1973–74 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
In the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 22 September 1973 away against Biel-Bienne in the Gurzelen Stadion and won 2–1. In the round of 16 on 6 October 1973 they played away again against Mendrisiostar and won 4–1. In this game Cubillas scored two goals. The quarter-final was a two legged fixtures. The first leg played on 31 October 1973 in Stade Tourbillon was a 1–0 defeat against Sion. The second leg played on 4 November 1973 in the St. Jakob Stadium ended in a 2–2 draw, thus Sion won 3–2 on aggregate. In the 1973 Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn with an away game against Neuchâtel Xamax in the first round and were eliminated.


1973–74 FC Basel season, Overview, European Cup
As reigning Swiss Champions, Basel were qualified for the 1973–74 European Cup. In the first round, drawn against Iceland's champions Fram, Basel won with the aggregate score 11–2. In the second round they were drawn against Club Brugge. In the exiting second leg Basel won 6–4 and thus 7–6 on aggregate. In the quarter-final Basel won the first leg against Celtic 3–2 and in the second leg Celtic won by the same score. During extra time Scottish international Steve Murray scored the decisive goal in the 114th minute. Celtic continued to the semi-final but did not reach the final.


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


1973–74 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1973–74 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's ninth season in Bundesliga.


1973–74 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
Udo Lattek led Bayern to their fourth German championship and won the European Cup final against Atlético Madrid 4–0 after a replay.


1973–74 FC Dinamo București season
The 1973-74 season was FC Dinamo București's 25th season in Divizia A. The competition with Universitatea Craiova for the title repeated, but this time the Craiova side won the championship by one point. In this season, Dinamo brought Dudu Georgescu from CSM Reşiţa the player that will become the best scorer in history for Dinamo. In the European Cup, they surpass Northern Ireland's Crusaders Belfast (The 11–0 home game against Northern Ireland's team is still the biggest margin of victory in the history of the European Cup), but fail against Atlético Madrid (0-2 and 2-2), the team of Capon, Irueta, Heredia and Ayala.


1973–74 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Defenders: Florin Cheran, Augustin Deleanu, Cornel Dinu, Vasile Dobrău, Teodor Lucuță, Mircea Marian, Gabriel Sandu.


1973–74 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Forwards: Alexandru Custov, Florea Dumitrache, Florian Dumitrescu, Dudu Georgescu, Mircea Lucescu, Alexandru Moldovan, Viorel Sălceanu, Cristian Vrînceanu.


1973–74 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Dudu Georgescu is brought from CSM Reşiţa. Cristian Vrînceanu is promoted from the youth team.


1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 17th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, in Nantes, France, on April 3, 1974. It was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Ignis Varese in the finals, by a result of 84–82. This was the 5th consecutive final for Varese, and the first of three consecutive finals played between these two teams.


1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage
The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the eighth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from October 1973, to 4 April 1974. It was contested by 25 teams, one less than in the previous edition.


1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Crvena zvezda defeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno in the final, held in Udine, to become the first Yugoslav League team to win the competition, after unsuccessful appearances by Crvena zvezda itself, and Jugoplastika, in the two previous finals. On the other hand, it was the last of three Czechoslovak League appearances in the final.


1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
*Originally, the Champion of the Israeli Cup was drawn to play against the Turkish Champion, but FIBA cancelled this match and awarded TED Ankara Kolejliler a victory by forfeit (2-0).


1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup was the third edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 6 November 1973 to 11 April 1974. It was contested by 37 teams, twenty-five more than in the previous edition.


1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup
Birra Forst Cantù defeated Partizan in the final to become the competition's first back-to-back champion.


1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup, First round
*Originally, AEK and 1.FC Bamberg were drawn to play against the Israeli teams Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Ramat Gan, respectively, but FIBA cancelled these match-ups and declared the former clubs winners.


1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup, First round
* *Soma Wien withdrew before the first leg and HAN Thessaloniki received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.


1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup, Round of 12
The round of 12 were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1973–74 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1973–74 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup was the fourteenth edition of FIBA Europe's competition for women's basketball national champion clubs, running from November 1973 to April 1974. Daugava Riga defeated Clermont UC in a rematch of the past edition's final to win its eleventh title in a row.


1973–74 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1973–74 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup was the third edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier competition for women's basketball clubs, running between 6 November 1973 and 10 April 1974. Defending champion Spartak Leningrad defeated Geas Basket in the final to win its third title in a row.


1973–74 FIRA Trophy
The 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy was the 14th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and first with the formula and the name of "FIRA Trophy".


1973–74 FIRA Trophy
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania finished in the 2nd place, with a single loss, and Spain in the 3rd place, with two wins and two losses. Italy won the Second Division, earning the right to return to the First Division for the following season.


1973–74 FIRA Trophy, Second Division
Portugal withdrew from the tournament after playing only two matches due to the political situation after the Carnation Revolution.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 8th World Cup season began in December 1973 and concluded in March 1974. Piero Gros of Italy won the overall title, denying the runner-up, countryman Gustav Thöni, a fourth straight overall title. Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her fourth of five consecutive.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The break in the schedule was for the 1974 World Championships, held February 3–10 at St. Moritz, Switzerland.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Due to the growth of the professional skiing tour (especially in the United States), which now featured World Cup winning stars such as Jean-Claude Killy, Karl Schranz, Patrick Russel, and Jean-Noël Augert,  no World Cup races were held in North America for the first time in its history; the next time this happened was during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020-21 season. Instead, the entire 1973–74 season took place in Europe.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
The Men's Overall World Cup 1973/74 was divided into three periods. From the first 6 races the best 4 results count, from the next 10 races (Race No 7 to No 16) the best 6 results count and from the last 5 races the best 3 results count. Four racers had a point deduction.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. Three racer had a point deduction, which are given in (). Roland Collombin won four races in a row.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. Four racers a had point deduction, which are given in ().


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Slalom
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. No racer had a point deduction. Gustav Thöni won the cup with only four results.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
The Women's Overall World Cup 1973/74 was most likely also divided into periods.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1973/74 all 5 results count. No racer had a point deduction. After her 8 victories of the previous season Annemarie Pröll reached a total of 11 downhill victories in a row, still records for female single discipline serial winner and downhill serial winner (Ingemar Stenmark later won 14 giant slaloms in a row).


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. One racer had a point deduction, which is given in (). Hanni Wenzel won the cup with only four results. In 6 races there were 5 different winners.


1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1973/74 the best 5 results count. One racer a had point deduction, which is given in (). Christa Zechmeister won four races in a row. All 6 races were won by athletes from West Germany!


1973–74 FK Partizan season
The 1973–74 season was the 28th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1973–74 season.


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


1973–74 Football League
The 1973–74 season was the 75th completed season of The Football League.


1973–74 Football League
Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to league championship glory, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national football team manager, with England having failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup. Revie's conquering side had a two-horse race with Liverpool all season but won in the end, taking the title for the second time in their history by five points. Newly promoted Burnley adapted well to life back in the top flight, finishing in sixth place.


1973–74 Football League
Manchester United were relegated from the First Division just six years after winning the European Cup at the end of a traumatic season. Their 36-year stay at the top was finally ended by a 1–0 home defeat against Manchester City. Former United striker Denis Law scored City's winning goal. But Birmingham City's win on that same afternoon would have sent United down even if they had beaten City. Despite this the board kept faith in manager Tommy Docherty as the man to regain the club's top flight place.


1973–74 Football League
Joining 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 Football League
Former Leeds player Jack Charlton had a fine debut in management by guiding 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 runaway champions. Third-placed Carlisle United, managed by Alan Ashman (who won the FA Cup with West Bromwich Albion in 1968), 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. Crystal Palace, Preston North End and Swindon Town were all relegated.


1973–74 Football League
Promotion from the Third Division 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 Football League
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 or arrivals in the league in 1974.


1973–74 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1973–74 Football League, Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1973–74 Football League, Final league tables and results
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.


1973–74 Football League, First Division
It was a successful final season at the First Division's two leading clubs for their long-serving and highly successful managers who had both transformed their clubs on and off the field during lengthy reigns lasting more than a decade. Don Revie guided Leeds United to the title before calling time of 13 years as manager at Elland Road to take charge of the England team. Bill Shankly announced his retirement as Liverpool manager after 15 years after they finished second in the league and triumphed 3-0 over Newcastle United in the FA Cup Final.


1973–74 Football League, First Division
Despite the controversial resignation of manager Brian Clough in October, Derby County finished third after their former player Dave Mackay returned to the Baseball Ground as Clough's successor. Ipswich Town continued to thrive among the First Division's leading company by finishing fourth in their fifth campaign under Bobby Robson. Stoke City enjoyed another strong season, finishing fifth, with England goalkeeper Peter Shilton keeping opposition strikers at bay after his predecessor Gordon Banks retired due to an eye injury suffered in a car crash. Burnley enjoyed a strong return to the First Division after two seasons away by finishing sixth.


1973–74 Football League, First Division
Manchester United's 36-year spell in the First Division ended in relegation, while their cross-city rivals finished 14th and were beaten in the Football League Cup final by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Southampton's eight-year spell in the First Division ended in relegation despite 21 goals from the division's top scorer Mick Channon and a change of manager from Ted Bates to Lawrie McMenemy before Christmas. Norwich City's second season among the elite ended in relegation.


1973–74 Football League, Second Division
Jack Charlton made a superb start to his managerial career by guiding Middlesbrough to the Second Division title - and a place in the First Division - by a margin of 15 points above runners-up Luton Town, who ended their 14-year exile from the elite despite financial difficulties. The final promotion place was snatched by Carlisle United, who reached the First Division for the first time in their history. Orient missed out on promotion by a single point. Other teams who just missed out on promotion included Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion.


1973–74 Football League, Second Division
Crystal Palace were relegated for a second successive season, while Preston North End went down in their first season under the management of the legendary Bobby Charlton, who then re-registered himself as a player in his efforts to reverse the decline of the once great Lancashire club. Swindon Town went down in bottom place after five seasons in the Second Division.


1973–74 Football League Cup
The Football League Cup 1973–74 was the 14th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.


1973–74 Football League Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition by defeating Manchester City 2–1 in the final on 2 March 1974. This triumph gave them entry to the 1974–75 UEFA Cup.


1973–74 Football League Cup, First round
The 56 Football League clubs who had comprised the Third and Fourth Divisions during the previous season, plus the bottom eight of the Second Division, all competed from the first round. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 28–29 August 1973.


1973–74 Football League Cup, Second round
The 28 first round winners were joined by the remaining clubs from the Second Division and all from the First Division. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 2/8–10 October 1973.


1973–74 Football League Cup, Third round
Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 30–31 October and 6 November 1973.


1973–74 Football League Cup, Fourth round
Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 20–21 and 27 November 1973.


1973–74 Football League Cup, Fifth round
Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required.


1973–74 Football League Cup, Semi-finals
Ties were two-legged affairs with the winners advancing to the final. Extra time and then penalties would be used in the second leg if required.


1973–74 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1973-74 season.


1973–74 Football League First Division, Overview
Leeds United won the First Division title for the second time in their history. The title was confirmed on 24 April, after title challengers Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal.


1973–74 Football League First Division, Overview
Relegation was increased from two teams to three this season. Norwich City were relegated on 20 April, despite beating Burnley 1-0 at Carrow Road, Southampton's 1-1 draw with Manchester United sent the Canaries down. Manchester United went down on 27 April, after losing 1-0 at home to their fierce rivals Manchester City and Birmingham City's result going against them with a 2-1 win against relegated Norwich City at St Andrew's. Southampton were also relegated because of Birmingham City's result despite winning 3-0 at Everton.


1973–74 Four Hills Tournament
The 21st annual Four Hills Tournament was won by East German athlete Hans-Georg Aschenbach. After a dominating victory at the first event in Oberstdorf, and three more podium finishes, he ended up with a 43-point lead over second-placed Walter Steiner, who became the first Swiss to win a Four Hills event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.


1973–74 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Walter Steiner became the first Swiss ski jumper to win an event at a Four Hills Tournament. After a second result that placed him far ahead of the main field, Hans-Georg Aschenbach left the New Year's event with a lead of 34 points to his closest rival, Hans Schmid.


1973–74 French Division 1
AS Saint-Etienne won the 1973–74 edition of the French Association Football League Division 1 season with 66 points.


1973–74 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1974/1975


1973–74 French Division 2
The 1973–74 French Division 2 was the 33rd season since its establishment. It was constituted by two groups (A and B) with 18 clubs each. The winners of each group won promotion to the 1974–75 French Division 1. Additionally, the winners met in a two-legged championship play–off. The victor was crowned champion and awarded the trophy. Meanwhile, the runners-up of both groups faced each other in a two-legged play-off, with the victor claiming the last promotion spot. On the other hand, the bottom three clubs of each group were relegated to the 1974–75 French Division 3, while Ajaccio abandoned its professional status and joined them.


1973–74 French Division 2
The season began on 1 July 1973 and ended on 5 June 1974. The winter break was in effect from 22 December 1973 to 12 January 1974. Two points were awarded for a win, with no points for a loss. If the match was drawn, each team received one point. Likewise, this season was the first time that bonus points were awarded: any team scoring three or more goals in a match received an additional point. During the play–offs, if the aggregate score was tied after two legs, the match was decided by extra time and/or penalty shootout.


1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1973-74 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Narbonne in the final.


1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification round, Group  A
The clubs classified in the six first places of each pool  (24 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages.


1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification round, Group  A
The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.


1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification round, Group B
The clubs classified in the two first places of each pool (8 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages.


1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Narbonnw started very well, with two tries, a drop by Henri Cabrol, but Walter Spanghero and his fellow lost the title in the last seconds.


1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Béziers won the 3rd of six titles of a collection in the 1970s. Narbonne had to wait until 1979 to win his second "Bouclier de Brennus",


1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
To remark that this was the final playerd in the new Parc des Princes.


1973–74 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1973–74 season was Galatasaray's 70th in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his second season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.. A young and inexperienced team, it played inconsistently, finished the season with a record of 13-13, and had no post-season play.


1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore center Merlin Wilson had posted scoring and rebouding statistics unprecedented in Georgetown basketball history during his freshman year, drawing national attention. Opponents paid extra attention to defending against him this season, and foul trouble limited his performance in the early games. Thompson moved him to power forward in January 1974, and this allowed him to return to form, with 23 points and 16 rebounds against Chicago State and 23 rebounds each in games a week apart against Holy Cross and Penn State. He averaged 15.5 rebounds per game for the season, a school record still well beyond the average posted by any other Hoya.


1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore guard Jonathan Smith led the team in scoring this season, finishing with 466 points, the third-highest total in a single season for a Georgetown player. He scored 20 or more points numerous times, averaged 25 points per game in the latter part of the season, and scored a season-high 32 points against Connecticut on February 16, 1974.


1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore forward Bill Lynn had seen little action as a reserve the previous season, but a back injury to forward Mark Gallagher that ended Gallagher's Georgetown career gave Lynn more playing time this year. He finished the season second on the team in both scoring and rebounding with an average of 13 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, including 20 points and nine rebounds against 2nd-ranked Notre Dame and 28 points and 18 rebounds against Boston College.


1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman forward Larry Long scored a career-high 25 points against Boston College and finished the year averaging 7.1 points per game. He started every game, but an injury he suffered at St. Joseph's was the beginning of many injuries that would hamper him for the rest of his collegiate career.


1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1973-74 squad was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time. It was the last Georgetown men's basketball team to finish a season without a winning record until the 1998–99 season. It also was the last one to have no post-season play in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) until the 2001-02 team declined an invitation to the 2002 NIT, and the last one to receive no invitation to either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT until the 2003-04 season.


1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season
The 1973–74 season was the forty-second season in which football club Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League, and the twenty-fourth since the club's return to the League in 1950. Gillingham finished the season as runners-up in the Football League Fourth Division, gaining promotion back to the Third Division three years after dropping down from it. Brian Yeo equalled the club record of 31 Football League goals in a season, set by Ernie Morgan 18 years earlier.


1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season, Football League
Manager Andy Nelson retained a largely unchanged squad from the previous season, making no new signings during the summer. The team began the season with a defeat to Crewe Alexandra, but then recorded four wins and three draws in the next nine games, including a 7–2 defeat of Scunthorpe United. After the 2–1 defeat to Exeter City on 6 October the team then went on a run of 20 games without defeat before losing 2–0 to Stockport County on 10 March.


1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season, Football League
Two further defeats followed in March but the team hung on to finish the season in second place, three points behind Peterborough United, and gain promotion. Striker Brian Yeo scored his 31st league goal of the season in the 2–0 win over Lincoln City on 24 April, equalling the club record set by Ernie Morgan in the 1955–56 season.


1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season, Football League
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points


1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season, FA Cup
As a Fourth Division club, Gillingham entered the FA Cup at the first round, but were beaten 3–2 by Cambridge United of the Third Division.


1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season, Football League Cup
Gillingham entered the League Cup at the first round stage and defeated Colchester United, but were knocked out in the second round by Carlisle United.


1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season, Squad statistics
Gillingham used only 19 players in total over the course of the season with two, George Jacks and Dick Tydeman, playing in all 49 competitive matches and five others making over 40 appearances.


1973–74 Golden State Warriors season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the Warriors' 28th season in the NBA and 12th in the San Francisco Bay Area.


1973–74 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1973–74   Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 13–13 overall and 7–7 in conference play, in fourth place.


1973–74 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Senior center Stewart Morrill was selected to the all-conference team and junior guard Ken Tyler was on the second team.


1973–74 Greek Football Cup
The 1973–74 Greek Football Cup was the 32nd edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at AEK Stadium on 16 June 1974. The match was contested by PAOK and Olympiacos, with PAOK winning by 4–3 on penalty shootout, after a 2–2 draw between the two teams.


1973–74 Greek Football Cup, Qualifying round
*The match ended in a 4–2 Nestos Chrysoupoli win but it was awarded 0–2 to Pandramaikos.


1973–74 Greek Football Cup, First round
18 clubs from Alpha Ethniki and 32 clubs from Beta Ethniki entered the first round.


1973–74 Greek Football Cup, Round of 16
*The match ended 1–1 in the regular time and Doxa Drama won 7–6 on penalties, but it was awarded 0–2 to Egaleo.


1973–74 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 30th Greek Football Cup Final was played at the AEK Stadium. It was the first Final that was decided on penalty shoot-out.


1973–74 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1973–74 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Texaco Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1973–74 Hellenic Football League
The 1973–74 Hellenic Football League season was the 21st in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1973–74 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1973–74 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1973–74 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division and reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.


1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 8th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua won the title on 9 September 1973 in the 1–1 away draw against C.D. España and qualified to the 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup along with runners-up C.D. Marathón.


1973–74 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1973–74 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 63rd since its establishment.


1973–74 Houston Aeros season
The 1973–74 Houston Aeros season was the Houston Aeros second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The season saw the debut of Gordie Howe and his sons in the WHA. The team would win the Avco World Trophy WHA championship.


1973–74 Houston Aeros season, Regular season
At age 45, Howe scored 100 points during the season, and he was subsequently awarded the Gary L. Davidson Award for most valuable player. Two seasons after he won the award, it was renamed to honor his legacy. The Aeros won the Western Division for the first time in their history.


1973–74 Houston Aeros season, Playoffs
The Aeros defeated the Winnipeg Jets in the Division semi-final 4–0. In the Division final, the Aeros defeated the Minnesota Fighting Saints 4–2 to advance to the Avco Cup final. The Aeros would sweep the Chicago Cougars to win their first WHA championship.


1973–74 Houston Aeros 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 Houston Rockets season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the Rockets' 7th season in the NBA and 3rd season in the city of Houston.


1973–74 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1973–74 campaign was a season of new beginnings for Huddersfield Town as they experienced life in the 3rd Division for the first time. The season was not spectacular as Town finished in 10th place, behind fellow West Yorkshire club Halifax Town. At the end of the season, Ian Greaves resigned after 6 years as manager. The alarming slide down the Football League was temporarily halted, but the following season would see Town continue their perilous freefall to the basement of the Football League.


1973–74 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1973–74 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following Town's second relegation in 2 seasons, Town had reached a division not seen by any previous Town team in their history. Town would visit 13 grounds for the first time in league football, although 4 of them had hosted Town in cup matches before. Town's start to the season was pretty mediocre with Town drawing 6 of their opening 12 games, losing only 2 of them, but it was a far cry from 1st Division football they were playing just 2 seasons earlier. The previous season's top scorer, Alan Gowling, continued with his goalscoring form scoring 24 goals in the league campaign.


1973–74 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Town eventually finished the season in a disappointing 10th place with 47 points, 2 points behind local rivals Halifax Town. However, at the end of the season Ian Greaves resigned as manager of the side. He became Jimmy Armfield's assistant at Bolton Wanderers. The next season would see Town get even further down the league ladder, so even though Greaves had halted the slide, it was temporary, not permanent.


1973–74 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1973–74 IHL season
The 1973–74 IHL season was the 29th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Des Moines Capitols won the Turner Cup.


1973–74 IIHF European Cup
The 1973–74 European Cup was the ninth edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 13, 1973 and finished on September 2, 1975.


1973–74 IIHF European Cup
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Tesla Pardubice in the final.


1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The Bengals were led by third-year head coach Jim Killingsworth and played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello. They finished the regular season at 19–7 overall, with a 11–3 record in the Big Sky Conference, as did the Montana Grizzlies, and the teams split their season series.


1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
With two years until the conference tournament was introduced, the Big Sky title was decided with an unscheduled one-game playoff at Missoula on Tuesday night. Before a record crowd at Dahlberg Arena, the visiting Bengals won 60–57 and advanced to the 25-team NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in fourteen years.


1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
ISU hosted the first round (subregional) of the West regional, and met #17 New Mexico (20–6) in the nightcap on Saturday night. The visiting Lobos, WAC champions, won by eight to end the Bengals' season at 20–8.


1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Senior forward Jim Anderson was named to the all-conference team; senior center Dan Spindler and junior guard Kevin Hoyt were honorable mention.


1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Idaho State returned to the NCAA Tournament three years later and advanced to the Elite Eight, which remains the best-ever showing for a Big Sky team.


1973–74 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by eighth-year head coach Wayne Anderson and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. They were 12–14 overall and 5–9 in conference play.


1973–74 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
No Vandals were named to the all-conference team; senior forward Steve Ton, senior guard Tyrone Fitzpatrick, and sophomore guard Steve Weist were honorable mention.


1973–74 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Anderson resigned shortly after the season, ending seventeen years in coaching at his alma mater. He  returned to Moscow in 1982 and resumed duties as assistant athletic director, and retired in 1994.


1973–74 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1973–74 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1973-74 Fighting Illini men's basketball team had done something that no other Illinois team in history had accomplished, finishing last in the Big Ten, tenth place. In the history of the school, Illinois has only had one worse finish, the 1998-99 season, where they ended the year in eleventh place. However, the 1998-99 team played for the Big Ten Tournament championship, losing to Michigan State in the championship game.


1973–74 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1973-74 season also witnessed the conclusion of a very difficult tenure at the position of head coach. Harv Schmidt, a former player turned head coach, finished his seventh season at Illinois with an overall record of 89 wins and 77 losses. Unfortunately for Schmidt, several situations contributed to his demise, most of the problems being not of his doing. He was a disciplinarian and demanded attention to detail. He worked his players hard yet he was fair and considerate of their needs. Schmidt had high expectations from his team and set a good example by working as hard as he expected his players to work.


1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 17–9.


1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his third year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–5 and a conference record of 12–2, tying Michigan for first place in the Big Ten Conference. Due to the NCAA Tournament rules at the time which allowed only conference champions to participate, Indiana and Michigan faced off for a third game to determine which team would go to the NCAA Tournament. IU lost to Michigan, 75–67, and thus did not participate in the Tournament. Instead, the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament invited second-place teams from eight conferences to participate in their tournament. This was IU's only appearance in the CCAT; however, they did win the championship game.


1973–74 Indiana Pacers season
The 1973–74 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's seventh season in the American Basketball Association and seventh as a team.


1973–74 Indiana Pacers season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. John was diagnosed with cancer early in the season and stepped away, with Gus Guydon taking over as interim head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.


1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 15–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.


1973–74 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the Iran Football's 1973–74 football season.


1973–74 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1973–74 comprised 12 teams, and Coleraine won the championship.


1973–74 Israel State Cup
The 1973–74 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 35th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 20th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1973–74 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Haifa, who have beaten Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0 at the final.


1973–74 Isthmian League
The 1973–74 season was the 59th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1973–74 Isthmian League
It was the first season in which the league was split into two divisions after sixteen new clubs joined the new Division Two. It was also the first season in which the Isthmian League used three points for a win.


1973–74 Isthmian League
Wycombe Wanderers won Division One, whilst Dagenham won Division Two.


1973–74 Isthmian League, Division Two
It was the first season of Division Two, fifteen clubs joined the Isthmian League from different divisions of the Athenian League, while Hertford Town were transferred from the Eastern Counties League.


1973–74 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1973–74 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Five teams participated in the league, and the Oji Seishi Hockey won the championship.


1973–74 KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup 1973–74 (the 56th edition) started on September 26, 1973. The final was held on 1 May 1974 with PSV beating NAC 6–0 and winning the cup for the second time.


1973–74 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the Kings 25th season in the NBA and their second season in the city of Kansas City.


1973–74 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season
The 1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season was their seventh in the American Basketball Association. The Colonels finished in second place in the ABA's Eastern Division. They met the Carolina Cougars in the Eastern Division Semifinals and swept them in 4 games. They met the eventual champion New York Nets in the Eastern Division Finals, where they lost. McCarthy was let go after this season.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Offseason, Preseason transactions
On July 31, 1973, the Kentucky Colonels were bought by future Governor of Kentucky John Y. Brown, Jr. and other investors. Famed college coach Adolph Rupp was hired as Vice President of the Board. General Manager Mike Storen resigned and was replaced by Gene Rhodes. Head coach Joe Mullaney left the team in order to become head coach of the Utah Stars and Babe McCarthy was hired as Mullaney's replacement.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
Like most ABA teams, the Colonels played several preseason exhibition games against NBA opponents. The first for the 1973–74 preseason came on September 21, 1973, on the Colonels' home court at Freedom Hall in Louisville against the Houston Rockets. Rudy Tomjanovich scored 32 points for the Bulls. Center Artis Gilmore had 22 points and 18 rebounds for the Colonels; his teammate, forward Dan Issel, scored 20. The Colonels won, 110-102.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Offseason, Preseason exhibition games
The next night the Colonels hosted the Kansas City–Omaha Kings. Rick Mount scored 21 points for the Kings; his teammate Nate Archibald scored 19. Guard Louie Dampier led the Colonels with 22 points and Kentucky won 110-99.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
The Colonels opened their season on October 12, 1973, away from their usual home court at Freedom Hall in Louisville, playing instead in Lexington, Kentucky, where stars Dan Issel and Louie Dampier had played college basketball at the University of Kentucky. In front of 8,727 fans Issel scored 27 points to lead the Colonels to a 111-100 victory over the Denver Rockets. The next night in Louisville the Colonels hosted the Utah Stars and won 103-101 in front of 10,476 fans as Issel scored 36.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
Issel put in 33 points on October 17 as the Colonels won in front of 5,943 home fans against the Virginia Squires 116-106. October 19 brought a road win against the Carolina Cougars, 121-109 as Issel scored 30. The following night saw a rematch of the two teams in front of 7,026 fans in Louisville with the Cougars prevailing 105-102 despite Issel's 29 points. October 24 brought a 100-98 home win against the New York Nets. On October 26 the Colonels won on the road against the Virginia Squires; Louie Dampier's 21 points led Kentucky to a 104-99 victory.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, October 1973
The next night in Louisville, Issel's 31 led the Colonels to a 90-87 win against the Denver Rockets in front of 7,223 fans. The Colonels closed out the month with a runaway win at home against the San Diego Conquistadors, 146-105; 7,412 saw Dan Issel lead all scorers with 25. The Colonels closed the first month of the season with 8 wins and 1 loss (.889).


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
On November 2 the Colonels notched a road win against the New York Nets, 121-109; John Roche led all scorers with 41 points before 8,678 fans. The two teams met again the next night in Louisville and the Colonels prevailed again, 93-87; the 11,277 fans in attendance saw Roche and Dan Issel lead all scorers with 29 apiece. On November 7 the Colonels hosted the Memphis Tams; attendance was 6,834 as Kentucky won 113-89 behind Issel's 30 points. On November 9 the Colonels hosted the Carolina Cougars in Cincinnati; 6,194 saw the Cougars win 139-110. The next night in Louisville Issel's 31 points led Kentucky to victory over the Virginia Squires 111-107 before 7,988 fans. November 14 saw a rematch with the Carolina Cougars in Louisville and the Colonels again came out on the short end, 107-102, despite Issel's 27 points before 8,121 fans.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
November 17 saw the host Colonels defeat the rival Indiana Pacers 100-96; 13,766 turned out for the rivalry game as Issel put in 28 points. On November 21 the Colonels hosted the Virginia Squires in Lexington with 7,656 in attendance and Kentucky won 145-115 despite George Gervin's 31 points. On November 23 the Colonels lost 118-114 on the road to the Indiana Pacers as George McGinnis put in 37 points with 10,079 on hand.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
The next night the Colonels held court in Cincinnati again and defeated the San Diego Conquistadors 124-121 before 3,421 fans; Dan Issel and Artis Gilmore each score 30 for Kentucky. On November 26 the Colonels' home court was in Bowling Green, Kentucky (in the home gym of Western Kentucky University) and 10,453 turned out to see Kentucky lose their third straight to the Carolina Cougars, 94-82, despite Issel's game-high 27. On November 28 the Colonels drew a capacity crowd (10,146) in the San Diego Conquistadors' home gym and though Issel led all scorers with 36 the Conquistadors won 104-99. The next evening saw the Colonels on the road again, squaring off against the Memphis Tams; Issel scored 32 in front of 5,106 fans and Kentucky won 102-92. The Colonels ended their month on November 30 before 3,116 fans in Cincinnati, losing to the Indiana Pacers 107-104 despite Issel's 31.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, November 1973
The Colonels went 8-6 in November, making it the franchise's worst month in quite some time. Their record for the season dropped to 16-7 (.696).


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
On December 1 the Colonels lost in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the Carolina Cougars, 120-113; 6,231 attended and Dan Issel and Billy Cunningham led all scorers with 21 each. The Colonels returned to action on December 7, losing on the road to the Indiana Pacers 105-97 before 8,079 fans despite Issel's game-high 28. The next night in Cincinnati the Colonels lost to the New York Nets 102-87; 4,951 saw Julius Erving and Louie Dampier lead all scorers with 27 each.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
Kentucky's next game was a road win against the San Antonio Spurs, breaking a four-game losing streak; Dan Issel had a game-high 28 before 7,674 spectators. The Colonels next hosted a game in Cincinnati on December 14, defeating the Memphis Tams 115-94 despite Johnny Neumann's 25; attendance was 2,164, a very low total for Kentucky. The next night in Denver the Colonels defeated the Denver Rockets 120-114; Dan Issel poured in 46 points before 3,890 fans. The next night, December 16, saw Kentucky win on the road 106-101 against the San Diego Conquistadors despite Stew Johnson's game-high 43 for San Diego before 1,764 fans.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
The Colonels returned to action on December 19, losing a close one on the road to the New York Nets 83-82; Julius Erving led all scorers with 30 and 7,493 attended. December 21 saw the Colonels lose at home 86-85; Willie Wise put in 29 before 9,102 in Freedom Hall. The next night the two teams met again, this time in the Stars' home arena, the Salt Palace; Utah won again, 86-82 and Willie Wise had a game-high 25 before 6,341 fans.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
The next night, December 23, saw Kentucky notch a road win against the San Diego Conquistadors, 123-120; 2,368 saw Dan Issel score 31. On December 26 the Colonels manhandled their rivals, the Indiana Pacers, 106-78 in Louisville before 10,811 as Issel put scored a game-high 28. The following evening Kentucky lost before 3,133 fans in Cincinnati to the Denver Rockets, 105-100, despite Artis Gilmore's game-high 29. December 29 saw the Colonels run away with an easy road win against the Memphis Tams, 145-101; Dan Issel had 30 points before a meager crowd of 1,885.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Regular season, Month by Month, December 1973
The Colonels split their December games evenly, with 7 wins and 7 losses, their worst month in quite some time. This left their season record at 23-14 (.622) heading into calendar year 1974.


1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season, Transactions, Drafts Special S and preseason signings
The Colonels drafted Ernie DiGregorio in the special circumstance draft but he signed with the NBA's Buffalo Braves. The Colonels also drafted M.L. Carr and Ron Behagen but Carr stayed in college and Behagen signed with the NBA's Kansas City-Omaha Kings. Prior to the season head coach Joe Mullaney left to coach the Utah Stars and was replaced by Babe McCarthy; at the end of the season McCarthy, despite being named ABA Coach of the Year, was fired and eventually replaced by Hubie Brown who went on to win the 1975 ABA Finals in his first season.


1973–74 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1973–74 college basketball season. This team would finish with the worst record of any Kentucky team coached by Joe B. Hall.


1973–74 La Liga
The 1973–74 La Liga was the 43rd season since its establishment. It started on September 1, 1973, and finished on May 20, 1974.


1973–74 Lancashire Cup
The 1973–74 Lancashire Cup was the sixty-first occasion of the Lancashire Cup. Wigan won the trophy  by beating Salford by the score of 19–9 in the final. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 8,012 and receipts were £2,750.


1973–74 Lancashire Cup, Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with  no junior/amateur clubs taking part. The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one  "blank" or "dummy" fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.


1973–74 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs


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


1973–74 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 gives the score as 8-15 (4 goals to 3 converted tries)  - The RUGBYLEAGUEproject   gives the score as 2-152 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 gives the attendance as 8,522 (HT 7-4) - The RUGBYLEAGUEproject   gives the attendance as  8,556 - Other sources including the Rothmans Yearbook of 1991-92 show it as 8,0123 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club. The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10-13.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league)
This was the third season of rugby league's League Cup competition, which for sponsorship reasons was known as the Players No.6 Trophy.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league)
Warrington won the final, beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 27-16 in the match played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 9,347 and receipts were £4380.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Background
This season saw no changes in the  entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-two.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Round 2 - Second  Round
Involved  8 matches and 16 ClubsNOTE - Matches in this round kicked off earlier to make maximum use of the daylightUse of Floodlights in sporting events was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers John Player yearbook 1974–75
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the  prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
Note - the  author is unable to trace the  rest of the  award amounts. Can anyone help ?


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
1 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject states that the match was played at Bradford, whereas it was played at Lawkholme Lane, Keighley2 * St Helens official archives give the  attendance as 2,500  whereas RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 3,0003 * Dewsbury Celtic are a Junior (amateur) club from Dewsbury, home ground is Crow Nest Park4 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 and the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75  give the attendance as 1,250  but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 1,2765 * Millom are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria,  current home ground is the Coronation Field ground6 * The  highest score, to date in the  competition against a Junior club7 * Widnes official archives give the  result as a Wiidnes win8 * Wigan official archives show a score of 30-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 20-59 * Matches kicked off Earlier to accommodate daylight.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
Use of Floodlights was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes. 10 * Wigan official archives give score as 28-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 28-211 * Wigan's hooker (Colin Clarke) and two Keighley players (Wilmot and Burke) were sent off during this second half of this match.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
12 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 give the date as 9-12-1974  but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the date as 29-12-197413 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 give the date as 9-12-1974  but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the  date as 30-12-197414 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75, the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 and Wigan official archives give the date as Saturday 5-1-1974  but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the  date as Sunday 6-1-197415 *  The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 gives the  attendance as 10,047 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the  attendance as 9,34716  * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup" The competition ran from 1971–72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams.


1973–74 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sportThe 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 usually taking place in late January The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1973–74 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Cork Celtic won the championship.


1973–74 Leeds United A.F.C. season
The 1973–74 season was Leeds United's 10th consecutive season in the First Division and the second season in which they won the First Division. Along with the First Division, Leeds United competed in the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup during the 1973–74 season. The season covers the period from 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974.


1973–74 Leeds United A.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 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Having lost in the finals of the Cup Winners Cup and the FA Cup in 1972–73, manager Don Revie considered a move to Everton, but remained with Leeds after the move broke down due to a new law that prevented wage rises to curb inflation. Continuing with what was largely the same squad as during the previous season, he told them his aim was to go unbeaten throughout the season. Leeds started the season well, winning their first 7 league games. This run ended on 22 September when Leeds were held to a 0–0 draw by Manchester United.


1973–74 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
On 8 October, Leeds were knocked out of the League cup in the Second Round by Ipswich Town. After finding success in the first two rounds of the UEFA Cup, he played weakened teams to allow an early exit from the UEFA Cup, in order to allow his team to focus on the league. Leeds were knocked out in the third round by Vitória FC. At the start of 1974, Leeds were 8 points clear of second placed Liverpool with 19 games remaining and still remaining unbeaten.


1973–74 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
On 23 February 1974, Leeds lost their first league game, losing 3–2 away to Stoke. Leeds would lose 3 more times in the 1973–74 season, but they won the 1973–74 title going 29 matches unbeaten. This was still a record unbeaten start to a league campaign in the 20th century, and not bettered until Arsenal's 2003–04 campaign. In total Leeds lost just 4 league games and remained in first place for almost the entire campaign. At the end of the season, manager Don Revie left to manage the England national team.


1973–74 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1973–74 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1973–74 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
The 1973–74 season was a solid one for Leicester, starting the league well going eight matches unbeaten. There was also some entrancing entertainment served up but too many draws prevented the Foxes from challenging for a UEFA Cup place and had to settle for a creditable 9th place finish. Their main highlight was the FA Cup by reaching their sixth semi-final in their history, to set up an ensuing tie with favourites Liverpool. They held the Reds to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford with a solid defensive display to set up an interesting replay at Villa Park but despite equalising through Len Glover after being 1-0 down, it ended in disappointment as the Foxes suffered a 3-1 defeat.


1973–74 Leicester City 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 Libyan Premier League
The 1973–74 Libyan Premier League was the 10th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963.


1973–74 Libyan Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Al-Ahly (Tripoli) won the championship.


1973–74 Liga Alef
The 1973–74 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Acre (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Sha'arayim (champions of the South Division) win their regional divisions, and qualify with the second-placed clubs, Shimshon Tel Aviv and Hapoel Marmorek for promotion play-offs against the bottom two clubs in Liga Leumit, Hakoah Ramat Gan and Maccabi Haifa. Shimshon Tel Aviv were the only promoted club from Liga Alef to Liga Leumit.


1973–74 Liga Alef
On same basis, promotion-relegation play-offs contested between the bottom Liga Alef clubs and the top Liga Bet clubs.


1973–74 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs, North play-offs
Beitar Tiberias suspended from the play-offs due to crowd trouble against Hapoel Beit She'an.


1973–74 Liga Bet
The 1973–74 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Beit She'an, Maccabi Hadera, Beitar Jaffa and Hapoel Ashkelon win their regional divisions and qualify with the second-placed clubs, Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Hapoel Kfar Shalem and Maccabi Yavne for promotion play-offs against the bottom two clubs of both North and South divisions in Liga Alef. Maccabi Hadera and Beitar Jaffa were the only Liga Bet clubs who achieved promotion to Liga Alef.


1973–74 Liga Bet
On same basis, promotion-relegation play-offs contested between the bottom Liga Bet clubs and the top Liga Gimel clubs.


1973–74 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs, North play-offs
Beitar Tiberias suspended from the play-offs due to crowd trouble against Hapoel Beit She'an.


1973–74 Liga Bet, Relegation play-offs, North A play-offs
Beitar Acre withdrew from the play-offs and relegated to Liga Gimel.


1973–74 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1973–74 season was the 18th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Real Madrid won the title.


1973–74 Liga Leumit
The 1973–74 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya win their second title. Benny Alon of Hapoel Haifa was the league's top scorer with 15 goals.


1973–74 Liga Leumit
The bottom two clubs, Hakoah Ramat Gan (who had won the title the previous season) and Maccabi Haifa took part in a play-off group with the top four clubs from Liga Alef to decide promotion and relegation. The top two clubs would remain in/be promoted to Liga Leumit, whilst the bottom four would start the 1974–75 season in Liga Alef. At the end of the play-offs, Hakoah Ramat Gan retained their place in the top division, whilst Shimshon Tel Aviv were promoted with Maccabi Haifa being relegated.


1973–74 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 1973–74 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the second season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Five teams participated in the league, and Real Socieded won the championship.


1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool F.C. won the FA Cup in Bill Shankly's 14th and final season in charge. Announcing his retirement two months after winning 3-0 against Newcastle in the Final, Shankly was hailed by the fans as a hero, when heading into retirement. Kevin Keegan scored twice in the final, further confirming his status among the Liverpool faithful. However, the club's second-place finished in the league saw them lose their defence of the league title to Don Revie's Leeds United


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' seventh season in the National Hockey League.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Offseason
Forward Serge Bernier (22 goals, 46 assists) jumped to the Quebec Nordiques of the WHA.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
After finishing strong in 1972–73 and barely missing the playoffs, the Kings had high hopes for the 1973–74 season. But the team started slowly and by the end of November, they were 5–14–3 and in last place. Then they made a blockbuster trade, sending their best defenseman Gilles Marotte to the New York Rangers for defenseman Sheldon Kannegiesser, forwards Mike Murphy, and Tom Williams, and speedy center Gene Carr. They improved a little, but were still 9 games under .500 at the end of February at 21–30–10 for 52 points and 7th place in the 8 team Western Division.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
The Kings then went 9–0–2 over the next 3 weeks and climbed into 3rd place, passing the Atlanta Flames, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. Going into the final game of the season, the Kings had clinched 3rd, but needed a win to finish .500 and needed to outscore the Vancouver Canucks by 8 goals to finish even in goal differential on the season, which was one of coach Bob Pulford's goals at the beginning of the season. Not only did the Kings win, they won 11–1 to finish .500 and with a plus goal differential for the first time in their history. The season also marked the debut of hall of fame broadcaster Bob Miller, who would broadcast Kings games until his retirement after the 2016-17 season.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
The Kings were heavy underdogs against the Chicago Black Hawks but put up a strong showing. While Kings goalie Rogie Vachon was excellent, the difference was Chicago goalie Tony Esposito who was brilliant. Game one saw the Black Hawks score in the 3rd period to take a 2–1 lead and they added an empty net goal to win, 3–1. Game two was similar; this time Chicago led 3–1 when they scored an empty net goal late to make it 4–1.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
Game 3 in Los Angeles was the Kings first home playoff game in 5 years and was one of the strangest games in post season history. Chicago scored goal in the first minute of the game and then went into a defensive shell, practically daring the Kings to try to beat Esposito. Almost the entire rest of the game was played in the Black Hawk zone with the Kings dominating the action. But try as they might, they could not get the puck past Tony Esposito.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
Their best chance came midway through the 3rd period when Bob Berry pounced on a rebound and shot it over Esposito but the puck glanced off the cross bar. Despite totaling only 5 shots on goal for the game, the Black Hawks won 1–0 and had a commanding 3–0 series lead. Game 4 was played the very next day so both coaches rested their #1 goalies; the Kings played Gary Edwards over Rogie Vachon and Chicago went with Mike Veisor over Tony Esposito. The Kings were so relieved to have Esposito out that they dominated in a 5–1 win, their first playoff victory since a game 7 win over the Oakland Seals in the 1969 quarter-finals.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
Another defensive struggle ensued in game 5 with Vachon and Esposito back in the nets; both made a number of brilliant saves and the game was 0–0 midway through the 3rd period. The Black Hawks won when Cliff Koroll scuffed the ice on a slap shot; the puck acted like a knuckleball change up and fooled Vachon for the game winner.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season.


1973–74 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the Lakers' 26th season in the NBA and 14th season in Los Angeles. Having lost to the New York Knicks in the previous season's NBA Finals, the Lakers would make it to the NBA Playoffs, posting a 47-35 record, only to lose to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.


1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season
Following the season, Jerry West retired after 14 seasons with the Lakers. He would later return to the Lakers as the head coach from 1976 to 1979.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season
The 1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season was the Los Angeles Sharks' second and final season in Los Angeles in the World Hockey Association. The club finished last in the WHA Western Division and missed the playoffs. They moved to Detroit, MI after the season and became the Michigan Stags.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Offseason
The Sharks lured promising left wing Marc Tardif from the Montreal Canadiens to jump to the Sharks.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Regular season
The Sharks attempted to build on their first season by signing their first bonafide NHL star in the Montreal Canadiens' Marc Tardif. And while the offense featured five 20 goal scorers (Tardif with 40, Gary Veneruzzo with 39, Brian McDonald with 22, and J.P. LeBlanc and Steve Sutherland with 20 apiece), they still ranked last in the league in scoring. The defense was equally porous, falling from 3rd in the league to 11th (next to last).


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Regular season
Last year's #1 goalie George Gardner played only 2 games due to injuries, and Russ Gillow suffered from injuries and the "sophomore jinx" as his GAA went from 2.91 in 1972–73 to 3.98 in 1973–74. The other goalies that were brought in didn't fare much better, with Ian Wilkie sporting an unimpressive 3.91 GAA, Jim McLeod at 4.27, and Paul Hoganson even worse with a 4.68 GAA. The special teams, which were solid the season before, also fell on hard times as the power play ranked 9th and the penalty killing went from 3rd in the league to last.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Regular season
The Sharks ended up with the worst record in the league, and endured losing streaks of 9 and 6 games. The only noteworthy item was that they became the first team ever to have no ties (the WHA 10-minute overtime rule helped, but WHA teams still averaged 4 ties per season).


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks 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 Los Angeles Sharks season, Transactions
The Sharks' decline in the standings and quality of play was poorly timed in that the NHL's Los Angeles Kings across town were beginning a resurgence that would see them make the playoffs for the next decade. The novelty of the WHA wore off, and attendance dropped measurably. After the 1973-74 season, the Sharks moved to Detroit, MI and became the Michigan Stags. After 43 games in Detroit MI, the Stags moved to Baltimore and finished out the season as the Baltimore Blades.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Transactions
Tom Gilmore traded to Edmonton Oilers for Ron Walters, October, 1973.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Transactions
George Gardner & Ralph MacSweyn traded to Vancouver Blazers for Ron Ward, October, 1973.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Transactions
Russ Gillow & Earl Heiskala traded to Jersey Knights for Jim McLeod, January, 1974.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Transactions
Don Gordon & Jim Watson traded to Chicago Cougars for Bobby Whitlock, February, 1974.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Transactions
Ron Ward traded to Cleveland Crusaders for Ted Hodgson & Bill Young, February, 1974.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Transactions
Ian Wilkie traded to Edmonton Oilers for Wayne Zuk, March, 1974.


1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.


1973–74 Luxembourg National Division
The 1973–74 Luxembourg National Division was the 60th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1973–74 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1973–74 MJHL season
In Winnipeg on April 5, 1974, the Selkirk Steelers won the MJHL title claiming the Turnbull Memorial Trophy. There was no stopping the Selkirk Steelers on April 19, 1974, in Prince Albert, as the Steelers defeated the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League winning the Anavet Cup. On May 1, 1974, with a 5-2 win over Kelowna Buckaroos of the British Columbia Hockey League in the seventh and deciding game, held in Kelowna, the Steelers captured the Abbott Cup and advanced into the national final for the Centennial Cup. In the seventh and deciding game, on May 14, 1974, in Ottawa, the Selkirk Steelers scored a dramatic 1-0 overtime victory over the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Junior A Hockey League to capture the Centennial Cup, emblematic of junior A hockey supremacy in Canada.


1973–74 MJHL season, League notes
The MJHL returns to Brandon, as the Brandon Travellers join the North Division. The Travellers were owned and operated by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Canada Hockey League.


1973–74 MJHL season, League notes
The 1974 Selkirk Steelers were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.


1973–74 MJHL season, All-Star game
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League All-Stars took a 3-0 lead in the first period and then received a lesson in the Finnish technique of playing hockey as the Finnish National Juniors skated away to a 6-3 victory at the Winnipeg Arena Thursday night, December 20.Carl Haney opened the scoring at the 0:31 second mark with an unassisted goal, John Mazur then made it 2-0 at 14:17 and 52 seconds later Don Hansford completed the Manitoba club's scoring.


1973–74 MJHL season, All-Star game
Finland's Jarmo Haellfors scored a power-play goal at 18:24 and Jonni Rinne completed aneat three-way passing play 17 seconds later and the first period ended 3-2. Rinne scored his second goal of the game at 3:29 of the second period to tie the game and that's the way the second period ended. In the final period, the Finns dominated every aspect of the game, scoring three unansweredgoals. Kari Eloranta gave his club the lead and Haellfors completed his hat trick with a pair of goals.


1973–74 Macedonian Republic League
The 1973–74 Macedonian Republic League was the 30th since its establishment. FK Teteks won their 3rd championship title.


1973–74 Magyar Kupa
The 1973–74 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 34th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1973–74 Maltese Premier League
The 1973–74 Maltese First Division was the 59th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1973–74 season was Manchester United's 72nd season in the Football League, and their 29th consecutive season in the top division of English football. It was the first full season in charge for manager Tommy Docherty, who had been appointed the previous December following the dismissal of Frank O'Farrell. Only six seasons after winning the European Cup, United were relegated, meaning that they would be a Second Division club for the first time since 1938.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
Having been persuaded to return to the team after walking out during the previous season, the troubled George Best briefly returned to the side, but played his last game for the club on New Year's Day, and his contract was cancelled the following season after more than a decade at Old Trafford.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
Docherty took the unusual step of appointing goalkeeper Alex Stepney as the team's penalty taker. After 12 games, Stepney had converted two penalties, which made him the club's joint top scorer, a position he held for ten matches.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
United began the season with two victories in their first three games, but then recorded only four wins in twenty League games between September and March. A late-season run of victories raised the prospect of survival, but United stumbled as the season drew to an end. On the last full day of the season, United could survive only by winning their home game against Manchester City and then their rearranged game at Stoke City, provided that points were dropped by other relegation candidates, all of which had only one game remaining. In the event, United lost both games whilst their rivals' results meant that they would have been relegated anyway.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
The scorer of what proved to be the winning goal for Manchester City in United's penultimate game was former United player Denis Law, who scored with a back-heel in the 81st minute. He did not celebrate the goal, and was substituted shortly afterwards. The goal triggered a series of pitch invasions by Manchester United fans, perhaps hoping to get the match replayed, that forced the referee to abandon the game in the 85th minute. After a review, the Football League decided that the result should stand.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
This was the season in which the Football League increased the number of relegation places from two to three, and it is sometimes incorrectly stated that by winning at Old Trafford Manchester City "relegated" United. In fact, it was Birmingham City's win over Norwich City and West Ham United's point against Liverpool that sealed United's fate, since, with a win still worth only two points, United could not have caught Birmingham and West Ham even if they had won their last two fixtures. However, City's victory and Southampton's win at Everton meant that United finished in 21st place, and would still have been relegated under the old system.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
Already relegated, United then lost their last game of the season, against sixth-placed Stoke City.


1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season
In spite of the relegation to the Second Division, the club's directors decided not to sack Docherty, placing their confidence in him to restore the club's First Division status at the first attempt.


1973–74 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1973–74 season was Mansfield Town's 37th season in the Football League and 5th in the Fourth Division, they finished in 17th position with 43 points.


1973–74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1973–74 academic year.


1973–74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
At that time, Marquette was an independent school not aligned with any conference; it did not join a conference until 1988, when it joined the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, now known as the Horizon League; it would later move to the Great Midwest Conference and Conference USA before joining its current conference, the Big East, in 2005. Also, Marquette did not adopt its current nickname of "Golden Eagles" until 1994.


1973–74 Memphis Tams season
The 1973–74 Memphis Tams season was the 2nd and final season of the Tams and 4th overall season of American Basketball Association basketball in Memphis. After the previous season had mercifully ended, doubt was put into if the Tams would stay in Memphis, as the phone lines and team office were closed. Charlie Finley tried to sell the team, with a Rhode Island group in discussion with Finley, but nothing came of it, with Finley subsequently dealing with a heart ailment for most of the summer, which rose a problem for the ABA, particularly with making schedules for the teams.


1973–74 Memphis Tams season
The league's attempts to reach Finley came in late August, with the schedules for the league being released on August 25 - just over a month before the season was due to start. The Tams hired Butch Van Breda Kolff to coach on September 11, two days before the Tams' first pre-season game. The team floundered, losing 63 games. They finished 9th in points scored per game, at 101.2, while finishing 8th in points allowed at 108.2 per game.


1973–74 Memphis Tams season
At one point in the season (November 29-December 21), they lost 13 straight games, with a 12-game losing streak occurring later in the year. Their best winning streak was 2, which they did four times. After the season, the league took over operations of the team. On July 17, 1974, Mike Storen, Issac Hayes, Avron Fogelman, and Kemmonis Wilson bought the team, rebranding the team as the Memphis Sounds.


1973–74 Memphis Tams season, Awards and honors
1974 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 30, 1974)


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1973–74. The 1973–74 season was the sixth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League, the first level division in Turkey. They have relegated to second division at the end of the season.


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
The club address was "Azakhan No: 4", Tel. : 1321. Executive committee: Mehmet Karamehmet (president), Mahir Turhan, Ünal Şıhman, Atilla Taşpınar, Kayhan Okdar, Aydın Özlü, Alptekin Ürgüplü, Yaman Atalay, Sadık Eliyeşil, Mehmet Emin Yıldız, Mustafa Elgin, Erol Tarhan, Reşat Çağlı, Sungur Baydur, Kemal Saraçoğlu.


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
At the start of the season Motrock Ivon was the coach. He managed the team for three games. He was followed by Nazım Koka. He managed the team for 17 games. After 20th round, Toma Kaloperoviç became the coach on 14.03.1974. Kaloperoviç finished the season.


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1973–74 First League participation
First League was played with 16 teams in its 17th season, 1973–74. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1974–75. Mersin İY finished 15th with 8 wins and relegated to second division next year. MİY finished first half at 14th place. Manager Koka set a target for second half for top ten teams, the team couldn't achieve it. Şeref Başoğlu was the most scorer player with 5 goals.


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1973–74 First League participation, League table
Mersin İY's league performance in Turkey First League in 1973–74 season is shown in the following table.


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1973–74 First League participation, League table
Note: Won, drawn and lost points are 2, 1 and 0. F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches. Champions went to ECC 1974-75, and runners-up and second runners-up became eligible for UEFA Cup 1974-75.


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1973–74 First League participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 1973–74 First League by rounds:


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1973–74 Turkish Cup participation
1973–74 Turkish Cup was played for the 12th season as Türkiye Kupası by 27 teams. Two elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Top ten first division teams from previous season participated. Mersin İdmanyurdu did not participate in 1973–74 Turkish Cup because they had finished previous season at 11th place. Fenerbahçe won the Cup for the 2nd time. Bursaspor (as the finalist) became eligible for 1974–75 ECW Cup.


1973–74 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1973–74 squad
Stats are counted for 1973–74 First League matches. In the team rosters five substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.


1973–74 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1973–74 season.


1973–74 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
This season was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.


1973–74 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
UDG acquired Torreón franchise to reach the Primera Division for the 1974-75 season.


1973–74 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Segunda División semifinalists, UASLP-Pumas (re-branded to Atlético Potosino) and Unión de Curtidores were promoted to the Primera División to increase the number of teams to 20 for the 1974-75 season.


1973–74 Mexican Primera División season, Relegation Playoff
Laguna won 2-0 on aggregate. San Luis relegated to Segunda Division.


1973–74 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1973–74 Segunda División was the 25th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 July 1973 and concluded on 19 May 1974. It was won by UANL.


1973–74 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by Gus Ganakas in his fifth year as head coach of the Spartans. MSU finished the season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


1973–74 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1972–73 season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1973–74 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team tied with the Indiana Hoosiers  for the Big Ten championship. The team earned the first of four consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament invitations.


1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Campy Russell and C. J. Kupec served as team captains, with Russell earning team MVP honors. Russell, the Consensus second team All-American, earned the Big Ten scoring championship with a 24.0 average in conference games. He also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball as Big Ten Most Valuable Player. Orr was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.


1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Although the team began the season unranked, it was in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll for twelve of the eighteen weeks during the season, rising as high as number six, where it finished the season. The team ended the season ranked twelfth in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.


1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team set a school record for single-game assists on February 23, 1974, against Purdue with 32. The record would stand until March 7, 1987. The team set the school single-game assists record of 32 on February 23, 1974, against Purdue. The record stood until March 7, 1987.


1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
In the 25-team 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan reached the elite eight in the Mideast region by earning a bye and defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 77–68. The team then fell to the Marquette Golden Eagles 72–70.


1973–74 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1973–74 Midland Football Combination
The 1973–74 Midland Football Combination season was the 37th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1973–74 Midland Football Combination, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.


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


1973–74 Midland Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:


1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season was the sixth season for the Bucks. It would also be Oscar Robertson’s last season in the league. This would be the most recent season that the Bucks clinch the best record in the league until the 2018–19 NBA season. It was also was the last time the Bucks would be conference champions until the 2020–21 NBA season.


1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints season
The 1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints' season was the Minnesota Fighting Saints second season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA).


1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints 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 Minnesota Fighting Saints season, Transactions
Rob Walton was traded to Vancouver Blazers for Jean Tetreault, January 1974.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season
The 1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in college ice hockey. In its 2nd year under head coach Herb Brooks the team compiled a 22–11–6 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the fifth time. The Golden Gophers defeated Michigan Tech 4–2 in the championship game at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts to win their first national championship.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, Stumbling Out of the Gate
After a poor year in his first season as head coach, hopes were high for Herb Brooks in year two. In 1973 the NCAA had finally cracked down on teams importing over-aged players from Canada and had gone so far as to vacate Denver's participation in the national tournament. While the majority of Canadian players who were already on NCAA teams were grandfathered into the new policy and allowed to play, no incoming players were permitted if they had played in any top-tier Canadian Junior League.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, Stumbling Out of the Gate
Because Minnesota's team had been almost exclusively made up of native players for the past two decades the result of the renewed enforcement gave the Golden Gophers an advantage; because they had been actively recruiting players from Minnesota they were the primary destination for the best players in the state. However, because many NCAA teams were still made up of a majority of Canadians this advantage would not yet be realized.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, Stumbling Out of the Gate
Regardless of the recruiting practices, Minnesota went into the season looking to recover from a losing season and returned many players from the previous year. Senior netminder Brad Shelstad was named team captain and led the Golden Gophers against an improving Minnesota–Duluth squad in their season opener on the road. Minnesota dropped the contest 3–4 and then headed home to host defending national champion Wisconsin and dropped to 0–3 on the season after losing both games. The Gophers then welcomed another Big Ten rival in Michigan and ended the weekend with an 0–4–1 record.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, Recovery
This was a disaster for the Gophers, who were looking for more out of the young coach, but the next team up for Minnesota was North Dakota, who were in the midst of their second worst season since World War II. The Golden Gophers dominated UND, outscoring the Fighting Sioux 18–6 in the two games. The following weekend Minnesota hit the road and played Michigan State. While the series was closer in score Minnesota once again won both games and pulled their record back to even.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, Recovery
The golden Gophers returned home and played their first non-conference games of the season, taking another set of close matches against rising Saint Louis. After a week off Minnesota–Duluth arrived in Minneapolis and the Gophers were able to just finish ahead of the Bulldogs, tying the first game before winning the second.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, Recovery
At the end of December Minnesota played in the St. Louis Holiday Tournament. After opening with a win over Harvard, Minnesota faced the Billikens for the third time that season who were able to repay the Gophers with their 6–2 victory, leaving Minnesota as the runner-up. A day after the final Minnesota played the Czech National Team and through they lost the game 1–7 the contest was an exhibition match and did not count towards their record.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, .500 Hockey
Minnesota began the second half of their regular season at North Dakota, taking both games to improve to 10–5–2 in the WCHA despite being held to two goals in both games. The Gophers continued their road swing against Minnesota–Duluth and lost both games, a trend that would mostly continue for the next month. After splitting two consecutive series Minnesota faced Wisconsin in mid-February with the Big Ten championship up for grabs. Despite the Gophers' bad start Wisconsin had faltered down the stretch and the two were now tied for the lead. The teams ended up tying both games to finish with identical 5–4–3 records.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, .500 Hockey
With only WCHA games left on their schedule Minnesota had plenty of opportunity to finish atop the conference standings but they would need help. On February 14, Minnesota was behind Denver and Michigan Tech with Wisconsin trailing by one point. The Gophers, however, had an advantage in that they still had six conference games to play while Wisconsin had four and Denver had two. Michigan Tech was far in the lead with a 15–5–2 record and six WCHA games to play, but because the conference tournament would crown two co-champions Minnesota could ensure home ice so long as they finished in the top two spots.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, .500 Hockey
Minnesota's played two series against bottom-feeding teams in Notre Dame and Colorado College, winning three games and tying the other. The seven points put Minnesota firmly in the 2nd spot with 33 points while Michigan Tech being 5 points ahead ensured the Huskies with the Conference title. because the two teams could not meet in the WCHA tournament the regular season finale between the two would be the only meeting other than possibly for the national championship.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, .500 Hockey
With both team only playing for pride Michigan Tech used home ice to their advantage and easily defeated the Gophers, outscoring their opponents by 3 goals in each game. The poor end to the regular season, however would not put a damper on Minnesota's playoff hopes as they were set up to host each WCHA playoff round they could reach.


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
Minnesota met Michigan in the opening round and got off to a good start in the first game, capturing the match 5–1. with a 4-goal advantage for the two-game aggregate series Minnesota had a comfortable lead but that did not stop them from winning the second contest, albeit with a much closer score. In the second round Minnesota welcomed Denver to Minneapolis. The Gopher's victory against the Pioneers in the regular season was their first since 1958 and Minnesota had to beat Denver once again if they wanted to make the NCAA tournament. The two heated rivals fought to a 3–3 tie in the first game leading to a decisive second game where Brad Shelstad held Denver to a single goal and gave Minnesota its third WCHA Tournament championship (shared with Michigan Tech).


1973–74 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
The NCAA had altered its classification system in the summer of 1973 making the 1974 tournament the first official Division I championship. The renaming, however, meant nothing as far as any of the teams were concerned. The format and selection remained unchanged and, with their #2 western seed assured, Minnesota faced ECAC champion Boston University. The Terriers had knocked Minnesota out in its last tournament appearance but this time the Gophers were up for the challenge and eked out a narrow 5–4 win.