This weekend 40 years ago

Leicester City v Everton FC 1-2 (0-2)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, Filbert Street, attendance: 22,854

LCFC: Shilton; Whitworth, Rofe, G.Cross, Woollett, Sammels (1), Farrington, F.Worthington, Weller, Stringfellow (Partridge), L.Glover

EFC: Lawson; T.Wright, H.Newton, Kendall, Kenyon, Seargeant, D.Johnson, Bernard, Royle, C.Harvey (M.Lyons), Connolly (1) – 1 o.g. Cross


Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace 2-1 (2-0)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, White Hart Lane, attendance: 28,545

Spurs: Jennings; Kinnear (Pearce), C.Knowles, Pratt, England (1), Naylor, Gilzean, Perryman, M.Chivers, Peters (1’), Coates

Palace: J.Jackson; D.Payne, Roffey, Kellard, McCormick, Blyth, Pinkney, Tambling (Craven), W.Wallace, R.Jenkins, A.Taylor – 1 o.g. Knowles


Chelsea FC v West Ham United 1-3 (1-2)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, Stamford Bridge, attendance: 34,392

CFC: Bonetti; Mulligan, McCreadie, Hollins, D.Webb, R.Harris, Garland (1), Kember, P.Osgood, A.Hudson (W.Garner), Houseman

WHU: Grotier; McDowell, Lampard, Bonds (1), T.Taylor (1), R.Moore (1), Tyler, C.Best, Holland, Brooking, B.S.Robson


Liverpool FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2 (1-0)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, Anfield Road, attendance: 43,386

LFC: Clemence; Lawler, A.Lindsay, T.Smith (1’), Lloyd, E.Hughes (1), K.Keegan (1), Cormack (1), Heighway, Toshack, Callaghan

Wolves: Parkes; B.Shaw, G.W.Taylor, M.Bailey, F.Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, K.Hibbitt, J.Richards (1), Dougan, Kindon (1)


Newcastle United v Arsenal FC 2-1 (1-0)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, St. James Park, attendance: 23,849

NUFC: McFaul; D.Craig (1), F.Clark, D.Young, P.Howard, Moncur, Barrowclough, J.Smith, Macdonald (1), Tudor, T.Hibbitt

AFC: Barnett; Rice, R.McNab, Storey, McLintock, J.Roberts, Marinello, Ball, Radford, R.Kennedy (1), G.Graham


Manchester United v Coventry City 0-1 (0-0)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, Old Trafford, attendance: 37,073

MUFC: Stepney; T.O’Neil, M.Buchan, Fitzpatrick, S.James, Sadler, McIlroy, Law (A.Young), R.Charlton, G.Best, Storey-Moore

CCFC: Glazier; Coop, Cattlin, E.Machin, Blockley, R.Barry, D.Mortimer, Q.Young, Rafferty, W.Carr (1), W.Smith


Stoke City v Leeds United 2-2 (0-1)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, Victoria Ground, attendance: 26,705

Stoke: Banks; J.Marsh, Pejic, Skeels, W.Stevenson, A.Bloor, J.Robertson, J.Mahoney, Ritchie, G.Hurst (1), Conroy (1)

LUFC: Harvey; Madeley, Cherry, W.Bremner, J.Charlton, N.Hunter, Lorimer (1), A.Clarke (1), Jordan, Giles, E.Gray


Norwich City v Sheffield United 1-1 (0-0)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, Carrow Road, attendance: 22,449

NCFC: Keelan; C.Payne, Butler, Stringer, Forbes, M.Briggs, Livermore, Bone, D.Cross, Paddon, T.Anderson (O’Donnell) – 1 o.g. Goulding

SUFC: McAllister; Goulding, Hemsley, J.Flynn, I.MacKenzie, Hockey, Woodward, Badger, Dearden (1), Currie, Scullion


Birmingham City v Manchester City 4-1 (2-1)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, St. Andrew’s, attendance: 32,983

BCFC: D.Latchford; Carroll, Want (K.Burns), A.Campbell, Hynd, Harland, Pendrey, T.Francis (1), Latchford (3), R.Hope, R.Hatton

MCFC: Corrigan; Jeffries, Donachie, Doyle, Booth, C.Bell, Summerbee, R.Marsh, W.Davies (Oakes), F.Lee, Towers (1)


West Bromwich Albion v Derby County 2-1 (1-1)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, The Hawthorns, attendance: 17,279

WBA: P.Latchford; Nisbet, R.Wilson II, Cantello, Wile, A.Robertson, Suggett, A.Brown (1), R.Gould (1), A.Brown II, Hartford

Derby: Boulton; S.Powell, Nish, Hennessey, McFarland (1), C.Todd, McGovern, Gemmill, O’Hare, Hector, A.Hinton


Southampton FC v Ipswich Town 1-2 (0-0)
Saturday, 9 September 1972, The Dell, attendance: 13,919

SFC: Martin; R.McCarthy, F.Burns, Fisher, J.McGrath, J.Steele, Paine, Channon (1’), R.Davies, A.Byrne, Stokes (Gilchrist)

Town: Best; M.Mills, Beattie, Collard, A.Hunter, Jefferson, B.Hamilton (1), Viljoen, Belfitt (1), Whymark, Lambert