with thanks to Donald Nannestad

Here are very brief details of the 1975-76 team who are present at tomorrow’s game.

Peter Grotier – goalkeeper who played in all 46 Division Four games  keeping 19 clean sheets

Ian Branfoot – right back who appeared in every one of the 55 League and Cup games scoring four times including the opening goal in the 5-0 win over Doncaster which clinched the title

Dennis Leigh – regular left back who played until mid March before illness kept him out of the final games

Dennis Booth – right half who missed the opening two games but then a near ever present. Scored the winning goal with a diving header in the 2-1 League Cup win over first division Stoke City

Sam Ellis – Centre half, captain of the team and player of the season. Played in 44 of the 46 Division Four games scoring 12 goals plus another three in Cup games

Terry Cooper – Played alongside Sam Ellis at the centre of the defence appearing in 54 of the 55 League and Cup games. His only goal came early in the season in a 4-1 home win over Exeter

Dick Krzywicki – Experienced Welsh international who mainly played on the right wing but also wore the number 9 shirt on occasions when Percy Freeman was unavailable. Featured in 28 of the League games scoring three goals

Phil Neale – Appeared in four different positions during the season finishing the campaign at left back in place of Dennis Leigh. Scored four goals including two in the 6-0 home win over Southport.

Jimmy Gordon – Reserve goalkeeper who made his first team debut in the FA Cup win at Mansfield Town in December making two match-winning saves in injury time to ensure the Imps progressed to the Third Round of the competition

Bert Bowery – Tall centre forward who joined the Imps on loan from Nottingham Forest in February along with Tony Woodcock. Scored on his debut in the 6-0 win over Southport and featured in three more games before returning to Forest. He was Brian Clough’s first signing for Forest and had made his Forest first team debut a few weeks earlier scoring twice in a 4-1 win at Blackburn

Tony Woodcock is sadly unable to attend but here are some details of him:

Tony Woodcock – A young striker who broke into the Nottingham Forest first team in April 1974 but had not appeared for the Forest senior team in 1975-76 when he signed for City on a month’s loan in February. Scored in his first game and made three further appearances before returning to the City Ground. Went on to have a glittering career playing in both the First Division and the Bundesliga and appeared 42 times for England scoring 16 goals

Not forgetting the three players from that season who have passed away – Percy Freeman, Dave Smith and David Wiggett. In addition John Ward, John Fleming (who lives in Australia) and Peter Sellars (who made a single appearance as a substitute) are unable to come to this game while the Former Players Association has been unable to contact Peter Graham or Alan Harding.