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1973–74 Derby County F.C. season

During the 1973–74 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Division One, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Derby County
1973–74 season
ChairmanSam Longson
ManagerBrian Clough
(until 15 October 1973)
Jimmy Gordon
(until 20 October 1973)
Dave Mackay
StadiumBaseball Ground
First Division3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Hector (19)
All: Hector (19)

Season summary edit

During summer the club transferred in Defender Rod Thomas and Midfielder Henry Newton. In his seventh season as manager, Brian Clough took the Rams to the 3rd spot through Autumn, however, he left the club after a turmoil against Chairman Sam Longson.[1] The Board appointed former player (1968–71) Dave Mackay as their new manager.[2][3] The Scottish ex-full back changed the Derby' style of play from a solid defense with Clough to a more offensive deployment including the arrival of Midfielder Bruce Rioch[4] replacing McGovern and O'Hare as starters since February.

After a 9th spot on Winter, the squad recovered the form and finishing the League table on a decent 3rd spot classifying to the next UEFA Cup. Meanwhile, the club was eliminated early by Sunderland in the League Cup second round phase. Also, in the FA Cup Fourth round stage the team lost against Coventry City after one replay.

Squad edit

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 Colin Boulton
— GK   ENG Graham Moseley
— DF   ENG Ron Webster
— DF   ENG Roy McFarland (c)
— DF   ENG Colin Todd
— DF   ENG David Nish
— DF   WAL Rod Thomas
— DF   ENG Jim Walker
— DF   ENG Peter Daniel
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Henry Newton
— MF   SCO John McGovern
— MF   ENG Steve Powell
— MF   SCO Archie Gemmill
— MF   ENG Alan Hinton
— MF   ENG Jeff Bourne
— MF   SCO Bruce Rioch
— FW   ENG Roger Davies
— FW   ENG Kevin Hector
— FW   SCO John O'Hare

Transfers edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Rod Thomas Swindon Town £100,000
MF Henry Newton Everton F.C.

Winter edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Bruce Rioch Aston Villa
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Alan Lewis Peterborough United F.C. loan

Results edit

Division One edit

Main article: 1973-74 Football League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C) 42 24 14 4 66 31 2.129 62 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Liverpool 42 22 13 7 52 31 1.677 57 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Derby County 42 17 14 11 52 42 1.238 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Ipswich Town 42 18 11 13 67 58 1.155 47
5 Stoke City 42 15 16 11 54 42 1.286 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAH
ResultWWDLWWDLWLDWWDLLLDDWWDLDWDWLDWDDDWWDLLWWLW
Position442973552443335898974569453443333333344443
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/matches/season/1974/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, Qualification to 1974–75 European Cup;   = Qualification to 1974–75 UEFA Cup;   = Relegation to 1974–75 Second Division

Matches edit

25 August 1973 1 Derby County 1-0 Chelsea F.C. Derby
15:00 John McGovern   20' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 30,869
Referee: Robert Matthewson
29 August 1973 2 Derby County 1-0 Manchester City Derby
15:00 Hinton   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,295
1 September 1973 3 Birmingham City 0-0 Derby County Birmingham
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 34,596
4 September 1973 4 Liverpool F.C. 2-0 Derby County Liverpool
Thompson   35'
Keegan   85' (pen)		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,237
8 September 1973 5 Derby County 2-1 Everton F.C. Derby
Hector   60'
Davies   66'		   36' Husband Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 27,638
12 September 1973 6 Derby County 3-1 Liverpool F.C. Derby
Hector  
McFarland  
Davies  		   Boersma Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 32,867
15 September 1973 7 Burnley F.C. 1-1 Derby County Burnley
Hankin   70'   37' Davies Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 23,334
18 September 1973 8 Coventry City 1-0 Derby County Coventry
Colin Stein   9' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 26,511
Referee: JD Williams
22 September 1973 9 Derby County 6-2 Southampton F.C. Derby
Hinton   7'
Davies   23',   77'
Hector   37',   56',   89'		   41',   66' O’Neil Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 25,500
29 September 1973 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Derby County Tottenham
Coates   36' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,408
6 October 1973 11 Derby County 1-1 Norwich City Derby
Davies   31'   21' Colin Suggett Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 25,984
13 October 1973 12 Manchester United 0-1 Derby County Greater Manchester
  5' Hector Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,624
20 October 1973 13 Derby County 2-1 Leicester City Derby
Hector   5'
McGovern   63'		   57' Worthington Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 34,205
27 October 1973 14 West Ham United 0-0 Derby County Upton Park
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,237
3 November 1973 15 Derby County 1-2 Queens Park Rangers Derby
Gemmill   66' (pen)   11' Francis
  64' Bowles		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 30,647
10 November 1973 16 Ipswich Town 3-0 Derby County Ipswich
Lambert   53',   75'
Beattie   69'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,562
17 November 1973 17 Sheffield United 3-0 Derby County Sheffield
Flynn   33'
Woodward   59'
Colquhoun   79'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,438
24 November 1973 18 Derby County 0-0 Leeds United Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 36,003
8 December 1973 19 Derby County 1-1 Arsenal Derby
McFarland   11'   79' (o.g.) Newton Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 25,161
15 December 1973 20 Newcastle United 0-2 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
  38' Davies
  83' Hinton		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 18,535
22 December 1973 21 Derby County 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur Derby
Hinton   23',   56' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 23,672
26 December 1973 22 Stoke City 0-0 Derby County Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 22,990
29 December 1973 23 Everton F.C. 2-1 Derby County Liverpool
Buckley   47'
Royle   67' (pen)		   87' Hector Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,429
1 January 1974 24 Derby County 1-1 Birmingham City Derby
Bourne   10'   30' Hatton Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,189
12 January 1974 25 Derby County 5-1 Burnley F.C. Derby
Hector   10',   48',   61'
Bourne   33',   86'		   84' James Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 24,948
19 January 1974 26 Chelsea F.C. 1-1 Derby County Fulham
Garner   43'   44' Bourne Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 27,185
2 February 1974 27 Derby County 1-0 Newcastle United Derby
McFarland   26' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 24,992
6 February 1974 28 Manchester City 1-0 Derby County Moss Side
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 22,845
Note: John McGovern made his final appearance before moving to Leeds United in August
16 February 1974 29 Derby County 2-2 Manchester United Derby
Nish  
Hector  		   Greenhoff
  Houston		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 29,987
23 February 1974 30 Norwich City 2-4 Derby County Norwich
Howard   36'
Stringer   66'		   4' Hector
  11',   65' Bourne
  17' Davies		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,412
2 March 1974 31 Derby County 1-1 Stoke City Derby
Bourne   3'   54' Ritchie Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,176
5 March 1974 32 Southampton F.C. 1-1 Derby County Southampton
Channon     Newton Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,191
9 March 1974 33 Derby County 1-1 West Ham United Derby
Rioch   63' (pen)   73' Bonds Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 24,684
16 March 1974 34 Leicester City 0-1 Derby County Leicester
  42' McFarland Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 30,423
23 March 1974 35 Derby County 2-0 Ipswich Town Derby
Rioch   51' (pen)
Hector   65'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 23,860
30 March 1974 36 Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Derby County White City
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 19,795
6 April 1974 37 Leeds United 2-0 Derby County Leeds
Lorimer   17'
Bremner   70'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,838
9 April 1974 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Derby County Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 23,546
13 April 1974 39 Derby County 4-1 Sheffield United Derby
Davies   19'
Hector   48',   68',   86'		   60' Woodward Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 25,029
15 April 1974 40 Derby County 1-0 Coventry City Derby
Hector   40' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 23,348
20 April 1974 41 Arsenal F.C. 2-0 Derby County Highbury
Ball   52' (pen)
George   70'		 Stadium: Highbury Park
Attendance: 26,017
27 April 1974 42 Derby County 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
Hector   38'
Powell   64'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 26,571

League Cup edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup

Second Round edit

8 October 1973 Derby County 2-2 Sunderland F.C. Derby
Nish 
Davies  		  ,   John Lathan Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 29,172
29 October 1973 Replay Sunderland F.C. 2-2 (a.e.t.) Derby County
Attendance: 38,935
31 October 1973 Replay Two Derby County 0-3 Sunderland F.C. Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 38,460

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup

Third Round edit

5 January 1974 Derby County 1–1 Boston United
9 January 1974 Replay Boston United 1–6 Derby County

Fourth Round edit

27 January 1974 Coventry City 0-0 Derby County
30 January 1974 Replay Derby County 0–1 Coventry City

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Colin Boulton 49 -52 42 -42 4 -3 3 -7
DF   ENG Ron Webster 45 0 38 0 4 0 3 0
DF   ENG Roy McFarland 44 4 38 4 3 0 3 0
DF   ENG Colin Todd 47 0 40 0 4 0 3 0
DF   ENG David Nish 46 3 40 1 3 1 3 1
MF   SCO Bruce Rioch 18 2 13 2 4 0 1 0
MF   ENG Steve Powell 34 1 29+1 1 4 0
MF   SCO Archie Gemmill 45 5 38 1 4 3 3 1
MF   ENG Alan Hinton 36 5 25+4 5 4 0 3 0
FW   ENG Roger Davies 37 10 32+1 9 0+1 0 3 1
FW   ENG Kevin Hector 49 19 42 19 4 0 3 0
GK   ENG Graham Moseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO John McGovern 29 2 26 2 0 0 3 0
MF   ENG Henry Newton 28 1 21 1 4 0 3 0
FW   ENG Jeff Bourne 23 9 19 7 4 2
DF   ENG Peter Daniel 10 0 8 0 1+1 0
FW   SCO John O'Hare 10 0 7+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
DF   WAL Rod Thomas 5 0 4 0 1 0
DF   ENG Jim Walker 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0

References edit

  1. ^ Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Dave Mackay, footballer – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rippon, Anton (7 October 2018). "Why Dave Mackay is one of the greatest names in Derby County's history". Derby Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Interview: Bruce Rioch on why he shouldn't have played against Peru". The Scotsman. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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