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1973–74 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

During the 1973–74 English football season, Brighton and Hove Albion competed in the Division Three, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season summary

In his second season as chairman Mike Bamber clinched the arrival of manager Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor to the team on 1 November.[1] The move of the 1972 First Division Champion duo shocked the English media[2] and put the Division Three club on the Football map.[3] According to several players, Clough was not very interested in managing the squad and he was rarely seen through weekdays at the facilities.[4]

Meanwhile, the team finished on 19th spot avoiding relegation, being early eliminated in League Cup by Charlton Athletic and lost the FA Cup first series against a non-League club.[5]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Results

Division Three

League table

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/tab/matches/season/1974/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, Promoted to 1974–75 Second Division;   = Promoted to 1974–75 Second Division;   = Relegation to 1974–75 Division Four

Matches

FA Cup

First round

League Cup

Statistics

Players statistics

References

  1. ^ Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Mike Cobley (18 September 2018). "Bloody Southerners: Brian Clough & Peter Taylor's Brighton & Hove Odyssey". magazine.brighton.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ Ian Hart (14 June 2023). "Recalling Brighton and Hove Albion's pivotal summers – and wondering what Brian Clough could have done for us". sussexexpress.co. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ Steven Scragg (9 April 2020). "Brian Clough and the 32-game spell at Brighton that helped shape his future success". thesefootballtimes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ Smart, Andy (8 October 2018). "New book sheds light on Brian Clough's ill-fated spell in charge at Brighton". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 20 September 2022.