1972-12-05
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | Coventry City | Portman Road | 17,786 | |
| Johnson, Whymark | 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 | 0 | Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1.708 | 30 | W | W | W | L | W | 1972-12-09 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.286 | 27 | W | L | W | W | L | 1972-12-09 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 3 | 0 | Leeds United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1.583 | 26 | L | W | D | W | D | 1972-12-09 | West Ham United | H |
| 4 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1.286 | 24 | W | D | W | D | D | 1972-12-09 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 5 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1.286 | 23 | D | L | W | D | D | 1972-12-09 | Arsenal | H |
| 6 | -1 | Chelsea | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1.208 | 22 | D | D | L | D | L | 1972-12-09 | Norwich City | H |
| 7 | 0 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1.321 | 21 | D | W | L | L | D | 1972-12-09 | Leeds United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Newcastle United | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 1.179 | 21 | D | L | W | W | D | 1972-12-09 | Southampton | H |
| 9 | 0 | Coventry City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.05 | 21 | L | W | W | W | W | 1972-12-09 | Derby County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0.833 | 21 | W | W | W | D | L | 1972-12-09 | Coventry City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Norwich City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 0.778 | 21 | L | L | W | D | L | 1972-12-09 | Chelsea | A |
| 12 | 0 | Southampton | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.048 | 20 | D | L | W | D | W | 1972-12-09 | Newcastle United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0.941 | 19 | L | W | L | L | D | 1972-12-09 | Everton | A |
| 14 | 0 | Manchester City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0.935 | 19 | D | L | W | W | W | 1972-12-09 | Sheffield United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 18 | L | L | L | L | L | 1972-12-09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Birmingham City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 0.794 | 16 | L | W | W | L | D | 1972-12-09 | Leicester City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Manchester United | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0.741 | 16 | W | W | L | W | D | 1972-12-09 | Stoke City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Sheffield United | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.679 | 16 | L | L | L | D | L | 1972-12-09 | Manchester City | H |
| 19 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 0.69 | 15 | L | W | L | D | L | 1972-12-09 | Liverpool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Stoke City | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 0.853 | 14 | D | L | L | D | D | 1972-12-09 | Manchester United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0.778 | 14 | W | L | D | D | L | 1972-12-09 | Birmingham City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0.556 | 14 | D | D | D | W | L | 1972-12-09 | Ipswich Town | A |
