# 1972–73 Everton F.C. season

During the 1972–73 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 17th in the table with 37 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | 38 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 16 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 46 | 0.870 | 37 | |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 49 | 0.837 | 37 | |
| 18 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 60 | 0.733 | 37 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 55 | 0.727 | 35 | |
* ↑ West Ham United and Stoke City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 12 August 1972 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | |
| 16 August 1972 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | |
| 19 August 1972 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | |
| 22 August 1972 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | |
| 26 August 1972 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | |
| 29 August 1972 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | |
| 2 September 1972 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | |
| 9 September 1972 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 21,080 |
| 16 September 1972 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 37,739 |
| 23 September 1972 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 37,333 |
| 30 September 1972 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | 33,028 |
| 7 October 1972 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 55,975 |
| 14 October 1972 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | |
| 21 October 1972 | Sheffield United | A | 1–0 | |
| 28 October 1972 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 | |
| 4 November 1972 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | |
| 11 November 1972 | Manchester City | H | 2–3 | |
| 18 November 1972 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | |
| 25 November 1972 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | |
| 2 December 1972 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | |
| 9 December 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | |
| 16 December 1972 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 | |
| 23 December 1972 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | |
| 26 December 1972 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | |
| 6 January 1973 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | |
| 24 January 1973 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | |
| 27 January 1973 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | |
| 10 February 1973 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | |
| 24 February 1973 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | |
| 3 March 1973 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | |
| 10 March 1973 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | |
| 17 March 1973 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | |
| 24 March 1973 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | |
| 31 March 1973 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | |
| 3 April 1973 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | |
| 7 April 1973 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | |
| 11 April 1973 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–4 | |
| 14 April 1973 | Wolverhampoton Wandeerers | A | 2–4 | |
| 17 April 1973 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | |
| 21 April 1973 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | |
| 25 April 1973 | Newcastle United | A | 0–0 | |
| 28 April 1973 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 13 January 1973 | Aston Villa | H | 3–2 | | |
| 4 | 3 February 1973 | Millwall | H | 0–2 | | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2 | 5 September 1972 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | | |