1975–76 Clydebank F.C. season
# 1975–76 Clydebank F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was Clydebank's tenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in the newly restructured Scottish League Division Two where they finished 1st and promoted to Division One. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup and finishing runners-up in the new Spring Cup which only took place that season.

## Results

### Division 2

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 30 August | Brechin City | H | 3–0 | Hall, Hay, Larnach | 1,390 |
| 2 | 6 September | Stirling Albion | A | 1–0 | McCallan | 1,397 |
| 3 | 13 September | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–0 | McCallan (2), Caskie | 1,329 |
| 4 | 20 September | Stranraer | A | 1–0 | McCallan | 1,203 |
| 5 | 27 September | Berwick Rangers | A | 4–0 | Larnach, Laing, Davidson, McCallan | 351 |
| 6 | 4 October | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | Goodwin | 1,413 |
| 7 | 11 October | Albion Rovers | A | 4–0 | Larnach (2), Goodwin, Cooper | 739 |
| 8 | 18 October | Stenhousemuir | H | 2–1 | Cooper, McCallan | 1,274 |
| 9 | 25 October | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | Cooper | 1,480 |
| 10 | 1 November | Brechin City | H | 3–0 | Hay (2), Cooper | 1,481 |
| 11 | 8 November | Forfar Athletic | A | 2–0 | Larnach, Brash | 812 |
| 12 | 15 November | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 0–0 | | 586 |
| 13 | 22 November | Alloa Athletic | H | 3–1 | Cooper (3 including 2 penalties) | 1,612 |
| 14 | 29 November | Berwick Rangers | H | 0–1 | | 1,372 |
| 15 | 6 December | Raith Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 2,539 |
| 16 | 13 December | Meadowbank Thistle | H | 2–0 | McCallan (2) | 1,160 |
| 17 | 20 December | Stenhousemuir | A | 1–2 | Cooper | 431 |
| 18 | 27 December | Queen's Park | A | 2–0 | Cooper (2) | 1,197 |
| 19 | 1 January | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Cooper | 1,332 |
| 20 | 3 January | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–1 | Larnach | 962 |
| 21 | 31 January | Stranraer | H | 2–1 | McCallan, Browning | 1,212 |
| 22 | 7 February | Brechin City | A | 2–1 | Cooper, McCallan | 373 |
| 23 | 14 February | Albion Rovers | H | 2–2 | Lumsden, Cooper, | 1,000 |
| 24 | 21 February | East Stirlingshire | A | 1–0 | McCallan | 528 |
| 25 | 28 February | Forfar Athletic | H | 2–0 | Cooper (penalty), McCallan | 1,700 |
| 26 | 6 April | Alloa Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 1,050 |

**Final League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Clydebank | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 40 | Promotion to the 1976–77 First Division |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 40 | Promotion to the 1976–77 First Division |
| 3 | Alloa Athletic | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 29 | |

### Scottish League Cup

**Group 7**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 August | Arbroath | A | 0–4 | | 1,817 |
| 2 | 13 August | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–2 | Cooper, McCallan, Larnach | 1,201 |
| 3 | 16 August | East Stirlingshire | H | 1–1 | McCallan | 1,325 |
| 4 | 20 August | Berwick Rangers | A | 1–0 | Larnach | 412 |
| 5 | 23 August | East Stirlingshire | A | 1–0 | Simpson | 1,022 |
| 6 | 28 August | Arbroath | H | 1–0 | Larnach | 2,764 |

**Group 7 Final Table**

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Clydebank | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
| 4 | Berwick Rangers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |

**Knockout stage**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SuppR L1 | 2 September | Cowdenbeath | A | 2–0 | Cooper, McCallan, | 1,994 |
| SuppR L2 | 3 September | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–0 | Larnach, McCallan | 1,384 |
| QF L1 | 10 September | Partick Thistle | A | 0–4 | | 5,646 |
| QF L2 | 24 September | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | Abel | 2,659 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 | 10 January | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | Lumsden | 3,899 |

### Spring Cup

**Group 6**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 March | Clyde | A | 3–1 | Cooper (2 including 1 penalty), McCallan | 800 |
| 2 | 13 March | Raith Rovers | H | 1–2 | Browning | |
| 3 | 20 March | Queen of the South | H | 4–0 | McCallan, Cooper, Browning, McCall | 2,000 |
| 4 | 27 March | Queen of the South | A | 3–1 | McCall, Browning, Provan | 1,200 |
| 5 | 3 April | Clyde | H | 3–0 | Hall (2), Cooper | 1,000 |
| 6 | 10 April | Raith Rovers | A | 1–2 | Cooper | 2,000 |

**Group 6 Final Table**

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Clydebank | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | Clyde | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 |

**Knockout stage**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 L1 | 14 April | Albion Rovers | H | 4–1 | Lumsden (2), Cooper (penalty), McCallan | |
| R2 L2 | 17 April | Albion Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 600 |
| QF L1 | 21 April | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Cooper | 2,900 |
| QF L2 | 24 April | East Fife | A | 0–1 (Clydebank won 4–2 on penalties) | | 2,257 |
| SF | 28 April | Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | McCallan (2), Hall | 3,800 |
| F | 3 May | Airdrieonians | N | 2–4 (aet) | Larnach (2) | 8,000 |
