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1972/73 Season

1972/73 Season

1972/73 was Manchester City's 71st season of competitive football - its 53rd in the top division of English football, its 53rd (total) and its 7th consecutive season in the (old) English First Division. The leading goalscorer this season was Rodney Marsh who scored 19 goals from just 47 appearances. The 3 players to make the most appearances for the club this season were Mike Doyle, Colin Bell and Willie Donachie who each played 49 times. The club had 11 different goalscorers and used 21 different players including 2 debutants. Debutants this season were Colin Barrett and Tony Whelan. 1 honour was won during this season. See the competition results below for details.

Season Stats
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Competitions
Competition Pld W D L GF GA Pts Outcome
Charity Shield 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Winners
English Division One (old) 42 15 11 16 57 60 41 11th
FA Cup 5 2 2 1 8 7 0 5th Round
League Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 3rd Round
UEFA Cup 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1st Round
Trophy Cabinet (1)
League Table
Position Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Liverpool 42 25 10 7 72 42 30 60
2 Arsenal 42 23 11 8 57 43 14 57
3 Leeds United 42 21 11 10 71 45 26 53
4 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 55 45 10 48
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 11 13 66 54 12 47
6 West Ham United 42 17 12 13 67 53 14 46
7 Derby County 42 19 8 15 56 54 2 46
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 13 13 58 48 10 45
9 Newcastle United 42 16 13 13 60 51 9 45
10 Birmingham City 42 15 12 15 53 54 -1 42
11 Manchester City 42 15 11 16 57 60 -3 41
12 Chelsea 42 13 14 15 49 51 -2 40
13 Southampton 42 11 18 13 47 52 -5 40
14 Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 51 59 -8 40
15 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 61 56 5 38
16 Leicester City 42 10 17 15 40 46 -6 37
17 Everton 42 13 11 18 41 49 -8 37
18 Manchester United 42 12 13 17 44 60 -16 37
19 Coventry City 42 13 9 20 40 55 -15 35
20 Norwich City 42 11 10 21 36 63 -27 32
21 Crystal Palace 42 9 12 21 41 58 -17 30
22 West Bromwich Albion 42 9 10 23 38 62 -24 28
Matches 52
Date Competition Opposition Venue Result
05/08/1972 Charity Shield Aston Villa Away 1-0
12/08/1972 English Division One (old) Liverpool Away 0-2
16/08/1972 English Division One (old) Everton Home 0-1
19/08/1972 English Division One (old) Norwich City Home 3-0
23/08/1972 English Division One (old) Derby County Away 0-1
26/08/1972 English Division One (old) Chelsea Away 1-2
29/08/1972 English Division One (old) Crystal Palace Away 0-1
02/09/1972 English Division One (old) Leicester City Home 1-0
06/09/1972 League Cup Rochdale Home 4-0
09/09/1972 English Division One (old) Birmingham City Away 1-4
13/09/1972 UEFA Cup Valencia Home 2-2
16/09/1972 English Division One (old) Tottenham Hotspur Home 2-1
23/09/1972 English Division One (old) Stoke City Away 1-5
27/09/1972 UEFA Cup Valencia Away 1-2
30/09/1972 English Division One (old) West Bromwich Albion Home 2-1
03/10/1972 League Cup Bury Away 0-2
07/10/1972 English Division One (old) Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-1
14/10/1972 English Division One (old) Coventry City Away 2-3
21/10/1972 English Division One (old) West Ham United Home 4-3
28/10/1972 English Division One (old) Arsenal Away 0-0
04/11/1972 English Division One (old) Derby County Home 4-0
11/11/1972 English Division One (old) Everton Away 3-2
18/11/1972 English Division One (old) Manchester United Home 3-0
25/11/1972 English Division One (old) Leeds United Away 0-3
02/12/1972 English Division One (old) Ipswich Town Home 1-1
09/12/1972 English Division One (old) Sheffield United Away 1-1
16/12/1972 English Division One (old) Southampton Home 2-1
23/12/1972 English Division One (old) Newcastle United Away 1-2
26/12/1972 English Division One (old) Stoke City Home 1-1
30/12/1972 English Division One (old) Norwich City Away 1-1
13/01/1973 FA Cup Stoke City Home 3-2
20/01/1973 English Division One (old) Leicester City Away 1-1
27/01/1973 English Division One (old) Birmingham City Home 1-0
03/02/1973 FA Cup Liverpool Away 0-0
07/02/1973 FA Cup Liverpool Home 2-0
10/02/1973 English Division One (old) Tottenham Hotspur Away 3-2
17/02/1973 English Division One (old) Liverpool Home 1-1
24/02/1973 FA Cup Sunderland Home 2-2
27/02/1973 FA Cup Sunderland Away 1-3
03/03/1973 English Division One (old) Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-5
06/03/1973 English Division One (old) Southampton Away 1-1
10/03/1973 English Division One (old) Coventry City Home 1-2
17/03/1973 English Division One (old) West Ham United Away 1-2
24/03/1973 English Division One (old) Arsenal Home 1-2
27/03/1973 English Division One (old) Chelsea Home 0-1
31/03/1973 English Division One (old) Leeds United Home 1-0
07/04/1973 English Division One (old) Ipswich Town Away 1-1
14/04/1973 English Division One (old) Sheffield United Home 3-1
18/04/1973 English Division One (old) Newcastle United Home 2-0
21/04/1973 English Division One (old) Manchester United Away 0-0
25/04/1973 English Division One (old) West Bromwich Albion Away 2-1
28/04/1973 English Division One (old) Crystal Palace Home 2-3
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