1973–74 Football League First Division
| Season | 1973–74 |
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| Champions | Leeds United (2nd English title) |
| Relegated |
Manchester United, Norwich City, Southampton |
| European Cup 1974–75 | Leeds United |
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FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 |
Liverpool (2nd FA Cup title) |
| UEFA Cup 1974–75 |
Derby County Ipswich Town, Stoke City, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,107 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mick Channon (Southampton), 21 |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich – Southampton 7–0 (2 Feb 1974) |
| Biggest away win | Norwich – Arsenal 0–4 (15 Sep 1973) |
| Highest scoring | Derby – Southampton 6–2 (22 Sep 1973) |
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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1973-74 season.
Leeds United won the First Division title for the second time in their history. The title was confirmed on April 24, after title challengers Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal. Norwich City were relegated on April 20, despite beating Burnley 1-0 at Carrow Road, Southampton's 1-1 draw with Manchester United sent the Canaries down. Manchester United went down on April 27, after losing 1-0 at home to their fierce rivals Manchester City and Birmingham City's result going against them with a 2-1 win against relegated Norwich City at St Andrew's. Southampton were also relegated because of Birmingham City's result despite winning 3-0 at Everton.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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