1973-12-11
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | Preston North End | Ayresome Park | 23,980 | |
| Mills, Murdoch, Souness | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2.333 | 31 | W | D | D | W | W | 1973-12-15 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 2 | 0 | Orient | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1.65 | 26 | W | L | W | W | W | 1973-12-15 | Carlisle United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1.292 | 23 | W | L | D | W | D | 1973-12-12 | Cardiff City | H |
| 4 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.1 | 23 | W | W | W | L | W | 1973-12-15 | Portsmouth | H |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.857 | 22 | D | D | W | W | W | 1973-12-15 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 6 | 0 | Sunderland | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1.786 | 22 | W | L | W | D | L | 1973-12-15 | Millwall | A |
| 7 | 0 | Blackpool | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1.3 | 22 | W | L | L | W | W | 1973-12-15 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Notts County | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1.107 | 22 | L | D | D | W | L | 1973-12-15 | Hull City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Hull City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 1.105 | 22 | W | D | W | D | L | 1973-12-15 | Notts County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Aston Villa | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1.278 | 21 | L | L | D | L | W | 1973-12-15 | Luton Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1.095 | 20 | L | D | L | W | L | 1973-12-15 | Cardiff City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Carlisle United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1.08 | 20 | L | W | L | W | D | 1973-12-15 | Orient | A |
| 13 | 0 | Preston North End | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.862 | 20 | L | W | D | D | L | 1973-12-15 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 14 | 0 | Fulham | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.65 | 19 | D | D | L | W | L | 1973-12-15 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 15 | 0 | Portsmouth | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.828 | 18 | W | D | L | W | L | 1973-12-15 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 16 | 0 | Cardiff City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 0.724 | 16 | D | W | W | L | D | 1973-12-12 | Luton Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Millwall | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0.92 | 15 | L | L | D | W | D | 1973-12-15 | Sunderland | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0.636 | 14 | L | W | L | L | L | 1973-12-15 | Swindon Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0.583 | 14 | L | W | D | L | L | 1973-12-15 | Blackpool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 0.769 | 13 | D | L | L | L | L | 1973-12-15 | Fulham | H |
| 21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 0.533 | 13 | D | L | W | L | L | 1973-12-15 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0.514 | 10 | L | W | D | D | W | 1973-12-15 | Preston North End | A |
