1972–73 Everton F.C. season

1972–73 season of Everton F.C.

Everton 1972–73 football 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

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 1971–72

1973–74 →

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
19	Coventry City	42	13	9	20	40	55	0.727	35

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ 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

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

^[1]

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

^[1]

League Cup


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

^[1]

Squad

^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Everton's Record in 1972-73
^ 1972-1973 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (level 5 only) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (Premier, One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One, Two) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (level 7 only) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (level 7 only) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Amateur Cup
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Watney Cup

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Birmingham City Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Southampton Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Aston Villa Blackpool Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Carlisle United Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Leyton Orient Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Swindon Town West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Third Division	Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol Rovers Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Grimsby Town Halifax Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford Wrexham York City
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bradford City Bury Cambridge United Chester Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Southport Stockport County Torquay United Workington