1973–74 Aston Villa F.C. season
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Stadium | Villa Park | ||
Second Division | 14th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
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The 1973–74 English football season was Aston Villa's 74th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League Second Division. Under manager Vic Crowe Aston Villa won promotion and thus ended their two-year spell in the Third Division. By the end of the decade they would be firmly re-established as a First Division club. But Vic Crowe was sacked in April 1974. Ron Saunders was appointed manager in June 1974.[1]
The New Year's Day fixture saw Villa draw 0–0 with Millwall before a home crowd of 20,905 leaving Villa in 13th position.[2] Within the month, Arsenal fall at the feet of Sammy Morgan.[3]
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Second Division
Season | 1973–74 |
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Champions | Leeds United |
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1974–75 →
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The 1973–1974 season was the 75th completed season of The Football League.
Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to league championship glory, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national football team manager, with England having failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup. Revie's conquering side had a two-horse race with Liverpool all season but won in the end, taking the title for the second time in their history by five points. Newly promoted Burnley adapted well to life back in the top flight, finishing in sixth place.
Manchester United were relegated from the First Division just six years after winning the European Cup at the end of a traumatic season. Their 36-year stay at the top was finally ended by a 1-0 home defeat against Manchester City. Former United striker Denis Law scored City's winning goal. But Birmingham City's win on that same afternoon would have sent United down even if they had beaten City. Despite this the board kept faith in manager Tommy Docherty as the man to regain the club's top flight place.
Joining United in the Second Division were Norwich City and Southampton. This was the first season in which the League introduced three relegation places from the top division.
Former Leeds player Jack Charlton had a fine debut in management by guiding Middlesbrough to the Second Division title and a place in the First Division. Second in the table were Luton Town, who finished 15 points behind the runaway champions. Third-placed Carlisle United, managed by Alan Ashman (who won the FA Cup with West Bromwich Albion in 1968), gained a place in the First Division for the first, and so far only, time in their history, completing a rapid rise from the Fourth Division to the First Division. Crystal Palace, Preston North End and Swindon Town were all relegated.
Promotion from the Third Division was secured by champions Oldham Athletic, Bristol Rovers and York City, which at the time represented York's highest ever League finish. Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town, Southport and Rochdale were all relegated.
Peterborough United won Division Four and were promoted along with Gillingham, Colchester United and Bury. The league's re-election system voted in favour of the bottom four league clubs and there were no departures or arrivals in the league in 1974.
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[4] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[5] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.
Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[5]
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.[5]
First Division
It was a successful final season at the First Division's two leading clubs for their long-serving and highly successful managers who had both transformed their clubs on and off the field during lengthy reigns lasting more than a decade. Don Revie guided Leeds United to the title before calling time of 13 years as manager at Elland Road to take charge of the England national football team. Bill Shankly announced his retirement as Liverpool manager after 15 years after they finished second in the league and triumphed 3-0 over Newcastle United in the final of the FA Cup.
Despite the controversial resignation of manager Brian Clough in October, Derby County finished third after their former player Dave Mackay returned to the Baseball Ground as Clough's successor. Ipswich Town continued to thrive among the First Division's leading company by finishing fourth in their fifth campaign under Bobby Robson. Stoke City enjoyed another strong season, finishing fifth, with England goalkeeper Peter Shilton keeping opposition strikers at bay after his predecessor Gordon Banks retired due to an eye injury suffered in a car crash. Burnley enjoyed a strong return to the First Division after two seasons away by finishing sixth.
Manchester United's 36-year spell in the First Division ended in relegation, while their cross city rivals finished 14th and were beaten in the Football League Cup final by Wolves. Southampton's eight-year spell in the First Division ended in relegation despite 21 goals from the division's top scorer Mick Channon, and a change of manager from Ted Bates to Lawrie McMenemy before Christmas. Norwich City's second season among the elite ended in relegation.
Season | 1973–74 |
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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 [6] |
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) |
← 1972–73
1974–75 →
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | +35 | 62 | European Cup 1974–75 First round |
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2 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | +21 | 57 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 First round |
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3 | Derby County | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | +10 | 48 | UEFA Cup 1974–75 First round |
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4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | +9 | 47 | UEFA Cup 1974–75 First round |
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5 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | +12 | 46 | UEFA Cup 1974–75 First round |
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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 | UEFA Cup 1974–75 First round [nb 1] |
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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
- ↑ Wolverhampton Wanderers were winners of this season's League Cup.
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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.
First Division maps
Second Division
Jack Charlton made a superb start to his managerial career by guiding Middlesbrough to the Second Division title - and a place in the First Division - by a margin of 15 points above runners-up Luton Town, who ended their 14-year exile from the elite despite financial difficulties. The final promotion place was snatched by Carlisle United, who reached the First Division for the first time in their history. Orient missed out on promotion by a single point. Other teams who just missed out on promotion included Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion.
Crystal Palace were relegated for a second successive season, while Preston North End went down in their first season under the management of the legendary Bobby Charlton, who then re-registered himself as a player in his efforts to reverse the decline of the once great Lancashire club. Swindon Town went down in bottom place after five seasons in the Second Division.
Season | 1973–74 |
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Champions | Middlesbrough (3rd title) |
Promoted | Carlisle United, Luton Town |
Relegated | Crystal Palace, Preston North End, Swindon Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1106 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Duncan McKenzie (Nottingham Forest), 26 [6] |
Biggest home win | Middlesbrough –Sheffield Wednesday 8–0 (20 Apr 1974) |
Biggest away win | Notts County –Sheffield Wednesday 1–5 (9 Mar 1974) Fulham –Middlesbrough 0–4 (9 Mar 1974) West Brom –Middlesbrough 0–4 (16 mar 1974) |
Highest scoring | Middlesbrough –Sheffield Wednesday 8–0 (20 Apr 1974) |
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1974–75 →
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 77 | 30 | 2.567 | +47 | 65 | |||||
2 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | +13 | 50 | |||||
3 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 61 | 48 | 1.271 | +13 | 49 | |||||
4 | Orient | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | +13 | 48 | |||||
5 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 57 | 40 | 1.425 | +17 | 47 | |||||
6 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | +14 | 47 | |||||
7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 57 | 43 | 1.326 | +14 | 45 | |||||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 48 | 45 | 1.067 | +3 | 44 | |||||
9 | Hull City | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | –1 | 43 | |||||
10 | Notts County | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | –5 | 43 | |||||
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 40 | 1.100 | +4 | 42 | |||||
12 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | ±0 | 42 | |||||
13 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 43 | 0.907 | –4 | 42 | |||||
14 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 45 | 1.067 | +3 | 41 | |||||
15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 0.726 | –17 | 40 | |||||
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 54 | 0.870 | –7 | 38 | |||||
17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 | –13 | 36 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 First round |
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18 | Oxford United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 0.761 | –11 | 36 | |||||
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | –12 | 35 | |||||
20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 0.768 | –13 | 34 | |||||
21 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 40 | 62 | 0.645 | –22 | 31 | [nb 1] | ||||
22 | Swindon Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | –36 | 25 |
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
- ↑ Preston North End had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
Relegated |
Second Division results
Home ╲ Away | AST | BLP | BOL | BRI | CAR | CRL | CRY | FUL | HUL | LUT | MID | MIL | NOT | NTC | ORI | OXF | POR | PNE | SHW | SUN | SWI | WBA |
Aston Villa | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
Blackpool | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Bristol City | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Cardiff City | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Carlisle United | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
Crystal Palace | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
Fulham | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
Hull City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
Luton Town | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Millwall | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
Notts County | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Orient | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
Oxford United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Portsmouth | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
Preston North End | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
Sunderland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
Swindon Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
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.
Second Division maps
Third Division
Season | 1973–74 |
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Champions | Oldham Athletic (1st title) |
Promoted | Bristol Rovers, York City |
Relegated | Cambridge United, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Southport |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1362 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Billy Jennings (Watford), 26 [6] |
← 1972–73
1974–75 →
|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
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1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 83 | 47 | 1.766 | +36 | 62 | ||||
2 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 65 | 33 | 1.970 | +32 | 61 | ||||
3 | York City | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 67 | 38 | 1.763 | +29 | 61 | ||||
4 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 63 | 43 | 1.465 | +20 | 56 | ||||
5 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | +13 | 56 | ||||
6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 67 | 50 | 1.340 | +17 | 51 | ||||
7 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 64 | 56 | 1.143 | +8 | 50 | ||||
8 | Aldershot | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 65 | 52 | 1.250 | +13 | 49 | ||||
9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 51 | 0.941 | –3 | 49 | ||||
10 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | +1 | 47 | ||||
11 | Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 54 | 58 | 0.931 | –4 | 47 | ||||
12 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | ±0 | 46 | ||||
13 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | –2 | 46 | ||||
14 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | –7 | 46 | ||||
15 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | +9 | 45 | ||||
16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | +6 | 45 | ||||
17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 54 | 1.093 | +5 | 44 | ||||
18 | Hereford United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 53 | 57 | 0.930 | –4 | 43 | ||||
19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | –4 | 43 | ||||
20 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | –4 | 42 | ||||
21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 81 | 0.593 | –23 | 35 | ||||
22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 41 | 62 | 0.661 | –21 | 31 | ||||
23 | Southport | 46 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 35 | 82 | 0.427 | –47 | 28 | ||||
24 | Rochdale | 46 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 0.404 | –56 | 21 |
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 | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Relegated |
Third Division results
Home ╲ Away | ALD | BLB | BOU | BHA | BRO | CAM | CHA | CHF | GRI | HAL | HER | HUD | OLD | PLY | PTV | ROC | SHR | STD | SOU | TRA | WAL | WAT | WRE | YOR |
Aldershot | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
AFC Bournemouth | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–8 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Cambridge United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
Chesterfield | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Halifax Town | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Hereford United | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
Port Vale | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
Rochdale | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
Southend | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
Southport | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
Tranmere | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
Walsall | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
Watford | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Wrexham | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
York City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
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.
Third Division maps
Fourth Division
Season | 1973–74 |
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Champions | Peterborough United (2nd title) |
Promoted | Bury, Colchester United, Gillingham |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1362 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Brian Yeo (Gillingham), 31 [6] |
← 1972–73
1974–75 →
|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 75 | 38 | 1.974 | +37 | 65 | |||||
2 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 90 | 49 | 1.837 | +41 | 62 | |||||
3 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 73 | 36 | 2.028 | +37 | 60 | |||||
4 | Bury | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 81 | 49 | 1.653 | +32 | 59 | |||||
5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 63 | 48 | 1.313 | +15 | 53 | |||||
6 | Reading | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 58 | 37 | 1.568 | +21 | 51 | |||||
7 | Chester | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | –1 | 49 | |||||
8 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | +6 | 48 | |||||
9 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | –9 | 45 | [nb 1] | ||||
10 | Exeter City | 45 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 55 | 1.055 | +3 | 44 | [nb 2] | ||||
11 | Hartlepool | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 47 | 1.021 | +1 | 44 | |||||
12 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | –4 | 44 | |||||
13 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | –6 | 44 | |||||
14 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 46 | 0.978 | –1 | 43 | |||||
15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | –2 | 43 | |||||
16 | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 52 | 57 | 0.912 | –5 | 43 | |||||
17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 62 | 69 | 0.899 | –7 | 43 | |||||
18 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 64 | 0.734 | –17 | 42 | [nb 2] | ||||
19 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 50 | 0.960 | –2 | 40 | |||||
20 | Darlington | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 62 | 0.645 | –22 | 39 | |||||
21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | –28 | 38 | |||||
22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 58 | 47 | 80 | 0.588 | –33 | 35 | |||||
23 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 74 | 0.581 | –31 | 35 | |||||
24 | Stockport County | 46 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | –25 | 34 |
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
- ↑ Newport County had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
- ↑ Scunthorpe United v. Exeter was never played; Exeter failed to turn up and Scunthorpe were awarded the points.
Key | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
New club in the league (none) | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election (none) |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Fourth Division results
Home ╲ Away | BAR | BRA | BRE | BRY | CHR | COL | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | GIL | HAR | LIN | MAN | NPC | NOR | PET | REA | ROT | SCU | STP | SWA | TOR | WRK |
Barnsley | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
Bradford City | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
Brentford | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Bury | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
Chester | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Colchester United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–8 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Darlington | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | |
Exeter City | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
Gillingham | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
Hartlepool United | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
Lincoln City | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
Mansfield Town | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Newport County | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
Northampton Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Peterborough United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Reading | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
Rotherham United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
Stockport County | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Swansea City | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Torquay United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
Workington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
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.
- Scunthorpe United v Exeter City was never played; Exeter failed to turn up and Scunthorpe were awarded two points.
Fourth Division maps
See also
External links
- Season 1973-74 complete complete lineups, tables and squads at Historical Football Lineups
References
- ↑ Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107
- ↑ Spectators return on a record day for Leeds, Geoffrey Green, The Times 2 January 1974
- ↑ Arsenal fall at the feet of Morgan as Villa rise to their history, Geoffrey Green, The Times 31 January 1974.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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References
External links
- AVFC History: 1973-74 season
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