{{Short description|Squash tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox squash championship | name = 1973 European Squash Team Championships | number = 1 | series = | logo = | logo_size = | location = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Edinburgh]] | venue = [[Meadowbank Sports Centre]] | dates = 27 – 30 April 1973 | teams = | website = {{URL| https://europeansquash.com/}} | champions = Men {{flagicon|ENG}} England | prev = | next = [[1974 European Squash Team Championships|1974]] }} The '''1973 European Squash Team Championships''' was the 1st edition of [[European Squash Team Championships]] for [[Squash (sport)|squash]] players. The event was held at the [[Meadowbank Sports Centre]] in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, from 27 to 30 April 1973.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19730427/442/0025 |title=Winning start by squash Scots |work=The Scotsman |date=27 April 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref> The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
The [[England men's national squash team|England men's team]] won their first title.<ref>{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Michael |title=The Guinness Book of Squash|pages=137–141 |year=1984 |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd |isbn=0-85112-270-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19730430/320/0014 |title=Results |work=The Scotsman |date=30 April 1973|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref> Ireland took the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19730430/216/0015 |title=Results |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=30 April 1973|page=15|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>
== Men's tournament == === Group stage === ''' Pool A''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} England ||4||4||0||8 |-align=center |2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland ||4||3||1||6 |-align=center |3 || align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden ||4||2||2||4 |-align=center |4 || align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark ||4||1||3||2 |-align=center |5 || align="left"|{{flagicon|MON}} Monaco ||4||0||4||0 |}
''' Pool B''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland ||4||4||0||8 |-align=center |2 || align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales ||4||3||1||6 |-align=center |3 || align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland ||4||2||2||4 |-align=center |4 || align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands ||4||1||3||2 |-align=center |5 || align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Greece ||4||0||4||0 |} === Third place === {{SquashTeambox |team1= IRE |team2= WAL |match='''Third place''' |venue= |date= |score1= 4 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Donald Pratt]] |9 | 9 | 5 | 9 |9 |T2P1=[[Peter Stokes (squash player)|Peter Stokes]] |10 |2 |9 | 0 | 5 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Weir |9 | 8 | | | |T2P1=Robert Dolman | 7| 7 | | | re2=3 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Michael Hickey (tennis)|Michael Hickey]] |7 |9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |T2P1=Mike Griffiths |9 |? |9 |4 | 9 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Young (squash player)|John Young]] | 5 |9 |9 |9 | |T2P1=James Beattie |4 |2 | 5 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Donald Byrne | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |T2P1=Willie de Lloyd |9 |3 | 6 | 3 | }} }}
=== Final === {{SquashTeambox |team1= ENG |team2= SCO |match='''Final''' |venue= |date= |score1= 5 |score2= 0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Philip Ayton]] |9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |T2P1=[[Kim Bruce-Lockhart]] | 4|6 |9 | 4 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Easter]] |9 | 9 | 9 | | |T2P1=[[Chris Wilson (squash player)|Chris Wilson]] | 1 | 1 | 5 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stuart Courtney]] |9 |9 | 9 | | |T2P1=Robin Chalmers |4 |3 |0 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bryan Patterson (squash player)|Bryan Patterson]] | 5 |9 |9 |9 | |T2P1=[[Mike Oddy]] |9 |3 | 6 | 1 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Paul Millman]] | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |T2P1=Duncan Smith |7 |1 | 4 | | }} }}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{European Squash Team Championships}}
[[Category:1973 in squash|European Team]] [[Category:1973 in Scottish sport|European Team Squash Championships]]