1972–73 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season February 2022 February 2022 Manchester City 1972–73 Malcolm Allison (to 30 Mar 1973)Johnny Hart (from 30 Mar 1973) Maine Road First Division 11th FA Cup Fifth Round League Cup Third Round FA Charity Shield Winners UEFA Cup First Round Rodney Marsh(15) Rodney Marsh(19) 54,478 vs Sunderland24 February 1973 23,973 vs Chelsea27 March 1973 32,140 (8th highest in league) 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 season was Manchester City's 71st season of competitive football and 53rd season in the top division of English football.History http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/history Statto In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Charity Shield and the UEFA Cup. Despite not winning the FA Cup or First Division the previous season, City were invited to play in the Charity Shield against Aston Villa, the 1971/72 Third Division champions, at Villa Park. City won the match 1-0 with a Francis Lee penalty late on. First Division 1972–73 Football League League table y MCI Results summary 12 4 5 36 20 3 7 11 21 40 March 2022 Results DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 12 August 1972 Liverpool A Anfield 0 - 2 55,383 16 August 1972 Everton H Maine Road 0 - 1 38,525 19 August 1972 Norwich City H Maine Road 3 - 0 Lee (2), Bell 30,920 23 August 1972 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 – 1 31,173 26 August 1972 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 - 2 Mellor 30,845 29 August 1972 Crystal Palace A Selhurst Park 0 - 1 24,731 2 September 1972 Leicester City H Maine Road 1 – 0 Marsh 27,233 9 September 1972 Birmingham City A St Andrews 1 - 4 Towers 32,983 16 September 1972 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 2 – 1 Marsh (2) 31,755 23 September 1972 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 1 – 5 Lee 26,448 30 September 1972 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 – 1 Booth, Lee 27,332 7 October 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 1 – 1 Marsh 31,198 14 October 1972 Coventry City A Highfield Road 2 – 3 Marsh, Summerbee 24,560 21 October 1972 West Ham United H Maine Road 4 – 3 Towers, Marsh (2), Summerbee 30,890 28 October 1972 Arsenal A Highbury 0 – 0 45,536 4 November 1972 Derby County H Maine Road 4 - 0 Carrodus, Marsh, Bell, Todd (og) 35,556 11 November 1972 Everton A Goodison Park 3 – 2 Lee (2), Newton (og) 32,924 18 November 1972 Manchester United H Maine Road 3 - 0 Bell (2), Buchan (og) 52,050 25 November 1972 Leeds United A Elland Road 0 – 3 39,879 2 December 1972 Ipswich Town H Maine Road 1 - 1 Lee 27,839 9 December 1972 Sheffield United A Bramhall Lane 1 – 1 Bell 19,208 16 December 1972 Southampton H Maine Road 2 – 1 Marsh (2) 24,825 23 December 1972 Newcastle United A St James’ Park 1 – 2 Mellor 28,249 26 December 1972 Stoke City H Maine Road 1 – 1 Mellor 36,334 30 December 1972 Norwich City A Carrow Road 1 – 1 Towers 24,203 20 January 1973 Leicester City A Filbert Street 1 – 1 Bell 18,761 27 January 1973 Birmingham City H Maine Road 1 – 0 Donachie 31,882 10 February 1973 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 3 – 2 Marsh, Lee (2) 30,994 17 February 1973 Liverpool H Maine Road 1 - 1 Booth 40,528 3 March 1973 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 – 5 Marsh 25,047 6 March 1973 Southampton A The Dell 1 – 1 Lee 16,188 10 March 1973 Coventry City H Maine Road 1 – 2 Booth 30,448 17 March 1973 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 1 – 2 Doyle 30,156 24 March 1973 Arsenal H Maine Road 1 – 2 Booth 32,032 27 March 1973 Chelsea H Maine Road 0 – 1 23,973 31 March 1973 Leeds United H Maine Road 1 – 0 Towers 35,772 7 April 1973 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 1 – 1 Oakes 19,109 14 April 1973 Sheffield United H Maine Road 3 – 1 Lee, Bell, Marsh 26,811 18 April 1973 Newcastle United H Maine Road 2 – 0 Booth, Marsh 25,156 21 April 1973 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 – 0 61,500 25 April 1973 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 2 – 1 Lee, Towers 21,193 28 April 1973 Crystal Palace H Maine Road 2 – 3 Lee (2) 34,784 FA Cup 1972-73 FA Cup Results DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 13 January 1973 Third round Stoke City H Maine Road 3 – 2 Bell, Marsh, Summerbee 38,648 3 February 1973 Fourth round Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 0 56,296 7 February 1973 Fourth round Replay Liverpool H Maine Road 2 – 0 Bell, Booth 49,572 24 February 1973 Fifth round Sunderland H Maine Road 2 – 2 Towers, Montgomery (og) 54,478 27 February 1973 Fifth round Replay Sunderland A Roker Park 1 – 3 Lee 51,782 Football League Cup 1972-73 Football League Cup Results DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 3 October 1972 Third round Bury A Gigg Lane 0 – 2 16,614 Charity Shield 1972 FA Charity Shield 5 August 1972 Charity Shield Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City Lee 70 pen Villa Park Birmingham 34,859 Norman Burtenshaw W UEFA Cup 1972-73 UEFA Cup Results DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 13 September 1972 First round 1st leg Valencia H Maine Road 2 – 2 Mellor, Marsh 21,698 27 September 1972 First round 2nd leg Valencia A Mestalla Stadium 1 – 2 Marsh 35,000 References External links https://www.mancity.com Category:Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City