1975–76 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

1975–76 season
Manager	John King
Stadium	Prenton Park
Football League Fourth Division	4th (of 24)
Team colours
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Tranmere Rovers F.C. regained Third Division status at the first attempt in 1975–76. John King replaced Ron Yeats as manager and Ronnie Moore was switched to attack with great success, scoring as Tranmere started with a 1–1 draw at Swansea City. They rose to the top of the table after winning nine times in eleven games, including beating Torquay United 7–1 and Workington 6–0. John James was signed from Chester City, then Clive Griffiths arrived from Manchester United as Rovers remained in the promotion race. Moore scored four times against Brentford, Stockport County and Newport County in quick succession, scoring a total of 34 goals as Tranmere finished fourth.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Lincoln City	46		21	2	0	71	15		11	8	4	40	24		111	39	2.846	+72		74
2	Northampton Town	46		18	5	0	62	20		11	5	7	25	20		87	40	2.175	+37		68
3	Reading	46		19	3	1	42	9		5	9	9	28	42		70	51	1.373	+19		60
4	Tranmere Rovers	46		19	3	1	42	9		5	9	9	28	42		89	55	1.618	+34		58
5	Huddersfield Town	46		11	6	6	28	17		10	8	5	28	24		56	41	1.366	+15		56
6	Bournemouth	46		15	5	3	39	16		5	7	11	18	32		57	48	1.188	+9		52
7	Exeter City	46		13	7	3	37	17		5	7	11	19	30		56	47	1.191	+9		50
8	Watford	46		16	4	3	38	18		6	2	15	24	44		62	62	1.000	±0		50
9	Torquay United	46		12	6	5	31	24		6	8	9	24	39		55	63	0.873	–8		50
10	Doncaster Rovers	46		10	6	7	42	31		9	5	9	33	38		75	69	1.087	+6		49
11	Swansea City	46		14	8	1	51	21		2	7	14	15	36		66	57	1.158	+9		47
12	Barnsley	46		12	8	3	34	16		2	8	13	18	32		52	48	1.083	+4		44
13	Cambridge United	46		7	10	6	36	28		7	5	11	22	34		58	62	0.935	–4		43
14	Hartlepool	46		10	6	7	37	29		6	4	13	25	49		62	78	0.795	–16		42
15	Rochdale	46		7	11	5	27	23		5	7	11	13	31		40	54	0.741	–14		42
16	Crewe Alexandra	46		10	7	6	36	21		3	8	12	22	36		58	57	1.018	+1		41
17	Bradford City	46		9	7	7	35	26		3	10	10	28	39		63	65	0.969	–2		41
18	Brentford	46		12	7	4	37	18		2	6	15	19	42		56	60	0.933	–4		41
19	Scunthorpe United	46		11	3	9	31	24		3	7	13	19	35		50	59	0.847	–9		38
20	Darlington	46		11	7	5	30	14		3	3	17	18	43		48	57	0.842	–9		38
21	Stockport County	46		8	7	8	23	23		5	5	13	20	53		43	76	0.566	–33		38
22	Newport County	46		8	7	8	35	33		5	2	16	22	57		57	90	0.633	–33		35
23	Southport	46		6	6	11	27	31		2	4	17	14	46		41	77	0.532	–36		26
24	Workington	46		5	4	14	19	43		2	3	18	11	44		30	87	0.345	–57		21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)