Derby County

1973–74 season
Chairman	Sam Longson
Manager	Brian Clough (until 15 October 1973) Jimmy Gordon (until 20 October 1973) Dave Mackay
Stadium	Baseball Ground
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Hector (19) All: Hector (19)
Home colours Away colours
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

During the 1973–74 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Division One, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

During summer the club transferred in Defender Rod Thomas and Midfielder Henry Newton. In his seventh season as manager, Brian Clough took the Rams to the 3rd spot through Autumn, however, he left the club after a turmoil against Chairman Sam Longson.^[1] Therefore, the Club Executive Board appointed former player (1968–71) Dave Mackay as its new manager.^[2][3] The Scottish ex-full back changed the Derby' style of play from a solid defense with Clough to a more offensive deployment including the arrival of Midfielder Bruce Rioch^[4] replacing McGovern and O'Hare as starters since February.

After a 9th spot on Winter, the squad recovered the form and finishing the League table on a decent 3rd spot classifying to the next UEFA Cup. Meanwhile, the club was eliminated early by Sunderland in the League Cup second round phase. Also, in the FA Cup Fourth round stage the team lost against Coventry City after one replay.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Colin Boulton — GK  ENG Graham Moseley — DF  ENG Ron Webster — DF  ENG Roy McFarland (c) — DF  ENG Colin Todd — DF  ENG David Nish — DF  WAL Rod Thomas — DF  ENG Jim Walker — DF  ENG Peter Daniel

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Henry Newton — MF  SCO John McGovern — MF  ENG Steve Powell — MF  SCO Archie Gemmill — MF  ENG Alan Hinton — MF  ENG Jeff Bourne — MF  SCO Bruce Rioch — FW  ENG Roger Davies — FW  ENG Kevin Hector — FW  SCO John O'Hare

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Leeds United (C)	42	24	14	4	66	31	2.129	62	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Liverpool	42	22	13	7	52	31	1.677	57	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3	Derby County	42	17	14	11	52	42	1.238	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Ipswich Town	42	18	11	13	67	58	1.155	47
5	Stoke City	42	15	16	11	54	42	1.286	46

• .- Source:https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/matches/season/1974/

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Division One		FA Cup		Football League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Colin Boulton	49	-52	42	-42	4	-3	3	-7
	DF	ENG	Ron Webster	45	0	38	0	4	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Roy McFarland	44	4	38	4	3	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Colin Todd	47	0	40	0	4	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	David Nish	46	3	40	1	3	1	3	1
	MF	SCO	Bruce Rioch	18	2	13	2	4	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Powell	34	1	29+1	1	4	0
	MF	SCO	Archie Gemmill	45	5	38	1	4	3	3	1
	MF	ENG	Alan Hinton	36	5	25+4	5	4	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Roger Davies	37	10	32+1	9	0+1	0	3	1
	FW	ENG	Kevin Hector	49	19	42	19	4	0	3	0
	GK	ENG	Graham Moseley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	John McGovern	29	2	26	2	0	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Henry Newton	28	1	21	1	4	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Jeff Bourne	23	9	19	7	4	2
	DF	ENG	Peter Daniel	10	0	8	0	1+1	0
	FW	SCO	John O'Hare	10	0	7+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
	DF	WAL	Rod Thomas	5	0	4	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Jim Walker	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0