1973–74 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season December 2019 December 2019 West Ham United 1973–74 Ron Greenwood Reg Pratt Boleyn Ground First Division 18th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Billy Bonds (13) Clyde Best, Bonds (13) 38,416 (vs Leeds United, 30 March 1974) 16,513 (vs Stoke City, 22 December 1973) 28,388 1972–73 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 finishing at the bottom of the table by Christmas after losing at home to Stoke City. However, they rallied in the second half of the season, and a draw against Liverpool in their last fixture left them in 18th place, just one point ahead of relegated Southampton.Helliar John West Ham United: The Elite Era 2009 MPG Books Group Bodmin & King's Lynn 978-1-905328-68-0 4th West Ham was 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. The match had been tense; West Ham was only two minutes away from 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. West Ham's captain Bobby Moore, who was dropped the previous autumn, played his last match for the first team in the first FA Cup match against Hereford before moving to Fulham.Year By Year: West Ham United https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2003/june/06-june/year-year whufc.com 19 December 2019 The 1973–74 season was also Ron Greenwood's last full season as West Ham's manager. League table 1973–74 Football League#First Division First Division y WHU Results Football League First Division +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers25 August 1973 Newcastle UnitedH1–228,169Robson27 August 1973 Ipswich TownH3–323,335Bonds, Brooking, Best1 September 1973 Norwich CityA2–225,706Best, Robson4 September 1973 Queens Park RangersA0–028,3608 September 1973 Tottenham HotspurH0–130,88810 September 1973 Queens Park RangersH2–326,042Robson, Bonds (pen)15 September 1973 Manchester UnitedA1–344,757Bonds (pen)22 September 1973 Leicester CityH1–123,567Robson29 September 1973 Stoke CityA0–216,3956 October 1973 BurnleyH0–123,60413 October 1973 EvertonA0–134,70820 October 1973 Coventry CityA1–021,097McDowell27 October 1973 Derby CountyH0–031,2373 November 1973 Leeds UnitedA1–436,869MacDougall10 November 1973 Sheffield UnitedH2–221,243Bonds, Brooking17 November 1973 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–019,58724 November 1973 ArsenalH1–328,287Bonds1 December 1973 LiverpoolA0–134,8578 December 1973 Manchester CityH2–120,790Brooking, Doyle (o.g.)15 December 1973 Birmingham CityA1–323,787Gould22 December 1973 Stoke CityH0–216,51326 December 1973 ChelseaA4–226,982Lampard, Gould, Best (2)29 December 1973 Tottenham HotspurA0–233,1721 January 1974 Norwich CityH4–232,259Gould, Paddon (2), Brooking12 January 1974 Manchester UnitedH2–134,147Bonds, Holland19 January 1974 Newcastle UnitedA1–127,216Holland2 February 1974 Birmingham CityH0–027,9485 February 1974 Ipswich TownA3–125,747Mills (o.g.), McDowell, Best9 February 1974 Leicester CityA1–027,032Best16 February 1974 EvertonH4–329,347Paddon, Best (2), Bonds23 February 1974 BurnleyA1–118,216Paddon2 March 1974 ChelseaH3–034,043Bonds (3)9 March 1974 Derby CountyA1–124,684Bonds16 March 1974 Coventry CityH2–326,502Bonds (2; 1 pen)23 March 1974 Sheffield UnitedA0–119,46730 March 1974 Leeds UnitedH3–138,416Best, Robson, Brooking6 April 1974 ArsenalA0–037,86812 April 1974 SouthamptonH4–124,163Robson (2), Best (2)13 April 1974 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–029,48815 April 1974 SouthamptonA1–126,515Best20 April 1974 Manchester CityA1–229,700Gould27 April 1974 LiverpoolH2–236,160Lampard, Brooking FA Cup 1973–74 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 1974 Hereford UnitedH1–123,087HollandR3 replay8 January 1974 Hereford UnitedA1–217,423Best League Cup 1973–74 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR28 October 1973 LiverpoolH2–225,840MacDougall, RobsonR2 replay29 October 1973 LiverpoolA0–126,002 Players NationPlayerPosLge AppsLge GlsFAC AppsFAC GlsLC AppsLC GlsDate signedPrevious clubEnglandMervyn DayGK33221973AcademyScotlandBobby FergusonGK91967KilmarnockEnglandClive CharlesDF11970AcademyEnglandKeith ColemanDF31 (2)121973SunderlandEnglandFrank LampardDF422221967AcademyEnglandKevin LockDF9 (2)21971AcademyEnglandJohn McDowellDF332121969AcademyEnglandMick McGivenDF2121974SunderlandEnglandBobby MooreDF22111958AcademyEnglandTommy TaylorDF40221970OrientEnglandBilly BondsMF4013211967Charlton AthleticEnglandTrevor BrookingMF38621967AcademyEnglandPat HollandMF20 (3)21 (1)10 (2)1969AcademyNorthern IrelandBertie LuttonMF4 (2)11973Brighton & Hove AlbionEnglandGraham PaddonMF24421973Norwich CityEnglandDudley TylerMF811972Hereford UnitedEnglandAlan WoolerMF1 (1)11973ReadingEnglandJohnny AyrisFW511970AcademyBermudaClyde BestFW34122121969AcademyUSAAde CokerFW0 (1)11971AcademyEnglandBobby GouldFW11 (1)411973Bristol CityScotlandTed MacDougallFW141111973Manchester UnitedEnglandPop RobsonFW227111971Newcastle United References 1973-74 Category:English football clubs 1973–74 season Category:1973 in sport in London Category:1974 in sport in London