Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1972–73 season.
Season | 1972–73 |
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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 → |
Overview
editLiverpool 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
editManagerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Coventry City | End of caretaker spell | 15 June 1972 | Pre-season | 15 June 1972 | ||
Manchester United | Sacked | 19 December 1972 | 21st | 22 December 1972 | ||
Crystal Palace | Mutual consent | 28 March 1973 | 20th | 30 March 1973 | ||
Manchester City | Signed by Crystal Palace | 30 March 1973 | 14th | 30 March 1973 | ||
Everton | Resigned | 7 April 1973 | 15th | 7 April 1973 |
Team locations
editLocations of the Football League First Division London teams 1972–73
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | West Ham United | 28 | |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 20 | |
4 | Birmingham City | 19 | |
5 | Leeds United | 18 | |
= | Newcastle United | 18 |
References
edit- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.