| DAT | MOTSTÅNDARE | RESULTAT | MÅLGÖRARE | pl | |
| 12 aug | H | LEEDS | 4-0 |
Osgood, Clarke, Garland 2 | |
| 16 | b | Leicester | 1-1 |
Garland | |
| 19 | b | Derby | 2-1 | Harris, Garland | |
| 23 | H | LIVERPOOL | 1-2 |
Garland | |
| 26 | H | MANCHESTER CITY | 2-1 | Osgood, Houseman | |
| 30 | b | Manchester United | 0-0 |
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| 2 sep | b | Arsenal | 1-1 |
Cooke | |
| 9 | H | WEST HAM | 1-3 |
Garland | |
| 16 | b | Sheffield United | 1-2 |
Garland | |
| 23 | H | IPSWICH | 2-0 | Osgood, Feely | |
| 30 | b | Coventry | 3-1 | Garner, självmål, Houseman | |
| 7 okt | b | Birmingham | 2-2 |
Osgood, Webb | |
| 14 | H | WEST BROMWICH | 3-1 | Osgood, Garland, Webb | |
| 21 | b | Tottenham | 1-0 | Hollins | |
| 28 | H | NEWCASTLE | 1-1 |
McCreadie | |
| 4 nov | b | Liverpool | 1-3 |
Baldwin | |
| 11 | H | LEICESTER | 1-1 |
Garner | |
| 18 | b | Southampton | 1-3 |
Osgood | |
| 25 | H | CRYSTAL PALACE | 0-0 |
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| 2 dec | b | Stoke | 1-1 |
Osgood | |
| 9 | H | NORWICH | 3-1 | Garner, Hutchinson 2 | |
| 16 | b | Wolverhampton | 0-1 |
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| 23 | H | EVERTON | 1-1 |
Hutchinson | |
| 26 | b | Ipswich | 0-3 |
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| 30 | H | DERBY | 1-1 |
Osgood | |
| 1973 20 jan |
H | ARSENAL | 0-1 |
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| 27 | b | West Ham | 1-3 |
Garner | |
| 10 feb | H | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 4-2 | Garland 2, Garner 2 | |
| 17 | b | Leeds | 1-1 |
Osgood | |
| 3 mars | H | BIRMINGHAM | 0-0 |
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| 6 | H | WOLVERHAMPTON | 0-2 |
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| 10 | b | West Bromwich | 1-1 |
Garland | |
| 24 | b | Newcastle | 1-1 |
självmål | |
| 27 | b | Manchester City | 1-0 | Osgood | |
| 31 | b | Crystal Palace | 0-2 |
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| 3 apr | H | TOTTENHAM | 0-1 |
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| 7 | H | STOKE | 1-3 |
Ord | |
| 14 | b | Norwich | 0-1 |
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| 18 | b | Everton | 0-1 |
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| 21 | H | SOUTHAMPTON | 2-1 | Brolly, Hollins | |
| 23 | H | COVENTRY | 2-0 | Hinton, Hollins str | |
| 28 | H | MANCHESTER UNITED | 1-0 | Osgood | 12 |