SEASON: 1973-74

DIVISION: English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Dave Mackay, Allan Brown
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Newcastle United (N) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (Millwall (H) 1-3)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Duncan McKenzie (28 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Liam O'Kane (50 games)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 50
- Competitive Goals:
- 70
- Goals per game:
- 1.4
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 45 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 53.6%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,962 (Notts County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 9,498 (Bolton Wanderers)
- Average League Attendance:
- 14,394
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 41,472 (Manchester City)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 9,241 (Millwall)
- SEASON HONOURS
- FA Cup:
- Liverpool
- League Cup:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- League Trophy:
- Community Shield:
- Burnley
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 5
5-1 (Sat Feb 02, 1974, Middlesbrough, Home, League Tier 2)
Biggest Winning Margin: 4
4-0 (Sat Aug 25, 1973, Luton Town, Home, League Tier 2)
5-1 (Sat Feb 02, 1974, Middlesbrough, Home, League Tier 2)
Most Goals Conceded: 4
1-4 (Sat Jan 12, 1974, West Bromwich Albion, Home, League Tier 2)
3-4 (Sat Mar 09, 1974, Newcastle United, Away, FA Cup)
Biggest Losing Margin: 3
1-4 (Sat Jan 12, 1974, West Bromwich Albion, Home, League Tier 2)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 19
- Yellow Cards:
- 20
- Red Cards:
- 3   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 8
- Penalties conceded:
- 2
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 2
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1973-74
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 2.567 | 65 | Promoted as Champions | 5-1 | 0-1 | |
2 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 1.255 | 50 | Promoted | 4-0 | 2-2 | |
3 | Carlisle United | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 1.271 | 49 | Promoted | 2-0 | 1-2 | |
4 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 1.310 | 48 | 2-1 | 1-2 | ||
5 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 1.425 | 47 | 2-0 | 2-2 | ||
6 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 1.318 | 47 | 2-2 | 0-0 | ||
7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 1.326 | 45 | ||||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 1.067 | 44 | 1-4 | 3-3 | ||
9 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 32 | .979 | 43 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
10 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | .917 | 43 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 1.100 | 42 | 3-2 | 0-1 | ||
12 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 1.000 | 42 | 3-0 | 0-0 | ||
13 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | .907 | 42 | 3-0 | 0-2 | ||
14 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 1.067 | 41 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 46 | .726 | 40 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | .870 | 38 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 42 | .790 | 36 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
18 | Oxford United | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 25 | .761 | 36 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 39 | .810 | 35 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 32 | .768 | 34 | Relegated | 1-2 | 1-0 | |
21 | Preston North End | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 62 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 39 | .645 | 31* | Relegated | 1-1 | 1-2 | |
22 | Swindon Town | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 72 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | .500 | 25 | Relegated | 2-0 | 0-0 |
*Preston North End deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 16 times | 11 times | 5 times | 3 times | 1 time | Conceded | 15 times | 10 times | 4 times | 2 times | Won By | 8 times | 5 times | 3 times | 2 times | Lost By | 11 times | 3 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
 
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Testimonial
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Allan Brown | Sun Jan 06, 1974 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | H | 4-3 | 23,456 | Martin (2', 80'), Chapman (32'), Lyall (70' pen) | |
Sun Jan 27, 1974 | Manchester City | 4 | H | 4-1 | 41,472 | Bowyer (17', 44'), McKenzie (23'), Lyall (89') | ||
Sun Feb 17, 1974 | Portsmouth | 5 | H | 1-0 | 38,589 | McKenzie (58' pen) | ||
Sat Mar 09, 1974 | Newcastle United | Quarter | A | 3-4 | 52,551 | Bowyer (2'), O'Kane (42'), Lyall (56' pen) | ||
Mon Mar 18, 1974 | Newcastle United | Quarter | 1 | N | 0-0 | 40,685 | ||
Thu Mar 21, 1974 | Newcastle United | Quarter | 2 | N | 0-1 | 31,373 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Mackay | Wed Oct 10, 1973 | Millwall | 2 | A | 0-0 | 8,631 | ||
Tue Oct 16, 1973 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | H | 1-3 | 9,241 | Martin (78') |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Allan Brown | Mon May 06, 1974 | Notts County | Final | H | 3-2 | 9,122 | Lyall (7', 14'), Richardson (46') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Mackay | Sat Aug 04, 1973 | Rhyl | Wales | A | 9-1 | - | McKenzie (?, ?), Lyall (?), Martin (?, 2', 30'), Buckley (13', 22'), Lyons (20') | |
Sat Aug 11, 1973 | Port Vale | England | A | 2-0 | 2,521 | Martin (?), Buckley (48') | ||
Tue Aug 14, 1973 | Limerick | Ireland | A | 3-0 | 800 | Martin (?), Peplow (?, ?) | ||
Wed Aug 15, 1973 | Cork Hibernians | Ireland | A | 3-0 | 4,000 | McKenzie (?), O'Neill (?, ?) | ||
Fri Aug 17, 1973 | Waterford | Ireland | A | 2-1 | 1,500 | McKenzie (?), Peplow (?) | ||
Sat Aug 18, 1973 | Walsall | England | A | 2-0 | 3,091 | McKenzie (16'), Martin (67') | ||
Mon Aug 20, 1973 | Lincoln City | England | A | 0-2 | 2,661 |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Mackay | Wed Sep 26, 1973 | Derby County | England | A | 1-1 | 13,202 | Lyall (57' pen) | |
Manager: Allan Brown | Mon May 13, 1974 | Leicester City | England | H | 1-1 | 7,824 | Baker (44') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) - £0 | Out (8) - £12,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Steve Peplow | Bought | Colin Smith | Sold | Oct 20, 1973 | Ian Bowyer | Bought | John Winfield | Sold | Mar 03, 1974 | John Robertson | Bought | Peter Hindley | Sold | Jan 02, 1982 | Ian Bowyer | Bought | Steve Peplow | Sold | Jan 01, 1973 | Alan Buckley | Sold | Sep 01, 1973 | Barry Lyons | Sold | £12,000 | Apr 06, 1974 | Jim Barron | Sold | August 1974 | Duncan McKenzie | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 1 | Defenders | |||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
M | ![]() | 25 | 50 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
M | ![]() | 21 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Forwards | ||||
F | ![]() | 23 | 49 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | ![]() | 26 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
28 | Duncan McKenzie | 49 |
13 (2) | George Lyall | 48 |
10 | Ian Bowyer | 34 |
9 | Neil Martin | 43 |
3 | Tommy Jackson | 25 |
2 | Paul Richardson | 28 |
1 | John Cottam | 39 |
1 | Liam O'Kane | 50 |
1 | Martin O'Neill | 32 |
1 | Own Goals | 50 |
1 | Sammy Chapman | 46 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Portsmouth | Tue Mar 26, 1974 | Home | 2-0 | Sat Apr 27, 1974 | Away | 2-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Aston Villa | Sat Oct 27, 1973 | Home | 1-2 | Wed Apr 24, 1974 | Away | 1-3 |