1973–74 in Scottish football

1973–74 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Airdrieonians
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Dundee
Junior Cup winners
Cambuslang Rangers
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
1974 BHC, 1974 World Cup qualification, 1974 World Cup

The 1973–74 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 77th season of Scottish league football. [1]

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Division One

Scottish Division One
Season1973–74
ChampionsCeltic
29th title
RelegatedEast Fife
Falkirk

The 1973–74 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Hibernian. East Fife and Falkirk finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1974–75 Second Division.

This was Celtic's ninth title in a row, a record that would be equalled by Rangers in the 1996–97 season and again by Celtic themselves in 2019–20.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 34 23 7 4 82 27 +55 53 Champion
2 Hibernian 34 20 9 5 75 42 +33 49
3 Rangers 34 21 6 7 67 34 +33 48
4 Aberdeen 34 13 16 5 46 26 +20 42
5 Dundee 34 16 7 11 67 48 +19 39
6 Heart of Midlothian 34 14 10 10 54 43 +11 38
7 Ayr United 34 15 8 11 44 40 +4 38
8 Dundee United 34 15 7 12 55 51 +4 37 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
9 Motherwell 34 14 7 13 45 40 +5 35
10 Dumbarton 34 11 7 16 43 58 −15 29
11 Partick Thistle 34 9 10 15 33 46 −13 28
12 St Johnstone 34 9 10 15 41 60 −19 28
13 Arbroath 34 10 7 17 52 69 −17 27
14 Morton 34 8 10 16 37 49 −12 26
15 Clyde 34 8 9 17 29 65 −36 25
16 Dunfermline Athletic 34 8 8 18 43 65 −22 24
17 East Fife 34 9 6 19 26 51 −25 24 Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division
18 Falkirk 34 4 14 16 33 58 −25 22
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Results

Home \ Away ABE ARB AYR CEL CLY DUM DND DNU DNF EFI FAL HOM HIB MOR MOT PAR RAN STJ
Aberdeen 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Arbroath 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 3–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–1
Ayr United 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–2
Celtic 2–0 1–0 4–0 5–0 3–3 1–2 3–3 6–0 4–2 6–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 7–0 1–0 3–0
Clyde 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–1
Dumbarton 0–1 5–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–5 0–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–1
Dundee 1–1 5–2 2–1 0–1 6–1 2–1 0–1 1–5 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–3 2–2
Dundee United 0–3 3–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 6–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–4 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 3–2 1–5 2–3 0–1 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 3–1
East Fife 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–6 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2
Falkirk 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Heart of Midlothian 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–4 0–2
Hibernian 3–1 2–1 4–2 2–4 5–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–3
Morton 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–3 0–3 4–3 0–0 2–3 1–1
Motherwell 0–0 3–4 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–1
Partick Thistle 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Rangers 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–1
St Johnstone 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Champions: Celtic
Relegated: East Fife, Falkirk

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrieonians 36 28 4 4 102 25 +77 60 Promotion to the 1974–75 First Division
2 Kilmarnock 36 26 6 4 96 44 +52 58
3 Hamilton Academical 36 24 7 5 68 38 +30 55
4 Queen of the South 36 20 7 9 73 41 +32 47
5 Berwick Rangers 36 16 13 7 53 35 +18 45
6 Raith Rovers 36 18 9 9 69 48 +21 45
7 Stirling Albion 36 17 6 13 76 50 +26 40
8 Montrose 36 15 7 14 71 64 +7 37
9 Stranraer 36 14 8 14 64 70 −6 36
10 Clydebank 36 13 8 15 47 48 −1 34
11 St Mirren 36 12 10 14 62 66 −4 34
12 Alloa Athletic 36 15 4 17 47 58 −11 34
13 Cowdenbeath 36 11 9 16 59 85 −26 31
14 Queen's Park 36 12 4 20 42 64 −22 28
15 Stenhousemuir 36 11 5 20 44 59 −15 27
16 East Stirlingshire 36 9 5 22 47 73 −26 23
17 Albion Rovers 36 7 6 23 38 72 −34 20
18 Forfar Athletic 36 5 6 25 42 94 −52 16
19 Brechin City 36 5 4 27 33 99 −66 14
Source: "1973-1974 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Airdrieonians, Kilmarnock

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1973–74 Celtic 3 – 0 Dundee United
League Cup 1973–74 Dundee 1 – 0 Celtic
Junior Cup Cambuslang Rangers 3 – 1 Linlithgow Rose

Other honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – North Clachnacuddin 2 – 1 * Inverness Thistle
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South Selkirk 4 – 2 * St Cuthbert Wanderers

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Keith
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 1 – 1 † Ayr United
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 3 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 2 * Cowdenbeath
Lanarkshire Cup Albion Rovers Motherwell
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 3 – 1 * Morton
Stirlingshire Cup Stirling Albion 2 – 2 † Dumbarton

* – aggregate over two legs
† – won on penalties

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Elgin City 30 19 7 4 71 30 +41 45
2 Inverness Thistle 30 14 12 4 66 39 +27 40
3 Fraserburgh 30 16 7 7 72 43 +29 39
Source:

Individual honours

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the Year Scotland World Cup squad —

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
26 September Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Czechoslovakia 2–1 WCQG8 Jim Holton, Joe Jordan
17 October Tehelné pole, Bratislava (A)  Czechoslovakia 0–1 WCQG8
14 November Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  West Germany 1–1 Friendly Jim Holton
27 March Waldstadion, Frankfurt (A)  West Germany 1–2 Friendly Kenny Dalglish
11 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Northern Ireland 0–1 BHC
14 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Wales 2–0 BHC Kenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine (pen.)
18 May Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 2–0 BHC Joe Jordan, own goal
1 June Klokke Stadion, Bruges (A)  Belgium 1–2 Friendly Jimmy Johnstone
6 June Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)  Norway 2–1 Friendly Joe Jordan, Kenny Dalglish
14 June Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (N)  Zaire 2–0 WCG2 Peter Lorimer, Joe Jordan
18 June Waldstadion, Frankfurt (N)  Brazil 0–0 WCG2
22 June Waldstadion, Frankfurt (N)  Yugoslavia 1–1 WCG2 Joe Jordan

1974 British Home Championship – Joint Winners with  England

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8
  • WCG2 = World Cup – Group 2
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references

  1. ^ "1973/74 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
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