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Table & Scores on 23/12/1972
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Liverpool | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 34 | Arsenal | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 32 | Leeds United | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 31 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 27 | Chelsea | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 25 | Newcastle United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 25 | West Ham United | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 24 | Derby County | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 24 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | Southampton | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | Manchester City | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 22 | Norwich City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 22 | Everton | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | Sheffield United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 19 | Stoke City | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 18 | Birmingham City | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 18 | Leicester City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 17 | Manchester United | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 17 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 16 |
| Birmingham City 1 (0) Arsenal 1 (1) | Bowker 53 Kelly 6 | Attendance: 32,721 |
| Chelsea 1 (0) Everton 1 (0) | Hutchinson 89 Harper 88 | Attendance: 23,385 |
| Leicester City 2 (0) Crystal Palace 1 (0) | Worthington 66 Pen, Birchenall 75 Rogers 48 | Attendance: 16,962 |
| Liverpool 2 (2) Coventry City 0 (0) | Toshack 16, 22 | Attendance: 41,550 |
| Manchester United 1 (1) Leeds United 1 (0) | MacDougall 25 Clarke 90 | Attendance: 46,382 |
| Newcastle United 2 (1) Manchester City 1 (1) | Macdonald 34 Pen, Barrowclough 50 Mellor 21 | Attendance: 28,240 |
| Norwich City 1 (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (0) | Bone 20 Dougan 70 | Attendance: 19,797 |
| Southampton 0 (0) West Ham United 0 (0) | Attendance: 19,429 |
| Stoke City 4 (3) Derby County 0 (0) | Ritchie 10, 60, Hurst 30, Greenhoff 37 | Attendance: 25,084 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 2 (1) Sheffield United 0 (0) | Chivers 27, Perryman 63 | Attendance: 19,577 |
| West Bromwich Albion 2 (1) Ipswich Town 0 (0) | Glover 37, Hartford 51 | Attendance: 12,059 |