1973–74 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
Brighton and Hove Albion 1973–74 football season
| 1973–74 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mike Bamber | ||
| Manager | Pat Saward (until 20 October 1973) Glen Wilson (until 27 October 1973) Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | Goldstone Ground | ||
| Division Three | 19th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Beamish (12) All: Beamish (12) | ||
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← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |||
During the 1973–74 English football season, Brighton and Hove Albion competed in the Division Three, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Season summary
In his second season as chairman Mike Bamber clinched the arrival of manager Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor to the team on 1 November.[1] The move of the 1972 First Division Champion duo shocked the English media[2] and put the Division Three club on the Football map.[3] According to several players, Clough was not very interested in managing the squad and he was rarely seen through weekdays at the facilities.[4]
Meanwhile, the team finished on 19th spot avoiding relegation, being early eliminated in League Cup by Charlton Athletic and lost the FA Cup first series against a non-League club.[5]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Division Three
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 1.093 | 44 | |
| 18 | Hereford United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 0.930 | 43 | |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 0.897 | 43 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 0.897 | 42 | |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 0.593 | 35 | Relegated |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/tab/matches/season/1974/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, Promoted to 1974–75 Second Division; = Promoted to 1974–75 Second Division; = Relegation to 1974–75 Division Four
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, Promoted to 1974–75 Second Division; = Promoted to 1974–75 Second Division; = Relegation to 1974–75 Division Four
Matches
- Source:https://www.11v11.com/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/tab/matches/season/1974/
Rochdale v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 1 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Rochdale |
Darling  54' | Report | 40' Bridges | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2665 |
Brighton and Hove Albion v AFC Bournemouth
| 1 September 1973 2 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0-2 | AFC Bournemouth | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Plymouth Argyle v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 8 September 1973 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Plymouth |
| Stadium: Home Park |
Southport v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 10 September 1973 4 | Southport | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southport |
| Stadium: Haig Avenue |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Charlton Athletic
| 15 September 1973 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Charlton Athletic | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Oldham Athletic
| 19 September 1973 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Oldham Athletic | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Grimsby Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 22 September 1973 7 | Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cleethorpes |
| Stadium: Blundell Park |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford F.C.
| 29 September 1973 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-1 | Watford F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Oldham Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 2 October 1973 9 | Oldham Athletic | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Oldham |
| Stadium: Boundary Park |
Blackburn Rovers v Brighton and Hove Albion
| 6 October 1973 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | Blackburn |
| Stadium: Ewood Park |
Brighton and Hove Albion v Halifax Town
| 13 October 1973 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0-1 | Halifax Town | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Shrewsbury Town
| 20 October 1973 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-0 | Shrewsbury Town | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Southport F.C.
| 24 October 1973 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-0 | Southport F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Hereford United v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 27 October 1973 14 | Hereford United | 0-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Hereford |
| Stadium: Edgar Street |
Brighton and Hove Albion v York City
| 3 November 1973 15 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0-0 | York City | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 16,029 |
Huddersfield Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 10 November 1973 16 | Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Huddersfield |
| Terry Dolan 37' Phil Summerill 54' | 62' Ken Beamish 78' Barry Bridges | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 6,057 |
Walsall v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 13 November 1973 17 | Walsall | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Walsall |
| Pat Hilton | Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5,116 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Chesterfield F.C.
| 17 November 1973 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-0 | Chesterfield F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 14,186 Referee: GC Kew |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol Rovers
| 1 December 1973 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-8 | Bristol Rovers | Brighton and Hove |
| Ronnie Howell Peter O'Sullivan | , , , Alan Warboys , Bruce Bannister Gordon Fearnley | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,776 |
Tranmere Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 8 December 1973 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 1-4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Birkenhead |
| Tommy Young 8' Bobby Tynan 16'Ronnie Moore 56'Paul Crossley 65' | 61' Lammie Robertson | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,458 |
Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 22 December 1973 21 | Watford | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Watford |
| Billy Jennings | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,909 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aldershot F.C.
| 26 December 1973 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-1 | Aldershot F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| 28' Roger Joslyn | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 14,831 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Plymouth Argyle
| 29 December 1973 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle | Brighton and Hove |
| Ken Beamish | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 11,197 |
Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 1 January 1974 24 | Bournemouth | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bournemouth |
| Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 17,079 |
Charlton Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 12 January 1974 25 | Charlton Athletic | 4-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | London |
| 48' (pen) 57' 64'Ronnie Howell 71' Peter O'Sullivan | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 7,646 |
Brighton and Hove Albion v Rochdale F.C.
| 20 January 1974 26 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2-1 | Rochdale F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Ken Beamish Tony Towner | Leo Skeete | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 18,900 |
Cambridge United v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 27 January 1974 27 | Cambridge United | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cambridge |
| Dave Simmons 78' | 90' Mick Brown | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,749 |
Port Vale v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 2 February 1974 28 | Port Vale | 2-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Brian Horton 5' Ray Williams 34' | 53'Ken Beamish | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,728 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Grimsby Town F.C.
| 9 February 1974 29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-1 | Grimsby Town F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Barry Bridges 60' | 10' Jack Lewis | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,498 |
Halifax Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 16 February 1974 30 | Halifax Town | 2-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Halifax |
| Terry Shanahan 18', 42' John Templeman 68' | 65' (pen) Lammie Robertson | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,767 Referee: JB Goggins |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackburn Rovers
| 23 February 1974 31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers | Brighton and Hove |
| Ronnie Welch 25' (pen) Barry Bridges 55', 77' | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 12,102 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wrexham F.C.
| 27 February 1974 32 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Wrexham F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Ronnie Howell 24' (pen) Peter O'Sullivan 38' | 16' Geoff P Davies | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 7,524 |
Aldershot v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 3 March 1974 33 | Aldershot | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Aldershot |
| Ken Beamish | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,828 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Hereford United
| 10 March 1974 34 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Hereford United | Brighton and Hove |
| Ken Beamish 64' Steve Piper 88' | 6' Dudley Tyler | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 17,266 |
Shrewsbury Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 16 March 1974 35 | Shrewsbury Town | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Shrewsbury |
| Laurie Calloway 25' | Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 2,077 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Port Vale F.C.
| 20 March 1974 36 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Port Vale F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Barry Bridges Billy McEwan | Dave Harris | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,365 |
Brighton and Hove Albion v Huddersfield Town
| 23 March 1974 37 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | Brighton and Hove |
| Billy McEwan 27' | 22', 51' Alan Gowling | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 12,444 |
Wrexham v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 25 March 1974 38 | Wrexham | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wrexham |
| David Smallman 11' | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5,925 |
York City v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 30 March 1974 39 | York City | 0-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | York |
| Phil Burrows 31' Chris Jones 36', 71' | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 7,493 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Cambridge United
| 3 April 1974 40 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-1 | Cambridge United | Brighton and Hove |
| Barry Bridges 35' Ronnie Welch 45'Ronnie Howell 65' (pen) Billy McEwan 65' | 43' (pen) Bobby Ross | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,833 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Walsall F.C.
| 6 April 1974 41 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Walsall F.C. | Brighton and Hove |
| Barry Bridges 10' Lammie Robertson 61' | 11' Alan Buckley | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,588 |
Southend United v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 12 April 1974 42 | Southend United | 0-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southend-on-Sea |
| 70', 74' Ken Beamish | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 10,086 |
Chesterfield v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 13 April 1974 43 | Chesterfield | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Chesterfield |
| Andy Kowalski 13' | Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,971 Referee: A Porter |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Southend United
| 15 April 1974 44 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-2 | Southend United | Brighton and Hove |
| 8' Peter Silvester 26' Chris Guthrie | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 12,975 Referee: DRG Nippard |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Tranmere Rovers
| 20 April 1974 45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-3 | Tranmere Rovers | Brighton and Hove |
| Ronnie Howell 17' (pen) Bobby Tynan 43'Tommy Veitch 89' | 15' Paul Crossley | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,609 |
Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 27 April 1974 46 | Bristol Rovers | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bristol |
| Bruce Bannister 85' (pen) | 19' Lammie Robertson | Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 19,205 |
FA Cup
First round
Walton & Hersham v Brighton and Hove Albion
| 24 November 1973 FA Cup (R1) | Walton & Hersham | 0-0 | Brighton and Hove Albion | |
| Note: Walton & Hersham (Non League) | ||||
Brighton and Hove Albion v Walton & Hersham
| 28 November 1973 Replay | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0-4 | Walton & Hersham | Brighton and Hove |
| 25' Russell Perkins 82', 84', 90' Clive Foskett | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,657 |
League Cup
Brighton and Hove Albion v Charlton Athletic
| 29 August 1973 League Cup Round 1 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1-2 | Charlton Athletic | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG | Powney | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Fuschillo | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Gall | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Piper | 36 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Wilson | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  WAL | O'Sullivan | 49 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Howell | 30 | 9 | 26+1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Robertson | 33 | 5 | 27+3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Templeman | 37 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Beamish | 45 | 12 | 43+1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Bridges | 36 | 10 | 31+2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Grummitt | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Spearritt | 26 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Welch | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Towner | 24 | 2 | 20+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Ley | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Hilton | 19 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  SCO | McEwan | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Boyle | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Howell | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Goodwin | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | WAL | Brown | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Goodeve | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Downsborough | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Bromley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Conway | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Murray | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Busby | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Hillyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Sherwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/tab/players/season/1974/
References
- ^ Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.
- ^ Mike Cobley (18 September 2018). "Bloody Southerners: Brian Clough & Peter Taylor's Brighton & Hove Odyssey". magazine.brighton.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Ian Hart (14 June 2023). "Recalling Brighton and Hove Albion's pivotal summers – and wondering what Brian Clough could have done for us". sussexexpress.co. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Steven Scragg (9 April 2020). "Brian Clough and the 32-game spell at Brighton that helped shape his future success". thesefootballtimes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Smart, Andy (8 October 2018). "New book sheds light on Brian Clough's ill-fated spell in charge at Brighton". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
