First Division 1973/74

Leeds United won the 1973/74 First Division with 62 points, 5 points ahead of Liverpool. Southampton, Manchester United and Norwich City were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,107 goals, 2.40 a game.

Leeds United

Champions

1,107

Goals

2.40

Goals a game

47%

Home wins

Final table


1	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	24	14	4	66	31	+35	62
2	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	22	13	7	52	31	+21	57
3	Derby CountyDerby County	42	17	14	11	52	42	+10	48
4	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	42	18	11	13	67	58	+9	47
5	Stoke CityStoke	42	15	16	11	54	42	+12	46
6	BurnleyBurnley	42	16	14	12	56	53	+3	46
7	EvertonEverton	42	16	12	14	50	48	+2	44
8	Queens Park RangersQPR	42	13	17	12	56	52	+4	43
9	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	13	16	13	51	41	+10	42
10	ArsenalArsenal	42	14	14	14	49	51	-2	42
11	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	14	14	14	45	50	-5	42
12	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	13	15	14	49	49	0	41
13	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	14	12	16	44	49	-5	40
14	Manchester CityMan City	42	14	12	16	39	46	-7	40
15	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	13	12	17	49	48	+1	38
16	Coventry CityCoventry City	42	14	10	18	43	54	-11	38
17	ChelseaChelsea	42	12	13	17	56	60	-4	37
18	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	11	15	16	55	60	-5	37
19	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	12	13	17	52	64	-12	37
20	SouthamptonSouthampton	42	11	14	17	47	68	-21	36
21	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	10	12	20	38	48	-10	32
22	Norwich CityNorwich	42	7	15	20	37	62	-25	29

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1973/74 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 11 May 1974

Leeds United

Liverpool

Derby County

Ipswich Town

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1973/74 · Sat 11 May 1974

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The 1973/74 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1 4

5 8 7 6 1

18 21 24 9 4 1 1

30 76 37 19 8 2

43 71 31 25 6 2

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1973/74 had happened before.

Biggest wins

February 2, 1974Ipswich Town 7–0 Southampton7-goal home win

September 4, 1973Sheffield Utd 5–0 Arsenal5-goal home win

January 19, 1974Leicester City 5–0 Ipswich Town5-goal home win

September 22, 1973Derby County 6–2 Southampton4-goal home win

January 12, 1974Derby County 5–1 Burnley4-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

September 22, 1973Derby County 6–2 Southampton8 goals

February 2, 1974Ipswich Town 7–0 Southampton7 goals

November 17, 1973Stoke 5–2 Birmingham7 goals

February 16, 1974West Ham 4–3 Everton7 goals

January 12, 1974Derby County 5–1 Burnley6 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw76 · 16%

#21–0 home win71 · 15%

#30–0 draw43 · 9%

#42–1 home win37 · 8%

#52–0 home win31 · 7%

How 1973/74 compares

At 2.40 goals a game, 1973/74 was the 2nd lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 47% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 32% were draws and 21% away wins.

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