Season 1973-74

The 1973–1974 season was the 74th 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.

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Season 1973-74 matches (grid view)

	Leeds United		1:0	2:0	3:2	1:1	1:4	3:1	2:2	1:1	3:1	1:1	4:1	0:0	1:0	1:1	3:0	1:1	4:1	3:0	2:1	0:0	1:0
	Liverpool	1:0		2:0	4:2	1:0	1:0	0:0	2:1	1:1	0:1	3:2	1:0	1:0	4:0	2:1	2:1	1:0	1:0	3:2	1:0	2:0	1:0
	Derby County	0:0	3:1		2:0	1:1	5:1	2:1	1:2	2:1	1:1	2:0	2:0	4:1	1:0	1:0	1:0	1:0	1:1	1:1	6:2	2:2	1:1
	Ipswich Town	0:3	1:1	3:0		1:1	3:2	3:0	1:0	1:1	2:2	0:0	2:0	0:1	2:1	1:3	3:0	1:1	1:3	3:0	7:0	2:1	1:1
	Stoke City	3:2	1:1	0:0	1:1		4:0	0:0	4:1	1:0	0:0	1:0	2:3	1:2	1:1	2:1	3:0	1:0	2:0	5:2	4:1	1:0	2:0
	Burnley	0:0	2:1	1:1	0:1	1:0		3:1	2:1	0:0	2:1	2:2	1:1	1:2	3:0	1:1	2:2	1:0	1:1	2:1	3:0	0:0	1:0
	Everton	0:0	0:1	2:1	3:0	1:1	1:0		1:0	1:1	1:0	1:1	2:1	1:1	2:0	1:1	1:0	1:1	1:0	4:1	0:3	1:0	4:1
	Queens Park Rangers	0:1	2:2	0:0	0:1	3:3	2:1	1:0		0:0	2:0	3:1	0:0	0:0	3:0	3:2	3:0	1:1	0:0	2:2	1:1	3:0	1:2
	Leicester City	2:2	1:1	0:1	5:0	1:1	2:0	2:1	2:0		2:0	3:0	2:2	1:1	1:1	1:0	0:2	3:0	0:1	3:3	0:1	1:0	3:0
	Arsenal	1:2	0:2	2:0	1:1	2:1	1:1	1:0	1:1	0:2		0:1	2:2	1:0	2:0	0:1	2:2	0:0	0:0	1:0	1:0	3:0	2:0
	Tottenham Hotspur	0:3	1:1	1:0	1:1	2:1	2:3	0:2	0:0	1:0	2:0		1:3	1:2	0:2	0:2	2:1	1:2	2:0	4:2	3:1	2:1	0:0
	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0:2	0:1	4:0	3:1	1:1	0:2	1:1	2:4	1:0	3:1	1:1		2:0	0:0	1:0	1:1	2:0	0:0	1:0	2:1	2:1	3:1
	Sheffield United	0:2	1:0	3:0	0:3	0:0	0:2	1:1	1:1	1:1	5:0	2:2	1:0		1:2	1:1	0:1	1:2	1:0	1:1	4:2	0:1	1:0
	Manchester City	0:1	1:1	1:0	1:3	0:0	2:0	1:1	1:0	2:0	1:2	0:0	1:1	0:1		2:1	1:0	3:2	2:1	3:1	1:1	0:0	2:1
	Newcastle United	0:1	0:0	0:2	3:1	2:1	1:2	2:1	2:3	1:1	1:1	0:2	2:0	1:0	1:0		5:1	2:0	1:1	1:1	0:1	3:2	0:0
	Coventry City	0:0	1:0	1:0	0:1	2:0	1:1	1:2	0:1	1:2	3:3	1:0	1:0	3:1	2:1	2:2		2:2	0:1	0:1	2:0	1:0	1:0
	Chelsea	1:2	0:1	1:1	2:3	0:1	3:0	3:1	3:3	3:2	1:3	0:0	2:2	1:2	1:0	1:0	1:0		2:4	3:1	4:0	1:3	3:0
	West Ham United	3:1	2:2	0:0	3:3	0:2	0:1	4:3	2:3	1:1	1:3	0:1	0:0	2:2	2:1	1:2	2:3	3:0		0:0	4:1	2:1	4:2
	Birmingham City	1:1	1:1	0:0	0:3	0:0	2:2	0:2	4:0	3:0	3:1	1:2	2:1	1:0	1:1	1:0	1:0	2:4	3:1		1:1	1:0	2:1
	Southampton	1:2	1:0	1:1	2:0	3:0	2:2	2:0	2:2	1:0	1:1	1:1	2:1	3:0	0:2	3:1	1:1	0:0	1:1	0:2		1:1	2:2
	Manchester United	0:2	0:0	0:1	2:0	1:0	3:3	3:0	2:1	1:2	1:1	0:1	0:0	1:2	0:1	1:0	2:3	2:2	3:1	1:0	0:0		0:0
	Norwich City	0:1	1:1	2:4	1:2	4:0	1:0	1:3	0:0	1:0	0:4	1:1	1:1	2:1	1:1	1:1	0:0	2:2	2:2	2:1	2:0	0:2

Season matches ordered by date

1.		Leeds United
2.		Liverpool
3.		Derby County
4.		Ipswich Town
5.		Stoke City
6.		Burnley
7.		Everton
8.		Queens Park Rangers
9.		Leicester City
10.		Arsenal
11.		Tottenham Hotspur
12.		Wolverhampton Wanderers
13.		Sheffield United
14.		Manchester City
15.		Newcastle United
16.		Coventry City
17.		Chelsea
18.		West Ham United
19.		Birmingham City
20.		Southampton
21.		Manchester United
22.		Norwich City

Full standing - Home, Away, Total

			Home						Away						Total
#	Club		T	W	D	L	GD	P	T	W	D	L	GD	P	T	W	D	L	GD	P
1.		Leeds United	21	12	8	1	38:18	0	21	12	6	3	28:13	0	42	24	14	4	66:31	62
2.		Liverpool	21	18	2	1	34:11	0	21	4	11	6	18:20	0	42	22	13	7	52:31	57
3.		Derby County	21	13	7	1	40:16	0	21	4	7	10	12:26	0	42	17	14	11	52:42	48
4.		Ipswich Town	21	10	7	4	38:21	0	21	8	4	9	29:37	0	42	18	11	13	67:58	47
5.		Stoke City	21	13	6	2	39:15	0	21	2	10	9	15:27	0	42	15	16	11	54:42	46
6.		Burnley	21	10	9	2	29:16	0	21	6	5	10	27:37	0	42	16	14	12	56:53	46
7.		Everton	21	12	7	2	29:14	0	21	4	5	12	21:34	0	42	16	12	14	50:48	44
8.		Queens Park Rangers	21	8	10	3	30:17	0	21	5	7	9	26:35	0	42	13	17	12	56:52	43
9.		Leicester City	21	10	7	4	35:17	0	21	3	9	9	16:24	0	42	13	16	13	51:41	42
10.		Arsenal	21	9	7	5	23:16	0	21	5	7	9	26:35	0	42	14	14	14	49:51	42
11.		Tottenham Hotspur	21	9	4	8	26:27	0	21	5	10	6	19:23	0	42	14	14	14	45:50	42
12.		Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	11	6	4	30:18	0	21	2	9	10	19:31	0	42	13	15	14	49:49	41
13.		Sheffield United	21	7	7	7	25:22	0	21	7	5	9	19:27	0	42	14	12	16	44:49	40
14.		Manchester City	21	10	7	4	25:17	0	21	4	5	12	14:29	0	42	14	12	16	39:46	40
15.		Newcastle United	21	9	6	6	28:21	0	21	4	6	11	21:27	0	42	13	12	17	49:48	38
16.		Coventry City	21	10	5	6	25:18	0	21	4	5	12	18:36	0	42	14	10	18	43:54	38
17.		Chelsea	21	9	4	8	36:29	0	21	3	9	9	20:31	0	42	12	13	17	56:60	37
18.		West Ham United	21	7	7	7	36:32	0	21	4	8	9	19:28	0	42	11	15	16	55:60	37
19.		Birmingham City	21	10	7	4	30:21	0	21	2	6	13	22:43	0	42	12	13	17	52:64	37
20.		Southampton	21	8	10	3	30:20	0	21	3	4	14	17:48	0	42	11	14	17	47:68	36
21.		Manchester United	21	7	7	7	23:20	0	21	3	5	13	15:28	0	42	10	12	20	38:48	32
22.		Norwich City	21	6	9	6	25:27	0	21	1	6	14	12:35	0	42	7	15	20	37:62	29