Football League First Division  1972/73

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 25 10 7 72 42 1.714 60 Champions EC
2nd  Arsenal 42 23 11 8 57 43 1.326 57 Runners Up
3rd  Leeds United 42 21 11 10 71 45 1.578 53 UC
4th  Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 55 45 1.222 48 UC
5th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 11 13 66 54 1.222 47 UC
6th  West Ham United 42 17 12 13 67 53 1.264 46 -
7th  Derby County 42 19 8 15 56 54 1.037 46 -
8th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 13 13 58 45 1.208 45 UC-
9th  Newcastle United 42 16 13 13 60 51 1.176 45 -
10th  Birmingham City 42 15 12 15 53 54 0.981 42 -
11th  Manchester City 42 15 11 16 57 60 0.950 41 -
12th  Chelsea 42 13 14 15 49 51 0.961 40 -
13th  Southampton 42 11 18 13 47 52 0.904 40 -
14th  Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 51 59 0.864 40 -
15th  Stoke City 42 14 10 18 61 56 1.089 38 -
16th  Leicester City 42 10 17 15 40 46 0.870 37 -
17th  Everton 42 13 11 18 41 49 0.837 37 -
18th   Manchester United 42 12 13 17 44 60 0.733 37 -
19th  Coventry City 42 13 9 20 40 55 0.727 35 -
20th  Norwich City 42 11 10 21 36 63 0.571 32 -
21st  Crystal Palace 42 9 12 21 41 58 0.707 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  West Bromwich Albion 42 9 10 23 38 62 0.613 28 ▼Relegated

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End of Season Notes

  ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Champions (8th Time)
  ♦ Arsenal finished as Football League First Division Runners Up
 ▼Crystal Palace were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▲Burnley were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Queens Park Rangers were Promoted from the Football League Second Division