1972-08-23
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| League Cup Round 1 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3 | Chesterfield | 5 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | D 3 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 8,288 | |
| Moss 2, McHale, Downes, Wilson | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | Reading | D 4 | Craven Cottage | 5,639 | aet |
| Went | Lineups | Cumming | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Liverpool | Stamford Bridge | 35,375 | |
| Garland | Lineups | Toshack, Callaghan | ||||
| Derby County | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | Baseball Ground | 31,173 | |
| Walker | Lineups | |||||
| Leeds United | 3 | 3 | Ipswich Town | Elland Road | 32,461 | |
| Jordan 2, Giles (p) | Lineups | Hamilton, Beattie, Belfitt | ||||
| Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Leicester City | Old Trafford | 40,067 | |
| Best | Lineups | Worthington | ||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | St James' Park | 29,695 | |
| Macdonald | Lineups | Brown A | ||||
| Norwich City | 0 | 0 | Southampton | Carrow Road | 25,708 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | Victoria Ground | 20,402 | |
| Smith, Hurst | Lineups | Reece 2 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | Birmingham City | White Hart Lane | 30,798 | |
| Chivers, Coates | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1972-08-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | D | W | W | W | # | 1972-08-26 | Manchester United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 6 | D | W | W | D | # | 1972-08-26 | Stoke City | A |
| 4 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.8 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1972-08-26 | Leeds United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | L | W | D | W | # | 1972-08-26 | Manchester City | H |
| 6 | 1 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | D | D | W | D | # | 1972-08-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1972-08-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 8 | -3 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 5 | L | W | W | D | # | 1972-08-26 | Liverpool | A |
| 9 | 0 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.2 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1972-08-26 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 10 | 1 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 11 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | 4 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1972-08-26 | Norwich City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Norwich City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | D | L | W | D | # | 1972-08-26 | Derby County | H |
| 14 | 3 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1972-08-26 | Everton | H |
| 15 | 4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1972-08-26 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 16 | -3 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Birmingham City | A |
| 17 | -3 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Chelsea | A |
| 18 | 0 | Coventry City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Leicester City | A |
| 19 | -4 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 20 | 0 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Coventry City | H |
| 21 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1972-08-26 | Sheffield United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1972-08-26 | Arsenal | H |
