1972–73 Football League First Division
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1972–73 season of Football League First Division
Football league season
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 8th English title |
| Relegated | Crystal Palace West Bromwich Albion |
| European Cup | Liverpool |
| UEFA Cup | Leeds United Ipswich Town Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur |
| Watney Cup | West Ham United Stoke City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,160 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pop Robson (28 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Liverpool 5–0 Sheffield United (23 September 1972) Leeds United 5–0 Derby County (7 October 1972) Crystal Palace 5–0 Manchester United (16 October 1972) Derby County 5–0 Arsenal (25 November 1972) Leeds United 6–1 Arsenal (9 March 1973) |
| Biggest away win | West Bromwich Albion 0–4 Crystal Palace (3 March 1973) |
| Highest scoring | Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–3 Stoke City (30 September 1972) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1972–73 season.
Overview
[edit ]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
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 42 | 1.714 | 60 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Arsenal | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 1.326 | 57 | |
| 3 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 1.578 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | 48 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 47 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 53 | 1.264 | 46 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [a] |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 1.037 | 46 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 51 | 1.176 | 45 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 42 | |
| 11 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 0.950 | 41 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 51 | 0.961 | 40 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 47 | 52 | 0.904 | 40 | |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 40 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | 38 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [a] |
| 16 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 46 | 0.870 | 37 | |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 49 | 0.837 | 37 | |
| 18 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 60 | 0.733 | 37 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 55 | 0.727 | 35 | |
| 20 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 63 | 0.571 | 32 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace (R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 62 | 0.613 | 28 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit ]| 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 City | 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 | 0–2 | 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.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Managerial changes
[edit ]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | England Bob Dennison | End of caretaker spell | 15 June 1972 | Pre-season | England Joe Mercer | 15 June 1972 |
| Manchester United | Republic of Ireland Frank O'Farrell | Sacked | 19 December 1972 | 21st | Scotland Tommy Docherty | 22 December 1972 |
| Crystal Palace | England Bert Head | Mutual consent | 28 March 1973 | 20th | England Malcolm Allison | 30 March 1973 |
| Manchester City | England Malcolm Allison | Signed by Crystal Palace | 30 March 1973 | 14th | England Johnny Hart | 30 March 1973 |
| Everton | England Harry Catterick | Resigned | 7 April 1973 | 15th | England Tom Eggleston (caretaker) | 7 April 1973 |
Team locations
[edit ]1972–73 Football League First Division is located in England
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Locations of the Football League First Division 1972–73 teams
1972–73 Football League First Division is located in Greater London
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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1972–73
Top scorers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Pop Robson | West Ham United | 28 |
| 2 | England John Richards | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 |
| 3 | England Billy Dearden | Sheffield United | 20 |
| 4 | England Bob Latchford | Birmingham City | 19 |
| 5 | England Allan Clarke | Leeds United | 18 |
| = | England John Tudor | Newcastle United | 18 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF . Retrieved 2010年10月31日.