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1973–74 Derby County F.C. season

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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)

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

Season summary

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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] Therefore, the Club Executive Board appointed former player (1968–71) Dave Mackay as its 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

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

Transfers

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

Winter

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

Results

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Division One

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Main article: 1973-74 Football League

League table

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup

Second Round

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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

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Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup

Third Round

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

Fourth Round

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

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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

References

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  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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