1974 Molde FK season

Molde

1974 season
Chairman	Jon Hoem
Coaches	Joseph Hooley (until 19 May) Torkild Brakstad, Jan Fuglset, Harry Hestad (from 20 May)
Stadium	Molde Stadion
1. divisjon	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Quarter-finals vs Brann
Top goalscorer	Odd Berg (13)
Highest home attendance	9,800 vs Viking (22 September 1974) [1]
Lowest home attendance	4,000 vs Sarpsborg (23 June 1974) [2]
Average home league attendance	5,294 [3]
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The 1974 season was Molde's first year back in the top flight after their promotion from the 1973 2. divisjon, and their 3rd season in total in the top flight of Norwegian football.

This season, Molde competed in 1. divisjon and the 1974 Norwegian Football Cup. Molde finished as runners-up in the league, one point behind winners Viking. ^[4]

Squad

Source:
^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   NOR Torleif Bergsås — GK   NOR Kolbjørn Sylthe — DF   NOR Erik Brakstad — DF   NOR Stål Bjørkly — DF   NOR Svein Kanestrøm — DF   NOR Bernt Roald — DF   NOR Einar Sekkeseter — DF   NOR Bertil Stranden — MF   NOR Knut Bjørnå — MF   NOR Torkild Brakstad — MF   NOR Stein Olav Hestad

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   NOR Ole Bjørn Kavli — MF   NOR Kjell Westerdahl — FW   NOR Odd Berg — FW   NOR Jan Fuglset — FW   NOR Harry Hestad — FW   NOR Bjørner Oshaug —   NOR Tore Hagh —   NOR Arild Haukaas —   NOR Jan Magne Lønsethagen —   NOR Odd Ivar Moen

Friendlies

Clausenengen v Molde

13 January 1974	Clausenengen	0–1	Molde
		Report

Aalesund v Molde

20 January 1974	Aalesund	1–5	Molde
		Report

Sunndal v Molde

3 February 1974	Sunndal	0–2	Molde
		Report

Molde v Åndalsnes

24 February 1974	Molde	9–0	Åndalsnes
		Report

Molde v Langevåg

7 March 1974	Molde	3–1	Langevåg
		Report

Clausenengen v Molde

24 March 1974	Clausenengen	2–3	Molde
		Report

Molde v Strømsgodset

31 March 1974	Molde	1–0	Strømsgodset
		Report

Molde v Mo

7 April 1974	Molde	2–1	Mo
		Report

Viking v Molde

15 April 1974	Viking	1–0	Molde
		Report

Molde v Steinkjer

19 April 1974	Molde	1–1	Steinkjer
		Report

Competitions

1. divisjon

Main article: 1974 1. divisjon

Results summary

Overall									Home									Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22	12	6	4	40	18	+22	30		11	7	2	2	23	9	+14	16		11	5	4	2	17	9	+8	14

Source: ^[5]

Positions by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	W
Position	4	1	1	3	3	5	4	3	4	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

Source: see below

Results

Molde v Raufoss

28 April 19741	Molde	2–1	Raufoss	Molde
	H. Hestad ?' Berg ?'	Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,500

Brann v Molde

6 May 19742	Brann	0–4	Molde	Bergen
		Report	Hagh ?' S. Hestad ?' H. Hestad ?' Berg ?'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,500

Molde v Mjøndalen

12 May 19743	Molde	2–0	Mjøndalen	Molde
	H. Hestad ?' Berg ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,700

Rosenborg v Molde

15 May 19744	Rosenborg	2–1	Molde	Trondheim
	Næss 30' Iversen 57'	Report	Berg 54'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,362

Molde v Skeid

19 May 19745	Molde	0–1	Skeid	Molde
		Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad

Hamarkameratene v Molde

26 May 19746	Hamarkameratene	1–1	Molde	Hamar
	Unknown ?'	Report	Berg ?'	Stadium: Briskeby Attendance: 4,313

Molde v Start

3 June 19747	Molde	3–0	Start	Molde
	Berg ?', ?' T. Brakstad ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,000

Viking v Molde

10 June 19748	Viking	0–0	Molde	Stavanger
		Report		Stadium: Stavanger Stadion Attendance: 11,500

Molde v Vålerengen

12 June 19749	Molde	1–1	Vålerengen	Molde
	Berg ?'	Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,200

Strømsgodset v Molde

16 June 197410	Strømsgodset	2–2	Molde	Drammen
	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report	Fuglset ?', ?'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,300

Molde v Sarpsborg

23 June 197411	Molde	5–1	Sarpsborg	Molde
	Fuglset ?', ?' Berg ?' T. Brakstad ?' H. Hestad ?'	Report	Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,000

Raufoss v Molde

28 July 197412	Raufoss	0–1	Molde	Raufoss
		Report	H. Hestad ?'	Stadium: Raufoss Stadion Attendance: 1,786

Molde v Brann

4 August 197413	Molde	1–0	Brann	Molde
	Berg ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 7,500

Mjøndalen v Molde

11 August 197414	Mjøndalen	0–2	Molde	Mjøndalen
		Report	Berg ?', ?'	Stadium: Nedre Eiker Stadion Attendance: 3,650

Molde v Rosenborg

21 August 197415	Molde	2–1	Rosenborg	Molde
	H. Hestad 21' S. Hestad 49'	Report	Didrichsen 39'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,000

Skeid v Molde

27 August 197416	Skeid	0–2	Molde	Oslo
		Report	Fuglset ?' H. Hestad ?'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,366

Molde v Hamarkameratene

1 September 197417	Molde	5–0	Hamarkameratene	Molde
	Fuglset ?', ?', ?' Berg ?' S. Hestad ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,800

Start v Molde

8 September 197418	Start	0–0	Molde	Kristiansand
		Report		Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion Attendance: 7,259

Molde v Viking

22 September 197419	Molde	0–2	Viking	Molde
		Report	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 9,800

Vålerengen v Molde

29 September 197420	Vålerengen	4–3	Molde	Oslo
	Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Report	Fuglset ?' (?) H. Hestad	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 10,709

Molde v Strømsgodset

6 October 197421	Molde	2–2	Strømsgodset	Molde
	Fuglset ?' H. Hestad ?'	Report	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,507

Sarpsborg v Molde

13 October 197422	Sarpsborg	0–1	Molde	Sarpsborg
		Report	H. Hestad ?'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 1,870

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viking (C)	22	11	9	2	31	10	+21	31	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Molde	22	12	6	4	40	18	+22	30	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Vålerengen	22	12	4	6	33	25	+8	28
4	Brann	22	9	9	4	36	20	+16	27
5	Strømsgodset	22	11	5	6	38	28	+10	27

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 1974 Norwegian Football Cup

Molde v Åndalsnes

29 May 1974First round	Molde	3–0	Åndalsnes
	Berg ?' (?) Fuglset ?'	Report

Kristiansund v Molde

19 June 1974Second round	Kristiansund	0–3	Molde
		Report	T. Brakstad ?' Fuglset ?' S. Hestad ?'

Molde v Ørsta

25 June 1974Third round	Molde	4–0	Ørsta
	Berg ?' Fuglset ?' (?) Sekkeseter ?'	Report

Molde v Neset

18 August 1974Fourth round	Molde	2–1	Neset
	Fuglset ?' S. Hestad ?'	Report	Unknown ?'

Brann v Molde

8 September 1974Quarter-finals	Brann	2–1	Molde	Bergen
	Aase 70' Blindheim 89'	Report	Fuglset 88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Kaare Lindboe

Squad statistics

Goal scorers

Rank	Pos.	Nat.	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		Jan Fuglset	11	6	17
2	FW		Odd Berg	13	3	16
3	FW		Harry Hestad	10	0	10
4	MF		Stein Olav Hestad	3	2	5
5	MF		Torkild Brakstad	2	1	3
6			Tore Hagh	1	0	1
	DF		Einar Sekkeseter	0	1	1
TOTALS				40	13	53

See also

• Molde FK seasons

References

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2. "Molde - Sarpsborg 5-1". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
3. "Tilskuertall 1974". nifs.no. Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
4. "1974: Hooley kommer, Hooley går". Molde FK. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
5. "1. divisjon 1974 (Norge)". nifs.no. Retrieved 6 November 2019.