1973–74 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1973–74 English football season was Aston Villa's 74th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League Second Division. Under manager Vic Crowe Aston Villa won promotion and thus ended their two-year spell in the Third Division. By the end of the decade they would be firmly re-established as a First Division club. But Vic Crowe was sacked in April 1974. Ron Saunders was appointed manager in June 1974.[1]

Aston Villa
1973–74 season
ChairmanEngland Doug Ellis
ManagerWales Vic Crowe
StadiumVilla Park
Second Division14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round

The New Year's Day fixture saw Villa draw 0–0 with Millwall before a home crowd of 20,905 leaving Villa in 13th position.[2] Within the month, Arsenal fall at the feet of Sammy Morgan.[3]

Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Middlesbrough (C, P) 42 27 11 4 77 30 2.567 65 Promotion to the First Division
2 Luton Town (P) 42 19 12 11 64 51 1.255 50
3 Carlisle United (P) 42 20 9 13 61 48 1.271 49
4 Orient 42 15 18 9 55 42 1.310 48
5 Blackpool 42 17 13 12 57 40 1.425 47
6 Sunderland 42 19 9 14 58 44 1.318 47
7 Nottingham Forest 42 15 15 12 57 43 1.326 45
8 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 16 12 48 45 1.067 44
9 Hull City 42 13 17 12 46 47 0.979 43
10 Notts County 42 15 13 14 55 60 0.917 43
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 12 15 44 40 1.100 42
12 Millwall 42 14 14 14 51 51 1.000 42
13 Fulham 42 16 10 16 39 43 0.907 42
14 Aston Villa 42 13 15 14 48 45 1.067 41
15 Portsmouth 42 14 12 16 45 62 0.726 40
16 Bristol City 42 14 10 18 47 54 0.870 38
17 Cardiff City 42 10 16 16 49 62 0.790 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
18 Oxford United 42 10 16 16 35 46 0.761 36
19 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 11 19 51 63 0.810 35
20 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 12 19 43 56 0.768 34 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Preston North End (R) 42 9 14 19 40 62 0.645 31
22 Swindon Town (R) 42 7 11 24 36 72 0.500 25
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References
  1. Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107
  2. Spectators return on a record day for Leeds, Geoffrey Green, The Times 2 January 1974
  3. Arsenal fall at the feet of Morgan as Villa rise to their history, Geoffrey Green, The Times 31 January 1974.


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