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First Team Results & Match Reports

Season 1972-73 Division 1

Final League Position 4th Texaco Cup Winners

Date	Opponent	V	F-A	WDL	Competition	Att.	Scorers	Manager
19720721Fri 21/7	Telstar	A	0-4	L	Friendly	2,000		Robson
19720723Sun 23/7	Vitesse Arnhem	A	2-0	W	Friendly	2,000	Hamilton, Lambert	Robson
19720726Wed 26/7	AZ 67 Alkmaar	A	0-0	D	Friendly			Robson
19720730Sun 30/7	PSV Eindhoven	A	1-1	D	Friendly	10,000	Unknown	Robson
19720801Tue 1/8	Millwall	A	1-1	D	Friendly	5,000	Unknown	Robson
19720805Sat 5/8	Leyton Orient	A	0-1	L	Friendly			Robson
19720807Mon 7/8	Oxford United	A	0-1	L	Friendly			Robson
19720812Sat 12/8	Manchester United	A	2-1	W		51,459	Hamilton, Whymark	Robson
19720815Tue 15/8	NORWICH CITY	H	1-2	L		29,544	Hamilton	Robson
19720819Sat 19/8	BIRMINGHAM CITY	H	2-0	W		17,775	Miller, Whymark	Robson
19720823Wed 23/8	Leeds United	A	3-3	D		32,461	Hamilton, Beattie, Belfitt	Robson
19720826Sat 26/8	Newcastle United	A	2-1	W		24,601	Viljoen, Lambert	Robson
19720829Tue 29/8	Sheffield United	A	0-0	D		23,522		Robson
19720902Sat 2/9	TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR	H	1-1	D		23,140	Viljoen	Robson
19720905Tue 5/9	Newport County	A	3-0	W	League Cup 2nd Round	9,516	Collard, Miller, Lambert	Robson
19720909Sat 9/9	Southampton	A	2-1	W		13,919	Hamilton, Belfitt	Robson
19720912Tue 12/9	ST JOHNSTONE	H	4-2	W	Texaco Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg	11,777	Belfitt², Whymark²	Robson
19720916Sat 16/9	STOKE CITY	H	2-0	W		17,754	Belfitt²	Robson
19720923Sat 23/9	Chelsea	A	0-2	L		29,647		Robson
19720927Wed 27/9	St Johnstone	A	2-0	W	Texaco Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg	5,500	Woods, Whymark	Robson
19720930Sat 30/9	LEICESTER CITY	H	0-2	L		17,811		Robson
19721003Tue 3/10	STOKE CITY	H	1-2	L	League Cup 3rd Round	14,387	Viljoen	Robson
19721007Sat 7/10	WEST HAM UNITED	H	1-1	D		22,218	Hamilton	Robson
19721014Sat 14/10	Arsenal	A	0-1	L		34,196		Robson
19721021Sat 21/10	DERBY COUNTY	H	3-1	W		16,948	Beattie, Belfitt, Whymark	Robson
19721024Tue 24/10	WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS	H	2-1	W	Texaco Cup 2nd Round, 1st Leg	14,264	Lambert, Belfitt	Robson
19721028Sat 28/10	Everton	A	2-2	D		30,185	Lambert, Belfitt	Robson
19721104Sat 4/11	LEEDS UNITED	H	2-2	D		27,547	Madeley^og, Whymark	Robson
19721107Tue 7/11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-0	W	Texaco Cup 2nd Round, 2nd Leg	12,069	Hamilton	Robson
19721111Sat 11/11	Norwich City	A	0-0	D		34,640		Robson
19721118Sat 18/11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-0	W		14,888	Whymark	Robson
19721125*Sat 25/11	COVENTRY CITY	H	0-1	L		19,500		Robson
19721202Sat 2/12	Manchester City	A	1-1	D		27,838	Johnson	Robson
19721205Tue 5/12	COVENTRY CITY	H	2-0	W		17,786	Johnson, Whymark	Robson
19721209Sat 9/12	CRYSTAL PALACE	H	2-1	W		18,079	Johnson²	Robson
19721216Sat 16/12	LIVERPOOL	H	1-1	D		25,990	Lambert	Robson
19721223Sat 23/12	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-2	L		12,147		Robson
19721226Tue 26/12	CHELSEA	H	3-0	W		26,229	Hollins^og, Beattie, Whymark	Robson
19721230Sat 30/12	Birmingham City	A	2-1	W		32,705	Hamilton, Johnson	Robson
19730106Sat 6/1	NEWCASTLE UNITED	H	1-0	W		19,609	Whymark	Robson
19730113Sat 13/1	Chelmsford City	A	3-1	W	FA Cup 3rd Round	15,557	Hamilton, Harper, Johnson	Robson
19730120Sat 20/1	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-0	W		33,014	Hamilton	Robson
19730127Sat 27/1	SOUTHAMPTON	H	2-2	D		19,629	Hamilton, Viljoen	Robson
19730203Sat 3/2	Chelsea	A	0-2	L	FA Cup 4th Round	36,491		Robson
19730210Sat 10/2	Stoke City	A	P-P
19730217Sat 17/2	MANCHESTER UNITED	H	4-1	W		31,857	Hamilton², Harper, Viljoen	Robson
19730224Sat 24/2	Liverpool	A	1-2	L		43,875	Johnson	Robson
19730302Fri 2/3	West Ham United	A	1-0	W		37,004	Johnson	Robson
19730310Sat 10/3	ARSENAL	H	1-2	L		34,636	Whymark	Robson
19730314Wed 14/3	Newcastle United	A	1-1	D	Texaco Cup Semi-Final, 1st Leg	22,430	Whymark	Robson
19730317Sat 17/3	WEST BROMWICH ALBION	H	2-0	W		17,614	Viljoen, Beattie	Robson
19730324Sat 24/3	EVERTON	H	0-1	L		20,580		Robson
19730331Sat 31/3	Coventry City	A	1-2	L		17,130	Beattie	Robson
19730404Wed 4/4	Stoke City	A	0-1	L		18,419		Robson
19730407Sat 7/4	MANCHESTER CITY	H	1-1	D		19,107	Lambert	Robson
19730410Tue 10/4	NEWCASTLE UNITED	H	1-0	W	Texaco Cup Semi-Final, 2nd Leg	18,904	Hamilton	Robson
19730414Sat 14/4	Crystal Palace	A	1-1	D		29,214	Hamilton	Robson
19730421Sat 21/4	WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS	H	2-1	W		23,932	Morris, Whymark	Robson
19730424Tue 24/4	Leicester City	A	1-1	D		20,373	Lambert	Robson
19730428Sat 28/4	SHEFFIELD UNITED	H	1-1	D		19,271	Whymark	Robson
19730430Mon 30/4	Derby County	A	0-3	L		20,374		Robson
19730504Fri 4/5	NORWICH CITY	H	2-1	W	Texaco Cup Final, 1st Leg	29,700	Morris²	Robson
19730507Mon 7/5	Norwich City	A	2-1	W	Texaco Cup Final, 2nd Leg	35,798	Woods, Whymark	Robson
19730514Mon 14/5	Yeovil Town	A	4-2	W	Testimonial Players Fund		Unknown⁴	Robson
19730524Thu 24/5	Barbados	A	6-1	W	Friendly		Unknown⁶	Robson
19730526Sat 26/5	Leicester City	A	2-3	L	Friendly (in Barbados)	3,000	Unknown²	Robson
19730531Thu 31/5	Leicester City	A	1-1	D	Friendly (in Barbados)		Unknown	Robson
19730609Sat 9/6	Real Malorca	A	1-0	W	Friendly (in Palma)		Unknown	Robson

Results notes

(1) Matches marked * not included in official records

Season Summary

Comp	P	W	D	L	F	A
Friendly	12	4	4	4	18	15
League	42	17	14	11	55	45
League Cup	2	1	0	1	4	2
Texaco Cup	8	7	1	0	15	6
FA Cup	2	1	0	1	3	3
TOTALS	66	30	19	17	95	71

Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.

Attendance Summary

	Home Average	Home Total	Away Average	Away Total
League	22,116	486,556	27,696	581,611
Cup/Play-offs	17,806	89,032	19,623	137,361

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	48(1)	5
Belfitt, Rod	30/10/1945	Centre Forward	19	9
Best, David	6/9/1943	Goalkeeper	52
Clarke, Frank	15/7/1942	Centre Forward	1(2)
Collard, Ian	31/8/1947	Midfield	18(3)	1
Own Goal			2	2
Hamilton, Bryan	31/12/1946	Midfield	55	15
Hammond, Geoff	24/3/1950	Full Back	1(2)
Harper, Colin	25/7/1946	Full Back	48	2
Hill, Mick	13/12/1947	Forward	1(1)
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	54
Jefferson, Derek	5/9/1948	Central Defender	10
Johnson, Dave	23/10/1951	Centre Forward	33	8
Keeley, Glenn	1/9/1954	Central Defender	1
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	53	8
Miller, John	21/9/1950	Midfield	5(7)	2
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	55
Morris, Peter	8/11/1943	Midfield	40(2)	3
Peddelty, John	2/4/1955	Central Defender	3
Sivell, Laurie	8/2/1951	Goalkeeper	3
Unknown			11	16
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	50	6
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	53(1)	16
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	2(8)	2

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	1
Best, David	6/9/1943	Goalkeeper	2
Hamilton, Bryan	31/12/1946	Midfield	2	1
Harper, Colin	25/7/1946	Full Back	2	1
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	2
Johnson, Dave	23/10/1951	Centre Forward	2	1
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	2
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	2
Morris, Peter	8/11/1943	Midfield	2
Peddelty, John	2/4/1955	Central Defender	1
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	2
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	2

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	8
Belfitt, Rod	30/10/1945	Centre Forward	3	3
Best, David	6/9/1943	Goalkeeper	7
Clarke, Frank	15/7/1942	Centre Forward	0(1)
Collard, Ian	31/8/1947	Midfield	3
Hamilton, Bryan	31/12/1946	Midfield	8	2
Harper, Colin	25/7/1946	Full Back	8
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	8
Johnson, Dave	23/10/1951	Centre Forward	4
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	8	1
Miller, John	21/9/1950	Midfield	1(1)
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	8
Morris, Peter	8/11/1943	Midfield	7	2
Sivell, Laurie	8/2/1951	Goalkeeper	1
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	5
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	8	5
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	1(3)	2

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	37(1)	5
Belfitt, Rod	30/10/1945	Centre Forward	14	6
Best, David	6/9/1943	Goalkeeper	40
Clarke, Frank	15/7/1942	Centre Forward	1(1)
Collard, Ian	31/8/1947	Midfield	12(3)
Own Goal			2	2
Hamilton, Bryan	31/12/1946	Midfield	42	11
Hammond, Geoff	24/3/1950	Full Back	1(2)
Harper, Colin	25/7/1946	Full Back	35	1
Hill, Mick	13/12/1947	Forward	0(1)
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	41
Jefferson, Derek	5/9/1948	Central Defender	9
Johnson, Dave	23/10/1951	Centre Forward	27	7
Keeley, Glenn	1/9/1954	Central Defender	1
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	40	5
Miller, John	21/9/1950	Midfield	3(5)	1
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	42
Morris, Peter	8/11/1943	Midfield	31(2)	1
Peddelty, John	2/4/1955	Central Defender	2
Sivell, Laurie	8/2/1951	Goalkeeper	2
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	40	5
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	41	11
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	1(4)

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	2
Belfitt, Rod	30/10/1945	Centre Forward	1
Best, David	6/9/1943	Goalkeeper	2
Collard, Ian	31/8/1947	Midfield	2	1
Hamilton, Bryan	31/12/1946	Midfield	2
Harper, Colin	25/7/1946	Full Back	2
Hill, Mick	13/12/1947	Forward	1
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	2
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	2	1
Miller, John	21/9/1950	Midfield	0(1)	1
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	2
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	2	1
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	2

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Belfitt, Rod	30/10/1945	Centre Forward	1
Best, David	6/9/1943	Goalkeeper	1
Collard, Ian	31/8/1947	Midfield	1
Hamilton, Bryan	31/12/1946	Midfield	1	1
Harper, Colin	25/7/1946	Full Back	1
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	1
Jefferson, Derek	5/9/1948	Central Defender	1
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	1	1
Miller, John	21/9/1950	Midfield	1
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	1
Unknown			11	16
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	1
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	0(1)
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	0(1)

Final League Table

Final League Table Division 1

                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. LIVERPOOL                42  17  3  1  45  19   8  7  6  27  23   60
 2. Arsenal                  42  14  5  2  31  14   9  6  6  26  29   57
 3. Leeds United             42  15  4  2  45  13   6  7  8  26  32   53
 4. Ipswich Town             42  10  7  4  34  20   7  7  7  21  25   48
 5. Wolverhampton Wanderers  42  13  3  5  43  23   5  8  8  23  31   47
 6. West Ham United          42  12  5  4  45  25   5  7  9  22  28   46
 7. Derby County             42  15  3  3  43  18   4  5 12  13  36   46
 8. Tottenham Hotspur        42  10  5  6  33  23   6  8  7  25  25   45
 9. Newcastle United         42  12  6  3  35  19   4  7 10  25  32   45
10. Birmingham City          42  11  7  3  39  22   4  5 12  14  32   42
11. Manchester City          42  12  4  5  36  20   3  7 11  21  40   41
12. Chelsea                  42   9  6  6  30  22   4  8  9  19  29   40
13. Southampton              42   8 11  2  26  17   3  7 11  21  35   40
14. Sheffield United         42  11  4  6  28  18   4  6 11  23  41   40
15. Stoke City               42  11  8  2  38  17   3  2 16  23  39   38
16. Leicester City           42   7  9  5  23  18   3  8 10  17  28   37
17. Everton                  42   9  5  7  27  21   4  6 11  14  28   37
18. Manchester United        42   9  7  5  24  19   3  6 12  20  41   37
19. Coventry City            42   9  5  7  27  24   4  4 13  13  31   35
20. Norwich City             42   7  9  5  22  19   4  1 16  14  44   32
21. CRYSTAL PALACE           42   7  7  7  25  21   2  5 14  16  37   30
22. WEST BROMWICH ALBION     42   8  7  6  25  24   1  3 17  13  38   28

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