Seasons · Division One · Season 54

1973/74

Finished 1st · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 54
Won: 29
Drawn: 18
Lost: 7
For: 82
Against: 42
Points: 62

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–1; v Stromsgodset IF
Biggest defeat: 1–4; v Burnley
Clean sheets: 25
Top scorer: Jones; 17 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 37,870

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1973/74
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	42	24	14	4	66	31	+35	62
2	Liverpool	42	22	13	7	52	31	+21	57
3	Derby County	42	17	14	11	52	42	+10	48
4	Ipswich Town	42	18	11	13	67	58	+9	47
5	Stoke City	42	15	16	11	54	42	+12	46
6	Burnley	42	16	14	12	56	53	+3	46
7	Everton	42	16	12	14	50	48	+2	44
8	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	17	12	56	52	+4	43
9	Leicester City	42	13	16	13	51	41	+10	42
10	Arsenal	42	14	14	14	49	51	-2	42
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	14	14	45	50	-5	42
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	15	14	49	49	0	41
13	Sheffield United	42	14	12	16	44	49	-5	40
14	Manchester City	42	14	12	16	39	46	-7	40
15	Newcastle United	42	13	12	17	49	48	+1	38
16	Coventry City	42	14	10	18	43	54	-11	38
17	Chelsea	42	12	13	17	56	60	-4	37
18	West Ham United	42	11	15	16	55	60	-5	37
19	Birmingham City	42	12	13	17	52	64	-12	37
20	Southampton	42	11	14	17	47	68	-21	36
21	Manchester United	42	10	12	20	38	48	-10	32
22	Norwich City	42	7	15	20	37	62	-25	29

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1973/74
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
25 Aug	H	Everton	3–1	39,325	Won 3–1 v Everton
28 Aug	A	Arsenal	2–1	47,429	Won 2–1 v Arsenal
1 Sep	A	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	42,801	Won 3–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
5 Sep	H	Wolves	4–1	39,946	Won 4–1 v Wolves
8 Sep	H	Birmingham City	3–0	39,736	Won 3–0 v Birmingham City
11 Sep	A	Wolves	2–0	36,980	Won 2–0 v Wolves
15 Sep	A	Southampton	2–1	27,770	Won 2–1 v Southampton
22 Sep	H	Manchester United	0–0	47,058	Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
29 Sep	A	Norwich City	1–0	31,993	Won 1–0 v Norwich City
6 Oct	H	Stoke City	1–1	36,562	Drew 1–1 v Stoke City
13 Oct	A	Leicester City	2–2	36,978	Drew 2–2 v Leicester City
20 Oct	H	Liverpool	1–0	44,911	Won 1–0 v Liverpool
27 Oct	A	Manchester City	1–0	45,346	Won 1–0 v Manchester City
3 Nov	H	West Ham United	4–1	36,869	Won 4–1 v West Ham United
10 Nov	A	Burnley	0–0	37,894	Drew 0–0 v Burnley
17 Nov	H	Coventry City	3–0	35,552	Won 3–0 v Coventry City
24 Nov	A	Derby County	0–0	36,003	Drew 0–0 v Derby County
1 Dec	H	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	32,194	Drew 2–2 v Queens Park Rangers
8 Dec	A	Ipswich Town	3–0	27,110	Won 3–0 v Ipswich Town
15 Dec	A	Chelsea	2–1	40,768	Won 2–1 v Chelsea
22 Dec	H	Norwich City	1–0	34,747	Won 1–0 v Norwich City
26 Dec	A	Newcastle United	1–0	54,474	Won 1–0 v Newcastle United
29 Dec	A	Birmingham City	1–1	50,451	Drew 1–1 v Birmingham City
1 Jan	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	46,545	Drew 1–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
12 Jan	H	Southampton	2–1	35,000	Won 2–1 v Southampton
19 Jan	A	Everton	0–0	55,811	Drew 0–0 v Everton
2 Feb	H	Chelsea	1–1	41,510	Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
5 Feb	H	Arsenal	3–1	26,778	Won 3–1 v Arsenal
9 Feb	A	Manchester United	2–0	60,025	Won 2–0 v Manchester United
23 Feb	A	Stoke City	2–3	39,598	Lost 2–3 v Stoke City
26 Feb	H	Leicester City	1–1	30,489	Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
2 Mar	H	Newcastle United	1–1	46,611	Drew 1–1 v Newcastle United
9 Mar	H	Manchester City	1–0	36,578	Won 1–0 v Manchester City
16 Mar	A	Liverpool	0–1	56,003	Lost 0–1 v Liverpool
23 Mar	H	Burnley	1–4	39,335	Lost 1–4 v Burnley
30 Mar	A	West Ham United	1–3	37,480	Lost 1–3 v West Ham United
6 Apr	H	Derby County	2–0	37,838	Won 2–0 v Derby County
13 Apr	A	Coventry City	0–0	35,182	Drew 0–0 v Coventry City
15 Apr	H	Sheffield United	0–0	41,140	Drew 0–0 v Sheffield United
16 Apr	A	Sheffield United	2–0	39,972	Won 2–0 v Sheffield United
20 Apr	H	Ipswich Town	3–2	44,015	Won 3–2 v Ipswich Town
27 Apr	A	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	35,353	Won 1–0 v Queens Park Rangers

UEFA Cup · 6 played

UEFA Cup fixtures, 1973/74
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Sep	A	Stromsgodset IF	1–1	16,276	Drew 1–1 v Stromsgodset IF
3 Oct	H	Stromsgodset IF	6–1	18,711	Won 6–1 v Stromsgodset IF
24 Oct	H	Hibernian	0–0	27,145	Drew 0–0 v Hibernian
7 Nov	A	Hibernian	0–0 (pens)	36,051	Won 0–0 (pens) v Hibernian
28 Nov	H	Vitoria Setubal	1–0	14,196	Won 1–0 v Vitoria Setubal
12 Dec	A	Vitoria Setubal	1–3	25,000	Lost 1–3 v Vitoria Setubal

FA Cup · 5 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1973/74
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
5 Jan	A	Wolves	1–1	38,132	Drew 1–1 v Wolves
9 Jan	H	Wolves	1–0	42,747	Won 1–0 v Wolves
26 Jan	A	Peterborough	4–1	28,000	Won 4–1 v Peterborough
16 Feb	A	Bristol City	1–1	37,000	Drew 1–1 v Bristol City
19 Feb	H	Bristol City	0–1	47,182	Lost 0–1 v Bristol City

League Cup · 1 played

League Cup fixtures, 1973/74
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
8 Oct	A	Ipswich Town	0–2	26,385	Lost 0–2 v Ipswich Town