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.
| 1972–73 season | |||
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| Manager |  Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | Baseball Ground | ||
| First Division | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| European Cup | Semi-finals | ||
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Season summary edit
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 edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
| In | |||
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| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | David Nish | Leicester City | £225,000 |
| FW | John Sims | ||
| Out | |||
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| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | John Robson | Aston Villa | £90,000 |
| FW | Barry Butlin | Luton Town | |
Results edit
First Division edit
League table edit
| 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[a] |
| 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 |
- ^ 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 edit
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
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 edit
| 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 Hudson 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 edit
Second Round edit
| 5 September 1972 | Swindon Town | 0-1 | Derby County | Swindon |
| Hennessey |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,730 |
Third Round edit
| 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 edit
Third round edit
| 13 January 1973 | Peterborough United | 0-1 | Derby County | Peterborough |
| 36' Davies |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 20,855 Referee: D Richardson |
Fourth Round edit
| 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) |
4–6 | 70' Hector 82' Roger Davies 87' Roger Davies 107' Roger Davies 113' Hector |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 52,736 Referee: KH Burns |
Fifth Round edit
| 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 edit
| 17 March 1973 | Derby County | 0–1 | Leeds United | Leeds |
| 29' Lorimer |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,350 Referee: HG New |
European Cup edit
| 13 September 1972 | Derby County | 2–0 |  Željezničar | |
| McFarland 38 Gemmill 53 |
| 27 September 1972 | Željezničar | 1–2 | Derby County | |
| Sprečo 60 | Hinton 9 O'Hare 15 |
Eightfinals edit
| 25 October 1972 | Derby County | 3–0 |  Benfica | |
| McFarland 6' Hector 8'McGovern 40' |
| 8 November 1972 | Benfica | 0–0 | Derby County |
Quarterfinals edit
| 7 March 1973 | Spartak Trnava  | 1–0 | Derby County | |
| Horváth 42' |
| 21 March 1973 | Derby County | 2–0 | Spartak Trnava | |
| Hector 40' Hector 51' |
Semi-finals edit
| 11 April 1973 1 | Juventus  | 3–1 | Derby County | Torino, Italy |
| Altafini 28', 83' Causio 65' |
30' Hector McFarland Gemmill |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee:  Schulenburg |
| 25 April 1973 2 | Derby County | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | Juventus | Derby, England |
Hinton  57'Davies  63' |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Referee: Marques Lobo |
Statistics edit
Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | European Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ENG
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Colin Boulton | 56 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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Ron Webster | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG
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Roy McFarland | 53 | 7 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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Colin Todd | 57 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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David Nish | 46 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |  SCO
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John McGovern | 55 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
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Archie Gemmill | 49 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
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Alan Hinton | 37 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG
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Roger Davies | 28 | 13 | 19+1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |||
| FW | ENG
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Kevin Hector | 52 | 18 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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John O'Hare | 50 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
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Graham Moseley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| MF | ENG
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Steve Powell | 30 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL
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Terry Hennessey | 28 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | WAL
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Alan Durban | 27 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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John Robson | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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Peter Daniel | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG
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Jim Walker | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| DF | ENG
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Tony Parry | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | |||||||
| FW | ENG
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John Sims | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| DF | ENG
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Alan Lewis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| FW | ENG
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Barry Butlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| MF | ENG
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Willie Carlin | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.
- ^ Franco Costa (22 April 1974). "La Juve era già assolta". Stampa Sera (in Italian): 9.