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1972–73 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1972–73 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Leicester City
1972–73 season
ChairmanLeonard Shipman
ManagerJimmy Bloomfield
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Texaco CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Worthington (10)
All: Worthington (13)
Average home league attendance22,706

Season summary edit

The 1972–73 season was a disappointing one for the Foxes, finishing in 16th place in the final standings. Their only highlights during the season were a 3-2 win over champions Liverpool at Filbert Street with a Keith Weller hat-trick after being 2-0 down and also holding them to a 0-0 draw at Anfield on the final day. Results generally though throughout were poor and Leicester at one point were bottom at end of November. A lack of goals as well were hard to come by but their tight defence with the experience of Cross and Manley proved dividends and the Foxes ensured survival with a solid run of just 2 defeats in their final 12 league games.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1972–73 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 51 59 0.864 40
15 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 61 56 1.089 38 Qualification for the Watney Cup[a]
16 Leicester City 42 10 17 15 40 46 0.870 37
17 Everton 42 13 11 18 41 49 0.837 37
18 Manchester United 42 12 13 17 44 60 0.733 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ West Ham United and Stoke City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results edit

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1972 Arsenal H 0–1 28,009
16 August 1972 Chelsea H 1–1 22,873 Farrington
19 August 1972 West Ham United A 2–5 25,490 Stringfellow, Glover
23 August 1972 Manchester United A 1–1 40,067 Worthington
26 August 1972 Coventry City H 0–0 25,894
30 August 1972 Liverpool H 3–2 28,694 Weller (3)
2 September 1972 Manchester City A 0–1 27,233
9 September 1972 Everton H 1–2 21,080 Sammels
16 September 1972 Leeds United A 1–3 33,930 Glover
23 September 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 20,817 Farrington
30 September 1972 Ipswich Town A 2–0 17,811 Glover, Worthington
7 October 1972 Southampton H 1–0 18,092 Sammels (pen)
14 October 1972 Derby County A 1–2 31,841 Weller
21 October 1972 Norwich City H 1–2 23,088 Weller
28 October 1972 Stoke City A 0–1 24,421
4 November 1972 Manchester United H 2–2 32,575 Sammels, Farrington
11 November 1972 Chelsea A 1–1 28,456 Sammels
18 November 1972 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 22,707
2 December 1972 West Bromwich Albion H 3–1 15,307 Worthington (3)
9 December 1972 Birmingham City A 1–1 32,481 Cross
16 December 1972 Sheffield United A 0–2 17,111
23 December 1972 Crystal Palace H 2–1 16,962 Worthington (pen), Birchenall
26 December 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 22,022
30 December 1972 West Ham United H 2–1 19,341 Farrington, Worthington
1 January 1973 Newcastle United A 2–2 30,868 Birchenall, Worthington
6 January 1973 Coventry City A 2–3 25,067 Worthington, Weller
20 January 1973 Manchester City H 1–1 18,761 Worthington
27 January 1973 Everton A 1–0 31,531 Wright (own goal)
10 February 1973 Leeds United H 2–0 35,976 Birchenall (2)
17 February 1973 Arsenal A 0–1 42,047
24 February 1973 Sheffield United H 0–0 21,821
3 March 1973 Southampton A 0–0 14,134
10 March 1973 Derby County H 0–0 29,690
17 March 1973 Norwich City A 1–1 25,299 Glover
24 March 1973 Stoke City H 2–0 18,743 Tomlin, Birchenall
31 March 1973 Newcastle United H 0–0 18,712
7 April 1973 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 15,235
14 April 1973 Birmingham City H 0–1 27,652
20 April 1973 Crystal Palace A 1–0 36,817 Weller
21 April 1973 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 23,312 Weller
24 April 1973 Ipswich Town H 1–1 20,373 Cross
28 April 1973 Liverpool A 0–0 56,202

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1972–73 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 January 1973 Arsenal A 2–2 36,433 Worthington, Farrington
R3R 17 January 1973 Arsenal H 1–2 32,873 Farrington

League Cup edit

Main article: 1972–73 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 6 September 1972 Norwich City A 1–2 22,498 Sammels

Texaco Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st leg 13 September 1972 Dundee United H 1–1 4,000
R1 2nd leg 27 September 1972 Dundee United A 2–2 (won 3-0 on pens) 7,000 Weller, Sammels (2)
R2 1st leg 24 October 1972 Norwich City H 2–0 16,027 Weller, Nish
R2 2nd leg 8 November 1972 Norwich City A 0–2 (lost 3-4 on pens) 10,949

Squad edit

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK   ENG Peter Shilton
- DF   ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF   ENG David Nish
- DF   ENG Alan Woollett
- DF   SCO John Sjoberg
- DF   SCO Malcolm Manley
- MF   ENG John Farrington
- MF   ENG Jon Sammels
- MF   ENG Keith Weller
- MF   ENG Alan Birchenall
- MF   ENG Len Glover
- FW   ENG Malcolm Partridge
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   ENG Graham Cross
- MF   ENG Mike Stringfellow
- FW   ENG Frank Worthington
- DF   ENG Dennis Rofe
- DF   ENG Malcolm Munro
- GK   ENG Mark Wallington
- MF   ENG David Tomlin
- DF   ENG Joe Jopling
- FW   ENG Bob Lee
- DF   ENG Steve Yates
- GK   ENG Carl Jayes

References edit

  1. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1972-1973 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ "All Leicester City players: 1973".
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