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1973-74

Second Division

Finished 14th of 22 · P42 W13 D15 L14 · 48 scored, 45 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
25 Aug 1973	H	Preston North End	2–0	W
1 Sept 1973	A	Millwall	1–1	D
8 Sept 1973	H	Oxford United	2–0	W
11 Sept 1973	A	Crystal Palace	0–0	D
15 Sept 1973	A	Middlesbrough	0–0	D
19 Sept 1973	H	Fulham	1–1	D
22 Sept 1973	H	Leyton Orient	2–2	D
29 Sept 1973	A	Notts County	0–2	L
2 Oct 1973	A	Fulham	0–1	L
6 Oct 1973	H	Cardiff City	5–0	W
13 Oct 1973	A	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	W
20 Oct 1973	H	Bristol City	2–2	D
23 Oct 1973	H	Crystal Palace	2–1	W
27 Oct 1973	A	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
3 Nov 1973	H	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W
10 Nov 1973	A	Portsmouth	0–2	L
17 Nov 1973	H	Hull City	1–1	D
24 Nov 1973	A	Swindon Town	0–1	L
8 Dec 1973	A	Sunderland	0–2	L
15 Dec 1973	A	Luton Town	0–1	L
22 Dec 1973	H	Notts County	1–1	D
26 Dec 1973	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	L
29 Dec 1973	A	Oxford United	1–2	L
1 Jan 1974	H	Millwall	0–0	D
12 Jan 1974	H	Middlesbrough	1–1	D
19 Jan 1974	A	Preston North End	0–0	D
2 Feb 1974	H	Luton Town	0–1	L
23 Feb 1974	A	Cardiff City	1–0	W
27 Feb 1974	H	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	D
2 Mar 1974	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	L
13 Mar 1974	H	Carlisle United	2–1	W
16 Mar 1974	A	Bristol City	1–0	W
23 Mar 1974	H	Portsmouth	4–1	W
1 Apr 1974	A	Sheffield Wednesday	4–2	W
6 Apr 1974	H	Swindon Town	1–1	D
13 Apr 1974	A	Hull City	1–1	D
15 Apr 1974	H	Blackpool	0–1	L
16 Apr 1974	A	Blackpool	1–2	L
20 Apr 1974	H	Sunderland	1–2	L
24 Apr 1974	H	Nottingham Forest	3–1	W
27 Apr 1974	A	Carlisle United	0–2	L
3 May 1974	A	Leyton Orient	1–1	D

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	42	27	11	4	77	30	+47	65
2	Luton Town	42	19	12	11	64	51	+13	50
3	Carlisle United	42	20	9	13	61	48	+13	49
4	Leyton Orient	42	15	18	9	55	42	+13	48
5	Blackpool	42	17	13	12	57	40	+17	47
6	Sunderland	42	19	9	14	58	44	+14	47
7	Nottingham Forest	42	15	15	12	57	43	+14	45
8	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	16	12	48	45	+3	44
9	Hull City	42	13	17	12	46	47	-1	43
10	Notts County	42	15	13	14	55	60	-5	43
11	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	12	15	44	40	+4	42
12	Millwall	42	14	14	14	51	51	0	42
13	Fulham	42	16	10	16	39	43	-4	42
14	Aston Villa	42	13	15	14	48	45	+3	41
15	Portsmouth	42	14	12	16	45	62	-17	40
16	Bristol City	42	14	10	18	47	54	-7	38
17	Cardiff City	42	10	16	16	49	62	-13	36
18	Oxford United	42	10	16	16	35	46	-11	36
19	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	51	63	-12	35
20	Crystal Palace	42	11	12	19	43	56	-13	34
21	Preston North End	42	9	14	19	40	62	-22	32
22	Swindon Town	42	7	11	24	36	72	-36	25

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.