| Ranking 13.05 | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. | Durban United | 14 | | 2. | Durban City | 13 | | 3. | Virginia | 12 | | 4. | Stella | 10 | | 5. | Maritzburg | 10 | | 6. | Parkhill | 10 | | 7. | Pinetown | 8 | | 8. | Durban Celtic | 8 | | 9. | Escombe | 7 | | 10. | Hillary | 7 | | 11. | University | 6 | | 12. | Ramblers | 6 | | 13. | Wanderers | 5 | | 14. | Umbilo | 5 | | 15. | Shamrocks | 3 |
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| Ramblers were relegated. | | Durban United, Durnan City, Maritzburg and Shamrocks played in 1973 NFL. |
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| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Round ? | | Sat 12.05.73 | Shamrocks | 1-0 | Escombe | | | Sat 12.05.73 | Celtic | 1-0 | Pinetown | | | Sat 12.05.73 | Stella | 2-2 | Hillary | | | Sat 12.05.73 | Parkhill | 1-0 | University | | | Sat 12.05.73 | Maritzburg | 3-0 | Durban City | | | Sat 12.05.73 | Virginia United | 4-1 | Wanderers | | | Sat 12.05.73 | Durban United | 1-1 | Umbilo | | | Round ? | | Sat 19.05.73 | Umbilo | 2-0 | Pinetown | | | Sat 19.05.73 | Wanderers | 3-1 | Durban United | | | Sat 19.05.73 | Maritzburg | 2-1 | Shamrocks | | | Sat 19.05.73 | University | 1-0 | Durban City | | | Sat 19.05.73 | Durban Celtic | 3-2 | Stella | | | Sat 19.05.73 | Parkhill | 4-1 | Ramblers | | | Round ? | | Sat 15.09.73 | Umbilo | 2-1 | Ramblers | | | Sat 15.09.73 | Stella | 1-1 | Parkhill | | | Sat 15.09.73 | Wanderers | 1-1 | Pinetown | | | Sat 15.09.73 | University | 0-0 | Virginia | | | Sat 15.09.73 | Durban City | 1-2 | Maritzburg | |
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| Final Ranking | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. | Dodo | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 47: | 18 | +29 | | 2. | Fynnland | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36: | 20 | +16 | | 3. | Woodlands | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33: | 23 | +10 | | 4. | Falcon | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 41: | 24 | +17 | | 5. | Marist | 21 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31: | 33 | -2 | | 6. | Pirates | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27: | 35 | -8 | | 7. | Umkomaas | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 35: | 50 | -15 | | 8. | Escombe | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24: | 37 | -13 | | 9. | Spurs | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17: | 34 | -17 | | 10. | Savages | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13: | 30 | -17 |
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