Scottish League Table for Sat 16 Dec 1972 |
| <-- 09 12 1972 | 1973 | 23 12 1972 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 3.0667 | 27 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Hibernian | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 2.5625 | 23 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1.8571 | 22 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Rangers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 1.6875 | 21 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Aberdeen | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1.5789 | 20 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Dundee United | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 1.1154 | 20 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Dundee | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 1.4737 | 19 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | East Fife | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | .9286 | 17 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Ayr United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 30 | -9 | .7000 | 16 |
| 10 | 11 | 1 | St Johnstone | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.0000 | 14 |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | Morton | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | .8519 | 13 |
| 12 | 13 | 1 | Falkirk | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -5 | .7826 | 13 |
| 13 | 10 | -3 | Partick Thistle | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | .7143 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Arbroath | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | .6250 | 11 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Dumbarton | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -12 | .6000 | 11 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Motherwell | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -12 | .5862 | 11 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -19 | .4865 | 7 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -19 | .4412 | 6 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Airdrie | 0 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 2 |
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L 1 |
Arbroath | 1 |
Celtic | 2 |
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L 1 |
Dumbarton | 0 |
Motherwell | 0 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 4 |
Partick Ths. | 1 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 8 |
Ayr Utd. | 1 |
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L 1 |
Kilmarnock | 0 |
Dundee U | 1 |
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L 1 |
Morton | 1 |
Falkirk | 1 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 0 |
Aberdeen | 0 |
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L 1 |
St.Johnstone | 4 |
East Fife | 2 |
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L 2 |
Dunfermline | 5 |
Alloa Ath. | 0 |
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L 2 |
Queen o' Sth | 0 |
Queen's Park | 1 |
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L 2 |
Raith Rov. | 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 2 |
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L 2 |
Stranraer | 4 |
Forfar Ath. | 2 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Babcock & Wilcox | 0 |
Berwick Rangers | 2 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Brechin City | 0 |
Clydebank | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
East Stirlingshire | 1 |
Ross County | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Ferranti Thistle | 3 |
Duns | 1 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Montrose | 2 |
Albion Rovers | 0 |
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