1972–73 Liverpool F.C. season
1972–73 season | |||
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Chairman | ![]() | ||
Manager | ![]() | ||
First Division | Champions | ||
UEFA Cup | Winners | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Keegan (13) John Toshack (13) All: Kevin Keegan (22) | ||
Average home league attendance | 48,103 | ||
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After seven years of not winning any trophies, Liverpool F.C. won both the Football League and the UEFA Cup in an extremely successful season, the highlight of Bill Shankly's managerial career. The rebuilding of the team from the one that served so well in the 1960s had been fully realised.
The league which they came so close to winning the year before, had finally been conquered by winning the title by three points from Arsenal. The signing of Peter Cormack from Nottingham Forest during the summer of 1972 would also be another great signing. On 30 December 1972 Liverpool beat Crystal Palace at Anfield to make it 21 consecutive home wins in the league.[1] This was the longest run in English top-flight history until it was surpassed by Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool who made it 22 consecutive home wins in March 2020.[2]
The UEFA Cup would also be the beginning of their dominance of regularly winning European trophies as well, overcoming the previous season's winners Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals and Borussia Mönchengladbach over a two legged final 3-2 on aggregate.
The emergence of Kevin Keegan and Ray Clemence in the team would also see them start their international careers, with them both making their England debuts in the World Cup qualifier against Wales on 15 November 1972, alongside Emlyn Hughes already established in the England team.
Squad[]
Goalkeepers[]
Defenders[]
Steve Arnold
Gerry Byrne
Roy Evans
Chris Lawler
Alec Lindsay
Larry Lloyd
John McLaughlin
Ian Ross
Tommy Smith
Trevor Storton
John Webb
Midfielders[]
Ian Callaghan
Peter Cormack
Brian Hall
Steve Heighway
Emlyn Hughes
Hughie McAuley
Phil Thompson
Peter Thompson
Attackers[]
Phil Boersma
Derek Brownbill
Kevin Keegan
Kevin Kewley
John Toshack
Jack Whitham
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 42 | 1.714 | 60 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Arsenal[a] | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 1.326 | 57 | |
3 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 1.578 | 53 | Qualified for the UEFA Cup |
4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | 48 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 47 |
- ^ Arsenal were not eligible for the UEFA Cup, because Tottenham had qualified by winning the League Cup. The Football League continued to enforce the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup rule that only one team per city could compete,[3] although UEFA had not carried the rule over.
Results[]
First Division[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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12-Aug-72 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | Hall ![]() ![]() |
55,383 | Report | Report |
15-Aug-72 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | Toshack ![]() ![]() |
54,779 | Report | Report |
19-Aug-72 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Hughes ![]() |
30,054 | Report | Report |
23-Aug-72 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | Toshack ![]() ![]() |
35,375 | Report | Report |
26-Aug-72 | West Ham United | H | 3–2 | Toshack ![]() ![]() ![]() |
50,491 | Report | Report |
30-Aug-72 | Leicester City | A | 2–3 | Toshack ![]() |
28,694 | Report | Report |
02-Sep-72 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | Toshack ![]() |
32,524 | Report | Report |
09-Sep-72 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–2 | Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
43,386 | Report | Report |
16-Sep-72 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 47,597 | Report | Report | |
23-Sep-72 | Sheffield United | H | 5–0 | Boersma ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
42,940 | Report | Report |
30-Sep-72 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | Lloyd ![]() ![]() |
46,648 | Report | Report |
07-Oct-72 | Everton | H | 1–0 | Cormack ![]() |
55,975 | Report | Report |
14-Oct-72 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | Lawler ![]() |
24,110 | Report | Report |
21-Oct-72 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Hughes ![]() ![]() |
45,604 | Report | Report |
28-Oct-72 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | Cormack ![]() |
36,625 | Report | Report |
04-Nov-72 | Chelsea | H | 3–1 | Toshack ![]() ![]() |
48,392 | Report | Report |
11-Nov-72 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 53,944 | Report | Report | |
18-Nov-72 | Newcastle United | H | 3–2 | Cormack ![]() ![]() ![]() |
46,153 | Report | Report |
25-Nov-72 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | Heighway ![]() ![]() |
45,399 | Report | Report |
02-Dec-72 | Birmingham City | H | 4–3 | Lindsay ![]() ![]() ![]() |
45,407 | Report | Report |
09-Dec-72 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | Boersma ![]() |
27,213 | Report | Report |
16-Dec-72 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | Heighway ![]() |
25,693 | Report | Report |
23-Dec-72 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | Toshack ![]() |
41,550 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-72 | Sheffield United | A | 3–0 | Boersma ![]() ![]() ![]() |
34,040 | Report | Report |
30-Dec-72 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | Cormack ![]() |
50,862 | Report | Report |
06-Jan-73 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | Keegan ![]() |
34,480 | Report | Report |
20-Jan-73 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | Toshack ![]() |
45,996 | Report | Report |
27-Jan-73 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Keegan ![]() |
32,957 | Report | Report |
10-Feb-73 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 49,898 | Report | Report | |
17-Feb-73 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Boersma ![]() |
40,528 | Report | Report |
24-Feb-73 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Heighway ![]() ![]() |
43,875 | Report | Report |
03-Mar-73 | Everton | A | 2–0 | Hughes ![]() |
54,269 | Report | Report |
10-Mar-73 | Southampton | H | 3–2 | Lloyd ![]() ![]() |
41,674 | Report | Report |
17-Mar-73 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | Mahoney(og) ![]() |
33,540 | Report | Report |
24-Mar-73 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
42,995 | Report | Report |
31-Mar-73 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Keegan ![]() |
48,477 | Report | Report |
07-Apr-73 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | Smith ![]() |
48,114 | Report | Report |
14-Apr-73 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | Keegan ![]() |
43,853 | Report | Report |
17-Apr-73 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | Boersma ![]() |
27,280 | Report | Report |
21-Apr-73 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | Keegan ![]() |
37,240 | Report | Report |
23-Apr-73 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | Cormack ![]() ![]() |
55,738 | Report | Report |
28-Apr-73 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 56,202 | Report | Report |
Football League Cup[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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05-Sep-72 | Carlisle United | A | 1–1 | Keegan ![]() |
16,257 | Report | Report |
19-Sep-72 | Carlisle United | H | 5–1 | Keegan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22,128 | Report | Report |
03-Oct-72 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | Heighway ![]() |
17,756 | Report | Report |
10-Oct-72 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 | Hughes ![]() ![]() |
26,461 | Report | Report |
31-Oct-72 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | Keegan ![]() ![]() |
44,609 | Report | Report |
22-Nov-72 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | Keegan ![]() |
34,856 | Report | Report |
04-Dec-72 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Hughes ![]() |
48,677 | Report | Report |
06-Dec-72 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | Callaghan ![]() |
34,565 | Report | Report |
FA Cup[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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13-Jan-73 | Burnley | A | 0–0 | 35,730 | Report | Report | |
16-Jan-73 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | Toshack ![]() ![]() |
56,124 | Report | Report |
03-Feb-73 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 56,296 | Report | Report | |
07-Feb-73 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 49,572 | Report | Report |
UEFA Cup[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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12-Sep-72 | Eintracht Frankfurt | H | 2–0 | Keegan ![]() ![]() |
33,380 | Report | Report |
26-Sep-72 | Eintracht Frankfurt | A | 0–0 | 17,500 | Report | Report | |
24-Oct-72 | AEK Athens | H | 3–0 | Boersma ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31,906 | Report | Report |
07-Nov-72 | AEK Athens | A | 3–1 | Hughes ![]() ![]() |
19,412 | Report | Report |
29-Nov-72 | Dynamo Berlin | A | 0–0 | 15,835 | Report | Report | |
13-Dec-72 | Dynamo Berlin | H | 3–1 | Boersma ![]() ![]() ![]() |
34,140 | Report | Report |
07-Mar-73 | Dynamo Dresden | H | 2–0 | Hall ![]() ![]() |
33,270 | Report | Report |
21-Mar-73 | Dynamo Dresden | A | 1–0 | Keegan ![]() |
33,634 | Report | Report |
10-Apr-73 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | Lindsay ![]() |
42,174 | Report | Report |
25-Apr-73 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | Heighway ![]() |
46,919 | Report | Report |
Final
First Leg
Liverpool ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Keegan ![]() Lloyd ![]() |
Report Report |
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Second Leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Heynckes ![]() |
Report Report |
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References[]
- ^ "In numbers: How Klopp and Shankly won 21 home games in a row". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Salah and Milner reaction: 'We showed our mentality to win'". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (10 November 2011). Brian Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. Orion. p. 3. ISBN 9781409123187. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- Liverpool F.C. seasons
- English football clubs 1972–73 season
- English football championship-winning seasons
- UEFA Europa League-winning seasons