=center|1
align=center
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Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|2
align=center|flagicon|England
Keith Coleman
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align=center|6 (1)
align=center
align=center|26
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|0 (1)
align=center
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Sunderland- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|3
align=center|flagicon|England
Frank Lampard
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align=center|9
align=center|1
align=center|37
align=center|3
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|4
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|1967
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|4
align=center|flagicon|EnglandBilly Bonds (Capt)
align=center|CM
align=center|9
align=center|2
align=center|17(1)
align=center|1
align=center
align=center
align=center|5
align=center|1
align=center
align=center
align=center|1967
Charlton Athletic- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|5
align=center|flagicon|England
Tommy Taylor
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align=center|9
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align=center|42
align=center|2
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align=center|5
align=center
align=center|1
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Leyton Orient- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|England
John McDowell
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align=center|7
align=center
align=center|36(1)
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align=center|5
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
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Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|7
align=center|flagicon|EnglandPat Holland
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align=center|7
align=center|2
align=center|35
align=center|2
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|5
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
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Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|8
align=center|flagicon|EnglandGraham Paddon
align=center|M
align=center|9
align=center|2
align=center|39
align=center|2
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|5
align=center|1
align=center|1
align=center
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Norwich- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|9
align=center|flagicon|EnglandBilly Jennings
align=center|F
align=center|5 (2)
align=center|3
align=center|26(4)
align=center|11
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|1 (2)
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
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Watford- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|10
align=center|flagicon|EnglandTrevor Brooking (Hammer of the Year)
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align=center|7
align=center|3
align=center|34
align=center|5
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|4
align=center|1
align=center|1
align=center
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Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|11
align=center|flagicon|EnglandKeith Robson
align=center|W
align=center|9
align=center|4
align=center|33
align=center|3
align=center
align=center
align=center|4
align=center|1
align=center|0 (1)
align=center
align=center|1974
Newcastle United-!colspan=16 bgcolor=#6fd6f5|Substitute
- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|12
align=center|flagicon|England
Alan Taylor
align=center|CF
align=center|6 (1)
align=center|3
align=center|33(2)
align=center|13
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|4
align=center|1
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|1974
Rochdale-!colspan=16 bgcolor=#6fd6f5|Important Players
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align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|EnglandKevin Lock
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align=center|4
align=center
align=center|26
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|5
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
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Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
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align=center|flagicon|EnglandAlan Curbishley
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align=center|1 (1)
align=center
align=center|12(2)
align=center|1
align=center|1
align=center
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Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|EnglandMick McGiven
align=center|CH
align=center|1 (1)
align=center
align=center|6 (1)
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center
align=center
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align=center|1973
Sunderland- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|9
align=center|flagicon|EnglandBobby Gould
align=center|F
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|4 (1)
align=center|2
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|1973
Bristol City-!colspan=16 bgcolor=#6fd6f5|Other Players
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align=center|9
align=center|flagicon|BermudaClyde Best
align=center|F
align=center
align=center
align=center|5 (2)
align=center|1
align=center
align=center
align=center|2
align=center|1
align=center
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align=center|1969
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
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align=center|flagicon|EnglandJohnny Ayris
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align=center|3 (6)
align=center|1
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align=center
align=center|0 (1)
align=center|1
align=center
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align=center|1970
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
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align=center|flagicon|CyprusYılmaz Orhan
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align=center
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align=center|5
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Aveley- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|1
align=center|flagicon|Scotland
Bobby Ferguson
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align=center
align=center
align=center|1
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align=center
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align=center|1967
Kilmarnock- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|EnglandAlan Wooler
align=center|M
align=center
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
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Reading- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|12
align=center|flagicon|EnglandGeoff Pike
align=center|M
align=center
align=center
align=center|0 (3)
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Academy-!colspan=16 bgcolor=#6fd6f5
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