Derby County
1972–73 season
ManagerEngland Brian Clough
StadiumBaseball Ground
First Division7th
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
European CupSemi-finals

During the 1972–73 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. As the reigning champions of the First Division, Derby would represent England in the European Cup.

Season summary

The 1st round of the European Cup semi-finals in Turin against Juventus

The club broke the British transfer record with the signing of half-back David Nish, from Midland rivals Leicester City, for £225,000. Derby County were unable to retain their title and finished in 7th place, one point off qualification for the UEFA Cup. This slump was in part due to the club's poor away form, winning only four matches away from home all season - one of the matches lost was a 5–0 defeat at Leeds United, the loss only serving to intensify the rivalry between Clough and United manager Don Revie. The club had better success in the European Cup, reaching the semi-finals before being knocked out by Juventus: Clough accused the Bianconeri of bribing the match officials — describing the Italians as "cheating bastards" at the end of the first leg match in Turin —,[1] despite they will prove later unrelated to any attempt to combine.[2]

At the end of the season, Kevin Hector was voted Derby's Player of the Year.

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Colin Boulton
— DF England ENG Peter Daniel
— DF England ENG Roy McFarland (c)
— DF England ENG David Nish
— DF England ENG Colin Todd
— DF England ENG Ron Webster
— DF Wales WAL Terry Hennessey
— MF England ENG Willie Carlin
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Alan Hinton
— MF England ENG Steve Powell
— MF Scotland SCO Archie Gemmill
— MF Scotland SCO John McGovern
— FW England ENG Roger Davies
— FW England ENG Kevin Hector
— FW Scotland SCO John O'Hare

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
DFDavid NishLeicester City£225,000
FWJohn Sims
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DFJohn RobsonAston Villa£90,000
FWBarry ButlinLuton Town

Results

First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 11 13 66 54 1.222 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 West Ham United 42 17 12 13 67 53 1.264 46 Qualification for the Watney Cup[lower-alpha 1]
7 Derby County 42 19 8 15 56 54 1.037 46
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 13 13 58 48 1.208 45 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
9 Newcastle United 42 16 13 13 60 51 1.176 45
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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 by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAHHHH
ResultDDLWLLWLWLWLWLWLDWWWWDLWDWDWLLWLLDLWWLDWWW
Position1413161215181313131614161316141616151310761076665655667989109987
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, Qualification to 1973–74 European Cup;   = Qualification to 1973–74 UEFA Cup;   = Relegation to 1973–74 Second Division

Matches

12 August 1972 1 Southampton F.C. 1-1 Derby County
Channon 55' 26' Hinton Attendance: 20,525
15 August 1972 2 Crystal Palace F.C. 0-0 Derby County
19 August 1972 3 Derby County 1-2 Chelsea F.C. Derby
15:00 Hector 49' 38' Harris
75' Garland
Yellow card Hudson
Yellow card Osgood		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,868
Referee: Anthony E. Morrissey
23 August 1972 4 Derby County 1-0 Manchester City Derby
Walker 57' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,173
26 August 1972 5 Norwich City 1-0 Derby County
Gemmill 53' (o.g.) Attendance: 30,075
29 August 1972 6 Everton F.C. 1-0 Derby County Goodison Park
Joe Royle Attendance: 39,780
2 September 1972 7 Derby County 2-1 Liverpool F.C. Derby
Hinton 53'
O’Hare 87'		 17' Toshack Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 32,524
9 September 1972 8 West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Derby County
Gould 21'
A Brown 68'		 15' McFarland Attendance: 17,279
16 September 1972 9 Derby County 1-0 Birmingham City Derby
Hector 80' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 23,753
23 September 1972 10 Manchester United 3-1 Derby County Greater Manchester
Storey-Moore 33'
Davies 65'
Morgan 75'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 48,255
30 September 1972 11 Derby County 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Derby
Hector 46'
Hinton 89' (pen)		 49' Perryman Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 32,133
7 October 1972 12 Leeds United 5-0 Derby County Leeds
Giles 3', 27'
Clarke 37'
Bremner 61'
Lorimer 88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,477
14 October 1972 13 Derby County 2-1 Leicester City Derby
Hennessey 44'
Hinton 65' (pen)		 77' Weller Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,841
21 October 1972 14 Ipswich Town 3-1 Derby County
Belfitt 27'
Beattie 39'
Whymark 87'		 59' (pen) Hinton Attendance: 16,944
28 October 1972 15 Derby County 2-1 Sheffield United Derby
Todd 35'
O’Hare 64'		 61' Currie Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 30,929
4 November 1972 16 Manchester City 4-0 Derby County
Carrodus 3'
Marsh 35'
Bell 59'
Todd 61' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 35,566
11 November 1972 17 Derby County 2-2 Crystal Palace F.C. Derby
Powell 34'
Hinton 35'		 26' Rogers
39' (pen) Craven		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 27,716
18 November 1972 18 West Ham United 1-2 Derby County
Robson 56' 2', 15' Hector Attendance: 28,154
25 November 1972 19 Derby County 5-0 Arsenal Derby
McGovern 22'
Hinton 36'
McFarland 40'
Hector 43'
Davies 47'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,034
2 December 1972 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Derby County
Richards 53' 22' Hennessey
69' Hector		 Attendance: 24,891
9 December 1972 21 Derby County 2-0 Coventry City Derby
Hinton 55' (pen)
Gemmill 70'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,002
16 December 1972 22 Derby County 1-1 Newcastle United Derby
Hector 59' 36' Tudor Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,826
23 December 1972 23 Stoke City 4-0 Derby County
Ritchie 10', 60'
Hurst 30'
Greenhoff 37'		 Attendance: 25,084
26 December 1972 24 Derby County 3-1 Manchester United Derby
McFarland 7', 58'
Hinton 19'		 61' Storey-Moore Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 35,098
30 December 1972 25 Chelsea F.C. 1-1 Derby County
Osgood 71' 7' O’Hare Attendance: 29,794
6 January 1973 26 Derby County 1-0 Norwich City Derby
Hinton 36' (pen) Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 27,580
20 January 1973 27 Liverpool F.C. 1-1 Derby County
Toshack 23' 15' Davies Attendance: 45,996
27 January 1973 28 Derby County 2-0 West Bromwich Albion Derby
Hinton 35' (pen)
Davies 55'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,833
10 February 1973 29 Birmingham City 2-0 Derby County
Latchford 29'
Francis 48'		 Attendance: 38,096
14 February 1973 30 Derby County 0-3 Stoke City Derby
Jimmy Greenhoff
Jimmy Robertson
John Mahoney		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 22,106
17 February 1973 31 Derby County 4-0 Southampton F.C. Derby
Hinton 25'
Hector 65', 81'
McCarthy 74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 26,426
28 February 1973 32 Newcastle United 2-0 Derby County Newcastle-upon-Tyne
John Tudor
Malcolm Macdonald 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,286
3 March 1973 33 Derby County 2-3 Leeds United Derby
Durban 25'
Hector 56'		 42' (pen), 68' (pen) Lorimer
71' Clarke		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 38,100
10 March 1973 34 Leicester City 0-0 Derby County
Attendance: 29,690
24 March 1973 35 Sheffield United 3-1 Derby County
Dearden 20', 73'
Bone 62'		 88' Davies Attendance: 24,401
31 March 1973 36 Arsenal F.C. 0-1 Derby County
2' Powell Attendance: 45,217
14 April 1973 37 Coventry City 0-2 Derby County
O’Hare 13'
Hector 79'		 Attendance: 22,759
18 April 1973 38 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Derby County Tottenham
(o.g.)Roy McFarland 9 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 22,659
21 April 1973 39 Derby County 1-1 West Ham United Derby
Gemmill 87' (pen) 75' Lutton Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,727
28 April 1973 40 Derby County 3-1 Everton F.C. Derby
Nish 3'
Hinton 59'
Gemmill 70' (pen)		 76' Connolly Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 24,194
30 April 1973 41 Derby County 3-0 Ipswich Town Derby
Davies 36'
Hector 46'
Hector 67'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 20,374
4 May 1973 42 Derby County 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
Davies
Davies
McFarland 		Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,590

League Cup

Second Round

5 September 1972 Swindon Town 0-1 Derby County Swindon
Hennessey Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,730

Third Round

4 October 1972 Derby County 0-0 Chelsea F.C. Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,065
9 October 1972 Replay Chelsea F.C. 3-2 Derby County Fulham
19:45 Kember 4'
Webb 14'
Osgood 52'		 13' Hinton
65' McGovern		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,395
Referee: John H Yates

FA Cup

Third round

13 January 1973 Peterborough United 0-1 Derby County Peterborough
36' Davies Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 20,855
Referee: D Richardson

Fourth Round

3 February 1973 Derby County 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Derby
Davies 85' 79' Martin Chivers Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 37,895
7 February 1973 Replay Tottenham Hotspur 3–5 (a.e.t.) Derby County Tottenham
Martin Chivers 19'
Alan Gilzean 43'
Mike England 80' (pen)		 82', , 107' Davies
70', 113' Hector		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 52,736
Referee: KH Burns

Fifth Round

24 February 1973 Derby County 4–2 Queen's Park Rangers Derby
Roger Davies 9'
Kevin Hector 22', 33', 36'		 53' Mick Leach
66' Don Givens		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 38,100

Sixth Round

17 March 1973 Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Leeds
29' Lorimer Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,350
Referee: HG New

European Cup

13 September 1972 Derby County England 2–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar
McFarland 38 Gemmill 53
27 September 1972 Željezničar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–2 England Derby County
Sprečo 60 Hinton 9 O'Hare 15

Eightfinals

25 October 1972 Derby County England 3–0 Portugal Benfica
McFarland 6'
Hector 8'
McGovern 40'
8 November 1972 Benfica Portugal 0–0 England Derby County

Quarterfinals

7 March 1973 Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia 1–0 England Derby County
Horváth 42'
21 March 1973 Derby County England 2–0 Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava
Hector 40'
Hector 51'

Semi-finals

11 April 1973 1 Juventus Italy 3–1 England Derby County Torino, Italy
Altafini 28', 83'
Causio 65'		 30' Hector
Yellow card McFarland
Yellow card Gemmill		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: West GermanySchulenburg
25 April 1973 2 Derby County England 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Italy Juventus Derby, England
Hinton soccer ball with red X57'
Davies Red card 63'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Referee: PortugalMarques Lobo

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision OneEuropean CupFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Colin Boulton 560400805030
DF England ENG Ron Webster 3402604040
DF England ENG Roy McFarland 537385725030
DF England ENG Colin Todd 571411805030
DF England ENG David Nish 461341405030
MF Scotland SCO John McGovern 553391815031
MF Scotland SCO Archie Gemmill 499343715530
MF England ENG Alan Hinton 37152713611031
FW England ENG Roger Davies 281319+173056
FW England ENG Kevin Hector 52184114840030
FW Scotland SCO John O'Hare 505344815030
GK England ENG Graham Moseley 2020
MF England ENG Steve Powell 302222401030
DF Wales WAL Terry Hennessey 284212402111
MF Wales WAL Alan Durban 27111+712+101+301+10
DF England ENG John Robson 140100300010
DF England ENG Peter Daniel 140904010
DF England ENG Jim Walker 5151
DF England ENG Tony Parry 604+20
FW England ENG John Sims 402+100+10
DF England ENG Alan Lewis 2020
FW England ENG Barry Butlin 1010
MF England ENG Willie Carlin

References

  1. ↑ Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Franco Costa (22 April 1974). "La Juve era già assolta". Stampa Sera (in Italian): 9.
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