1975–76 Celtic F.C. season - Wikipedia

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Celtic

1975–76 season
Manager	Jock Stein Sean Fallon (acting manager)
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
Scottish League Cup	Finalists
European Cup Winners' Cup	Quarter-finals
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During the 1975–76 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Celtic failed to win any major honour for the first time since the 1963-64 season. Assistant Manager Sean Fallon was acting manager for most of the season as Manager Jock Stein suffered a serious car accident that required months of recovery.

Celtic reached the finals of the League Cup, where they lost to Rangers,^[1] and lost in the third round of the Scottish Cup to Motherwell.

In the European Cup Winners' Cup, they reached the Quarter-finals, where they drew 1-1 on aggregate to East Germany cup champions Sachsenring Zwickau and lost 5-4 on penalties. In earlier rounds, they had defeated Iceland's Valur and Portugal's Boavista.

Source:^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	23	8	5	60	24	+36	54	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	21	6	9	71	42	+29	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Hibernian	36	18	7	11	55	43	+12	43
4	Motherwell	36	16	8	12	57	49	+8	40
5	Heart of Midlothian	36	13	9	14	39	45	−6	35	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Final delayed until the following season