Chelsea 1972-73


Division One Fixtures

Date         Ven  Opponents          Att   Res    Scorers
----         ---  ---------          ---   ---    -------
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