| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leeds United 2ndEnglish title |
| Relegated | Southampton Manchester United Norwich City |
| European Cup | Leeds United |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Liverpool |
| UEFA Cup | Derby County Ipswich Town Stoke City Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,107 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mick Channon (21 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich Town 7–0Southampton (2 February 1974) |
| Biggest away win | Norwich City 0–4Arsenal (15 September 1973) |
| Highest scoring | Derby County 6–2Southampton (22 September 1973) |
1974–75 → | |
Statistics ofFootball League First Division in the 1973–74 season.
Leeds United won the First Division title under the management ofDon Revie for the second time in their history. The title was confirmed on 24 April, after title challengersLiverpool lost 1–0 at home toArsenal.
Relegation was increased from two teams to three this season.Norwich City were relegated on 20 April, despite beatingBurnley 1–0 atCarrow Road,Southampton's 1–1 draw withManchester United sent the Canaries down. Manchester United went down on 27 April, after losing 1–0 at home to their fierce rivalsManchester City andBirmingham City's result going against them with a 2–1 win against relegated Norwich City atSt Andrew's. Southampton were also relegated because of Birmingham City's result despite winning 3–0 atEverton.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United(C) | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 48 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 47 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | 46 | |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 1.057 | 46 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 44 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 43 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 42 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 51 | 0.961 | 42 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 50 | 0.900 | 42 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 1.000 | 41 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[b] |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 0.898 | 40 | |
| 14 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 46 | 0.848 | 40 | |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 | 38 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 54 | 0.796 | 38 | |
| 17 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 37 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | 37 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | 37 | |
| 20 | Southampton(R) | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 36 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 21 | Manchester United(R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 0.792 | 32 | |
| 22 | Norwich City(R) | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 0.597 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | BIR | BUR | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | NEW | NWC | 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 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | End of caretaker spell | 28 May 1973 | Pre-season | 1 June 1974 | ||
| Derby County | Sacked[2] | 15 October 1973 | 3rd | 22 October 1973 | ||
| Manchester City | Illness | 23 October 1973 | 10th | 22 November 1973 | ||
| Southampton | Became general manager | 17 November 1973 | 8th | 22 November 1973 | ||
| Norwich City | Signed by Manchester City | 22 November 1973 | 20th | 27 November 1973 | ||
| Sheffield United | Retired | 5 December 1973 | 14th | 7 December 1973 | ||
| Manchester City | Sacked | 12 April 1974 | 16th | 12 April 1974 |