Season History

1972-73 Season

Season Overview
Division
Football League Division Three
Final Position
14
Chairman
Bill Rubin
FA Cup
R2
League Cup
R1
Manager
Arthur Rowley — from 1 March 1970 to 9 May 1976

Final League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bolton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 73 39 2 61 pr
2 Notts. County 46 23 11 12 67 47 1 57 pr
3 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 15 11 57 47 1 55
4 Oldham Athletic 46 19 16 11 72 54 1 54
5 Bristol Rovers 46 20 13 13 77 56 1 53
6 Port Vale 46 21 11 14 56 69 1 53
7 Bournemouth 46 17 16 13 66 44 2 50
8 Plymouth Argyle 46 20 10 16 74 66 1 50
9 Grimsby Town 46 20 8 18 67 61 1 48
10 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 16 15 56 52 1 46
11 Charlton Athletic 46 17 11 18 69 67 1 45
12 Wrexham 46 14 17 15 55 54 1 45
13 Rochdale 46 14 17 15 48 54 1 45
14 Southend United 46 17 10 19 61 54 1 44
15 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 14 17 46 54 1 44
16 Chesterfield 46 17 9 20 57 61 1 43
17 Walsall 46 18 7 21 56 66 1 43
18 York City 46 13 15 18 42 46 1 41
19 Watford 46 12 17 17 43 48 1 41
20 Halifax Town 46 13 15 18 43 53 1 41
21 Rotherham United 46 17 7 22 51 65 1 41 r
22 Brentford 46 15 7 24 51 69 1 37 r
23 Swansea City 46 14 9 23 51 73 1 37 r
24 Scunthorpe United 46 10 10 26 33 72 0 30 r

Matches

Date Opponent Score Att.
24 July 1972 Away Tilbury Friendly 1–4 L 0
29 July 1972 Away Bedford Town Friendly 2–1 W 0
30 July 1972 Away NAC Breda Friendly 0–1 L 0
1 August 1972 Away Guernsey Friendly 8–2 W 0
3 August 1972 Away Folkestone Town Friendly 5–2 W 0
5 August 1972 Away Dover Athletic Friendly 0–3 L 0
7 August 1972 Home St Johnstone Friendly 0–0 D 0
12 August 1972 Home Wrexham League 0–1 L 9345
16 August 1972 Home Aldershot League Cup 2–1 W 5861
19 August 1972 Away Plymouth Argyle League 0–2 L 6969
25 August 1972 Home Swansea City League 3–1 W 11062
28 August 1972 Home Rochdale League 1–2 L 8657
1 September 1972 Away Tranmere Rovers League 1–3 L 2830
6 September 1972 Home Chelsea League Cup 0–1 L 24160
9 September 1972 Home Notts County League 2–1 W 5886
16 September 1972 Away AFC Bournemouth League 0–2 L 10311
19 September 1972 Away Walsall League 1–3 L 5545
22 September 1972 Home Charlton Athletic League 1–1 D 9743
25 September 1972 Home Scunthorpe United League 1–0 W 6391
30 September 1972 Away Port Vale League 1–3 L 4005
6 October 1972 Home Shrewsbury Town League 2–0 W 7252
9 October 1972 Home Oldham Athletic League 0–1 L 7343
14 October 1972 Away Watford League 0–1 L 7860
21 October 1972 Home Brentford League 4–0 W 7010
24 October 1972 Away Grimsby Town League 1–3 L 9964
28 October 1972 Away Bolton Wanderers League 1–1 D 7342
4 November 1972 Away Scunthorpe United League 0–0 D 3147
6 November 1972 Home Zenit Leningrad Friendly 1–1 D 0
10 November 1972 Home Walsall League 2–0 W 6973
18 November 1972 Home Aldershot FA Cup 0–2 L 7377
24 November 1972 Home Bristol Rovers League 0–4 L 5859
2 December 1972 Away York City League 0–2 L 2572
8 December 1972 Away Worcester City Friendly 5–1 W 0
16 December 1972 Away Blackburn Rovers League 1–2 L 5710
22 December 1972 Home Halifax Town League 1–1 D 4162
26 December 1972 Away Charlton Athletic League 0–0 D 7071
29 December 1972 Home Plymouth Argyle League 3–1 W 4790
6 January 1973 Away Swansea City League 1–1 D 2306
16 January 1973 Home F.C. Volendam Friendly 3–0 W 0
20 January 1973 Home Tranmere Rovers League 1–0 W 4507
27 January 1973 Away Notts County League 0–2 L 7717
3 February 1973 Away Oldham Athletic League 1–0 W 11124
9 February 1973 Home AFC Bournemouth League 2–2 D 9435
17 February 1973 Away Wrexham League 2–4 L 3583
24 February 1973 Home Blackburn Rovers League 0–1 L 6599
2 March 1973 Away Shrewsbury Town League 0–1 L 2542
7 March 1973 Away Chesterfield League 4–2 W 3508
9 March 1973 Home Watford League 0–0 D 6354
12 March 1973 Home Grimsby Town League 2–0 W 4803
17 March 1973 Away Brentford League 2–1 W 8050
19 March 1973 Home Rotherham United League 1–0 W 6170
24 March 1973 Home Bolton Wanderers League 1–1 D 8032
31 March 1973 Away Bristol Rovers League 2–1 W 6374
6 April 1973 Home York City League 3–0 W 7346
14 April 1973 Away Rotherham United League 0–1 L 3389
20 April 1973 Home Port Vale League 5–0 W 9146
21 April 1973 Home Chesterfield League 5–1 W 7167
24 April 1973 Away Halifax Town League 1–2 L 2887
28 April 1973 Away Rochdale League 2–3 L 2081