Directors: JH Ireland (Chairman), WC Sproson (Vice-Chairman), GS Clark, GP Devine, JH Marshall, HJ Marshall, P Shaw (Secretary). Manager: Bill McGarry Coaches: Sammy Chung (Chief Coach), G Edleston, Bodell, Jack Dowen (Trainer). Captain: Mike Bailey. Playing Staff: Glenn Aitken, Leslie Andrews, Rod Arnold, M Ashwin, Malcolm Astley, Mike Bailey, Nigel Barnett, Roy Bate, Gordon Beecham, Norman Bell, Mick Bradbury, Kevin Charlton, Tony Clark, Michael Collins, Hugh Curran, Steve Daley, Maurice Daly, Chris Dangerfield, R Davies, Derek Dougan, Peter Eastoe, Peter Element, C Foulkes, Don Gardner, Stuart Garnham, Eddie Gould, W Haughey, Daniel Hegan, Mark Hendrie, Kenny Hibbitt, K Hughes, Alec Jaicopazzi, Derek Jefferson, C Jones, James Kelly, Michael Kent, Steve Kindon, Peter Knowles, Kazu Lapinski, Dave Latchford, K Lisseman, John Lowe, Gary Matthews, John McAlle, Jim McCalliog, Kevin McDermottroe, Eugene McDonagh, G Morgan, Frank Munro, David Niven, Terry Norton, A O’Driscoll, Mike O’Grady, Brian Owen, K Owen, R Page, Geoff Palmer, John Parker, Phil Parkes, Derek Parkin, John Peake, Barry Powell, Keith Pritchett, John Richards, Noel Richardson, W Richardson, Eric Robinson, John Rutter, Bernard Shaw, D Smith, Alan Sunderland, Gerry Taylor, A Thompson, I Tiffin, Kenny Todd, Dave Wagstaffe, Paul Walker, Walker, T Walton, Carl Warhurst, Ivor Watton, Graeme Whitehouse, Paul Wilding, Nigel Williams, Anthony Wilson, Sammy Wright Awards: John Richards is voted Rothmans Golden Boot ‘Young players of the Years’ for 1973.

 
July

25 (@ Gothenburg) GAIS  D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
27 (@ Gothenburg) Everton W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
29 (a) Bristol Rovers L 0-2 Details (WC1)

August

5 (a) Notts County W 3-0 Details [Friendly]
7 (H) Glasgow Rangers W 2-0 Details [Friendly]
12 (a) Newcastle United L 1-2 Details
15 (a) Arsenal L 2-5 Details
19 (H) Tottenham Hotspur W 3-2 Details
22 (H) West Ham United W 3-0 Details
26 (a) Southampton D 1-1 Details
29 (a) Coventry City W 1-0 Details

September

2 (H) Birmingham W 3-2 Details
5 (H) Orient W 2-1 Details [FLC2]
9 (a) Liverpool L 2-4 Details
12 (H) Kilmarnock W 5-1 Details [TC1/1]
16 (H) Manchester United W 2-0 Details
23 (a) Leicester City D 1-1 Details
26 (a) Kilmarnock D 0-0 Details [TC1/2]
30 (H) Stoke City W 5-3 Details

October

4 (H) Sheffield Wednesday W 3-1 Details [FLC3]
7 (a) Manchester City D 1-1 Details
10 (a) Stoke City W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
14 (H) Crystal Palace D 1-1 Details
21 (a) West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 Details
24 (a) Ipswich Town L 1-2 Details [TC2/1]
28 (H) Leeds United L 0-2 Details
31 (H) Bristol Rovers W 4-0 Details [FLC4]

November

4 (a) West Ham United D 2-2 Details
7 (H) Ipswich Town L 0-1 Details [TC2/2]
11 (H) Arsenal L 1-3 Details
18 (H) Ipswich Town L 0-1 Details
21 (H) Blackpool D 1-1 Details [FLC5]
25 (a) Sheffield United W 2-1 Details
28 (a) Blackpool W 1-0 Details [FLC5R]

December

2 (H) Derby County L 1-2 Details
9 (a) Everton W 1-0 Details
16 (H) Chelsea W 1-0 Details
23 (a) Norwich City D 1-1 Details
20 (H) Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 Details [FLCsf1]
26 (H) Leicester City W 2-0 Details
30 (a) Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 Details [FLCsf2]

January

6 (H) Southampton L 0-1 Details
13 (H) Manchester United W 1-0 Details [FAC3]
20 (a) Birmingham City P-P
27 (H) Liverpool W 2-1 Details

February

3 (H) Bristol City W 1-0 Details [FAC4]
10 (a) Manchester United L 1-2 Details
17 (H) Newcastle United D 1-1 Details
24 (H) Millwall W 1-0 Details [FAC5]
27 (a) Birmingham W 1-0 Details

March

3 (H) Manchester City W 5-1 Details
6 (a) Chelsea W 2-0 Details
10 (a) Crystal Palace D 1-1 Details
17 (H) Coventry City W 2-0 Details [FAC6]
20 (H) West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 Details
24 (a) Leeds United D 0-0 Details
31 (H) Sheffield United D 1-1 Details

April

7 (N) Leeds United L 0-1 Details [FACsf]
14 (H) Everton W 4-2 Details
21 (a) Ipswich Town L 1-2 Details
23 (H) Norwich City W 3-0 Details
24 (a) Stoke City L 0-2 Details
28 (H) Coventry City W 3-0 Details
30 (a) Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 Details

May

1 (a) Watford D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
4 (a) Derby County L 0-3 Details
7 (a) East Fife W 3-2 Details [Friendly]
10 (a) Yeovil Town L 2-3 Details [Friendly]