West Ham United compensated for a disappointing season in the league by winning the FA Cup. Carlisle United had incredibly topped the First Division in late August after winning their first three games in the top flight, but failed to keep up their good form and finished the season relegated in bottom place. The FA Cup 1974–75 is the 94th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. 15 February 1975: Walsall's FA Cup run comes to an end in the fifth round when they lose 1-0 at Birmingham City. [6], 4 January 1975: Isthmian League Leatherhead reach the fourth round of the FA Cup by beating Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0. Sunderland, the 1973 FA Cup winners, just missed out on promotion, as did Bristol City. Carlisle United's early form has deserted them, and they now lie in the relegation zone with Luton Town and Chelsea. West Ham United and Birmingham City join them in the last four.

Leatherhead’s FA Cup heroes John Swannell – … [6], 28 April 1975: Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds United 4–2 to survive in the First Division and relegate Luton Town one year after promotion. [20], 9 April 1975: Everton lose 2–1 to relegation-threatened Luton Town, and Derby County take advantage by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 to move two points clear at the top of the table with three matches left.

Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup John Lyall kicked off his management career in style by guiding West Ham United to FA Cup glory over Fulham at Wembley.

Financially troubled Chelsea, plagued by falling attendances and rising debts, were also relegated. [16], 11 December 1974: Derby County's UEFA Cup campaign is ended at the third round stage by Velež, leaving Leeds United as Britain's only club still in any of the European competitions. [22], 11 May 1975: England beat Cyprus 1–0 to move three points clear at the top of their European Championship qualifying group.

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Carlisle were relegated at the end of their first (and, as of 2019, only) season in English football's top flight. [6], 9 November 1974: Manchester City take over at the top of the First Division as Liverpool lose 3–1 at home to Arsenal. [9] In the Second Division, Old Trafford hosts its first Second Division game in 36 years as Manchester United beat Millwall 4–0, with Gerry Daly scoring a hat-trick and Stuart Pearson scoring the other goal.

[12], 5 October 1974: Leeds United beat Arsenal 2–0 at Elland Road to send the Gunners, who have been in the First Division since 1919, to the bottom of the table. Everton, in second, put three past bottom club Leicester without reply, and sit one point off the lead. [20], 29 March 1975: Everton suffer a 3–0 defeat away to bottom-places Carlisle United, and relinquish top spot in the First Division to Liverpool. Liverpool finished runners-up under Bob Paisley, who had been promoted to the manager's seat from the coaching staff following Bill Shankly's retirement a month before the start of the season.

7 January 1975: Third Division underdogs Walsall knock Manchester United out of the FA Cup by winning the third round replay 3-2 at Fellows Park, three days after the first match at Old Trafford ended in a goalless draw. See 1974-75 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.

[11], 14 September 1974: Leeds United lose 2–1 to Burnley in their first match after the departure of Brian Clough. Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1974–75, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1974–75_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds&oldid=913659516, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Cinderford Town (Abandoned in extra time), This page was last edited on 2 September 2019, at 12:25. [14], 15 March 1975: Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Chelsea 7–1 in the biggest win of the First Division season.

[6], 26 April 1975: Derby County lie two points clear at the top at the end of the season after drawing their last match against Carlisle United. [1], 12 July 1974: Bill Shankly stuns Liverpool by announcing his retirement after 15 years as manager. Plymouth Argyle finished a point behind them as runners-up, with Charlton Athletic sealing the final promotion place. [3] However, he is not joined at Elland Road by his long serving assistant Peter Taylor, who is promoted to the manager's seat at the Goldstone Ground. FA Cup holders Liverpool are knocked out of this season's competition 1–0 by Ipswich Town. 1974–75 FA Cup - … Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1974–75_Carlisle_United_F.C._season&oldid=970783525, Articles lacking in-text citations from December 2019, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 August 2020, at 10:40.

West Ham United won the competition, beating Second Division side Fulham 2–0 in the final at Wembley, London.