1973–74 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach
1973–74 season
ManagerHennes Weisweiler
BundesligaRunners-up
DFB-PokalRound-of-16
European Cup Winners' CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jupp Heynckes (30 goals)
All: Jupp Heynckes (42 goals)

The 1973–74 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 74th season in the club's history.

Review and events

Borussia Mönchengladbach would reach runners-up in the 1973–74 Bundesliga which would lead them to qualify for the 1974-75 UEFA Cup. They would also reach the round-of-16, losing out to Hertha BSC via penalties.[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  GER Wolfgang Kleff
GK  GER Gregor Quasten
DF  GER Berti Vogts
DF  GER Klaus-Dieter Sieloff
DF  GER Rainer Bonhof
DF  GER Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
DF  GER Ulrich Surau
DF  GER Walter Posner
MF  GER Dietmar Danner
MF  GER Horst Köppel
MF  GER Herbert Wimmer
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  GER Uli Stielike
MF  GER Christian Kulik
MF  GER Lorenz-Günther Köstner
MF  GER Hans Klinkhammer
MF  GER Heinz Michallik
FW  GER Jupp Heynckes
FW  GER Bernd Rupp
FW  DEN Henning Jensen
FW  DEN Allan Simonsen
FW  GER Lorenz Hilkes

Match Results

Bundesliga

11 August 1973 (1973-08-11) 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 SC Fortuna Köln Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST
  • Köppel 32', 49'
  • Danner 37' (pen.)
Report
  • Glock 89'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)
18 August 1973 (1973-08-18) 2 Rot-Weiss Essen 2–6 Borussia Mönchengladbach Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
15:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)
25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 3 Wuppertaler SV 2–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertal
15:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Paul Kindervater (Köln)
29 August 1973 (1973-08-29) 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Hertha BSC Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CEST
Report
  • Hermandung 58'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Max Klauser (Vaterstetten)
1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6–0 FC Schalke 04 Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST
Report Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)
8 September 1973 (1973-09-08) 6 SV Werder Bremen 2–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
15:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rudolf Frickel (Munich)
14 September 1973 (1973-09-14) 7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–3 Hannover 96 Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CEST
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)
22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Waldstadion, Frankfurt
15:30 CEST Report Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Laatzen)
29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) 9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 1. FC Köln Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Wilfried Hilker (Bochum)
6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 10 MSV Duisburg 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wedaustadion, Duisburg
15:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Max Klauser (Vaterstetten)
17 October 1973 (1973-10-17) 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Report Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Wilfried Haselberger (Reutlingen)
20 October 1973 (1973-10-20) 12 VfB Stuttgart 6–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
15:30 CEST
Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Wolfgang Dittmer (Mutterstadt)
27 October 1973 13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 VfL Bochum Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 Jensen 21'
Heynckes 24'
[2][3] Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Herbert Kollmann (Obertal)
3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 14 Hamburger SV 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
15:30 CEST
Schema Report Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)
10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 15 Kickers Offenbach 2–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bieberer Berg, Offenbach
15:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Herbert Lutz (Bremen)
17 November 1973 (1973-11-17) 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)
8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 17 Bayern Munich 4–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Olympiastadion, Munich
15:30 CEST Roth 4'
Müller 20'
Zobel 23'
Hoeneß 64'
Report Wimmer 6'
Jensen 18'
Bonhof 88'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Walter Engel (Reimsbach)
5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 18 SC Fortuna Köln 3–5 Borussia Mönchengladbach Radrennbahn, Köln
15:30 CEST Kucharski 8'
Mödrath 50'
Glock 53'
Report Rupp 17'
Köstner 41'
Heynckes 59', 74', 79'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)
12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Rot-Weiss Essen Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Bonhof 31'
Danner 50'
Report de Vlugt 17'
Bast 88', pen.'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)
19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 20 Hertha BSC 3–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Olympiastadion, Munich
15:30 CEST Hermandung 8'
Horr 54'
Erich Beer 59'
Report Weiner 2' (o.g.)
Vogts 23'
Heynckes 23'
Jensen 52'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim)
19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 21 Borussia Mönchengladbach 7–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Heynckes 27', 71' (pen.)
Vogts 34'
Danner 34'
Jensen 59'
Stielike 64'
Rupp 66'
Report Kohle 41' Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Walter Eschweiler (Euskirchen)
2 February 1974 (1974-02-02) 22 FC Schalke 04 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST Scheer 45'
Fichtel 79'
Report Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)
15 February 1974 (1974-02-15) 23 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 Werder Bremen Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Jensen 78', 84'
Heynckes 81'
Report Görts 21' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Volker Huster (Lahnstein)
2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 24 Hannover 96 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
15:30 CEST Report Jensen 7'
Heynckes 25'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)
9 March 1974 (1974-03-09) 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (Report) Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Herbert Lutz (Bremen)
16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 26 1. FC Köln 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
15:30 CEST Report Heynckes 87' Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Peter Gabor (Berlin)
23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 27 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2 MSV Duisburg Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Heynckes 17'
Bonhof 31' (pen.)
Vogts 45'
Report Wunder 26' (50) Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Dieter Berner (Enzberg)
23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 28 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2-4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern
15:30 CEST Diehl 83' (pen.)
Meier 86'
Report Danner 9'
Heynckes 11', 19'
Wittkamp 46'
Attendance: 32,200
Referee: Dieter Dreher (Bickenbach)
6 April 1974 (1974-04-06) 28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 VfB Stuttgart Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Rupp 2', 55'
Wittkamp 36'
Report Handschuh 90' Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Volker Huster (Lahnstein)
20 April 1974 30 VfL Bochum 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bochum, Stadion an der Castroper Straße
15:30 CEST Walitza 56' [4][5] Rupp 28' Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)
27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) 31 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-1 Hamburger SV Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Rupp 23'
Köppel 34', 56', 68'
Stielike 36'
Sieloff 76'
Report Krobbach 50' Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Volker Huster (Lahnstein)
4 May 1974 (1974-05-04) 32 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-1 Kickers Offenbach Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST
Report Kostedde 55' Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hannover)
11 May 1974 (1974-05-11) 33 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST
Report Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Walter Engel (Reimsbach)
18 May 1974 (1974-05-18) 34 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 Bayern Munich Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Heynckes 30', 45'
Simonsen 34'
Bonhof 41'
Köstner 71'
Report Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)

DFB-Pokal

1 December 1973 (1973-12-01) First round VfB Oldenburg 0–5 Borussia Mönchengladbach Marschweg-Stadion, Oldenburg
14:30 CEST Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peter Gabor (Berlin)
15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) Round-of-16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Hamburger SV Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST Report Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dieter Berner (Enzberg)
21 December 1973 (1973-12-21) Round-of-16 Hamburger SV 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
15:30 CEST Report Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

European Cup Winners' Cup

First Round

20 September 1973 First leg ÍB Vestmannaeyja 0–7 Borussia Mönchengladbach Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Heynckes 8', 56', 75'
Sigurgeirsson 37' (o.g.)
Kulik 39', 48'
Finnbogason 62' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)
3 October 1973 Second leg Borussia Mönchengladbach 9–1 ÍB Vestmannaeyja Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
Wimmer 3', 56'
Valtýsson 23' (o.g.)
Simonsen 28', 33', 68'
Köppel 34', 39'
Rupp 81'
Óskarsson 65' Attendance: 4,838
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16-1 on aggregate.

Second Round

24 October 1973 First leg Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 Rangers Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
Heynckes 21', 64'
Rupp 87'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)
7 November 1973 Second leg Rangers 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Conn 11'
Jackson 32'
MacDonald 61'
Jensen 27', 71' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Francisco Lobo (Portugal)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5-3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

5 March 1974 First leg Glentoran 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach The Oval, Belfast
Heynckes 8'
Köppel 70'
Attendance: 7,066
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)
20 March 1974 Second leg Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 Glentoran Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
Wimmer 20'
Heynckes 22', 63'
Köppel 57'
Vogts 60'
Attendance: 11,332
Referee: Bohumil Kopcio (Czechoslovakia)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7-0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

10 April 1974 First leg Milan 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach San Siro, Milan
Bigon 18'
Chiarugi 52'
Attendance: 61,285
Referee: Erich Linemayr, (Austria)
24 April 1974 Second leg Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Milan Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Sabadini 23' (o.g.) Attendance: 67,081
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

Milan won 2-1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Borussia M'gladbach – Termine". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Bochum, 27.10.1973" (in German). German Football Association.
  3. ^ "Borussia Mgladbach – VfL Bochum 2:0" (in German). kicker.
  4. ^ "VfL Bochum – Borussia Mönchengladbach, 20.04.1974" (in German). German Football Association.
  5. ^ "VfL Bochum – Borussia Mgladbach 1:1" (in German). kicker.