May · Opening chapter
Pre-season squad changes
3 recorded moves. Exact dates are not held in the archive.View moves +Hide moves −
Departures · 0
No recorded departures.
Season story · Division 3
1972–73
15 league wins, 56–52 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Ron Yeats3 recorded transfers
- Division
- Football League Division Three
- Final league position
- 10th
- League matches
- 46
- League wins
- 15
- League draws
- 16
- League defeats
- 15
- League goals
- 56–52
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 5,615
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
12 Aug
Opening chapter
Watford · 1-0
View match25 Sept
Biggest victory
Charlton Athletic · 4-0
View match28 Apr
The biggest crowd
Notts County · 4-1
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
Top scorer
Eddie Loyden
19 goals
Biggest crowd
23,613
Notts County
Season form
WLLWWDLLWDDDDLWLLL
Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 9
- Matches
- 49
- Wins
- 16
Chapter 01
August 1972
LLWLL5 matches · 1W 0D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1972
WDWDLWW7 matches · 4W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 03
October 1972
DLDDDW6 matches · 1W 4D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1972
DDWD4 matches · 1W 3D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1972
WLWDDW6 matches · 3W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1973
WLL3 matches · 1W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1973
WLLWW5 matches · 3W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1973
DLLWDDD7 matches · 1W 4D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Fri 2DAFC BournemouthPrenton Park · League0-0Wed 7LOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League3-1Sat 10LHalifax TownThe Shay · League2-1Fri 16WPort ValePrenton Park · League2-0Mon 19DGrimsby TownPrenton Park · League1-1Fri 23DWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League0-0Sat 31DBlackburn RoversEwood Park · League2-2Chapter 09
April 1973
DLWLLL6 matches · 1W 1D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Overall record
49 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||
| Home | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Total | 49 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Match list
Results
49 matches
