1973–74 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was Leeds United's 10th consecutive season in the First Division and the second season in which they won the First Division. Along with the First Division, Leeds United competed in the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup during the 1973–74 season. The season covers the period from 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974.

Leeds United
1973–74 season
ManagerDon Revie
StadiumElland Road
First Division1st
FA CupFifth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Mick Jones (17)
Average home league attendance37,026

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  SCO David Harvey
— GK  SCO David Stewart
— DF  ENG Norman Hunter
— DF  SCO Gordon McQueen
— DF  SCO Frank Gray
— DF  ENG Trevor Cherry
— DF  ENG Terry Cooper
— DF  ENG Paul Reaney
— DF  ENG Paul Madeley
— DF  ENG Roy Ellam
— DF  ENG Peter Hampton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Nigel Davey
— MF  ENG Mick Bates
— MF  WAL Terry Yorath
— MF  SCO Billy Bremner (captain)
— MF  IRL Johnny Giles
— MF  SCO Eddie Gray
— FW  SCO Peter Lorimer
— FW  ENG Allan Clarke
— FW  ENG Mick Jones
— FW  SCO Joe Jordan
— FW  SCO Gary Liddell

Season summary

Having lost in the finals of the Cup Winners Cup and the FA Cup in 1972–73, manager Don Revie considered a move to Everton, but remained with Leeds after the move broke down due to a new law that prevented wage rises to curb inflation.[2] Continuing with what was largely the same squad as during the previous season, he told them his aim was to go unbeaten throughout the season.[2] Leeds started the season well, winning their first 7 league games.[3] This run ended on 22 September when Leeds were held to a 0–0 draw by Manchester United.[4] On 8 October, Leeds were knocked out of the League cup in the Second Round by Ipswich Town.[5] After finding success in the first two rounds of the UEFA Cup, he played weakened teams to allow an early exit from the UEFA Cup, in order to allow his team to focus on the league.[2] Leeds were knocked out in the third round by Vitória FC.[6] At the start of 1974, Leeds were 8 points clear of second placed Liverpool with 19 games remaining and still remaining unbeaten.[7] On 23 February 1974, Leeds lost their first league game, losing 3–2 away to Stoke. Leeds would lose 3 more times in the 1973–74 season, but they won the 1973–74 title going 29 matches unbeaten.[8] This was still a record unbeaten start to a league campaign in the 20th century, and not bettered until Arsenal's 2003–04 campaign. In total Leeds lost just 4 league games and remained in first place for almost the entire campaign. At the end of the season, manager Don Revie left to manage the England national team.[9]

Competitions

First Division
Main article: 1973–74 Football League § First Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United 42 24 14 4 66 31 2.129 62 League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1974–75 First round
2 Liverpool 42 22 13 7 52 31 1.677 57 FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 First round
3 Derby County 42 17 14 11 52 42 1.238 48 UEFA Cup 1974–75 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
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWDWDDWWWDWDDWWWWDDWDDWWLDDWLLLWDDWWW
Position121111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Source: https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/1974/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 1Leeds United3–1EvertonLeeds
Bremner
Giles
Jones 		Report Harvey Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,425
28 August 1973 (1973-08-28) 2Arsenal1–2Leeds UnitedHighbury, London
Blockley Report Madeley
Lorimer 		Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 47,429
1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) 3Tottenham Hotspur0–3Leeds UnitedTottenham, London
Report Bremner
Clarke 		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 42,801
5 September 1973 (1973-09-05) 4Leeds United4–1Wolverhampton WanderersLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
8 September 1973 (1973-09-08) 5Leeds United3–0Birmingham CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
11 September 1973 (1973-09-11) 6Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Leeds UnitedWolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
15 September 1973 (1973-09-15) 7Southampton1–2Leeds UnitedSouthampton
Stadium: The Dell
22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 8Leeds United0–0Manchester UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) 9Norwich City0–1Leeds UnitedNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 10Leeds United1–1Stoke CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
13 October 1973 (1973-10-13) 11Leicester City2–2Leeds UnitedLeicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
20 October 1973 (1973-10-20) 12Leeds United1–0LiverpoolLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
27 October 1973 (1973-10-27) 13Manchester City0–1Leeds UnitedManchester
Stadium: Maine Road
3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 14Leeds United4–1West Ham UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
10 November 1973 15Burnley0–0Leeds UnitedBurnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
17 October 1973 (1973-10-17) 16Leeds United3–0Coventry CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,552
24 November 1973 17Derby County0–0Leeds UnitedDerby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
1 December 1973 18Leeds United2–2Queens Park RangersLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
8 December 1973 19Ipswich Town0–3Leeds UnitedIpswich
Stadium: Portman Road
15 December 1973 20Chelsea1–2Leeds UnitedFulham, London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
22 December 1973 21Leeds United1–0Norwich CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
26 December 1973 22Newcastle United0–1Leeds UnitedNewcastle
Stadium: St James' Park
29 December 1973 23Birmingham City1–1Leeds UnitedBirmingham
Stadium: St Andrew's
1 January 1974 24Leeds United1–1Tottenham HotspurLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
12 January 1974 25Leeds United2–1SouthamptonLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
19 January 1974 26Everton0–0Leeds UnitedWalton, Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
2 February 1974 27Leeds United1–1ChelseaLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
5 February 1974 28Leeds United3–1ArsenalLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
9 February 1974 (1974-02-09) 29Manchester United0–2Leeds UnitedManchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 60,025
23 February 1974 (1974-02-23) 30Stoke City3–2Leeds UnitedStoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
26 February 1974 (1974-02-26) 31Leeds United1–1Leicester CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 32Leeds United1–1Newcastle UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
9 March 1974 (1974-03-09) 33Leeds United1–0Manchester CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 34Liverpool1–0Leeds UnitedLiverpool
Stadium: Anfield
23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 35Leeds United1–4BurnleyLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
30 March 1974 (1974-03-30) 36West Ham United3–1Leeds UnitedUpton Park, London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
6 April 1974 (1974-04-06) 37Leeds United2–0Derby CountyLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
13 April 1974 (1974-04-13) 38Coventry City0–0Leeds UnitedCoventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
15 April 1974 (1974-04-15) 39Leeds United0–0Sheffield UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
16 April 1974 (1974-04-16) 40Sheffield United0–2Leeds UnitedSheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
20 April 1974 (1974-04-20) 41Leeds United3–2Ipswich TownLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) 42Queens Park Rangers0–1Leeds UnitedShepherd's Bush, London
Report Clarke 57' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 35,353

Source:[3][8]

FA Cup
5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 1973–74 FA Cup 3rd RoundWolverhampton Wanderers1–1Leeds UnitedWolverhampton
Report Lorimer  (pen.) Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 38,132
9 January 1974 (1974-01-09) 1973–74 FA Cup 3rd Round ReplayLeeds United1–0Wolverhampton WanderersLeeds
Jones Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 42,747
26 January 1974 (1974-01-26) 1973–74 FA Cup 4th RoundPeterborough United1–4Leeds UnitedPeterborough
Report Lorimer
Jordan
Yorath 		Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 28,000
16 February 1974 (1974-02-16) 1973–74 FA Cup 5th RoundBristol City1–1Leeds UnitedBristol
Report Bremner Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 37,000
19 February 1974 (1974-02-19) 1973–74 FA Cup 5th Round ReplayLeeds United0–1Bristol CityLeeds
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 47,128

League Cup

UEFA Cup
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Strømsgodset 2–7 Leeds United 1–1 (Report) 1–6 (Report)UEFA Cup 1st Round
Leeds United F.C. (p)0–0 Hibernian F.C. 0–0 (Report) 0–0 (Report)UEFA Cup 2nd Round
Leeds United F.C. 2–3 Vitória FC 1–0 (Report) 1–3 (Report)UEFA Cup 3rd Round

Results
1973–74 UEFA Cup
First Round, 1st Leg
Strømsgodset 1–1 Leeds United
Amundsen  24' Report Clarke  15'
Attendance: 16,276
Referee: Sven Jonsson
1973–74 UEFA Cup
First Round, 2nd Leg
Leeds United 6–1 Strømsgodset
Clarke  11'  42'
Jones  20'  84'
Gray  57'
Bates  62'		 Report Pettersen  18'
Attendance: 18,711
Referee: Richard Casha
1973–74 UEFA Cup
Second Round, 1st Leg
Leeds United 0–0 Hibernian
Report
Attendance: 27,157
Referee: Karoly Palotai
1973–74 UEFA Cup
Second Round, 2nd Leg
Hibernian 0–0 Leeds United
Report
Penalties
4-5
Attendance: 36,051
Referee: Paul Schiller
1973–74 UEFA Cup
Third Round, 1st Leg
Leeds United 1–0 Vitória
Cherry  70' Report
Attendance: 14,196
Referee: Preben Christophersen
1973–74 UEFA Cup
Third Round, 2nd Leg
Vitória 3–1 Leeds United
Machado  51', 74'
Torres  62'		 Report Liddell  81'
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Arie van Gemert

References
  1. "1973-74 season squad". www.11v11.com.
  2. Sutcliffe, Richard. (2010). Revie : revered and reviled. Ilkley: Great Northern. ISBN 9781905080786. OCLC 659245787.
  3. "Leeds United match record: League Division One 1974". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. "Leeds United v Manchester United, 22 September 1973". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. "Ipswich Town v Leeds United, 08 October 1973". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. UEFA.com. "UEFA Europa League - Setúbal-Leeds". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. "The Definitive History of Leeds United - 1973/74 - Part 2 - An attack of nerves". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. Mighty Leeds - Season 1973/74 - Part 3 - Results, Table and Transfers
  9. "Revie agrees to manage England". The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1974. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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