1973–74 Scottish Division One
68th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
Football league season
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Celtic 29th title |
| Relegated | East Fife Falkirk |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
The 1973–74 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Hibernian. East Fife and Falkirk finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1974–75 Second Division.
This was Celtic's ninth title in a row, a record that would be equalled by Rangers in the 1996–97 season and again by Celtic themselves in 2019–20.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 53 | Champion |
| 2 | Hibernian | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 49 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 48 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 42 | |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 39 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Dundee United | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 37 | 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup First round |
| 9 | Motherwell | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Dumbarton | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 29 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 28 | |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 28 | |
| 13 | Arbroath | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 27 | |
| 14 | Morton | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 26 | |
| 15 | Clyde | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 25 | |
| 16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24 | |
| 17 | East Fife | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 24 | Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division |
| 18 | Falkirk | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 22 |
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables
Results
| Home \ Away | ABE | ARB | AYR | CEL | CLY | DUM | DND | DNU | DNF | EFI | FAL | HOM | HIB | MOR | MOT | PAR | RAN | STJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Arbroath | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Ayr United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Celtic | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Clyde | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Dumbarton | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Dundee | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Dundee United | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| East Fife | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Falkirk | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Hibernian | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | |
| Morton | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Motherwell | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
| Partick Thistle | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Rangers | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| St Johnstone | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
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