Chelsea
1973–74 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerDave Sexton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division17th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Baldwin (9)
All: Tommy Baldwin (9)
Highest home attendance40,768 vs Leeds United
(15 December 1973)
Lowest home attendance17,150 vs Stoke City
(27 April 1974)
Average home league attendance25,984
Biggest win4–0 v Southampton
(24 November 1973)
Biggest defeat0–3 (two matches)

The 1973–74 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixtieth competitive season.

Table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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
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
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
13 Sheffield United 42 14 12 16 44 49 0.898 40
14 Manchester City 42 14 12 16 39 46 0.848 40
15 Newcastle United 42 13 12 17 49 48 1.021 38
16 Coventry City 42 14 10 18 43 54 0.796 38
17 Chelsea 42 12 13 17 56 60 0.933 37
18 West Ham United 42 11 15 16 55 60 0.917 37
19 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 64 0.813 37
20 Southampton (R) 42 11 14 17 47 68 0.691 36 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Manchester United (R) 42 10 12 20 38 48 0.792 32
22 Norwich City (R) 42 7 15 20 37 62 0.597 29
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.

References

  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
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