1975 Molde FK season

Molde
1975 season
Chairman	Jon Hoem
Coach	Jack Johnsen
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	8th
Norwegian Cup	Third round vs Aalesund
UEFA Cup	First Round vs Öster
Top goalscorer	Jan Fuglset (8)
Highest home attendance	5,200 vs Rosenborg; (12 May 1975)
Lowest home attendance	2,669 vs Vålerenga; (10 August 1975)
Average home league attendance	3,805
	Home colours
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	← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 season was Molde's 2nd consecutive year in the top flight, and their 4th season in total in the top flight of Norwegian football.

This season, Molde debuted in European competitions. The team qualified for the 1975–76 UEFA Cup through their second-place finish in the 1974 1. divisjon and made their debut in UEFA competitions this season. The first European game was played against Swedish team Öster at home at Molde Stadion on 17 September 1975. Molde won the game 1–0.

Squad

Source:
^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NOR	Torleif Bergsås
—	GK	NOR	Kolbjørn Sylthe
—	DF	NOR	Erik Brakstad
—	DF	NOR	Stål Bjørkly
—	DF	NOR	Åge Hareide
—	DF	NOR	Svein Kanestrøm
—	DF	NOR	Bernt Roald
—	DF	NOR	Einar Sekkeseter
—	DF	NOR	Bertil Stranden
—	MF	NOR	Knut Bjørnå
—	MF	NOR	Torkild Brakstad
—	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NOR	Ole Bjørn Kavli
—	MF	NOR	Kjell Westerdahl
—	FW	NOR	Odd Berg
—	FW	NOR	Jan Fuglset
—	FW	NOR	Harry Hestad
—		NOR	Tor Åram
—		NOR	Arild Haukås
—		NOR	Jan Magne Lønsethagen
—		NOR	Odd Ivar Moen
—		NOR	Endre Vågan
—		NOR	Oddvar Vassmo

Friendlies

1 March 1975	Skarbøvik	0–3	Molde	Ålesund
				Stadium: Skarbøvik stadion

9 March 1975

Molde

0–0

Clausenengen

Molde

16 March 1975	Varegg	0–5	Molde	Bergen

5 April 1975	Molde	2–2	Aalesund	Molde

8 April 1975	Sunndal	0–2	Molde

12 April 1975	Hamarkameratene	0–1	Molde

13 April 1975	Hødd	0–3	Molde

20 April 1975	Molde	0–1	Skeid
		Summary

Competitions

1. divisjon

Results summary

Overall									Home									Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22	7	8	7	27	29	–2	22		11	3	3	5	9	14	–5	9		11	4	5	2	18	15	+3	13

Source:^[5]

Positions by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	D
Position	4	9	6	5	4	3	4	5	4	5	7	7	7	7	7	9	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: see below

Results

27 April 1975 1	Mjøndalen	1–1	Molde	Mjøndalen
	Solberg		Fuglset Berg H. Hestad	Stadium: Nedre Eiker Stadion Attendance: 4,400

3 May 1975 2	Molde	1–2	Lillestrøm	Molde
	Fuglset			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,533

7 May 1975 3	Vålerengen	0–2	Molde	Oslo
			T. Brakstad Fuglset	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 6,237

12 May 1975 4	Molde	1–0	Rosenborg	Molde
	S. Hestad			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,200

19 May 1975 5	Brann	0–2	Molde	Bergen
			H. Hestad S. Hestad Bjørkly	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,700

22 May 1975 6	Molde	2–1	Viking	Molde
	H.Hestad T. Brakstad (pen.)			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,784

25 May 1975 7	Strømsgodset	1–1	Molde	Drammen
	12' (pen.)		Own goal	Stadium: Marienlyst Attendance: 14,358

1 June 1975 8	Molde	0–2	Fredrikstad	Molde
				Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,904

4 June 1975 9	Molde	1–0	Os	Molde
	T. Brakstad (pen.)			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,393

14 June 1975 10	Start	3–1	Molde	Kristiansand
			Fuglset	Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion Attendance: 5,073

22 June 1975 11	Molde	0–1	Skeid	Molde
				Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,432

27 July 1975 12	Molde	0–2	Mjøndalen	Molde
				Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,038

3 August 1975 13	Lillestrøm	1–2	Molde	Lillestrøm
			Moen H. Hestad	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,100

10 August 1975 14	Molde	0–0	Vålerengen	Molde
				Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,669

25 August 1975 15	Rosenborg	3–2	Molde	Trondheim
	Øyasæther 5' Iversen 30' Farstad 62'		T. Brakstad 22' Fuglset 38'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 11,000

31 August 1975 16	Molde	1–3	Brann	Molde
	Berg			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,000

13 September 1975 17	Viking	1–2	Molde	Stavanger
			Hareide Fuglset	Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 9,223

21 September 1975 18	Molde	2–2	Strømsgodset	Molde
	Westerdahl Fuglset			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,507

28 September 1975 19	Fredrikstad	2–2	Molde	Fredrikstad
			Fuglset S. Hestad	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 4,356

5 October 1975 20	Os	1–1	Molde	Os
			Hareide 83'	Stadium: Kuventræ Stadion Attendance: 1,500

13 October 1975 21	Molde	1–1	Start	Molde
	Hareide 80'			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,394

19 October 1975 22	Skeid	2–2	Molde	Oslo
			Moen Moen	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 1,183

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Mjøndalen	22	9	6	7	21	21	0	24
7	Lillestrøm	22	10	3	9	27	20	+7	23
8	Molde	22	7	8	7	27	29	−2	22
9	Fredrikstad	22	8	6	8	31	35	−4	22
10	Skeid (R)	22	5	7	10	18	23	−5	17	Relegation to Second Division

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Norwegian Cup

28 May 1975 First Round	Aksla	0–10	Molde	Ålesund
			Berg Berg Berg H. Hestad H. Hestad H. Hestad Bergsås (pen.) S. Hestad S. Hestad Haukaas	Stadium: Aksla Stadion

11 June 1975 Second Round	Molde	5–0	Skarbøvik	Molde
	H. Hestad H. Hestad T. Brakstad Berg Own goal			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,073

25 June 1975 Third Round	Aalesund	1–0	Molde	Ålesund

UEFA Cup

First round

17 September 1975 First Round 1st Leg	Molde	1–0	Öster	Molde
	Westerdahl 70'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,507

1 October 1975 First Round 2nd Leg	Öster	6–0 (6–1 agg.)	Molde	Växjö, Sweden
	Svensson 32' Mattsson 60', 82' Evesson 67' Ejderstedt 75' Isaksson 90'	Report		Stadium: Värendsvallen

Squad statistics

Goal scorers

Rank	Pos.	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	FW	Jan Fuglset	8	0	0	8
1	FW	Harry Hestad	3	5	0	8
3	MF	Torkild Brakstad	4	1	0	5
	MF	Stein Olav Hestad	3	2	0	5
	FW	Odd Berg	1	4	0	5
6	DF	Åge Hareide	3	0	0	3
6		Odd Ivar Moen	3	0	0	3
8	MF	Kjell Westerdahl	1	0	1	2
9	GK	Torleif Bergsås	0	1	0	1
9		Arild Haukaas	0	1	0	1
		Own goal	1	1	0	2
TOTALS			27	15	1	43

References

↑ "Molde - Rosenborg 1-0". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
↑ "Molde - Vålerenga 0-0". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
↑ "Tilskuertall". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
↑ "1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur". Molde FK. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ "1. divisjon 1975 (Norge)". nifs.no. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[1] "Molde - Rosenborg 1-0". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[2] "Molde - Vålerenga 0-0". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[3] "Tilskuertall". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[4] "1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur". Molde FK. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[5] "1. divisjon 1975 (Norge)". nifs.no. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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