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Manchester United 1973-1974

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32
Points · Division One 1973-1974
21st in the Division One after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 21st in the Division One with 32 points from 42 games in 1973-1974, scoring 39 goals in all competitions. They won 11, drew 12 and lost 22 of their 45 games in all competitions under Tommy Docherty.

Stats
11
Won
12
Drawn
22
Lost
Form
L
L
L
D
W

Season at a Glance

39
Goals Scored
50
Conceded
45
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.00
Points per game
118th-best of 123 full seasons
0.87
Goals per game
123rd-best of 123 full seasons
1.11
Conceded per game
53rd-best of 123 full seasons
24%
Win rate
118th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 21st of 22 for goals scored (-0.29 per game vs the league average) and 7th for fewest conceded. That was 3 places lower than 1972-1973 (-5 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Sammy McIlroy
31 apps
6
— ast
2
Lou Macari
38 apps
6
— ast
3
Jim McCalliog
11 apps
4
— ast
4
George Best
12 apps
2
— ast
5
Steve James
23 apps
2
— ast
6
Brian Kidd
24 apps
2
— ast
7
Jim Holton
37 apps
2
— ast
8
Brian Greenhoff
39 apps
2
— ast
9
Willie Morgan
44 apps
2
— ast
10
Alex Stepney
45 apps
2
— ast

All Results

45 matches
August 1973 1W · 0D · 1L
L
Arsenal A
D1
0–3
25 Aug 51,501 0-0-1 L1
W
Stoke City H
D1 James
1–0
29 Aug 43,614 1-0-1 W1
September 1973 2W · 2D · 3L
W
Queens Park Rangers H
D1 Holton, McIlroy
2–1
1 Sep 44,156 2-0-1 W2
L
Leicester City A
D1
0–1
5 Sep 29,152 2-0-2 L1
L
Ipswich Town A
D1 Anderson
1–2
8 Sep 22,023 2-0-3 L2
L
Leicester City H
D1 Stepney (pen)
1–2
12 Sep 40,793 2-0-4 L3
W
West Ham United H
D1 Kidd 2, Storey-Moore
3–1
15 Sep 44,757 3-0-4 W1
D
Leeds United A
D1
0–0
22 Sep 47,058 3-1-4 D1
D
Liverpool H
D1
0–0
29 Sep 53,882 3-2-4 D2
October 1973 1W · 1D · 3L
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1 McIlroy
1–2
6 Oct 32,962 3-2-5 L1
L
Middlesbrough H
LC
0–1
8 Oct 23,906 3-2-6 L2
L
Derby County H
D1
0–1
13 Oct 43,724 3-2-7 L3
W
Birmingham City H
D1 Stepney (pen)
1–0
20 Oct 48,937 4-2-7 W1
D
Burnley A
D1
0–0
27 Oct 31,976 4-3-7 D1
November 1973 0W · 2D · 2L
D
Chelsea H
D1 Young, Greenhoff
2–2
3 Nov 48,036 4-4-7 D2
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Best
1–2
10 Nov 42,756 4-4-8 L1
L
Newcastle United A
D1 Macari, Graham
2–3
17 Nov 41,768 4-4-9 L2
D
Norwich City H
D1
0–0
24 Nov 36,338 4-5-9 D1
December 1973 1W · 1D · 3L
D
Southampton H
D1
0–0
8 Dec 31,648 4-6-9 D2
L
Coventry City H
D1 Best, Morgan
2–3
15 Dec 28,589 4-6-10 L1
L
Liverpool A
D1
0–2
22 Dec 40,420 4-6-11 L2
L
Sheffield United H
D1 Macari
1–2
26 Dec 38,653 4-6-12 L3
W
Ipswich Town H
D1 McIlroy, Macari
2–0
29 Dec 36,365 5-6-12 W1
January 1974 1W · 1D · 3L
L
Queens Park Rangers A
D1
0–3
1 Jan 32,339 5-6-13 L1
W
Plymouth Argyle H
FAC Macari
1–0
5 Jan 31,810 6-6-13 W1
L
West Ham United A
D1 McIlroy
1–2
12 Jan 34,147 6-6-14 L1
D
Arsenal H
D1 James
1–1
19 Jan 38,589 6-7-14 D1
L
Ipswich Town H
FAC
0–1
26 Jan 37,177 6-7-15 L1
February 1974 0W · 2D · 2L
L
Coventry City A
D1
0–1
2 Feb 25,313 6-7-16 L2
L
Leeds United H
D1
0–2
9 Feb 60,025 6-7-17 L3
D
Derby County A
D1 Greenhoff, Houston
2–2
16 Feb 29,987 6-8-17 D1
D
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1
0–0
23 Feb 39,260 6-9-17 D2
March 1974 2W · 1D · 2L
W
Sheffield United A
D1 Macari
1–0
2 Mar 29,203 7-9-17 W1
D
Manchester City A
D1
0–0
13 Mar 51,331 7-10-17 D1
L
Birmingham City A
D1
0–1
16 Mar 37,768 7-10-18 L1
L
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1
0–1
23 Mar 36,278 7-10-19 L2
W
Chelsea A
D1 Morgan, Daly, McIlroy
3–1
30 Mar 29,602 8-10-19 W1
April 1974 3W · 2D · 3L
D
Burnley H
D1 McIlroy, Forsyth, Holton
3–3
3 Apr 33,336 8-11-19 D1
W
Norwich City A
D1 Macari, Greenhoff
2–0
6 Apr 28,223 9-11-19 W1
W
Newcastle United H
D1 McCalliog
1–0
13 Apr 44,751 10-11-19 W2
W
Everton H
D1 McCalliog 2, Houston
3–0
15 Apr 48,424 11-11-19 W3
D
Southampton A
D1 McCalliog (pen)
1–1
20 Apr 30,789 11-12-19 D1
L
Everton A
D1
0–1
23 Apr 46,093 11-12-20 L1
L
Manchester City H
D1
0–1
27 Apr 56,996 11-12-21 L2
L
Stoke City A
D1
0–1
29 Apr 27,392 11-12-22 L3

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 24879 2422+2 33%10 41,252
Away 213513 1528-13 14%5 35,324

Home crowds averaged 41,252, away 35,324. Their biggest crowd was 60,025 v Leeds United, the smallest 22,023 v Ipswich Town.

Season Records

3–0
Biggest win
v Everton · 15 Apr 1974
0–3
Heaviest defeat
v Arsenal · 25 Aug 1973
3
Longest win streak
6
Longest unbeaten run
9
Longest winless run
15
Clean sheets
21
Failed to score
0–1
Most common score
10 times

They lost both league meetings with Coventry City, Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
6
9
1-15
3
7
16-30
4
5
31-45
5
11
46-60
11
11
61-75
10
7
76+

United's average goal came in the 54', the average one conceded in the 46'. They scored 8 from the 81st minute on and conceded 5. Penalties: 3 scored, 4 conceded. Own goals: 0 for, 1 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
20' Steve James vs Stoke City D1 0–0 29 Aug 1973
63' Jim Holton vs Queens Park Rangers D1 0–1 1 Sep 1973
85' Sammy McIlroy vs Queens Park Rangers D1 1–1 1 Sep 1973
85' Trevor Anderson @ Ipswich Town D1 0–2 8 Sep 1973
67' Alex Stepney pen vs Leicester City D1 0–2 12 Sep 1973
7' Brian Kidd vs West Ham United D1 0–0 15 Sep 1973
62' Brian Kidd vs West Ham United D1 1–0 15 Sep 1973
83' Ian Storey-Moore vs West Ham United D1 2–1 15 Sep 1973
81' Sammy McIlroy @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0–2 6 Oct 1973
66' Alex Stepney pen vs Birmingham City D1 0–0 20 Oct 1973
88' Tony Young vs Chelsea D1 0–2 3 Nov 1973
90' Brian Greenhoff vs Chelsea D1 1–2 3 Nov 1973
12' George Best @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–1 10 Nov 1973
34' Lou Macari @ Newcastle United D1 0–1 17 Nov 1973
43' George Graham @ Newcastle United D1 1–1 17 Nov 1973
47' George Best vs Coventry City D1 0–1 15 Dec 1973
66' Willie Morgan vs Coventry City D1 1–2 15 Dec 1973
7' Lou Macari vs Sheffield United D1 0–0 26 Dec 1973
77' Sammy McIlroy vs Ipswich Town D1 0–0 29 Dec 1973
80' Lou Macari vs Ipswich Town D1 1–0 29 Dec 1973
64' Lou Macari vs Plymouth Argyle FAC 0–0 5 Jan 1974
67' Sammy McIlroy @ West Ham United D1 0–1 12 Jan 1974
50' Steve James vs Arsenal D1 0–0 19 Jan 1974
47' Brian Greenhoff @ Derby County D1 0–2 16 Feb 1974
68' Stewart Houston @ Derby County D1 1–2 16 Feb 1974
35' Lou Macari @ Sheffield United D1 0–0 2 Mar 1974
7' Willie Morgan @ Chelsea D1 0–0 30 Mar 1974
60' Gerry Daly @ Chelsea D1 1–0 30 Mar 1974
67' Sammy McIlroy @ Chelsea D1 2–0 30 Mar 1974
1' Sammy McIlroy vs Burnley D1 0–0 3 Apr 1974
67' Alex Forsyth vs Burnley D1 1–1 3 Apr 1974
87' Jim Holton vs Burnley D1 2–3 3 Apr 1974
65' Lou Macari @ Norwich City D1 0–0 6 Apr 1974
86' Brian Greenhoff @ Norwich City D1 1–0 6 Apr 1974
12' Jim McCalliog vs Newcastle United D1 0–0 13 Apr 1974
21' Jim McCalliog vs Everton D1 0–0 15 Apr 1974
45' Stewart Houston vs Everton D1 1–0 15 Apr 1974
55' Jim McCalliog vs Everton D1 2–0 15 Apr 1974
20' Jim McCalliog pen @ Southampton D1 0–0 20 Apr 1974

Squad

25 players
Player LeagueFA CupLeague Cup Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Alex Stepney 42 2 2 – 1 – 45 2 –
Martin Buchan 42 – 2 – 1 – 45 – –
Willie Morgan 41 2 2 – 1 – 44 2 –
Brian Greenhoff 36 2 2 – 1 – 39 2 –
Lou Macari 35 (1) 5 2 1 1 – 38 (1) 6 1
Jim Holton 34 2 2 – 1 – 37 2 –
Tony Young 29 1 2 – 1 – 32 1 –
Sammy McIlroy 29 (5) 6 2 (1) – – – 31 (6) 6 –
George Graham 24 (1) 1 1 – 1 – 26 (1) 1 –
Brian Kidd 21 2 2 (1) – 1 – 24 (1) 2 –
Steve James 21 2 1 – 1 – 23 2 –
Alex Forsyth 19 (1) 1 2 – – – 21 (1) 1 –
Stewart Houston 20 1 – – – – 20 1 –
Mick Martin 16 (4) – 2 – – – 18 (4) – –
Gerry Daly 16 (2) 1 – – 1 – 17 (2) 1 –
George Best 12 2 – – – – 12 2 –
Trevor Anderson 12 (1) 1 – – – – 12 (1) 1 –
Jim McCalliog 11 4 – – – – 11 4 –
Clive Griffiths 7 – – – – – 7 – –
Peter Fletcher 5 (3) – – – – – 5 (3) – –
Paul Bielby 4 (2) – – – – – 4 (2) – –
George Buchan 3 (3) – – – 1 (1) – 4 (4) – –
David Sadler 3 (1) – – – – – 3 (1) – –
Ian Storey-Moore 2 1 – – – – 2 1 –
Arnie Sidebottom 2 – – – – – 2 – –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Leeds United 42 24 14 4 66 31 +35 62
2 Liverpool 42 22 13 7 52 31 +21 57
3 Derby County 42 17 14 11 52 42 +10 48
4 Ipswich Town 42 18 11 13 67 58 +9 47
5 Stoke City 42 15 16 11 54 42 +12 46
6 Burnley 42 16 14 12 56 53 +3 46
7 Everton 42 16 12 14 50 48 +2 44
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 17 12 56 52 +4 43
9 Leicester City 42 13 16 13 51 41 +10 42
10 Arsenal 42 14 14 14 49 51 -2 42
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 14 14 45 50 -5 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 15 14 49 49 0 41
13 Sheffield United 42 14 12 16 44 49 -5 40
14 Manchester City 42 14 12 16 39 46 -7 40
15 Newcastle United 42 13 12 17 49 48 +1 38
16 Coventry City 42 14 10 18 43 54 -11 38
17 Chelsea 42 12 13 17 56 60 -4 37
18 West Ham United 42 11 15 16 55 60 -5 37
19 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 64 -12 37
20 Southampton 42 11 14 17 47 68 -21 36
21 Manchester United 42 10 12 20 38 48 -10 32
22 Norwich City 42 7 15 20 37 62 -25 29

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

23 moves
In
Out
  • Carlo Sartori Midfielder
    to Bologna€57k
  • Ray O'Brien Left-Back
    to Notts County€53k
  • Wyn Davies Centre-Forward
    to Blackpool€21k
  • Paul Edwards Right-Back
    to Oldham Athletic€20k
  • David Sadler Centre-Back
    to PrestonUndisclosed
  • Denis Law Centre-Forward
    to Man CityFree
  • Ian Storey-Moore Left Winger
    to Without ClubUndisclosed
  • Jimmy Rimmer Goalkeeper
    to ArsenalUndisclosed
  • John Fitzpatrick Left-Back
    to RetiredUndisclosed
  • Peter Abbott Centre-Forward
    to SwanseaUndisclosed
  • Sir Bobby Charlton Attacking Midfield
    to Career breakUndisclosed
  • Tommy O'Neil Right-Back
    to SouthportUndisclosed
  • Tony Dunne Left-Back
    to BoltonUndisclosed
  • Willie Watson Right-Back
    to Motherwell FCUndisclosed
Loans

Debuts & Farewells

Debuts this season
Final appearances

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