The 1972–73 season was the 100th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 76th season of Scottish league football.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Celtic Relegated: Kilmarnock, Airdrieonians
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1972–73Rangers3 – 2CelticLeague Cup 1972–73Hibernian2 – 1CelticJunior CupIrvine Meadow XI1 – 0 Cambuslang Rangers – second replay
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthClachnacuddin3 – 1 *Ross CountyScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthFerranti Thistle6 – 0 *Civil Service Strollers
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupFraserburghAyrshire CupKilmarnock2 – 1 *Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHearts2 – 1 Berwick RangersFife CupDunfermline Athletic Forfarshire CupMontrose2 – 1Dundee UnitedLanarkshire CupMotherwell4 – 1AirdrieRenfrewshire CupMorton3 – 2 *St MirrenStirlingshire CupDumbarton6 – 0East Stirling – aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year George Connelly Celtic
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)18 OctoberIdraetsparken, Copenhagen (A)4–1WCQG8Lou Macari, Jimmy Bone, Joe Harper, Willie Morgan15 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0WCQG8Kenny Dalglish, Peter Lorimer14 FebruaryHampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–5Friendly12 MayThe Racecourse, Wrexham (A)2–0BHCGeorge Graham (2)16 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2BHCKenny Dalglish19 MayWembley Stadium, London (A)0–1BHC22 JuneWankdorf Stadion, Bern (A)0–1Friendly30 JuneHampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–1Friendly
1973 British Home Championship – Third Place
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8 BHC = British Home Championship
See also 1972–73 Rangers F.C. season
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive