1973–74_Football_League_Fourth_Division
1973–74 Football League
75th season of the Football League
The 1973–74 season was the 75th completed season of The Football League.
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leeds United |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to league championship glory, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national football team manager, with England having failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup. Revie's conquering side had a two-horse race with Liverpool all season but won in the end, taking the title for the second time in their history by five points. Newly promoted Burnley adapted well to life back in the top flight, finishing in sixth place.
Manchester United were relegated from the First Division just six years after winning the European Cup at the end of a traumatic season. Their 36-year stay at the top was finally ended by a 1–0 home defeat against Manchester City. Former United striker Denis Law scored City's winning goal. But Birmingham City's win on that same afternoon would have sent United down even if they had beaten City. Despite this the board kept faith in manager Tommy Docherty as the man to regain the club's top flight place.
Joining United in the Second Division were Norwich City and Southampton. This was the first season in which the League introduced three relegation places from the top division.
Former Leeds player Jack Charlton had a fine debut in management by guiding Middlesbrough to the Second Division title and a place in the First Division. Second in the table were Luton Town, who finished 15 points behind the runaway champions. Third-placed Carlisle United, managed by Alan Ashman (who won the FA Cup with West Bromwich Albion in 1968), gained a place in the First Division for the first, and so far only, time in their history, completing a rapid rise from the Fourth Division to the First Division. Crystal Palace, Preston North End and Swindon Town were all relegated.
Promotion from the Third Division was secured by champions Oldham Athletic, Bristol Rovers and York City, which at the time represented York's highest ever League finish. Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town, Southport and Rochdale were all relegated.
Peterborough United won Division Four and were promoted along with Gillingham, Colchester United and Bury. The league's re-election system voted in favour of the bottom four league clubs and there were no departures or arrivals in the league in 1974.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.[2]
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.[2]
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leeds United 2nd title |
| Relegated | Southampton Manchester United Norwich City |
| European Cup | Leeds United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Liverpool |
| UEFA Cup | Derby County Ipswich Town Stoke City Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,107 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mick Channon (21 goals)[3] |
| 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) |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
It was a successful final season at the First Division's two leading clubs for their long-serving and highly successful managers who had both transformed their clubs on and off the field during lengthy reigns lasting more than a decade. Don Revie guided Leeds United to the title before calling time of 13 years as manager at Elland Road to take charge of the England team. Bill Shankly announced his retirement as Liverpool manager after 15 years after they finished second in the league and triumphed 3–0 over Newcastle United in the FA Cup Final.
Despite the controversial resignation of manager Brian Clough in October, Derby County finished third after their former player Dave Mackay returned to the Baseball Ground as Clough's successor. Ipswich Town continued to thrive among the First Division's leading company by finishing fourth in their fifth campaign under Bobby Robson. Stoke City enjoyed another strong season, finishing fifth, with England goalkeeper Peter Shilton keeping opposition strikers at bay after his predecessor Gordon Banks retired due to an eye injury suffered in a car crash. Burnley enjoyed a strong return to the First Division after two seasons away by finishing sixth.
Manchester United's 36-year spell in the First Division ended in relegation, while their cross-city rivals finished 14th and were beaten in the Football League Cup final by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Southampton's eight-year spell in the First Division ended in relegation despite 21 goals from the division's top scorer Mick Channon and a change of manager from Ted Bates to Lawrie McMenemy before Christmas. Norwich City's second season among the elite ended in relegation.
| 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 the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | 57 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA 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 the UEFA Cup first round |
| 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 the Second 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.
Results
| 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 | 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 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Middlesbrough |
| Promoted | Middlesbrough Luton Town Carlisle United |
| Relegated | Crystal Palace Preston North End Swindon Town |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,106 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Duncan McKenzie (26 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Middlesbrough 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday (20 April 1974) |
| Biggest away win | Fulham 0–4 Middlesbrough (9 Mar 1974) Notts County 1–5 Sheffield Wednesday (9 March 1974) West Bromwich Albion 0–4 Middlesbrough (16 March 1974) |
| Highest scoring | Middlesbrough 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday (20 April 1974) |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
Jack Charlton made a superb start to his managerial career by guiding Middlesbrough to the Second Division title - and a place in the First Division - by a margin of 15 points above runners-up Luton Town, who ended their 14-year exile from the elite despite financial difficulties. The final promotion place was snatched by Carlisle United, who reached the First Division for the first time in their history. Orient missed out on promotion by a single point. Other teams who just missed out on promotion included Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion.
Crystal Palace were relegated for a second successive season, while Preston North End went down in their first season under the management of the legendary Bobby Charlton, who then re-registered himself as a player in his efforts to reverse the decline of the once great Lancashire club. Swindon Town went down in bottom place after five seasons in the Second Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough (C, P) | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 30 | 2.567 | 65 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Luton Town (P) | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 50 | |
| 3 | Carlisle United (P) | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 1.271 | 49 | |
| 4 | Orient | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | 48 | |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 40 | 1.425 | 47 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 47 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 43 | 1.326 | 45 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 1.067 | 44 | |
| 9 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | 43 | |
| 10 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | 43 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 40 | 1.100 | 42 | |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 13 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 43 | 0.907 | 42 | |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 1.067 | 41 | |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 0.726 | 40 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 0.870 | 38 | |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 | 36 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 18 | Oxford United | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 0.761 | 36 | |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 35 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 0.768 | 34 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 62 | 0.645 | 31 | |
| 22 | Swindon Town (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | AST | BLP | BOL | BRI | CAR | CRL | CRY | FUL | HUL | LUT | MID | MIL | NOT | NTC | ORI | OXF | POR | PNE | SHW | SUN | SWI | WBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Blackpool | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol City | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Fulham | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Hull City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Luton Town | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Notts County | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Orient | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Oxford United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Preston North End | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Sunderland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oldham Athletic (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bristol Rovers, York City |
| Relegated | Cambridge United, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Southport |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,362 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Billy Jennings (Watford), 26 [3] |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 1.766 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 1.970 | 61 | Promoted |
| 3 | York City | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 1.763 | 61 | |
| 4 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 1.465 | 56 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 1.310 | 56 | |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 1.340 | 51 | |
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 1.143 | 50 | |
| 8 | Aldershot | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 1.250 | 49 | |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 0.941 | 49 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 1.018 | 47 | |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 0.931 | 47 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 0.969 | 46 | |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 0.904 | 46 | |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 1.188 | 45 | |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 1.136 | 45 | |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 1.093 | 44 | |
| 18 | Hereford United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 0.930 | 43 | |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 0.897 | 43 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 0.897 | 42 | |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 0.593 | 35 | Relegated |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 0.661 | 31 | |
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 0.427 | 28 | |
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 0.404 | 21 |
Results
| Home \ Away | BOU | ALD | BLB | B&HA | BRR | CAM | CHA | CHF | GRI | HAL | HER | HUD | OLD | PLY | PTV | ROC | SHR | STD | SOU | TRA | WAL | WAT | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Aldershot | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–8 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cambridge United | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
| Chesterfield | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Hereford United | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Port Vale | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Rochdale | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Southend | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Southport | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Tranmere | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Walsall | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Watford | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Wrexham | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| York City | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peterborough United (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Bury, Colchester United, Gillingham |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,362 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Yeo (Gillingham), 31 [3] |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 1.974 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 1.837 | 62 | Promoted |
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 2.028 | 60 | |
| 4 | Bury | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 1.653 | 59 | |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 1.313 | 53 | |
| 6 | Reading | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 1.568 | 51 | |
| 7 | Chester | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 0.982 | 49 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 1.115 | 48 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 0.862 | 45[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 10 | Exeter City | 45 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 1.055 | 44[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 11 | Hartlepool | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 1.021 | 44 | |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 0.940 | 44 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 0.906 | 44 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 0.978 | 43 | |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 0.966 | 43 | |
| 16 | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 0.912 | 43 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 0.899 | 43 | |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 0.734 | 42[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 19 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 0.960 | 40 | |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 0.645 | 39 | |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 0.606 | 38 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 58 | 0.588 | 35 | |
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 48 | 0.581 | 35 | |
| 24 | Stockport County | 46 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 0.638 | 34 |
Notes:
- Newport County had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
Results
| Home \ Away | BAR | BRA | BRE | BRY | CHE | COL | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | GIL | HAR | LIN | MAN | NPC | NOR | PET | REA | ROT | SCU | STP | SWA | TOR | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Bradford City | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Brentford | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| Chester | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Colchester United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–8 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Darlington | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | |
| Exeter City | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Hartlepool | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Newport County | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Peterborough United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Reading | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
| Stockport County | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Swansea City | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Torquay United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Workington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- Scunthorpe United v Exeter City was never played; Exeter failed to turn up and Scunthorpe were awarded two points.
Maps
- Season 1973-74 complete complete lineups, tables and squads at Historical Football Lineups
- "England 1973–74". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.