1973-12-21
| Second Division |
| Notes |
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| Preston North End fined £200 and have 1 point deducted for fielding an ineligible player |
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2.417 | 33 | W | W | D | D | W | 1973-12-22 | Bristol City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1.375 | 27 | W | W | W | L | D | 1973-12-22 | Blackpool | A |
| 3 | 0 | Orient | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1.571 | 26 | L | W | L | W | W | 1973-12-22 | Swindon Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1.133 | 24 | W | L | D | D | W | 1973-12-22 | Aston Villa | A |
| 5 | 0 | Blackpool | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1.273 | 23 | D | W | L | L | W | 1973-12-22 | Luton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.045 | 23 | L | W | W | W | L | 1973-12-22 | Sunderland | A |
| 7 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.733 | 22 | L | D | D | W | W | 1973-12-22 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Sunderland | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1.625 | 22 | L | W | L | W | D | 1973-12-22 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1.143 | 22 | W | L | D | L | W | 1973-12-22 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 10 | 0 | Carlisle United | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1.12 | 22 | W | L | W | L | W | 1973-12-22 | Millwall | H |
| 11 | 0 | Hull City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 1.045 | 22 | L | W | D | W | D | 1973-12-22 | Cardiff City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1.211 | 21 | L | L | L | D | L | 1973-12-22 | Notts County | H |
| 13 | 1 | Fulham | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0.8 | 21 | W | D | D | L | W | 1973-12-22 | Oxford United | H |
| 14 | 1 | Portsmouth | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 0.867 | 20 | W | W | D | L | W | 1973-12-22 | Preston North End | H |
| 15 | -2 | Preston North End | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.867 | 20 | D | L | W | D | D | 1973-12-22 | Portsmouth | A |
| 16 | 0 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0.962 | 17 | W | L | L | D | W | 1973-12-22 | Carlisle United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0.727 | 16 | W | L | W | L | L | 1973-12-22 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 18 | 0 | Cardiff City | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 0.677 | 16 | L | L | D | W | W | 1973-12-22 | Hull City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0.615 | 15 | D | L | W | D | L | 1973-12-22 | Fulham | A |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 0.69 | 13 | L | D | L | L | L | 1973-12-22 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 0.5 | 13 | L | D | L | W | L | 1973-12-22 | Orient | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0.528 | 11 | D | L | W | D | D | 1973-12-22 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
