1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

In the 1973–74 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division finishing in 11 place. Tottenham were eliminated in the early rounds of the League and FA Cups but reached the final of the UEFA Cup, to which they lost to Feyenoord.

Tottenham Hotspur

1973–74 season
Chairman	Sidney A. Wale
Manager	Bill Nicholson
Stadium	White Hart Lane
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
UEFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Martin Chivers (17) All: Martin Chivers (23)
Home colours Away colours

Squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Barry Daines
—	GK	ENG	Terry Lee
—	GK	NIR	Pat Jennings
—	DF	ENG	Phil Beal
—	DF	ENG	Mike Dillon
—	DF	ENG	Ray Evans
—	DF	ENG	Cyril Knowles
—	DF	ENG	Terry Naylor
—	DF	ENG	Keith Osgood
—	DF	WAL	Mike England
—	DF	IRL	Joe Kinnear

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Ralph Coates
—	MF	ENG	Phil Holder
—	MF	ENG	Steve Perryman
—	MF	ENG	Martin Peters
—	MF	ENG	John Pratt
—	MF	ENG	Jimmy Neighbour
—	MF	SCO	Neil McNab
—	MF	NIR	Chris McGrath
—	FW	ENG	Martin Chivers
—	FW	SCO	Alan Gilzean

Competition

League

Main article: 1973–74 Football League First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Leicester City	42	13	16	13	51	41	1.244	42
10	Arsenal	42	14	14	14	49	51	0.961	42
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	14	14	45	50	0.900	42
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	15	14	49	49	1.000	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
13	Sheffield United	42	14	12	16	44	49	0.898	40

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

8 October 1973 Second round	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
	Givens	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 23,353

FA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

5 January 1974 Third round	Leicester City	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
	Earle	Report		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 28,280

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup

First round

Grasshoppers v Tottenham Hotspur

19 September 1973 First leg	Grasshoppers	1–5	Tottenham Hotspur	Zürich, Switzerland
	Noventa 44'	Report	Chivers 5' (72) Evans 31' Gilzean 80' (85)	Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 11200

Tottenham Hotspur v Grasshoppers

3 October 1973 Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	4–1 (9–2 agg.)	Grasshoppers	Tottenham, London
	Lador og' (73) Peters 79' (88) England 84'	Report	Elsener 24'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 18105

Second round

Aberdeen v Tottenham Hotspur

24 October 1973 First leg	Aberdeen	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Aberdeen, Scotland
	Hermiston 87'	Report	Coates 15'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 30000

Tottenham Hotspur v Aberdeen

7 November 1973 Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	Aberdeen	Tottenham, London
	Peters 13' Neighbour 37' McGrath 80' (89)	Report	Jarvie 54'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21785

Third round

Dinamo Tbilisi v Tottenham Hotspur

28 November 1973 First leg	Dinamo Tbilisi	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Tbilisi, Soviet Union
	Asatiani 71'	Report	Coates 25'	Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 45000

Tottenham Hotspur v Dinamo Tbilisi

12 December 1973 First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	5–1 (6–2 agg.)	Dinamo Tbilisi	Tottenham, London
	McGrath 29' Chivers 52' (77) Peters 61' (80)	Report	Ebralidze 55'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 18602

Quarter-final

1. FC Köln v Tottenham Hotspur

6 March 1974 First leg	1. FC Köln	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Cologne, Germany
	Müller 54'	Report	McGrath 18' Peters 75'	Stadium: Stadion Köln Attendance: 28000

Tottenham Hotspur v 1. FC Köln

20 March 1974 Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0 (5–1 agg.)	1. FC Köln	Tottenham, London
	Chivers 11' Coates 15' Peters 49'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 40968

Semi-final

Lokomotive Leipzig v Tottenham Hotspur

10 April 1974 First leg	Lokomotive Leipzig	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leipzig, Germany
	Löwe 55'	Report	Peters 15' Coates 27'	Stadium: RB Arena Attendance: 74000

Tottenham Hotspur v Lokomotive Leipzig

24 April 1974 Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0 (4–1 agg.)	Lokomotive Leipzig	Tottenham, London
	McGrath 57' Chivers 87'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 41280

Final

Tottenham Hotspur v Feyenoord

21 May 1974 First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Feyenoord	Tottenham, London
	England 39' van Daele 64' (o.g.)	Report	van Hanegem 43' de Jong 85'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 46,281 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

Feyenoord v Tottenham Hotspur

29 May 1974 Second leg	Feyenoord	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Rotterdam, Netherlands
	Rijsbergen 43' Ressel 84'	Report		Stadium: Feijenoord Stadion, Attendance: 59,317 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Appearances

League Statistics source:

Pos.	Name	First Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
GK	Barry Daines	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	7	0
GK	Terry Lee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Pat Jennings	36	0	1	0	0	0	10	0	47	0
Defenders
DF	Phil Beal	41	0	1	0	1	0	12	0	55	0
DF	Mike Dillon	13+3	1	1	0	0	0	1+1	0	15+4	1
DF	Ray Evans	40	2	1	0	1	0	11	1	53	3
DF	Cyril Knowles	20	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	25	2
DF	Terry Naylor	27+1	0	0	0	1	0	8+1	0	36+2	0
DF	Keith Osgood	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Mike England	33	0	1	0	1	0	12	2	47	2
DF	Joe Kinnear	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5+4	0
Midfielders
MF	Ralph Coates	36	3	0	0	1	0	10	4	47	7
MF	Phil Holder	5+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	5+6	1
MF	Steve Perryman	39	1	1	0	1	0	12	0	53	1
MF	Martin Peters	35	6	1	0	1	0	12	8	49	14
MF	John Pratt	35	4	1	0	1	0	12	0	49	4
MF	Jimmy Neighbour	11+3	0	1	0	0	0	3+1	1	15+4	1
MF	Neil McNab	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Chris McGrath	22+3	5	0	0	0	0	7+1	5	29+4	10
Forwards
FW	Martin Chivers	39+1	17	1	0	1	0	11	6	52	23
FW	Alan Gilzean	21+4	3	1	0	1	0	3+1	2	26+5	5

Notes

• Additional information added from the Official Tottenham Hotspur Handbook 2018–19.