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Rugby league season

1975–76 Premiership
Structure	National knockout championship
Winners	St Helens
Runners-up	Salford
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 Rugby League Premiership was the second end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.

The winners were St Helens.

First round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
30 Apr	Leeds	Widnes	12-2
30 Apr	St Helens	Wigan	19-6
30 Apr	Salford	Hull Kingston Rovers	21-6
30 Apr	Featherstone Rovers	Wakefield Trinity	10-14

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
11 May	Leeds	St Helens	5-12
11 May	Salford	Wakefield Trinity	10-5
16 May	St Helens	Leeds	21-4
16 May	Wakefield Trinity	Salford	5-14

Final

22 May 1976

St Helens	15-2	Salford
G-Pimblett (3) T-Glynn, Karalius, Chisnall		DG-Watkins (2)

Station Road, Swinton
Attendance: 18,082


1	Geoff Pimblett
2	Les Jones
3	Peter Glynn
4	Derek Noonan
5	Roy Mathias
6	Billy Benyon
7	Jeff Heaton
8	Mel James
9	Tony Karalius
10	John Mantle
11	Eric Chisnall
12	George Nicholls
13	Kel Coslett
Substitutions:
14	Kenneth "Ken" Gwilliam for Jeff Heaton
15	unused
Coach:
Eric Ashton


1	David Watkins
2	Keith Fielding
3	Maurice Richards
4	Chris Hesketh
5	Gordon Graham
6	John Butler
7	Steve Nash
8	Mike Coulman
9	Dean Raistrick
10	William "Bill" Sheffield
11	John Knighton
12	Colin Dixon
13	Eric Prescott
Substitutions:
14	Samuel "Sam" Turnbull for John Knighton
15	unused
Coach:
Les Bettinson

Bracket


	First round					Semi-finals							Final



	Leeds		12

	Widnes		2
						Leeds		5	4	9

						St Helens		12	21	33
	St Helens		19

	Wigan		6
													St Helens		15

													Salford		2
	Salford		21

	Hull KR		6
						Salford		10	14	24

						Wakefield Trinity		5	5	10
	Featherstone Rovers		10

	Wakefield Trinity		14

References

"Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
"Premiership title 1975-76". Rugby League Project.

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v t e St Helens squad – 1975–76 Premiership Final winners
1 Geoff Pimblett 2 Les Jones 3 Peter Glynn 4 Derek Noonan 5 Roy Mathias 6 Billy Benyon 7 Jeff Heaton 8 Mel James 9 Tony Karalius 10 John Mantle 11 Eric Chisnall 12 George Nicholls 13 Kel Coslett 14 Kenneth "Ken" Gwilliam 15 unused Coach: Eric Ashton ((c) unknown)
see also… Rugby League Premiership

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