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Table & Scores on 16/12/1972
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 32 | Arsenal | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 31 | Leeds United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 30 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 27 | Chelsea | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 24 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 23 | Newcastle United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 23 | Coventry City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 23 | Manchester City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 22 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | Norwich City | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 21 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | Sheffield United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 19 | Birmingham City | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 17 | Stoke City | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 16 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 16 | Manchester United | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 16 | Leicester City | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 15 |
| Arsenal 2 (2) West Bromwich Albion 1 (0) | Nisbet 8 Og, Radford 33 T Brown 87 | Attendance: 27,119 |
| Coventry City 3 (1) Norwich City 1 (0) | Stein 14, 71, Alderson 48 Howard 63 | Attendance: 19,819 |
| Crystal Palace 5 (2) Manchester United 0 (0) | Mulligan 9, 41, Rogers 47, 89, Whittle 85 | Attendance: 39,484 |
| Derby County 1 (0) Newcastle United 1 (1) | Hector 59 Tudor 36 | Attendance: 28,826 |
| Everton 3 (2) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0) | Hurst 23, Kendall 40, 82 Neighbour 50 | Attendance: 31,109 |
| Ipswich Town 1 (0) Liverpool 1 (1) | Lambert 53 Heighway 25 | Attendance: 26,693 |
| Leeds United 4 (1) Birmingham City 0 (0) | Clarke 36, 54, Lorimer 60, Jones 70 | Attendance: 25,285 |
| Manchester City 2 (0) Southampton 1 (1) | Marsh 67, 86 Jeffries 15 Og | Attendance: 24,825 |
| Sheffield United 2 (1) Leicester City 0 (0) | Woodward 2 Pen, Hockey 88 | Attendance: 17,111 |
| West Ham United 3 (2) Stoke City 2 (1) | Robson 31, 35, Best 75 Hurst 8, Ritchie 88 | Attendance: 23,269 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (1) Chelsea 0 (0) | Sunderland 5 | Attendance: 20,799 |