Seasons · Division One · Season 53

1972/73

Finished 3rd · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 64
Won: 33
Drawn: 18
Lost: 13
For: 106
Against: 56
Points: 53

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–0; v Derby County
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Chelsea
Clean sheets: 27
Top scorer: Clarke; 26 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 36,129

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1972/73
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	25	10	7	72	42	+30	60
2	Arsenal	42	23	11	8	57	43	+14	57
3	Leeds United	42	21	11	10	71	45	+26	53
4	Ipswich Town	42	17	14	11	55	45	+10	48
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	18	11	13	66	54	+12	47
6	West Ham United	42	17	12	13	67	53	+14	46
7	Derby County	42	19	8	15	56	54	+2	46
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	13	13	58	48	+10	45
9	Newcastle United	42	16	13	13	60	51	+9	45
10	Birmingham City	42	15	12	15	53	54	-1	42
11	Manchester City	42	15	11	16	57	60	-3	41
12	Chelsea	42	13	14	15	49	51	-2	40
13	Southampton	42	11	18	13	47	52	-5	40
14	Sheffield United	42	15	10	17	51	59	-8	40
15	Stoke City	42	14	10	18	61	56	+5	38
16	Leicester City	42	10	17	15	40	46	-6	37
17	Everton	42	13	11	18	41	49	-8	37
18	Manchester United	42	12	13	17	44	60	-16	37
19	Coventry City	42	13	9	20	40	55	-15	35
20	Norwich City	42	11	10	21	36	63	-27	32
21	Crystal Palace	42	9	12	21	41	58	-17	30
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	9	10	23	38	62	-24	28

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1972/73
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
12 Aug	A	Chelsea	0–4	51,102	Lost 0–4 v Chelsea
15 Aug	A	Sheffield United	2–0	40,159	Won 2–0 v Sheffield United
19 Aug	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	36,555	Won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion
26 Aug	H	Ipswich Town	3–3	32,461	Drew 3–3 v Ipswich Town
28 Aug	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	41,191	Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
30 Aug	H	Southampton	1–0	31,401	Won 1–0 v Southampton
2 Sep	H	Norwich City	2–0	34,261	Won 2–0 v Norwich City
9 Sep	A	Stoke City	2–2	26,705	Drew 2–2 v Stoke City
16 Sep	H	Leicester City	3–1	41,381	Won 3–1 v Leicester City
23 Sep	A	Newcastle United	2–3	38,962	Lost 2–3 v Newcastle United
30 Sep	H	Liverpool	1–2	46,468	Lost 1–2 v Liverpool
7 Oct	H	Derby County	5–0	36,477	Won 5–0 v Derby County
14 Oct	A	Everton	2–1	47,821	Won 2–1 v Everton
21 Oct	H	Coventry City	1–1	36,240	Drew 1–1 v Coventry City
28 Oct	A	Wolves	2–0	33,731	Won 2–0 v Wolves
4 Nov	A	Ipswich Town	2–2	27,566	Drew 2–2 v Ipswich Town
11 Nov	H	Sheffield United	2–1	31,600	Won 2–1 v Sheffield United
18 Nov	A	Crystal Palace	2–2	30,107	Drew 2–2 v Crystal Palace
25 Nov	H	Manchester City	3–0	39,879	Won 3–0 v Manchester City
2 Dec	A	Arsenal	1–2	39,108	Lost 1–2 v Arsenal
9 Dec	H	West Ham United	1–0	30,270	Won 1–0 v West Ham United
16 Dec	H	Birmingham City	4–0	25,285	Won 4–0 v Birmingham City
23 Dec	A	Manchester United	1–1	46,382	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
26 Dec	H	Newcastle United	1–0	45,486	Won 1–0 v Newcastle United
6 Jan	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	32,404	Won 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
20 Jan	A	Norwich City	2–1	27,447	Won 2–1 v Norwich City
27 Jan	H	Stoke City	1–0	33,487	Won 1–0 v Stoke City
10 Feb	A	Leicester City	0–2	35,976	Lost 0–2 v Leicester City
17 Feb	H	Chelsea	1–1	41,781	Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
3 Mar	A	Derby County	3–2	38,100	Won 3–2 v Derby County
10 Mar	H	Everton	2–1	39,663	Won 2–1 v Everton
24 Mar	H	Wolves	0–0	39,078	Drew 0–0 v Wolves
28 Mar	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	33,057	Drew 1–1 v West Bromwich Albion
31 Mar	A	Manchester City	0–1	35,772	Lost 0–1 v Manchester City
2 Apr	A	Coventry City	1–0	24,383	Won 1–0 v Coventry City
14 Apr	A	West Ham United	1–1	38,804	Drew 1–1 v West Ham United
18 Apr	H	Manchester United	0–1	45,450	Lost 0–1 v Manchester United
21 Apr	H	Crystal Palace	4–0	31,173	Won 4–0 v Crystal Palace
23 Apr	A	Liverpool	0–2	55,738	Lost 0–2 v Liverpool
28 Apr	A	Southampton	1–3	24,108	Lost 1–3 v Southampton
30 Apr	A	Birmingham City	1–2	34,449	Lost 1–2 v Birmingham City
9 May	H	Arsenal	6–1	25,088	Won 6–1 v Arsenal

European Cup Winners Cup · 9 played

European Cup Winners Cup fixtures, 1972/73
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
13 Sep	A	MKE Ankaragucu	1–1	20,000	Drew 1–1 v MKE Ankaragucu
27 Sep	H	MKE Ankaragucu	1–0	22,411	Won 1–0 v MKE Ankaragucu
25 Oct	A	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–0	18,000	Drew 0–0 v Carl Zeiss Jena
8 Nov	H	Carl Zeiss Jena	2–0	26,885	Won 2–0 v Carl Zeiss Jena
7 Mar	H	Rapid Bucharest	5–0	25,702	Won 5–0 v Rapid Bucharest
21 Mar	A	Rapid Bucharest	3–1	25,000	Won 3–1 v Rapid Bucharest
11 Apr	H	Hajduk Split	1–0	32,051	Won 1–0 v Hajduk Split
25 Apr	A	Hajduk Split	0–0	30,000	Drew 0–0 v Hajduk Split
16 May	N	AC Milan	0–1	40,154	Lost 0–1 v AC Milan

FA Cup · 8 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1972/73
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
13 Jan	A	Norwich City	1–1	32,310	Drew 1–1 v Norwich City
17 Jan	H	Norwich City	1–1	36,087	Drew 1–1 v Norwich City
29 Jan	N	Norwich City	5–0	33,225	Won 5–0 v Norwich City
3 Feb	H	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	38,374	Won 2–1 v Plymouth Argyle
24 Feb	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	39,229	Won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion
17 Mar	A	Derby County	1–0	38,350	Won 1–0 v Derby County
7 Apr	N	Wolves	1–0	52,505	Won 1–0 v Wolves
5 May	N	Sunderland	0–1	100,000	Lost 0–1 v Sunderland

League Cup · 5 played

League Cup fixtures, 1972/73
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Sep	H	Burnley	4–0	20,857	Won 4–0 v Burnley
4 Oct	A	Aston Villa	1–1	46,185	Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
11 Oct	H	Aston Villa	2–0	28,894	Won 2–0 v Aston Villa
31 Oct	A	Liverpool	2–2	44,609	Drew 2–2 v Liverpool
22 Nov	H	Liverpool	0–1	34,856	Lost 0–1 v Liverpool