1973-04-07

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Semi Final Venue Gate Notes
D 1Leeds United10Wolverhampton WanderersD 1Maine Road, Manchester 52,505  
Bremner Lineups      
D 2Sunderland21ArsenalD 1Hillsborough, Sheffield 55,000  
Halom, Hughes W Lineups George     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 21 LiverpoolSt Andrew's48,114
Latchford R, Hatton Lineups Smith    
Chelsea 13 Stoke CityStamford Bridge19,706
Ord Lineups Greenhoff, Ritchie, Haslegrave    
Everton 20 Coventry CityGoodison Park25,474
Harper 2 Lineups    
Ipswich Town 11 Manchester CityPortman Road19,107
Lambert Lineups Oakes    
Manchester United 10 Norwich CityOld Trafford48,593
Martin Lineups    
Newcastle United 12 West Ham UnitedSt James' Park24,030
Tudor Lineups MacDougall 2    
Sheffield United 20 Crystal PalaceBramall Lane21,398
Dearden, Bone Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 12 SouthamptonWhite Hart Lane23,693
Peters Lineups Channon 2    
West Bromwich Albion 10 Leicester CityThe Hawthorns15,235
Astle Lineups    

 

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 37 15 2 1 42 19 7 7 5 24 20 1.692 53 L D W W W 1973-04-14 West Bromwich Albion H
2 0 Arsenal 37 14 4 2 30 13 8 4 5 21 20 1.545 52 L W W W W 1973-04-14 Tottenham Hotspur H
3 0 Leeds United 35 13 4 1 35 11 6 6 5 23 24 1.657 48 W L D D W 1973-04-14 West Ham United A
4 0 Ipswich Town 37 9 6 4 31 18 7 5 6 19 20 1.316 43 D L L L W 1973-04-14 Crystal Palace A
5 2 West Ham United 37 11 4 3 39 19 5 5 9 21 27 1.304 41 W W W W D 1973-04-14 Leeds United H
6 -1 Newcastle United 37 11 5 3 33 18 4 6 8 22 26 1.25 41 L D D L W 1973-04-14 Southampton A
7 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 10 3 5 33 21 5 7 5 20 22 1.233 40 D D W D W 1973-04-14 Everton H
8 0 Tottenham Hotspur 36 8 3 6 26 18 6 7 6 22 21 1.231 38 L W D D D 1973-04-14 Arsenal A
9 0 Derby County 36 12 2 3 33 16 3 5 11 11 35 0.863 37 W L D L L 1973-04-14 Coventry City A
10 2 Southampton 37 7 9 2 20 13 3 7 9 17 29 0.881 36 W L D W L 1973-04-14 Newcastle United H
11 -1 Coventry City 37 9 5 5 26 20 4 4 10 12 23 0.884 35 L L W L L 1973-04-14 Derby County H
12 -1 Chelsea 37 6 6 6 25 21 4 8 7 19 27 0.917 34 L L L W D 1973-04-14 Norwich City A
13 0 Manchester City 37 10 4 4 29 16 2 6 11 19 39 0.873 34 D W L L L 1973-04-14 Sheffield United H
14 1 Stoke City 38 9 7 2 32 15 3 2 15 22 36 1.059 33 W W W W L 1973-04-14 Manchester United H
15 1 Everton 36 8 4 7 26 21 4 5 8 10 17 0.947 33 W D L W W 1973-04-11 West Bromwich Albion A
16 1 Birmingham City 37 8 6 3 31 18 3 5 12 13 32 0.88 33 W W W L W 1973-04-14 Leicester City A
17 1 Sheffield United 37 9 4 6 22 15 3 5 10 19 36 0.804 33 W D W L W 1973-04-14 Manchester City A
18 -4 Leicester City 37 7 8 4 22 16 2 6 10 15 27 0.86 32 L D W D D 1973-04-14 Birmingham City H
19 0 Manchester United 36 8 6 4 21 17 2 5 11 17 38 0.691 31 W W D W L 1973-04-11 Crystal Palace H
20 0 Crystal Palace 36 7 6 6 24 19 1 5 11 12 27 0.783 27 L W L L L 1973-04-11 Manchester United A
21 1 West Bromwich Albion 37 7 7 4 20 20 1 3 15 11 34 0.574 26 W L D D L 1973-04-11 Everton H
22 -1 Norwich City 37 5 9 5 19 18 3 1 14 13 39 0.561 26 L D L L D 1973-04-14 Chelsea H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bristol City41Carlisle UnitedAshton Gate10,588
Gould, Gow (p), Rodgers, O'Neill OG LineupsLaidlaw   
Cardiff City11Swindon TownNinian Park9,059
McCulloch LineupsTreacy   
Hull City12Aston VillaBoothferry Park8,072
Banks LineupsHamilton, Little   
Luton Town10FulhamKenilworth Road8,430
Ryan J Lineups   
Middlesbrough11Brighton & Hove AlbionAyresome Park6,816
Foggon LineupsRobertson   
Millwall21Sheffield WednesdayThe Den, New Cross8,557
Cripps, Bolland LineupsCraig T (p)   
Orient30Nottingham ForestBrisbane Road6,373
Hoadley, Queen, Bullock Lineups   
Oxford United20Queens Park RangersManor Ground12,390
Curran 2 (1p) Lineups   
Portsmouth10BlackpoolFratton Park6,768
Hiron Lineups   
Preston North End00Huddersfield TownDeepdale7,896
Lineups   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Burnley 36 10 6 2 36 18 9 7 2 23 16 1.735 51 L W W W L 1973-04-14 Huddersfield Town A
2 0 Queens Park Rangers 36 13 4 1 48 13 6 8 4 23 24 1.919 50 L W W W D 1973-04-14 Luton Town H
3 2 Aston Villa 37 10 5 4 24 16 6 6 6 21 27 1.047 43 W W L D W 1973-04-14 Bristol City H
4 -1 Blackpool 38 10 6 3 33 17 6 4 9 19 30 1.106 42 L W L W W 1973-04-14 Preston North End H
5 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 3 3 39 20 3 6 10 18 30 1.14 41 L W L D W 1973-04-14 Cardiff City H
6 1 Oxford United 37 13 1 4 33 14 4 5 10 15 23 1.297 40 W L W D L 1973-04-14 Fulham A
7 1 Bristol City 38 7 7 4 27 16 7 5 8 29 32 1.167 40 W D W W D 1973-04-14 Aston Villa A
8 1 Luton Town 36 6 8 5 24 22 9 2 6 19 19 1.049 40 W L W L W 1973-04-10 Hull City A
9 -3 Fulham 37 10 5 4 30 16 4 6 8 22 27 1.209 39 L D L L L 1973-04-14 Oxford United H
10 0 Middlesbrough 38 10 6 3 23 13 3 7 9 13 27 0.9 39 D L D D W 1973-04-14 Nottingham Forest A
11 1 Millwall 37 12 3 3 31 15 3 4 12 21 29 1.182 37 W L L W L 1973-04-14 Swindon Town A
12 -1 Nottingham Forest 37 11 5 3 30 15 2 6 10 12 28 0.977 37 L W W D L 1973-04-14 Middlesbrough H
13 0 Sunderland 32 8 6 2 27 13 4 4 8 20 27 1.175 34 D W W W L 1973-04-10 Huddersfield Town H
14 0 Hull City 35 8 6 4 35 20 3 5 9 20 33 1.038 33 L L L W D 1973-04-10 Luton Town H
15 1 Swindon Town 38 7 8 4 26 22 2 6 11 18 36 0.759 32 D W L D W 1973-04-14 Millwall H
16 1 Portsmouth 37 6 6 7 19 20 5 4 9 20 32 0.75 32 W L D L L 1973-04-14 Sunderland A
17 -2 Carlisle United 37 10 4 4 38 20 1 5 13 9 27 1 31 L W L D L 1973-04-14 Hull City H
18 1 Orient 36 9 5 4 28 15 1 6 11 13 29 0.932 31 W L W L W 1973-04-14 Brighton & Hove Albion A
19 -1 Preston North End 37 5 7 6 16 22 5 4 10 17 35 0.579 31 D L D L L 1973-04-14 Blackpool A
20 0 Huddersfield Town 37 6 9 4 19 18 1 7 10 14 29 0.702 30 D W L D L 1973-04-10 Sunderland A
21 0 Cardiff City 35 10 2 5 27 17 0 6 12 9 33 0.72 28 D D D L L 1973-04-14 Sheffield Wednesday A
22 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 6 6 6 27 27 1 5 13 14 47 0.554 25 D W W W D 1973-04-14 Orient H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
AFC Bournemouth20Oldham AthleticDean Court14,130
Edwards OG, Boyer Lineups   
Bolton Wanderers11WatfordBurnden Park17,462
Lee (p) LineupsJennings   
Brentford12Shrewsbury TownGriffin Park6,758
Salvage LineupsHughes, Morris   
Halifax Town22Blackburn RoversThe Shay4,838Largest home gate 1972-73
Womble, Hale LineupsFazackerley, Parkes   
Notts County40Grimsby TownMeadow Lane16,208
Randall 2, Nixon, Mann Lineups   
Port Vale31Charlton AthleticVale Park5,076
Williams, Morgan, Woodward LineupsShipperley   
Rochdale01Rotherham UnitedSpotland1,588
LineupsMullen   
Scunthorpe United02Bristol RoversOld Showground1,928
LineupsWarboys, Bannister   
Walsall32ChesterfieldFellows Park3,529
Wright, Shinton, Penman LineupsLarge, McHale (p)   
Wrexham10Swansea CityRacecourse Ground3,364
Griffiths Lineups   
Footnotes
Scunthorpe United relegated

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Bolton Wanderers 41 15 4 1 36 9 6 6 9 25 28 1.649 52 D W L L D 1973-04-13 Shrewsbury Town A
2 2 Notts County 41 15 3 2 34 11 5 6 10 22 33 1.273 49 W D D W W 1973-04-14 Plymouth Argyle A
3 0 Blackburn Rovers 41 10 7 3 29 13 8 5 8 22 30 1.186 48 D D W W L 1973-04-14 AFC Bournemouth H
4 1 AFC Bournemouth 41 13 6 2 42 15 3 9 8 21 24 1.615 47 W D D W L 1973-04-14 Blackburn Rovers A
5 -3 Oldham Athletic 41 12 5 4 39 17 5 8 7 27 33 1.32 47 L D W D L 1973-04-14 Halifax Town H
6 0 Port Vale 40 14 4 2 36 19 5 5 10 14 38 0.877 47 W L W D W 1973-04-09 Rochdale H
7 0 Bristol Rovers 42 15 4 2 50 18 2 8 11 18 33 1.333 46 W L W L L 1973-04-14 Walsall H
8 0 Tranmere Rovers 41 11 8 2 37 16 3 8 9 17 27 1.256 44 D D D D W 1973-04-14 Grimsby Town A
9 0 Grimsby Town 41 14 1 5 40 16 4 6 11 20 37 1.132 43 L L D D D 1973-04-14 Tranmere Rovers H
10 0 Plymouth Argyle 40 13 2 5 38 19 4 6 10 25 37 1.125 42 D W W L L 1973-04-14 Notts County H
11 0 Charlton Athletic 41 11 6 4 41 20 5 3 12 21 37 1.088 41 L D L D W 1973-04-14 Wrexham H
12 2 Shrewsbury Town 41 10 9 2 31 19 4 4 12 14 31 0.9 41 W W L L L 1973-04-13 Bolton Wanderers H
13 -1 Southend United 41 11 6 4 30 13 4 4 12 18 34 1.021 40 W W D W W 1973-04-14 Rotherham United A
14 2 Wrexham 41 9 9 2 29 20 3 7 11 14 28 0.896 40 W W D D L 1973-04-14 Charlton Athletic A
15 -2 Chesterfield 41 11 4 5 33 20 4 5 12 18 32 0.981 39 L W L W W 1973-04-14 Scunthorpe United H
16 3 Rotherham United 42 11 4 5 30 22 5 3 14 16 36 0.793 39 W W L L W 1973-04-14 Southend United H
17 -2 York City 42 8 9 4 22 11 4 5 12 16 28 0.974 38 L L L D L 1973-04-14 Rochdale H
18 -1 Watford 41 11 6 3 29 19 1 8 12 10 23 0.929 38 D W W L D 1973-04-14 Brentford H
19 1 Walsall 40 13 2 4 34 21 3 4 14 17 38 0.864 38 W L D W L 1973-04-14 Bristol Rovers A
20 -2 Rochdale 40 6 8 7 16 22 5 7 7 22 24 0.826 37 L L L W L 1973-04-09 Port Vale A
21 0 Brentford 42 12 4 6 32 17 3 1 16 15 43 0.783 35 L L W W D 1973-04-14 Watford A
22 0 Swansea City 42 10 5 6 35 27 3 4 14 13 39 0.727 35 L L W D L 1973-04-14 Port Vale H
23 0 Halifax Town 40 6 8 6 22 22 3 6 11 12 26 0.708 32 D W L L W 1973-04-14 Oldham Athletic A
24 0 Scunthorpe United 41 7 6 8 16 24 2 2 16 13 42 0.439 26 L L W L L 1973-04-14 Chesterfield A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Crewe Alexandra21BuryGresty Road1,668
Humphreys, Bradshaw LineupsSpence   
Doncaster Rovers21HartlepoolBelle Vue1,488
Briggs, Haselden LineupsConlon   
Hereford United20Newport CountyEdgar Street14,849Largest home & D 4 gate 1972-73
Owen, Jenkins Lineups   
Lincoln City21Bradford CitySincil Bank4,369
Symm 2 LineupsFenton   
Northampton Town02AldershotCounty Ground1,877
LineupsStenson, Howarth   
Peterborough United11DarlingtonLondon Road4,764
Robson LineupsGraham   
Reading20Mansfield TownElm Park7,102
Chappell, Wagstaff B Lineups   
Torquay United12Cambridge UnitedPlainmoor4,014
Wright LineupsGreenhalgh 2   
Workington20SouthportBorough Park1,256
Wood, Geidmintis (p) Lineups   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Southport 41 16 3 2 38 18 7 6 7 27 27 1.444 55 L W L L W 1973-04-14 Lincoln City H
2 0 Hereford United 42 16 4 1 37 12 5 7 9 17 23 1.543 53 W L W W W 1973-04-14 Bury A
3 0 Cambridge United 42 13 6 2 36 21 5 10 6 25 31 1.173 52 W W W L W 1973-04-14 Reading H
4 2 Aldershot 41 13 5 3 30 12 7 4 9 24 23 1.543 49 W W W L W 1973-04-14 Peterborough United H
5 -1 Mansfield Town 42 13 7 1 45 16 5 6 10 23 30 1.478 49 L L D D D 1973-04-14 Torquay United H
6 -1 Newport County 41 12 5 3 31 15 7 6 8 22 24 1.359 49 L D D W D 1973-04-14 Crewe Alexandra H
7 1 Reading 39 13 6 2 31 6 2 9 7 14 24 1.5 45 W D D W W 1973-04-10 Bury A
8 -1 Exeter City 41 13 7 1 40 17 4 4 12 14 31 1.125 45 D D W L L 1973-04-14 Doncaster Rovers H
9 1 Lincoln City 41 10 6 4 34 25 4 9 8 25 25 1.18 43 W W W W D 1973-04-14 Southport A
10 -1 Stockport County 40 12 6 2 33 16 4 5 11 15 28 1.091 43 W L L W W 1973-04-13 Colchester United A
11 2 Workington 41 14 7 1 42 20 2 3 14 11 34 0.981 42 W L D D L 1973-04-09 Darlington A
12 -1 Gillingham 40 12 4 4 36 18 3 7 10 18 33 1.059 41 W L D D L 1973-04-14Chester A
13 -1 Bradford City 41 11 5 4 36 18 4 5 12 18 36 1 40 L W D L D 1973-04-14 Workington H
14 5 Doncaster Rovers 41 10 7 3 27 12 4 4 13 17 35 0.936 39 W L W W L 1973-04-14 Exeter City A
15 3 Peterborough United 40 10 7 4 41 27 3 5 11 25 42 0.957 38 D W L W W 1973-04-09 Colchester United A
16 -2 Bury 40 8 7 5 26 19 2 11 7 17 26 0.956 38 L W D D D 1973-04-10 Reading H
17 -2 Barnsley 41 8 8 5 28 22 4 6 10 22 35 0.877 38 D D L D W 1973-04-14 Hartlepool A
18 -2 Hartlepool 41 8 8 4 15 10 4 6 11 15 30 0.75 38 L L D W L 1973-04-14 Barnsley H
19 -2Chester 41 10 5 6 39 19 2 8 10 17 29 1.167 37 L L W L D 1973-04-14 Gillingham H
20 0 Torquay United 41 8 7 5 21 15 3 7 11 18 28 0.907 36 L W W D L 1973-04-14 Mansfield Town A
21 0 Crewe Alexandra 40 7 7 6 18 19 2 9 9 18 34 0.679 34 W L W D L 1973-04-14 Newport County A
22 0 Northampton Town 42 6 6 8 20 24 3 4 15 16 43 0.537 28 L L L L D 1973-04-14 Darlington A
23 0 Colchester United 39 5 8 5 25 23 2 2 17 12 44 0.552 24 L D D L L 1973-04-09 Peterborough United H
24 0 Darlington 42 3 8 9 25 40 2 6 14 14 39 0.494 24 D W L D D 1973-04-09 Workington H