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West Ham United 1972–73 football season
Season summary
In the 1972–73 season West Ham United finished sixth in the First Division, their highest League position under the management of Ron Greenwood and the joint-highest in their history at that time. Pop Robson was the First Division's top scorer with 28 League goals, including eight doubles and a hat-trick, just one behind the post-war club record held by Geoff Hurst , who had left the Hammers for Stoke City the previous summer. In February 1973, Bobby Moore overtook Jimmy Ruffell 's West Ham appearance record. He won his hundredth England cap in the same month.[ 1]
West Ham continued their poor Cup record from previous seasons by losing in both the FA Cup and the League Cup to lower League opposition. Second Division Hull City beat them in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and the Hammers suffered a humiliating defeat at Fourth Division Stockport County in the League Cup.[ 1] [ 2]
League table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
^ West Ham United and Stoke City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that had not already qualified for a European competition.
Results
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
12 August 1972
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–0
21,509
14 August 1972
Coventry City
H
1–0
27,498
Best
19 August 1972
Leicester City
H
5–2
25,414
Moore , Coker , Robson (2), Tyler
22 August 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–3
21,958
26 August 1972
Liverpool
A
2–3
50,491
Robson (2)
29 August 1972
Arsenal
A
0–1
43,802
2 September 1972
Manchester United
H
2–2
31,939
Robson (2)
9 September 1972
Chelsea
A
3–1
34,392
Taylor , Moore , Bonds
16 September 1972
Norwich City
H
4–0
27,780
Brooking , Robson (2), Taylor
23 September 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–1
51,700
30 September 1972
Birmingham City
H
2–0
26,482
Bonds , Best
7 October 1972
Ipswich Town
A
1–1
22,377
Best
14 October 1972
Sheffield United
H
3–1
25,379
Brooking , Robson (2)
21 October 1972
Manchester City
A
3–4
30,890
Best , Ayris , Moore
28 October 1972
Crystal Palace
H
4–0
28,894
Brooking (2), McDowell , Robson
4 November 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–2
29,524
Robson , Brooking
11 November 1972
Coventry City
A
1–3
27,189
McDowell
18 November 1972
Derby County
H
1–2
28,154
Robson
25 November 1972
Everton
A
2–1
27,558
Brooking , Best
2 December 1972
Newcastle United
H
1–1
23,785
Brooking
9 December 1972
Leeds United
A
0–1
30,270
16 December 1972
Stoke City
H
3–2
23,269
Robson (2), Best
23 December 1972
Southampton
A
0–0
19,429
26 December 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–2
37,397
Robson (2; 1 pen)
30 December 1972
Leicester City
A
1–2
19,341
Brooking
6 January 1973
Liverpool
H
0–1
34,480
20 January 1973
Manchester United
A
2–2
50,878
Robson , Best
27 January 1973
Chelsea
H
3–1
33,336
Taylor , Robson (2)
10 February 1973
Norwich City
A
1–0
27,032
Robson
17 February 1973
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–1
26,071
Bonds , Robson
24 February 1973
Stoke City
A
0–2
21,855
2 March 1973
Ipswich Town
H
0–1
37,004
10 March 1973
Sheffield United
A
0–0
24,024
17 March 1973
Manchester City
H
2–1
29,370
MacDougall , Robson
24 March 1973
Crystal Palace
A
3–1
36,915
Robson , Brooking , MacDougall
31 March 1973
Everton
H
2–0
25,531
Robson , Lock
7 April 1973
Newcastle United
A
2–1
24,030
MacDougall (2)
14 April 1973
Leeds United
H
1–1
38,804
Holland
20 April 1973
Southampton
H
4–3
33,039
Robson (3), Brooking
21 April 1973
Derby County
A
1–1
28,727
Lutton
23 April 1973
Birmingham City
A
0–0
36,942
28 April 1973
Arsenal
H
1–2
37,368
Rice (o.g.)
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
13 January 1973
Port Vale
A
1–0
20,619
Holland
R4
8 February 1973
Hull City
A
0–1
32,290
League Cup
Players
References
^ a b Helliar, John (2009). West Ham United: The Elite Era (4th ed.). Bodmin & King's Lynn: MPG Books Group. ISBN 978-1-905328-68-0 .
^ German, Tom (5 October 1972). "West Ham unable to find the spark". The Times . No. 58597. London. p. 13. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
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League competitions
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Yorkshire League (One , Two , Three )
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