1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1973–74 season
ChairmanSidney A. Wale
ManagerEngland 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)

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 England ENG Barry Daines
— GK England ENG Terry Lee
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Pat Jennings
— DF England ENG Phil Beal
— DF England ENG Mike Dillon
— DF England ENG Ray Evans
— DF England ENG Cyril Knowles
— DF England ENG Terry Naylor
— DF England ENG Keith Osgood
— DF Wales WAL Mike England
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Kinnear
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Ralph Coates
— MF England ENG Phil Holder
— MF England ENG Steve Perryman
— MF England ENG Martin Peters
— MF England ENG John Pratt
— MF England ENG Jimmy Neighbour
— MF Scotland SCO Neil McNab
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris McGrath
— FW England ENG Martin Chivers
— FW Scotland 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 Switzerland 1–5 England 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 England 4–1
(9–2 agg.)		 Switzerland 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 Scotland 1–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Aberdeen, Scotland
Hermiston 87' Report Coates 15' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 30000
7 November 1973 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur England 4–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Scotland 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 Soviet Union 1–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Asatiani 71' Report Coates 25' Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 45000
12 December 1973 First leg Tottenham Hotspur England 5–1
(6–2 agg.)		 Soviet Union 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 West Germany 1–2 England Tottenham Hotspur Cologne, Germany
Müller 54' Report McGrath 18'
Peters 75'		 Stadium: Stadion Köln
Attendance: 28000
20 March 1974 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur England 3–0
(5–1 agg.)		 West Germany 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 West Germany 1–2 England Tottenham Hotspur Leipzig, Germany
Löwe 55' Report Peters 15'
Coates 27'		 Stadium: RB Arena
Attendance: 74000
24 April 1974 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur England 2–0
(4–1 agg.)		 West Germany Lokomotive Leipzig Tottenham, London
McGrath 57'
Chivers 87'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 41280

Final

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