Season 1972-73

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
Re-elections
Lower League Key

FA Cup Final 1973						Venue	Gate	Notes

Cup Competition
D 2	Sunderland	1	0	Leeds United	D 1	Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London	100,000
	Porterfield

FA Cup 3/4 Place play off 1973						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Arsenal	1	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	D 1	Highbury, London	21,038
	Hornsby			Dougan 2, McCalliog

FA Cup Semi-Finals 1973						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Leeds United	1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	D 1	Maine Road, Manchester	52,505
	Bremner
D 2	Sunderland	2	1	Arsenal	D 1	Hillsborough, Sheffield	55,000
	Halom, Hughes W			George

League Cup Final 1973						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	Norwich City	D 1	Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London	100,000
	Coates

League Cup Semi-Finals 1973 1st & 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Chelsea	0	2	Norwich City	D 1	Stamford Bridge, London	34,316
				Bone, Cross
D 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	D 1	Molineux, Wolverhampton	28,357
	Hibbitt (p)			Pratt, Peters
D 1	Norwich City	3	2	Chelsea	D 1	Carrow Road, Norwich		Abandoned 30 min. - fog
	Anderson, Cross, Chessley			Hudson 2
D 1	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	D 1	White Hart Lane, London	41,716	aet agg 4-3
	Chivers, Peters			Naylor OG, Richards
D 1	Norwich City	1	0	Chelsea	D 1	Carrow Road, Norwich	34,265	agg 3-0
	Govier

European Cup Winners Cup Final 1973						Venue	Gate	Notes
	Milan	1	0	Leeds United	D 1	Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Salonica	45,000
	Chiarugi

European UEFA Cup Final 1973 1st & 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Liverpool	0	0	Borussia Monchengladbach		Anfield Road, Liverpool	41,000	Abandoned 27 mins - torrential rain

D 1	Liverpool	3	0	Borussia Monchengladbach		Anfield Road, Liverpool	41,169
	Keegan 2, Lloyd
	Borussia Monchengladbach	2	0	Liverpool	D 1	Bokelbergstadion	34,905	agg 2-3
	Heynckes 2
Notes
For the following season promotion and relegation between First, Second and Third Divisions was altered to 3 up and 3 down.
Promotion and relegation between Third and Fourth Divisions remained 4 up and 4 down.

Final Table for Season 1972-73

				Home					Away
First Division
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	2	Liverpool	42	17	3	1	45	19	8	7	6	27	23	1.714	60	Rd 4	Rd 5	UEFA W
2	3	Arsenal	42	14	5	2	31	14	9	6	6	26	29	1.326	57	SF 4th	Rd 5
3	-1	Leeds United	42	15	4	2	45	13	6	7	8	26	32	1.578	53	Final	Rd 4	CWC F
4	9	Ipswich Town	42	10	7	4	34	20	7	7	7	21	25	1.222	48	Rd 4	Rd 3
5	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	3	5	43	23	5	8	8	23	31	1.222	47	SF 3rd	SF
6	8	West Ham United	42	12	5	4	45	25	5	7	9	22	28	1.264	46	Rd 4	Rd 3
7	-6	Derby County	42	15	3	3	43	18	4	5	12	13	36	1.037	46	Rd 6	Rd 3	EC SF
8	-2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	10	5	6	33	23	6	8	7	25	25	1.208	45	Rd 4	Win	UEFA SF
9	2	Newcastle United	42	12	6	3	35	19	4	7	10	25	32	1.176	45	Rd 4	Rd 3
10	D 2	Birmingham City	42	11	7	3	39	22	4	5	12	14	32	0.981	42	Rd 3	Rd 4
11	-7	Manchester City	42	12	4	5	36	20	3	7	11	21	40	0.950	41	Rd 5	Rd 3	UEFA Rd 1
12	-5	Chelsea	42	9	6	6	30	22	4	8	9	19	29	0.961	40	Rd 6	SF
13	6	Southampton	42	8	11	2	26	17	3	7	11	21	35	0.904	40	Rd 3	Rd 3
14	-4	Sheffield United	42	11	4	6	28	18	4	6	11	23	41	0.864	40	Rd 4	Rd 4
15	2	Stoke City	42	11	8	2	38	17	3	2	16	23	39	1.089	38	Rd 3	Rd 4	UEFA Rd 1
16	-4	Leicester City	42	7	9	5	23	18	3	8	10	17	28	0.870	37	Rd 3	Rd 2
17	-2	Everton	42	9	5	7	27	21	4	6	11	14	28	0.837	37	Rd 4	Rd 2
18	-10	Manchester United	42	9	7	5	24	19	3	6	12	20	41	0.733	37	Rd 3	Rd 3
19	-1	Coventry City	42	9	5	7	27	24	4	4	13	13	31	0.727	35	Rd 6	Rd 3
20	D 2	Norwich City	42	7	9	5	22	19	4	1	16	14	44	0.571	32	Rd 3	Final
21	-1	Crystal Palace	42	7	7	7	25	21	2	5	14	16	37	0.707	30	Rd 4	Rd 2
22	-6	West Bromwich Albion	42	8	7	6	25	24	1	3	17	13	38	0.613	28	Rd 5	Rd 3
Notes
For the following season promotion and relegation between First, Second and Third Divisions was altered to 3 up and 3 down.
Promotion and relegation between Third and Fourth Divisions remained 4 up and 4 down.

				Home					Away
Second Division
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	6	Burnley	42	13	6	2	44	18	11	8	2	28	17	2.057	62	Rd 3	Rd 2
2	2	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	4	1	54	13	8	9	4	27	24	2.189	61	Rd 5	Rd 2
3	D 3	Aston Villa	42	12	5	4	27	17	6	9	6	24	30	1.085	50	Rd 3	Rd 3
4	5	Middlesbrough	42	12	6	3	29	15	5	7	9	17	28	1.070	47	Rd 3	Rd 3
5	3	Bristol City	42	10	7	4	34	18	7	5	9	29	33	1.235	46	Rd 4	Rd 2
6	-1	Sunderland	42	12	6	3	35	17	5	6	10	24	32	1.204	46	Win	Rd 2
7	-1	Blackpool	42	12	6	3	37	17	6	4	11	19	34	1.098	46	Rd 3	Rd 5
8	7	Oxford United	42	14	2	5	36	18	5	5	11	16	25	1.209	45	Rd 4	Rd 2
9	11	Fulham	42	11	6	4	32	16	5	6	10	26	33	1.184	44	Rd 3	Rd 2
10	4	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	4	3	40	20	3	6	12	19	35	1.073	44	Rd 5	Rd 3
11	-8	Millwall	42	12	5	4	33	18	4	5	12	22	29	1.170	42	Rd 5	Rd 4
12	1	Luton Town	42	6	9	6	24	23	9	2	10	20	30	0.830	41	Rd 6	Rd 2
13	-1	Hull City	42	9	7	5	39	22	5	5	11	25	37	1.085	40	Rd 5	Rd 3
14	D 1	Nottingham Forest	42	12	5	4	32	18	2	7	12	15	34	0.904	40	Rd 3	Rd 2
15	2	Orient	42	11	6	4	33	18	1	6	14	16	35	0.925	36	Rd 3	Rd 2
16	-5	Swindon Town	42	8	9	4	28	23	2	7	12	18	37	0.767	36	Rd 4	Rd 2
17	-1	Portsmouth	42	7	6	8	21	22	5	5	11	21	37	0.712	35	Rd 3	Rd 2
18	-8	Carlisle United	42	10	5	6	40	24	1	7	13	10	28	0.962	34	Rd 5	Rd 2
19	-1	Preston North End	42	6	8	7	19	25	5	4	12	18	39	0.578	34	Rd 3	Rd 1
20	-1	Cardiff City	42	11	4	6	32	21	0	7	14	11	37	0.741	33	Rd 4	Rd 1
21	D 1	Huddersfield Town	42	7	9	5	21	20	1	8	12	15	36	0.643	33	Rd 3	Rd 2
22	D 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	7	8	6	32	31	1	5	15	14	52	0.554	29	Rd 3	Rd 2

				Home					Away
Third Division
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	6	Bolton Wanderers	46	18	4	1	44	9	7	7	9	29	30	1.872	61	Rd 5	Rd 2
2	2	Notts County	46	17	4	2	40	12	6	7	10	27	35	1.426	57	Rd 3	Rd 5
3	7	Blackburn Rovers	46	12	8	3	34	16	8	7	8	23	31	1.213	55	Rd 2	Rd 1
4	7	Oldham Athletic	46	12	7	4	40	18	7	9	7	32	36	1.333	54	Rd 1	Rd 1
5	1	Bristol Rovers	46	17	4	2	55	20	3	9	11	22	36	1.375	53	Rd 1	Rd 4
6	9	Port Vale	46	15	6	2	41	21	6	5	12	15	48	0.812	53	Rd 3	Rd 2
7	-4	AFC Bournemouth	46	14	6	3	44	16	3	10	10	22	28	1.500	50	Rd 3	Rd 2
8	0	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	3	6	43	26	6	7	10	31	40	1.121	50	Rd 4	Rd 1
9	D 4	Grimsby Town	46	16	2	5	45	18	4	6	13	22	43	1.098	48	Rd 4	Rd 2
10	10	Tranmere Rovers	46	12	8	3	38	17	3	8	12	18	35	1.077	46	Rd 2	Rd 1
11	D 2	Charlton Athletic	46	12	7	4	46	24	5	4	14	23	43	1.030	45	Rd 3	Rd 3
12	4	Wrexham	46	11	9	3	39	23	3	8	12	16	31	1.019	45	Rd 2	Rd 2	CWC Rd 2
13	5	Rochdale	46	8	8	7	22	26	6	9	8	26	28	0.889	45	Rd 1	Rd 2
14	D 4	Southend United	46	13	6	4	40	14	4	4	15	21	40	1.130	44	Rd 1	Rd 2
15	-3	Shrewsbury Town	46	10	10	3	31	21	5	4	14	15	33	0.852	44	Rd 2	Rd 1
16	-3	Chesterfield	46	13	4	6	37	22	4	5	14	20	39	0.934	43	Rd 2	Rd 3
17	-8	Walsall	46	14	3	6	37	26	4	4	15	19	40	0.848	43	Rd 2	Rd 1
18	1	York City	46	8	10	5	24	14	5	5	13	18	32	0.913	41	Rd 3	Rd 1
19	D 2	Watford	46	11	8	4	32	23	1	9	13	11	25	0.896	41	Rd 3	Rd 1
20	-3	Halifax Town	46	9	8	6	29	23	4	7	12	14	30	0.811	41	Rd 2	Rd 1
21	-16	Rotherham United	46	12	4	7	34	27	5	3	15	17	38	0.785	41	Rd 2	Rd 3
22	D 4	Brentford	46	12	5	6	33	18	3	2	18	18	51	0.739	37	Rd 1	Rd 2
23	-9	Swansea City	46	11	5	7	37	29	3	4	16	14	44	0.699	37	Rd 1	Rd 1
24	D 4	Scunthorpe United	46	8	7	8	18	25	2	3	18	15	47	0.458	30	Rd 3	Rd 1

				Home					Away
Fourth Division
Ptn		Fourth Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	6	Southport	46	17	4	2	40	19	9	6	8	31	29	1.479	62	Rd 1	Rd 2
2	SL	Hereford United	46	18	4	1	39	12	5	8	10	17	26	1.474	58	Rd 1	Rd 1
3	7	Cambridge United	46	15	6	2	40	23	5	11	7	27	34	1.175	57	Rd 1	Rd 1
4	13	Aldershot	46	14	6	3	33	14	8	6	9	27	24	1.579	56	Rd 2	Rd 1
5	9	Newport County	46	14	6	3	37	18	8	6	9	27	26	1.455	56	Rd 3	Rd 2
6	D 3	Mansfield Town	46	15	7	1	52	17	5	7	11	26	34	1.529	54	Rd 1	Rd 2
7	9	Reading	46	14	7	2	33	7	3	11	9	18	31	1.342	52	Rd 4	Rd 1
8	7	Exeter City	46	13	8	2	40	18	5	6	12	17	33	1.118	50	Rd 1	Rd 1
9	4	Gillingham	46	15	4	4	44	20	4	7	12	19	38	1.086	49	Rd 1	Rd 2
10	-5	Lincoln City	46	12	7	4	38	27	4	9	10	26	30	1.123	48	Rd 1	Rd 1
11	12	Stockport County	46	14	7	2	38	18	4	5	14	15	35	1.000	48	Rd 3	Rd 4
12	-3	Bury	46	11	7	5	37	19	3	11	9	21	32	1.137	46	Rd 1	Rd 4
13	-7	Workington	46	15	7	1	44	20	2	5	16	15	41	0.967	46	Rd 1	Rd 2
14	D 3	Barnsley	46	9	8	6	32	24	5	8	10	26	36	0.967	44	Rd 1	Rd 1
15	5	Chester	46	11	6	6	40	19	3	9	11	21	33	1.173	43	Rd 1	Rd 2
16	D 3	Bradford City	46	12	6	5	42	25	4	5	14	19	40	0.938	43	Rd 4	Rd 1
17	-5	Doncaster Rovers	46	10	8	5	28	19	5	4	14	21	39	0.845	42	Rd 3	Rd 1
18	D 3	Torquay United	46	8	10	5	23	17	4	7	12	21	30	0.936	41	Rd 2	Rd 1
19	-11	Peterborough United	46	10	8	5	42	29	4	5	14	29	47	0.934	41	Rd 3	Rd 1
20	-2	Hartlepool	46	8	10	5	17	15	4	7	12	17	34	0.694	41	Rd 1	Rd 2
21	3	Crewe Alexandra	46	7	8	8	18	23	2	10	11	20	38	0.623	36	Rd 3	Rd 1
22	-11	Colchester United	46	8	8	7	36	28	2	3	18	12	48	0.632	31	Rd 2	Rd 1
23	-2	Northampton Town	46	7	6	10	24	30	3	5	15	16	43	0.548	31	Rd 1	Rd 1
24	-5	Darlington	46	5	9	9	28	41	2	6	15	14	44	0.494	29	Rd 1	Rd 1

League	Clubs	Ave Gate	FA Cup	League Cup	Ballot	Result
1973 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League
D 4	Colchester United	3,229	Rd 2	Rd 1	48	Re-Elected
D 4	Northampton Town	2,835	Rd 1	Rd 1	43	Re-Elected
D 4	Crewe Alexandra	2,059	Rd 3	Rd 1	36	Re-Elected
D 4	Darlington	1,697	Rd 1	Rd 1	26	Re-Elected
SL	Yeovil Town		Rd 2		14	Failed
SL	Kettering Town		Rd 1		12	Failed
NPL	Wigan Athletic		Rd 1		10	Failed
SL	Chelmsford City		Rd 3		4	Failed
SL	Cambridge City		Q3		1	Failed
SL	Nuneaton Borough		Rd 1		1	Failed
SL	Telford United		Rd 2		1	Failed
NPL	Barrow		Q4		0	Failed
SL	Bedford Town		PR		0	Failed
NPL	Boston United		Rd 1		0	Failed
NPL	Bradford Park Avenue		Q3		0	Failed
SL	Wimbledon		Q3		0	Failed