# 1974 Molde FK season

The 1974 season was Molde's first year back in the top flight after their promotion from the 1973 2. divisjon, and their 3rd season in total in the top flight of Norwegian football.
This season, Molde competed in 1. divisjon and the 1974 Norwegian Football Cup. Molde finished as runners-up in the league, one point behind winners Viking.

## Squad

Source:
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 | NOR | Torleif Bergsås |
| — | GK | NOR | Kolbjørn Sylthe |
| — | DF | NOR | Erik Brakstad |
| — | DF | NOR | Stål Bjørkly |
| — | DF | NOR | Svein Kanestrøm |
| — | DF | NOR | Bernt Roald |
| — | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter |
| — | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden |
| — | MF | NOR | Knut Bjørnå |
| — | MF | NOR | Torkild Brakstad |
| — | MF | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Ole Bjørn Kavli |
| — | MF | NOR | Kjell Westerdahl |
| — | FW | NOR | Odd Berg |
| — | FW | NOR | Jan Fuglset |
| — | FW | NOR | Harry Hestad |
| — | FW | NOR | Bjørner Oshaug |
| — | | NOR | Tore Hagh |
| — | | NOR | Arild Haukaas |
| — | | NOR | Jan Magne Lønsethagen |
| — | | NOR | Odd Ivar Moen |

## Competitions
### 1. divisjon
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 |
Source:

#### Positions by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Viking (C) | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Molde | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 30 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Vålerengen | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 28 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Brann | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 27 | |
| 5 | Strømsgodset | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 27 | |

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics
### Goal scorers

| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | Player | 1. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Jan Fuglset | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | | Odd Berg | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | FW | | Harry Hestad | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | | Stein Olav Hestad | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | | Torkild Brakstad | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | | | Tore Hagh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Einar Sekkeseter | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 40 | 13 | 53 |