1972–73 Scottish Division One
67th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
Football league season
Season | 1972–73 |
---|---|
Champions | Celtic |
Relegated | Kilmarnock Airdrieonians |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → |
The 1972–73 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic, one point ahead of their nearest rival Rangers. Kilmarnock and Airdrieonians finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1973–74 Second Division.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 93 | 28 | +65 | 57 | Champion |
2 | Rangers | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 56 | |
3 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 45 | |
4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 43 | |
5 | Dundee | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 43 | |
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 | |
11 | St Johnstone | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 29 | |
12 | Morton | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 28 | |
13 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 28 | |
14 | Falkirk | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 26 | |
15 | Arbroath | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 26 | |
16 | Dumbarton | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 23 | |
17 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 22 | Relegated to 1973–74 Second Division |
18 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 16 |
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables
Results
Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | ARB | AYR | CEL | DUM | DND | DNU | EFI | FAL | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOR | MOT | PAR | RAN | STJ |
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Aberdeen | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
Airdrieonians | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–3 | |
Arbroath | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
Ayr United | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
Celtic | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
Dumbarton | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
Dundee | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
Dundee United | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | |
East Fife | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | |
Falkirk | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | |
Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Hibernian | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
Kilmarnock | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
Morton | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
Motherwell | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
Partick Thistle | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
Rangers | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
St Johnstone | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
References
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