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text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1972–73 Birmingham City F.C. season">1972–73</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1974–75 Birmingham City F.C. season">1974–75</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League" title="1973–74 Football League">1973–74 Football League</a> season was <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham City Football Club">Birmingham City Football Club</a>'s 71st in <a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">the Football League</a> and their 40th in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a>. After spending most of the season in the <a href="/wiki/Relegation" class="mw-redirect" title="Relegation">relegation</a> positions, they finished in 19th place in the 22-team division, avoiding relegation by just one point. They entered the <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Cup" title="1973–74 FA Cup">1973–74 FA Cup</a> at the third round proper and lost to <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens Park Rangers">Queens Park Rangers</a> in the fourth, and were eliminated from the <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Cup" title="1973–74 Football League Cup">League Cup</a> in the fifth round by <a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Argyle" class="mw-redirect" title="Plymouth Argyle">Plymouth Argyle</a>. They lost in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/Texaco_Cup" title="Texaco Cup">Texaco Cup</a> on aggregate, after the first attempt to play the second leg of their match against <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a> had to be abandoned after 100 minutes when it became too dark to play. </p><p>Thirty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forward <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hatton" title="Bob Hatton">Bob Hatton</a> played in 51 of the 54 first-team matches over the season, and the leading goalscorer was Hatton with 20 goals, of which 14 came in league competition. </p><p>In February 1974, by which time he had already scored 18 goals for Birmingham, centre-forward <a href="/wiki/Bob_Latchford" title="Bob Latchford">Bob Latchford</a> signed for <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a> in part-exchange for <a href="/wiki/Howard_Kendall" title="Howard Kendall">Howard Kendall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archie_Styles" title="Archie Styles">Archie Styles</a>, and £80,000. The whole package was valued at a <a href="/wiki/Progression_of_British_football_transfer_fee_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Progression of British football transfer fee record">British record transfer fee</a> of £350,000.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football_League_First_Division">Football League First Division</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Football League First Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League" title="1973–74 Football League">1973–74 Football League</a></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Date</th> <th scope="col">League<br />position</th> <th scope="col">Opponents </th> <th scope="col">Venue</th> <th scope="col">Result</th> <th scope="col">Score<br />F–A</th> <th scope="col">Scorers </th> <th scope="col">Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">25 August 1973 </th> <td>15th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hatton" title="Bob Hatton">Hatton</a> </td> <td>35,881 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">28 August 1973 </th> <td>17th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottenham Hotspur">Tottenham Hotspur</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–2</td> <td align="left">Hatton </td> <td>37,754 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 September 1973 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Derby_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Derby County">Derby County</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>0–0</td> <td> </td> <td>34,899 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 September 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Page_(footballer)" title="Malcolm Page (footballer)">Page</a> </td> <td>25,660 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 September 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Leeds_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Leeds United">Leeds United</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–3</td> <td> </td> <td>39,746 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 September 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>2–4</td> <td align="left">Hatton, <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Taylor_(footballer)" title="Gordon Taylor (footballer)">Taylor</a> </td> <td>30,252 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 September 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Latchford" title="Bob Latchford">R. Latchford</a> </td> <td>35,719 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 September 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens Park Rangers">Queens Park Rangers</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>2–2</td> <td align="left">R. Latchford, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Burns" title="Kenny Burns">Burns</a> </td> <td>18,701 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 September 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ipswich_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Ipswich Town">Ipswich Town</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–3</td> <td> </td> <td>26,919 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 October 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–1</td> <td> </td> <td>23,915 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 October 1973 </th> <td>21st</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolverhampton Wanderers">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>2–1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Francis" title="Trevor Francis">Francis</a> <a href="/wiki/Penalty_kick_(association_football)" title="Penalty kick (association football)">pen</a>, Burns </td> <td>34,977 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 October 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester United">Manchester United</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–1</td> <td> </td> <td>48,937 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 October 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–2</td> <td> </td> <td>31,181 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 November 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Hynd" title="Roger Hynd">Hynd</a> </td> <td>19,339 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 November 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left">Hatton </td> <td>25,297 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 November 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Stoke_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoke City">Stoke City</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>2–5</td> <td align="left">Hynd, R. Latchford </td> <td>19,179 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 November 1973 </th> <td>22nd</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Leicester_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Leicester City">Leicester City</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>3–0</td> <td align="left">R. Latchford 3 </td> <td>27,719 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 December 1973 </th> <td>21st</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>1–0</td> <td align="left">Burns </td> <td>25,428 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 December 1973 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/West_Ham_United" class="mw-redirect" title="West Ham United">West Ham United</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>3–1</td> <td align="left">Burns 2, Hatton </td> <td>23,767 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 December 1973 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ipswich_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Ipswich Town">Ipswich Town</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–3</td> <td> </td> <td>15,457 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">26 December 1973 </th> <td>19th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Coventry_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Coventry City">Coventry City</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>1–0</td> <td align="left">R. Latchford </td> <td>33,423 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 December 1973 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Leeds_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Leeds United">Leeds United</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left">R. Latchford </td> <td>50,451 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 January 1973 </th> <td>19th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Derby_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Derby County">Derby County</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left">Hatton </td> <td>31,189 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 January 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>2–3</td> <td align="left">R. Latchford </td> <td>39,094 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 January 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left">R. Latchford </td> <td>31,401 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 February 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/West_Ham_United" class="mw-redirect" title="West Ham United">West Ham United</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>0–0</td> <td> </td> <td>27,948 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 February 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottenham Hotspur">Tottenham Hotspur</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>2–4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mike_England" title="Mike England">England</a> <a href="/wiki/Own_goal" title="Own goal">og</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Phillips_(footballer_born_1954)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Phillips (footballer born 1954)">Phillips</a> </td> <td>14,345 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 February 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolverhampton Wanderers">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–1</td> <td> </td> <td>33,821 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 February 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>3–1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gallagher_(footballer)" title="Joe Gallagher (footballer)">Gallagher</a>, Hatton, Francis </td> <td>29,828 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 March 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Coventry_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Coventry City">Coventry City</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>1–0</td> <td align="left">Hatton </td> <td>27,863 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 March 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–4</td> <td align="left">Hatton </td> <td>33,944 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 March 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester United">Manchester United</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>1–0</td> <td align="left">Gallagher </td> <td>37,768 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 March 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Norwich_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwich City">Norwich City</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Archie_Styles" title="Archie Styles">Styles</a> </td> <td>18,309 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 March 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>2–0</td> <td align="left">Burns, Francis </td> <td>23,349 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">30 March 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_United_F.C." title="Sheffield United F.C.">Sheffield United</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>1–0</td> <td align="left">Hatton </td> <td>27,877 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 April 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Leicester_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Leicester City">Leicester City</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>3–3</td> <td align="left">Burns 3 </td> <td>28,486 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 April 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Burnley_F.C." title="Burnley F.C.">Burnley</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Campbell_(Scottish_footballer)" title="Alan Campbell (Scottish footballer)">Campbell</a> </td> <td>17,038 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 April 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Stoke_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoke City">Stoke City</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>0–0</td> <td> </td> <td>29,467 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 April 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Burnley_F.C." title="Burnley F.C.">Burnley</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>2–2</td> <td align="left">Hatton 2 </td> <td>36,548 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 April 1974 </th> <td>20th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left">Francis </td> <td>34,066 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 April 1974 </th> <td>19th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens Park Rangers">Queens Park Rangers</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>4–0</td> <td align="left">Taylor, Francis 2, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Kendall" title="Howard Kendall">Kendall</a> </td> <td>39,160 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 April 1974 </th> <td>19th</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Norwich_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwich City">Norwich City</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>2–1</td> <td align="left">Hatton, Burns </td> <td>44,182 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table_(part)"><span id="League_table_.28part.29"></span>League table (part)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: League table (part)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Final First Division table (part)<sup id="cite_ref-LeagueTable_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LeagueTable-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Pos </th> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">Pld </th> <th scope="col">W </th> <th scope="col">D </th> <th scope="col">L </th> <th scope="col">F </th> <th scope="col">A </th> <th scope="col">GA </th> <th scope="col">Pts </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17th </th> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>12</td> <td>13</td> <td>17</td> <td>56</td> <td>60</td> <td>0.93</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18th </th> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/West_Ham_United" class="mw-redirect" title="West Ham United">West Ham United</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>11</td> <td>15</td> <td>16</td> <td>55</td> <td>60</td> <td>0.92</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold"> <th scope="row">19th </th> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham City">Birmingham City</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>12</td> <td>13</td> <td>17</td> <td>52</td> <td>64</td> <td>0.81</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20th </th> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>11</td> <td>14</td> <td>17</td> <td>47</td> <td>68</td> <td>0.69</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21st </th> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester United">Manchester United</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>10</td> <td>12</td> <td>20</td> <td>38</td> <td>48</td> <td>0.79</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Key </th> <td colspan="9">Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;<br />W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;<br />F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = <a href="/wiki/Goal_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Goal average">Goal average</a>; Pts = Points </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="FA_Cup">FA Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: FA Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Cup" title="1973–74 FA Cup">1973–74 FA Cup</a></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Round </th> <th scope="col">Date</th> <th scope="col">Opponents</th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Result</th> <th scope="col">Score<br />F–A</th> <th scope="col">Scorers </th> <th scope="col">Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Third round </th> <td align="left">5 January 1974</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff City">Cardiff City</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>5–2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Francis" title="Trevor Francis">Francis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Latchford" title="Bob Latchford">R. Latchford</a> 2, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hatton" title="Bob Hatton">Hatton</a> 2 </td> <td>22,435 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Fourth round </th> <td align="left">26 January 1974</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens Park Rangers">Queens Park Rangers</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>0–2</td> <td> </td> <td>23,367 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_Cup">League Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: League Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Cup" title="1973–74 Football League Cup">1973–74 Football League Cup</a></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Round </th> <th scope="col">Date</th> <th scope="col">Opponents</th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Result</th> <th scope="col">Score<br />F–A</th> <th scope="col">Scorers </th> <th scope="col">Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Second round </th> <td align="left">9 October 1973</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Burns" title="Kenny Burns">Burns</a> </td> <td>7,943 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Second round replay </th> <td align="left">16 October 1973</td> <td align="left">Blackpool</td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>4–2</td> <td align="left">Burns, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hatton" title="Bob Hatton">Hatton</a> 3 </td> <td>16,880 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Third round </th> <td align="left">30 October 1973</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>2–2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Latchford" title="Bob Latchford">R. Latchford</a> 2 </td> <td>13,025 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Third round replay </th> <td align="left">7 November 1973</td> <td align="left">Newcastle United</td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>1–0<br /><a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">aet</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Francis" title="Trevor Francis">Francis</a> <a href="/wiki/Penalty_kick_(association_football)" title="Penalty kick (association football)">pen</a> </td> <td>19,276 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Fourth round </th> <td align="left">21 November 1973</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ipswich_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Ipswich Town">Ipswich Town</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#cfc">W</td> <td>3–1</td> <td align="left">R. Latchford 3 </td> <td>12,241 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Fifth round </th> <td align="left">19 December 1973</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Argyle" class="mw-redirect" title="Plymouth Argyle">Plymouth Argyle</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–2</td> <td align="left">Hatton </td> <td>15,273 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Texaco_Cup">Texaco Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Texaco Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Texaco_Cup" title="1973–74 Texaco Cup">1973–74 Texaco Cup</a></div> <p>The home leg of the quarter-final match against <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a> finished as a 1–1 draw. Despite the ban on use of floodlights because of the <a href="/wiki/1973_oil_crisis" title="1973 oil crisis">fuel crisis</a>, the League refused to allow an earlier kickoff time for the away leg on 28 November 1973. The match was abandoned at 1–1 after 10 minutes of extra time in almost total darkness.<sup id="cite_ref-Toonarama_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Toonarama-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Bowker" title="Keith Bowker">Keith Bowker</a> scored Birmingham's goal, in his only appearance of the season and last outing for the club; neither appearance nor goal count towards his statistics.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the match was replayed, Birmingham lost 3–1 after Newcastle's <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Smith_(footballer_born_1947)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Smith (footballer born 1947)">Jimmy Smith</a> was sent off in the first two minutes for a tackle that broke both bones in <a href="/wiki/Tony_Want" title="Tony Want">Tony Want</a>'s lower leg.<sup id="cite_ref-Toonarama_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Toonarama-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Round </th> <th scope="col">Date</th> <th scope="col">Opponents</th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Result</th> <th scope="col">Score<br />F–A</th> <th scope="col">Scorers </th> <th scope="col">Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">First round 1st leg </th> <td align="left">19 September 1973</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Stoke_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoke City">Stoke City</a></td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>0–0</td> <td> </td> <td>9,530 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">First round 2nd leg </th> <td align="left">2 October 1973</td> <td align="left">Stoke City</td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>0–0<br /><a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">aet</a><br />3–1 <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shootout_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Penalty shootout (association football)">pens</a></td> <td> </td> <td>13,433 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Second round 1st leg </th> <td align="left">22 October 1973</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a></td> <td>H </td> <td style="background:#ffc">D</td> <td>1–1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Latchford" title="Bob Latchford">R. Latchford</a> </td> <td>12,422 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Second round 2nd leg </th> <td align="left">5 December 1973</td> <td align="left">Newcastle United</td> <td>A </td> <td style="background:#fcc">L</td> <td>1–3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Francis" title="Trevor Francis">Francis</a> </td> <td>9,762 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances_and_goals">Appearances and goals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Appearances and goals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a <a href="/wiki/Substitute_(association_football)" title="Substitute (association football)">substitute</a>.</dd> <dd>Players marked † left the club during the playing season.</dd> <dd>Key to positions: GK – <a href="/wiki/Goalkeeper_(association_football)" title="Goalkeeper (association football)">Goalkeeper</a>; DF – <a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)">Defender</a>; MF – <a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder">Midfielder</a>; FW – <a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)">Forward</a></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Players' appearances and goals by competition </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="col" width="50"><abbr title="Playing position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col" width="75"><abbr title="Nationality">Nat.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col" width="180">Name </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_First_Division" title="1973–74 Football League First Division">League</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Cup" title="1973–74 FA Cup">FA Cup</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Cup" title="1973–74 Football League Cup">League Cup</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Texaco_Cup" title="1973–74 Texaco Cup">Texaco Cup</a> </th> <th colspan="2">Total </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" width="55"><abbr title="Appearances">Apps</abbr></th> <th scope="col" width="45">Goals </th> <th scope="col" width="55"><abbr title="Appearances">Apps</abbr></th> <th scope="col" width="45">Goals </th> <th scope="col" width="55"><abbr title="Appearances">Apps</abbr></th> <th scope="col" width="45">Goals </th> <th scope="col" width="55"><abbr title="Appearances">Apps</abbr></th> <th scope="col" width="45">Goals </th> <th scope="col" width="55"><abbr title="Appearances">Apps</abbr></th> <th scope="col" width="45">Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td>GK</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row">Ritchie Blackmore </th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 (1)</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 (1)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>GK</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Cooper_(footballer_born_1953)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Cooper (footballer born 1953)">Paul Cooper</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>GK</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kelly_(footballer,_born_1942)" title="Mike Kelly (footballer, born 1942)">Mike Kelly</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 (1)</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 (1)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>GK</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Latchford" title="Dave Latchford">Dave Latchford</a> </th> <td>25</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>28</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>GK</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">WAL</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Sprake" title="Gary Sprake">Gary Sprake</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>20</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Clarke" title="Dennis Clarke">Dennis Clarke</a> </th> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 (1)</td> <td>0</td> <td>16 (1)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gallagher_(footballer)" title="Joe Gallagher (footballer)">Joe Gallagher</a> </th> <td>21 (5)</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>31 (5)</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">SCO</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Hynd" title="Roger Hynd">Roger Hynd</a> </th> <td>34 (2)</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>42 (2)</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Martin_(association_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Martin (association footballer)">Ray Martin</a> </th> <td>29</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>32</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Osborne" title="Ian Osborne">Ian Osborne</a> </th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Garry_Pendrey" title="Garry Pendrey">Garry Pendrey</a> </th> <td>38 (2)</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>48 (2)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">WAL</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/John_Roberts_(footballer_born_1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Roberts (footballer born 1946)">John Roberts</a> </th> <td>28 (2)</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>36 (2)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Archie_Styles" title="Archie Styles">Archie Styles</a> </th> <td>3 (2)</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 (2)</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Want" title="Tony Want">Tony Want</a> </th> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>20</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Whitehead_(footballer_born_1951)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Whitehead (footballer born 1951)">Alan Whitehead</a> </th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bryant_(English_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Bryant (English footballer)">Steve Bryant</a> </th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">SCO</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Calderwood" title="Jimmy Calderwood">Jimmy Calderwood</a> </th> <td>7 (2)</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 (2)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">SCO</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Campbell_(Scottish_footballer)" title="Alan Campbell (Scottish footballer)">Alan Campbell</a> </th> <td>32 (3)</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>35 (3)</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">WAL</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Emmanuel" title="Gary Emmanuel">Gary Emmanuel</a> </th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 (2)</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 (2)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">SCO</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hendrie" title="Paul Hendrie">Paul Hendrie</a> </th> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lindley_Jenkins" title="Lindley Jenkins">Lindley Jenkins</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Howard_Kendall" title="Howard Kendall">Howard Kendall</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>15</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">WAL</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Page_(footballer)" title="Malcolm Page (footballer)">Malcolm Page</a> </th> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Taylor_(footballer)" title="Gordon Taylor (footballer)">Gordon Taylor</a> </th> <td>33 (2)</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 (1)</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>40 (3)</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">SCO</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Burns" title="Kenny Burns">Kenny Burns</a> </th> <td>36 (1)</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>46 (1)</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Francis" title="Trevor Francis">Trevor Francis</a> </th> <td>37</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>47</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hatton" title="Bob Hatton">Bob Hatton</a> </th> <td>39</td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>51</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">SCO</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hope" title="Bobby Hope">Bobby Hope</a> </th> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 (1)</td> <td>0</td> <td>7 (1)</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Latchford" title="Bob Latchford">Bob Latchford</a> † </th> <td>25 (1)</td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 (1)</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>33 (2)</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FW</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">ENG</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Phillips_(footballer,_born_1954)" title="Steve Phillips (footballer, born 1954)">Steve Phillips</a> </th> <td>1 (3)</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 (2)</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 (5)</td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_F.C._seasons" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham City F.C. seasons">Birmingham City F.C. seasons</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>General</dt></dl> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMatthews1995" class="citation book cs1">Matthews, Tony (1995). <i>Birmingham City: A Complete Record</i>. Derby: Breedon Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-85983-010-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-85983-010-9"><bdi>978-1-85983-010-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Birmingham+City%3A+A+Complete+Record&rft.place=Derby&rft.pub=Breedon+Books&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=978-1-85983-010-9&rft.aulast=Matthews&rft.aufirst=Tony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973%E2%80%9374+Birmingham+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMatthews2010" class="citation book cs1">Matthews, Tony (2010). <i>Birmingham City: The Complete Record</i>. Derby: DB Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-85983-853-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-85983-853-2"><bdi>978-1-85983-853-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Birmingham+City%3A+The+Complete+Record&rft.place=Derby&rft.pub=DB+Publishing&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1-85983-853-2&rft.aulast=Matthews&rft.aufirst=Tony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973%E2%80%9374+Birmingham+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Source for match dates and results: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053024/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1973-1974/results">"Birmingham City 1973–1974 : Results"</a>. Statto Organisation. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1973-1974/results">the original</a> on 4 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Birmingham+City+1973%E2%80%931974+%3A+Results&rft.pub=Statto+Organisation&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statto.com%2Ffootball%2Fteams%2Fbirmingham-city%2F1973-1974%2Fresults&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973%E2%80%9374+Birmingham+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), <i>Complete Record</i>, pp. 382–83, 478–89.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Specific</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCorbett2006" class="citation news cs1">Corbett, James (5 March 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/mar/05/features.sport12">"Bob Latchford"</a>. <i>Observer Sport Monthly</i>. London<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Observer+Sport+Monthly&rft.atitle=Bob+Latchford&rft.date=2006-03-05&rft.aulast=Corbett&rft.aufirst=James&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsport%2F2006%2Fmar%2F05%2Ffeatures.sport12&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973%E2%80%9374+Birmingham+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LeagueTable-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LeagueTable_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070714/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1973-1974/table">"Birmingham City 1973–1974: English Division One (old) Table"</a>. Statto Organisation. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1973-1974/table">the original</a> on 4 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Birmingham+City+1973%E2%80%931974%3A+English+Division+One+%28old%29+Table&rft.pub=Statto+Organisation&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statto.com%2Ffootball%2Fteams%2Fbirmingham-city%2F1973-1974%2Ftable&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973%E2%80%9374+Birmingham+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Toonarama-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Toonarama_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Toonarama_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080325005009/http://www.toonarama.co.uk/seasons/1970s/season73-74.html">"Season 1973/74"</a>. <i>Toonarama</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.toonarama.co.uk/seasons/1970s/season73-74.html">the original</a> on 25 March 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Toonarama&rft.atitle=Season+1973%2F74&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toonarama.co.uk%2Fseasons%2F1970s%2Fseason73-74.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1973%E2%80%9374+Birmingham+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Matthews (1995), pp. 74, 209.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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(1965–present)">1965–present</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000099;color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_(stadium)" title="St Andrew's (stadium)">St Andrew's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muntz_Street" title="Muntz Street">Muntz Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Birmingham_Stadium" title="City of Birmingham Stadium">City of Birmingham Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000099;color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Birmingham_City_F.C._managers" title="List of Birmingham City F.C. managers">Managers</a></li> <li>Players with <a href="/wiki/List_of_Birmingham_City_F.C._players" title="List of Birmingham City F.C. players">100+ appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Birmingham_City_F.C._players_(25%E2%80%9399_appearances)" title="List of Birmingham City F.C. players (25–99 appearances)">25–99 appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Birmingham_City_F.C._players_(1%E2%80%9324_appearances)" title="List of Birmingham City F.C. players (1–24 appearances)">1–24 appearances</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#000099;color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_City_derby" title="Second City derby">Second City derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_W.F.C." title="Birmingham City W.F.C.">Birmingham City W.F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_F.C._Reserves_and_Academy" title="Birmingham City F.C. 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href="/wiki/1889%E2%80%9390_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1889–90 Small Heath F.C. season">1889–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890%E2%80%9391_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1890–91 Small Heath F.C. season">1890–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891%E2%80%9392_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1891–92 Small Heath F.C. season">1891–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892%E2%80%9393_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1892–93 Small Heath F.C. season">1892–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893%E2%80%9394_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1893–94 Small Heath F.C. season">1893–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894%E2%80%9395_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season">1894–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895%E2%80%9396_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1895–96 Small Heath F.C. season">1895–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896%E2%80%9397_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1896–97 Small Heath F.C. season">1896–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897%E2%80%9398_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1897–98 Small Heath F.C. season">1897–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%9399_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season">1898–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899%E2%80%931900_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1899–1900 Small Heath F.C. season">1899–1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9301_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1900–01 Small Heath F.C. season">1900–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901%E2%80%9302_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1901–02 Small Heath F.C. season">1901–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902%E2%80%9303_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1902–03 Small Heath F.C. season">1902–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903%E2%80%9304_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1903–04 Small Heath F.C. season">1903–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904%E2%80%9305_Small_Heath_F.C._season" title="1904–05 Small Heath F.C. season">1904–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905%E2%80%9306_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1905–06 Birmingham F.C. season">1905–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906%E2%80%9307_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1906–07 Birmingham F.C. season">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1907–08 Birmingham F.C. season">1907–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1908–09 Birmingham F.C. season">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909%E2%80%9310_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1909–10 Birmingham F.C. season">1909–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910%E2%80%9311_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1910–11 Birmingham F.C. season">1910–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911%E2%80%9312_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1911–12 Birmingham F.C. season">1911–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1912–13 Birmingham F.C. season">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913%E2%80%9314_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1913–14 Birmingham F.C. season">1913–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914%E2%80%9315_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1914–15 Birmingham F.C. season">1914–15</a></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1915–19</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1919–20 Birmingham F.C. season">1919–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1920–21 Birmingham F.C. season">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1921–22 Birmingham F.C. season">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1922–23 Birmingham F.C. season">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923%E2%80%9324_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1923–24 Birmingham F.C. season">1923–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1924–25 Birmingham F.C. season">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925%E2%80%9326_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1925–26 Birmingham F.C. season">1925–26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1926–27 Birmingham F.C. season">1926–27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1927–28 Birmingham F.C. season">1927–28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928%E2%80%9329_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1928–29 Birmingham F.C. season">1928–29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1929–30 Birmingham F.C. season">1929–30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1930–31 Birmingham F.C. season">1930–31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1931–32 Birmingham F.C. season">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1932–33 Birmingham F.C. season">1932–33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1933–34 Birmingham F.C. season">1933–34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1934–35 Birmingham F.C. season">1934–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1935–36 Birmingham F.C. season">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1936–37 Birmingham F.C. season">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1937–38 Birmingham F.C. season">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1938–39 Birmingham F.C. season">1938–39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_Birmingham_F.C._season" title="1939–40 Birmingham F.C. season">1939–40</a></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1940–45</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1945–46 Birmingham City F.C. season">1945–46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1946–47 Birmingham City F.C. season">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1947–48 Birmingham City F.C. season">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1948–49 Birmingham City F.C. season">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1949–50 Birmingham City F.C. season">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1950–51 Birmingham City F.C. season">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1951–52 Birmingham City F.C. season">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1952–53 Birmingham City F.C. season">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1953–54 Birmingham City F.C. season">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1954–55 Birmingham City F.C. season">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1955–56 Birmingham City F.C. season">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1956–57 Birmingham City F.C. season">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1957–58 Birmingham City F.C. season">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1958–59 Birmingham City F.C. season">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1960–61 Birmingham City F.C. season">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1961–62 Birmingham City F.C. season">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1962–63 Birmingham City F.C. season">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1963–64 Birmingham City F.C. season">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1964–65 Birmingham City F.C. season">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1965–66 Birmingham City F.C. season">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1966–67 Birmingham City F.C. season">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1967–68 Birmingham City F.C. season">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1968–69 Birmingham City F.C. season">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1969–70 Birmingham City F.C. season">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1970–71 Birmingham City F.C. season">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1971–72 Birmingham City F.C. season">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1972–73 Birmingham City F.C. season">1972–73</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1974–75 Birmingham City F.C. season">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1975–76 Birmingham City F.C. season">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1976–77 Birmingham City F.C. season">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1977–78 Birmingham City F.C. season">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Birmingham City F.C. season">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1979–80 Birmingham City F.C. season">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1980–81 Birmingham City F.C. season">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1981–82 Birmingham City F.C. season">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1982–83 Birmingham City F.C. season">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1983–84 Birmingham City F.C. season">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1984–85 Birmingham City F.C. season">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Birmingham City F.C. season">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1987–88 Birmingham City F.C. season">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1988–89 Birmingham City F.C. season">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1989–90 Birmingham City F.C. season">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1990–91 Birmingham City F.C. season">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1991–92 Birmingham City F.C. season">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1992–93 Birmingham City F.C. season">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1993–94 Birmingham City F.C. season">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1994–95 Birmingham City F.C. season">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1995–96 Birmingham City F.C. season">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1996–97 Birmingham City F.C. season">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1997–98 Birmingham City F.C. season">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1998–99 Birmingham City F.C. season">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1999–2000 Birmingham City F.C. season">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2000–01 Birmingham City F.C. season">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2001–02 Birmingham City F.C. season">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2002–03 Birmingham City F.C. season">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2003–04 Birmingham City F.C. season">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2004–05 Birmingham City F.C. season">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2005–06 Birmingham City F.C. season">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2006–07 Birmingham City F.C. season">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2007–08 Birmingham City F.C. season">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2008–09 Birmingham City F.C. season">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2009–10 Birmingham City F.C. season">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2010–11 Birmingham City F.C. season">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2011–12 Birmingham City F.C. season">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2012–13 Birmingham City F.C. season">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2013–14 Birmingham City F.C. season">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2014–15 Birmingham City F.C. season">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2017–18 Birmingham City F.C. season">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2020–21 Birmingham City F.C. season">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2021–22 Birmingham City F.C. season">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2022–23 Birmingham City F.C. season">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2023–24 Birmingham City F.C. season">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="2024–25 Birmingham City F.C. season">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1973–74_in_English_football" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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4em"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_in_English_football" title="1973–74 in English football">1973–74 in English football</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div style="float: left;"> « <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_in_English_football" title="1972–73 in English football">1972–73</a></span> </div> <div style="float: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_in_English_football" title="1974–75 in English football">1974–75</a></span> » </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alf_Ramsey" title="Alf Ramsey">Alf Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_British_Home_Championship" title="1973–74 British Home Championship">Home Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974 FIFA World Cup</a> (<small><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1974 FIFA World Cup qualification">qualification</a></small>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 1–4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League" title="1973–74 Football League">Football League</a> <span class="wrap"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_First_Division" title="1973–74 Football League First Division">First Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1973–74 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1973–74 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1973–74 Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 5–6</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Isthmian_League" title="1973–74 Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Isthmian_League#Division_One" title="1973–74 Isthmian League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Isthmian_League#Division_Two" title="1973–74 Isthmian League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Northern_Premier_League" title="1973–74 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 5 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Southern_Football_League" title="1973–74 Southern Football League">Southern League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Southern_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1973–74 Southern Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_North" title="1973–74 Southern Football League">One North</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_South" title="1973–74 Southern Football League">One South</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 7–9</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Athenian_League" title="1973–74 Athenian League">Athenian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Athenian_League#Division_One" title="1973–74 Athenian League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Athenian_League#Division_Two" title="1973–74 Athenian League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Cheshire_County_Football_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Cheshire County Football League (page does not exist)">Cheshire County League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Eastern_Counties_Football_League" title="1973–74 Eastern Counties Football League">Eastern Counties League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Essex_Senior_Football_League" title="1973–74 Essex Senior Football League">Essex Senior League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Hellenic_Football_League" title="1973–74 Hellenic Football League">Hellenic League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Hellenic_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1973–74 Hellenic Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Hellenic_Football_League#Division_One" title="1973–74 Hellenic Football League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Kent_Football_League" title="1973–74 Kent Football League">Kent League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Lancashire_Combination&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Lancashire Combination (page does not exist)">Lancashire Combination</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Midland_Football_Combination" title="1973–74 Midland Football Combination">Midland Football Combination</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Midland_Football_League" title="1973–74 Midland Football League">Midland League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Northern_Football_League" title="1973–74 Northern Football League">Northern League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">South Midlands League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Spartan_League" title="1973–74 Spartan League">Spartan League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Sussex_County_Football_League" title="1973–74 Sussex County Football League">Sussex County League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_One" title="1973–74 Sussex County Football League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1973–74 Sussex County Football League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_United_Counties_League" title="1973–74 United Counties League">United Counties League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_United_Counties_League#Premier_Division" title="1973–74 United Counties League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_United_Counties_League#Division_One" title="1973–74 United Counties League">One</a></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_United_Counties_League#Division_Two" title="1973–74 United Counties League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League" title="1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League">West Midlands (Regional) League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Western_Football_League" title="1973–74 Western Football League">Western League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 7 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Yorkshire_Football_League" title="1973–74 Yorkshire Football League">Yorkshire League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_One" title="1973–74 Yorkshire Football League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1973–74 Yorkshire Football League">Two</a></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_Three" title="1973–74 Yorkshire Football League">Three</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">FA cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Cup" title="1973–74 FA Cup">FA Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1973–74 FA Cup qualifying rounds">Qualifying rounds</a>, <a href="/wiki/1974_FA_Cup_final" title="1974 FA Cup final">Final</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1973 FA Charity Shield">Charity Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Trophy" title="1973–74 FA Trophy">FA Trophy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_FA_Trophy_final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 FA Trophy final (page does not exist)">Final</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_FA_Amateur_Cup" title="1973–74 FA Amateur Cup">FA Amateur Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Football League cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Cup" title="1973–74 Football League Cup">League Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1974_Football_League_Cup_final" title="1974 Football League Cup final">Final</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Watney_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 Watney Cup (page does not exist)">Watney Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_European_Cup" title="1973–74 European Cup">European Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_UEFA_Cup" title="1973–74 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_European_Cup_Winners%27_Cup" title="1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup">European Cup Winners' Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Texaco_Cup" title="1973–74 Texaco Cup">Texaco Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Club_seasons"><b>Club seasons</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_First_Division" title="1973–74 Football League First Division">First Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Arsenal_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Arsenal F.C. season">Arsenal</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Birmingham City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Burnley_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Burnley F.C. season (page does not exist)">Burnley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Chelsea_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Chelsea F.C. season">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Coventry_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Coventry City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Coventry City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Derby_County_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Derby County F.C. season">Derby County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Everton_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Everton F.C. season">Everton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Ipswich_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Ipswich Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Ipswich Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season" title="1973–74 Leeds United A.F.C. season">Leeds United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Leicester_City_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Leicester City F.C. season">Leicester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Liverpool_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season">Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Manchester_City_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Manchester City F.C. season">Manchester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season">Manchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Newcastle_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Newcastle United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Newcastle United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Norwich_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Norwich City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Norwich City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season">Queens Park Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Sheffield_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Sheffield United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sheffield United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Southampton_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Southampton F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Stoke_City_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Stoke City F.C. season">Stoke City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season">Tottenham Hotspur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_West_Ham_United_F.C._season" title="1973–74 West Ham United F.C. season">West Ham United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1973–74 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Aston Villa F.C. season">Aston Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Blackpool_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Blackpool F.C. season">Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Bolton_Wanderers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bolton Wanderers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Bristol_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Bristol City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bristol City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Cardiff_City_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Cardiff City F.C. season">Cardiff City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Carlisle_United_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Carlisle United F.C. season">Carlisle United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Crystal Palace F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crystal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Fulham_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Fulham F.C. season (page does not exist)">Fulham</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Hull_City_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Hull City A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hull City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Luton_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Luton Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Luton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Middlesbrough_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Middlesbrough F.C. season (page does not exist)">Middlesbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Millwall_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Millwall F.C. season (page does not exist)">Millwall</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Nottingham_Forest_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Nottingham Forest F.C. season (page does not exist)">Nottingham Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Notts_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Notts County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Notts County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Orient_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Orient F.C. season (page does not exist)">Orient</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Oxford_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Oxford United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oxford United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Portsmouth_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Portsmouth F.C. season (page does not exist)">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Preston_North_End_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Preston North End F.C. season (page does not exist)">Preston North End</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sheffield Wednesday</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Sunderland_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Sunderland A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sunderland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Swindon_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Swindon Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Swindon Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season (page does not exist)">West Bromwich Albion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1973–74 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Aldershot_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Aldershot F.C. season (page does not exist)">Aldershot</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Blackburn_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Blackburn Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Bournemouth_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Bournemouth F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bournemouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season">Brighton & Hove Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Bristol Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bristol Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Cambridge_United_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Cambridge United F.C. season">Cambridge United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Charlton Athletic F.C. season (page does not exist)">Charlton Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Chesterfield_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Chesterfield F.C. season (page does not exist)">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Grimsby_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Grimsby Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Grimsby Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Halifax_Town_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Halifax Town A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Halifax Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Hereford_United_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Hereford United F.C. season">Hereford United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C._season" title="1973–74 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season">Huddersfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oldham Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Plymouth_Argyle_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season (page does not exist)">Plymouth Argyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Port Vale F.C. season">Port Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Rochdale_A.F.C._season" title="1973–74 Rochdale A.F.C. season">Rochdale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Shrewsbury_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Shrewsbury Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Southend_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Southend United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southend United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Southport_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Southport F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Tranmere_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Tranmere Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Walsall_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Walsall F.C. season (page does not exist)">Walsall</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Watford_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Watford F.C. season (page does not exist)">Watford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Wrexham_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Wrexham F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wrexham</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_York_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 York City F.C. season (page does not exist)">York City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1973–74 Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Barnsley_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Barnsley F.C. season (page does not exist)">Barnsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Bradford_City_A.F.C._season" title="1973–74 Bradford City A.F.C. season">Bradford City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Brentford_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Brentford F.C. season">Brentford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Bury_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Bury F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Chester_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Chester F.C. season">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Colchester_United_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Colchester United F.C. season">Colchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crewe Alexandra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Darlington_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Darlington F.C. season (page does not exist)">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Doncaster Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Exeter_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Exeter City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Exeter City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Gillingham_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Gillingham F.C. season">Gillingham</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Hartlepool_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Hartlepool United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hartlepool United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Lincoln_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Lincoln City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Lincoln City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Mansfield_Town_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Mansfield Town 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href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Scunthorpe_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Scunthorpe United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Scunthorpe United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Stockport_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Stockport County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Stockport County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Swansea_City_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Swansea City A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Swansea City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Torquay_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Torquay United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Torquay United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Workington_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Workington F.C. season (page does not exist)">Workington</a></li></ul> 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