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Three down, three up
At the AGM of the Football League it was decided by a majority vote to amend the rulings regarding promotion and relegation between the First and Second Divisions. This is intended to create more interest throughout the season, and means that three clubs will be relegated and promoted at the end.
Like some other clubs the Hammers had mixed opinions on the subject, but must abide by the majority decision which equally affects all those in membership of the upper sections. It may, of course, ensure that one or more clubs are "doomed" earlier in the campaign, but will certainly extend anxiety to several others who are on the fringe of the bottom three places.
There will be no guarantee that (as in the old days) 36 points will probably ensure safety!
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Value Added Tax came into operation on the 1st April 1973, but was not added to the admission prices for the balance of last season - the cost being borne out of gate income.
However, it was obvious that for this season it would be nesessary to increase charges in order to meet the demands of V.A.T.
BRISTOL ROVERS : Watney Invitation Cup (First Round)
Watney Invitation Cup
Eastville
1 - 1 (MacDougall) Lost 4-5 on penalties
11th August 1973
Att: 19,974
Ferguson
McDowell (Lock)
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Ayris (Tyler)
Holland
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Manager: Ron Greenwood
9th July 1973 BORN THIS DAY : JAMES WALKER (2004-2009) Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
22nd July 1973 ON THIS DAY : GEOFF PIKE signs apprentice forms
4th August 1973 BORN THIS DAY : DAVID TERRIER (1997) Verdun, France
21st August 1973 ON THIS DAY : ALAN WOOLER signs from READING on a free transfer
NEWCASTLE UNITED : Football League First Division
IPSWICH TOWN : Football League First Division
NORWICH CITY : Football League First Division
QUEENS PARK RANGERS : Football League First Division
MERVYN DAY makes his Hammers debut against Ipswich Town at Upton Park
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : Football League First Division
QUEENS PARK RANGERS : Football League First Division
MANCHESTER UNITED : Football League First Division
LEICESTER CITY : Football League First Division
20th September 1973 ON THIS DAY : KEITH COLEMAN signs from SUNDERLAND for £20,000
STOKE CITY : Football League First Division
BURNLEY : Football League First Division
29th September 1973 BORN THIS DAY : HUGO PORFIRIO (1997-1998) Lisbon, Portugal
LIVERPOOL : Football League Cup (Second Round)
EVERTON : Football League First Division
KEITH COLEMAN makes his Hammers debut against BURNLEY at Upton Park
16th October 1973 BORN THIS DAY : DAVID UNSWORTH (1997-1998) Preston, Lancashire
COVENTRY CITY : Football League First Division
DERBY COUNTY : Football League First Division
23rd October 1973 BORN THIS DAY : CHRISTIAN DAILLY (2001- 2008) Dundee, Scotland
LIVERPOOL : Football League Cup (Second Round Replay)
LEEDS UNITED : Football League First Division
SHEFFIELD UNITED : Football League First Division
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS : Football League First Division
2nd November 1973 ON THIS DAY : PETER GROTIER signs on loan to CARDIFF CITY
INTERNATIONAL NEWS : 14th November 1973
BOBBY MOORE wins his 108th ENGLAND cap against ITALY an International Friendly at Wembley 0-1
BERTIE LUTTON wins his 4th NORTHERN IRELAND cap against PORTUGAL a World Cup Qualifier in Lisbon 1-0
ARSENAL : Football League First Division
LIVERPOOL : Football League First Division
BOBBY GOULD makes his Hammers debut against Arsenal at Upton Park
MANCHESTER CITY : Football League First Division
29th November 1973 ON THIS DAY : MICK McGIVEN sign on loan from SUNDERLAND for one month.
30th Novembner 1973 ON THIS DAY : DUDLEY TYLER joins HEREFORD UNITED for £13,000
MICK McGIVEN makes his Hammers debut against Liverpool at Anfield
BIRMINGHAM CITY : Football League First Division
5th December 1973 BORN THIS DAY : DANNY WILLIAMSON (1994-1997) West Ham, London
7th December 1973 ON THIS DAY : TED MacDOUGALL joins NORWICH CITY for £145,000
GRAHAM PADDON makes his Hammers debut against Manchester City at Upton Park
12th December 1973 BORN THIS DAY : GARY BREEN (2002-2003) Hendon, Middlesex
13th December 1973 BORN THIS DAY : SCOTT MEAN (1998) Crawley, Sussex
STOKE CITY : Football League First Division
CHELSEA : Football League First Division
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : Football League First Division
ALAN WOOLER makes his Hammers debut against Stoke City at Upton Park
24th December 1973 ON THIS DAY :
MICK McGIVEN Initial one month loan period to SUNDERLAND is made permanent and signs for £30,000
28th December 1973 BORN THIS DAY : MARK WATSON (1996) Birmingham, West Midlands
SECOND-HALF
Ferguson
Lampard
Charles C.
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Best (Holland)
Lutton
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Day
Lampard
Lock
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Best
Holland
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Ferguson
Lampard
Lock
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Best
Holland
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Ferguson
Lampard
Lock
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Best
Holland
Ayris
Brooking
Robson
Ferguson
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Best
Lock
MacDougall (Holland)
Brooking
Robson
Ferguson
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
Lock
Lutton
Brooking
Robson
Ferguson
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Lock
Tyler (Lutton)
Holland
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Ferguson
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
Lock
MacDougall (Coker)
Brooking
Robson
Ferguson
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
Lock
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
McDowell
Moore
Lutton (Lock)
Holland
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Day
McDowell
Lampard
Coleman
Taylor T.
Lock (Holland)
Ayris
Best
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Ayris
Best
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
McDowell
Best
Brooking
Robson (Lock)
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
McDowell
Best
Brooking
Lock
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
McDowell
Best
Brooking
Lock (Holland)
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
McDowell
Best
Brooking
MacDougall
Ferguson
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Tyler
McDowell
Robson
Brooking
MacDougall
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Best
McDowell
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Gould
McDowell
MacDougall
Brooking
Robson
Upton Park
1 - 2 (Robson)
25th August 1973
Att: 28,169
Upton Park
3 - 3 (Best, Bonds, Brooking)
27th August 1973
Att: 23,335
Carrow Road
2 - 2 (Best, Robson)
1st September 1973
Att: 25,378
Loftus Road
0 - 0
4th September 1973
Att: 28,360
Upton Park
0 - 1
8th September 1973
Att: 30,888
Upton Park
2 - 3 (Bonds, Robson)
10th September 1973
Att: 26,042
Old Trafford
1 - 3 (Bonds)
15th September 1973
Att: 44,757
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Robson)
22nd September 1973
Att: 23,567
Victoria Ground
0 - 2
29th September 1973
Att: 16,397
Upton Park
0 - 1
6th October 1973
Att: 23,604
Upton Park
2 - 2 (MacDougall, Robson)
8th October 1973
Att: 25,840
Goodison Park
0 - 1
13th Octoberr 1973
Att: 34,708
Highfield Road
1 - 0 (McDowell)
20th October 1973
Att: 21,141
Upton Park
0 - 0
27th October 1973
Att: 31,237
Anfield
0 - 1
29th October 1973
Att:26,002
Elland Road
1 - 4 (MacDougall)
3rd November 1973
Att: 35,869
Upton Park
2 - 2 (Bonds, Brooking)
10th November 1973
Att: 21,245
Molineux
0 - 0
17th November 1973
Att: 19,587
Upton Park
1 - 3 (Bonds)
24th November 1973
Att: 28,287
Anfield
0 - 1
1st December 1973
Att: 34,857
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Brooking, Doyle [og])
8th December 1973
Att: 20,790
St Andrews
1 - 3 (Gould)
15th December 1973
Att: 23,767
Upton Park
0 - 2
22nd December 1973
Att: 16,513
Stamford Bridge
4 - 2 (Best 2, Gould, Lampard)
26th December 1973
Att: 26,982
White Hart Lane
0 - 2
29th December 1973
Att: 33,176
Day
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
McGiven
Paddon
Gould
Coleman (Holland)
Best
Day
Coleman
Lampard
McDowell
Taylor T.
Moore
McGiven
Paddon
Gould
Brooking
Best
Day
McDowell
Lampard
Holland
Taylor T.
McGiven
Ayris (Wooler)
Paddon
Gould
Coleman
Best
Day
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
Taylor T.
Moore
Ayris
Paddon
Gould
Coleman
Best
Day
McDowell
Lampard
Bonds
McGiven
Moore
Ayris
Paddon
Gould
Brooking (Coleman)
Best
Day
Coleman
Lampard
Bonds
McGiven
Moore
Gould
McDowell
MacDougall
Brooking
Holland
Image courtesy of Richard Miller
Image courtesy of Richard Miller
Bristol Rovers:
Eadie, jacobs, Parsons, Green, Taylor, Prince, Stephens, Rudge (Fearnley), Warboys, Bannister, Dobson
Image courtesy of Richard Miller
Image courtesy of Richard Miller