1972–73 season of Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur 1972–73 football season
The 1972–73 saw Tottenham compete in the Football League First Division , the FA Cup the League Cup and the UEFA Cup .
Season summary [ ]
In the league Tottenham finished in 8th place. In FA Cup the club entered the competition in the third round with an away game against Margate which Tottenham won 6–0.[1] In round four Tottenham were drawn against Derby County , with the first game being a draw it required a reply which went to White Hart Lane. In the match Derby came back from 3–1 down to win the match on 5–3 knocking Tottenham out of the competition.[2] This season saw Tottenham win the League Cup for the second time in their history. They entered the competition in the second round and made it all the way to the final to face Norwich City . In the final Ralph Coates came off the bench to score the only goal in the game to win the trophy.[3] This also allowed Tottenham to qualify to play in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup competition. In the UEFA Cup they reached the semi-finals where they faced Liverpool over the two legs, the first game Liverpool won 1-0[4] and the second game Tottenham won 2–1,[5] leaving a scoreline of 2–2 aggregate. However Tottenham were knocked out on the away-goals rule and Liverpool went on the win the competition.
Squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Preseason and friendlies [ ]
Before the season started Tottenham played three away games against Bournemouth , Aton Villa and Scottish club Celtic . Also during the season Spurs played a testimonial match against Dutch side Feyenoord , in honour of Jimmy Greaves which was played at Wembley .[6]
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
2 August 1972 Friendly Aston Villa 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Aston , Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Celtic v Tottenham Hotspur
7 August 1972 Friendly Celtic 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Glasgow , Scotland
Stadium: Celtic Park
Tottenham Hotspur v Feyenoord
17 October 1972 Testimonial Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Feyenoord Wembley , London
Stadium: Wembley
Competitions [ ]
First Division [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
HW
HD
HL
HGF
HGA
AW
AD
AL
AGF
AGA
GAv
Pts
Qualification or relegation
6
West Ham United
42
12
5
4
45
25
5
7
9
22
28
1.264
46
7
Derby County
42
15
3
3
43
18
4
5
12
13
36
1.037
46
8
Tottenham Hotspur
42
10
5
6
33
23
6
8
7
25
25
1.208
45
League Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup
9
Newcastle United
42
12
6
3
35
19
4
7
10
25
32
1.176
45
10
Birmingham City
42
11
7
3
39
22
4
5
12
14
32
0.981
42
Matches [ ]
Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City
12 August 1972 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Coventry City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham
23 August 1972 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Birmingham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
26 August 1972 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Leeds United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
30 August 1972 6 Newcastle United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur
2 September 1972 7 Ipswich Town 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich , Suffolk
Stadium: Portman Road
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
9 September 1972 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Crystal Palace Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
16 September 1972 9 Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester , England
Stadium: Maine Road
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
23 September 1972 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
7 October 1972 12 Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Stoke City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur
14 October 1972 13 Norwich City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich , Norfolk
Stadium: Carrow Road
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
21 October 1972 14 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Chelsea Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Birmingham v Tottenham Hotspur
4 November 1972 16 Birmingham 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham , England
Stadium: St Andrew's
Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion
11 November 1972 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur
18 November 1972 18 Leicester City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester , England
Stadium: Filbert Street
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
25 November 1972 19 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Liverpool Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
9 December 1972 21 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
16 December 1972 22 Everton 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool , England
Stadium: Goodison Park
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town
20 January 1973 26 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Ipswich Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
10 February 1973 28 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Manchester City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur
17 February 1973 29 Coventry City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
Stadium: St Andrew's
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
24 February 1973 30 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Everton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
10 March 1973 31 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Norwich City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
31 March 1973 34 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
3 April 1973 35 Chelsea 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham , London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
7 April 1973 36 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
14 April 1973 37 Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Highbury , London
Stadium: Highbury
Tottenham Hotspur v Derby County
18 April 1973 38 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Derby County Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
21 April 1973 39 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Leicester City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United
28 April 1973 40 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Newcastle United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
FA Cup [ ]
Margate v Tottenham Hotspur
League Cup [ ]
Tottenham Hotspur v Huddersfield Town
6 September 1972 R2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Huddersfield Town London, England
Chivers Gilzean
Report
Pugh
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,422
Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough
11 October 1972 R3 Reply (1) Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Middlesbrough Tottenham, London
Report
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,256
Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough
30 October 1972 R3 Reply (2) Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 (a.e.t. ) Middlesbrough Tottenham, London
Peters Gilzean
Report
Hickton pen'
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,287
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall
1 November 1972 R4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Millwall Tottenham, London
Peters Perryman
Report
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,904
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
6 December 1972 R5 - replay Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Liverpool Tottenham, London
Chivers Pratt
Report
Callaghan
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,565
Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
3 March 1973 Final Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Norwich City London, England 15:30
Coates 72'
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: David Smith
UEFA Cup [ ]
Lyn v Tottenham Hotspur
13 September 1972 R1 (first leg) Lyn 3–6 Tottenham Hotspur Oslo, Norwary 19:00
Austnes 7' 39' , 57'
Report
Peters 8' Pratt 24' Gilzean 37' , 38' Chivers 82' , 83'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 10,770
Tottenham Hotspur v Lyn
27 September 1972 R1 (second leg) Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 (12–3 agg. ) Lyn Tottenham, London 20:30
Chivers 20' , 31' , 70' Coates 52' , 83' Pearce 57'
Report
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,109
Olympiacos v Tottenham Hotspur
8 November 1972 R2 (second leg) Olympiacos 1–0 (1–4 agg. ) Tottenham Hotspur Piraeus , Greece13:00
44'
Report
Stadium: Attendance: 35,000
Tottenham won on away goal rules
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
10 April 1973 SF (first leg) Liverpool 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool , England20:30
Lindsay 26'
Report
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,174 Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden )
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
25 April 1973 SF (second leg) Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 (2–2 agg. ) Liverpool Tottenham, England 20:30
Peters 42' , 62'
Report
Heighway 54'
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 46,919 Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy )
2–2 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.
Appearances [ ]
Sources: League and FA Cup statistics,[6] Europe, UEFA.com ; League Cup, 11v11.com
Notes [ ]
Attendance data compiled from: Tottenham Hotspur Official handbook season 2018–2019.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Athenian League (Premier , One , Two )
(level 7 only )
(level 7 only )
Essex Senior League (level 7 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One , Two )
(level 7 only )
(level 7 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 7 only )
Midland League (level 7 only )
Northern League (level 7 only )
(, )
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 Football League cups
European competitions