1973–74 West Ham United F.C. season explained

Club:West Ham United
Season:1973–74
Manager:Ron Greenwood
Chairman:Reg Pratt
Stadium:Boleyn Ground
League:First Division
League Result:18th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Billy Bonds (13)
Season Topscorer:Clyde Best, Bonds (13)
Highest Attendance:38,416 (vs Leeds United, 30 March 1974)
Lowest Attendance:16,513 (vs Stoke City, 22 December 1973)
Average Attendance:28,388
Prevseason:1972–73
Nextseason:1974–75

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

Season summary

They made a poor start to the season, failing to win any of their first eleven League matches, and were bottom of the table at Christmas after losing at home to Stoke City. However, they rallied in the second half of the season and a draw with Liverpool in their last fixture left them in 18th place, just one point ahead of relegated Southampton.[1]

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

West Ham's captain Bobby Moore, who had been dropped the previous autumn, played his last match for the first team in the first FA Cup match against Hereford before moving to Fulham.[2] The 1973–74 season was also Ron Greenwood's last full season as West Ham's manager.[1]

Results

Football League First Division

!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
25 August 1973 Newcastle UnitedH1–228,169Robson
27 August 1973 Ipswich TownH3–323,335Bonds, Brooking, Best
1 September 1973 Norwich CityA2–225,706Best, Robson
4 September 1973 Queens Park RangersA0–028,360
8 September 1973 Tottenham HotspurH0–130,888
10 September 1973 Queens Park RangersH2–326,042Robson, Bonds (pen)
15 September 1973 Manchester UnitedA1–344,757Bonds (pen)
22 September 1973 Leicester CityH1–123,567Robson
29 September 1973 Stoke CityA0–216,395
6 October 1973 BurnleyH0–123,604
13 October 1973 EvertonA0–134,708
20 October 1973 Coventry CityA1–021,097McDowell
27 October 1973 Derby CountyH0–031,237
3 November 1973 Leeds UnitedA1–436,869MacDougall
10 November 1973 Sheffield UnitedH2–221,243Bonds, Brooking
17 November 1973 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–019,587
24 November 1973 ArsenalH1–328,287Bonds
1 December 1973 LiverpoolA0–134,857
8 December 1973 Manchester CityH2–120,790Brooking, Doyle (o.g.)
15 December 1973 Birmingham CityA1–323,787Gould
22 December 1973 Stoke CityH0–216,513
26 December 1973 ChelseaA4–226,982Lampard, Gould, Best (2)
29 December 1973 Tottenham HotspurA0–233,172
1 January 1974 Norwich CityH4–232,259Gould, Paddon (2), Brooking
12 January 1974 Manchester UnitedH2–134,147Bonds, Holland
19 January 1974 Newcastle UnitedA1–127,216Holland
2 February 1974 Birmingham CityH0–027,948
5 February 1974 Ipswich TownA3–125,747Mills (o.g.), McDowell, Best
9 February 1974 Leicester CityA1–027,032Best
16 February 1974 EvertonH4–329,347Paddon, Best (2), Bonds
23 February 1974 BurnleyA1–118,216Paddon
2 March 1974 ChelseaH3–034,043Bonds (3)
9 March 1974 Derby CountyA1–124,684Bonds
16 March 1974 Coventry CityH2–326,502Bonds (2; 1 pen)
23 March 1974 Sheffield UnitedA0–119,467
30 March 1974 Leeds UnitedH3–138,416Best, Robson, Brooking
6 April 1974 ArsenalA0–037,868
12 April 1974 SouthamptonH4–124,163Robson (2), Best (2)
13 April 1974 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–029,488
15 April 1974 SouthamptonA1–126,515Best
20 April 1974 Manchester CityA1–229,700Gould
27 April 1974 LiverpoolH2–236,160Lampard, Brooking

FA Cup

See main article: 1973–74 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R35 January 1974 Hereford UnitedH1–123,087Holland
R3 replay8 January 1974 Hereford UnitedA1–217,423Best

League Cup

See main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R28 October 1973 LiverpoolH2–225,840MacDougall, Robson
R2 replay29 October 1973 LiverpoolA0–126,002

Players

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Mervyn DayGK33221973Academy
Bobby FergusonGK91967Kilmarnock
Clive CharlesDF11970Academy
Keith ColemanDF31 (2)121973Sunderland
Frank LampardDF422221967Academy
Kevin LockDF9 (2)21971Academy
John McDowellDF332121969Academy
Mick McGivenDF2121974Sunderland
Bobby MooreDF22111958Academy
Tommy TaylorDF40221970Orient
Billy BondsMF4013211967Charlton Athletic
Trevor BrookingMF38621967Academy
Pat HollandMF20 (3)21 (1)10 (2)1969Academy
Bertie LuttonMF4 (2)11973Brighton & Hove Albion
Graham PaddonMF24421973Norwich City
Dudley TylerMF811972Hereford United
Alan WoolerMF1 (1)11973Reading
Johnny AyrisFW511970Academy
Clyde BestFW34122121969Academy
Ade CokerFW0 (1)11971Academy
Bobby GouldFW11 (1)411973Bristol City
Ted MacDougallFW141111973Manchester United
Pop RobsonFW227111971Newcastle United

Notes and References

  1. Book: Helliar . John . West Ham United: The Elite Era . 2009 . MPG Books Group . Bodmin & King's Lynn . 978-1-905328-68-0 . 4th.
  2. Web site: Year By Year: West Ham United . whufc.com . 19 December 2019.

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