1973–74 Football League First Division
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leeds United (2nd English title) |
| Relegated |
Manchester United, Norwich City, Southampton |
| European Cup 1974–75 | Leeds United |
| FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 | Liverpool (2nd FA Cup title) |
| UEFA Cup 1974–75 |
Derby County Ipswich Town, Stoke City, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1107 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mick Channon (Southampton), 21 [1] |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich – Southampton 7–0 (2 Feb 1974) |
| Biggest away win | Norwich – Arsenal 0–4 (15 Sep 1973) |
| Highest scoring | Derby – Southampton 6–2 (22 Sep 1973) |
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← 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 April 24, after title challengers Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal. Norwich City were relegated on April 20, 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 April 27, 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 | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | + 35 | 62 | ||||
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | + 21 | 57 | ||||
| 3 | Derby County | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | + 10 | 48 | ||||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | + 9 | 47 | ||||
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | + 12 | 46 | ||||
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 56 | 53 | 1.057 | + 3 | 46 | ||||
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | + 2 | 44 | ||||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | + 4 | 43 | ||||
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | + 10 | 42 | ||||
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 49 | 51 | 0.961 | – 2 | 42 | ||||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 50 | 0.900 | – 5 | 42 | ||||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 1.000 | ± 0 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 44 | 49 | 0.898 | – 5 | 40 | ||||
| 14 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 0.848 | – 7 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 | + 1 | 38 | ||||
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 0.796 | – 11 | 38 | ||||
| 17 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | – 4 | 37 | ||||
| 18 | West Ham United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | – 5 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | – 12 | 37 | ||||
| 20 | Southampton | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | – 21 | 36 | ||||
| 21 | Manchester United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 0.792 | – 10 | 32 | ||||
| 22 | Norwich City | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 62 | 0.597 | – 25 | 29 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| Relegated |
First Division Results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | BIR | BUR | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOR | QPR | SHU | SOU | STK | TOT | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chelsea | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| Coventry City | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Derby County | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Everton | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Leicester City | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Liverpool | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Manchester City | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Norwich City | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Southampton | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Stoke City | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| West Ham United | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Team locations

Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 21 | |
| 2 | Leicester City | 20 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 19 | |
| = | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City / Everton | 17 | |
| = | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | |
| = | Sheffield United | 17 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 16 |
References
- ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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