1973–74 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season October 2022 May 2013 Arsenal 1973–74 Bertie Mee Denis Hill-Wood First Division 10th place FA Cup 4th round League Cup Second Round Alan Ball (13) Alan Ball (13), Ray Kennedy (13) 1972–73 1974–75 _whitecollar _band_white FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _navyborder _bluecollar_2 _navyborder FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000FF FFFF00 The 1973–74 season was Arsenal Football Club's 48th consecutive season in the Football League First Division. After a second-place finish the previous season, Arsenal slid to tenth and found no success in either the FA Cup or League Cup. Captain Frank McLintock, after struggling with manager Bertie Mee, left the club and Bob McNab assumed the captaincy.Kelly Andy 17 November 2014 Arsenal's captains from day one http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=8955 https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232605/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=8955 10 August 2023 8 November 2023 The Arsenal History George Graham also left the club. The season did see Liam Brady break into the first team, partnering with Alan Ball. Ball was Arsenal's top scorer in the league. Season summary After the previous season, Mee believed that a rebuild was necessary and let go of several key players. Captain Frank McLintock, age 34, moved to Queens Park Rangers with whom he finished a close second in the league in 1975-76.Soar Phil Arsenal: Official History Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1995 0600588262 London 182 en George Graham also departed, becoming Tommy Docherty's first purchase as Manchester United manager. Steve Burtenshaw, Mee's assistant, resigned just a few weeks into the season after losing the trust of the players and joined Queens Park Rangers.17 February 2022 Rest in peace, Steve https://www.arsenal.com/news/rest-peace-steve https://web.archive.org/web/20230113014905/https://www.arsenal.com/news/rest-peace-steve 13 January 2023 8 November 2023 Arsenal Brian Chambers from Sunderland was the only incoming transfer.Exley Robert 7 July 2017 #FlashbackFriday – Season 1973/74 https://www.onlinegooner.com/articles/view/4363 https://web.archive.org/web/20231108183736/https://www.onlinegooner.com/articles/view/4363 8 November 2023 8 November 2023 The Online Gooner Arsenal began the season with 3-0 victory over Manchester United, but followed it up with two home losses and a 0-5 away loss to Sheffield United. Although Arsenal had a few decent performance including a 4-0 win over Norwich City (who had done the double over them the previous season), Arsenal continued to struggle in the league. Their cup prospects did not fare much better, as they lost to Tranmere Rovers in a second round League Cup tie and knocked out of the FA Cup in a fourth-round replay against Aston Villa. The season had few silver linings. Liam Brady broke into the first team and benefited from playing with Alan Ball in the midfield.31 May 2017 Greatest 50 Players - 8. Liam Brady https://www.arsenal.com/history/gunners-greatest-players-no-8-liam-brady https://web.archive.org/web/20230205044106/https://www.arsenal.com/history/gunners-greatest-players-no-8-liam-brady 5 February 2023 8 November 2023 Arsenal However, in the last match of the season which also brought Brady's first goal, Ball broke his leg in a tackle. Final league table 1973–74 Football League First Division y ARS Results Arsenal's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1976-1977/results Arsenal results for the 1976-1977 season – Statto.com 24 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906041824/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1976-1977/results 6 September 2015 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 August 1973 Manchester UnitedH3–051,501 28 August 1973 Leeds UnitedH1–247,529 1 September 1973 Newcastle UnitedA1–130,665 4 September 1973 Sheffield UnitedA0–527,839 8 September 1973 Leicester CityH0–228,558 11 September 1973 Sheffield UnitedH1–029,434 15 September 1973 Norwich CityA4–029,378 22 September 1973 Stoke CityH2–130,968 29 September 1973 EvertonA0–131,359 6 October 1973 Birmingham CityH1–023,915 13 October 1973 Tottenham HotspurA0–241,855 20 October 1973 Ipswich TownH1–128,344 27 October 1973 Queen's Park RangersA0–229,115 3 November 1973 LiverpoolH0–239,857 10 November 1973 Manchester CityA2–131,041 17 November 1973 ChelseaH0–038,977 24 November 1973 West Ham UnitedA3–128,287 1 December 1973 Coventry CityH2–222,380 4 December 1973 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–213,751 8 December 1973 Derby CountyA1–125,161 15 December 1973 BurnleyA1–213,200 22 December 1973 EvertonH1–019,886 26 December 1973 SouthamptonA1–124,133 29 December 1973 Leicester CityA0–225,860 1 January 1974 Newcastle UnitedH0–129,558 12 January 1974 Norwich CityH2–022,084 19 January 1974 Manchester UnitedA1–138,869 2 February 1974 BurnleyH1–120,789 5 February 1974 Leeds UnitedA1–326,778 16 February 1974 Tottenham HotspurH0–138,892 23 February 1974 Birmingham CityA1–329,822 2 March 1974 SouthamptonH1–019,210 16 March 1974 Ipswich TownA2–222,297 23 March 1974 Manchester CityH2–025,319 30 March 1974 Stoke CityA0–018,532 6 April 1974 West Ham UnitedH0–037,868 13 April 1974 ChelseaA3–129,152 15 April 1974 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–325,881 20 April 1974 Derby CountyH2–026,017 24 April 1974 LiverpoolA1-047,997 27 April 1974 Coventry CityA3–319,945 30 April 1974 Queen's Park RangersH1–140,396 FA Cup 1973-74 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 1974 Norwich CityA1–021,500R426 January 1974 Aston VillaH1–141,682R4 R30 January 1974 Aston VillaA0–247,821 League Cup 1973–74 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR22 October 1973 Tranmere RoversH0–120,337 Squad yes yes SCO GK Bob Wilson yes NIR DF Pat Rice yes ENG DF Bob McNab yes ENG DF Peter Simpson yes ENG MF Peter Storey yes SCO MF Eddie Kelly yes ENG MF George Armstrong yes ENG MF Alan Ball yes ENG FW John Radford yes ENG FW Ray Kennedy yes ENG FW Charlie George yes yes ENG DF Jeff Blockley yes NIR DF Sammy Nelson yes IRL MF Liam Brady yes ENG MF Brian Hornsby yes ENG MF David Price yes ENG DF Richie Powling yes ENG DF Brendon Batson yes ENG GK Jimmy Rimmer Top scorers Football Leaguehttps://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=6781 Arsenal Official Handbook 1974-75 10 April 2020 Arsenal London 37 en Alan Ball - 13 Ray Kennedy - 12 John Radford - 7 References Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons Arsenal