Scottish Division One 1972/73
| Scottish Division One 1972/73 | |
| master | Celtic Glasgow |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Celtic Glasgow |
| Uefa cup |
Hibernian Edinburgh FC Aberdeen FC Dundee |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Relegated |
FC Kilmarnock Airdrieonians FC |
| Teams | 18th |
| Games | 306 |
| Gates | 932 (ø 3.05 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Alan Gordon(Hibernian Edinburgh) |
| ← Division One 1971/72 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was held for the 73rd time in 1972/73 . It was also the 76th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on September 2, 1972 and ended on April 28, 1973. In the 1972/73 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 game days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won for the 28th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . The Bhoys qualified as champions for the following European Cup season-1973/74 . The league cup winner Hibernian Edinburgh , as well as fourth and fifth placed FC Aberdeen and FC Dundee qualified for the UEFA Cup . As cup winners , the Glasgow Rangers qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The Kilmarnock FC and Airdrieonians FC went into the Division Two from. The top scorer was Alan Gordon of Hibernian Edinburgh with 27 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Celtic Glasgow (M, P) | 34 | 26th | 5 | 3 | 93:28 | +65 | 57:11 |
| 2. | Glasgow Rangers | 34 | 26th | 4th | 4th | 74:30 | +44 | 56:12 |
| 3. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 34 | 19th | 7th | 8th | 74:33 | +41 | 45:23 |
| 4th | Aberdeen FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7th | 61:34 | +27 | 43:25 |
| 5. | Dundee FC | 34 | 17th | 9 | 8th | 68:43 | +25 | 43:25 |
| 6th | Ayr United | 34 | 16 | 8th | 10 | 50:51 | −1 | 40:28 |
| 7th | Dundee United | 34 | 17th | 5 | 12 | 56:51 | +5 | 39:29 |
| 8th. | Motherwell FC | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14th | 38:48 | −10 | 31:37 |
| 9. | East Fife FC | 34 | 11 | 8th | 15th | 46:54 | −8 | 30:38 |
| 10. | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 12 | 6th | 16 | 39:50 | −11 | 30:38 |
| 11. | St. Johnstone FC | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15th | 52:67 | −15 | 29:39 |
| 12. | Morton | 34 | 10 | 8th | 16 | 47:53 | −6 | 28:40 |
| 13. | Partick Thistle (L) | 34 | 10 | 8th | 16 | 40:53 | −13 | 28:40 |
| 14th | FC Falkirk | 34 | 7th | 12 | 15th | 38:56 | −18 | 26:42 |
| 15th | FC Arbroath (N) | 34 | 9 | 8th | 17th | 39:63 | −24 | 26:42 |
| 16. | FC Dumbarton (N) | 34 | 6th | 11 | 17th | 43:72 | −29 | 23:45 |
| 17th | FC Kilmarnock | 34 | 7th | 8th | 19th | 40:71 | −31 | 22:46 |
| 18th | Airdrieonians FC | 34 | 4th | 8th | 22nd | 34:75 | −41 | 16:52 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1972/73 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 1973/74 European Cup | |
| Participation in the 1973/74 UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1973/74 | |
| Participation in the Texaco Cup 1973/74 | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1971/72 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Promoted from Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1972/73 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1972/73 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
