1972–73 Football League First Division

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1972–73 season.

Football League First Division
Season1972–73
ChampionsLiverpool (8th English title)
RelegatedHuddersfield Town
Nottingham Forest
1973–74 European CupLiverpool
FA Cup winners
1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup
Sunderland (2nd Div.) (2nd FA Cup title)
1973–74 UEFA CupIpswich Town
Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,160 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerPop Robson (West Ham United), 28 [1]
Biggest home winLeedsArsenal 6–1 (9 Mar 1973)
Crystal PalaceManchester United 5–0 (16 Oct 1972)
Derby CountyArsenal 5–0 (25 Nov 1972)
Leeds UnitedDerby County 5–0 (7 Oct 1972)
LiverpoolSheffield United 5–0 (23 Sep 1972)
Biggest away winWest Bromwich AlbionCrystal Palace 0–4 (3 Mar 1973)
Highest scoringWolverhampton WanderersStoke City 5–3 (30 Sep 1972)

Overview

Liverpool won the First Division title for the eighth time in the club's history that season. They made sure of the title with a 0–0 draw against Leicester City at Anfield and finished the season three points ahead of title challengers Arsenal. Crystal Palace were relegated on 24 April, after losing 2–1 at relegation rivals Norwich City. West Bromwich Albion joined them the next day after losing 2–1 at home to Manchester City.

League standings

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 17 3 1 45 19 8 7 6 27 23 1.714 60 Qualified for the European Cup
2 Arsenal[lower-alpha 1] 42 14 5 2 31 14 9 6 6 26 29 1.326 57
3 Leeds United 42 15 4 2 45 13 6 7 8 26 32 1.578 53 Qualified for the UEFA Cup
4 Ipswich Town 42 10 7 4 34 20 7 7 7 21 25 1.222 48
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 43 23 5 8 8 23 31 1.222 47
6 West Ham United 42 12 5 4 45 25 5 7 9 22 28 1.264 46
7 Derby County 42 15 3 3 43 18 4 5 12 13 36 1.037 46
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 5 6 33 23 6 8 7 25 25 1.208 45 League Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup
9 Newcastle United 42 12 6 3 35 19 4 7 10 25 32 1.176 45
10 Birmingham City 42 11 7 3 39 22 4 5 12 14 32 0.981 42
11 Manchester City 42 12 4 5 36 20 3 7 11 21 40 0.950 41
12 Chelsea 42 9 6 6 30 22 4 8 9 19 29 0.961 40
13 Southampton 42 8 11 2 26 17 3 7 11 21 35 0.904 40
14 Sheffield United 42 11 4 6 28 18 4 6 11 23 41 0.864 40
15 Stoke City 42 11 8 2 38 17 3 2 16 23 39 1.089 38
16 Leicester City 42 7 9 5 23 18 3 8 10 17 28 0.870 37
17 Everton 42 9 5 7 27 21 4 6 11 14 28 0.837 37
18 Manchester United 42 9 7 5 24 19 3 6 12 20 41 0.733 37
19 Coventry City 42 9 5 7 27 24 4 4 13 13 31 0.727 35
20 Norwich City 42 7 9 5 22 19 4 1 16 14 44 0.571 32
21 Crystal Palace 42 7 7 7 25 21 2 5 14 16 37 0.707 30 Relegated
22 West Bromwich Albion 42 8 7 6 25 24 1 3 17 13 38 0.613 28
Source:
(C) League champions.
Notes:
  1. Arsenal were not eligible for the UEFA Cup, because Tottenham had qualified by winning the League Cup. The Football League continued to enforce the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup rule that only one team per city could compete,[2] although UEFA had not carried the rule over.

Results

Home \ Away ARS BIR CHE COV CRY DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW NWC SHU SOU STK TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–2
Birmingham 1–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–1
Chelsea 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 3–1 1–3 0–2
Coventry City 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–3 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–1
Crystal Palace 2–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1
Derby County 5–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0
Everton 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–1
Ipswich Town 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Leeds United 6–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 5–0 2–1 3–3 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Leicester City 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1
Liverpool 0–3 4–3 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 5–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–2
Manchester City 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–3 1–1
Manchester United 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–2 2–1
Newcastle United 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Norwich City 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1
Sheffield United 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–2
Southampton 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Stoke City 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 4–3 1–1 1–0 2–2
West Bromwich Albion 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
West Ham United 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 5–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 4–3 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 3–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 4–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 5–3 3–2 2–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Team locations

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1972–73

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Pop Robson West Ham United 28
2 John RichardsWolverhampton Wanderers27
3 Billy DeardenSheffield United20
4 Bob LatchfordBirmingham City19
5 Allan ClarkeLeeds United18
= John TudorNewcastle United18

References

  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  2. Wilson, Jonathan (2011-11-10). Brian Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. Orion. p. 3. ISBN 9781409123187. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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