1973–74 S.L. Benfica season
After dominating the league the year before, Jimmy Hagan started his fourth season at Benfica. With only Mário Moinhos and António Barros as new additions, Benfica started their campaign on 9 September, losing in the opening day to Boavista. Two weeks later, Hagan unexpectedly resigned from his position because of interference of President Borges Coutinho to his job. Assistant Fernando Cabrita replaced him and within a month, Benfica was knocked-out of the European Cup by Újpesti Dózsa. Despite that, Benfica's performance in the Primeira Divisão remained good, with the team getting a point from the top on early December.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season
However a poor end of the month saw them lost the undefeated streak at home dating back to 1965, and fall to fourth place, four points from the top. In the second half of the season, Benfica collected consecutive wins and reached second place by early February, while also cutting their gap to Sporting to just one point. In March, a loss in Estádio das Antas with Porto and a draw with Beira-Mar, put Sporting with a four-point lead again.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season
Nonetheless, Benfica beat Sporting at their own home and three weeks later, they got back to a single point difference after their rival dropped points. That gap remained unchanged until the last match-day, when Sporting won the title. In the Portuguese Cup, Benfica reached the Taça de Portugal Final after beating Porto away, but lost the competition on extra-time to Sporting.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started the new season after having won their third consecutive league title in the past season. It was their first league undefeated, and they also broke a record for longest distance to second place, 18 points. In the transfer window, Benfica signed Mário Moinhos and brought back António Barros from loan. In the departures, they let go of Augusto Matine and João Alves. In his fourth year, Hagan's pre-season saw Benfica play in Angola and Mozambique, three games with América with three different results. Afterwards, they played the Trofeo Colombino in 18 and 19 August, losing the trophy for Dinamo Tbilisi. From 21 to 23 August, Benfica participated in the inaugural Trofeo Villa de Madrid, finishing fourth. The pre-season closed with the Thessaloniki Tournament, which Benfica won.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started their title defence on 9 September against Boavista on Estádio do Bessa. They lost 2–0, ending their undefeated streak in the competition that dated back to 26 March 1972. The team responded well and won their next three league matches. On 25 September, on a day of Eusébio testimonial match, in a training session, Humberto Coelho, Toni and Nelinho did an exercise wrong and Jimmy Hagan lost it. He fined them, made them repeat an afternoon practise and miss the game.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Hagan back-tracked on the first two, but still did not call them for the game saying that "Toni and Humberto will not play". President Borges Coutinho overruled him and Hagan unexpectedly resigned the next day for interference to his job. He was replaced by Fernando Cabrita, his assistant. His first game was an away win against Olympiacos for the European Cup. On 7 October, Benfica drew 0–0 with Farense, adding another lost point in the campaign. In the league table, they sat in third place with 7 points, two shy of leaders Vitória de Setúbal.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
But as Benfica resumed their winning path domestically, in the European Cup, the situation deteriorated, with Benfica being knocked-out by Újpesti Dózsa in the second round. Now solely focused in the Primeira Divisão, on match-day 9, Benfica dropped points on the road again, drawing 0–0 with Vitória de Guimarães. That allowed Vitória de Setúbal to increase their lead even further. On 2 December, Benfica defeated Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa to overtake them in the league. They also took advantage of the loss of Setúbal to reduce their lead to a point.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
However, the following week, on the first away match of December, Benfica lost 2–0 against Académica de Coimbra and was again three points down from leaders Setúbal. The month closed with a home defeat against Vitória de Setúbal, their first home loss since 17 October 1965. Losing by 3–2 in Estádio da Luz pushed Benfica into fourth place with 21 points, four less than Sporting, who lapped the first half of the season in first place.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica's first games in 1974 was much better overall. After winning all their matches in January, Benfica reached second-place ex-aequo with Porto on 11 February. Taking advantage of Porto's draw and Sporting's loss, Benfica won their match and cut Sporting's lead to just one point. In early March, Benfica surpassed Porto after their rival dropped points in Guimarães. On 10 March, Benfica visited Estádio das Antas to play Porto, losing 2–1. With this defeat, Benfica was now with 35 points, three less than Sporting.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Following a home win against Guimarães, on next match on the road, Benfica drew with Beira-Mar by 1–1. The draw allowed Sporting to open a four-point gap with five matches to go, practically ending any hope of Benfica renewing their league title. On 31 March, Benfica  played Sporting in Estádio de Alvalade and defeated them by 5–3,  cutting their rivals lead to two points. Before the match, Sporting had requested a Spanish referee and issued an announcement asking for doping control on Benfica.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Fernando Cabrita replied that Benfica's players did not need to be drugged to be the best in Portugal, as they had shown in the match and with eight points in play, Benfica was not dead yet. On 21 April, Sporting dropped points with Beira-Mar, and witnessed Benfica get within a point with three matches to go. Four days later, Carnation Revolution occurred, bringing the country back to democracy. In May, in the last three matches with both teams separated by a point, Sporting won the title on 20 May after defeating Barreirense, while Benfica drew with Setúbal.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica finished with two points less, 47 to 49. On 2 June, Benfica secured their presence in the Taça de Portugal Final after a 3–0 win against Porto on Estádio das Antas. Seven days later, Benfica met Sporting in the Final. A goal from Nené gave Benfica the lead which lasted until the 88th minute, when Sporting levelled. In extra-time, Marinho scored for Sporting which awarded them a double. It was Fernando Cabrita last match in charge, as he already knew he was being replaced with Milorad Pavić.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Jimmy Hagan (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager and later as manager).


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1973–74 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1973-74 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season
During the 1973–74 season S.S. Lazio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
Back to Serie A in 1973, Lazio immediately emerged as surprise challengers for the Scudetto to Milan and Juventus previous season, only losing out on the final day of the season, with a team comprising captain Giuseppe Wilson, as well as midfielders Luciano Re Cecconi and Mario Frustalupi, striker Giorgio Chinaglia who led the top Italian league in scoring with 24 goals, and head coach Tommaso Maestrelli. Lazio improved such successes this season, ensuring its first title in 74 years.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
In UEFA Cup the team advanced to the second round. Then they faced English squad Ipswich Town in a bizarre series they never forget. Lazio came to Portman Road for the first leg. Coach Tommaso Maestrelli made changes to tighten his defence. They backfired. Ipswich established a 4–0 lead with Trevor Whymark scoring all four goals. The fourth was hotly disputed by the angry Italians who claimed that Whymark had handled the ball. It was a rugged match.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
Sightseeing in Rome went smoothly for the return leg. It was when Ipswich had their first training session in Rome that the flames of Lazio fury were ignited. A delegation from the AC Roma supporters, Lazio's big rivals, arrived to make a presentation with Press photographers present. Pietro Magliocchetti, their president, handed Whymark a trophy with the following inscription. "To Whymark in recognition of Ipswich v Lazio 4-0. Il Roma Club FC 12" Giallorossa, with affection and gratitude. There was an atmosphere of intimidation in the Olympic Stadium. Whymark took a blow to the head early on and Bryan Hamilton later admitted that he was "genuinely scared" by Lazio's physical and violent approach.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
Lazio opened the scoring in 43 seconds and added another in nine minutes. A third goal after 26 minutes brought the Italians back into the game. They were pegged back after 73 minutes when Dutch referee Leo van der Kroft awarded what Lazio felt was a soft penalty after Clive Woods had been tripped. Colin Viljoen calmly converted the spot kick. Whymark went to congratulate him and was chased back into his own goalmouth by enraged Lazio players.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
Giorgio Chinaglia, the Lazio captain and super star, scored a penalty in the 82nd minute to set up a tense finish although the Italians had to score two more because of the away-goal rule. Johnson was on the bench. He was spat on by an Italian which made him determined to play his part on the field despite his injury which had not fully healed.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
In injury-time Johnson scored for Ipswich to clinch a 6-4 overall success.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
The Lazio fans got onto the pitch despite a metal fence and a moat. They threw full beer cans and lighted rockets at the Police who used tear gas in a forlorn effort to maintain control. The Italian Press had a heading "Thugs of the Olimpico" and "Madness at Stadio Olimpico."


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Summary
The riot proved ever so costly for Lazio. That season they went on to win the Scudetto but were banned by UEFA from playing in the European Cup.


1973–74 S.S. Lazio season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1973–74 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1973–74 SK Rapid Wien season was the 76th season in club history.


1973–74 SM-sarja season
The 1973–74 SM-sarja season was the 43rd season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.


1973–74 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1973–74 San Antonio Spurs season was the first season for the newly named San Antonio Spurs, who had spent the past six seasons as the Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association. The Spurs made their debut on October 10, 1973, vs the San Diego Conquistadors in San Antonio, losing 121–106. Afterwards, the Spurs would win just 6 of their next 13 games. By the end of November, they would be back to .500. By February the Spurs were at 34–33, but they would win 11 of their next 16 games to finish the season 3rd in the 3 team Western Conference, going to the playoffs. In the 1974 ABA Playoffs, the Spurs lost in the first round 4–3 to the Indiana Pacers.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season
The 1973–74 American Basketball Association season saw the San Diego Conquistadors acquire Wilt Chamberlain as a player and coach, finish tied for fourth place in the ABA's Western Division, defeat the Denver Rockets in a one-game playoff for that spot and then bow out to the Utah Stars 4 games to 2 in the Western Division Semifinals.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Offseason, Draft picks, Undergraduate draft
On September 26, 1973, the Conquistadors signed Wilt Chamberlain to a three-year, $1.8 million contract as the team's player-coach. The Los Angeles Lakers promptly went to court and won a ruling that Chamberlain could only play professional basketball for the Lakers, but the court did allow Chamberlain to coach the Conquistadors. Stan Albeck was hired as the Conquistadors' assistant coach and as the team's Director of Player Personnel. As events played out, Albeck often acted as the team's head coach during Chamberlain's erratic absences.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Offseason, Draft picks, Undergraduate draft
Also during the preseason the Conquistadors signed Travis "Machine Gun" Grant to the roster.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Offseason, Draft picks, Undergraduate draft
During the preseason the Conquistadors were an anomaly in that they, unlike other ABA teams, did not play any exhibition games against NBA teams.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
The Conquistadors opened the ABA season on October 10, 1973, with a road game against the San Antonio Spurs. 5,879 attended as the Conquistadors prevailed, 121–106, behind Stew Johnson's game-high 38 points. The following night 5,013 fans saw the Conquistadors lose on the road to the Denver Rockets, 135–111. The following night the Conquistadors played their home opener in front of 2,318 fans but lost to the Memphis Tams 118–113 in spite of Stew Johnson's 34 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
After a week off, the Conquistadors again faced the Rockets, this time on their home court in San Diego. The Conquistadors lost again to the Rockets, 113–100. Stew Johnson scored 23 points in front of 2,468 fans. Two nights later, on October 21, the Conquistadors took to their home court in front of 2,261 fans and lost a double-overtime game to the Indiana Pacers, 112–105. After another day off the Conquistadors hosted the Spurs and lost 112–110 in front of 2,468 fans.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
On October 26 the Conquistadors, now 1–5, took the court in San Diego against the Utah Stars and their 4–5 record. With a crowd of 2,358 watching, Bo Lamar scored 36 points to lead the Conquistadors to a 122–102 victory.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
On October 28 the Conquistadors took their home floor against Memphis and the teams set an ABA record for the most 2 point field goals in a single game by two teams (117). The Conquistadors won, 146–133, in front of 1,906 fans.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
On October 29 the Conquistadors signed Caldwell Jones as they traded Larry Miller to the Virginia Squires for Jones.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
The Conquistadors took a 3–5 record into November. On November 1 the Q's and Tams met again, this time in Memphis, and the Conquistadors repeated as victors, 103–100, in front of 6,273 fans. The following night in Salt Lake City the Conquistadors took their improved 4–5 record into the Salt Palace in front of 7,168 fans but lost to the Stars 126–110.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
November 6 saw the Q's on the road at Denver, losing 110–104 to the Rockets before a crowd of 2,058. The following night in San Antonio the Conquistadors managed only 9 points in the entire first quarter against the Spurs. A furious comeback led by Bo Lamar's 34 points made for a tight game but the Q's could not overcome their terrible first quarter and lost 105–104 in front of 7,101 fans.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
That same day, November 7, brought bad news for the franchise: a ballot initiative to fund team owner Leonard Bloom's proposed 20,000 seat arena was defeated by the electorate. 19,000 ballots were cast in the referendum and the proposal lost by only 294 votes. As a result, attendance problems, which already were bad because the Q's were forced to play in tiny Golden Hall (3,200 seats) instead of in the San Diego Sports Arena, became worse as rumors swirled that the Conquistadors would move to Los Angeles at the end of the season. The league did, in fact, on November 10 order Bloom to begin investigating such a move.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
The Q's next took the court on November 10, facing the New York Nets in San Diego. Julius Erving scored 35 points for the Nets but the Q's prevailed 107–105 in front of 2,369 fans. The following night the Q's took their home court again, with only 1,422 in attendance, and eked out a narrow 102–101 victory against the Indiana Pacers to bring their season record to 6–8.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
November 14 brought the Q's to Salt Lake City once again, where the Stars prevailed 129–119 in front of 6,354 fans despite Stew Johnson's game-high 23 points. On November 16 the Conquistadors lost in overtime at home against the Denver Rockets, 130–126; only 1,666 fans were reported for the game. The following night the Q's lost to the Spurs in San Antonio, 118–96; Stew Johnson scored 32 in front of 4,046 fans.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
On November 21 the Q's took their home floor in front of 1,685 fans and defeated the Carolina Cougars 139–125 behind Bo Lamar's game-high 36 points. A brief winning streak commenced for the Q's as they met the Cougars again on November 23 in Raleigh and came away with a 111–107 overtime victory behind Stew Johnson's 30 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
The following night saw a close game in front of 3,421 fans in Cincinnati, Ohio as the Conquistadors played a tough game but lost 124–121 to the Kentucky Colonels and that team's fearsome front line as Dan Issel and Artis Gilmore scored 30 points each for Kentucky. November 27 saw another Q's loss, this time in Indianapolis to the Pacers, 129–117, before 8,018 fans. The Q's next game came on November 28 as they lost 134–108 to the Nets in front of 6,884 fans in Uniondale, New York.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
On the 30th the Conquistadors took an 8–14 record into their final game of November, a home matchup against the Virginia Squires. The Conquistadors scored 86 points in the first half. Virginia's George Gervin put in 37 points but the Q's held on for a 145–139 victory to close out the month at 9–14.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
On the 2nd they opened the month at home against the Utah Stars and won 105–100 before 1,230 fans. Another win came two nights later in Memphis as the Q's bested the Tams 112–101 before 2,285 fans. The following night the Conquistadors took their improved 11–14 record to Denver but lost a lopsided game to the Rockets, 138–108, in front of 3,773 fans. On the 7th came another loss, 121–113, in front of 7,158 fans on the Utah Stars' homecourt. The following night saw a home loss to the Spurs, 95–85, with attendance at 1,624.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
On December 11 Wilt Chamberlain's bench role became final as an arbitrator ruled that, due to the option year on his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers (later thrown out in the Oscar Robertson suit), Chamberlain was bound to the Lakers for the season and could not play for San Diego.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
December 12 saw the Q's prevail 119–113 on the Indiana Pacers' home court; Bo Lamar had 30 points, as did Indiana's George McGinnis. 6,831 turned up for the Pacers game; only 1,200 were announced the following night in Memphis as the Q's defeated the Tams 107–104. One night later a 112–104 road victory over the Nets followed, this time in front of 8,223 fans. The Conquistadors' three-game winning streak came to an end on their home court the following night in front of 1,764 fans as the Kentucky Colonels came away with a 106–101 win despite Stew Johnson's 40 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
On December 19 the Conquistadors took their 14–18 record to Denver and defeated the Rockets 118–113 before 3,031 fans. December 21 saw the Conquistadors pull out a 140–130 win against the Carolina Cougars in front of 1,368 home fans. The following night in San Antonio the Q's earned an overtime victory in front of 8,769 Spurs fans; the final score was 129–123 and the Conquistadors were now one game away from .500 with 17 wins and 18 losses. Once again, however, the Conquistadors had a three-game winning streak ended by the Kentucky Colonels, 123–120 in San Diego. 2,368 fans were announced as Dan Issel led all scorers with 31 points. A 102–98 road loss to the Utah Stars followed, as 6,157 fans watched. One night later the Q's lost at home 104–76 to the San Antonio Spurs.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
December 29 saw the Conquistadors rebound with a 124–119 home victory against the New York Nets. The Nets had a 22-point lead at halftime but the Conquistadors mounted a furious comeback to down that season's eventual ABA champions. Attendance improved to 2,511 for that game but dipped to 1,816 the following night as the Indiana Pacers managed a one-point win against the Q's, 109–108. San Diego ended December and 1973 with an 18–22 record.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1974
January 1974 saw the Conquistadors trade Red Robbins and Chuck Williams to the Kentucky Colonels for Jimmy O'Brien and a future draft choice.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1974
On January 4 the Q's opened the new year in front of 2,101 fans but lost to the San Antonio Spurs 112–105. The next evening saw a loss on the road at Denver; the Rockets prevailed 146–122 as Warren Jabali dished 19 assists in front of 6,183 spectators. The next evening saw the Conquistadors lose a home game in front of 1,329 fans to the Carolina Cougars, 120–109; Mack Calvin scored 29 points and Caldwell Jones tied an ABA record with 12 blocked shots.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1974
On January 9 the Q's dropped a 115–112 contest on the Utah Stars' home court; 5,784 were in attendance and Willie Wise scored 35 points. The next evening saw the Conquistadors notch their first win of 1974, prevailing 109–107 against the Indiana Pacers in front of 5,016 fans in Indianapolis. Next was a home loss on January 12 to the Stars; 1,851 watched Utah prevail as Willie Wise put in 29 points. On January 13 Bo Lamar scored a game-high 50 points as San Diego won on its home court 141–130 against the Indiana Pacers; attendance was 1,386 for the game. January 16 saw a road loss to the Virginia Squires despite Bo Lamar's 28 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1974
On January 17 the Q's dropped a matchup against the Spurs in San Antonio 101–97; 4,138 attended and   Bird Averitt scored 35. The following evening 1,683 saw San Diego lose a home game to Denver, 120–113. January 20 brought the Q's to Indianapolis for a one-point loss to the Pacers, 123–122, as Bo Lamar and George McGinnis each scored 40 points in front of 9,164 fans. January 23 saw the Conquistadors, 2–9 in January so far, pull off an upset, defeating the Kentucky Colonels 106–99 in Louisville in front of 9,307 as Bo Lamar led all scorers with 25 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1974
The next evening San Diego won its second road game in a row 125–108 against the Virginia Squires despite George Gervin's 27 points. The Q's brief winning streak came to an end on January 25 with a 116–104 road loss to the Carolina Cougars as Travis Grant scored 23. January 27 saw the Conquistadors lose a close one on their home court to the Kentucky Colonels 105–103; attendance had improved to 3,011 but Dan Issel's 34 points were too much to overcome.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, January 1974
The next evening the Q's lost in Salt Lake City 120–109 to the Utah Stars; 9,464 watched as Travis Grant scored 28 points. The Conquistadors ended January with a 4–12 record for the month; their overall record stood at 22 wins and 34 losses (.393). A high point came on January 30 as Stew Johnson represented the Conquistadors while playing in the ABA All-Star Game.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1974
The Conquistadors opened the new month with a home win on its first day, defeating the Indiana Pacers 124–119 despite George McGinnis' 38 points; San Diego's attendance problems continued as only 1,237 fans came to the game. February 3 brought another home victory for the Q's as they defeated the Virginia Squires 107–104, with 1,058 in attendance. On February 6 the Conquistadors, in front of 1,236 fans, took their home win streak to three games by defeating the Memphis Tams 136–120.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1974
The streak went to four on February 8 as the traveling San Antonio Spurs lost 120–105 as Bo Lamar put in 48 points in front of a crowd of 1,326. On February 10 the Q's, now 25–34, had their home win streak come to an end as the Utah Stars prevailed 120–107 despite Bo Lamar's 30 points. On February 13 the Conquistadors lost at home to the Indiana Pacers, 128–119; 1,066 attended.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, February 1974
February 17 saw another San Diego home win and improved attendance as the Conquistadors took down the Carolina Cougars 129–123 in front of 1,866 as Travis Grant put in 41 points. Another home win came on February 20 as the Q's defeated the Utah Stars 109–97 in front of 1,184 fans. February 22 brought a road loss to the New York Nets, 121–113; the Conquistadors' next game, on February 26, was a 126–119 win on the Virginia Squires' home court as Travis Grant led all scorers with 32. The next evening brought another road win, 119–117 against the Carolina Cougars. February was San Diego's best of the season with an 8–3 record, bringing the team to an overall record of 30–37.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1974
San Diego's solid February gave way to a bad stretch to start March. The Conquistadors faced the New York Nets on the road on the first day of the month and lost 138–119 despite Stew Johnson's 35 points. March 3 saw the Conquistadors routed at Denver, 139–112; five Rockets scored 20 or more points. Next on March 6 came a 123–97 road loss to the New York Nets, and March 8 saw the Q's lose on the San Antonio Spurs' court 115–113 despite Bo Lamar's 39 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1974
The next evening saw the Conquistadors' first victory of the month, a 100–96 home win against Denver as Stew Johnson scored 29 in front of 1,020 fans. San Diego repeated that feat the following night in Denver, winning 114–99 behind Bo Lamar's 33. March 13 brought a home victory against the Virginia Squires, 119–103; Caldwell Jones scored 34 in front of 1,319. The Q's three game win streak ended on the road on March 15 as the Indiana Pacers won 145–129, with Tim Bassett setting a record with 18 offensive rebounds.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1974
The next evening brought a road win against the Carolina Cougars, 101–90; Bo Lamar had 26 points. The next night saw San Diego lose a close game at home to the Memphis Tams, 118–115; 1,583 attended as Bo Lamar scored 34. March 20 brought a win for the Q's, 125–122 at home against the Virginia Squires, as 2,598 – a great crowd for San Diego though not for the league – saw Stew Johnson pour in 45 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1974
March 22 saw a 111–106 road loss to the New York Nets despite Caldwell Jones' 27; a 109–101 road loss to the Virginia Squires came on the next night. On March 24 Caldwell Jones led all scorers with 30 points on the Kentucky Colonels' home court but Kentucky won 122–111 in front of 9,115 fans. March 26 brought a 110–105 road win against the Memphis Tams behind Bo Lamar's 33 points; the following night the Conquistadors defeated the Kentucky Colonels in San Diego 121–108 as 3,006 fans saw Stew Johnson score 40 points.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Regular season, Month by Month, March 1974
With that upset and the two-game win streak the Conquistadors edged themselves into a tie with the Denver Rockets for fourth place in the Western Division as they finished the regular season with a record of 37–47 after going 7–9 in March. San Diego's average home attendance for the season stood at 1,843, a drop off of 404 from their average of 2,247 during the prior season, their first. Bo Lamar was named to the ABA All-Rookie Team as the Conquistadors headed for a one-game playoff with Denver for the right to enter the 1974 ABA Playoffs at fourth place in the Western Division.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Playoffs
The Conquistadors and the Denver Rockets both finished the regular season with 37 wins and 47 losses and thus tied for fourth place in the Western Division. As a result, the two met for a one-game playoff to determine which of the two teams would claim the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Division. The Rockets had won 8 of their 11 regular season games against San Diego.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Playoffs
The two teams met in Denver on March 29, 1974, and the Conquistadors won, 131–111, thus laying sole claim to the Western Division fourth place spot and a berth in the 1974 ABA Playoffs against the Western Division champion Utah Stars. The Stars had finished the regular season with a 51–33 record, 14 games ahead of the Conquistadors.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Playoffs
The Western Division Semifinals began the very next day, on March 30, at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Stars won 114–99, and again on April 1, 119–105.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Playoffs
On April 3 the teams met in San Diego and the Conquistadors won a close game 97–96 to cut the Stars' series lead to 2–1. The following night, April 4, the Conquistadors evened up the series at 2–2 with a 100–98 victory on their home court.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Playoffs
The teams then returned to Salt Lake City where, on April 6, the Stars won 100–93 to take a 3–2 series lead.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Playoffs
On April 8 the Stars and Conquistadors met in San Diego for Game 6 in the series. The Stars prevailed 110–99 to eliminate the Conquistadors and advance to the Western Division Finals against the Indiana Pacers. The Stars went on to defeat the Pacers 4 games to 3 before losing the ABA Championship to the Eastern Division champion New York Nets, 4 games to 1.


1973–74 San Diego Conquistadors season, Transactions, Draft and preseason signings
The Conquistadors drafted Bird Averitt, who signed with the San Antonio Spurs, and Bo Lamar and Tim Bassett, both of whom signed with and played for the Conquistadors. In the undergraduate draft the Conquistadors drafted UCLA's star center Bill Walton, who opted to stay in school. On September 26, 1973 Wilt Chamberlain was signed to a 3-year, $1.8 million contract as the team's player-coach, but litigation with the Los Angeles Lakers kept Chamberlain off the court. Travis "Machine Gun" Grant was signed in the pre-season.


1973–74 Scottish Cup
The 1973–74 Scottish Cup was the 89th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Dundee United in the final.


1973–74 Scottish Division One
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.


1973–74 Scottish Division One
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.


1973–74 Scottish Division Two
The 1973–74 Scottish Second Division was won by Airdrieonians who, along with second placed Kilmarnock, were promoted to the First Division. Brechin City finished bottom.


1973–74 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1973–74 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1973–74 Scottish League Cup
The 1973–74 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-eighth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee, who defeated Celtic in the Final.


1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 7th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the resignation of Lenny Wilkens as a head coach after the 1971–72 season and a poor campaign in the 1972–73 season that saw the departure of general manager Bob Houbregs, the Sonics hired Boston Celtics' stalwart Bill Russell as head coach and general manager. With Russell at the helm, the team finished in 6th place in the Western Conference with a 36–46 record. The Sonics' home court, Seattle Center Coliseum, was the venue for the 1974 NBA All-Star Game.


1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season, Offseason
The Sonics made only one trade during the offseason that sent All-Star Butch Beard to the Golden State Warriors and brought back a member of the original SuperSonics team, Walt Hazzard to Seattle.


1973–74 Segunda División
The 1973–74 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Betis, Hércules CF and UD Salamanca were promoted to Primera División. CA Osasuna, Deportivo de La Coruña, Levante UD and Linares were relegated to Tercera División.


1973–74 Serie A, Teams
Genoa, Cesena and Foggia had been promoted from Serie B.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball)
The 1973–74 Serie A basketball championship was the 51st season of the Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball)
The regular season ran from 4 November 1973 to 5 May 1974, with fourteen teams playing 26 games each. Defending champions Ignis Varese won the title anew (their second in succession and seventh overall) and qualified for the European Champions Cup.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Preseason
One of the major preseason transfers did not concern a player but rather a coach, as Ignis Varese replaced the successful Aca Nikolić with Sandro Gamba, formerly assistant coach at fierce rivals Simmenthal Milano. Despite the league holders losing former captain Ottorino Flaborea, their team was just as strong as they still possessed American sharpshooter Bob Morse as their foreign import and Italian giant Dino Meneghin (generally seen as the best domestic player).


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Preseason
Their rivals from Milan also saw a major off-court change with the departure of long-time sponsor Simmenthal who were replaced by car-maker Innocenti, with a subsequent uniform change from red to blue. Regardless of the overhaul, Innocenti Milano kept their coach Cesare Rubini and most of their major Italian players such as Giulio Iellini, Renzo Bariviera, Giuseppe Brumatti and Massimo Masini. However, they had replaced fiery American  Art Kenney and Italian international Giorgio Giomo (respectively by unproven compatriot George Brosterhous and promising Vittorio Ferracini).


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Preseason
Coming off a season where they had won absolutely everything (the domestic league and cup, European cup and Intercontinental cup) Ignis were obvious favourites to retain their title. Their challengers were also obvious; Innocenti Milano, who had lost no ambition with the sponsor change and Forst Cantù. The ambitious Cantù counted on American center Bob Lienhard and young dynamic Italians in the vein of Pierluigi Marzorati and Carlo Recalcati to upset the more established duo, and could afford to sell the promising Luciano Vendemini to promoted Brina Rieti for a then record 100 million lire. The other eleven teams in the league were seen as mostly evenly matched, with little hope of bothering the leading trio, though some, for example the rechristened Sinudyne Bologna coached by the brilliant Dan Peterson, hoped to.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Preseason
Due to league regulations mandating clubs to play in arenas holding at least 3,500 spectators, four clubs relocated for the season, with Forst Cantù, Canon Venezia, Saclà Asti and Brina Rieti respectively moving to arenas in Brescia, Vicenza, Turin and Rome.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season
The first meeting between the undefeated top three sides took place in the sixth round as a red hot Forst Cantù hosted a stop-start Ignis Varese. Form proved key as Marzorati's 31 points and good playmaking helped Cantù comfortably overcome Varese 84-75 as the visitors offered little support to star Bob Morse's 35 points. The winners were joined with a perfect record at first place by Innocenti Milano.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season
Ignis and Innocenti met on 6 January 1974, with the latter then topping the league (Forst had lost in between). However it was the former that would prevail, toppling Innocenti 78-67 after dominating them in both offense and defence (with 42 rebounds to 29 for example). Though Morse (25 points) and Meneghin (23 points and 20 rebounds) stood out for the winners, it was a clinical team performance that overcame their rivals, who offered little resistance as shown by Brosterhous's poor showing (8 points). With this win, Ignis joined Innocenti and Forst as co-leaders.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season
The status quo didn't last long as Cantù were left behind after the Milanese beat them 80-75 later that month in the twelfth  round as star player Marzorati was hampered by an ankle injury. On 17 February, Innocenti themselves were evicted from first place by a surprise 69-70 defeat to modest Brill Cagliari which left Ignis alone on top. With an injured Brumatti missing for Innocenti, Mauro Cerioni's 26 points were not enough as Brosterhous disappointed with 10 points compared to 20 for Brill's American John Sutter.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season
Once again the match-up between Ignis and Innocenti, this time in Milan, had aspects of a league final, with the home team needing to win to join Ignis in first place. The Milanese managed to do just that, downing Varese 67-65 in a close-knit tie. Though the visitors led 46-37 at half-time in large part thanks to its star duo of Morse (25 points overall) and Meneghin, they had lost playmaker Aldo Ossola to a season ending knee injury earlier in the game and could not shake off their rivals. Innocenti put in an assured collective performance, with notable performances from  Bariviera and Ferracini, clawing at Ignis' lead until Cerioni scored a long range basket with seconds left to take the game.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season
Despite this victory, Innocenti saw the first place slip away from them in the penultimate league round as they lost 76-68 away to a competitive Forst. Though they missed Lienhard to injury, Cantù could count on the ever reliable Marzorati to answer Barivera's 24 points. The result virtually handed Ignis the title with only one round left to play against uncompetitive opposition and a two-point lead over Innocenti and Forst in second place.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season
This proved to be the case as Ignis Varese had a routine 94-74 win over Brill Cagliari to win the league outright and take home their seventh title. A more undecided competition saw Bob Morse and Brill's John Sutter face each other to determine the league's top scorer, with the first scoring 45 points to Sutter's 28 to take the crown.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season
Innocenti Milano finished second as Forst Cantù surprisingly lost their final match against Saclà Asti to settle for third place, far ahead of the rest of the league. At the other end of the table, three teams on the same points would face each other in relegation playoffs to avoid joining the long since relegated Maxmobili Pesaro, namely Alco Bologna, Fag Napoli and Snaidero Udine.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Regular season, Individual scoring table
Source: unofficial statistics compiled by the Giganti del Basket magazine (official statistics started from the 1975–76 season).


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Postseason, Relegation playoffs
The relegation playoffs were played on 24–26 May 1974 in Genoa. Alco Bologna lost their two games and were relegated to the newly created Serie A2, rendering Snaidero Udine's win over Fag Napoli in the final game anecdotal.


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Italian Cup
Holders and league champions Ignis Varese (missing both Ossola and Meneghin to injury) were upset by relegation contender Snaidero Udine 82-81 in the semi-final with Snaidero's Italian internationals Claudio Malagoli and Giorgio Giomo proving decisive (33 and 22 points respectively).


1973–74 Serie A (basketball), Italian Cup
The final, played in Vicenza on 12 May 1974, saw Sinudyne Bologna down Snaidero 90-74 to claim the cup (and a spot in the European Cup Winners' Cup). In an easy win, the Bolognese were led by American sharpshooter John Fultz as he scored 28 points in his last game for them, while Malagoli (16 points) could not repeat his heroics. In the match for third place, Ignis beat the other semi-finalist Saclà Asti 80-73 to close out their season.


1973–74 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1973–74 Serie A season was the 40th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. 10 teams participated in the league, and SG Cortina won the championship.


1973–74 Serie B
The Serie B 1973–74 was the forty-second tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1973–74 Serie B, Teams
Parma, SPAL and Avellino had been promoted from Serie C, while Atalanta, Palermo and Ternana had been relegated from Serie A.


1973–74 Serie C
The 1973–74 Serie C was the thirty-sixth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1973–74 Sheffield Shield season
The 1973–74 Sheffield Shield season was the 72nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.


1973–74 Shell Shield season
The 1973–74 Shell Shield season was the eighth edition of what is now the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, with matches played from 5 January to 28 February 1974.


1973–74 Shell Shield season
Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning two matches and drawing two to claim a fourth title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive season, while Trinidadian slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler Inshan Ali was the leading wicket-taker.


1973–74 Shell Shield season, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.


1973–74 Shell Shield season, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
The 1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.


1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
This is Frank McGuire's 10th season as a head coach. They finished the record of 22-5.


1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season was an inactive season. In tropical cyclones, it was an average season, but in strength, it was very inactive, with only two severe tropical cyclones.


1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Natalie-Lottie
This storm formed as Natalie, then moved into the Australian region the same day. Later it moved back into the SPac and was renamed Lottie. High seas caused the ship Uluilakeba to capsize killing more than 85 people. This makes Lottie one of the deadliest tropical cyclone in region in recent decades.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1973, to April 30, 1974.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Alice
Alice was born around 80E, and reached its greatest intensity (Phase C plus) on September 20 to the north of Tromelin. but has resulted in some light to moderate rain over extreme northeastern Madagascar between 21 and 23, the winds not exceeding 55 km / h in the region of Diego-Suarez.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Bernadette
Bernadette, more active than before, has reached the stage of a tropical cyclone in the strict sense of the international classification, in the 26th October (minimum pressure estimated of 985 mb), moderate rainfall strong enough of have been recorded on the extreme north of Madagascar and off the cape of Amber, a boat noted a peak wind of 139 km/h.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Christiane
Moderate Tropical Storm Christian existed from December 13 to December 21.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Deidre–Delinda
Tropical Cyclone Deidre-Delinda existed from December 26, 1973, to January 4, 1974.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Esmeralda
Moderate Tropical Storm Esmeralda existed from December 30, 1973, to January 5, 1974. The storm looped to the southeast of Madagascar, bringing several days of rainfall to Réunion, reaching 222.2 mm (8.75 in).


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Disturbance Fredegonde
Tropical Disturbance Fredegonde existed from January 19 to January 23.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Ghislaine
Moderate Tropical Storm Ghislaine existed from February 24 to March 3.


1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Honorine
Moderate Tropical Storm Honorine existed from April 12 to April 23.


1973–74 Southern Football League
The 1973–74 Southern Football League season was the 71st in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1973–74 Southern Football League
Dartford won the championship, winning their third Southern League title, whilst Burton Albion, Stourbridge, Bath City and Wealdstone were all promoted to the Premier Division. Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.


1973–74 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1973–74 Southern Football League, Premier Division
At the end of the season Guildford City, who lost its ground earlier, merged with Dorking to form a new club Guildford & Dorking United. Also, Folkestone was renamed Folkestone and Shepway.


1973–74 Southern Football League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1973–74 Southern Football League, Division One North
Also, at the end of the previous season Lockheed Leamington was renamed AP Leamington.


1973–74 Southern Football League, Division One North
At the end of the season Bletchley Town was renamed Milton Keynes City.


1973–74 Southern Football League, Division One South
Division One North consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


1973–74 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of seven non-League clubs applied for election, six of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.


1973–74 Southern Hockey League season
The 1973–74 Southern Hockey League season was the first season of the Southern Hockey League. The league was formed when the Eastern Hockey League split in two; the southern teams became the Southern Hockey League, and the northern teams became the North American Hockey League. Four of the six founding members of the SHL came from the EHL, including the Charlotte Checkers, Greensboro Generals, Roanoke Valley Rebels, and the Suncoast Suns. Two expansion teams were added to complete the league, including the Macon Whoopees, and the Winston-Salem Polar Twins.


1973–74 Southern Hockey League season
Six teams began the season, but two did not complete the schedule due to financial trouble. The Suncoast Suns folded on December 19, 1973. The Macon Whoopees forfeited a game against Charlotte on January 17, 1974 when players refused to play because of not being paid. The team eventually folded on February 15, 1974. The remaining four teams made the playoffs, with the Roanoke Valley Rebels finishing as James Crockett Cup champions.


1973–74 Southern Hockey League season, WHA/NHL affiliations
Southern Hockey League franchises were primarily affiliated with World Hockey Association teams, however some also had agreements with National Hockey League teams. Summary of WHA/NHL affiliation agreements:


1973–74 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1973–74 Soviet Cup was the 16th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. 29 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Krylya Sovetov Moscow, who claimed their second title.


1973–74 Soviet League season
The 1973–74 Soviet Championship League season was the 28th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. Nine teams participated in the league, and Krylya Sovetov Moscow won the championship.


1973–74 Spartan League
The 1973–74 Spartan League season was the 56th in the history of Spartan League. The league consisted of 18 teams.


1973–74 Spartan League, League table
The division featured 18 teams, 16 from last season and 2 new teams:


1973–74 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1973–74 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his sixth year at the school and his first since returning from coaching the New York Nets in the ABA. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.


1973–74 St. Louis Blues season
The 1973–74 St. Louis Blues season was the seventh for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season with a record of 26 wins, 40 losses and 12 ties for 64 points, placing them in sixth place. The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.


1973–74 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs
The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, ending a six season playoff streak.


1973–74 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1973–74 season was Stoke City's 67th season in the Football League and the 43rd in the First Division.


1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season
The season started well for Stoke as they won the short lived Watney Cup prior to the start of the new campaign. But their league form was poor and by January they were in the bottom six. But the signing of Alan Hudson from Chelsea sparked an upturn in results which accumulated in beating Leeds United 3–2 in February ending their 29 match un-beaten run. Stoke continued to climb the table and after remaining unbeaten in their final nine fixtures they took 5th position in the table and qualified for the UEFA Cup.


1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke, with no major summer signings, kicked off the 1973–74 season with George Eastham as assistant manager and the team got off to a fine start, winning the Watney Cup by beating Hull City 2–0 in the final. The opening league form though, was poor although there was a glimmer of hope as Nantwich born Dave Goodwin made a goal-scoring debut against West Ham United. By January 1974 Stoke were struggling in 17th position and the home support was slowly falling and Tony Waddington decided to sell the promising Stewart Jump to Malcolm Allison's Crystal Palace for £75,000 which raised a few questions from the supporters.


1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
But there was method to the manager's apparent madness as he pulled off another major transfer swoop when he paid £240,000 for Chelsea's Alan Hudson. Hudson was an instant hit with the Stoke fans and in his debut against Liverpool he was named as man of the match, helping Stoke to a 1–1 draw. Stoke's next home match against Hudson's old team Chelsea was the first League match to be played on a Sunday, Stoke winning 1–0 in front of 31,985. Another big attendance, saw City's next home match against high-flying Leeds United who had gone 29 matches without defeat.


1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
At the time Don Revie's side were nine points clear at the top and they looked to be increasing their lead as they raced into a 2–0 lead, but Stoke rising to the challenge levelled before half time before Denis Smith grabbed the winner and Leeds' magnificent run was over, but they still took the First Division title. Stoke lost just twice in the final 23 matches and raised up the table to claim 5th place and so qualifying for next season's UEFA Cup.


1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Despite scoring twice at Bolton Wanderers Stoke lost 3–2 in the third round.


1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
After narrow wins over Chelsea and Middlesbrough, Coventry City knocked Stoke out with a narrow victory of their own.


1973–74 Sussex County Football League
The 1973–74 Sussex County Football League season was the 49th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1973–74 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1973–74 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:


1973–74 Swedish Division I season
The 1973–74 Swedish Division I season was the 30th season of Swedish Division I. Leksands IF won the league title by finishing first in the final round.


1973–74 Série A season
The 1973–74 Série A season was the 53rd season of the Série A, the top level of ice hockey in France. Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais won their second league title.


1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup
The Takht Jamshid Cup's 1973–74 football season was the first season of Iranian national football league and the first season after the establishment of the Takht Jamshid Cup. Persepolis F.C. were champions.


1973–74 Tercera División
The 1973–74 Tercera División season is the 40th since its establishment.


1973–74 Texaco Cup
The 1973–74 Texaco Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament sponsored by Texaco. It was won by Newcastle United, who beat Burnley 2–1 in the only match in the final this season.


1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 57th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 47th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs placed fourth to make the playoffs, but were swept in the first round by the Boston Bruins.


1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Offseason
The Maple Leafs made several signings that would improve their team. At the entry draft, the Maple Leafs chose Lanny McDonald with the fourth-overall draft pick. He would play six and a half seasons with the Maple Leafs. Bernie Parent, who had left the team for the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, made it known that he wanted to return to the NHL. The Maple Leafs still had his NHL rights, and they traded Parent to the Philadelphia Flyers for Doug Favell and a first-round draft pick, which the Maple Leafs used to choose Bob Neely. Neely would play four seasons for the Maple Leafs before being traded to the Colorado Rockies.


1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Offseason
In a first for Toronto, the club signed players from Europe. Toronto signed Swedish defenceman Borje Salming and forward Inge Hammarstrom. Salming had made the all-star team at the 1973 world championships. Hammarstrom was one of the top scorers in Sweden. Both had played for Brynas of the Swedish League, and the Leafs had to pay the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation for their release. Salming would play with the Leafs until 1989, when he joined the Detroit Red Wings. Hammarstrom would play five seasons in Toronto before moving to the St. Louis Blues.


1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season.


1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
Toronto's draft picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season
The 1973–74 Toronto Toros season was the team's first season in Toronto, as they spent their inaugural season as the Ottawa Nationals in 1972–73.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Offseason
The Nationals were moved to Toronto and sold to John F. Bassett, son of former Toronto Maple Leafs part owner John Bassett. The new owner renamed team the Toros, as its short for Toronto, and it is also a Spanish bull. To attract attention, Bassett signed 18-year-old Toronto Marlboros star Wayne Dillon, and former Maple Leafs defenseman Carl Brewer to anchor the blueline. The Toros also thought they had a deal to sign Maple Leafs star player Darryl Sittler to a five-year, $1 million contract, however, Sittler decided to return to the Leafs.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Offseason
The Toros originally planned to move the team into a renovated CNE Coliseum, while Bill Ballard, the son of Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard and was running Maple Leaf Gardens due to his father being in prison, was opposed of the renovation and wanted the team to play in the Gardens. The Toros decided to spend the season at Varsity Arena, which seated 4,860 fans.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Offseason
As the Ottawa Nationals the previous season, the team finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division with a 35-39-4 record, losing to the New England Whalers in the first round of the playoffs.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Regular season
The first game for the Toros was played on October 7, 1973, at Varsity Arena, with Toronto tying the Chicago Cougars 4-4. The Toros would get off to a sluggish start, going 0-2-2 in their first four games before defeating the Los Angeles Sharks 3-0 on the road. The team continued to slump, and through their first twelve games, sat with a record of 2-7-3. Toronto would break out of their slump though, and post a record of 17-11-0 in their next 28 games to go over the .500 for the first time.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Regular season
The Toros would keep up their great play, and end the season in second place in the Eastern Division, with a 41-33-4 record, earning 86 points, which was a twelve-point improvement over the previous season. Head coach Billy Harris won the Howard Baldwin Trophy, presented to the Coach of the Year.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Regular season
Offensively, Toronto was led by Wayne Carleton, who finished with a team high 37 goals and 92 points and finished sixth in league scoring. Gavin Kirk had another solid season, earning 68 points in 78 games, while rookie Wayne Dillon earned 65 points in 71 games. The defense was led by Brian Gibbons, who had 35 points, while Carl Brewer chipped in with 25 points. Rick Cunningham led the Toros with 88 penalty minutes.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Regular season
In goal, Gilles Gratton had the majority of playing time, winning 26 games while posting a GAA of 3.53, along with two shutouts. Les Binkley backed him up, winning 14 games with a team best 3.27 GAA, and a shutout.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Playoffs
The Toros opened the playoffs in a best of seven series against the Cleveland Crusaders, who finished in third place in the Eastern Division, three points behind Toronto. The series opened at Varsity Arena, with the Toros shutting out the Crusaders 4-0 in the series opener, followed by a close 4-3 victory in the second game to take a 2-0 series lead. The series shifted to Cleveland for the next two games, however, the Toros took the third game 4-2 to put the Crusaders on the brink of elimination. Cleveland managed to avoid being eliminated in the fourth game, winning 3-2 in overtime, however, the series returned to Toronto for the fifth game, with the Toros winning 4-1 to take the series in five games.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Playoffs
Next up for Toronto was the Chicago Cougars, who finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division, five points behind the Toros. The Cougars defeated the first place New England Whalers in seven games to advance to the Divisional Finals. The series opened in Toronto, and the Toros took an early series lead with a 6-4 victory in the first game. The Cougars would win the second game 4-3 to even the series up.


1973–74 Toronto Toros season, Playoffs
The series moved to Chicago for the next two games, and the Cougars took a 2-1 series lead with a 3-2 victory in the third game, however, the Toros won a wild fourth game by a 7-6 score to even the series up again. In the fifth game in Toronto, the Toros took care of the Cougars 5-3 to go up 3-2 in the series. Back in Chicago for the sixth game, the Cougars fought off elimination, easily defeating Toronto by a 9-2 score, setting up a seventh and final game at Varsity Arena. Chicago would upset the favoured Toros, winning the game 5-2 to advance to the Avco Cup finals, ending Toronto's season.


1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
In the 1973–74 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division finishing in 11 place. Tottenham were eliminated in the early rounds of the League and FA Cups but reached the final of the UEFA Cup, to which they lost to Feyenoord.


1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1973–74 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and were not invited to a post season tournament.


1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 15–13. They were not invited to a post season tournament.


1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team would be Bill Walton's final year with the school. During the season, the Bruins' 88 game winning streak would end. The defeat was a 71–70 decision to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coincidentally, the Bruins' last loss was to Notre Dame and Austin Carr in 1971 by a score of 89–82.


1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
In the postseason, UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive national titles was broken. North Carolina State defeated the Bruins 80–77 in double overtime in the NCAA semi-finals.


1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Pre-season
The team was ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation by both AP an UPI polls.


1973–74 UEFA Cup
The 1973–74 UEFA Cup was the third season of the UEFA Cup since its inception in 1971. It was won by Dutch side Feyenoord who defeated English side Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 on aggregate after two matches.


1973–74 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
2-2 on aggregate, OFK Beograd won on away goals rule.


1973–74 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate; Lokomotive Leipzig won on away goals rule.


1973–74 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate, Vitória Setúbal won on away goals rule.


1973–74 United Counties League
The 1973–74 United Counties League season was the 67th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1973–74 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


1973–74 United Counties League, Division One
The Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1973–74 United Counties League, Division One
Also, Kettering Park Wanderers changed name to Burton Park Wanderers.


1973–74 United Counties League, Division Two
The Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:


1973–74 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1973–74 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1973 through August 1974. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1972–73 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1973–74 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1973–74 United States network television schedule
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.


1973–74 United States network television schedule, Sunday
Note: 60 Minutes aired at 6:00-7:00 pm on CBS from January to June 1974.


1973–74 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1973–74 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1973–74 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1973 to August 1974. All times are Eastern and Pacific. By 1974, the networks in the Pacific Time Zone would shift to a Central Time Zone schedule altogether.


1973–74 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Talk shows are highlighted in  yellow, local programming is white, reruns of older programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold, children's programs are light purple and sports programs are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.


1973–74 United States network television schedule (daytime)
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.


1973–74 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1973. All times are Eastern/Pacific.


1973–74 United States network television schedule (late night)
Talk/Variety shows are highlighted in yellow, Local News & Programs are highlighted in white.


1973–74 Utah Stars season
The 1973–74 Utah Stars season was the 4th season of the Stars in Utah and 7th  overall in the American Basketball Association. The Stars were 8th in points scored at 105.1 per game and 4th in points allowed at 104.7 per game. From January 21st to February 18th, they won 14 straight games. A week later, they began a 5 game losing streak, but the team finished 18 games above .500. In the playoffs, the Stars went all the way to the ABA Finals for the 2nd time in four seasons. However, they lost to the New York Nets in five games.


1973–74 Utah Stars season, Awards and honors
1974 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 30, 1974)


1973–74 Vancouver Blazers season
The 1973–74 Vancouver Blazers season was the first year of operation of the Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). It was the second season of the franchise, which had operated in Philadelphia the season before. The Blazers did not qualify for the playoffs.


1973–74 Vancouver Blazers season, Player stats
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;


1973–74 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1973–74 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 4th in the NHL. Vancouver finished 7th in the East Division for the third consecutive season, failing to reach the playoffs. Before the season started Bud Poile, the Canucks first general manager, left the team to become an executive with the World Hockey Association. Hal Laycoe, the first coach of the Canucks, was named Poile's replacement.


1973–74 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. The draft was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1973–74 VfL Bochum season
The 1973–74 VfL Bochum season was the 36th season in club history.


1973–74 Virginia Squires season
The 1973–74 Virginia Squires season was the 4th season of the Squires in the American Basketball Association. The team finished 6th in points scored at 106.3 points per game and 9th in points allowed at 111.3 points per game. The team was 15–27 midway through the season, but they went 13–29 in the second half of the season. Their biggest losing streak was 6 games, with their highest winning streak being 3 games, done twice. Despite this, they clinched the fourth and final playoff spot by 7 games.


1973–74 Virginia Squires season
The Squires lost to Dr. J and the New York Nets in the Semifinals in 5 games. The money troubles that had troubled the franchise meant that the Squires were forced to trade away pivotal players of the franchise in order to provide short term stability. Julius Erving (along with Willie Sojourner) was traded to the New York Nets for George Carter and cash before the season started. Swen Nater was traded on November 21, 1973 to the San Antonio Spurs.


1973–74 Virginia Squires season
The night of the All-Star Game, it was announced that the Squires sold George Gervin to the San Antonio Spurs for $225,000. Gervin's last game with the team was on February 1, but a court battle delayed his play with the Spurs, though it was all settled in favor of the Spurs by March 3. This was the last season the Squires made the playoffs as they went into a tailspin for the next two season, losing over 60 games each season.


1973–74 Virginia Squires season, Awards and honors
1974 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 30, 1974) at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia


1973–74 WCHL season
The 1973–74 WCHL season was the eighth season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 68-game season. The Regina Pats won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.


1973–74 WCHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1973–74 WCHL season, All-Star game
On January 29, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 6–5 at Edmonton, Alberta with a crowd of 2,471.


1973–74 WHA All-Star Game
The 1973–74 World Hockey Association All-Star Game was held in the just opened St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, home of the Minnesota Fighting Saints, on January 3, 1974. The East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars 8–4. Mike Walton was named the game's most valuable player.


1973–74 WHA All-Star Game, Team Lineups, West All-Stars
G = Goaltender; D = Defenceman; C = Center; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing


1973–74 WHA season
The 1973–74 WHA season was the second season of the World Hockey Association. Twelve teams each played 78 games. The Philadelphia Blazers relocated to Vancouver, becoming the Vancouver Blazers. They were moved to the Western Division and Chicago moved to the East. The New York Raiders were renamed the New York Golden Blades and then moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey to become the Jersey Knights after just 24 games. The Ottawa Nationals moved to Toronto and became the Toronto Toros. The Alberta Oilers changed their name to the Edmonton Oilers.


1973–74 WHA season, Regular season, Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutesTeams that qualifies for the playoffs are highlighted in bold


1973–74 WHA season, Regular season, Summary
The Houston Aeros lured 45-year-old Gordie Howe out of retirement by promising him that he could play with his sons Mark and Marty who were also on the team. Howe responded by having a 100 point season, leading the team in scoring and helping them finish with the best record in the league. The Aeros also received excellent goaltending from Don McLeod and Wayne Rutledge. The defending Western Division champion Winnipeg Jets slipped to 4th place with a sub-.500 record. The other playoff qualifiers in the West were Minnesota and Edmonton.


1973–74 WHA season, Regular season, Summary
In the East, defending Avco World Trophy champs New England won their second straight division title followed by Toronto, Cleveland, and Chicago.


1973–74 WHA season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1973–74 WHA season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties, GA = Goals against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1973–74 WHA season, All-Star Game
At St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, MN, the East defeated the West 8-4.


1973–74 WHA season, Avco World Trophy playoffs
The West Division playoffs went according to form, with the top 2 seeds, Houston and Minnesota, easily disposing of Edmonton and Winnipeg respectively. In the east, Toronto won as expected over Cleveland, but Chicago shocked the WHA by upsetting the defending champion New England Whalers in 7 games, winning 3 of the 4 games in New England. In the division finals, favored Houston defeated Minnesota in 6 games, while Chicago pulled its second upset by beating Toronto in 7 games, outscoring the Toros 14-4 in winning games 6 and 7. They ran out of magic in the finals however, as Houston swept them in four straight, outscoring them 22-9.


1973–74 WHL season
The 1973–74 WHL season was the 22nd and final season of the Western Hockey League. The Phoenix Roadrunners were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Portland Buckaroos in five games in the final series.


1973–74 WHL season, Playoffs
The Phoenix Roadrunners win the President's Cup 4 games to 1.


1973–74 WIHL season
1973–74 was the 27th season of the Western International Hockey League.


1973–74 WIHL season, Playoffs
In the "Best of 7" final series, the Cranbrook Royals defeated Spokane Jets 4 games to 2 (4-5 OT, 6-2, 5-4, 4-5, 3-2 OT, 7-4). The Cranbrook Royals advanced to the 1973-74 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.


1973–74 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1973–74 NCAA college basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1973–74 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 16–10 overall in the regular season and 7–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings.


1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the new Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 3–11 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.


1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The court surface at the new coliseum was tartan (polyurethane) for its first decade; a traditional hardwood floor debuted in the fall of 1983.


1973–74 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Gene Visscher and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 14–12 overall and 8–6 in conference play.


1973–74 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
In the previous six seasons, the Wildcats had won the conference title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament; their next appearance was in 1978.


1973–74 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Sophomore forward Jimmie Watts was named to the all-conference team; senior forward Steve Fleming was honorable mention.


1973–74 Welsh Cup
The 1973–74 FAW Welsh Cup is the 87th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1973–74 Welsh Cup, Fourth round
Nine winners from the Third round and seven new clubs.


1973–74 West Ham United F.C. season
In the 1973–74 season West Ham United played in the First Division for the sixteenth consecutive season.


1973–74 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
They made a poor start to the season, failing to win any of their first eleven League matches, and were bottom of the table at Christmas after losing at home to Stoke City. However, they rallied in the second half of the season and a draw with Liverpool in their last fixture left them in 18th place, just one point ahead of relegated Southampton.


1973–74 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham were knocked out of the FA Cup in a third round replay by Third Division Hereford United. Hereford's team included Dudley Tyler, who had re-signed for them after leaving West Ham earlier in the season. West Ham had been within two minutes of defeat at home, before a solo goal by Pat Holland took the tie to a replay at Edgar Street, where Hereford came from behind to win 2–1.


1973–74 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham's captain Bobby Moore, who had been dropped the previous autumn, played his last match for the first team in the first FA Cup match against Hereford before moving to Fulham. The 1973–74 season was also Ron Greenwood's last full season as West Ham's manager.


1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 74th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1973–74 Western Football League
The 1973–74 season was the 72nd in the history of the Western Football League.


1973–74 Western Football League
The champions for the fourth time in their history were Welton Rovers.


1973–74 Western Football League, Final table
The league was increased from sixteen clubs to nineteen after Bristol City Colts and Torquay United Reserves left, and five new clubs joined:


1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season was their second season in the World Hockey Association (WHA).


1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season, Player statistics, Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season, Player statistics, Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1973–74 Winnipeg Jets season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against


1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1973–1974 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, coaching his sixth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1973–74 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 17th year head coach Joe Vancisin, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.


1973–74 Yorkshire Cup
The 1973–74 Yorkshire Cup was the sixty-sixth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup Rugby competition had been held.


1973–74 Yorkshire Cup
Leeds won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 7-2. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,621 and receipts were £3,728.


1973–74 Yorkshire Cup
This was Leeds' fourth victory (and the  second of two consecutive victories) in what would be eight times in the space of thirteen seasons. It was also the first of two consecutive Yorkshire Cup Final appearances by Wakefield Trinity, both of which would result in defeat


1973–74 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden).


1973–74 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1973–74 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at sixteen. This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.


1973–74 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1973–74 Yorkshire Football League
The 1973–74 Yorkshire Football League was the 48th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.


1973–74 Yorkshire Football League, Division One
Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1973–74 Yorkshire Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured nine clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs.


1973–74 Yorkshire Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.


1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 30th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1973–74 Yugoslav First League
1973–74 Yugoslav First League (Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije, Prvenstvo 1973/74) competition was the 46th top league season since 1923 in various incarnations of Yugoslavia. It was won by Hajduk Split by the tightest of margins over second placed Velež. The two teams were tied on points at the end of the season, so the goal difference decided the title.


1973–74 Yugoslav First League
Had the current three-points-for-a-win system been in use instead of the standard two-points-for-a-win that was used at the time, Velež Mostar would have been champions with 64 points, while Hajduk would have been be second with 63.


1973–74 Yugoslav First League
This was Hajduk's 7th league title overall (their 5th after the World War II).


1973–74 Yugoslav First League, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1972–73 season and two sides promoted from the 1972–73 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1973–74 Yugoslav First League, Teams
Spartak Subotica and Sutjeska Nikšić were relegated from the 1972–73 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Proleter Zrenjanin and NK Zagreb.


1973–74 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1973–74 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 32nd season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. 14 teams participated in the league, and Olimpija have won the championship.


1973–74 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1973–74 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 16th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and Berliner Schlittschuhclub won the championship.


1973–74 in Belgian football
The 1973–74 season was the 71st season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 16th Division I title. KSV Waregem won the Belgian Cup against second division club KSK Tongeren (4-1). The Belgium national football team finished their 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign at the second place of their group behind the Netherlands, with the same number of points but a smaller goal difference. They thus did not qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany. The Belgian Women's First Division was won by R Saint-Nicolas FC Liège.


1973–74 in Belgian football, Overview
Belgium continued their qualifying campaign for the 1974 FIFA World Cup with a win over Norway and a draw against the Netherlands. They thus finished the qualifications with 10 points, level with the Netherlands. However, since the Netherlands had scored 24 goals for only 2 goals conceded, and Belgium had scored 12 goals (for 0 goals conceded), the Netherlands qualified for the World Cup finals instead of Belgium.


1973–74 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, the number of teams in Division I was increased from 16 to 20, and the Royal Belgian Football Association introduced the Belgian Second Division Final Round, a double round-robin tournament contested by 4 teams, the top 2 of which would qualify for the next season Division I. The bottom 2 teams of Division I (K Lierse SK and K Sint-Truidense VV) as well as the 4th and 5th-placed teams in Division II (KAS Eupen and KFC Winterslag) were invited to play this final round.


1973–74 in Belgian football, Overview
K Lierse SK and KFC Winterslag finished respectively 1st and 2nd and qualified for the Division I, together with the top 3 teams in Division II (ROC de Montignies-sur-Sambre, ASV Oostende KM and KSC Lokeren) as well as R Charleroi SC (13th-placed team). The bottom 2 teams of the final round were relegated to Division II (K Sint-Truidense VV and KAS Eupen).


1973–74 in Belgian football, Overview
The last club in Division II (KAA Gent) was relegated to Division III, to be replaced by both Division III winners and runners-up as well as one of the two 3rd-placed teams (K Waterschei SV Thor Genk, VG Oostende, R Tilleur FC, R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons and RAA Louviéroise).


1973–74 in Belgian football, Overview
The bottom club of each Division III league (AS Herstalienne, RCS Verviétois, R Dinant FC and RCS La Forestoise) were relegated to the Promotion, to be replaced by the winner and runner-up of each Promotion league (K Stade Leuven, VC Rotselaar, CS Andennais, RJS Bas-Oha, KAV Dendermonde, K Willebroekse SV, K Zonhoven VV and KFC Verbroedering Geel).


1973–74 in Belgian football, European competitions
Club Brugge KV beat Floriana FC of Malta in the first round of the 1973–74 European Champion Clubs' Cup (won 8-0 at home, 2-0 away) but lost in the second round to FC Basel of Switzerland (won 2-1 at home, lost 4-6 away).


1973–74 in Belgian football, European competitions
RSC Anderlechtois lost in the first round of the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup to FC Zürich of Switzerland  on away goals (won 3-2 at home, lost 0-1 away).


1973–74 in Belgian football, European competitions
The following clubs qualified to play the 1973–74 UEFA Cup: Standard Club Liégeois (2nd-placed in the championship), R White Daring Molenbeek (3rd) and K Beerschot VAV (4th). In the first round, Standard beat Ards FC of Northern Ireland (lost 2-3 away, won 6-1 at home) and RWDM beat RCD Espanyol of Spain (won 3-0 away, lost 1-2 at home), but K Beerschot VAV lost to Vitoria FC of Portugal (lost both legs 0-2).


1973–74 in Belgian football, European competitions
In the second round, Standard beat Universitatea Craiova of Romania (won 2-0 at home, drew 1-1 away) but RWDM lost to Vitoria FC on away goals (lost 0-1 away, won 2-1 at home). Standard were finally eliminated by Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Netherlands in the third round on away goals (won 3-1 at home, lost 0-2 away).


1973–74 in English field hockey
The 1973–74 English Hockey League season took place from September 1973 until May 1974.


1973–74 in English field hockey
The principal event was the Men's Cup (National Clubs Championship) which was won by Southgate.


1973–74 in English field hockey
The vast majority of the season consisted of regional leagues. The first National League tournament (The National Inter League Championship) would not be introduced until September 1975.


1973–74 in English field hockey, Men's Cup (Benson & Hedges National Clubs Championship), Final
SouthgateDavid Owen, David Collison, David Whitaker, Anthony Ekins, Ian McGinn, Bernie Cotton, P J White (J V Knight sub), Michael Corby, Michael Crowe, John Walker, James NealeBedfordshire EaglesP K Ball, M W Blake, T J Machin, D Bunyan, Brajinder Daved, P Goodyear, P Ellis, K N Tubby, S Sharma, M Kavanagh, C M Hodge (G Player sub)


1973–74 in English football
The 1973–74 season was the 94th season of competitive football in England. It is considered as the end of Leeds United dominance and the start of Liverpool's.


1973–74 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1973–74 in English football, Football League, First Division
Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to the league championship, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national team manager, with England having failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup. Revie's Leeds side beat Liverpool to the title by five points to win it for the second time in their history.


1973–74 in English football, Football League, First Division
Despite the sensational dismissal of manager Brian Clough only 18 months after he won the First Division with the club, Derby County regrouped well under new manager Dave Mackay to finish third and qualify for the UEFA Cup, along with Ipswich Town and Stoke City. Newly promoted Burnley finished in sixth place.


1973–74 in English football, Football League, First Division
Manchester United were relegated from the First Division just six years after winning the European Cup at the end of a season which had seen goalkeeper Alex Stepney as joint top scorer with two goals at Christmas. Manchester United's 36-year stay at the top ended after their penultimate game of the season, a 1–0 home defeat against Manchester City; former Manchester United striker Denis Law scored Manchester City's winning goal. Despite this, the board kept faith in manager Tommy Docherty as the man to regain the club's top flight place.


1973–74 in English football, Football League, First Division
Joining Manchester United in the Second Division were Norwich City and Southampton. This was the first season in which the League introduced three relegation places from the top division.


1973–74 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Former Leeds United player Jack Charlton had managed Middlesbrough to the Second Division title and a place in the First Division. Second in the table were Luton Town, who finished 15 points behind the champions. Third-placed Carlisle United, managed by Alan Ashman, gained a place in the First Division for the first, and so far only, time in their history, completing a rapid rise from the Fourth Division to the First Division. Preston North End and Swindon Town were relegated along with Crystal Palace, who suffered a second successive relegation.


1973–74 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Promotion was secured by champions Oldham Athletic, Bristol Rovers and York City, which at the time represented York's highest ever League finish. Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town, Southport and Rochdale were all relegated.


1973–74 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
Peterborough United won Division Four and were promoted along with Gillingham, Colchester United and Bury. The league's re-election system voted in favour of the bottom four league clubs and there were no departures from or arrivals into the league in 1974.


1973–74 in English football, FA Cup
The FA Cup Final was won by Liverpool, who beat Newcastle United 3–0 with two goals from Kevin Keegan and one from Steve Heighway. Burnley beat Leicester City 1–0 at Filbert Street in the fifth and final third-place playoff, held five days after the final.


1973–74 in English football, FA Cup
Surprises in the earlier rounds included a first round defeat for Exeter City by Alvechurch F.C. and a 4–0 second round replay win for a Walton & Hersham team that included Dave Bassett over a Brighton & Hove Albion side managed by Brian Clough.


1973–74 in English football, League Cup
Bill McGarry's Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Manchester City 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium with Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards getting the Wolves goals and Colin Bell replying for City. It was a first-ever League Cup win for Wolves, and their first major trophy since the Stan Cullis era more than a decade earlier.


1973–74 in English football, League Cup
Plymouth Argyle of the Third Division reached the semi-finals before losing to Manchester City.


1973–74 in English football, European football
Tottenham Hotspur reached the UEFA Cup Final but lost 4–2 on aggregate to Feyenoord. Tottenham Hotspur supporters rioted after the second leg in Rotterdam, following Feyenoord's victory.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
25 August 1973: Champions Liverpool begin the new league season with a 1–0 win at home to Stoke City.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
26 September 1973: England defeat Austria 7–0 at Wembley in their first international of the season, with Mick Channon, Allan Clarke and Tony Currie each scoring twice.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
30 September 1973: Leeds United top the First Division at the end of September, leading Coventry City by three points having dropped one point from their first nine matches. At the bottom, Birmingham City and West Ham United are still looking for their first league wins of the season.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
15 October 1973: Brian Clough, the Derby County manager, and his assistant Peter Taylor, leave the club after a dispute with the club's directors.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
17 October 1973: England fail to qualify for next summer's World Cup after Poland hold them to a 1–1 draw at Wembley in the last qualifying game, sending the Eastern European nation through at the expense of the 1966 world champions.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
20 October 1973: Leeds United beat Liverpool 1–0 at Elland Road to move eight points ahead of the reigning champions.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
23 October 1973: The eight-day saga of Brian Clough and Derby County, which has seen numerous protests by the club's fans calling for his reinstatement, ends when former Rams player Dave Mackay resigns as Nottingham Forest manager to take charge of his old club.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
31 October 1973: Leeds United are five points ahead of Everton, newly promoted Burnley and Derby County at the end of October.


1973–74 in English football, Diary of the season
1 November 1973: Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor return to the game after accepting an offer to take charge of Third Division club Brighton & Hove Albion.