1972–73 Motherwell F.C. season

The 1972–73 season was Motherwell's 4th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football after being promoted from the Scottish Second Division in 1969.

Results

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All results are written with Motherwell's score first. [1]

Scottish League Division One

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
2 September 1972 Dundee H 2–2 Lawson, Forsyth
9 September 1972 Airdrieonians A 2–1 Lawson, McClymont
16 September 1972 Kilmarnock H 2–0 McClymont, Wark
23 September 1972 St Johnstone A 2–2 Murray, McClymont
30 September 1972 Aberdeen A 2–7 McClymont, Gray
7 October 1972 Dundee United H 1–4 Lawson
14 October 1972 Rangers H 0–2
21 October 1972 Heart of Midlothian A 0–0
28 October 1972 Falkirk H 1–1 Campbell
4 November 1972 Ayr United A 2–3 Watson, McClymont
11 November 1972 Celtic H 0–5
18 November 1972 Partick Thistle A 3–0 McCabe, McClymont, Campbell
25 November 1972 East Fife H 0–1
2 December 1972 Greenock Morton A 0–1
16 December 1972 Dumbarton A 0–0
23 December 1972 Arbroath H 2–0 Heron, Muir
30 December 1972 Dundee A 0–2
1 January 1973 Airdrieonians H 2–0 Fraser o.g, Martin
6 January 1973 Kilmarnock A 0–1
13 January 1973 St Johnstone H 1–1 Goldthorp
27 January 1973 Dundee United A 2–1 Lawson, McCabe
7 February 1973 Aberdeen H 2–0 Lawson, Campbell
10 February 1973 Rangers A 1–2 Millar
19 February 1973 Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 Millar, Campbell
3 March 1973 Falkirk A 1–0 Whiteford
10 March 1973 Ayr United H 1–2 Millar
24 March 1973 Partick Thistle H 0–0
31 March 1973 East Fife A 1–3 Millar
3 April 1973 Celtic A 0–2
7 April 1973 Greenock Morton H 3–0 McCabe, Goldthorp, Shevlane o.g.
10 April 1973 Hibernian H 1–1 Goldthorp
14 April 1973 Hibernian A 1–0 Millar
21 April 1973 Dumbarton H 0–2
28 April 1973 Arbroath A 1–0 Muir

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers
3 February 1973 R3 Raith Rovers H 2–1
24 February 1973 R4 Celtic H 0–4

Scottish League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers
12 August 1972 GS Clyde A 2–2
16 August 1972 GS East Stirlingshire H 1–0
19 August 1972 GS Dundee H 1–3
23 August 1972 GS East Stirlingshire A 5–1
26 August 1972 GS Clyde H 1–1
30 August 1972 GS Dundee A 1–3
4 September 1972 R1 L1 Albion Rovers H 4–1
6 September 1972 R1 L2 Albion Rovers A 4–0
20 September 1972 R2 L1 Airdrieonians H 0–1
4 October 1972 R2 L2 Airdrieonians A 1–1

Texaco Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers
12 September 1972 R1 L1 Coventry City A 3–3
27 September 1972 R1 L2 Coventry City H 1–0
16 October 1972 QF L1 Heart of Midlothian H 0–0
8 November 1972 QF L2 Heart of Midlothian A 4–2
14 March 1973 SF L1 Norwich City A 0–2
21 March 1973 SF L2 Norwich City H 2–3

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Ayr United 34 16 8 10 50 51 −1 40
7 Dundee United 34 17 5 12 56 51 +5 39
8 Motherwell 34 11 9 14 38 48 −10 31
9 East Fife 34 11 8 15 46 54 −8 30
10 Heart of Midlothian 34 12 6 16 39 50 −11 30
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Motherwell 1972-1973 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
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