1973-08-28
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| League Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | D 2 | Burnden Park | 17,101 | |
| Byrom | Lineups | Young | ||||||
| D 4 | Brentford | 1 | 2 | Orient | D 2 | Griffin Park | 6,620 | |
| Webb | Lineups | Bowyer, Fairbrother | ||||||
| D 4 | Bury | 0 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | D 3 | Gigg Lane | 5,534 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 2 | Carlisle United | 2 | 2 | Workington | D 4 | Brunton Park | 7,040 | |
| Owen 2 | Lineups | Helliwell, McDonald | ||||||
| D 3 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Blundell Park | 7,829 | |
| Brace, Sharp | Lineups | Buchanan | ||||||
| D 3 | Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | D 4 | The Shay | 2,768 | |
| Rhodes | Lineups | Mahoney | ||||||
| D 2 | Notts County | 3 | 4 | Doncaster Rovers | D 4 | Meadow Lane | 7,735 | |
| Randall 2,Stubbs | Lineups | Kitchen 3, Elwiss | ||||||
| D 2 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | Southend United | D 3 | Fratton Park | 9,652 | |
| Davies, Reynolds | Lineups | Taylor | ||||||
| D 4 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City | D 4 | Millmoor | 3,455 | |
| Sjoberg, Phillips | Lineups | Symm | ||||||
| D 4 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | Exeter City | D 4 | Vetch Field | 3,036 | |
| Screen | Lineups | Binney | ||||||
| D 2 | Swindon Town | 3 | 3 | Newport County | D 4 | County Ground | 6,873 | |
| Treacy, Moss, Legg | Lineups | Jarman, Screen, Brown | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1 | 2 | Leeds United | Highbury | 47,429 | |
| Blockley | Lineups | Lorimer, Madeley | ||||
| Birmingham City | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | St Andrew's | 37,754 | |
| Hatton | Lineups | Peters 2 | ||||
| Burnley | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | Turf Moor | 23,899 | |
| Casper | Lineups | |||||
| Coventry City | 1 | 0 | Liverpool | Highfield Road | 29,364 | |
| Hutchison | Lineups | |||||
| Everton | 1 | 1 | Leicester City | Goodison Park | 33,139 | |
| Kenyon | Lineups | Weller | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | Molineux | 22,588 | |
| McCalliog, Dougan | Lineups | |||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Southampton | A |
| 2 | 3 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Coventry City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 4 | 5 | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Burnley | A |
| 5 | -2 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Derby County | A |
| 6 | -5 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Newcastle United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Southampton | H |
| 8 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Everton | A |
| 9 | 2 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Leeds United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Derby County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | -4 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Leicester City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Norwich City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Newcastle United | A |
| 15 | -1 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Norwich City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 17 | -2 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Derby County | H |
| 18 | -1 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 19 | -1 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Sheffield United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Stoke City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1973-09-01 | Chelsea | A |
| 22 | -1 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1973-08-29 | Manchester United | A |
