1973–74 Football League

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The Football League
Season 1973–74
Champions Leeds United

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[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] 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.[2]

Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.[2]

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.

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 [3]
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)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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

  1. ↑ Wolverhampton Wanderers were winners of this season's League Cup.
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.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division 1973–1974 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1973–1974

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.

Football League, Second Division
Season 1973–74
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 [3]
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)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
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
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

  1. ↑ Preston North End had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
Key
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

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1973–1974 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1973–1974

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1973–74
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 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
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
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

Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1973–1974
Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1973–1974

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1973–74
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 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
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

  1. ↑ Newport County had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ↑ Scunthorpe United v. Exeter was never played; Exeter failed to turn up and Scunthorpe were awarded the points.
Key
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.

Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1973–1974

See also

External links

References

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