West Ham United F.C. season 1972-73
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West Ham once again equalled their highest ever league finish of 6th. This was largely due to Hammer of the Year Bryan 'Pop' Robson and his prowess in front of goal. Trevor Brooking was runner up as Hammer of the Year.
Bobby Moore overtook Jimmy Ruffell's record number of League Appearances for West Ham, a record that had stood unchallenged since 1936. Bobby Moore also marked his 100th England cap in the same month.
| Number | Player | Position | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | FAC Apps | FAC Gls | LC Apps | LC Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First XI | |||||||||||
| 1 |  |
Bobby Ferguson | GK | 31 | 2 | 1967 | Kilmarnock | ||||
| 2 |  |
John McDowell | RB | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1970 | Academy | |
| 3 | |
Frank Lampard | LB | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1967 | Academy | |||
| 4 | |
Billy Bonds | DCM | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1967 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 5 | |
Tommy Taylor | CH | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1970 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 6 | |
Bobby Moore (Captain) | CH | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1958 | Academy | ||
| 7 | |
Dudley Tyler | RW | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1972 | Hereford | ||
| 8 |  |
Clyde Best | CF | 41(1) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1969 | Academy | |
| 9 | |
Pat Holland | LW | 30(2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1969 | Academy | |
| 10 | |
Trevor Brooking | ACM | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1967 | Academy | ||
| 11 | |
Bryan 'Pop' Robson (Hammer of the Year) | CF | 42 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1970 | Newcastle United | ||
| Other Players | |||||||||||
| 5 | |
Kevin Lock | D/M | 14(4) | 1 | 0 (1) | 1971 | Academy | |||
| 7 | |
Johnny Ayris | RW | 13(2) | 1 | 1970 | Academy | ||||
| 1 | |
Peter Grotier | GK | 11 | 2 | 1968 | Academy | ||||
| 9 | |
Ted MacDougall | CF | 10 | 4 | 1972 | Manchester United | ||||
| 3 | |
Clive Charles | FB | 7 (2) | 0 (1) | 1971 | Academy | ||||
| 8 |  |
Bertie Lutton | F | 4 (2) | 1 | 1972 | Brighton | ||||
| 9 |  |
Ade Coker | CF | 4 | 1 | 1971 | Academy | ||||
| 12 | |
Ronnie Boyce | F | 0 (2) | 1960 | Academy | |||||
