1972–73 snooker season

none July 1972 – April 1973 7 (non-ranking) WAL Ray Reardon 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1972 and April 1973. The following table outlines the results for the season's events. __TOC__ Calendar DateDates use the mm-dd date format. Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference09-08 ENG NR Stratford Professional Wootton Wawen Social Club Wootton Wawen NIR Alex Higgins ENG John Spencer 6–3 "Hurricane" again beats Spencer https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19710921/449/0032 Coventry Evening Telegraph 9 September 1972 14 09-30 10-29 ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Autumn 1972) Various ENG John Spencer NIR Alex Higgins 5–3 Turner Chris Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 17 December 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html 16 February 2012Everton Clive 1981 The Guinness Book of Snooker Guinness Superlatives Ltd 90 0851122302 09–19 11–23 AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Sydney AUS Eddie Charlton WAL Gary Owen 19–10 Turner Chris Other National Professional Championships http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html 7 January 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 17 December 2017 11–27 12–01 SCO NR Scottish Professional Tournament Govan Town Hall Glasgow ENG John Spencer ENG John Pulman 5–1 Naismith Albert Appreciative Scots Snooker Scene January 1973 8 12–11 12–13 ENG NR Ford Series Tournament Stanley Institute Burscough NIR Alex Higgins ENG John Pulman 4–2 Higgins in top gear at Ford tournament Snooker Scene February 1973 9 12–14 12–16 ENG NR Ryde Tournament Ryde Esplanade Pavilion Ryde WAL Ray Reardon NIR Alex Higgins 4–1 Player surprised at low attendance Isle of Wight County Press 23 December 1972 21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/isle-of-wight-county-press-player-surpri/161467254/ Newspapers.com 12–29 01-01 ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham AUS Eddie Charlton ENG Rex Williams 1–0 Pot Black History http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm 24 December 2008http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html 16 February 2012 Pot Black, Junior Pot Black cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 17 December 2017Potting black Snooker Scene December 1972 8 01–08 02–05 ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various NIR Alex Higgins WAL Ray Reardon 5–3 Turner Chris Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 17 December 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html 16 February 2012 04–16 04–28 ENG NR World Snooker Championship City Exhibition Hall Manchester WAL Ray Reardon AUS Eddie Charlton 38–22 Turner Chris World Professional Championship Chris Turner's Snooker Archive http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 16 April 2013 17 December 2017Eric Hayton The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History 2004 Rose Villa Publications London 0-9548549-0-X 11 Notes n References 2 1972 Season 1972 Season 1973