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1973–74 Football League First Division
1973–74 season of Football League First Division
1973–74 season of Football League First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League First Division |
| season | [1973–74](1973-74-football-league) |
| winners | Leeds United |
| 2nd English title | |
| relegated | Southampton |
| Manchester United | |
| Norwich City | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1974-75-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Leeds United |
| continentalcup2 | [European Cup Winners' Cup](1974-75-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Liverpool |
| continentalcup3 | [UEFA Cup](1974-75-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Derby County |
| Ipswich Town | |
| Stoke City | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| league topscorer | Mick Channon |
| (21 goals) | |
| biggest home win | Ipswich Town 7–0 Southampton |
| (2 February 1974) | |
| biggest away win | Norwich City 0–4 Arsenal |
| (15 September 1973) | |
| highest scoring | Derby County 6–2 Southampton |
| (22 September 1973) | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1107 |
| prevseason | [1972–73](1972-73-football-league-first-division) |
| nextseason | [1974–75](1974-75-football-league-first-division) |
2nd English title Manchester United Norwich City Ipswich Town Stoke City Wolverhampton Wanderers (21 goals) (2 February 1974) (15 September 1973) (22 September 1973) Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1973–74 season.
Overview
Leeds United won the First Division title under the management of Don Revie for the second time in their history. The title was confirmed on 24 April, after title challengers Liverpool lost 1–0 at home to Arsenal.
Relegation was increased from two teams to three this season. Norwich City were relegated on 20 April, 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 27 April, 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
Results
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | ENG Tom Eggleston | End of caretaker spell | 28 May 1973 | *Pre-season* | NIR Billy Bingham | 1 June 1974 |
| Derby County | ENG Brian Clough | Sacked | 15 October 1973 | 3rd | SCO Dave Mackay | 22 October 1973 |
| Manchester City | ENG Johnny Hart | Illness | 23 October 1973 | 10th | ENG Ron Saunders | 22 November 1973 |
| Southampton | ENG Ted Bates | Became general manager | 17 November 1973 | 8th | ENG Lawrie McMenemy | 22 November 1973 |
| Norwich City | ENG Ron Saunders | Signed by Manchester City | 22 November 1973 | 20th | ENG John Bond | 27 November 1973 |
| Sheffield United | SCO John Harris | Retired | 5 December 1973 | 14th | ENG Ken Furphy | 7 December 1973 |
| Manchester City | ENG Ron Saunders | Sacked | 12 April 1974 | 16th | ENG Tony Book | 12 April 1974 |
Team locations
Arsenal Birmingham Burnley Chelsea Coventry Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle Norwich City QPR Sheffield United Southampton Stoke Tottenham West Ham Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arsenal Chelsea Queens Park Rangers Tottenham West Ham
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG ** Mick Channon ** | ** Southampton ** | **21** |
| 2 | ENG Frank Worthington | Leicester City | 20 |
| 3 | ENG Kevin Hector | Derby County | 19 |
| = | ENG Stan Bowles | Queens Park Rangers | 19 |
| 5 | ENG Bob Latchford | Birmingham City / Everton | 17 |
| = | ENG Martin Chivers | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| = | ENG Alan Woodward | Sheffield United | 17 |
| 8 | NIR Bryan Hamilton | Ipswich Town | 16 |
References
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References
- "English League Leading Goalscorers".
- Clough and assistant manager [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1928). Peter Taylor]] submitted their resignations, without actually intending to leave the club, in protest of chairman [[Sam Longson]]'s transfer policies. Longson nonetheless accepted the resignations, effectively dismissing them.
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