1973–74 snooker season

{{Infobox snooker season

|duration=July 1973 – May 1974

|tournaments=5 (non-ranking)

|WorldChamps={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

|previous=1972–73

|next=1974–75

}}

The 1973–74 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1973 and May 1974. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

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Calendar

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colspan="2" width=40 align="center"\| DateDates use the mm-dd date format. ! ! Rank ! width=235 \| Tournament name ! width=180 \| Venue ! width=90 \| City ! width=160\| Winner ! width=160\| Runner-up ! width=40\| Score ! width=20\| Reference
bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| {{nowrap\|07-23}} \| {{nowrap\|08-22}} \| {{nowrap\|{{flag\|AUS}}}} \| NR \| {{nowrap\|Australian Professional Championship}} \| Wagga RSL Club \| {{nowrap\|Wagga Wagga}} \| {{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Eddie Charlton}} \| {{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Gary Owen}} \| 31–10 \| {{cite web\|last=Turner\|first=Chris\|title=Other National Professional Championships\|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html\|archivedate=7 January 2012\|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk\|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive\|accessdate=17 December 2017}}
bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| 11-24 \| 11-29 \| {{flag\|ENG}} \| NR \| Norwich Union Open \| Piccadilly Hotel \| London \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} John Spencer \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} John Pulman \| 8–7 \| {{cite web\|last=Turner\|first=Chris\|title=Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events\|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html\|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive\|accessdate=17 December 2017\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html\|archivedate=16 February 2012}}
bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| 11-30 \| 12-01 \| {{flag\|ENG}} \| NR \| Coventry Invitation \| Standard Triumph Social Club \| Coventry \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} John Spencer \| {{flagicon\|WAL}} Ray Reardon \| 5–0 \| {{cite news \|last=Silverton \|first=John \|title=Snooker stars in top form \|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph \|date=1 December 1973 \|page=55}}{{cite magazine \|last=Silverton \|first=John \|title=Spencer wins...\|magazine=Snooker Scene \|date=February 1974 \|page=14}}
bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| 01-?? \| 01-?? \| {{nowrap\|{{flag\|ENG}}}} \| NR \| Pot Black \| BBC Studios \| Birmingham \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Graham Miles \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} John Spencer \| 1–0 \| {{cite web\|title=Pot Black History\|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm\|publisher=Global Snooker Centre\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm\|archivedate=24 December 2008}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html\|archivedate=16 February 2012\|title=Pot Black, Junior Pot Black\|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk\|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive\|accessdate=17 December 2017}}
bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| 03-?? \| 03-?? \| {{flag\|ENG}} \| NR \| Willie Smith Trophy \| Northern Snooker Centre \| Leeds \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} John Spencer \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} David Taylor \| 15–5 \| {{cite magazine \|title=Spencer's trophy \|magazine=Snooker Scene \|date=March 1974 \|page=14}}
bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| 04-16 \| 04-25 \| {{flag\|ENG}} \| NR \| World Snooker Championship \| {{nowrap\|Belle Vue Stadium}} \| Manchester \| {{flagicon\|WAL}} Ray Reardon \| {{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Graham Miles}} \| 22–12 \| {{cite web \|last=Turner \|first= Chris \|title=World Professional Championship \|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive \|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html\|archivedate=16 April 2013 \|accessdate=17 December 2017}}{{cite book\|last=Eric\|first=Hayton\|title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History\|year=2004\|publisher=Rose Villa Publications\|location=London\|isbn=0-9548549-0-X\|page=11}}
bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| 05-04 \| 05-11 \| {{nowrap\|{{flag\|WAL}}}} \| NR \| Pontins Professional \| Pontins \| Prestatyn \| {{flagicon\|WAL}} Ray Reardon \| {{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Spencer}} \| 10–9 \| {{cite web\|title=Pontin's Roll of Honour\|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/pontins-roll-of-honour.htm\|publisher=Global Snooker Centre\|accessdate=17 December 2017\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406235708/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/pontins-roll-of-honour.htm\|archivedate=6 April 2008}}

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colspan="2" width=40 align="center"| DateDates use the mm-dd date format.

! Rank

! width=235 | Tournament name

! width=180 | Venue

! width=90 | City

! width=160| Winner

! width=160| Runner-up

! width=40| Score

! width=20| Reference

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| {{nowrap|07-23}}

| {{nowrap|08-22}}

| {{nowrap|{{flag|AUS}}}}

| NR

| {{nowrap|Australian Professional Championship}}

| Wagga RSL Club

| {{nowrap|Wagga Wagga}}

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton}}

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|WAL}} Gary Owen}}

| 31–10

| {{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Other National Professional Championships|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html|archivedate=7 January 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 December 2017}}

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| 11-24

| 11-29

| {{flag|ENG}}

| NR

| Norwich Union Open

| Piccadilly Hotel

| London

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Pulman

| 8–7

| {{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|archivedate=16 February 2012}}

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| 11-30

| 12-01

| {{flag|ENG}}

| NR

| Coventry Invitation

| Standard Triumph Social Club

| Coventry

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| 5–0

| {{cite news |last=Silverton |first=John |title=Snooker stars in top form |newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=1 December 1973 |page=55}}{{cite magazine |last=Silverton |first=John |title=Spencer wins...|magazine=Snooker Scene |date=February 1974 |page=14}}

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

| 01-??

| {{nowrap|{{flag|ENG}}}}

| NR

| Pot Black

| BBC Studios

| Birmingham

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| 1–0

| {{cite web|title=Pot Black History|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm|archivedate=24 December 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|title=Pot Black, Junior Pot Black|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 December 2017}}

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| 03-??

| {{flag|ENG}}

| NR

| Willie Smith Trophy

| Northern Snooker Centre

| Leeds

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| {{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor

| 15–5

| {{cite magazine |title=Spencer's trophy |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=March 1974 |page=14}}

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| 04-16

| 04-25

| {{flag|ENG}}

| NR

| World Snooker Championship

| {{nowrap|Belle Vue Stadium}}

| Manchester

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles}}

| 22–12

| {{cite web |last=Turner |first= Chris |title=World Professional Championship |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html|archivedate=16 April 2013 |accessdate=17 December 2017}}{{cite book|last=Eric|first=Hayton|title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History|year=2004|publisher=Rose Villa Publications|location=London|isbn=0-9548549-0-X|page=11}}

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| 05-04

| 05-11

| {{nowrap|{{flag|WAL}}}}

| NR

| Pontins Professional

| Pontins

| Prestatyn

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer}}

| 10–9

| {{cite web|title=Pontin's Roll of Honour|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/pontins-roll-of-honour.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|accessdate=17 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406235708/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/pontins-roll-of-honour.htm|archivedate=6 April 2008}}

Notes

References

1973

Season 1973

Season 1974