Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1972-1973

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division Two 4
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Third Round

Division Two

P W L D F A
Home: 21 12 3 6 29 15
Away: 21 5 9 7 17 28
Total: 42 17 12 13 46 43

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 2 1 0 1 3 1
Away: 2 0 1 1 1 2
Total: 4 1 1 2 4 3

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away: 1 0 1 0 0 1
Total: 1 0 1 0 0 1

Squad

Player Position Country
Jim Platt Goalkeeper Northern Ireland
Brian Taylor Defender England
John Craggs Defender England
Alan Moody Defender England
Peter Creamer Defender England
Stuart Boam Defender England
Frank Spraggon Defender England
Bill Gates Defender England
Gordon Jones Defender England
Nobby Stiles Midfielder England
Willie Maddren Midfielder England
Peter Brine Midfielder England
Harry Charlton Midfielder England
Johnny Vincent Midfielder England
David Armstrong Midfielder England
Graeme Souness Midfielder Scotland
Eric McMordie Midfielder England
Alan Foggon Forward England
Malcolm Smith Forward England
David Mills Forward England
John Hickton Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
24-02-73 Portsmouth Home Division Two 3 0
21-04-73 Sheffield Wednesday Home Division Two 3 0
05-09-72 Wrexham Home League Cup 2 0
02-12-72 Brighton Away Division Two 2 0
02-02-73 Blackpool Home Division Two 2 0

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
John Hickton 13 2 0 0 15
David Mills 5 2 0 0 7
Alan Foggon 7 0 0 0 7
Malcolm Smith 6 0 0 0 6
Eric McMordie 4 0 0 0 4
Bill Gates 3 0 0 0 3
Stuart Boam 2 0 0 0 2
Willie Maddren 2 0 0 0 2
John Craggs 1 0 0 0 1
David Armstrong 1 0 0 0 1
Peter Brine 1 0 0 0 1
Nobby Stiles 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Harold Shepherdson
  • Stan Anderson

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Jim Platt 42 4 1 0 47
John Craggs 41 4 1 0 46
Stuart Boam 40 4 1 0 45
Willie Maddren 40 4 1 0 45
John Hickton 38 4 1 0 43
David Mills 37 4 1 0 42
Frank Spraggon 35 4 0 0 39
Bill Gates 33 3 0 0 36
Nobby Stiles 32 3 1 0 36
Eric McMordie 26 4 1 0 31
Malcolm Smith 24 1 1 0 26
Gordon Jones 21 4 1 0 26
David Armstrong 20 2 0 0 22
Alan Foggon 14 0 1 0 15
Graeme Souness 11 0 1 0 12
Peter Brine 9 1 0 0 10
Peter Creamer 6 1 0 0 7
Johnny Vincent 4 1 0 0 5
Brian Taylor 4 0 0 0 4
Alan Moody 4 0 0 0 4
Harry Charlton 3 0 0 0 3

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (11)

02/09/72 Queens Park Rangers Away Division Two Drawn 2 2
05/09/72 Wrexham Home League Cup Won 2 0
09/09/72 Carlisle United Home Division Two Won 1 0
16/09/72 Bristol City Away Division Two Drawn 1 1
19/09/72 Preston North End Home Division Two Drawn 0 0
23/09/72 Hull City Home Division Two Won 1 0
26/09/72 Burnley Away Division Two Drawn 0 0
30/09/72 Blackpool Away Division Two Won 1 0
03/10/72 Tottenham Hotspur Home League Cup Drawn 1 1
07/10/72 Millwall Home Division Two Won 1 0
11/10/72 Tottenham Hotspur Away League Cup Drawn 0 0