Cambridge United 1972–73 football season
The 1972–73 season was Cambridge United 's 3rd season in the Football League .
Cambridge had a fine season finishing in 3rd position and thus gaining promotion to the Third Division after only three seasons in the Football League .
Source:
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(P) Promoted
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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 1 12 August 1972 Darlington H 0–3 3,478 2 19 August 1972 Barnsley A 1–3 2,808 Walker 3 26 August 1972 Doncaster Rovers H 3–1 2,941 Brookes (o.g.), Collins , Phillips 4 30 August 1972 Mansfield Town A 1–3 5,216 Lill 5 2 September 1972 Exeter City A 1–3 3,249 Pointer 6 9 September 1972 Hartlepool United H 1–1 2,647 Lill 7 16 September 1972 Newport County A 2–0 3,564 Lill , Greenhalgh 8 20 September 1972 Stockport County H 1–0 2,952 Robinson 9 23 September 1972 Peterborough United H 3–1 4,378 Lill , Greenhalgh , Collins 10 26 September 1972 Gillingham A 2–1 2,173 Collins , Greenhalgh 11 30 September 1972 Northampton Town A 2–2 3,439 Collins , Watson 12 7 October 1972 Bradford City H 2–1 3,960 Collins , Greenhalgh 13 11 October 1972 Hereford United H 1–0 4,112 Phillips 14 13 October 1972 Southport A 1–1 4,108 Phillips 15 20 October 1972 Colchester United H 3–0 4,465 Noble (o.g.), Collins , Ross 16 25 October 1972 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 1,701 Walton 17 28 October 1972 Chester A 1–1 3,605 Ross 18 4 November 1972 Gillingham H 3–1 4,656 Collins , Lill , Walton 19 10 November 1972 Stockport County A 2–2 3,165 Lill (2) 20 25 November 1972 Workington A 1–5 1,112 Eades 21 2 December 1972 Torquay United H 0–0 3,244 22 9 December 1972 Northampton Town H 3–1 3,539 Lill , Greenhalgh (2) 23 16 December 1972 Bury H 1–1 2,337 Greenhalgh 24 23 December 1972 Aldershot H 2–2 3,918 Collins , Greenhalgh 25 26 December 1972 Peterborough United A 1–1 7,577 Greenhalgh 26 30 December 1972 Barnsley H 1–1 3,864 Lill 27 6 January 1973 Doncaster Rovers A 0–0 1,735 28 20 January 1973 Exeter City H 1–3 3,979 Watson 29 27 January 1973 Hartlepool United A 0–0 3,036 30 31 January 1973 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 3,074 Greenhalgh 31 3 February 1973 Hereford United A 1–2 8,907 Greenhalgh 32 10 February 1973 Newport County H 3–1 3,496 Watson , Lill , Phillips 33 17 February 1973 Darlington A 3–3 1,412 Lill , Ross , Watson 34 24 February 1973 Bury H 2–2 3,768 Greenhalgh (2) 35 2 March 1973 Bradford City A 1–0 5,031 Ross 36 7 March 1973 Lincoln City H 2–1 3,736 Watson , Phillips 37 10 March 1973 Southport H 2–2 5,504 Ross (2) 38 16 March 1973 Colchester United A 1–0 3,888 Ross 39 21 March 1973 Reading A 0–1 5,589 40 24 March 1973 Chester H 1–0 3,935 Lill 41 31 March 1973 Workington H 1–0 4,028 Greenhalgh 42 7 April 1973 Torquay United A 2–1 4,014 Greenhalgh (2) 43 14 April 1973 Reading H 1–0 6,033 Ross 44 21 April 1973 Lincoln City A 1–2 4,801 Greenhalgh 45 24 April 1973 Aldershot A 1–1 10,800 Greenhalgh 46 28 April 1973 Mansfield Town H 3–2 11,542 Ross , Walton (2)
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers R1 18 November 1972 Bournemouth A 1–5 10,034 Collins
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers R1 16 August 1972 Brentford A 0–1 7,750
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