European topscorers in the 1974 World Cup

Qualifiers included.

  10 goals: 

Johan Cruyff (Holland)

  9 goals: 

Johan Neeskens (Holland), Joachim Streich (East Germany)

  8 goals: 

Grzegorz Lato (Poland), Hristo Bonev (Bulgaria)

  7 goals: 

Ralf Edström (Sweden), Gigi Riva (Italy)

  6 goals: 

Roland Sandberg (Sweden), Dušan Bajević (Yugoslavia)

  5 goals: 

Willy Brokamp (Holland), Andrzej Szarmach (Poland), Jürgen Sparwasser (East Germany), Raoul Lambert (Belgium), Florea Dumitrache (Romania)

  4 goals: 

Gerd Müller (West Germany), Johnny Rep (Holland), Stanislav Karasi (Yugoslavia)

  3 goals:

 Paul Breitner (West Germany), Bo Larsson (Sweden), Ivica Šurjak (Yugoslavia), Gianni Rivera (Italy), Georgi Denev (Bulgaria), Joe Jordan (Scotland), Ferenc Bene (Hungary), Josef Hickersberger & Kurt Jara (Austria), Zdenek Nehoda & Bohumil Veselý (Czechoslovakia)

  2 goals: 

Wolfgang Overath (West Germany), Theo de Jong & Wim van Hanegem (Holland), Robert Gadocha & Jan Domarski (Poland), Josip Katalinski (Yugoslavia), Fabio Capello & Pietro Anastasi (Italy), Hans-Jürgen Kreische, Wolfram Löwe & Bernd Bransch (East Germany), Peter Lorimer (Scotland), Bozhil Kolev (Bulgaria), Odilon Polleunis & Léon Dolmans (Belgium), Nené & Rui Jordão (Portugal), Volodymyr Onyshchenko (USSR), Lajos Kocsis & Sándor Zámbó (Hungary), August Starek (Austria), Osman Arpacıoğlu (Turkey), Ion Dumitru & Mircea Sandu (Romania), Rubén Óscar Valdez & Enrique Claramunt (Spain), Trevor Anderson (Northern Ireland), Terry Conroy (Ireland), Harry Hestad (Norway).

NB: No English player scored more than one goal.

Le pagelle del Milan 1972/73

6,59 Gianni Rivera

6,41 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

6,34 Giuseppe Sabadini

6,23 Romeo Benetti

6,21 Villiam Vecchi, Luciano Chiarugi

6,15 Dario Dolci, Giulio Zignoli

6,00 Angelo Anquilletti

5,97 Giorgio Biasiolo

5,92 Riccardo Sogliano

5,91 Pierangelo Belli, Alberto Bigon

5,86 Pierino Prati

5,78 Roberto Rosato

5,60 Maurizio Turone

Top rated players First Division 1972/73

Ratings: The People.

7,63 Howard Kendall (Everton)

7,41 Terry Hibbitt (Newcastle)

7,33 Tony Currie (Sheff United)

7,12 Terry Paine (Southampton), Peter Osgood (Chelsea)

7,11 Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool)

7,08 Ian Callaghan (Liverpool)

7,07 Jimmy Smith (Newcastle)

Top rated Bundesliga players 1972/73

 

8,18 Berti Vogts (Borussia M'gladbach)
8,15 Bernd Franke (Eintracht Braunschweig)
8,12 Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)
8,07 Günter Bernard (Werder Bremen)
8,04 Rolf Rüssmann (Schalke 04)
7,97 Gerhard Heinze (Stuttgart)
7,94 Norbert Nigbur (Schalke 04)
7,87 Hans-Josef Kapellmann (Köln)
7,85 Uwe Kliemann (Eintracht Frankfurt)
7,83 Dietmar Linders (MSV Duisburg)
7,82 Bernhard Cullmann (Köln)
7,79 Sepp Maier (Bayern Munich)
7,79 Werner Scholz (Bochum)
7,78 Klaus Fichtel (Schalke 04)
7,75 Paul Breitner (Bayern Munich)
7,74 Dr. Peter Kunter (Eintracht Frankfurt)
7,74 Gerhard Welz (Köln)
7,72 Ludwig Müller (Hertha Berlin)
7,71 Horst-Dieter Höttges (Werder Bremen)
7,71 Herbert Wimmer (Borussia M'gladbach)
7,67 Jürgen Grabowski (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Memory Lane: First Division topscorers, 1970-74.

1969-70
25; Jeff Astle (West Bromwich)
23: Joe Royle (Everton), Peter Osgood (Chelsea)
22: Pop Robson (Newcastle)
20: Hugh Curran (Wolves)
17: Allan Clarke (Leeds), Steve Kindon (Burnley)
16: Geoff Hurst (West Ham), Ian Hutchinson (Chelsea)
15: Mick Channon (Southampton), Mick Jones (Leeds), George Best (Man United)

1970-71
28: Tony Brown (West Bromwich)
21: Martin Chivers (Tottenham)
19: Allan Clarke (Leeds), Ray Kennedy (Arsenal)
18: Mick Channon (Southampton), George Best (Man United), Ian Storey-Moore (Nott'm Forest)
17: Ron Davies (Southampton)
16: Bobby Gould & Hugh Curran (Wolves)
15: Geoff Hurst (West Ham), Denis Law (Man United), Joe Royle (Everton), John Radford (Arsenal)

1971-72
33: Francis Lee -photo- (Man City)
25: Martin Chivers (Tottenham)
23: Peter Lorimer (Leeds), Malcolm McDonald (Newcastle)
18: George Best (Man United), Ian Storey-Moore (Nott'm Forest/Man Utd), Peter Osgood (Chelsea)
17: Tony Brown (West Bromwich), Clyde Best (West Ham)
16: Billy Dearden (Sheffield United)
15: Derek Dougan (Wolves), Alan Hinton (Derby), Alan Woodward (Sheffield United)

1972/73
28: Pop Robson (West Ham)
27: John Richards (Wolves)
20: Billy Dearden (Sheffield United)
19: Bob Latchford (Birmingham)
18: Allan Clarke (Leeds), John Tudor (Newcastle)
17: Martin Chivers (Tottenham), Malcolm McDonald (Newcastle)
16: Mick Channon (Southampton), Jimmy Greenhoff (Stoke)
15: Martin Peters (Tottenham), Peter Lorimer (Leeds), John Radford (Arsenal)

1973/74
21: Mick Channon (Southampton)
20: Frank Worthington (Leicester)
19: Kevin Hector (Derby), Stan Bowles (QPR)
17: Bob Latchford (Birmingham/Everton), Martin Chivers (Tottenham), Alan Woodward (Sheffield United)
16: Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich)
15: Malcolm McDonald (Newcastle)

Per club
6 : Leeds
5 : Newcastle, Wolves, Southampton, Tottenham
4 : West Ham, Man United
3 : West Bromwich, Chelsea, Arsenal  

Per player
4 : Channon, Chivers
3 : A. Clarke, G. Best, M. McDonald
2 : Royle, Osgood, P. Robson, Curran, Hurst, T. Brown, Storey-Moore, Radford, Lorimer, Dearden, Woodward, Latchford

Memory Lane: average ratings in Clásicos, 1970-76.

Liga matches only. Minimum 5 rated matches. Maximum point: 5. Barcelona players in bold text.

4,25 Cruyff (rated 8 times)
4,00 Migueli (10)
3,90 Rifé (10)
3,89 Neeskens (9)
3,83 H. Jensen (6)
3,80 Olmo (5)
3,62 Gallego (8)
3,60 Reina (5)
3,55 Miguel Ángel (11)
3,50 Torres (8)
3,47 Asensi (17)
3,44 Juan Carlos (9)
3,38 Zoco (8)
3,36 Rexach (14), Marcial (11)
3,29 Pirri (14), Camacho (7)
3,27 Amancio (11)
3,24 Benito (17)
3,20 Del Bosque (10)
3,14 Costas (7)
3,00 De la Cruz (12), Sol (7), García Remón (6), Artola (5)
2,80 Rubiñán, Guerini & Netzer (5)
2,70 Velázquez (10)
2,67 Grosso (6)
2,60 Touriño (5)
2,43 Santillana (14), Aguilar (7)
2,20 Verdugo (5)

Players rated four times: 4,50 Stielike, 4,25 Heredia, 4,00 Juanito & Wolff, 3,75 Mora & Sadurní, 3,50 Zabalza; San José, 3,25 Breitner, 3,00 Sánchez & Ramos.

Match stats (Real Madrid's figures first):
At Bernabéu : 3 3 3 10-11
At Camp Nou : 2 2 5 6-11
Total : 5 5 8 16-22

Memory Lane: Bundesliga 1972/73.

8,18 Berti Vogts (Borussia M'gladbach)
8,15 Bernd Franke (Eintracht Braunschweig)
8,12 Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)
8,07 Günter Bernard (Werder Bremen)
8,04 Rolf Rüssmann (Schalke 04)
7,97 Gerhard Heinze (Stuttgart)
7,94 Norbert Nigbur (Schalke 04)
7,87 Hans-Josef Kapellmann (Köln)
7,85 Uwe Kliemann (Eintracht Frankfurt)
7,83 Dietmar Linders (MSV Duisburg)
7,82 Bernhard Cullmann (Köln)
7,79 Sepp Maier (Bayern Munich)
7,79 Werner Scholz (Bochum)
7,78 Klaus Fichtel (Schalke 04)
7,75 Paul Breitner (Bayern Munich)
7,74 Dr. Peter Kunter (Eintracht Frankfurt)
7,74 Gerhard Welz (Köln)
7,72 Ludwig Müller (Hertha Berlin)
7,71 Horst-Dieter Höttges (Werder Bremen)
7,71 Herbert Wimmer (Borussia M'gladbach)
7,67 Jürgen Grabowski (Eintracht Frankfurt)