# 1973–74 Everton F.C. season

During the 1973–74 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 7th in the table with 44 points.

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 1.057 | 46 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 44 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 43 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 42 | |

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 25 August 1973 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 |
| 28 August 1973 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 |
| 1 September 1973 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–0 |
| 5 September 1973 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 |
| 8 September 1973 | Derby County | A | 1–2 |
| 11 September 1973 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 |
| 15 September 1973 | Queen's Park Rangers | H | 1–0 |
| 22 September 1973 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 |
| 29 September 1973 | Arsenal | H | 1–0 |
| 6 October 1973 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 |
| 13 October 1973 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 |
| 20 October 1973 | Burnley | H | 1–0 |
| 27 October 1973 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 |
| 3 November 1973 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 |
| 10 November 1973 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 |
| 17 November 1973 | Norwich City | A | 3–1 |
| 24 November 1973 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 |
| 1 December 1973 | Southampton | A | 0–2 |
| 8 December 1973 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 |
| 15 December 1973 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 |
| 22 December 1973 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 |
| 26 December 1973 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 |
| 29 December 1973 | Derby County | H | 2–1 |
| 1 January 1974 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 |
| 12 January 1974 | Queen's Park Rangers | A | 0–1 |
| 19 January 1974 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 |
| 2 February 1974 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 |
| 9 February 1974 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 |
| 16 February 1974 | West Ham United | A | 3–4 |
| 23 February 1974 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 |
| 2 March 1974 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 |
| 9 March 1974 | Birmingham City | H | 4–1 |
| 16 March 1974 | Burnley | A | 1–3 |
| 23 March 1974 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 |
| 30 March 1974 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–0 |
| 2 April 1974 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 |
| 6 April 1974 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 |
| 13 April 1974 | Norwich City | H | 4–1 |
| 15 April 1974 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 |
| 20 April 1974 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 |
| 23 April 1974 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 |
| 27 April 1974 | Southampton | H | 0–3 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 3 | 5 January 1974 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–0 |
| 4 | 27 January 1974 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 |
| 4:R | 30 January 1974 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2 | 8 October 1973 | Reading | H | 1–0 | 15,772 | |
| 3 | 30 October 1973 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 22,046 | |

### Texaco Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1:1 | 18 September 1973 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | | |
| 1:2 | 3 October 1973 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | |