1972–73 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1972–73 season
Manager	Harry Catterick (to April) ; Tommy Eggleston (caretaker)
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	17th
FA Cup	4th Round
League Cup	2nd Round

During the 1972–73 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 17th in the table with 37 points.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	17	3	1	45	19	8	7	6	27	23	72	42	1.714	+30	60
2	Arsenal[notes 1]	42	14	5	2	31	14	9	6	6	26	29	57	43	1.326	+14	57
3	Leeds United	42	15	4	2	45	13	6	7	8	26	32	71	45	1.578	+26	53
4	Ipswich Town	42	10	7	4	34	20	7	7	7	21	25	55	45	1.222	+10	48
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	3	5	43	23	5	8	8	23	31	66	54	1.222	+12	47
6	West Ham United	42	12	5	4	45	25	5	7	9	22	28	67	53	1.264	+14	46
7	Derby County	42	15	3	3	43	18	4	5	12	13	36	56	54	1.037	+2	46
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	10	5	6	33	23	6	8	7	25	25	58	48	1.208	+10	45
9	Newcastle United	42	12	6	3	35	19	4	7	10	25	32	60	51	1.176	+9	45
10	Birmingham City	42	11	7	3	39	22	4	5	12	14	32	53	54	0.981	−1	42
11	Manchester City	42	12	4	5	36	20	3	7	11	21	40	57	60	0.950	−3	41
12	Chelsea	42	9	6	6	30	22	4	8	9	19	29	49	51	0.961	−2	40
13	Southampton	42	8	11	2	26	17	3	7	11	21	35	47	52	0.904	−5	40
14	Sheffield United	42	11	4	6	28	18	4	6	11	23	41	51	59	0.864	−8	40
15	Stoke City	42	11	8	2	38	17	3	2	16	23	39	61	56	1.089	+1	38
16	Leicester City	42	7	9	5	23	18	3	8	10	17	28	40	46	0.870	−6	37
17	Everton	42	9	5	7	27	21	4	6	11	14	28	41	49	0.837	−8	37
18	Manchester United	42	9	7	5	24	19	3	6	12	20	41	44	60	0.733	−16	37
19	Coventry City	42	9	5	7	27	24	4	4	13	13	31	40	55	0.727	−15	35
20	Norwich City	42	7	9	5	22	19	4	1	16	14	44	36	63	0.571	−27	32
21	Crystal Palace	42	7	7	7	25	21	2	5	14	16	37	41	58	0.707	−17	30
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	8	7	6	25	24	1	3	17	13	38	38	62	0.613	−24	28

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Arsenal were not eligible for the UEFA Cup, because Tottenham had qualified by winning the League Cup. The Football League continued to enforce the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup rule that only one team per city could compete,[1] although UEFA had not carried the rule over.

Key
	League champions, qualified for the European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
	Qualified for the UEFA Cup
	League Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup
	Relegated

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
12 August 1972	Norwich City	A	1–1
16 August 1972	Manchester City	A	1–0
19 August 1972	Manchester United	H	2–0
22 August 1972	Crystal Palace	H	1–1
26 August 1972	Stoke City	A	1–1
29 August 1972	Derby County	H	1–0
2 September 1972	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0
9 September 1972	Leicester City	A	2–1	21,080
16 September 1972	Southampton	H	0–1	37,739
23 September 1972	Birmingham City	A	1–2	37,333
30 September 1972	Newcastle United	H	3–1	33,028
7 October 1972	Liverpool	A	0–1	55,975
14 October 1972	Leeds United	H	1–2
21 October 1972	Sheffield United	A	1–0
28 October 1972	Ipswich Town	H	2–2
4 November 1972	Crystal Palace	A	0–1
11 November 1972	Manchester City	H	2–3
18 November 1972	Arsenal	A	0–1
25 November 1972	West Ham United	H	1–2
2 December 1972	Coventry City	A	0–1
9 December 1972	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–1
16 December 1972	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1
23 December 1972	Chelsea	A	1–1
26 December 1972	Birmingham City	H	1–1
6 January 1973	Stoke City	H	2–0
24 January 1973	Manchester United	A	0–0
27 January 1973	Leicester City	H	0–1
10 February 1973	Southampton	A	0–0
24 February 1973	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–3
3 March 1973	Liverpool	H	0–2
10 March 1973	Leeds United	A	1–2
17 March 1973	Sheffield United	H	2–1
24 March 1973	Ipswich Town	A	1–0
31 March 1973	West Ham United	A	0–2
3 April 1973	Norwich City	H	2–2
7 April 1973	Coventry City	H	2–0
11 April 1973	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–4
14 April 1973	Wolverhampoton Wandeerers	A	2–4
17 April 1973	Chelsea	H	1–0
21 April 1973	Arsenal	H	0–0
25 April 1973	Newcastle United	A	0–0
28 April 1973	Derby County	A	1–3

[2]

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	13 January 1973	Aston Villa	H	3–2
4	3 February 1973	Millwall	H	0–2

[2]

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
2	5 September 1972	Arsenal	A	0–1

[2]

Squad

[3]

References

Wilson, Jonathan (10 November 2011). Brian Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. Orion. p. 3. ISBN 9781409123187. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
Everton's Record in 1972-73
1972-1973 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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[2] Arsenal were not eligible for the UEFA Cup, because Tottenham had qualified by winning the League Cup. The Football League continued to enforce the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup rule that only one team per city could compete,[1] although UEFA had not carried the rule over.

[Wilson2011-1] Wilson, Jonathan (10 November 2011). Brian Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. Orion. p. 3. ISBN 9781409123187. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[7273results-3] Everton's Record in 1972-73

[4] 1972-1973 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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