1973-01-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | Leicester City | St James' Park | 30,840 | |
| Tudor, Smith | Lineups | Birchenall, Worthington | ||||
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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 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1.885 | 38 | W | W | W | D | D | 1973-01-06 | West Ham United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1.417 | 35 | D | W | D | W | W | 1973-01-06 | Manchester United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Leeds United | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1.8 | 33 | W | D | W | W | L | 1973-01-06 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 4 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.346 | 31 | W | W | L | D | W | 1973-01-06 | Newcastle United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Newcastle United | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1.235 | 28 | D | W | L | W | D | 1973-01-06 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 0.865 | 27 | D | W | L | D | W | 1973-01-06 | Norwich City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1.179 | 26 | D | W | L | L | D | 1973-01-06 | Leeds United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Chelsea | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1.097 | 26 | D | L | D | L | W | 1973-01-20 | Arsenal | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1.057 | 26 | W | D | W | W | L | 1973-01-06 | Southampton | H |
| 10 | 0 | West Ham United | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1.229 | 25 | L | D | D | W | L | 1973-01-06 | Liverpool | H |
| 11 | 0 | Manchester City | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 0.946 | 24 | D | D | L | W | D | 1973-01-20 | Leicester City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Coventry City | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0.926 | 24 | L | D | L | W | L | 1973-01-06 | Leicester City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Southampton | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 0.926 | 24 | W | L | D | L | D | 1973-01-06 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Norwich City | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 0.676 | 23 | D | L | D | L | L | 1973-01-06 | Derby County | A |
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1.04 | 22 | D | D | W | L | L | 1973-01-06 | Stoke City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Stoke City | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 20 | D | D | W | L | W | 1973-01-06 | Everton | A |
| 17 | 0 | Leicester City | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 0.778 | 20 | D | W | L | W | L | 1973-01-06 | Coventry City | A |
| 18 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 0.75 | 19 | D | W | L | D | L | 1973-01-06 | Sheffield United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Birmingham City | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 0.721 | 19 | L | D | D | L | D | 1973-01-27 | Manchester City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield United | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 0.605 | 19 | L | L | L | W | D | 1973-01-06 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 21 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 0.781 | 18 | L | W | L | W | L | 1973-01-20 | Newcastle United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Manchester United | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 0.579 | 17 | L | D | L | L | W | 1973-01-06 | Arsenal | A |
