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A collection of statistics for the 1972-73 season

Won
37
Drawn
18
Lost
11
Goals scored
108
Goals conceded
60
Goal difference
+48
Total games
66
Clean sheets (league)
14
Clean sheets (total)
26
Avg attendance (league)
48,103
Avg attendance (overall)
44,864
Avg goals/game (league)
2.14
Avg goals/game (overall)
2.18
Players used
17
Longest winning run
7
Longest unbeaten run
18
First goal advantage
W D L Games Win%
Scored first 32 6 3 41 78.0%
Conceded first 5 6 8 19 26.3%
Season player records
Youngest player
18y · 277d
Oldest player
31y · 43d
Youngest goalscorer
21y · 204d
Oldest goalscorer
30y · 240d
Most appearances
66
Most starts
66
Most minutes
5,970'
Most goals
22
Squad usage
Different starters
16
Different goalscorers
12
Avg starting XI age
25.5 yrs
Unchanged XI
37
occurrences
Longest same-XI run
7
consecutive games
Youngest starting XI
24y · 330d
Oldest starting XI
26y · 105d
Match records
Biggest win 5–0 vs Sheffield United 23 Sep 1972
Biggest defeat 0–2 vs Manchester United 11 Nov 1972
Highest-scoring game 4–3 vs Birmingham City 02 Dec 1972
Highest-scoring draw 2–2 vs Leeds United 31 Oct 1972
Most common scoreline 1–1 (11 times)
Earliest goal scored
1'
Latest goal scored
120'
Goal minutes
Average goal minute: Scored 49' (league: 47')
Conceded 48'
Period Scored Conceded
1–15 min
11
8
16–30 min
20
5
31–45 min
20
16
46–60 min
17
11
61–75 min
15
15
76–90 min
24
5
91–120 min
1
0
Goals by competition
Competition Games Scored Conceded +/−
League 42 72 42 +30
UEFA Cup 12 19 6 +13
League Cup 8 14 10 +4
FA Cup 4 3 2 +1
Total 66 108 60 +48
Player debuts
League position after each game
Goal results counted and grouped
Win Draw Loss