The 1972–73 season was Leeds United's ninth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, the top tier of English football, where they finished 3rd, seven points behind winners Liverpool. Alongside the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. Leeds were runners up in both the FA Cup, where they lost 1–0 to Second Division club Sunderland in the final, and the European Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost 1–0 to AC Milan in the final. They were eliminated from the Football League Cup in the fourth round.

Competitions Football League First Division

League table

Matches +First Division match resultsDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceChelseaAway0–4 51,102Sheffield UnitedAway2–0Colquhoun (o.g.), Giles (pen.)40,159West Bromwich AlbionHome2–0Clarke, Giles (pen.)36,555Ipswich TownHome3–3Jordan (2), Giles (pen.)32,461Tottenham HotspurAway0–0 41,191SouthamptonHome1–0Bremner31,401Norwich CityHome2–0Jordan, Charlton34,261Stoke CityAway2–2Lorimer, Clarke26,705Leicester CityHome3–1Clarke, Jones, Bates33,930Newcastle UnitedAway2–3Clarke, Jones38,962LiverpoolHome1–2Jones46,468Derby CountyHome5–0Giles (2), Clarke, Bremner, Lorimer36,477EvertonAway2–1Jones, Jordan47,821Coventry CityHome1–1Charlton36,240Wolverhampton WanderersAway2–0E. Gray, Lorimer33,731Ipswich TownAway2–2Charlton, Lorimer27,566Sheffield UnitedHome2–1Clarke (2)31,600Crystal PalaceAway2–2Jones, Giles30,107Manchester CityHome3–0Cherry, Lorimer, Clarke39,879ArsenalAway1–2Lorimer (pen.)39,108West Ham UnitedHome1–0Jones30,270Birmingham CityHome4–0Clarke (2), Lorimer, Jones25,285Manchester UnitedAway1–1Clarke46,382Newcastle UnitedHome1–0Jordan45,486Tottenham HotspurHome2–1Jones, Lorimer (pen.)32,404Norwich CityAway2–1Jordan, Clarke27,447Stoke CityHome1–0Clarke33,487Leicester CityAway0–2 35,976ChelseaHome1–1Jones41,781Derby CountyAway3–2Lorimer (2, 2 pens.), Clarke38,100EvertonHome2–1Clarke, Lorimer39,663Wolverhampton WanderersHome0–0 39,078West Bromwich AlbionAway1–1Clarke33,057Manchester CityAway0–1 35,772Coventry CityAway1–0Reaney24,383West Ham UnitedAway1–1Clarke38,804Manchester UnitedHome0–1 45,450Crystal PalaceHome4–0Bremner, Lorimer, F. Gray, Clarke31,173LiverpoolAway0–2 55,738SouthamptonAway1–3Hunter24,108Birmingham CityAway1–2Jordan34,449ArsenalHome6–1Lorimer (3, 1 pen.), Bremner, Jordan (2)25,088

FA Cup

WinDrawLoss +FA Cup match resultsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird roundNorwich CityAway1–1Lorimer32,310Third round replayNorwich CityHome1–1 Giles36,087Third round, second replayNorwich CityNeutral5–0Clarke (3), Jones, Lorimer33,225Fourth roundPlymouth ArgyleHome2–1Clarke, Bates38,374Fifth roundWest Bromwich AlbionHome2–0Clarke (2)39,229Sixth roundDerby CountyAway1–0Lorimer38,350Semi-finalWolverhampton WanderersNeutral1–0Bremner52,505FinalSunderlandNeutral0–1100,000 League Cup

WinDrawLoss +League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond roundBarnsleyHome4–0Lorimer (2), Jones, Cherry20,857Third roundAston VillaAway1–1Charlton46,185Third round replayAston VillaHome2–0Nicholl (o.g.), Jones28,894Fourth roundLiverpoolAway2–2Jones, Lorimer44,609Fourth round replayLiverpoolHome0–134,856

European Cup Winners' Cup

WinDrawLoss +Cup Winners' Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round, first legMKE AnkaragücüAway1–1Jordan20,000First round, second legMKE AnkaragücüHome1–0Jones22,411Second round, first legCarl Zeiss JenaAway0–018,000Second round, second legCarl Zeiss JenaHome2–0Cherry, Jones26,885Third round, first legRapid BucureștiHome5–0Giles, Clarke, Lorimer (2), Jordan25,702Third round, second legRapid BucureștiAway3–1Bates, Jones, Jordan25,000Semi-final, first legHajduk SplitHome1–0Clarke32,051Semi-final, second legHajduk SplitAway0–030,000FinalAC MilanNeutral0–145,000

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