1973–74 snooker season explained

Duration:	July 1973 – May 1974
Tournaments:	5 (non-ranking)
Worldchamps:	Ray Reardon
Previous:	1972–73
Next:	1974–75

The 1973–74 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1973 and May 1974. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.__TOC__

Calendar

Date^[1]			Rank	width=235	Tournament name	width=180	Venue	width=90	City	width=160	Winner	width=160	Runner-up	width=40	Score	width=20	Reference
			NR		Wagga RSL Club				31–10	^[2]
11-24	11-29		NR	Norwich Union Open	Piccadilly Hotel	London	John Spencer	John Pulman	8–7	^[3]
11-30	12-01		NR	Coventry Invitation	Standard Triumph Social Club	Coventry	John Spencer	Ray Reardon	5–0	^[4] ^[5]
01-??	01-??		NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Graham Miles	John Spencer	1–0	^[6] ^[7]
03-??	03-??		NR	Willie Smith Trophy	Northern Snooker Centre	Leeds	John Spencer	David Taylor	15–5	^[8]
04-16	04-25		NR	World Snooker Championship		Manchester	Ray Reardon		22–12	^[9] ^[10]
05-04	05-11		NR	Pontins Professional	Pontins	Prestatyn	Ray Reardon		10–9	^[11]

Notes and References

1. Dates use the mm-dd date format.
2. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other National Professional Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 17 December 2017.
3. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 17 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html. 16 February 2012.
4. News: Silverton . John . Snooker stars in top form . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 1 December 1973 . 55.
5. Silverton . John . Spencer wins.... Snooker Scene . February 1974 . 14.
6. Web site: Pot Black History. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm. 24 December 2008.
7. Web site: Pot Black, Junior Pot Black. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 17 December 2017.
8. Spencer's trophy . Snooker Scene . March 1974 . 14.
9. Web site: Turner . Chris . World Professional Championship . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html. 16 April 2013 . 17 December 2017.
10. Book: Eric, Hayton. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. London. 0-9548549-0-X. 11.
11. Web site: Pontin's Roll of Honour. Global Snooker Centre. 17 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20080406235708/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/pontins-roll-of-honour.htm. 6 April 2008.