1973–74 Everton F.C. season

1973–74 season of Everton F.C.

Everton 1973–74 football season

Everton
1973–74 season
Manager	Billy Bingham
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	7th
FA Cup	4th Round
League Cup	3rd Round
Texaco Cup	1st Round
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

During the 1973–74 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 7th in the table with 44 points.

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Stoke City	42	15	16	11	54	42	1.286	46	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Burnley	42	16	14	12	56	53	1.057	46
7	Everton	42	16	12	14	50	48	1.042	44
8	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	17	12	56	52	1.077	43
9	Leicester City	42	13	16	13	51	41	1.244	42

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

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

^[1]

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
3	5 January 1974	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–0
4	27 January 1974	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–0
4:R	30 January 1974	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1

^[1]

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
2	8 October 1973	Reading	H	1–0	15,772
3	30 October 1973	Norwich City	H	0–1	22,046

^[1]

Texaco Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
1:1	18 September 1973	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–1
1:2	3 October 1973	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0

^[1]

Squad

^[2] >

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Everton's Record in 1973–74
^ 1973–1974 Summary: Appearances and Goals

v t e Everton Football Club
The club	History Players Managers Records and statistics Internationals Seasons Europe Reserves and Academy
Home stadium	Anfield (1884–1892) Goodison Park (1892–2025) Everton Stadium (2025 proposed)
Training ground	Bellefield (1946–2007) Finch Farm (2007–present)
Miscellaneous	David France Collection Supporters St Luke's Church EvertonTV Former Players' Foundation Kirkby Project Prince Rupert's Tower Founding Fathers of Merseyside Football "Johnny Todd" Spirit of the Blues Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame
Rivalries	Merseyside derby
Affiliated academies	Asia–Pacific Football Academy Chang–Everton Football Academy
Affiliates	Everton Women Everton Tigers (no longer affiliated with Everton F.C.)
Category Commons

v t e Everton F.C. seasons
1878–79 1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Everton F.C. seasons

1878–79
1879–80
1880–81
1881–82
1882–83
1883–84
1884–85
1885–86
1886–87
1887–88
1888–89
1889–90
1890–91
1891–92
1892–93
1893–94
1894–95
1895–96
1896–97
1897–98
1898–99
1899–1900
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

1973–74 in English football

« 1972–73

1974–75 »

National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (One, Two) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (level 7 only) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (level 7 only) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Amateur Cup
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Watney Cup

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Birmingham City Burnley Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Southampton Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Aston Villa Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Cardiff City Carlisle United Crystal Palace Fulham Hull City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Notts County Orient Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Swindon Town West Bromwich Albion
Third Division	Aldershot Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hereford United Huddersfield Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rochdale Shrewsbury Town Southend United Southport Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford Wrexham York City
Fourth Division	Barnsley Bradford City Brentford Bury Chester Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Hartlepool United Lincoln City Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Workington