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{{Infobox rugby union season
| name = 1975–76 County Championship
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| countries = {{flag|England}}
| champions = Gloucestershire
| count = 13
| runnersup = Middlesex
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| prevseason = 1974–75
| nextseason = 1976–77
}}The 1975–76 Rugby Union County Championship was the 76th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition. [1] [2] [3] Gloucestershire won their 13th title after defeating Middlesex in the final.[4] [5]First Round| Pos | Northern Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Lancashire + | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 65 | 8 | | 2 | Cheshire | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 72 | 8 | | 3 | Northumberland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 42 | 6 | | 4 | Yorkshire | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 57 | 6 | | 5 | Cumberland & Westmorland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 87 | 2 | | 6 | Durham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 99 | 0 |
+ Lancashire won play off 13-3 | Pos | Midland Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | North Midlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 51 | 9 | | 2 | Warwickshire | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 60 | 8 | | 3 | Leicestershire | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 82 | 7 | | 4 | Notts, Lincs & Derby | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 76 | 4 | | 5 | Staffordshire | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 117 | 2 | | 6 | East Midlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 118 | 0 |
| Pos | South East Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Middlesex | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 27 | 10 | | 2 | Surrey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 63 | 6 | | 3 | Eastern Counties | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 68 | 6 | | 4 | Kent | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 94 | 6 | | 5 | Sussex | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 196 | 2 | | 6 | Hampshire | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 168 | 0 |
| Pos | South-West Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Gloucestershire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 6 | | 2 | Cornwall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 4 | | 3 | Devon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 57 | 2 | | 4 | Somerset | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 0 |
| Pos | Southern Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Hertfordshire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 37 | 6 | | 2 | Buckinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 42 | 4 | | 3 | Oxfordshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 64 | 4 | | 4 | Dorset & Wilts | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 89 | 4 | | 5 | Berkshire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 2 |
Second Round| Venue | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| Croxley Green | Hertfordshire | Gloucestershire | 29-7 | |
Semi finals| Venue | Venue | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| 28 Feb | Bristol | Gloucestershire | Lancashire | 15-7 | | 7 Feb | Moseley | North Midlands | Middlesex | 9-20 | |
Final{{rugbybox
|date= 27 March 1976
|time=
|home= Middlesex
|score= 9-24
|report=
|away= Gloucestershire
|try1=
|con1=
|pen1= Whibley (2)
|drop1= Birkett
|try2= Butler {{try}}
|con2= Butler
|pen2= Butler (6)
|drop2=
|attendance=
|stadium= Athletic Ground, Richmond
|referee= K Pattinson (North Midlands)
}} | |
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| 15 | David Whibley | Richmond | | 14 | Colin Lambert | Harlequins | | 13 | Graham Birkett | London Scottish | | 12 | Alan Friell (capt) | London Scottish | | 11 | Elgan Rees | Borough Road College | | 10 | A J M Young | St Mary's Hospital | | 9 | Alan Lawson | London Scottish | | 8 | Andy Ripley | Rosslyn Park | | 7 | Bob Mordell | Rosslyn Park | | 6 | Adrian Alexander | Harlequins | | 5 | Chris Ralston | Richmond | | 4 | Ronald Wright | Richmond | | 3 | B J Adam | Wasps | | 2 | G G Bignell | Wasps | | 1 | Lee Barlow | Rosslyn Park | | Replacements: | | 16 | P A Treseder | Rosslyn Park | | 17 | A W Hill | Moseley | | 18 | P Crerar | London Scottish | | 19 | A V Boddy | Richmond | | 20 | M F Claxton | Harlequins | | 21 | Kevin Bowring | Borough Road College | |
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| 15 | Peter Butler | Gloucester | | 14 | Bob Clewes | Gloucester | | 13 | John Bayliss (capt) | Gloucester | | 12 | Chris J Williams | Bristol | | 11 | Alan Morley | Bristol | | 10 | Chris G Williams | Gloucester | | 9 | Peter Kingston | Gloucester | | 8 | Dave Rollitt | Bristol | | 7 | Mike Rafter | Bristol | | 6 | John Watkins | Gloucester | | 5 | Roger Powell | Llanelli | | 4 | John Fidler | Gloucester | | 3 | Mike Burton | Gloucester | | 2 | John Pullin | Bristol | | 1 | Barry Nelmes | Cardiff | | Replacements: | | 16 | David Sorrell | Bristol | | 17 | Richard Mogg | Gloucester | | 18 | John Cannon | Clifton | | 19 | Kenneth Phelps | Bristol | | 20 | Alf Troughton | Bristol | | 21 | John Haines | Gloucester | |
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See also- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Vivian|title=Rothmans Rugby Yearbook|year=1976-77|pages= 114-119|publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd|isbn=0362-00281-9}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/english_county.html|title=English County Championship|publisher=Rugby Football History}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html|title=The County Finals|publisher=County Rugby.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TsdT0|title=West, Peter. "Gloucestershire forwards and Butler hold the key." Times, 27 Mar. 1976, p. 18|publisher=Times Digital Archives}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TsmP2|title=West, Peter. "A gluttonous Butler helps himself to Richmond banquet." Times, 29 Mar. 1976, p. 9|publisher=Times Digital Archives}}
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