1972–73 Derby County F.C. season

During the 1972–73 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. As the reigning champions of the First Division, Derby would represent England in the European Cup.

Derby County
1972–73 season
Manager Brian Clough
StadiumBaseball Ground
First Division7th
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
European CupSemi-finals

Season summary
The semifinal round of the European Cup in Turin against Juventus.

Derby County were unable to retain their title and finished in to seventh place, a one-point off qualification for the UEFA Cup. This slump was in part due to Derby's poor away form, winning only four matches away from home all season - one of the matches lost was a 5–0 defeat at Leeds United, the loss only serving to intensify the rivalry between Clough and United manager Don Revie. The club had better success in the European Cup, reaching the semi-finals before being knocked out by Juventus: in this circumstance Clough accused the rivals to have bribed the match officials (apostrophizing the Italians "cheating bastards" at the end of the first leg match in Turin),[1] despite the bianconeri they will prove later unrelated to any attempt to combine.[2]

At the end of the season, Kevin Hector was voted Derby's Player of the Year.

Kit

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Colin Boulton
DF Peter Daniel
DF Roy McFarland
DF David Nish
DF Colin Todd
DF Ron Webster
DF Terry Hennessey
MF Willie Carlin
No. Position Player
MF Alan Hinton
MF Steve Powell
MF Archie Gemmill
MF John McGovern
FW Roger Davies
FW Kevin Hector
FW John O'Hare

Transfers

In

Derby broke the English transfer record with the signing of half-back David Nish, from Midland rivals Leicester City, for £225,000.

Out

Results

First Division

League Cup

FA Cup
  • Derby County 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Tottenham Hotspur 3–5 Derby County (aet) (Davies [3], Hector [2])

European Cup
  • 13 September 1972: Derby County 2–0 Željezničar (McFarland 38', Gemmill 53')
  • 27 September 1972: Željezničar 1–2 Derby County (Sprečo 60'; Hinton 9', O'Hare 15')
  • 25 October 1972: Derby County 3–0 Benfica (McFarland 6', Hector 8', McGovern 40')
  • 8 November 1972: Benfica 0–0 Derby County
  • 7 March 1973: Spartak Trnava 1–0 Derby County (Horváth 42')
  • 21 March 1973: Derby County 2–0 Spartak Trnava (Hector 40', 51')
  • 11 April 1973: Juventus 3–1 Derby County (Altafini 27', 84', Causio 65'; Hector 29')
  • 25 April 1973: Derby County 0–0 Juventus

References
  1. Brian Glanville (21 September 2004). "Obituary: Brian Clough". The Guardian.
  2. Franco Costa (22 April 1974). "La Juve era già assolta". Stampa Sera (in Italian): 9.
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