



| Cardiff City | |
|---|---|
| 1Billy IRWIN | |
| 2Phil DWYER | |
| 3Gary BELL | |
| 4David POWELL | |
| 5Don MURRAY | |
| 6Tony VILLARS | |
| 7John FARRINGTON | |
| 8Andy McCULLOCH | |
| 9Leighton PHILLIPS | |
| 10Willie CARLIN | |
| 11Willie ANDERSON | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 UNKNOWN | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Frank O'FARRELL |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2John McLAUGHLIN2 | ||
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 4Dave MUNKS4 | ||
| 5Frank BURROWS5 | ||
| 6Ron POTTER6 | ||
| 7David MOSS7 | ||
| 8Terry HUBBARD8 | ||
| 9Peter EASTOE9 | ||
| 10Joe BUTLER10 | ||
| 11Tom JENKINS11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Dave SYRETT12 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Les ALLEN |
Football League Division Two results on Wednesday December 26th, 1973:
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
|
1-1 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
2-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
1-1 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
2-1 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
1-1 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
Notts County
Notts County
|
0-1 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
Orient
Orient
|
3-0 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
5-0 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
0-1 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
1-1 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
2-0 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
Football League Division Two table after matches on Wednesday December 26th, 1973:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 2.29 | 36 |
| 2 |
Orient
Orient
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 1.65 | 29 |
| 3 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 1.21 | 28 |
| 4 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 1.76 | 26 |
| 5 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 1.39 | 26 |
| 6 |
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 1.13 | 26 |
| 7 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 1.15 | 25 |
| 8 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 1.09 | 25 |
| 9 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1.04 | 24 |
| 10 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 0.91 | 24 |
| 11 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 1.47 | 23 |
| 12 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 23 |
| 13 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 0.93 | 23 |
| 14 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 1.09 | 22 |
| 15 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 0.76 | 20* |
| 16 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 0.96 | 19 |
| 17 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 0.73 | 19 |
| 18 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 0.76 | 17 |
| 19 |
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
|
22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 0.73 | 17 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 0.70 | 15 |
| 21 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 0.53 | 14 |
| 22 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
23 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 0.49 | 12 |