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

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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1972ArsenalH0–128,009
16 August 1972ChelseaH1–122,873Farrington
19 August 1972West Ham UnitedA2–525,490Stringfellow, Glover
23 August 1972Manchester UnitedA1–140,067Worthington
26 August 1972Coventry CityH0–025,894
30 August 1972LiverpoolH3–228,694Weller (3)
2 September 1972Manchester CityA0–127,233
9 September 1972EvertonH1–221,080Sammels
16 September 1972Leeds UnitedA1–333,930Glover
23 September 1972Wolverhampton WanderersH1–120,817Farrington
30 September 1972Ipswich TownA2–017,811Glover, Worthington
7 October 1972SouthamptonH1–018,092Sammels (pen)
14 October 1972Derby CountyA1–231,841Weller
21 October 1972Norwich CityH1–223,088Weller
28 October 1972Stoke CityA0–124,421
4 November 1972Manchester UnitedH2–232,575Sammels, Farrington
11 November 1972ChelseaA1–128,456Sammels
18 November 1972Tottenham HotspurH0–122,707
2 December 1972West Bromwich AlbionH3–115,307Worthington (3)
9 December 1972Birmingham CityA1–132,481Cross
16 December 1972Sheffield UnitedA0–217,111
23 December 1972Crystal PalaceH2–116,962Worthington (pen), Birchenall
26 December 1972Wolverhampton WanderersA0–222,022
30 December 1972West Ham UnitedH2–119,341Farrington, Worthington
1 January 1973Newcastle UnitedA2–230,868Birchenall, Worthington
6 January 1973Coventry CityA2–325,067Worthington, Weller
20 January 1973Manchester CityH1–118,761Worthington
27 January 1973EvertonA1–031,531Wright (own goal)
10 February 1973Leeds UnitedH2–035,976Birchenall (2)
17 February 1973ArsenalA0–142,047
24 February 1973Sheffield UnitedH0–021,821
3 March 1973SouthamptonA0–014,134
10 March 1973Derby CountyH0–029,690
17 March 1973Norwich CityA1–125,299Glover
24 March 1973Stoke CityH2–018,743Tomlin, Birchenall
31 March 1973Newcastle UnitedH0–018,712
7 April 1973West Bromwich AlbionA0–115,235
14 April 1973Birmingham CityH0–127,652
20 April 1973Crystal PalaceA1–036,817Weller
21 April 1973Tottenham HotspurA1–123,312Weller
24 April 1973Ipswich TownH1–120,373Cross
28 April 1973LiverpoolA0–056,202

FA Cup
Main article: 1972–73 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R313 January 1973ArsenalA2–236,433Worthington, Farrington
R3R17 January 1973ArsenalH1–232,873Farrington

League Cup
Main article: 1972–73 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R26 September 1972Norwich CityA1–222,498Sammels

Texaco Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st leg13 September 1972Dundee UnitedH1–14,000
R1 2nd leg27 September 1972Dundee UnitedA2–2 (won 3-0 on pens)7,000Weller, Sammels (2)
R2 1st leg24 October 1972Norwich CityH2–016,027Weller, Nish
R2 2nd leg8 November 1972Norwich CityA0–2 (lost 3-4 on pens)10,949

Squad

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

References
  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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