1973–74 Football League First Division
Season | 1973–74 |
---|---|
Champions | Leeds United (2nd English title) |
Relegated | Manchester United, Norwich City, Southampton |
1974–75 European Cup | Leeds United |
FA Cup winners 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup | Liverpool (2nd FA Cup title) |
1974–75 UEFA Cup | Derby County Ipswich Town, Stoke City, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,107 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mick Channon (Southampton), 21 [1] |
Biggest home win | Ipswich Town – Southampton 7–0 (2 Feb 1974) |
Biggest away win | Norwich City – Arsenal 0–4 (15 Sep 1973) |
Highest scoring | Derby County – Southampton 6–2 (22 Sep 1973) |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1973-74 season.
Overview[]
Leeds United won the First Division title for the second time in their history. The title was confirmed on 24 April, after title challengers Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal.
Relegation was increased from two teams to three this season. Norwich City were relegated on 20 April, despite beating Burnley 1-0 at Carrow Road, Southampton's 1-1 draw with Manchester United sent the Canaries down. Manchester United went down on 27 April, after losing 1-0 at home to their fierce rivals Manchester City and Birmingham City's result going against them with a 2-1 win against relegated Norwich City at St Andrew's. Southampton were also relegated because of Birmingham City's result despite winning 3-0 at Everton.
League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leeds United (C) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 2.129 | 62 | Qualified for European Cup |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1.677 | 57 | FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
3 | Derby County | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 1.238 | 48 | Qualified for UEFA Cup |
4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 1.155 | 47 | |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 1.286 | 46 | |
6 | Burnley | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 1.057 | 46 | |
7 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 1.042 | 44 | |
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 1.077 | 43 | |
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 1.244 | 42 | |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 0.961 | 42 | |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 0.900 | 42 | |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 1.000 | 41 | League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup |
13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 0.898 | 40 | |
14 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 0.848 | 40 | |
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 1.021 | 38 | |
16 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 0.796 | 38 | |
17 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 0.933 | 37 | |
18 | West Ham United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0.917 | 37 | |
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 0.813 | 37 | |
20 | Southampton | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 0.691 | 36 | Relegated |
21 | Manchester United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 0.792 | 32 | |
22 | Norwich City | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 0.597 | 29 |
(C) League Champions
Results[]
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Everton | Tom Eggleston | End of caretaker spell | 28 May 1973 | Pre-season | Billy Bingham | 1 June 1974 |
Derby County | Brian Clough | Sacked[2] | 15 October 1973 | 3rd | Dave Mackay | 22 October 1973 |
Manchester City | Johnny Hart | Illness | 23 October 1973 | 10th | Ron Saunders | 22 November 1973 |
Southampton | Ted Bates | Became general manager | 17 November 1973 | 8th | Lawrie McMenemy | 22 November 1973 |
Norwich City | Ron Saunders | Signed by Manchester City | 22 November 1973 | 20th | John Bond | 27 November 1973 |
Sheffield United | John Harris | Retired | 5 December 1973 | 14th | Ken Furphy | 7 December 1973 |
Manchester City | Ron Saunders | Sacked | 12 April 1974 | 16th | Tony Book | 12 April 1974 |
Team locations[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mick Channon | Southampton | 21 |
2 | Frank Worthington | Leicester City | 20 |
3 | Kevin Hector | Derby County | 19 |
= | Stan Bowles | Queens Park Rangers | 19 |
5 | Bob Latchford | Birmingham City / Everton | 17 |
= | Martin Chivers | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
= | Alan Woodward | Sheffield United | 17 |
8 | Bryan Hamilton | Ipswich Town | 16 |
References[]
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ Clough and assistant manager Peter Taylor submitted their resignations, without actually intending to leave the club, in protest of chairman Sam Longson's transfer policies. Longson nonetheless accepted the resignations, effectively dismissing them.
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