1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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

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.

Season summary

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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  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 W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Leicester City 42 13 16 13 51 41 1.244 42
10 Arsenal 42 14 14 14 49 51 0.961 42
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 14 14 45 50 0.900 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 15 14 49 49 1.000 41 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
13 Sheffield United 42 14 12 16 44 49 0.898 40
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Wolverhampton Wanderers qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1973-74 Football League Cup winners.

League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup
8 October 1973 Second round Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Givens Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 23,353

FA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup
5 January 1974 Third round Leicester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
Earle Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 28,280

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup

First round

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

Second round

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

Third round

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

Quarter-final

6 March 1974 First leg 1. FC Köln 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Cologne, Germany
Müller 54' Report McGrath 18'
Peters 75'		 Stadium: Stadion Köln
Attendance: 28000
20 March 1974 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur 3–0
(5–1 agg.)		 1. FC Köln Tottenham, London
Chivers 11'
Coates 15'
Peters 49'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 40968

Semi-final

10 April 1974 First leg Lokomotive Leipzig 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leipzig, Germany
Löwe 55' Report Peters 15'
Coates 27'		 Stadium: RB Arena
Attendance: 74000
24 April 1974 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur 2–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Lokomotive Leipzig Tottenham, London
McGrath 57'
Chivers 87'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 41280

Final

21 May 1974 First leg Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Feyenoord Tottenham, 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 leg Feyenoord 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Rotterdam, 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 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
GK Terry Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Pat Jennings 36 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 47 0
Defenders
DF Phil Beal 41 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 55 0
DF Mike Dillon 13+3 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 15+4 1
DF Ray Evans 40 2 1 0 1 0 11 1 53 3
DF Cyril Knowles 20 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 25 2
DF Terry Naylor 27+1 0 0 0 1 0 8+1 0 36+2 0
DF Keith Osgood 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Mike England 33 0 1 0 1 0 12 2 47 2
DF Joe Kinnear 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5+4 0
Midfielders
MF Ralph Coates 36 3 0 0 1 0 10 4 47 7
MF Phil Holder 5+2 1 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 5+6 1
MF Steve Perryman 39 1 1 0 1 0 12 0 53 1
MF Martin Peters 35 6 1 0 1 0 12 8 49 14
MF John Pratt 35 4 1 0 1 0 12 0 49 4
MF Jimmy Neighbour 11+3 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 1 15+4 1
MF Neil McNab 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Chris McGrath 22+3 5 0 0 0 0 7+1 5 29+4 10
Forwards
FW Martin Chivers 39+1 17 1 0 1 0 11 6 52 23
FW Alan Gilzean 21+4 3 1 0 1 0 3+1 2 26+5 5

Notes

  • Additional information added from the Official Tottenham Hotspur Handbook 2018–19.

References

  1. ^ a b "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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