1972–73 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1972–73 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 70th in the Football League and their 39th in the First Division, to which they were promoted as Second Division runners-up in 1971–72. After spending much of the season in the lower reaches of the table, eight wins and a draw from the last ten matches brought them up to tenth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1972–73 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in that round to Swindon Town, and entered the League Cup in the second round, eliminated in the fourth by Blackpool.
Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Centre-forward Bob Latchford played in all but one of the 48 first-team matches over the season, and finished as leading goalscorer with 20 goals, of which 19 came in league competition. The home attendance in First Division matches never fell below 30,000.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
12 August 197215thSheffield UnitedHL1–2R. Latchford37,390
15 August 19729thNewcastle UnitedHW3–2McFaul og, Hope, R. Latchford35,831
19 August 197213thIpswich TownAL0–217,775
23 August 197219thTottenham HotspurAL0–230,798
26 August 197218thCrystal PalaceHD1–1Francis31,066
30 August 197216thWest Bromwich AlbionAD2–2Hatton, R. Latchford37,108
2 September 197219thWolverhampton WanderersAL2–3Hope, Burns32,539
9 September 197215thManchester CityHW4–1R. Latchford 3, Campbell32,983
16 September 197218thDerby CountyAL0–133,753
23 September 197215thEvertonHW2–1R. Latchford, Francis37,133
26 September 197215thArsenalAL0–230,003
30 September 197216thWest Ham UnitedAL0–226,482
7 October 197217thChelseaHD2–2Hope, R. Latchford38,756
14 October 197219thManchester UnitedAL0–152,104
21 October 197218thSouthamptonHD1–1Roberts30,757
28 October 197219thCoventry CityAD0–035,304
4 November 197219thTottenham HotspurHD0–038,504
11 November 197221stNewcastle UnitedAL0–326,042
18 November 197217thStoke CityAW2–1R. Latchford 223,040
25 November 197216thNorwich CityHW4–1Pendrey, Hope, Want, Hatton32,890
2 December 197216thLiverpoolAL3–4Taylor, Hope, R. Latchford45,407
9 December 197216thLeicester CityHD1–1Calderwood32,481
16 December 197217thLeeds UnitedAL0–425,275
23 December 197219thArsenalHD1–1Bowker32,721
26 December 197218thEvertonAD1–1R. Latchford39,363
30 December 197219thIpswich TownHL1–2Hatton32,705
27 January 197321stManchester CityAL0–131,877
10 February 197320thDerby CountyHW2–0R. Latchford, Francis38,096
17 February 197318thSheffield UnitedAW1–0Francis22,220
27 February 197319thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–143,759
3 March 197318thChelseaAD0–026,259
6 March 197316thCrystal PalaceAD0–026,014
10 March 197315thManchester UnitedHW3–1R. Latchford, Hatton, Campbell pen51,278
17 March 197317thSouthamptonAL0–214,612
24 March 197317thCoventry CityHW3–0Hatton, R. Latchford, Taylor34,775
31 March 197315thNorwich CityAW2–1R. Latchford 223,899
7 April 197316thLiverpoolHW2–1R. Latchford, Hatton48,114
14 April 197312thLeicester CityAW1–0Campbell27,652
21 April 197311thStoke CityHW3–1Page, Francis, Hatton32,513
23 April 197311thWest Ham UnitedHD0–036,942
28 April 197311thWest Bromwich AlbionHW3–2R. Latchford, Hynd, Burns36,784
30 April 197310thLeeds UnitedHW2–1Francis, Burns34,449

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round13 January 1973Swindon TownAL0–217,373

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Second round5 September 1972Luton TownHD1–1R. Latchford20,962
Second round replay13 September 1972Luton TownAD1–1Campbell13,806
Second round 2nd replay19 September 1972Luton TownCounty Ground,
Northampton		W1–0Francis11,451
Third round3 October 1972Coventry CityHW2–1Francis, Barry og27,803
Fourth round31 October 1972BlackpoolAL0–213,332

Appearances and goals