1972 UEFA Cup final

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1972 UEFA Cup Final
Event 1971–72 UEFA Cup
on aggregate
First leg
Date3 May 1972
Venue Molineux, Wolverhampton
Referee Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Attendance38,362
Second leg
Date17 May 1972
Venue White Hart Lane, London
Referee Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Attendance54,303
1971 (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
1973

The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first UEFA Cup football tournament. It was a two-legged contest played on 3 May and 17 May 1972 between two English clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur. This was the first UEFA club competition final to feature two teams from the same association.

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Tottenham Hotspur won the tie 32 on aggregate. A 21 victory away from home in the first leg proved decisive for them, with Martin Chivers scoring a remarkable late winner, firing in an unstoppable shot from 25 yards. They then held Wolves to a 11 draw in the second leg to win the competition. [1] [2]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers Round Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Portugal.svg Académica 7–13–0 (H)4–1 (A) First round Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík 15–16–1 (A)9–0 (H)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg ADO Den Haag 7–13–1 (A)4–0 (H) Second round Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Nantes 1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H)
Flag of East Germany.svg Carl Zeiss Jena 4–01–0 (A)3–0 (H) Third round Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Rapid București 5–03–0 (H)2–0 (A)
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 3–21–1 (A)2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg UTA Arad 3–12–0 (A)1–1 (H)
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros 4–32–2 (A)2–1 (H) Semi-finals Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan 3–22–1 (H)1–1 (A)

Match details

First leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers Flag of England.svg 1–2 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
McCalliog Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Chivers Soccerball shade.svg57', 87'
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 38,362
Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Tottenham Hotspur
GK1 Flag of England.svg Phil Parkes
DF2 Flag of England.svg Bernard Shaw Yellow card.svg
DF3 Flag of England.svg Gerry Taylor
MF4 Ulster Banner.svg Danny Hegan
DF5 Flag of Scotland.svg Frank Munro
DF6 Flag of England.svg John McAlle
MF7 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim McCalliog (c)
MF8 Flag of England.svg Kenny Hibbitt
FW9 Flag of England.svg John Richards
FW10 Ulster Banner.svg Derek Dougan
MF11 Flag of England.svg Dave Wagstaffe
Substitutes:
DF12 Flag of England.svg Derek Parkin
GK13 Flag of England.svg Rod Arnold
FW14 Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Curran
MF15 Flag of England.svg Steve Daley
FW16 Flag of England.svg Peter Eastoe
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Bill McGarry
GK1 Ulster Banner.svg Pat Jennings
DF2 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Kinnear Yellow card.svg
DF3 Flag of England.svg Cyril Knowles
MF4 Flag of England.svg Alan Mullery (c)
DF5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mike England
DF6 Flag of England.svg Phil Beal
FW7 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Gilzean
MF8 Flag of England.svg Steve Perryman
FW9 Flag of England.svg Martin Chivers
MF10 Flag of England.svg Martin Peters
MF11 Flag of England.svg Ralph Coates Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutes:
DF12 Flag of England.svg Ray Evans
GK13 Flag of England.svg Barry Daines
DF14 Flag of England.svg Terry Naylor
MF15 Flag of England.svg John Pratt Sub on.svg 68'
MF16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Bill Nicholson

Second leg

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Tottenham Hotspur
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK1 Ulster Banner.svg Pat Jennings
DF2 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Kinnear
DF3 Flag of England.svg Cyril Knowles
MF4 Flag of England.svg Alan Mullery (c)
DF5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mike England
DF6 Flag of England.svg Phil Beal
FW7 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Gilzean
MF8 Flag of England.svg Steve Perryman
FW9 Flag of England.svg Martin Chivers
MF10 Flag of England.svg Martin Peters
MF11 Flag of England.svg Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
DF12 Flag of England.svg Ray Evans
GK13 Flag of England.svg Barry Daines
DF14 Flag of England.svg Terry Naylor
MF15 Flag of England.svg John Pratt
MF16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Bill Nicholson
GK1 Flag of England.svg Phil Parkes
DF2 Flag of England.svg Bernard Shaw
DF3 Flag of England.svg Gerry Taylor
MF4 Ulster Banner.svg Danny Hegan
DF5 Flag of Scotland.svg Frank Munro
DF6 Flag of England.svg John McAlle
MF7 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim McCalliog (c)
MF8 Flag of England.svg Kenny Hibbitt Sub off.svg 55'
FW9 Flag of England.svg John Richards
FW10 Ulster Banner.svg Derek Dougan Sub off.svg 84'
MF11 Flag of England.svg Dave Wagstaffe
Substitutes:
DF12 Flag of England.svg Derek Parkin
GK13 Flag of England.svg Rod Arnold
MF14 Flag of England.svg Mike Bailey Sub on.svg 55'
FW15 Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Curran Sub on.svg 84'
MF16 Flag of England.svg Steve Daley
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Bill McGarry

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