Wolverhampton 2-0 Leicester - December 26, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973
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WOL
0' - Goal
John Richards 0' - Goal
Derek Dougan0
WOL
46' - Substitution
Steve Kindonis substituted by Steve Daley46 46' - Substitution
Alan Woollettis substituted by David Tomlin
LEI
LEI
Team line-ups
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Phil Parkes | 25 | 199 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bernard Shaw | 27 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Jefferson | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gerry Taylor | 25 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McAlle | 22 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael A Bailey | 30 | 198 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Daniel Hegan | 29 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kenny Hibbitt | 21 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Kindon | 46 | 22 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Richards | 22 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Dougan | 34 | 190 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
109
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 23 | 189 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Woollett | 46 | 25 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Dennis Rofe | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Manley | 23 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Farrington | 25 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Jopling | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 20 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Birchenall | 27 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Weller | 26 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Leonard Glover | 28 | 136 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Worthington | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24 years
Average number of matches played for the team
74
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Steve Daley | 46 | 19 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
David Tomlin | 46 | 19 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Derek Dougan
IN
Alan Sunderland
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Joe Jopling
IN
Graham Cross
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
206
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
McGarry vs Leicester
3 victories
2 draws
2 losses
McGarry vs Bloomfield
2 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
38
71
Success rate in this team:
28 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
25 %
Bloomfield vs Wolverhampton
2 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Bloomfield vs McGarry
2 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Bill McGarry has reached 27% of clean sheets in Premier League.
Wolverhampton keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss in Premier League running (since 09/12/1972).
Wolverhampton keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 21/11/1972). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/04/1972-14/10/1972 time period (22 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWolverhampton 1-3 Arsenal11/11/1972 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Ipswich Town18/11/1972 | DWolverhampton 1-1 Blackpool21/11/1972 | LWolverhampton 1-2 Derby County02/12/1972 | VWolverhampton 1-0 Chelsea16/12/1972 | LWolverhampton 1-2 Tottenham20/12/1972 |
| Overall | VBlackpool 0-1 Wolverhampton28/11/1972 | LWolverhampton 1-2 Derby County02/12/1972 | VEverton 0-1 Wolverhampton09/12/1972 | VWolverhampton 1-0 Chelsea16/12/1972 | LWolverhampton 1-2 Tottenham20/12/1972 | DNorwich City 1-1 Wolverhampton23/12/1972 |
Current form
| Away | VIpswich Town 0-2 Leicester30/09/1972 | LDerby County 2-1 Leicester14/10/1972 | LStoke City 1-0 Leicester28/10/1972 | DChelsea 1-1 Leicester11/11/1972 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Leicester09/12/1972 | LSheffield United 2-0 Leicester16/12/1972 |
| Overall | DChelsea 1-1 Leicester11/11/1972 | LLeicester 0-1 Tottenham18/11/1972 | VLeicester 3-1 West Bromwich Albion02/12/1972 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Leicester09/12/1972 | LSheffield United 2-0 Leicester16/12/1972 | VLeicester 2-1 Crystal Palace23/12/1972 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 10 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
23 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
22 |
|
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
9 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
8 |
Losses (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
|
35 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
24 |
|
20 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
35 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
31 |
|
16 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
1.52 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.09 |
|
1.82 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.9 |
|
1.52 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.41 |
|
1.45 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.7 |
Betting aid
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
15 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
14 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
3-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| John Richards | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Frank Worthington |  |
| John Richards | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Leonard Glover | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Frank Worthington | |
||
| Derek Dougan | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | Frank Worthington | |
Historical head to head
Home
66 gf
31 ga
Away
38 gf
50 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
1 ga
Total
107 gf
82 ga
Historical head to head
Home
50 gf
38 ga
Away
31 gf
66 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
3 ga
Total
82 gf
107 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 1 |
April 15, 1938 |
| Home | 10 - 1 |
April 15, 1938 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
March 10, 1923 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
December 12, 1959 |
Latest head to head
September 23, 1972 - Division 1 1972/1973
April 01, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
January 19, 1972 - FA Cup 1971/1972
January 15, 1972 - FA Cup 1971/1972
December 27, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
Best historical scorers against Leicester
 |
Jimmy Murray | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
 |
Alan Hinton | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
|
Peter Knowles | 2 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
 |
Peter Broadbent | 2 goals | 1960 - 1964 |
|
Derek Dougan | 2 goals | 1968 - 1971 |
 |
Raymond Crawford | 2 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
|
Dave Gibson | 5 goals | 1962 - 1968 |
|
John Farrington | 3 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
 |
Jimmy Walsh | 2 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
 |
Colin Appleton | 2 goals | 1961 - 1964 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 2 goals | 1967 - 1968 |
|
Gordon Wills | 2 goals | 1960 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
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Ronald Flowers | 13 matches | 1958 - 1964 |
|
Peter Broadbent | 11 matches | 1958 - 1964 |
 |
Gerry Harris | 9 matches | 1958 - 1964 |
|
Jimmy Murray | 9 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
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Robert Thomson | 9 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
|
Phil Parkes | 7 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
|
Colin Appleton | 12 matches | 1959 - 1964 |
|
Richie Norman | 11 matches | 1960 - 1967 |
|
John Sjoberg | 11 matches | 1963 - 1972 |
 |
Gordon Banks | 11 matches | 1959 - 1964 |
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Dave Gibson | 11 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
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Ken Keyworth | 11 matches | 1958 - 1964 |
They played in both sides
189 matches
68 matches
30 matches
68 matches
26 matches
21 matches
9 matches
48 matches
They played in both sides
189 matches
68 matches
30 matches
68 matches
9 matches
48 matches
26 matches
21 matches
Competition info
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December 26, 1972
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