Season 1973–74 | European Cup 1974–75 Leeds United | |
 | ||
Champions Leeds United (2nd English title) Relegated Manchester United,
Norwich City,
Southampton FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 Liverpool (2nd FA Cup title) UEFA Cup 1974–75 Derby County
Ipswich Town,
Stoke City,
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1973-74 season.
Contents
Overview
Leeds United won the First Division title for the second time in their history. The title was confirmed on April 24, after title challengers Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal. Norwich City were relegated on April 20, despite beating Burnley 1-0 at Carrow Road, Southampton's 1-1 draw with Manchester United sent the Canaries down. Manchester United went down on April 27, after losing 1-0 at home to their fierce rivals Manchester City and Birmingham City's result going against them with a 2-1 win against relegated Norwich City at St Andrew's. Southampton were also relegated because of Birmingham City's result despite winning 3-0 at Everton.
League standings
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
First Division Results
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.