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Season 1972-1973

Half-Time scores in brackets where known

Chelsea (1) 4 Leeds United (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 12th August 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 51,102
Referee: Tom H Reynolds (Swansea)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Osgood 45, Cooke 59, Garland 68, Garland 85
   Booked Kember
   Sub Not Used 12 Peter Houseman
   Manager Dave Sexton
Leeds United David Harvey, Paul Reaney, Trevor Cherry, Billy Bremner, Roy Ellam, Paul Madeley, Peter Lorimer, Mick Bates, Mick Jones (Terry Yorath 24), Johnny Giles, Eddie Gray
   Booked Trevor Cherry 50, Terry Yorath 71
   Manager Don Revie
Match Facts Match 2602      League match 2313   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 21.1

Leicester City (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Wednesday, 16th August 1972 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 4
Venue: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,873
Referee: Robert Matthewson (Manchester)
Leicester City Peter Shilton, Steve Whitworth, David Nish, Alan Woollett, Malcolm Manley, Graham Cross, John Farrington, Jon Sammels, Keith Weller, Alan Birchenall, Malcolm Partridge, Len Glover
   Scorer John Farrington 39
   Manager Jimmy Bloomfield
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Garland 73
   Sub Not Used 12 Peter Feely
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2603      League match 2314   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 21.1

Derby County (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 19th August 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 4
Venue: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 31,868
Referee: Anthony E Morrissey (Bramhall)
Derby County Colin Boulton, Ron Webster, John Robson, Alan Durban, Roy McFarland, Colin Todd, John McGovern, Archie Gemmill, John O'Hare, Kevin Hector, Jim Walker
   Scorer Kevin Hector 49
   Booked Alan Durban, John Robson
   Sub Not Used Hennessey
   Manager Brian Clough
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Webb, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Harris 38, Garland 75
   Booked Hudson, Osgood
   Sub Not Used 12 Peter Houseman
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2604      League match 2315   Starting XI    Average age 26.2    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 21.1

Chelsea (1) 1 Liverpool (2) 2

Date: Wednesday, 23rd August 1972 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,735
Referee: Norman C Burtenshaw (Great Yarmouth)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy (12 Peter Houseman 68), 6 David Webb, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Garland 40
   Manager Dave Sexton
Liverpool Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith, Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway, John Toshack, Ian Callaghan
   Scorers John Toshack 2, Ian Callaghan 15
   Sub Not Used Boersma
   Manager Bill Shankly
Match Facts Match 2605      League match 2316   Starting XI    Average age 25.3    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 21.1

Chelsea (1) 2 Manchester City (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 26th August 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,845
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Paddy Mulligan, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Charlie Cooke (12 Peter Houseman 73)
   Scorers Osgood 45, Houseman 83
   Manager Dave Sexton
Manchester City Joe Corrigan, Colin Barrett, Willie Donachie, Mike Doyle, Tommy Booth, Tony Towers, Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell, Ian Mellor, Francis Lee, Derek Jeffries
   Scorer Ian Mellor 50
   Booked Willie Donachie 36
   Sub Not Used Carrodus
   Manager Malcolm Allison
Match Facts Match 2606      League match 2317   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 21.1

Manchester United (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Wednesday, 30th August 1972 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Old Trafford
Attendance: 44,482
Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)
Manchester United Alex Stepney, Tommy O'Neil, Tony Dunne, Martin Buchan, Steve James, David Sadler, Willie Morgan, John Fitzpatrick, Denis Law, George Best, Ian Storey-Moore (Bobby Charlton 75)
   Manager Frank O'Farrell
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Paddy Mulligan, 3 Eddie McCreadie (12 Charlie Cooke), 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2607      League match 2318   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 21.1

Arsenal (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 2nd September 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Highbury
Attendance: 46,675
Referee: Gordon C Kew (Amersham)
Arsenal Geoff Barnett, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Peter Storey, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong (Charlie George 75), Alan Ball, John Radford, Ray Kennedy, George Graham
   Scorer David Webb 78 (O.G)
   Booked Charlie George 82
   Manager Bertie Mee
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Paddy Mulligan, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember (12 Micky Droy), 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Peter Houseman, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Cooke 29
   Booked McCreadie, Kember 82
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2608      League match 2319   Starting XI    Average age 27.2    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 23.3

Southend United (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Wednesday, 6th September 1972 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 2
Venue: Roots Hall
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Arthur L Hart (Borough Green)
Southend United Derek Bellotti, Ray Ternent, Alex Smith, Dave Elliott, Brian Albeson, Mike Harrison, Terry Johnson, Billy Best, Bill Garner, Bobby Bennett (Peter Woods 70), Dennis Booth
   Manager Arthur Rowley
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Paddy Mulligan, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 John Boyle, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Garland 15
   Sub Not Used 12 Peter Feely
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2609      League Cup match 39   Starting XI    Average age 26.9    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 23.3

Chelsea (1) 1 West Ham United (2) 3

Date: Saturday, 9th September 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 7
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,392
Referee: Keith E Walker (Bearsted)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Paddy Mulligan, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson (12 Bill Garner 10), 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Garland 7
   Debut Players Bill Garner
   Manager Dave Sexton
West Ham United Peter Grotier, John McDowell, Frank Lampard, Billy Bonds, Tommy Taylor, Bobby Moore, Dudley Tyler, Clyde Best, Pat Holland, Trevor Brooking, Bryan Robson
   Scorers Tommy Taylor 4, Bobby Moore 23, Billy Bonds 79
   Booked Frank Lampard
   Sub Not Used Lock
   Manager Ron Greenwood
Match Facts Match 2610      League match 2320   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 21.2

Sheffield United (2) 2 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 16th September 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 10
Venue: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,458
Referee: William S Castle (Dudley)
Sheffield United Tom McAlister, Steve Goulding, Ted Hemsley, John Flynn, Eddie Colquhoun, Trevor Hockey, Alan Woodward, Len Badger, Billy Dearden, Tony Currie, David Ford
   Scorers Billy Dearden 8, John Woodward 16 (Pen)
   Booked Len Badger
   Sub Not Used Mackenzie
   Manager John Harris
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Paddy Mulligan, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 Ron Harris, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Webb (12 John Boyle 50), 7 Brian Bason, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Feely, 10 John Hollins, 11 Chris Garland
   Scorer Garland 17
   Booked Boyle 55
   Debut Players Brian Bason
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2611      League match 2321   Starting XI    Average age 25.4    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 17

Chelsea (0) 2 Ipswich Town (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 23rd September 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 8
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,647
Referee: Edward Jolly (Manchester)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Paddy Mulligan, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Peter Feely, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Osgood 49, Feely 58
   Sub Not Used 12 Gary Locke
   Final Appearances Paddy Mulligan, Peter Feely
   Manager Dave Sexton
Ipswich Town David Best, Mick Mills, Colin Harper, Ian Collard (Kevin Beattie 46), Allan Hunter, Derek Jefferson, Bryan Hamilton, Peter Morris, Rod Belfitt, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert
   Booked Derek Jefferson
   Manager Bobby Robson
Match Facts Match 2612      League match 2322   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 21.3

Coventry City (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 3

Date: Saturday, 30th September 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 6
Venue: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,058
Referee: Ivan T Smith (Accrington)
Coventry City Bill Glazier, Mick Coop, Alan Dugdale (Wilf Smith 58), Mick McGuire, Jeff Blockley, Roy Barry, Dennis Mortimer, Alan Green, Billy Rafferty, Willie Carr, Brian Alderson
   Scorer Brian Alderson 51
   Booked Mick Coop, Roy Barry 80
   Manager Joe Mercer
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner (12 Marvin Hinton 58), 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Garner 5, Blockley (O.G) 37, Houseman 84
   Booked Houseman
   Debut Players Gary Locke
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2613      League match 2323   Starting XI    Average age 26    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 18.2

Derby County (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Wednesday, 4th October 1972 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 3
Venue: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,065
Referee: Tommy Dawes (Bury St Edmunds)
Derby County Colin Boulton, Steve Powell, David Nish, Alan Durban, Roy McFarland, Colin Todd, John McGovern, Archie Gemmill, John O'Hare, Kevin Hector, Alan Hinton
   Booked Roy McFarland 19
   Sub Not Used Davies
   Manager Brian Clough
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 David Webb, 11 Peter Houseman
   Booked Houseman 15, Droy 30, Harris 47
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2614      League Cup match 40   Starting XI    Average age 25.7    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 18.2
Referee Dawes replaced by linesman Don Stanton 32 mins

Birmingham City (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 2

Date: Saturday, 7th October 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 8
Venue: St Andrews
Attendance: 38,756
Referee: Donald Biddle (Bristol)
Birmingham City David Latchford, Tommy Carroll, Tony Want, Kenny Burns (Alan Campbell 77), Roger Hynd, Malcolm Page, Bobby Hope, Trevor Francis, Bob Latchford, Gary Pendrey, Phil Summerill
   Scorers Bobby Hope 15, Bob Latchford 74
   Manager Fred Goodwin
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 David Webb, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Osgood 57, Webb 70
   Sub Not Used 12 Brian Bason
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2615      League match 2324   Starting XI    Average age 25.7    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 18.2

Chelsea (2) 3 Derby County (1) 2

Date: Monday, 9th October 1972 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 3 (replay)
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,395
Referee: John H Yates (Redditch)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Ron Harris, 7 John Boyle, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 David Webb, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Kember 4, Webb 14, Osgood 52
   Sub Not Used 12 Brian Bason
   Manager Dave Sexton
Derby County Colin Boulton, John Robson, David Nish, Steve Powell, Roy McFarland, Colin Todd, John McGovern, Archie Gemmill, John O'Hare, Kevin Hector, Alan Hinton
   Scorers Alan Hinton 13, John McGovern 65
   Sub Not Used Daniel
   Manager Brian Clough
Match Facts Match 2616      League Cup match 41   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 32.6    Youngest Player 18.2

Chelsea (1) 3 West Bromwich Albion (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 14th October 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 4
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,988
Referee: David R Laing (Preston)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 David Webb, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Osgood 26, Garland 48, Webb 59
   Booked Kember 57
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
West Bromwich Albion Peter Latchford, Gordon Nisbet, Ray Wilson, Len Cantello, John Wile, Ally Robertson, Colin Suggett, Tony Brown, Bobby Gould, Ally Brown, Asa Hartford
   Scorer Tony Brown 58 (Pen)
   Sub Not Used Glover
   Manager Don Howe
Match Facts Match 2617      League match 2325   Starting XI    Average age 25.7    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 18.2

Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 21st October 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 3
Venue: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 47,429
Referee: William J Hall (Preston)
Tottenham Hotspur Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt (Jimmy Pearce 46), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Ralph Coates
   Booked Martin Peters
   Manager Bill Nicholson
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Brian Bason, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Chris Garland, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Hollins 25
   Booked Garland, Kember
   Sub Not Used 12 Graham Wilkins
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2618      League match 2326   Starting XI    Average age 25.4    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 17.1

Chelsea (0) 1 Newcastle United (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 28th October 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 4
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,273
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Brian Bason, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer McCreadie 64
   Sub Not Used 12 Tommy Baldwin
   Manager Dave Sexton
Newcastle United Iam McFaul, David Craig, Frank Clark, Tommy Gibb, Pat Howard, Bobby Moncur, Stewart Barrowclough, Jim Smith, John Tudor, Gordon Hodgson (Tommy Cassidy), Terry Hibbitt
   Scorer Jim Smith 81
   Manager Joe Harvey
Match Facts Match 2619      League match 2327   Starting XI    Average age 25.5    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 17.1

Bury (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Tuesday, 31st October 1972 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 4
Venue: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 16,226
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
Bury John Forrest, Charlie Gisbourne, Keith Kennedy, Gareth Williams, George Heslop, Jimmy Robson, John Connelly, George Jones, John Murray, Terry McDermott, George Hamstead
   Manager Allan Brown
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood (12 Marvin Hinton 10), 10 Tommy Baldwin, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Garland 74
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2620      League Cup match 42   Starting XI    Average age 26.3    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 18.3

Liverpool (1) 3 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 4th November 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 4
Venue: Anfield
Attendance: 48,932
Referee: Ken H Burns (Stourbridge)
Liverpool Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith, Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Peter Cormack, Steve Heighway, John Toshack, Ian Callaghan
   Scorers John Toshack 34, Kevin Keegan 50, John Toshack 55
   Booked Larry Lloyd 37
   Sub Not Used Hall
   Manager Bill Shankly
Chelsea 1 Steve Sherwood, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Bill Garner, 10 Chris Garland, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Baldwin 75
   Booked Locke 32, Garland 37
   Sub Not Used 12 Marvin Hinton
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2621      League match 2328   Starting XI    Average age 25.1    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 18.3

Chelsea (0) 1 Leicester City (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 11th November 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 4
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,456
Referee: Jack K Taylor (Wolverhampton)
Chelsea 1 Steve Sherwood, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Garner 57
   Sub Not Used 12 Tommy Baldwin
   Manager Dave Sexton
Leicester City Peter Shilton, Alan Woollett, Dennis Rofe, Jon Sammels, John Sjoberg, Graham Cross, John Farrington, Alan Birchenall, Keith Weller, Frank Worthington, Len Glover
   Scorer Jon Sammels 55
   Sub Not Used Manley
   Manager Jimmy Bloomfield
Match Facts Match 2622      League match 2329   Starting XI    Average age 25    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 18.3

Southampton (1) 3 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 18th November 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 7
Venue: The Dell
Attendance: 24,164
Referee: Ken W Baker (Rugby)
Southampton Eric Martin, Bob McCarthy, Joe Kirkup, Hugh Fisher, Paul Bennett, Jim Steele, Terry Paine, Mick Channon, Ron Davies, Brian O'Neil, Bobby Stokes
   Scorers Brian O'Neil 43, Ron Davies 84, Ron Davies 88
   Sub Not Used O'Brien
   Manager Ted Bates
Chelsea 1 Steve Sherwood, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Bill Garner, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Osgood 9
   Sub Not Used 12 Micky Droy
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2623      League match 2330   Starting XI    Average age 24.8    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 18.3

Chelsea (2) 3 Notts County (0) 1

Date: Wednesday, 22nd November 1972 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 5
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: David W Smith (Stonehouse)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Osgood 24, Garland 39, Kember 77
   Sub Not Used 12 Marvin Hinton
   Manager Dave Sexton
Notts County Roy Brown, Bill Brindley, Bob Worthington, Willie Carlin, Dave Needham, Brian Stubbs, Jon Nixon, Kevin Randall, Les Bradd, Don Masson, Arthur Mann (Steve Carter)
   Scorer Peter Osgood 58 (O.G)
   Manager Jimmy Sirrel
Match Facts Match 2624      League Cup match 43   Starting XI    Average age 24.9    Oldest Player 32.6    Youngest Player 18.3

Chelsea (0) 0 Crystal Palace (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 25th November 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,608
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Webb, 7 Bill Garner, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Sub Not Used 12 Ian Hutchinson
   Manager Dave Sexton
Crystal Palace John Jackson, Paddy Mulligan, Tony Taylor, Iain Phillip, Bobby Bell, Mel Blyth, John Hughes, David Payne, John Craven, Charlie Cooke, Don Rogers
   Sub Not Used Kellard
   Manager Bert Head
Match Facts Match 2625      League match 2331   Starting XI    Average age 25.4    Oldest Player 32.6    Youngest Player 21.3

Stoke City (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 2nd December 1972 at 15:15 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 21,274
Referee: Norman C Burtenshaw (Great Yarmouth)
Stoke City John Farmer, Jackie Marsh, Mike Pejic, John Mahoney, Denis Smith, Alan Bloor, Terry Conroy, Jimmy Greenhoff, John Ritchie, Geoff Hurst, George Eastham
   Scorer Terry Conroy 65
   Booked Denis Smith
   Sub Not Used Robertson
   Manager Tony Waddington
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Webb, 7 Bill Garner, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Alan Hudson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Osgood 4
   Sub Not Used 12 Gary Locke
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2626      League match 2332   Starting XI    Average age 25.4    Oldest Player 32.6    Youngest Player 21.4

Chelsea (0) 3 Norwich City (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 9th December 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,998
Referee: Colin Fallon (Blackpool)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Webb, 7 Bill Garner, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Garner 48, Hutchinson 58, Hutchinson 76
   Sub Not Used 12 Tommy Baldwin
   Manager Dave Sexton
Norwich City Kevin Keelan, Geoff Butler, Alan Black, Dave Stringer, Steve Govier, Max Briggs (Trevor Howard 63), Doug Livermore, Jim Bone, David Cross, Graham Paddon, Terry Anderson
   Scorer Jim Bone 72
   Manager Ron Saunders
Match Facts Match 2627      League match 2333   Starting XI    Average age 25.4    Oldest Player 32.6    Youngest Player 21.4

Chelsea (0) 0 Norwich City (2) 2

Date: Wednesday, 13th December 1972 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Semi-Final (First Leg)
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,316
Referee: Harry G New (Westbury-On-Trym)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Sub Not Used 12 Tommy Baldwin
   Manager Dave Sexton
Norwich City Kevin Keelan, Geoff Butler, Alan Black, Dave Stringer, Steve Govier, Max Briggs, Doug Livermore, Jim Bone, David Cross, Graham Paddon, Terry Anderson
   Scorers Jim Bone 11, David Cross 12
   Booked Geoff Butler, Graham Paddon
   Sub Not Used Howard
   Manager Ron Saunders
Match Facts Match 2628      League Cup match 44   Starting XI    Average age 25    Oldest Player 32.6    Youngest Player 18.4

Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 16th December 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Molineux
Attendance: 20,799
Referee: Vernon J Batty (Helsby)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Phil Parkes, Gerry Taylor, John McAlle, Mike Bailey, Frank Munro, Derek Jefferson, Alan Sunderland, Ken Hibbitt, John Richards, Steve Kindon, Dave Wagstaffe
   Scorer Alan Sunderland 5
   Sub Not Used McCalliog
   Manager Bill McGarry
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 David Webb, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember (12 Marvin Hinton 84), 11 Bill Garner
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2629      League match 2334   Starting XI    Average age 24.3    Oldest Player 28    Youngest Player 18.4

Chelsea (0) 1 Everton (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 23rd December 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 5
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,385
Referee: John E Thacker (Lincoln)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Ian Hutchinson, 10 Peter Houseman (12 John Boyle 45), 11 Chris Garland
   Scorer Hutchinson 89
   Manager Dave Sexton
Everton David Lawson, Tommy Wright, Archie Styles, Howard Kendall, Roger Kenyon, John Hurst, Joe Harper, Mike Bernard, Rod Belfitt, Colin Harvey (Mike Lyons 82), John Connolly
   Scorer Joe Harper 88
   Manager Harry Catterick
Match Facts Match 2630      League match 2335   Starting XI    Average age 24.7    Oldest Player 28.1    Youngest Player 18.4

Ipswich Town (2) 3 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Tuesday, 26th December 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 10
Venue: Portman Road
Attendance: 26,229
Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)
Ipswich Town David Best, Mick Mills, Colin Harper, Peter Morris, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Bryan Hamilton (Clive Woods), Colin Viljoen, David Johnson, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert
   Scorers Kevin Beattie 32, Trevor Whymark 40, John Hollins 67 (O.G)
   Manager Bobby Robson
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Graham Wilkins, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 John Boyle (12 Marvin Hinton 60), 11 Chris Garland
   Debut Players Graham Wilkins
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2631      League match 2336   Starting XI    Average age 24.6    Oldest Player 28.1    Youngest Player 17.4

Chelsea (0) 1 Derby County (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 30th December 1972 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 8
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,794
Referee: William J Gow (Swansea)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 David Webb, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Ian Hutchinson (12 Ian Britton 46), 11 John Boyle
   Scorer Osgood 71
   Debut Players Ian Britton
   Manager Dave Sexton
Derby County Colin Boulton, Ron Webster, Peter Daniel, Terry Hennessey, Roy McFarland, Colin Todd, John McGovern, John O'Hare, Roger Davies, Kevin Hector, Alan Hinton
   Scorer John O'Hare 7
   Sub Not Used Durban
   Manager Brian Clough
Match Facts Match 2632      League match 2337   Starting XI    Average age 26.1    Oldest Player 32.9    Youngest Player 21.4

Norwich City (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Wednesday, 3rd January 1973 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Semi-Final (Second Leg)
Venue: Carrow Road
Attendance: 34,265
Referee: Gordon W Hill (Kirby Muxloe)
Norwich City Kevin Keelan, Geoff Butler, Alan Black, Dave Stringer, Steve Govier, Max Briggs, Doug Livermore, Paul Cheesley, David Cross, Graham Paddon, Terry Anderson
   Scorer Steve Govier 49
   Booked Alan Black, Doug Livermore
   Sub Not Used Howard
   Manager Ron Saunders
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Chris Garland
   Booked Dempsey
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2633      League Cup match 45   Starting XI    Average age 25.5    Oldest Player 31.2    Youngest Player 18.4

Brighton & Hove Albion (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 13th January 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 3
Venue: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 29,287
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
Brighton & Hove Albion Brian Powney, John Templeman, George Ley, Eddie Spearritt, Ian Goodwin, Steve Piper, Graham Howell, Barry Bridges, Ken Beamish, Brian Bromley, Peter O'Sullivan
   Booked Eddie Spearritt 25, Graham Howell 90
   Sent Off George Ley 85
   Sub Not Used Murray
   Manager Pat Saward
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Bill Garner
   Scorers Osgood 15, Osgood 60
   Booked Webb, Kember 77, Osgood 85
   Sent Off Harris 72
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2634      FA Cup match 216   Starting XI    Average age 24.7    Oldest Player 28.1    Youngest Player 18.5

Chelsea (0) 0 Arsenal (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 20th January 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 10
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,292
Referee: Tom H Reynolds (Swansea)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Bill Garner
   Booked Garner, Osgood 42
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Arsenal Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Peter Storey, Jeff Blockley, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong, Alan Ball, John Radford, Ray Kennedy, Eddie Kelly (Frank McLintock 45)
   Scorer Ray Kennedy 83
   Manager Bertie Mee
Match Facts Match 2635      League match 2338   Starting XI    Average age 24.7    Oldest Player 28.1    Youngest Player 18.5

West Ham United (1) 3 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 27th January 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 13
Venue: Upton Park
Attendance: 35,336
Referee: Robert Matthewson (Manchester)
West Ham United Bobby Ferguson, John McDowell, Frank Lampard, Billy Bonds, Tommy Taylor, Bobby Moore, Dudley Tyler, Clyde Best, Pat Holland, Trevor Brooking, Bryan Robson
   Scorers Tommy Taylor 13, Bryan Robson 68, Bryan Robson 82
   Sub Not Used Ayris
   Manager Ron Greenwood
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb, 7 Tommy Baldwin, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Bill Garner
   Scorer Garner 22
   Sub Not Used 12 Marvin Hinton
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2636      League match 2339   Starting XI    Average age 24.8    Oldest Player 28.2    Youngest Player 18.5

Chelsea (1) 2 Ipswich Town (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 3rd February 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 4
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,491
Referee: Gordon W Hill (Kirby Muxloe)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 David Webb (12 Marvin Hinton 20), 7 Bill Garner, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Garner 35, Garner 46
   Manager Dave Sexton
Ipswich Town David Best, Mick Mills, Colin Harper, Peter Morris, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Bryan Hamilton, Colin Viljoen, David Johnson, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert
   Sub Not Used Woods
   Manager Bobby Robson
Match Facts Match 2637      FA Cup match 217   Starting XI    Average age 24.7    Oldest Player 28.2    Youngest Player 18.5

Chelsea (2) 4 Sheffield United (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 10th February 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 10
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 21,424
Referee: Roger B Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey (12 John Boyle 78), 6 Ron Harris, 7 Bill Garner, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Chris Garland
   Scorers Garland 4, Garner 22, Garner 74, Garland 90
   Manager Dave Sexton
Sheffield United Tom McAlister, Len Badger, Ted Hemsley, John Flynn, Eddie Colquhoun, Keith Eddy, Alan Woodward, Geoff Salmons, Billy Dearden, Tony Currie, Mick Speight
   Scorers Ted Hemsley 43, Billy Dearden 75
   Sub Not Used Staniforth
   Manager John Harris
Match Facts Match 2638      League match 2340   Starting XI    Average age 24.5    Oldest Player 28.2    Youngest Player 18.5

Leeds United (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 17th February 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 10
Venue: Elland Road
Attendance: 41,781
Referee: Edward Jolly (Manchester)
Leeds United David Harvey, Paul Reaney, Trevor Cherry, Billy Bremner, Paul Madeley, Norman Hunter, Peter Lorimer (Eddie Gray 77), Allan Clarke, Mick Jones, Johnny Giles, Mick Bates
   Scorer Mick Jones 26
   Manager Don Revie
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Steve Kember, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Osgood 57
   Booked Hinton, Kember 44, Osgood 44
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2639      League match 2341   Starting XI    Average age 25    Oldest Player 33    Youngest Player 18.6

Sheffield Wednesday (1) 1 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 24th February 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 5
Venue: Hillsborough
Attendance: 46,910
Referee: Ken H Burns (Stourbridge)
Sheffield Wednesday Peter Grummitt, Peter Rodrigues, Dave Clements, Colin Prophett, John Holsgrove, Tommy Craig, Willie Henderson, Roy Coyle, Brian Joicey, David Sunley, John Sissons
   Scorer Roy Coyle 25
   Sent Off John Holsgrove 88
   Sub Not Used Potts
   Manager Derek Dooley
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Steve Kember, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Garner 38, Osgood 64
   Booked Garner, McCreadie 17
   Sent Off Garner 88
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2640      FA Cup match 218   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 33    Youngest Player 21.6

Chelsea (0) 0 Birmingham City (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 3rd March 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 10
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,259
Referee: Harold Hackney (Barnsley)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Steve Kember, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Chris Garland
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Birmingham City David Latchford, Ray Martin, Gary Pendrey, Malcolm Page, Roger Hynd, John Roberts, Alan Campbell, Trevor Francis, Bob Latchford, Bob Hatton, Gordon Taylor
   Sub Not Used Calderwood
   Manager Fred Goodwin
Match Facts Match 2641      League match 2342   Starting XI    Average age 24.3    Oldest Player 33    Youngest Player 18.6

Chelsea (0) 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 2

Date: Tuesday, 6th March 1973 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,868
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Steve Kember, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Ian Britton
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Wolverhampton Wanderers Phil Parkes, Gerry Taylor, Derek Parkin, Danny Hegan, Frank Munro, John McAlle, Jim McCalliog, Ken Hibbitt, John Richards, Derek Dougan, Dave Wagstaffe
   Scorers Derek Dougan 66, John Richards 85
   Sub Not Used Daley
   Manager Bill McGarry
Match Facts Match 2642      League match 2343   Starting XI    Average age 24.3    Oldest Player 33    Youngest Player 18.6

West Bromwich Albion (1) 1 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 10th March 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 11
Venue: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,820
Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Treharris)
West Bromwich Albion John Osborne, Gordon Nisbet, Ray Wilson, Len Cantello, John Wile, Ally Robertson, Alan Merrick (David Shaw 71), Tony Brown, Jeff Astle, Asa Hartford, Willie Johnston
   Scorer Tony Brown 6
   Booked Asa Hartford 60
   Manager Don Howe
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Peter Osgood, 7 Alan Hudson, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Ian Britton
   Scorer Garland 13
   Booked Kember 40, Britton 60
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2643      League match 2344   Starting XI    Average age 24.3    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 18.6

Chelsea (2) 2 Arsenal (2) 2

Date: Saturday, 17th March 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 6
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,685
Referee: Gordon W Hill (Kirby Muxloe)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Osgood 15, Hollins 33
   Sub Not Used 12 Ian Britton
   Manager Dave Sexton
Arsenal Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Peter Storey, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong, Alan Ball, Charlie George, Ray Kennedy, Eddie Kelly
   Scorers Alan Ball 18, Charlie George 21
   Sub Not Used Nelson
   Manager Bertie Mee
Match Facts Match 2644      FA Cup match 219   Starting XI    Average age 25.7    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 18.6

Arsenal (1) 2 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Tuesday, 20th March 1973 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 6 (replay)
Venue: Highbury
Attendance: 62,746
Referee: Norman C Burtenshaw (Great Yarmouth)
Arsenal Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Peter Storey, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong, Alan Ball, Charlie George, Ray Kennedy, Eddie Kelly
   Scorers Alan Ball 43 (Pen), Ray Kennedy 58
   Sub Not Used Nelson
   Manager Bertie Mee
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 John Hollins, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 Steve Kember, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Houseman 18
   Booked Garland 16
   Sub Not Used 12 Gary Locke
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2645      FA Cup match 220   Starting XI    Average age 26.3    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 21.7

Newcastle United (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 24th March 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: St James' Park
Attendance: 21,720
Referee: Walter Johnson (Kendal)
Newcastle United Martin Burleigh, David Craig, Frank Clark, Irving Nattrass, Pat Howard, Bobby Moncur, Stewart Barrowclough, Terry McDermott, John Tudor, Keith Robson, Terry Hibbitt
   Scorer Stewart Barrowclough 33 (Pen)
   Sub Not Used Kennedy
   Manager Joe Harvey
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 John Hollins, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 Steve Kember, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Bill Garner, 10 Chris Garland, 11 Peter Houseman (12 Gary Locke 12)
   Scorer Garner 56
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2646      League match 2345   Starting XI    Average age 25.8    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 18.8

Manchester City (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Tuesday, 27th March 1973 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 10
Venue: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,973
Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)
Manchester City Joe Corrigan, Tony Book, Willie Donachie, Mike Doyle, Tommy Booth, Derek Jeffries, Mike Summerbee, Frank Carrodus, Rodney Marsh, Tony Whelan, Tony Towers
   Sub Not Used Oakes
   Manager Malcolm Allison
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 John Hollins, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 Steve Kember, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Chris Garland, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Ian Britton
   Scorer Osgood 54
   Sub Not Used 12 John Boyle
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2647      League match 2346   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 18.8

Crystal Palace (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 31st March 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 11
Venue: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 39,325
Referee: Edwin D Wallace (Crewe)
Crystal Palace John Jackson, Paddy Mulligan, Tony Taylor, Iain Phillip, Mel Blyth, Jim Cannon, Derek Possee, David Payne, Alan Whittle, Martin Hinshelwood, Don Rogers
   Scorers Iain Phillip 30, Jim Cannon 55
   Booked Jim Cannon 11
   Sub Not Used Craven
   Manager Malcolm Allison
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 John Hollins, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 Steve Kember, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Brian Bason, 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Bill Garner (12 John Dempsey 40), 11 Ian Britton
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2648      League match 2347   Starting XI    Average age 26    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 17.5

Chelsea (0) 0 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1

Date: Tuesday, 3rd April 1973 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 11
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,536
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Steve Kember (12 Michael Brolly 46), 8 Alan Hudson, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Chris Garland, 11 Ian Britton
   Debut Players Michael Brolly
   Manager Dave Sexton
Tottenham Hotspur Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Ray Evans, Ralph Coates, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce
   Scorer John Pratt 33
   Sub Not Used Dillon
   Manager Bill Nicholson
Match Facts Match 2649      League match 2348   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 18.8

Chelsea (1) 1 Stoke City (2) 3

Date: Saturday, 7th April 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,706
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Ian Britton, 8 John Boyle, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Tommy Ord, 11 Michael Brolly
   Scorer Ord 20
   Sub Not Used 12 Micky Droy
   Debut Players Tommy Ord
   Manager Dave Sexton
Stoke City John Farmer, Jackie Marsh, Mike Pejic, John Mahoney, Denis Smith, Alan Bloor, Sean Haslegrave, Jimmy Greenhoff, John Ritchie, Geoff Hurst, Terry Conroy
   Scorers Jimmy Greenhoff 21, John Ritchie 39, Sean Haslegrave 78
   Sub Not Used Eastham
   Manager Tony Waddington
Match Facts Match 2650      League match 2349   Starting XI    Average age 26.3    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 18.5

Norwich City (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 14th April 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 15
Venue: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,763
Referee: Robert E Raby (Leeds)
Norwich City Kevin Keelan, Clive Payne, Alan Black, Dave Stringer, Duncan Forbes, Trevor Hockey, Doug Livermore, Colin Suggett (Paul Cheesley 80), David Cross, Graham Paddon, Ian Mellor
   Scorer David Cross 37
   Booked Trevor Hockey 15
   Manager Ron Saunders
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Micky Droy, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 John Boyle, 11 Michael Brolly
   Sub Not Used 12 Tommy Ord
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2651      League match 2350   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 18.5

Everton (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Tuesday, 17th April 1973 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,999
Referee: Robert Armstrong (Ilkley)
Everton Gordon West, John McLaughlin, Archie Styles (Terry Darracott 82), John Hurst, Roger Kenyon, Mike Bernard, Gary Jones, Howard Kendall, Mike Lyons, Joe Harper, John Connolly
   Scorer Howard Kendall 3 (Pen)
   Manager Tom Eggleston
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Micky Droy, 7 Tommy Ord, 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 John Boyle (12 Ian Britton 46), 11 Michael Brolly
   Booked Baldwin
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2652      League match 2351   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 33.2    Youngest Player 18.5

Chelsea (1) 2 Southampton (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 21st April 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 14
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,699
Referee: Jack K Taylor (Wolverhampton)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Micky Droy, 7 Tommy Ord (12 Ian Britton), 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Michael Brolly
   Scorers Brolly 23, Hollins 55
   Final Appearances Tommy Ord
   Manager Dave Sexton
Southampton Eric Martin, Joe Kirkup, Steve Mills, Hugh Fisher, Paul Bennett, Bill Beaney, Terry Paine, Terry Spinner (Bobby Stokes), Paul Gilchrist, Brian O'Neil, Wayne Talkes
   Scorer Joe Kirkup 19
   Manager Ted Bates
Match Facts Match 2653      League match 2352   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 33.2    Youngest Player 18.5

Chelsea (1) 2 Coventry City (0) 0

Date: Monday, 23rd April 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,279
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Micky Droy, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Peter Osgood (12 Bill Garner 67), 10 Steve Kember, 11 Michael Brolly
   Scorers Hinton 18, Hollins 65 (Pen)
   Booked McCreadie
   Manager Dave Sexton
Coventry City Neil Ramsbottom, Mick Coop, Alan Dugdale, Wilf Smith, Roy Barry, Bobby Parker, Dennis Mortimer, Brian Alderson, Colin Stein, Mick McGuire (Alan Green 74), Tommy Hutchison
   Manager Joe Mercer
Match Facts Match 2654      League match 2353   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 33.2    Youngest Player 18.5

Chelsea (0) 1 Manchester United (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 28th April 1973 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 44,184
Referee: John H Yates (Redditch)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Eddie McCreadie, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Micky Droy, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Peter Osgood, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Michael Brolly
   Scorer Osgood 60
   Sub Not Used 12 David Webb
   Manager Dave Sexton
Manchester United Alex Stepney, Tony Young, Arnie Sidebottom, George Graham, Jim Holton, Martin Buchan, Willie Morgan, Brian Kidd (Trevor Anderson 38), Bobby Charlton, Lou Macari, Mick Martin
   Manager Tommy Docherty
Match Facts Match 2655      League match 2354   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 33.2    Youngest Player 18.5