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Summary of Season 1973-74

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Leeds United 42 12 8 1 38 18 12 6 3 28 13 2.129 62
  2.  Liverpool 42 18 2 1 34 11 4 11 6 18 20 1.677 57
  3.  Derby County 42 13 7 1 40 16 4 7 10 12 26 1.238 48
  4.  Ipswich Town 42 10 7 4 38 21 8 4 9 29 37 1.155 47
  5.  Stoke City 42 13 6 2 39 15 2 10 9 15 27 1.285 46
  6.  Burnley 42 10 9 2 29 16 6 5 10 27 37 1.056 46
  7.  Everton 42 12 7 2 29 14 4 5 12 21 34 1.041 44
  8.  Queens Park Rangers 42 8 10 3 30 17 5 7 9 26 35 1.076 43
  9.  Leicester City 42 10 7 4 35 17 3 9 9 16 24 1.243 42
10.  Arsenal 42 9 7 5 23 16 5 7 9 26 35 0.96 42
11.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 4 8 26 27 5 10 6 19 23 0.9 42
12.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 11 6 4 30 18 2 9 10 19 31 1 41
13.  Sheffield United 42 7 7 7 25 22 7 5 9 19 27 0.897 40
14.  Manchester City 42 10 7 4 25 17 4 5 12 14 29 0.847 40
15.  Newcastle United 42 9 6 6 28 21 4 6 11 21 27 1.02 38
16.  Coventry City 42 10 5 6 25 18 4 5 12 18 36 0.796 38
17.  Chelsea 42 9 4 8 36 29 3 9 9 20 31 0.933 37
18.  West Ham United 42 7 7 7 36 32 4 8 9 19 28 0.916 37
19.  Birmingham City 42 10 7 4 30 21 2 6 13 22 43 0.812 37
20.  Southampton 42 8 10 3 30 20 3 4 14 17 48 0.691 36
21.  Manchester United 42 7 7 7 23 20 3 5 13 15 28 0.791 32
22.  Norwich City 42 6 9 6 25 27 1 6 14 12 35 0.596 29

Matches

Aug 25 Derby County Away 0-1
Aug 28 Burnley Away 0-1
Sep 1 Sheffield United Home 1-2 Hollins(P)
Sep 5 Birmingham City Home 3-1 Hollins, Kember, Hutchinson
Sep 8 Liverpool Away 0-1
Sep 11 Birmingham City Away 4-2 Hudson, Osgood, Baldwin(2)
Sep 15 Coventry City Home 1-0 Osgood
Sep 22 Manchester City Away 2-3 Baldwin(2)
Sep 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 2-2 Osgood, Garner
Oct 6 Queens Park Rangers Away 1-1 O.G.
Oct 13 Ipswich Town Home 2-3 Hollins, Baldwin
Oct 20 Newcastle United Away 0-2
Oct 26 Norwich City Home 3-0 Kember, Baldwin(2)
Nov 3 Manchester United Away 2-2 Osgood, Baldwin
Nov 10 Everton Home 3-1 Baldwin, Osgood(2)
Nov 17 Arsenal Away 0-0
Nov 24 Southampton Home 4-0 Kember(2), Britton, Garland
Dec 8 Leicester City Home 3-2 Hollins(2)(2P), Osgood
Dec 15 Leeds United Home 1-2 Osgood
Dec 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 0-2
Dec 26 West Ham United Home 2-4 Britton, Hudson
Dec 29 Liverpool Home 0-1
Jan 1 Sheffield United Away 2-1 Hollins, Kember
Jan 12 Coventry City Away 2-2 Harris, Garland
Jan 19 Derby County Home 1-1 Garner
Jan 27 Stoke City Away 0-1
Feb 2 Leeds United Away 1-1 Garner
Feb 9 Manchester City Home 1-0 Webb
Feb 23 Queens Park Rangers Home 3-3 Garner(2), Cooke
Feb 26 Ipswich Town Away 1-1 Garland
Mar 2 West Ham United Away 0-3
Mar 9 Norwich City Away 2-2 Kember, Houseman
Mar 13 Burnley Home 3-0 Kember, Houseman, Hutchinson
Mar 16 Newcastle United Home 1-0 Hutchinson
Mar 23 Everton Away 1-1 Garner
Mar 30 Manchester United Home 1-3 Garner
Apr 3 Tottenham Hotspur Away 2-1 Harris, Droy
Apr 6 Southampton Away 0-0
Apr 13 Arsenal Home 1-3 Swain
Apr 15 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0-0
Apr 20 Leicester City Away 0-3
Apr 27 Stoke City Home 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 545,651 40,768 8,171 25,983
Away 641,076 48,036 19,866 30,527
Total 1,186,727 48,036 8,171 28,255

F.A. Cup

Round 3 (replay)

Matches

Jan 5 Queens Park Rangers Home 0-0
Jan 15 Queens Park Rangers Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 31,540 31,540 31,540 31,540
Away 28,573 28,573 28,573 28,573
Total 60,113 31,540 28,573 30,056

League Cup

Round 2

Matches

Oct 8 Stoke City Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Away 17,281 17,281 17,281 17,281
Total 17,281 17,281 17,281 17,281

Diary

00/08/1973 Ken Swain transfered from Wycombe Wanderers

01/08/1973 Chelsea beat Vfl Bochum 2-0 in a friendly

03/08/1973 Chelsea beat Werder Bremen 2-1 in a friendly

07/08/1973 Chelsea beat ADO Den Haag 2-0 in a friendly

07/08/1973 Gabriele Ambrosetti born

10/08/1973 Tommy Mair died

18/08/1973 Chelsea drew with CD Ourense 1-1 in Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo

19/08/1973 Chelsea drew with RC Celta De Vigo 3-3 in Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo

25/08/1973 Chelsea lost to Derby County 0-1 in Football League Division 1

28/08/1973 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-1 in Football League Division 1

29/08/1973 Thomas Tuchel born

01/09/1973 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

05/09/1973 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3-1 in Football League Division 1

06/09/1973 Carlo Cudicini born

08/09/1973 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1

11/09/1973 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 4-2 in Football League Division 1

15/09/1973 Chelsea beat Coventry City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

19/09/1973 Nick Colgan born

22/09/1973 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 2-3 in Football League Division 1

29/09/1973 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 in Football League Division 1

00/10/1973 Ray Wilkins transfered from Youth

06/10/1973 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

08/10/1973 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 0-1 in League Cup Round 2

13/10/1973 Chelsea lost to Ipswich Town 2-3 in Football League Division 1

13/10/1973 Andy Wilson died

20/10/1973 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

24/10/1973 John McInnes died

26/10/1973 Chelsea beat Norwich City 3-0 in Football League Division 1

03/11/1973 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 2-2 in Football League Division 1

03/11/1973 Andy Myers born

06/11/1973 Chelsea beat Fulham 4-1 in Testimonial for Peter Houseman

10/11/1973 Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 in Football League Division 1

17/11/1973 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 0-0 in Football League Division 1

24/11/1973 Chelsea beat Southampton 4-0 in Football League Division 1

05/12/1973 Chelsea beat Lincoln City 4-2 in Testimonial for John Kennedy & George Peden

08/12/1973 Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-2 in Football League Division 1

11/12/1973 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in Testimonial for John Jackson

15/12/1973 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

18/12/1973 John Boyle transfered to Orient

22/12/1973 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1973 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 2-4 in Football League Division 1

29/12/1973 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1974 Tommy Ord transfered to Rochester Lancers

01/01/1974 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-1 in Football League Division 1

05/01/1974 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 0-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3

12/01/1974 Chelsea drew with Coventry City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

12/01/1974 Alan Hudson transfered to Stoke for 240,000

15/01/1974 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3 (replay)

17/01/1974 Charlie Cooke transfered from Crystal Palace for 17,000

19/01/1974 Chelsea drew with Derby County 1-1 in Football League Division 1

27/01/1974 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

00/02/1974 Sam Downing died

00/02/1974 Teddy Maybank signed professional forms

00/02/1974 Ray Lewington signed professional forms

01/02/1974 Ray Goddard died

02/02/1974 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

09/02/1974 Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

16/02/1974 Chelsea lost to Aberdeen 1-2 in a friendly

23/02/1974 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 3-3 in Football League Division 1

26/02/1974 Chelsea drew with Ipswich Town 1-1 in Football League Division 1

02/03/1974 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 0-3 in Football League Division 1

09/03/1974 Chelsea drew with Norwich City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

13/03/1974 Chelsea beat Burnley 3-0 in Football League Division 1

13/03/1974 Peter Osgood transfered to Southampton for 275,000

16/03/1974 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

20/03/1974 Chelsea beat Basingstoke 4-0 in Testimonial for Peter Houseman

23/03/1974 Chelsea drew with Everton 1-1 in Football League Division 1

30/03/1974 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-3 in Football League Division 1

03/04/1974 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in Football League Division 1

06/04/1974 Chelsea drew with Southampton 0-0 in Football League Division 1

13/04/1974 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-3 in Football League Division 1

15/04/1974 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 in Football League Division 1

20/04/1974 Chelsea lost to Leicester City 0-3 in Football League Division 1

27/04/1974 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

00/05/1974 Steve Wicks signed professional forms

01/05/1974 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-2 in Testimonial for Eddie McCreadie

03/05/1974 Chelsea beat Southend United 3-1 in Testimonial for Sid Broomfield

07/05/1974 Ian Pearce born

08/05/1974 Chelsea lost to Hastings United 1-2 in a friendly

14/05/1974 Chelsea beat Dulwich Hamlet 7-3 in a friendly

22/05/1974 Chelsea beat Northern Territories 6-1 in a friendly

26/05/1974 Chelsea beat Western Australia 1-0 in a friendly

29/05/1974 Chelsea beat South Australia 4-0 in a friendly

29/05/1974 David Webb transfered to Q.P.R. for 100,000

00/06/1974 Michael Brolly transfered to Bristol City

00/06/1974 John Sparrow signed professional forms

02/06/1974 Chelsea beat Queensland 1-0 in a friendly

07/06/1974 Chelsea beat Illawarra District 4-1 in a friendly

09/06/1974 Chelsea lost to New South Wales 1-2 in a friendly

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
JW Hollins 42 6 2 1 45 6
D Webb 39 1 2 1 42 1
SD Kember 37 7 2 1 40 7
RE Harris 36 2 2 1 39 2
GR Locke 31 2 1 34
M Droy 29 1 1 2 1 32 1 1
CS Garland 26 3 1 1 28 3
P Houseman 25 2 1 26 2
JT Phillips 22 2 24
W Garner 23 7 23 7
T Baldwin 18 1 9 2 1 21 1 9
P Osgood 21 8 1 22 8
PP Bonetti 20 1 21
AA Hudson 19 2 1 20 2
I Britton 17 2 2 19 2
C Cooke 17 1 17 1
I Hutchinson 10 4 3 10 4 3
JP Sparrow 8 8
RC Wilkins 4 2 1 4 3
K Swain 4 3 1 4 3 1
E McCreadie 4 2 4 2
M Hinton 4 1 5
GG Wilkins 4 4
MJ Brolly 1 1 2
J Boyle 1 1
Own Goal 1 1

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
P Osgood 3 3
RE Harris 1 2 3
CS Garland 1 1 2
M Droy 1 1 2
GR Locke 2 2
SD Kember 2 2
D Webb 1 1 2
E McCreadie 1 1
AA Hudson 1 1
W Garner 1 1
JW Hollins 1 1
Total 15 5 20