The 1973–74 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 77th season of Scottish league football.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Celtic Relegated: East Fife, Falkirk
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Airdrieonians, Kilmarnock
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1973–74Celtic3 – 0Dundee UnitedLeague Cup 1973–74Dundee1 – 0CelticJunior CupCambuslang Rangers3 – 1Linlithgow Rose
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthClachnacuddin2 – 1 *Inverness ThistleScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthSelkirk4 – 2 *St Cuthbert Wanderers
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupKeithAyrshire CupKilmarnock1 – 1 Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 0 Berwick RangersFife CupDunfermline Athletic3 – 2 * CowdenbeathLanarkshire CupAlbion RoversMotherwellRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren3 – 1 *MortonStirlingshire CupStirling Albion2 – 2 Dumbarton – aggregate over two legs – won on penalties
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClubFootballer of the Year Scotland World Cup squad —
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)26 SeptemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–1WCQG8Jim Holton, Joe Jordan17 OctoberTehelné pole, Bratislava (A)0–1WCQG814 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1FriendlyJim Holton27 MarchWaldstadion, Frankfurt (A)1–2FriendlyKenny Dalglish11 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–1BHC14 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCKenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine (pen.)18 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCJoe Jordan, own goal1 JuneKlokke Stadion, Bruges (A)1–2FriendlyJimmy Johnstone6 JuneUllevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)2–1FriendlyJoe Jordan, Kenny Dalglish14 JuneWestfalenstadion, Dortmund (N)2–0WCG2Peter Lorimer, Joe Jordan18 JuneWaldstadion, Frankfurt (N)0–0WCG222 JuneWaldstadion, Frankfurt (N)1–1WCG2Joe Jordan
1974 British Home Championship – Joint Winners with
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8 WCG2 = World Cup – Group 2 BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive