1973 European Squash Team Championships

1973 European Squash Team Championships
1st
Location	Edinburgh
Venue	Meadowbank Sports Centre
Date(s)	27 – 30 April 1973
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England
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The 1973 European Squash Team Championships was the 1st edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 27 to 30 April 1973. ^[1] The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[2] [3]}

The England men's team won their first title. ^{[4] [5]}

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	4	4	0	8
2	Ireland	4	3	1	6
3	Sweden	4	2	2	4
4	Denmark	4	1	3	2
5	Monaco	4	0	4	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Scotland	4	4	0	8
2	Wales	4	3	1	6
3	Finland	4	2	2	4
4	Netherlands	4	1	3	2
5	Greece	4	0	4	0

Final

England 5	Final		Scotland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philip Ayton Kim Bruce-Lockhart 9 4 9 6 6 9 9 4     2 John Easter Chris Wilson 9 1 9 1 9 5       3 Stuart Courtney Robin Chalmers 9 4 9 3 9 0       4 Bryan Patterson Mike Oddy 5 9 9 3 9 6 9 1     5 Paul Millman Duncan Smith 9 7 9 1 9 4

References

1. "Winning start by squash Scots" . The Scotsman. 27 April 1973. Retrieved 18 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
3. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
4. Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN   0-85112-270-1.
5. "Results" . The Scotsman. 30 April 1973. Retrieved 18 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.