Season 1972–73 | European Cup 1973–74 Liverpool | |
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Champions Liverpool (8th English title) Relegated Huddersfield Town
Nottingham Forest FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1973–74 Sunderland (2nd Div.) (2nd FA Cup title) UEFA Cup 1973–74 Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1972-73 season.
Contents
Overview
Liverpool won the First Division title for the eighth time in the club's history that season. They made sure of the title with a 0-0 draw against Leicester City at Anfield and finished the season 3 points ahead of title challengers Arsenal. Crystal Palace were relegated on April 24, after losing 2-1 at relegation rivals Norwich City. West Bromwich Albion joined them the next day after losing 2-1 at home to Manchester City.
League standings
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
First Division Results
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.