1973–74 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1973–74 season
Chairman	Sam Longson
Manager	Brian Clough; (until 15 October 1973); Jimmy Gordon; (until 20 October 1973); Dave Mackay
Stadium	Baseball Ground
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Hector (19); All: Hector (19)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1972–73 1974–75 →

During the 1973–74 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Division One, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season summary

During summer the club transferred in Defender Rod Thomas and Midfielder Henry Newton. In his seventh season as manager, Brian Clough took the Rams to the 3rd spot through Autumn, however, he left the club after a turmoil against Chairman Sam Longson.^[1] Therefore, the Club Executive Board appointed former player (1968–71) Dave Mackay as its new manager.^[2]^[3] The Scottish ex-full back changed the Derby' style of play from a solid defense with Clough to a more offensive deployment including the arrival of Midfielder Bruce Rioch^[4] replacing McGovern and O'Hare as starters since February.

After a 9th spot on Winter, the squad recovered the form and finishing the League table on a decent 3rd spot classifying to the next UEFA Cup. Meanwhile, the club was eliminated early by Sunderland in the League Cup second round phase. Also, in the FA Cup Fourth round stage the team lost against Coventry City after one replay.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Colin Boulton
—	GK	ENG	Graham Moseley
—	DF	ENG	Ron Webster
—	DF	ENG	Roy McFarland (c)
—	DF	ENG	Colin Todd
—	DF	ENG	David Nish
—	DF	WAL	Rod Thomas
—	DF	ENG	Jim Walker
—	DF	ENG	Peter Daniel


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Henry Newton
—	MF	SCO	John McGovern
—	MF	ENG	Steve Powell
—	MF	SCO	Archie Gemmill
—	MF	ENG	Alan Hinton
—	MF	ENG	Jeff Bourne
—	MF	SCO	Bruce Rioch
—	FW	ENG	Roger Davies
—	FW	ENG	Kevin Hector
—	FW	SCO	John O'Hare

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Rod Thomas	Swindon Town	£100,000
MF	Henry Newton	Everton F.C.

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Terry Hennessey	Tamworth F.C.
MF	Alan Durban	Shrewsbury Town F.C.
DF	Tony Parry	Mansfield Town	loan
FW	John Sims
FW	Barry Butlin	Luton Town F.C.

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Bruce Rioch	Aston Villa

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Alan Lewis	Peterborough United F.C.	loan

Results

Division One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Leeds United (C)	42	24	14	4	66	31	2.129	62	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Liverpool	42	22	13	7	52	31	1.677	57	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
3	Derby County	42	17	14	11	52	42	1.238	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Ipswich Town	42	18	11	13	67	58	1.155	47
5	Stoke City	42	15	16	11	54	42	1.286	46

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W
Position	4	4	2	9	7	3	5	5	2	4	4	3	3	3	5	8	9	8	9	7	4	5	6	9	4	5	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/matches/season/1974/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, Qualification to 1974–75 European Cup; = Qualification to 1974–75 UEFA Cup; = Relegation to 1974–75 Second Division

Matches

.- Source:https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/matches/season/1974/

25 August 1973 1	Derby County	1-0	Chelsea F.C.	Derby
15:00	John McGovern 20'			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 30,869 Referee: Robert Matthewson

29 August 1973 2	Derby County	1-0	Manchester City	Derby
15:00	Hinton			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 31,295

1 September 1973 3	Birmingham City	0-0	Derby County	Birmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 34,596

4 September 1973 4	Liverpool F.C.	2-0	Derby County	Liverpool
	Thompson 35' Keegan 85' (pen)			Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 45,237

8 September 1973 5	Derby County	2-1	Everton F.C.	Derby
	Hector 60' Davies 66'		36' Husband	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 27,638

12 September 1973 6	Derby County	3-1	Liverpool F.C.	Derby
	Hector McFarland Davies		Boersma	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 32,867

15 September 1973 7	Burnley F.C.	1-1	Derby County	Burnley
	Hankin 70'		37' Davies	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 23,334

18 September 1973 8	Coventry City	1-0	Derby County	Coventry
	Colin Stein 9'			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 26,511 Referee: JD Williams

22 September 1973 9	Derby County	6-2	Southampton F.C.	Derby
	Hinton 7' Davies 23', 77' Hector 37', 56', 89'		41', 66' O’Neil	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,500

29 September 1973 10	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Derby County	Tottenham
	Coates 36'			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,408

6 October 1973 11	Derby County	1-1	Norwich City	Derby
	Davies 31'		21' Colin Suggett	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,984

13 October 1973 12	Manchester United	0-1	Derby County	Greater Manchester
			5' Hector	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,624

20 October 1973 13	Derby County	2-1	Leicester City	Derby
	Hector 5' McGovern 63'		57' Worthington	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 34,205

27 October 1973 14	West Ham United	0-0	Derby County	Upton Park
				Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,237

3 November 1973 15	Derby County	1-2	Queens Park Rangers	Derby
	Gemmill 66' (pen)		11' Francis 64' Bowles	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 30,647

10 November 1973 16	Ipswich Town	3-0	Derby County	Ipswich
	Lambert 53', 75' Beattie 69'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,562

17 November 1973 17	Sheffield United	3-0	Derby County	Sheffield
	Flynn 33' Woodward 59' Colquhoun 79'			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,438

24 November 1973 18	Derby County	0-0	Leeds United	Derby
				Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 36,003

8 December 1973 19	Derby County	1-1	Arsenal	Derby
	McFarland 11'		79' (o.g.) Newton	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,161

15 December 1973 20	Newcastle United	0-2	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
			38' Davies 83' Hinton	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,535

22 December 1973 21	Derby County	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur	Derby
	Hinton 23', 56'			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 23,672

26 December 1973 22	Stoke City	0-0	Derby County	Stoke-on-Trent
				Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 22,990

29 December 1973 23	Everton F.C.	2-1	Derby County	Liverpool
	Buckley 47' Royle 67' (pen)		87' Hector	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,429

1 January 1974 24	Derby County	1-1	Birmingham City	Derby
	Bourne 10'		30' Hatton	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 31,189

12 January 1974 25	Derby County	5-1	Burnley F.C.	Derby
	Hector 10', 48', 61' Bourne 33', 86'		84' James	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,948

19 January 1974 26	Chelsea F.C.	1-1	Derby County	Fulham
	Garner 43'		44' Bourne	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,185

2 February 1974 27	Derby County	1-0	Newcastle United	Derby
	McFarland 26'			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,992

6 February 1974 28	Manchester City	1-0	Derby County	Moss Side
				Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 22,845
Note: John McGovern made his final appearance before moving to Leeds United in August

16 February 1974 29	Derby County	2-2	Manchester United	Derby
	Nish Hector		Greenhoff Houston	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 29,987

23 February 1974 30	Norwich City	2-4	Derby County	Norwich
	Howard 36' Stringer 66'		4' Hector 11', 65' Bourne 17' Davies	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,412

2 March 1974 31	Derby County	1-1	Stoke City	Derby
	Bourne 3'		54' Ritchie	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 28,176

5 March 1974 32	Southampton F.C.	1-1	Derby County	Southampton
	Channon		Newton	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 17,191

9 March 1974 33	Derby County	1-1	West Ham United	Derby
	Rioch 63' (pen)		73' Bonds	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,684

16 March 1974 34	Leicester City	0-1	Derby County	Leicester
			42' McFarland	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 30,423

23 March 1974 35	Derby County	2-0	Ipswich Town	Derby
	Rioch 51' (pen) Hector 65'			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 23,860

30 March 1974 36	Queens Park Rangers	0-0	Derby County	White City
				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 19,795

6 April 1974 37	Leeds United	2-0	Derby County	Leeds
	Lorimer 17' Bremner 70'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,838

9 April 1974 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4-0	Derby County	Wolverhampton
				Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 23,546

13 April 1974 39	Derby County	4-1	Sheffield United	Derby
	Davies 19' Hector 48', 68', 86'		60' Woodward	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,029

15 April 1974 40	Derby County	1-0	Coventry City	Derby
	Hector 40'			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 23,348

20 April 1974 41	Arsenal F.C.	2-0	Derby County	Highbury
	Ball 52' (pen) George 70'			Stadium: Highbury Park Attendance: 26,017

27 April 1974 42	Derby County	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Derby
	Hector 38' Powell 64'			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 26,571

League Cup

Second Round

8 October 1973	Derby County	2-2	Sunderland F.C.	Derby
	Nish Davies		, John Lathan	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 29,172

29 October 1973 Replay	Sunderland F.C.	2-2 (a.e.t.)	Derby County
				Attendance: 38,935

31 October 1973 Replay Two	Derby County	0-3	Sunderland F.C.	Derby
				Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 38,460

FA Cup

Third Round

5 January 1974

Derby County

1–1

Boston United

9 January 1974 Replay

Boston United

1–6

Derby County

Fourth Round

27 January 1974

Coventry City

0-0

Derby County

30 January 1974 Replay

Derby County

0–1

Coventry City

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Division One		FA Cup		Football League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Colin Boulton	49	-52	42	-42	4	-3	3	-7
	DF	ENG	Ron Webster	45	0	38	0	4	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Roy McFarland	44	4	38	4	3	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Colin Todd	47	0	40	0	4	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	David Nish	46	3	40	1	3	1	3	1
	MF	SCO	Bruce Rioch	18	2	13	2	4	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Powell	34	1	29+1	1	4	0
	MF	SCO	Archie Gemmill	45	5	38	1	4	3	3	1
	MF	ENG	Alan Hinton	36	5	25+4	5	4	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Roger Davies	37	10	32+1	9	0+1	0	3	1
	FW	ENG	Kevin Hector	49	19	42	19	4	0	3	0
	GK	ENG	Graham Moseley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	John McGovern	29	2	26	2	0	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Henry Newton	28	1	21	1	4	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Jeff Bourne	23	9	19	7	4	2
	DF	ENG	Peter Daniel	10	0	8	0	1+1	0
	FW	SCO	John O'Hare	10	0	7+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
	DF	WAL	Rod Thomas	5	0	4	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Jim Walker	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/players/season/1974/comp/56/

References

^ Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.
^ "Dave Mackay, footballer – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ Rippon, Anton (7 October 2018). "Why Dave Mackay is one of the greatest names in Derby County's history". Derby Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ "Interview: Bruce Rioch on why he shouldn't have played against Peru". The Scotsman. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[table_note_res_CWC1R0.23589800728294-5] Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.

[1] Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.

[2] "Dave Mackay, footballer – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[3] Rippon, Anton (7 October 2018). "Why Dave Mackay is one of the greatest names in Derby County's history". Derby Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[4] "Interview: Bruce Rioch on why he shouldn't have played against Peru". The Scotsman. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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