1974 Molde FK season

Molde
1974 season
Chairman	Jon Hoem
Coaches	Joseph Hooley; (until 19 May) ; Torkild Brakstad, Jan Fuglset, Harry Hestad; (from 20 May)
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Quarter-finals vs Brann
Top goalscorer	Odd Berg (13)
Highest home attendance	9,800 vs Viking; (22 September 1974)
Lowest home attendance	4,000 vs Sarpsborg; (23 June 1974)
Average home league attendance	5,294
	← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 season was Molde's first year back in the top flight after their promotion from the 1973 2. divisjon, and their 3rd season in total in the top flight of Norwegian football.

This season, Molde competed in 1. divisjon and the 1974 Norwegian Football Cup. Molde finished as runners-up in the league, one point behind winners Viking.^[4]

Season events

Squad

Source:
^[4] 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	NOR	Torleif Bergsås
—	GK	NOR	Kolbjørn Sylthe
—	DF	NOR	Erik Brakstad
—	DF	NOR	Stål Bjørkly
—	DF	NOR	Svein Kanestrøm
—	DF	NOR	Bernt Roald
—	DF	NOR	Einar Sekkeseter
—	DF	NOR	Bertil Stranden
—	MF	NOR	Knut Bjørnå
—	MF	NOR	Torkild Brakstad
—	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NOR	Ole Bjørn Kavli
—	MF	NOR	Kjell Westerdahl
—	FW	NOR	Odd Berg
—	FW	NOR	Jan Fuglset
—	FW	NOR	Harry Hestad
—	FW	NOR	Bjørner Oshaug
—		NOR	Tore Hagh
—		NOR	Arild Haukaas
—		NOR	Jan Magne Lønsethagen
—		NOR	Odd Ivar Moen

Friendlies

13 January 1974	Clausenengen	0–1	Molde
		Report

20 January 1974	Aalesund	1–5	Molde
		Report

3 February 1974	Sunndal	0–2	Molde
		Report

24 February 1974	Molde	9–0	Åndalsnes
		Report

7 March 1974	Molde	3–1	Langevåg
		Report

24 March 1974	Clausenengen	2–3	Molde
		Report

31 March 1974	Molde	1–0	Strømsgodset
		Report

7 April 1974	Molde	2–1	Mo
		Report

15 April 1974	Viking	1–0	Molde
		Report

19 April 1974	Molde	1–1	Steinkjer
		Report

Competitions

1. divisjon

Results summary

Overall									Home									Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22	12	6	4	40	18	+22	30		11	7	2	2	23	9	+14	16		11	5	4	2	17	9	+8	14

Source:^[5]

Positions by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	W
Position	4	1	1	3	3	5	4	3	4	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

Source: see below

Results

28 April 1974 1	Molde	2–1	Raufoss	Molde
	H. Hestad ?' Berg ?'	Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,500

6 May 1974 2	Brann	0–4	Molde	Bergen
		Report	Hagh ?' S. Hestad ?' Hestad ?' Berg ?'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,500

12 May 1974 3	Molde	2–0	Mjøndalen	Molde
	Hestad ?' Berg ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,700

15 May 1974 4	Rosenborg	2–1	Molde	Trondheim
	Næss 30' Iversen 57'	Report	Berg 54'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,362

19 May 1974 5	Molde	0–1	Skeid	Molde
		Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad

26 May 1974 6	Hamarkameratene	1–1	Molde	Hamar
	Unknown ?'	Report	Berg ?'	Stadium: Briskeby Attendance: 4,313

3 June 1974 7	Molde	3–0	Start	Molde
	Berg ?', ?' T. Brakstad ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,000

10 June 1974 8	Viking	0–0	Molde	Stavanger
		Report		Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 11,500

12 June 1974 9	Molde	1–1	Vålerengen	Molde
	Unknown ?'	Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,200

16 June 1974 10	Strømsgodset	2–2	Molde	Drammen
	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report	Fuglset ?', ?'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,300

23 June 1974 11	Molde	5–1	Sarpsborg	Molde
	Fuglset ?', ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,000

28 July 1974 12	Raufoss	0–1	Molde	Raufoss
		Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Raufoss Stadion Attendance: 1,786

4 August 1974 13	Molde	1–0	Brann	Molde
	Berg ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,500

11 August 1974 14	Mjøndalen	0–2	Molde	Mjøndalen
		Report	Berg ?', ?'	Stadium: Nedre Eiker Stadion Attendance: 3,650

21 August 1974 15	Molde	2–1	Rosenborg	Molde
	H. Hestad 21' S. Hestad 49'	Report	Didrichsen 39'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,000

27 August 1974 16	Skeid	0–2	Molde	Oslo
		Report	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,366

1 September 1974 17	Molde	5–0	Hamarkameratene	Molde
	Fuglset ?', ?', ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,800

8 September 1974 18	Start	0–0	Molde	Kristiansand
		Report		Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion Attendance: 7,259

22 September 1974 19	Molde	0–2	Viking	Molde
		Report	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 9,800

29 September 1974 20	Vålerengen	4–3	Molde	Oslo
	Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Report	Unknown Unknown Unknown	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 10,709

6 October 1974 21	Molde	2–2	Strømsgodset	Molde
	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,507

13 October 1974 22	Sarpsborg	0–1	Molde	Sarpsborg
		Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 1,870

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viking (C)	22	11	9	2	31	10	+21	31	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Molde	22	12	6	4	40	18	+22	30	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Vålerengen	22	12	4	6	33	25	+8	28	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Brann	22	9	9	4	36	20	+16	27
5	Strømsgodset	22	11	5	6	38	28	+10	27

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Norwegian Cup

1974 First round	Molde	3–0	Åndalsnes
	Unknown ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report

1974 Second round	Kristiansund	0–3	Molde
		Report	Unknown ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?'

1974 Third round	Molde	4–0	Ørsta
	Unknown ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report

1974 Fourth round	Molde	2–1	Neset
	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report	Unknown ?'

8 September 1974 Quarter-finals	Brann	2–1	Molde	Bergen
	Aase ?' Blindheim ?'	Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Brann Stadion

References

^ "Molde - Rosenborg 1-0". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Molde - Sarpsborg 5-1". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ "Tilskuertall 1974". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "1974: Hooley kommer, Hooley går". Molde FK. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ "1. divisjon 1974 (Norge)". nifs.no. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[1] "Molde - Rosenborg 1-0". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[2] "Molde - Sarpsborg 5-1". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[3] "Tilskuertall 1974". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[MFK1974-4] "1974: Hooley kommer, Hooley går". Molde FK. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[5] "1. divisjon 1974 (Norge)". nifs.no. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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