1972–73 Irish League
TheIrish League in season 1972–73 comprised 12 teams, and Crusaders won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Crusaders | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Ards | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 31 |
| 3 | Portadown | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 29 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 28 |
| 5 | Linfield | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 27 |
| 6 | Glenavon | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 23 |
| 7 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 47 | 22 |
| 8 | Glentoran | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 21 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 19 |
| 10 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 18 |
| 11 | Cliftonville | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 7 |
| 12 | Larne | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 67 | 7 |
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