1973-04-14

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 11 Tottenham HotspurHighbury50,863
Storey Lineups Chivers    
Coventry City 02 Derby CountyHighfield Road22,762
Lineups O'Hare, Hector    
Crystal Palace 11 Ipswich TownSelhurst Park29,214
Rogers (p) Lineups Hamilton    
Leicester City 01 Birmingham CityFilbert Street27,652
Lineups Campbell    
Liverpool 10 West Bromwich AlbionAnfield Road43,853
Keegan (p) Lineups    
Manchester City 31 Sheffield UnitedMaine Road27,232
Bell, Lee (p), Marsh Lineups Salmons    
Norwich City 10 ChelseaCarrow Road24,763
Cross Lineups    
Southampton 11 Newcastle UnitedThe Dell14,785
Gilchrist Lineups Barrowclough    
Stoke City 22 Manchester UnitedVictoria Ground37,051Largest home gate 1972-73
Greenhoff, Ritchie Lineups Macari, Morgan    
West Ham United 11 Leeds UnitedUpton Park38,804Largest home gate 1972-73
Holland Lineups Clarke    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 EvertonMolineux21,775
Richards 3, Hibbitt Lineups Connolly, Harper    

 

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 38 16 2 1 43 19 7 7 5 24 20 1.718 55 W L D W W 1973-04-17 Coventry City A
2 0 Arsenal 38 14 5 2 31 14 8 4 5 21 20 1.529 53 D L W W W 1973-04-21 Everton A
3 0 Leeds United 36 13 4 1 35 11 6 7 5 24 25 1.639 49 D W L D D 1973-04-18 Manchester United H
4 0 Ipswich Town 38 9 6 4 31 18 7 6 6 20 21 1.308 44 D D L L L 1973-04-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
5 0 West Ham United 38 11 5 3 40 20 5 5 9 21 27 1.298 42 D W W W W 1973-04-20 Southampton H
6 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 11 3 5 37 23 5 7 5 20 22 1.267 42 W D D W D 1973-04-21 Ipswich Town A
7 -1 Newcastle United 38 11 5 3 33 18 4 7 8 23 27 1.244 42 D L D D L 1973-04-18 Manchester City A
8 0 Tottenham Hotspur 37 8 3 6 26 18 6 8 6 23 22 1.225 39 D L W D D 1973-04-18 Derby County H
9 0 Derby County 37 12 2 3 33 16 4 5 11 13 35 0.902 39 W W L D L 1973-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur A
10 0 Southampton 38 7 10 2 21 14 3 7 9 17 29 0.884 37 D W L D W 1973-04-20 West Ham United A
11 2 Manchester City 38 11 4 4 32 17 2 6 11 19 39 0.911 36 W D W L L 1973-04-18 Newcastle United H
12 4 Birmingham City 38 8 6 3 31 18 4 5 12 14 32 0.9 35 W W W W L 1973-04-21 Stoke City H
13 -2 Coventry City 38 9 5 6 26 22 4 4 10 12 23 0.844 35 L L L W L 1973-04-17 Liverpool H
14 0 Stoke City 39 9 8 2 34 17 3 2 15 22 36 1.057 34 D W W W W 1973-04-21 Birmingham City A
15 -3 Chelsea 38 6 6 6 25 21 4 8 8 19 28 0.898 34 L L L L W 1973-04-17 Everton A
16 2 Manchester United 38 9 6 4 23 17 2 6 11 19 40 0.737 34 D W W W D 1973-04-18 Leeds United A
17 -2 Everton 38 8 4 7 26 21 4 5 10 13 25 0.848 33 L L W D L 1973-04-17 Chelsea H
18 -1 Sheffield United 38 9 4 6 22 15 3 5 11 20 39 0.778 33 L W D W L 1973-04-21 Coventry City H
19 0 Leicester City 38 7 8 5 22 17 2 6 10 15 27 0.841 32 L L D W D 1973-04-20 Crystal Palace A
20 1 Crystal Palace 38 7 7 6 25 20 1 5 12 12 29 0.755 28 D L L W L 1973-04-20 Leicester City H
21 -1 West Bromwich Albion 39 8 7 4 24 21 1 3 16 11 35 0.625 28 L W W L D 1973-04-21 Norwich City H
22 0 Norwich City 38 6 9 5 20 18 3 1 14 13 39 0.579 28 W L D L L 1973-04-21 West Bromwich Albion A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Aston Villa10Bristol CityVilla Park19,545
Rioch N Lineups   
Blackpool20Preston North EndBloomfield Road12,195
Rafferty, Burns Lineups   
Brighton & Hove Albion21OrientGoldstone Ground14,744
Heppolette OG, Robertson LineupsQueen   
Carlisle United01Hull CityBrunton Park5,870
LineupsKnighton   
Fulham20Oxford UnitedCraven Cottage6,359
Earle, Lowe OG Lineups   
Huddersfield Town02BurnleyLeeds Road13,689Largest home gate 1972-73
LineupsCasper, Fletcher   
Nottingham Forest13MiddlesbroughCity Ground9,258
McKenzie LineupsFoggon 2, Hickton (p)   
Queens Park Rangers20Luton TownLoftus Road16,471
Mancini, Givens Lineups   
Sheffield Wednesday10Cardiff CityHillsborough10,912
Dwyer OG Lineups   
Sunderland20PortsmouthRoker Park31,430
Kerr, Tueart (p) Lineups   
Swindon Town00MillwallCounty Ground8,459
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 37 10 6 2 36 18 10 7 2 25 16 1.794 53 W L W W W 1973-04-16 Sunderland H
2 0 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 4 1 50 13 6 8 4 23 24 1.973 52 W L W W W 1973-04-18 Cardiff City A
3 0 Aston Villa 38 11 5 4 25 16 6 6 6 21 27 1.07 45 W W W L D 1973-04-21 Luton Town A
4 0 Blackpool 39 11 6 3 35 17 6 4 9 19 30 1.149 44 W L W L W 1973-04-21 Bristol City A
5 0 Sheffield Wednesday 39 14 3 3 40 20 3 6 10 18 30 1.16 43 W L W L D 1973-04-21 Middlesbrough A
6 3 Fulham 38 11 5 4 32 16 4 6 8 22 27 1.256 41 W L D L L 1973-04-20 Swindon Town H
7 3 Middlesbrough 39 10 6 3 23 13 4 7 9 16 28 0.951 41 W D L D D 1973-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday H
8 -2 Oxford United 38 13 1 4 33 14 4 5 11 15 25 1.231 40 L W L W D 1973-04-20 Burnley H
9 -2 Bristol City 39 7 7 4 27 16 7 5 9 29 33 1.143 40 L W D W W 1973-04-21 Blackpool H
10 -2 Luton Town 38 6 8 5 24 22 9 2 8 19 25 0.915 40 L L W L W 1973-04-21 Aston Villa H
11 2 Sunderland 34 10 6 2 32 13 4 4 8 20 27 1.3 38 W W D W W 1973-04-16 Burnley A
12 -1 Millwall 38 12 3 3 31 15 3 5 12 21 29 1.182 38 D W L L W 1973-04-21 Queens Park Rangers H
13 1 Hull City 37 9 6 4 39 20 4 5 9 21 33 1.132 37 W W L L L 1973-04-21 Sunderland H
14 -2 Nottingham Forest 38 11 5 4 31 18 2 6 10 12 28 0.935 37 L L W W D 1973-04-21 Preston North End A
15 0 Swindon Town 39 7 9 4 26 22 2 6 11 18 36 0.759 33 D D W L D 1973-04-20 Fulham A
16 0 Portsmouth 38 6 6 7 19 20 5 4 10 20 34 0.722 32 L W L D L 1973-04-20 Orient H
17 0 Carlisle United 38 10 4 5 38 21 1 5 13 9 27 0.979 31 L L W L D 1973-04-21 Oxford United A
18 0 Orient 37 9 5 4 28 15 1 6 12 14 31 0.913 31 L W L W L 1973-04-20 Portsmouth A
19 0 Preston North End 38 5 7 6 16 22 5 4 11 17 37 0.559 31 L D L D L 1973-04-21 Nottingham Forest H
20 0 Huddersfield Town 39 6 9 5 19 20 1 7 11 14 32 0.635 30 L L D W L 1973-04-21 Cardiff City A
21 0 Cardiff City 36 10 2 5 27 17 0 6 13 9 34 0.706 28 L D D D L 1973-04-18 Queens Park Rangers H
22 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 7 6 6 29 28 1 5 13 14 47 0.573 27 W D W W W 1973-04-21 Burnley A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers21AFC BournemouthEwood Park15,114
Endean 2 LineupsMiller   
Bristol Rovers21WalsallEastville6,285
Warboys, Bannister LineupsWright   
Charlton Athletic21WrexhamThe Valley4,078
Horsfield, Peacock LineupsTinnion   
Chesterfield21Scunthorpe UnitedSaltergate Recreation Ground3,678
Large, Wilson LineupsWarnock   
Grimsby Town20Tranmere RoversBlundell Park7,395
Hickman, Farrimond OG Lineups   
Oldham Athletic11Halifax TownBoundary Park8,071
Lester LineupsWilkie   
Plymouth Argyle14Notts CountyHome Park11,997
Machin LineupsNixon 2, Carter, Randall   
Rotherham United10Southend UnitedMillmoor3,389
Bentley Lineups   
Swansea City01Port ValeVetch Field2,594
LineupsMorgan   
Watford22BrentfordVicarage Road7,813
Jennings 2 LineupsCross, Murray   
York City12RochdaleBootham Crescent2,387
Stone LineupsGowans, Atkins   

 

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 42 15 4 1 36 9 7 6 9 27 28 1.703 54 W D W L L 1973-04-16 Halifax Town H
2 0 Notts County 42 15 3 2 34 11 6 6 10 26 34 1.333 51 W W D D W 1973-04-20 Brentford A
3 0 Blackburn Rovers 42 11 7 3 31 14 8 5 8 22 30 1.205 50 W D D W W 1973-04-20 Rotherham United H
4 0 Port Vale 42 14 5 2 36 19 6 5 10 15 38 0.895 50 W D W L W 1973-04-20 Southend United A
5 2 Bristol Rovers 43 16 4 2 52 19 2 8 11 18 33 1.346 48 W W L W L 1973-04-20 Swansea City H
6 0 Oldham Athletic 42 12 6 4 40 18 5 8 7 27 33 1.314 48 D L D W D 1973-04-20 Rochdale H
7 -2 AFC Bournemouth 42 13 6 2 42 15 3 9 9 22 26 1.561 47 L W D D W 1973-04-20 Walsall H
8 1 Grimsby Town 42 15 1 5 42 16 4 6 11 20 37 1.17 45 W L L D D 1973-04-20 Chesterfield H
9 -1 Tranmere Rovers 42 11 8 2 37 16 3 8 10 17 29 1.2 44 L D D D D 1973-04-20 Shrewsbury Town H
10 1 Charlton Athletic 42 12 6 4 43 21 5 3 12 21 37 1.103 43 W L D L D 1973-04-20 Watford A
11 -1 Plymouth Argyle 41 13 2 6 39 23 4 6 10 25 37 1.067 42 L D W W L 1973-04-21 Wrexham A
12 3 Chesterfield 42 12 4 5 35 21 4 5 12 18 32 1 41 W L W L W 1973-04-20 Grimsby Town A
13 -1 Shrewsbury Town 42 10 9 3 31 21 4 4 12 14 31 0.865 41 L W W L L 1973-04-20 Tranmere Rovers A
14 2 Rotherham United 43 12 4 5 31 22 5 3 14 16 36 0.81 41 W W W L L 1973-04-20 Blackburn Rovers A
15 -2 Southend United 42 11 6 4 30 13 4 4 13 18 35 1 40 L W W D W 1973-04-20 Port Vale H
16 -2 Wrexham 42 9 9 2 29 20 3 7 12 15 30 0.88 40 L W W D D 1973-04-20 York City A
17 3 Rochdale 42 6 8 7 16 22 6 8 7 24 25 0.851 40 W D L L L 1973-04-20 Oldham Athletic A
18 0 Watford 42 11 7 3 31 21 1 8 12 10 23 0.932 39 D D W W L 1973-04-20 Charlton Athletic H
19 -2 York City 43 8 9 5 23 13 4 5 12 16 28 0.951 38 L L L L D 1973-04-20 Wrexham H
20 -1 Walsall 41 13 2 4 34 21 3 4 15 18 40 0.852 38 L W L D W 1973-04-20 AFC Bournemouth A
21 0 Brentford 43 12 4 6 32 17 3 2 16 17 45 0.79 36 D L L W W 1973-04-20 Notts County H
22 0 Swansea City 43 10 5 7 35 28 3 4 14 13 39 0.716 35 L L L W D 1973-04-20 Bristol Rovers A
23 0 Halifax Town 41 6 8 6 22 22 3 7 11 13 27 0.714 33 D D W L L 1973-04-16 Bolton Wanderers A
24 0 Scunthorpe United 42 7 6 8 16 24 2 2 17 14 44 0.441 26 L L L W L 1973-04-21 Watford H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Aldershot21Peterborough UnitedRecreation Ground5,130
Brown, Howarth LineupsHall   
Bradford City22WorkingtonValley Parade2,859
Hall, Gilliver LineupsGeidmintis (p), Ritchie OG   
Bury30Hereford UnitedGigg Lane4,319Largest home gate 1972-73
Spence 2, Tinsley Lineups   
Cambridge United10ReadingAbbey Stadium6,033
Ross (p) Lineups   
Chester10GillinghamSealand Road1,435
Davies Lineups   
Darlington00Northampton TownFeethams Ground1,937
Lineups   
Exeter City01Doncaster RoversSt James Park3,609
LineupsRabjohn   
Hartlepool14BarnsleyVictoria Park2,448
Honour LineupsButler 3, O'Connor   
Mansfield Town21Torquay UnitedField Mill3,451
Roberts, McCaffrey LineupsJackson   
Newport County00Crewe AlexandraSomerton Park4,090
Lineups   
Southport10Lincoln CityHaig Avenue4,284
Lee Lineups   
Footnotes
Northampton Town to apply for re-election

 

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 42 17 3 2 39 18 7 6 7 27 27 1.467 57 W L W L L 1973-04-18 Crewe Alexandra A
2 1 Cambridge United 43 14 6 2 37 21 5 10 6 25 31 1.192 54 W W W W L 1973-04-21 Lincoln City A
3 -1 Hereford United 43 16 4 1 37 12 5 7 10 17 26 1.421 53 L W L W W 1973-04-18 Stockport County H
4 0 Aldershot 42 14 5 3 32 13 7 4 9 24 23 1.556 51 W W W W L 1973-04-21 Crewe Alexandra A
5 0 Mansfield Town 43 14 7 1 47 17 5 6 10 23 30 1.489 51 W L L D D 1973-04-20 Hartlepool A
6 0 Newport County 42 12 6 3 31 15 7 6 8 22 24 1.359 50 D L D D W 1973-04-21 Doncaster Rovers A
7 0 Reading 41 13 6 2 31 6 2 9 9 14 29 1.286 45 L L W D D 1973-04-21Chester H
8 0 Exeter City 42 13 7 2 40 18 4 4 12 14 31 1.102 45 L D D W L 1973-04-16 Colchester United A
9 0 Lincoln City 42 10 6 4 34 25 4 9 9 25 26 1.157 43 L W W W W 1973-04-20 Peterborough United H
10 0 Stockport County 41 12 6 2 33 16 4 5 12 15 31 1.021 43 L W L L W 1973-04-18 Hereford United A
11 0 Workington 43 14 7 1 42 20 2 4 15 14 38 0.966 43 D L W L D 1973-04-20 Bury H
12 1 Bury 42 10 7 5 33 19 2 11 7 17 26 1.111 42 W W L W D 1973-04-20 Workington A
13 -1 Gillingham 41 12 4 4 36 18 3 7 11 18 34 1.038 41 L W L D D 1973-04-21 Southport H
14 0 Bradford City 42 11 6 4 38 20 4 5 12 18 36 1 41 D L W D L 1973-04-20 Darlington A
15 0 Doncaster Rovers 42 10 7 3 27 12 5 4 13 18 35 0.957 41 W W L W W 1973-04-21 Newport County H
16 1 Barnsley 42 8 8 5 28 22 5 6 10 26 36 0.931 40 W D D L D 1973-04-20Chester A
17 2Chester 42 11 5 6 40 19 2 8 10 17 29 1.188 39 W L L W L 1973-04-20 Barnsley H
18 -2 Peterborough United 42 10 7 4 41 27 3 5 13 26 45 0.931 38 L L D W L 1973-04-20 Lincoln City A
19 -1 Hartlepool 42 8 8 5 16 14 4 6 11 15 30 0.705 38 L L L D W 1973-04-20 Mansfield Town H
20 0 Torquay United 42 8 7 5 21 15 3 7 12 19 30 0.889 36 L L W W D 1973-04-20 Colchester United H
21 0 Crewe Alexandra 41 7 7 6 18 19 2 10 9 18 34 0.679 35 D W L W D 1973-04-18 Southport H
22 1 Northampton Town 43 6 6 8 20 24 3 5 15 16 43 0.537 29 D L L L L 1973-04-21 Hartlepool H
23 -1 Colchester United 41 7 8 5 29 23 2 2 17 12 44 0.612 28 W W L D D 1973-04-16 Exeter City H
24 0 Darlington 44 4 9 9 27 41 2 6 14 14 39 0.513 27 D W D W L 1973-04-20 Bradford City H