Football League Division Two
Tuesday, January 1, 1974

Swindon Town Preston North End
P.Eastoe (21'), J.Butler (70'), D.Moss (89')
 HT: 1-1 G.Williams (??')
Attendance:  8,299    



Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
  Ron HEALEY
1
2
Will DIXON
                 
John MCMAHON
2
3
John TROLLOPE
                 
Eric SNOOKES
3
4
David MUNKS
                 
John BIRD
4
5
Frank BURROWS
                 
Graham HAWKINS
5
6
Ken STROUD
                 
  David SADLER
6

7
David MOSS
               
  view STFC profileRay TREACY
7

8
Joe BUTLER
               
Alex BRUCE
8
9
Peter EASTOE
               
Mel HOLDEN
9
10
David SYRETT
                 
  Francis BURNS
10
11
Tom JENKINS
               
Gary WILLIAMS
11
Substitutes
12
John MCLAUGHLIN
                
  Stuart BAXTER
12













Results on Tuesday, January 1, 1974: League Table
 
  Aston Villa 0 - 0 Millwall  
  Blackpool 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday  
  Bristol City 0 - 2 Orient  
  Carlisle United 2 - 0 Luton Town  
  Crystal Palace 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion  
  Hull City 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers  
  Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Oxford United  
  Portsmouth 1 - 0 Cardiff City  
  Sunderland 1 - 2 Notts County  
  Swindon Town 3 - 1 Preston North End  

Table as at Tuesday, January 1, 1974:
  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Middlesbrough 24 15 8 1 34 14 2.43 38 
2 Orient 25 12 9 4 41 23 1.78 33 
3 Luton Town 24 12 6 6 35 30 1.17 30 
4 Carlisle United 24 12 5 7 35 26 1.35 29 
5 Nottingham Forest 24 9 10 5 32 19 1.68 28 
6 Blackpool 25 10 8 7 34 25 1.36 28 
7 West Bromwich Albion 25 10 8 7 28 24 1.17 28 
8 Notts County 24 10 7 7 37 36 1.03 27 
9 Hull City 25 7 11 7 25 26 0.96 25 
10 Portsmouth 23 10 5 8 31 35 0.89 25 
11 Fulham 24 8 8 8 20 23 0.87 24 
12 Sunderland 24 8 7 9 30 25 1.20 23 
13 Aston Villa 24 7 9 8 25 24 1.04 23 
14 Bristol City 25 9 5 11 25 30 0.83 23 
15 Preston North End 25 7 9 9 29 37 0.78 22 
16 Millwall 24 7 7 10 29 30 0.97 21 
17 Cardiff City 25 6 9 10 28 35 0.80 21 
18 Bolton Wanderers 24 8 4 12 23 26 0.88 20 
19 Oxford United 24 6 8 10 25 31 0.81 20 
20 Sheffield Wednesday 24 5 7 12 22 31 0.71 17 
21 Swindon Town 25 5 6 14 22 39 0.56 16 
22 Crystal Palace 25 3 8 14 20 41 0.49 14 

* Preston North End deducted 1 points for fielding an ineligible player on Tuesday, January 1, 1974.

Key: Promotion Relegation