1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

In the 1973–74 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division finishing in 11 place. Tottenham were eliminated in the early rounds of the League and FA Cups but reached the final of the UEFA Cup, to which they lost to Feyenoord.

Tottenham Hotspur
1973–74 season
ChairmanSidney A. Wale
Manager Bill Nicholson
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division11th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Martin Chivers (17)
All:
Martin Chivers (23)

Season summary

Squad
Squad at end of season[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 Barry Daines
— GK  ENG Terry Lee
— GK  NIR Pat Jennings
— DF  ENG Phil Beal
— DF  ENG Mike Dillon
— DF  ENG Ray Evans
— DF  ENG Cyril Knowles
— DF  ENG Terry Naylor
— DF  ENG Keith Osgood
— DF  WAL Mike England
— DF  IRL Joe Kinnear
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Ralph Coates
— MF  ENG Phil Holder
— MF  ENG Steve Perryman
— MF  ENG Martin Peters
— MF  ENG John Pratt
— MF  ENG Jimmy Neighbour
— MF  SCO Neil McNab
— MF  NIR Chris McGrath
— FW  ENG Martin Chivers
— FW  SCO Alan Gilzean

Competition

League
Main article: 1973–74 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Leicester City 42 10 7 4 35 17 3 9 9 16 24 1.244 42
10 Arsenal 42 9 7 5 23 16 5 7 9 26 35 0.961 42
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 4 8 26 27 5 10 6 19 23 0.900 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 11 6 4 30 18 2 9 10 19 31 1.000 41 League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
13 Sheffield United 42 7 7 7 25 22 7 5 9 19 27 0.898 40
Source:

League Cup
Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup
8 October 1973 Second roundQueens Park Rangers1–0Tottenham HotspurLondon
Givens Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 23,353

FA Cup
Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup
5 January 1974 Third roundLeicester City1–0Tottenham HotspurLeicester
Earle Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 28,280

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup

First round
19 September 1973 First legGrasshoppers 1–5 Tottenham HotspurZürich, Switzerland
Noventa  44' Report Chivers  5' (72)
Evans  31'
Gilzean  80' (85)		 Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 11200
3 October 1973 Second legTottenham Hotspur 4–1
(9–2 agg.)		 GrasshoppersTottenham, London
Lador  og' (73)
Peters  79' (88)
England  84'		 Report Elsener  24' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 18105

Second round
24 October 1973 First legAberdeen 1–1 Tottenham HotspurAberdeen, Scotland
Hermiston  87' Report Coates  15' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 30000
7 November 1973 Second legTottenham Hotspur 4–1
(5–2 agg.)		 AberdeenTottenham, London
Peters  13'
Neighbour  37'
McGrath  80' (89)		 Report Jarvie  54' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 21785

Third round
28 November 1973 First legDinamo Tbilisi 1–1 Tottenham HotspurTbilisi, Soviet Union
Asatiani  71' Report Coates  25' Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 45000
12 December 1973 First legTottenham Hotspur 5–1
(6–2 agg.)		 Dinamo TbilisiTottenham, London
McGrath  29'
Chivers  52' (77)
Peters  61' (80)		 Report Ebralidze  55' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 18602

Quarter-final
6 March 1973 First leg1. FC Köln 1–2 Tottenham HotspurCologne, Germany
Müller  54' Report McGrath  18'
Peters  75'		 Stadium: Stadion Köln
Attendance: 28000
20 March 1973 Second legTottenham Hotspur 3–0
(5–1 agg.)		 1. FC KölnTottenham, London
Chivers  11'
Coates  15'
Peters  49'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 40968

Semi-final
10 April 1973 First legLokomotive Leipzig 1–2 Tottenham HotspurLeipzig, Germany
Löwe  55' Report Peters  15'
Coates  27'		 Stadium: RB Arena
Attendance: 74000
24 April 1973 Second legTottenham Hotspur 2–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Lokomotive LeipzigTottenham, London
McGrath  57'
Chivers  87'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 41280

Final
21 May 1974 First legTottenham Hotspur 2–2 FeyenoordTottenham, London
England  39'
van Daele  64' (o.g.)		 Report van Hanegem  43'
de Jong  85'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 46,281
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
29 May 1974 Second legFeyenoord 2–0 Tottenham HotspurRotterdam, Netherlands
Rijsbergen  43'
Ressel  84'		 Report Stadium: Feijenoord Stadion,
Attendance: 59,317
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Appearances

League Statistics source:[2][1]

Pos. Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK Barry Daines 5000102070
GK Terry Lee 1000000000
GK Pat Jennings 3601000100470
Defenders
DF Phil Beal 4101010120550
DF Mike Dillon 13+3110001+1015+41
DF Ray Evans 4021010111533
DF Cyril Knowles 202001040252
DF Terry Naylor 27+1000108+1036+20
DF Keith Osgood 0+1000000000
DF Mike England 3301010122472
DF Joe Kinnear 3+400000205+40
Midfielders
MF Ralph Coates 3630010104477
MF Phil Holder 5+2100000+405+61
MF Steve Perryman 3911010120531
MF Martin Peters 35610101284914
MF John Pratt 3541010120494
MF Jimmy Neighbour 11+3010003+1115+41
MF Neil McNab 0+1000000000
MF Chris McGrath 22+3500007+1529+410
Forwards
FW Martin Chivers 39+11710101165223
FW Alan Gilzean 21+4310103+1226+55

Notes
  • Additional information added from the Official Tottenham Hotspur Handbook 2018–19.
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References
  1. "All Tottenham Hotspur football club players: 1974". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 272. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
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