Chelsea 1972-73
Division One Fixtures
Date Ven Opponents Att Res Scorers
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12-Aug-1972 H Leeds Utd 51102 W 4-0 Osgood, Clarke, Garland (2)
16-Aug-1972 A Leicester City 22873 D 1-1 Garland
19-Aug-1972 A Derby County 31868 W 2-1 Harris, Garland
23-Aug-1972 H Liverpool 35375 L 1-2 Garland
26-Aug-1972 H Manchester City 30845 W 2-1 Osgood, Houseman
30-Aug-1972 A Manchester Utd 44482 D 0-0
02-Sep-1972 A Arsenal 46675 D 1-1 Cooke
09-Sep-1972 H West Ham Utd 34392 L 1-3 Garland
16-Sep-1972 A Sheffield Utd 24458 L 1-2 Garland
23-Sep-1972 H Ipswich Town 29647 W 2-0 Osgood, Feely
30-Sep-1972 A Coventry City 20058 W 3-1 Garner, Blockley (og), Houseman
07-Oct-1972 A Birmingham City 38756 D 2-2 Osgood, Webb
14-Oct-1972 H West Bromwich 28998 W 3-1 Osgood, Garland, Webb
21-Oct-1972 A Tottenham 47429 W 1-0 Hollins
28-Oct-1972 H Newcastle Utd 35273 D 1-1 McCreadie
04-Nov-1972 A Liverpool 48932 L 1-3 Baldwin
11-Nov-1972 H Leicester City 28456 D 1-1 Garner
18-Nov-1972 A Southampton 24164 L 1-3 Osgood
25-Nov-1972 H Crystal Palace 36608 D 0-0
02-Dec-1972 A Stoke City 21274 D 1-1 Osgood
09-Dec-1972 H Norwich City 29998 W 3-1 Garner, Hutchinson (2)
16-Dec-1972 A Wolverhampton 20799 L 0-1
23-Dec-1972 H Everton 23385 D 1-1 Hutchinson
26-Dec-1972 A Ipswich Town 26243 L 0-3
30-Dec-1972 H Derby County 29794 D 1-1 Osgood
20-Jan-1973 H Arsenal 36292 L 0-1
27-Jan-1973 A West Ham Utd 33336 L 1-3 Garner
10-Feb-1973 H Sheffield Utd 21464 W 4-2 Garland (2), Garner (2)
17-Feb-1973 A Leeds Utd 41781 D 1-1 Osgood
03-Mar-1973 H Birmingham City 26259 D 0-0
06-Mar-1973 H Wolverhampton 18868 L 0-2
10-Mar-1973 A West Bromwich 21820 D 1-1 Garland
24-Mar-1973 A Newcastle Utd 21729 D 1-1 Howard (og)
27-Mar-1973 A Manchester City 23973 W 1-0 Osgood
31-Mar-1973 A Crystal Palace 39325 L 0-2
03-Apr-1973 H Tottenham 25536 L 0-1
07-Apr-1973 H Stoke City 19706 L 1-3 Ord
14-Apr-1973 A Norwich City 24753 L 0-1
18-Apr-1973 A Everton 24999 L 0-1
21-Apr-1973 H Southampton 19699 W 2-1 Brolly, Hollins
23-Apr-1973 H Coventry City 18279 W 2-0 Hinton, Hollins (pen)
28-Apr-1973 H Manchester Utd 44184 W 1-0 Osgood
League Appearances
R Harris 42
J Hollins 42
P Osgood 38
S Kember 35
E McCreadie 31
C Garland 27
A Hudson 26
D Webb 26
P Bonetti 23
W Garner 19 (2 as substitute)
P Houseman 19 (2)
G Locke 17 (1)
J Phillips 16
M Hinton 15 (3)
M Droy 14 (1)
I Britton 11 (3)
T Baldwin 11
J Dempsey 10 (1)
C Cooke 7 (1)
M Brolly 6 (1)
P Mulligan 6
J Boyle 5 (3)
B Bason 4
I Hutchinson 3
T Ord 3
S Sherwood 3
P Feely 2
Division One Final Table
P W D L F A Pts
Liverpool 42 25 10 6 72 42 60
Arsenal 42 23 11 8 57 43 57
Leeds Utd 42 21 11 10 71 45 53
Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 55 45 48
Wolverhampton 42 18 11 13 66 54 47
West Ham Utd 42 17 12 13 67 53 46
Derby County 42 19 8 15 56 54 46
Tottenham 42 16 13 13 58 48 45
Newcastle Utd 42 16 13 13 60 51 45
Birmingham City 42 15 12 15 53 54 42
Manchester City 42 15 11 16 57 60 41
Chelsea 42 13 14 15 49 51 40
Southampton 42 11 18 13 47 52 40
Sheffield Utd 42 15 10 17 51 59 40
Stoke City 42 14 10 18 61 56 38
Leicester City 42 10 17 15 40 46 37
Everton 42 13 11 18 41 49 37
Manchester Utd 42 12 13 17 44 60 37
Coventry City 42 13 9 20 40 55 35
Norwich City 42 11 10 21 36 63 32
Crystal Palace 42 9 12 21 41 58 30
West Bromwich 42 9 10 23 38 62 28
F A Cup
3rd Round v Brighton and Hove Albion
Date: 13th January 1973
Venue: Away
Result: Won 2-0
Attendance: 29287
Scorer: Osgood (2)
4th Round v Ipswich Town
Date: 3rd February 1973
Venue: Home
Result: Won 2-0
Attendance: 36461
Scorer: Garner (2)
5th Round v Sheffield Wednesday
Date: 24th February 1973
Venue: Away
Result: Won 2-1
Attendance: 46910
Scorers: Osgood, Garner
6th Round v Arsenal
Date: 17th March 1973
Venue: Home
Result: Drawn 2-2
Attendance: 37685
Scorers: Hollins, Osgood
Replay: 20th March 1973
Venue: Away
Result: Lost 1-2
Attendance: 62642
Scorer: Houseman
League Cup
2nd Round v Southend United
Date: 6th September 1972
Venue: Away
Result: Won 1-0
Attendance: 24160
Scorer: Garland
3rd Round v Derby County
Date: 4th October 1972
Venue: Away
Result: Drawn 0-0
Attendance: 28065
Replay: 9th October 1972
Venue: Home
Result: Won 3-2
Attendance: 26395
Scorers: Kember, Webb, Osgood
4th Round v Bury
Date: 31st October 1972
Venue: Away
Result: Won 1-0
Attendance: 16226
Scorer: Garland
5th Round v Notts County
Date: 22nd November 1972
Venue: Home
Result: Won 3-1
Attendance: 22580
Scorers: Osgood, Garland, Kember
Semi-Final v Norwich City
1st Leg: 13th December 1972
Venue: Home
Result: Lost 0-2
Attendance: 34316
2nd Leg: 3rd January 1973
Venue: Away
Result: Lost 0-1
Attendance: 34265
Aggregate: Norwich City won 3-0
Goal Scorers
Lge FAC LgC Total
P Osgood 11 4 2 17
C Garland 11 - 3 14
W Garner 6 3 - 9
J Hollins 3 1 - 4
I Hutchinson 3 - - 3
P Houseman 2 1 - 3
D Webb 2 - 1 3
C Cooke 2 - - 2
S Kember - - 2 2
T Baldwin 1 - - 1
P Feely 1 - - 1
R Harris 1 - - 1
M Hinton 1 - - 1
E McCreadie 1 - - 1
T Ord 1 - - 1
Mike Church,
mike@mikechurch.demon.co.uk
Revised: 26th February 1997