Texaco Cup 1973/74
| Texaco Cup 1973/74 | |
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| Association | FA , SFA |
| Teams | 16 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Newcastle United (1st title) |
| Record winner |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby County Ipswich Town Newcastle United (1 win each) |
The Texaco Cup was played for the fourth time in 1973/74 . The American mineral oil company Texaco acted as sponsor and namesake of the tournament . The tournament for football club teams from England and Scotland was played among a total of 16 participants. Nine clubs were subordinate to the English and seven to the Scottish federation . It began on September 18, 1973 and ended with the final on April 24, 1974 at St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne . The two English clubs Newcastle United and Burnley FC met in the final . Newcastle won the final 2-1 after extra time.
1 round
The first legs took place between September 18 and 25, 1973, the second legs on October 1 and 3, 1973.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Burnley FC 
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10: 2 |
 East Fife FC
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7-0 | 3: 2 |
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Everton FC
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0: 1 |
Heart of Midlothian
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0: 1 | 0-0 |
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Sheffield United
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0: 2 |
Dundee United
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0-0 | 0: 2 |
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Ayr United
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1: 3 |
Leicester City
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1: 1 | 0: 2 |
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Greenock Morton
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2: 3 |
Newcastle United
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1: 2 | 1: 1 |
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St. Johnstone FC
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0: 3 |
Norwich City
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0: 2 | 0: 1 |
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Stoke City
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0: 0 (win i. E.) |
Birmingham City
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0-0 | 0-0 |
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Coventry City
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2: 4 |
Motherwell FC
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0: 1 | 2: 3 |
Quarter finals
The first legs took place between October 22 and 24, 1973, the second legs between November 6 and December 5, 1973.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Birmingham City
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2: 4 |
Newcastle United
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1: 1 | 1: 3 |
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Norwich City
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3-0 |
Motherwell FC
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2-0 | 1-0 |
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Heart of Midlothian
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0: 8 |
Burnley FC
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0: 3 | 0: 5 |
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Leicester City
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1: 2 |
Dundee United
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1: 1 | 0: 1 |
Semifinals
The first legs took place on November 27 and December 12, 1973, the second legs on December 12 and 19, 1973.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Burnley FC
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5: 2 |
Norwich City
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2-0 | 3: 2 |
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Dundee United
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3: 4 |
Newcastle United
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2-0 | 1: 4 |
final
| Newcastle United | Burnley FC | |||||
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Willie McFaul - Frank Clark , Alan Kennedy , Terry McDermott , Pat Howard , Bobby Moncur , Tommy Cassidy , Jim Smith (??. Tommy Gibb ), Malcolm Macdonald , John Tudor , Terry Hibbitt Trainers: Joe Harvey |
Alan Stevenson - Peter Noble , Keith Newton , Martin Dobson (??. Doug Collins ), Colin Waldron , Billy Rodaway , Geoff Nulty , Ray Hankin , Paul Fletcher , Billy Ingham , Leighton James Trainer: Jimmy Adamson |
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 1: 1 Malcolm Macdonald (31st) 2: 1 Bobby Moncur (103rd)
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0: 1 Paul Fletcher (25th)
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Web links
- Texaco Cup in the Football Club History Database