Scottish League Table for Sat 23 Dec 1972 |
| <-- 16 12 1972 | 1973 | 30 12 1972 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 2.9375 | 28 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Hibernian | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 2.4706 | 24 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Rangers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 1.9375 | 23 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | Aberdeen | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 1.7368 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | -2 | Heart Of Midlothian | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 1.6875 | 22 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Dundee United | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 1.1429 | 22 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Dundee | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1.5000 | 21 |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | Ayr United | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 32 | -8 | .7500 | 18 |
| 9 | 8 | -1 | East Fife | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 32 | -6 | .8125 | 17 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | St Johnstone | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.0000 | 15 |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | Falkirk | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | .8400 | 15 |
| 12 | 13 | 1 | Partick Thistle | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | .7241 | 14 |
| 13 | 11 | -2 | Morton | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | .7667 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | 2 | Motherwell | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -10 | .6552 | 13 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Dumbarton | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 33 | -13 | .6061 | 11 |
| 16 | 14 | -2 | Arbroath | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 | -14 | .5882 | 11 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 40 | -20 | .5000 | 7 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 | -20 | .4595 | 6 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Aberdeen | 3 |
Morton | 0 |
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L 1 |
Ayr Utd. | 3 |
Airdrie | 2 |
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L 1 |
Celtic | 1 |
Hibernian | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dundee U | 3 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 0 |
Rangers | 4 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 3 |
Kilmarnock | 2 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 1 |
Dundee | 2 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 2 |
Arbroath | 0 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 1 |
St.Johnstone | 1 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 0 |
Stenhousmuir | 2 |
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L 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 1 |
Dunfermline | 1 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 4 |
Stranraer | 1 |
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L 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 0 |
Berwick Rgs | 1 |
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L 2 |
Montrose | 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 0 |
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L 2 |
Queen o' Sth | 1 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Queen's Park | 2 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
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L 2 |
St. Mirren | 0 |
Clyde | 1 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Clydebank | 1 |
Brechin City | 2 |
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