| Everton beat Leicester 2-1 (A) on 9 Sep 1972 |
| Leicester beat Liverpool 3-2 (H) on 30 Aug 1972 |
| Liverpool beat West Ham 3-2 (H) on 26 Aug 1972 |
| West Ham beat Chelsea 3-1 (A) on 9 Sep 1972 |
| Chelsea beat Leeds 4-0 (H) on 12 Aug 1972 |
| Leeds beat Sheffield United 2-0 (A) on 15 Aug 1972 |
| Sheffield United beat West Brom 2-0 (A) on 26 Aug 1972 |
| West Brom beat Derby 2-1 (H) on 9 Sep 1972 |
| Derby beat Birmingham 1-0 (H) on 16 Sep 1972 |
| Birmingham beat Manchester City 4-1 (H) on 9 Sep 1972 |
| Manchester City beat Norwich 3-0 (H) on 19 Aug 1972 |
| Norwich beat Ipswich 2-1 (A) on 15 Aug 1972 |
| Ipswich beat Southampton 2-1 (A) on 9 Sep 1972 |
| Southampton beat Stoke 1-0 (H) on 15 Aug 1972 |
| Stoke beat Crystal Palace 2-0 (H) on 12 Aug 1972 |
| Crystal Palace beat Newcastle 2-1 (H) on 2 Sep 1972 |
| Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-1 (H) on 9 Sep 1972 |
| Arsenal beat Wolverhampton 5-2 (H) on 15 Aug 1972 |
| Wolverhampton beat Tottenham 3-2 (H) on 19 Aug 1972 |
| Tottenham beat Coventry 2-1 (H) on 12 Aug 1972 |
| Coventry beat Manchester United 1-0 (A) on 9 Sep 1972 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.