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Seasons · Division One · Season 53

1972/73

Finished 3rd · Manager Don Revie
← 1971/72 1973/74 → All seasons
Played
64
Won
33
Drawn
18
Lost
13
For
106
Against
56
Points
53
league only
The season

Form & highlights

Home form
Away form
Biggest win
5–0 v Derby County
Biggest defeat
0–4 v Chelsea
Clean sheets
27
Top scorer
Allan Clarke · 26
Most assists
—
Avg attendance
36,129
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1972/73
DateOpponentScoreResult
12 Aug Chelsea 0–4 Lost 0–4 v Chelsea
15 Aug Sheffield United 2–0 Won 2–0 v Sheffield United
19 Aug West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion
26 Aug Ipswich Town 3–3 Drew 3–3 v Ipswich Town
28 Aug Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
30 Aug Southampton 1–0 Won 1–0 v Southampton
2 Sep Norwich City 2–0 Won 2–0 v Norwich City
9 Sep Stoke City 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Stoke City
16 Sep Leicester City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Leicester City
23 Sep Newcastle United 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Newcastle United
30 Sep Liverpool 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Liverpool
7 Oct Derby County 5–0 Won 5–0 v Derby County
14 Oct Everton 2–1 Won 2–1 v Everton
21 Oct Coventry City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Coventry City
28 Oct Wolves 2–0 Won 2–0 v Wolves
4 Nov Ipswich Town 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Ipswich Town
11 Nov Sheffield United 2–1 Won 2–1 v Sheffield United
18 Nov Crystal Palace 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Crystal Palace
25 Nov Manchester City 3–0 Won 3–0 v Manchester City
2 Dec Arsenal 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Arsenal
9 Dec West Ham United 1–0 Won 1–0 v West Ham United
16 Dec Birmingham City 4–0 Won 4–0 v Birmingham City
23 Dec Manchester United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
26 Dec Newcastle United 1–0 Won 1–0 v Newcastle United
6 Jan Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Won 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
20 Jan Norwich City 2–1 Won 2–1 v Norwich City
27 Jan Stoke City 1–0 Won 1–0 v Stoke City
10 Feb Leicester City 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Leicester City
17 Feb Chelsea 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
3 Mar Derby County 3–2 Won 3–2 v Derby County
10 Mar Everton 2–1 Won 2–1 v Everton
24 Mar Wolves 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Wolves
28 Mar West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Drew 1–1 v West Bromwich Albion
31 Mar Manchester City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Manchester City
2 Apr Coventry City 1–0 Won 1–0 v Coventry City
14 Apr West Ham United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v West Ham United
18 Apr Manchester United 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Manchester United
21 Apr Crystal Palace 4–0 Won 4–0 v Crystal Palace
23 Apr Liverpool 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Liverpool
28 Apr Southampton 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Southampton
30 Apr Birmingham City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Birmingham City
9 May Arsenal 6–1 Won 6–1 v Arsenal

European Cup Winners Cup · 9 played

European Cup Winners Cup fixtures, 1972/73
DateOpponentScoreResult
13 Sep MKE Ankaragucu 1–1 Drew 1–1 v MKE Ankaragucu
27 Sep MKE Ankaragucu 1–0 Won 1–0 v MKE Ankaragucu
25 Oct Carl Zeiss Jena 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Carl Zeiss Jena
8 Nov Carl Zeiss Jena 2–0 Won 2–0 v Carl Zeiss Jena
7 Mar Rapid Bucharest 5–0 Won 5–0 v Rapid Bucharest
21 Mar Rapid Bucharest 3–1 Won 3–1 v Rapid Bucharest
11 Apr Hajduk Split 1–0 Won 1–0 v Hajduk Split
25 Apr Hajduk Split 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Hajduk Split
16 May AC Milan 0–1 Lost 0–1 v AC Milan

FA Cup · 8 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1972/73
DateOpponentScoreResult
13 Jan Norwich City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Norwich City
17 Jan Norwich City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Norwich City
29 Jan Norwich City 5–0 Won 5–0 v Norwich City
3 Feb Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Won 2–1 v Plymouth Argyle
24 Feb West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion
17 Mar Derby County 1–0 Won 1–0 v Derby County
7 Apr Wolves 1–0 Won 1–0 v Wolves
5 May Sunderland 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Sunderland

League Cup · 5 played

League Cup fixtures, 1972/73
DateOpponentScoreResult
6 Sep Burnley 4–0 Won 4–0 v Burnley
4 Oct Aston Villa 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
11 Oct Aston Villa 2–0 Won 2–0 v Aston Villa
31 Oct Liverpool 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Liverpool
22 Nov Liverpool 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Liverpool