1973–74 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1973–74 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Bertie Mee
First Division	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; ; All: ;
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1972–73 1974–75 →

During the 1973–74 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	42	12	8	1	38	18	12	6	3	28	13	66	31	2.129	+ 35	62
2	Liverpool	42	18	2	1	34	11	4	11	6	18	20	52	31	1.677	+ 21	57
3	Derby County	42	13	7	1	40	16	4	7	10	12	26	52	42	1.238	+ 10	48
4	Ipswich Town	42	10	7	4	38	21	8	4	9	29	37	67	58	1.155	+ 9	47
5	Stoke City	42	13	6	2	39	15	2	10	9	15	27	54	42	1.286	+ 12	46
6	Burnley	42	10	9	2	29	16	6	5	10	27	37	56	53	1.057	+ 3	46
7	Everton	42	12	7	2	29	14	4	5	12	21	34	50	48	1.042	+ 2	44
8	Queens Park Rangers	42	8	10	3	30	17	5	7	9	26	35	56	52	1.077	+ 4	43
9	Leicester City	42	10	7	4	35	17	3	9	9	16	24	51	41	1.244	+ 10	42
10	Arsenal	42	9	7	5	23	16	5	7	9	26	35	49	51	0.961	– 2	42
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	9	4	8	26	27	5	10	6	19	23	45	50	0.900	– 5	42
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	11	6	4	30	18	2	9	10	19	31	49	49	1.000	± 0	41
13	Sheffield United	42	7	7	7	25	22	7	5	9	19	27	44	49	0.898	– 5	40
14	Manchester City	42	10	7	4	25	17	4	5	12	14	29	39	46	0.848	– 7	40
15	Newcastle United	42	9	6	6	28	21	4	6	11	21	27	49	48	1.021	+ 1	38
16	Coventry City	42	10	5	6	25	18	4	5	12	18	36	43	54	0.796	– 11	38
17	Chelsea	42	9	4	8	36	29	3	9	9	20	31	56	60	0.933	– 4	37
18	West Ham United	42	7	7	7	36	32	4	8	9	19	28	55	60	0.917	– 5	37
19	Birmingham City	42	10	7	4	30	21	2	6	13	22	43	52	64	0.813	– 12	37
20	Southampton	42	8	10	3	30	20	3	4	14	17	48	47	68	0.691	– 21	36
21	Manchester United	42	7	7	7	23	20	3	5	13	15	28	38	48	0.792	– 10	32
22	Norwich City	42	6	9	6	25	27	1	6	14	12	35	37	62	0.597	– 25	29

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
25 August 1973	Manchester United	H	3–0
28 August 1973	Leeds United	H	1–2
1 September 1973	Newcastle United	A	1–1
4 September 1973	Sheffield United	A	0–5
8 September 1973	Leicester City	H	0–2
11 September 1973	Sheffield United	H	1–0
15 September 1973	Norwich City	A	4–0
22 September 1973	Stoke City	H	2–1
29 September 1973	Everton	A	0–1
6 October 1973	Birmingham City	H	1–0
13 October 1973	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2
20 October 1973	Ipswich Town	H	1–1
27 October 1973	Queen's Park Rangers	A	0–2
3 November 1973	Liverpool	H	0–2
10 November 1973	Manchester City	A	2–1
17 November 1973	Chelsea	H	0–0
24 November 1973	West Ham United	A	3–1
1 December 1973	Coventry City	H	2–2
4 December 1973	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–2	47,751
8 December 1973	Derby County	A	1–1
15 December 1973	Burnley	A	1–2
22 December 1973	Everton	H	1–0
26 December 1973	Southampton	A	1–1
29 December 1973	Leicester City	A	0–2
1 January 1974	Newcastle United	H	0–1
12 January 1974	Norwich City	H	2–0
19 January 1974	Manchester United	A	1–1
2 February 1974	Burnley	H	1–1
5 February 1974	Leeds United	A	1–3
16 February 1974	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1
23 February 1974	Birmingham City	A	1–3
2 March 1974	Southampton	H	1–0
16 March 1974	Ipswich Town	A	2–2
23 March 1974	Manchester City	H	2–0
30 March 1974	Stoke City	A	0–0
6 April 1974	West Ham United	H	0–0
13 April 1974	Chelsea	A	3–1
15 April 1974	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–3
20 April 1974	Derby County	H	2–0
24 April 1974	Liverpool	H	0–1
27 April 1974	Coventry City	A	3–3
30 April 1974	Queen's Park Rangers	H	1–1

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	5 January 1974	Norwich City	A	1–0
R4	26 January 1974	Aston Villa	H	1–1
R4 R	30 January 1974	Aston Villa	A	0–2

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	2 October 1973	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–1	20,337

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Jimmy Rimmer
-	DF	NIR	Pat Rice
-	DF	EIR	David O'Leary
-	DF	ENG	Peter Simpson
-	DF	NIR	Sammy Nelson
-	MF	EIR	Liam Brady
-	MF	ENG	Trevor Ross
-	MF	ENG	Alan Hudson
-	FW	EIR	Frank Stapleton
-	FW	ENG	Malcolm Macdonald
-	MF	ENG	George Armstrong


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Alan Ball
-	DF	ENG	Pat Howard
-	MF	ENG	John Matthews
-	DF	SCO	Willie Young
-	DF	ENG	Richie Powling
-	DF	ENG	Peter Storey
-	MF	ENG	David Price
-	DF	ENG	Wilf Rostron
-	MF	ENG	Graham Rix
-	MF	SCO	Alex Cropley
-	FW	ENG	John Radford

References

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1976-1977/results

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1976-1977/results

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