# 1972–73 Scottish Division One

The 1972–73 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic, one point ahead of their nearest rival Rangers. Kilmarnock and Airdrieonians finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1973–74 Second Division.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 93 | 28 | +65 | 57 | Champion |
| 2 | Rangers | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 56 | |
| 3 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 45 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 43 | |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 43 | |
| 6 | Ayr United | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Dundee United | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 31 | |
| 9 | East Fife | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 30 | |
| 10 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | St Johnstone | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 29 | |
| 12 | Morton | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 28 | |
| 13 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 28 | |
| 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 26 | |
| 15 | Arbroath | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 26 | |
| 16 | Dumbarton | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 23 | |
| 17 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 22 | Relegated to 1973–74 Second Division |
| 18 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 16 | Relegated to 1973–74 Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | ARB | AYR | CEL | DUM | DND | DNU | EFI | FAL | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOR | MOT | PAR | RAN | STJ |
| Aberdeen | | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Airdrieonians | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–3 |
| Arbroath | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Ayr United | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Celtic | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Dumbarton | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Dundee | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Dundee United | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 |
| East Fife | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 |
| Falkirk | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Hibernian | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Kilmarnock | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Morton | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Motherwell | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Partick Thistle | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Rangers | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 5–1 |
| St Johnstone | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |