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{{Short description|91st season in existence of Manchester United}}
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{{Infobox football club season
| club = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
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| cup2 = [[1972–73 Football League Cup|League Cup]]
| cup2 result = Third Round
| cup3 = [[1973 Anglo-Italian Cup|Anglo-Italian Cup]]
| cup3 result = Group stage (2nd)
| league topscorer = <br />[[Bobby Charlton]] (6)
| season topscorer = <br />[[Bobby Charlton]] (7)
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| lowest attendance = 21,486 vs [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] (12 September 1972)
| average attendance = 46,703
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The 1972–73 season was [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s 70th71st season in [[the Football League]], and their 28th consecutive season in the top division of [[Football in England|English football]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1973.html |title=Manchester United Season 1972/73 |accessdateaccess-date=21 December 2011|publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk }}</ref> For the first and only season United took part in the [[Anglo-Italian Cup]], the [[1973 Anglo-Italian Cup|1973 version]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/competitions/angloitalian.html |title=United in the Anglo-Italian Cup |accessdateaccess-date=21 December 2011|publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk }}</ref>
 
OnIn 19 DecemberSeptember 1972, [[Frank O'Farrell]] wassigned sackedWelsh asinternational centre-forward Wyn Davies from Manchester City for a fee of £60,000. The signing paid immediate dividends with Davies scoring on his United managerdebut asin hea was3-0 unablewin toagainst mountDerby County. Shortly afterwards, O'Farrell paid Bournemouth, then in the Third Division, a titlereported challenge£194,445 for the services of striker, Ted MacDougall. Despite these signings, United's results were poor and on 19 December 1972, [[Frank O'Farrell]] was sacked as United manager following a 5–0 defeat at [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] that had left them in real danger of relegation, with little improvement having been made on United's dismal nine-match winless start to the league campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Managers – Frank O'Farrell |url=http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-managers/frank-ofarrell.html |work=AboutManUtd.com |publisher=About ManUtd |accessdateaccess-date=9 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108055910/http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-managers/frank-ofarrell.html |archive-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On the same day, the club's directors also announced that the errant [[George Best]] would not be playing for them again.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Blackmore |title=Comebacks that are best forgotten |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/53051.html |work=ESPN.co.uk |publisher=ESPN |date=29 October 2010 |accessdateaccess-date=9 March 2012 }}</ref>
 
Three days later [[Tommy Docherty]] was appointed as the new manager, after he resigned from the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]], and he guided United to survival. He also restored George Best to the team. Docherty's guided United to 18th place in the final table, after they managed seven league victories following his appointment.
 
United struggled to find goals in the league, only managing 44 from 42 games, with Bobby Charlton - in his final season as a player before retiring - topping the club's goalscoring charts with a mere six goals in the First Division. [[Denis Law]], who had rarely played this season, was given a free transfer at the end of the campaign after 11 years with the club.
 
==First Division==
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!Opponents
!H / A
!Result<br />F &ndash; AF–A
!Scorers
!Attendance
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|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|H
|1–2
|1 – 2
|[[Denis Law|Law]]
|51,459
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|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|A
|0–2
|0 – 2
|
|54,779
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|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|A
|0–2
|0 – 2
|
|52,348
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|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|H
|1–1
|1 – 1
|[[George Best|Best]]
|40,067
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|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|H
|0–0
|0 – 0
|
|48,108
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|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|H
|0–0
|0 – 0
|
|44,482
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|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|A
|2–2
|2 – 2
|[[George Best|Best]], [[Ian Storey-Moore|Storey-Moore]]
|32,372
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|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|H
|0–1
|0 – 1
|
|37,073
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|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|A
|0–2
|0 – 2
|
|34,049
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|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|H
|3–0
|3 – 0
|[[Wyn Davies|Davies]], [[Willie Morgan|Morgan]], [[Ian Storey-Moore|Storey-Moore]]
|48,255
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|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
|A
|0–1
|0 – 1
|
|37,347
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|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|A
|2–2
|2 – 2
|[[George Best|Best]], [[Ian Storey-Moore|Storey-Moore]]
|39,209
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|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|H
|1–0
|1 – 0
|[[Ted MacDougall|MacDougall]]
|52,104
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|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|A
|1–2
|1 – 2
|[[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]]
|38,170
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|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|H
|1–4
|1 – 4
|[[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]]
|52,497
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|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|A
|2–2
|2 – 2
|[[George Best|Best]], [[Wyn Davies|Davies]]
|32,575
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|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|H
|2–0
|2 – 0
|[[Wyn Davies|Davies]], [[Ted MacDougall|MacDougall]]
|53,944
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|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|A
|0–3
|0 – 3
|
|52,086
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|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|H
|2–1
|2 – 1
|[[Wyn Davies|Davies]], [[Ted MacDougall|MacDougall]]
|36,073
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|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|A
|2–0
|2 – 0
|[[Ted MacDougall|MacDougall]], [[Ian Storey-Moore|Storey-Moore]]
|35,913
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|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|H
|0–2
|0 – 2
|
|41,347
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|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|A
|0–5
|0 – 5
|
|39,484
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|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|H
|1–1
|1 – 1
|[[Ted MacDougall|MacDougall]]
|46,382
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|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|A
|1–3
|1 – 3
|[[Ian Storey-Moore|Storey-Moore]]
|35,098
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|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|A
|1–3
|1 – 3
|[[Brian Kidd|Kidd]]
|51,194
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|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|H
|2–2
|2 – 2
|[[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]], [[Lou Macari|Macari]]
|50,878
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|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|H
|0–0
|0 – 0
|
|58,970
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|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|A
|1–1
|1 – 1
|[[Jim Holton|Holton]]
|42,767
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|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|H
|2–1
|2 – 1
|[[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]] (2)
|52,089
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|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|A
|1–4
|1 – 4
|[[Lou Macari|Macari]]
|31,918
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|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|H
|2–1
|2 – 1
|[[Brian Kidd|Kidd]], [[Lou Macari|Macari]]
|46,735
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|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|A
|1–3
|1 – 3
|[[Lou Macari|Macari]]
|51,278
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|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|H
|2–1
|2 – 1
|[[Jim Holton|Holton]], [[Mick Martin|Martin]]
|48,426
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|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|A
|1–1
|1 – 1
|[[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|Graham]]
|49,751
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
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|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|A
|2–0
|2 – 0
|[[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]], [[Jim Holton|Holton]]
|23,161
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|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|H
|1–0
|1 – 0
|[[Mick Martin|Martin]]
|48,593
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|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|H
|2–0
|2 – 0
|[[Brian Kidd|Kidd]], [[Willie Morgan|Morgan]]
|46,891
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|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|A
|2–2
|2 – 2
|[[Lou Macari|Macari]], [[Willie Morgan|Morgan]]
|37,051
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|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|A
|1–0
|1 – 0
|[[Trevor Anderson|Anderson]]
|45,450
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|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|H
|0–0
|0 – 0
|
|61,676
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|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
|H
|1–2
|1 – 2
|[[Brian Kidd|Kidd]]
|57,280
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|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|A
|0–1
|0 – 1
|
|44,184
|}
{{:1972–73 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|showteam=MUN|only_totals=y}}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!Club
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|GAvg|Goal average}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|17||align=left|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|42||13||11||18||41||49||0.837||'''37'''
|-
|'''18'''||align=left|'''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|'''42'''||'''12'''||'''13'''||'''17'''||'''44'''||'''60'''||'''0.733'''||'''37'''
|-
|19||align=left|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|42||13||9||20||40||55||0.727|||'''35'''
|}
<small>'''Pld''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against; '''GAvg''' = Goal average; '''Pts''' = Points</small>
 
==FA Cup==
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!Opponents
!H / A
!Result<br />F &ndash; AF–A
!Scorers
!Attendance
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|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|A
|0–1
|0 – 1
|
|40,005
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!Opponents
!H / A
!Result<br />F &ndash; AF–A
!Scorers
!Attendance
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|[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
|A
|2–2
|2 – 2
|[[Denis Law|Law]], [[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]]
|16,560
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|[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
|H
|3–1
|3 – 1
|[[George Best|Best]] (2), [[Ian Storey-Moore|Storey-Moore]]
|21,486
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|[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
|A
|1–1
|1 – 1
|[[Willie Morgan|Morgan]]
|33,597
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|[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
|H
|1–2
|1 – 2
|[[Sammy McIlroy|McIlroy]]
|29,348
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!Opponents
!H / A
!Result<br />F &ndash; AF–A
!Scorers
!Attendance
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|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
|H
|1–1
|1 – 1
|[[Jim Holton|Holton]]
|23,951
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|[[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]
|A
|0–0
|0 – 0
|
|52,834
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|[[A.S. Bari|Bari]]
|H
|3–1
|3 – 1
|[[Denis Law|Law]], [[Ian Storey-Moore|Storey-Moore]], [[Mick Martin|Martin]]
|14,303
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|[[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
|A
|4–1
|4 – 1
|[[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]] (2), Olney, [[Peter Fletcher (footballer)|Fletcher]]
|8,168
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{{col-2}}
;English clubsGroup 1
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
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|}
{{col-2}}
;Italian clubsGroup 1
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
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{{col-end}}
 
==SeeSquad alsostatistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*[[List of Manchester United F.C. seasons]]
|-
!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.
!rowspan="2"|Name
!colspan="2" width="85"|League
!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup
!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup
!colspan="2" width="85"|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex Stepney]]
|38||0||1||0||4||0||43||0
|-
|align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Rimmer]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Martin Buchan]]
|42||0||1||0||4||0||47||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian Donald (footballer)|Ian Donald]]
|4||0||0||0||1||0||5||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Tony Dunne]]
|24||0||0(1)||0||3||0||27(1)||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Edwards (footballer, born 1947)|Paul Edwards]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Forsyth (footballer, born 1952)|Alex Forsyth]]
|8||0||1||0||0||0||9||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Holton]]
|15||3||0||0||0||0||15||3
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve James (footballer)|Steve James]]
|22||0||0||0||4||0||26||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy O%27Neil|Tommy O'Neil]]
|16||0||0||0||1||0||17||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Sadler (footballer)|David Sadler]]
|19||0||1||0||2||0||22||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arnie Sidebottom]]
|2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Watson (footballer, born 1949)|Willie Watson]]
|3||0||0||0||1||0||4||0
|-
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Young (footballer)|Tony Young]]
|28(2)||0||1||0||3||0||32(2)||0
|-
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
|19||4||0||0||4||2||23||6
|-
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|34(2)||6||1||0||4||1||39(2)||7
|-
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Fitzpatrick (footballer, born 1946)|John Fitzpatrick]]
|5||0||0||0||1||0||6||0
|-
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]]
|18||1||1||0||0||0||19||1
|-
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Mick Martin]]
|14(2)||2||0||0||0||0||14(2)||2
|-
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Sammy McIlroy]]
|4(6)||0||0||0||0(3)||1||4(9)||1
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Trevor Anderson]]
|2(5)||1||0||0||0||0||2(5)||1
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Wyn Davies]]
|15(1)||4||1||0||0||0||16(1)||4
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Fletcher (footballer)|Peter Fletcher]]
|0(2)||0||0||0||0||0||0(2)||0
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Kidd]]
|17(5)||4||1||0||2||0||20(5)||4
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Denis Law]]
|9(2)||1||1||0||2||1||12(2)||2
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Lou Macari]]
|16||5||0||0||0||0||16||5
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ted MacDougall]]
|18||5||0||0||0||0||18||5
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Morgan]]
|39||4||1||0||4||0||44||4
|-
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Storey-Moore]]
|26||5||0||0||4||1||30||6
|-
|align="left"|–||align="left"|Own goals
|–||0||–||0||–||0||–||0
|}
Anglo-Italian Cup matches are not included in statistics
 
==References==
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