OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1972-1973:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamOpponents' ScorersCrowdHalf-Time Score

CL 1/42

12-08-1972

West Bromwich Albion (h)

1-0 (W)

Jordan 17'

Team

Unknown

1-0

CL 2/42

15-08-1972

Burnley (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 3/42

19-08-1972

Newcastle United (a)

1-2 (L)

Ellam

Team

Cannell Smith

Unknown

Unknown

CL 4/42

26-08-1972

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 5/42

02-09-1972

Bolton Wanderers (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 6/42

09-09-1972

Manchester United (h)

2-3 (L)

F. Gray 58' Saunders 68'

Team

Kidd 38' Sartori 86' Fletcher 89'

Unknown

0-1

CL 7/42

16-09-1972

Liverpool (a)

1-3 (L)

Cattrell 26'

Team

Boersma 30' Hall (2) 58' 83'

Unknown

1-1

CL 8/42

19-09-1972

Stoke City (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 9/42

23-09-1972

Nottingham Forest (h)

1-4 (L)

Galvin

Team

White 28' Buckley 55' McCann 72' Jackson

Unknown

0-1

CL 10/42

??-09-1972

Preston North End (h)

2-1 (W)

Unknown Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 11/42

30-09-1972

Huddersfield Town (a)

1-1 (D)

Mann

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 12/42

07-10-1972

Blackpool (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 13/42

14-10-1972

Blackburn Rovers (h)

1-0 (W)

McGinley

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 14/42

18-10-1972

West Bromwich Albion (a)

1-2 (L)

F. Gray (pen)

Team

Woolgar (2)

Unknown

Unknown

CL 15/42

21-10-1972

Coventry City (a)

1-2 (L)

Unknown

Team

Green (2) 40' 42'

2,417

1-2

CL 16/42

28-10-1972

Derby County (h)

1-2 (L)

McGinley

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 17/42

04-11-1972

Stoke City (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 18/42

14-11-1972

Sheffield United (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

Ward Holmes

Unknown

Unknown

CL 19/42

18-11-1972

Aston Villa (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Brown 65'

Unknown

0-0

CL 20/42

25-09-1972

Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

Walker (2) 14' 19'

Unknown

Unknown

CL 21/42

02-12-1972

Bury (h)

3-1 (W)

Liddell McGinley Charlton

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 22/42

09-12-1972

Manchester City (a)

2-2 (D)

Galvin Unknown

Team

Unknown Unknown

458

Unknown

CL 23/42

16-12-1972

Preston North End (a)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 24/42

23-12-1972

Burnley (h)

3-2 (W)

Cattrell O'Neill Unknown

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 25/42

06-01-1973

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

1-0 (W)

Jordan

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 26/42

13-01-1973

Manchester City (h)

2-1 (W)

F. Gray McGinley

Team

Unknown

379

Unknown

CL 27/42

20-01-1973

Bolton Wanderers (h)

4-1 (W)

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 28/42

27-01-1973

Manchester United (a)

2-1 (W)

E. Gray Unknown

Team

Anderson 89'

Unknown

Unknown

CL 29/42

05-02-1973

Everton (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 30/42

28-02-1973

Huddersfield Town (h)

2-0 (W)

Liddell Charlton

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 31/42

03-03-1973

Blackpool (h)

2-1 (W)

F. Gray Jordan

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 32/42

10-03-1973

Blackburn Rovers (a)

1-0 (W)

McGinley

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 33/42

12-03-1973

Liverpool (h)

1-1 (D)

Liddell

Team

Brownbill

Unknown

Unknown

CL 34/42

17-03-1973

Coventry City (h)

3-0 (W)

Liddell Mann 2

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 35/42

20-03-1973

Nottingham Forest (a)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 36/42

24-03-1973

Derby County (a)

1-2 (L)

F. Gray

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 37/42

31-03-1973

Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

1-2 (L)

Barnes

Team

Easthoe 39' Charlton (og) 54'

Unknown

Unknown

CL 38/42

07-04-1973

Bury (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Warburton

Unknown

Unknown

CL 39/42

16-04-1973

Newcastle United (h)

2-0 (W)

Unknown Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 40/42

21-04-1973

Aston Villa (a)

1-3 (L)

Unknown

Team

Betts (2) 29' pen 50' Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 41/42

24-04-1973

Everton (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Buckley

Unknown

Unknown

CL 42/42

28-04-1973

Sheffield United (h)

4-1 (W)

Barnes (2) Mann McGinley

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Central League 1972-73: Position 18th

Pos.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPoints

1

Liverpool

42

21

14

7

82

44

56

2

Stoke City

42

23

8

11

86

55

54

3

Coventry City

42

23

8

11

77

50

54

4

Derby County

42

21

10

11

80

54

52

5

West Bromwich Albion

42

20

11

11

72

51

51

6

Sheffield Wednesday

42

20

9

13

77

51

49

7

Everton

42

20

9

13

55

41

49

8

Wolverhampton Wanderers

42

18

10

14

60

55

46

9

Newcastle United

42

18

8

16

70

58

44

10

Aston Villa

42

18

8

16

55

61

44

11

Sheffield United

42

17

9

16

59

49

43

12

Nottingham Forest

42

15

13

14

59

54

43

13

Manchester United

42

17

9

16

49

51

43

14

Blackpool

42

17

8

17

54

51

42

15

Manchester City

42

13

13

16

58

67

39

16

Burnley

42

15

8

19

57

60

38

17

Bury

42

15

8

19

55

78

38

18

Leeds United

42

15

7

20

50

55

37

19

Huddersfield Town

42

12

9

21

61

88

33

20

Bolton Wanderers

42

7

11

24

44

89

25

21

Preston North End

42

6

11

25

40

92

23

22

Blackburn Rovers

42

7

7

28

34

80

21