Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1972–73 season.
Overview Liverpool won the First Division title for the eighth time in the club's history that season. They made sure of the title with a 0–0 draw against Leicester City at Anfield and finished the season three points ahead of title challengers Arsenal. Crystal Palace were relegated on 24 April, after losing 2–1 at relegation rivals Norwich City. West Bromwich Albion joined them the next day after losing 2–1 at home to Manchester City.
League standings
Results
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Coventry City Bob Dennison End of caretaker spell 15 June 1972 Pre-season Joe Mercer 15 June 1972 Manchester United Frank O'Farrell Sacked 19 December 1972 21st Tommy Docherty 22 December 1972 Crystal Palace Bert Head Mutual consent 28 March 1973 20th Malcolm Allison 30 March 1973 Manchester City Malcolm Allison Signed by Crystal Palace 30 March 1973 14th Johnny Hart 30 March 1973 Everton Harry Catterick Resigned 7 April 1973 15th Tom Eggleston (caretaker) 7 April 1973
Team locations
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Pop Robson West Ham United 28 2 John Richards Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 3 Billy Dearden Sheffield United 20 4 Bob Latchford Birmingham City 19 5 Allan Clarke Leeds United 18 = John Tudor Newcastle United 18
References
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