1972 UEFA Cup final

March 2018 1972 UEFA Cup Final 1971–72 UEFA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers ENG 30px 2 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 30px 3 on aggregate First leg 1 2 3 May 1972 Molineux Wolverhampton Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) 38,362 Second leg 1 1 17 May 1972 White Hart Lane London Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) 54,303 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. Tottenham Hotspur won the tie 3–2 on aggregate. A 2–1 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 1–1 draw in the second leg to win the competition.On this day: Wolves lose the first UEFA Cup final https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2016/05/17/on-this-day-wolves-lose-the-first-uefa-cup-final 22 January 2018 Express and Star 17 May 2016Martin Chivers on Tottenham's 1972 UEFA Cup win https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0226-0e922bd0695b-1dc2dc37eb6e-1000--martin-chivers-on-tottenham-s-1972-uefa-cup-win/ 22 January 2018 UEFA 17 October 2015 Route to the final 1971–72 UEFA Cup Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). ENG Wolverhampton WanderersRoundENG Tottenham HotspurOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legPOR Académica7–13–0 (H)4–1 (A)First roundISL Keflavík15–16–1 (A)9–0 (H)NED ADO Den Haag7–13–1 (A)4–0 (H)Second roundFRA 1794 Nantes1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H)GDR Carl Zeiss Jena4–01–0 (A)3–0 (H)Third roundROU 1965 Rapid București5–03–0 (H)2–0 (A)ITA Juventus3–21–1 (A)2–1 (H)Quarter-finalsROU 1965 UTA Arad3–12–0 (A)1–1 (H)HUN Ferencváros4–32–2 (A)2–1 (H)Semi-finalsITA A.C. Milan3–22–1 (H)1–1 (A) Match details First leg 3 May 1972 19:30 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers ENG 1–2 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/64112--wolves-vs-tottenham/ ENG Tottenham Hotspur McCalliog 72 Chivers 57 87 Molineux, Wolverhampton 38,362 Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) FF9900 FF9900 FF9900 000000 FF9900 Wolverhampton Wanderers FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tottenham Hotspur GK1 ENG Phil ParkesDF2 ENG Bernard Shaw DF3 ENG Gerry TaylorMF4 NIR Danny HeganDF5 SCO Frank MunroDF6 ENG John McAlleMF7 SCO Jim McCalliog (c)MF8 ENG Kenny HibbittFW9 ENG John RichardsFW10NIR Derek DouganMF11ENG Dave WagstaffeSubstitutes:DF12ENG Derek ParkinGK13ENG Rod ArnoldFW14SCO Hugh CurranMF15ENG Steve DaleyFW16ENG Peter EastoeManager:ENG Bill McGarry GK1 NIR Pat JenningsDF2 IRE Joe Kinnear DF3 ENG Cyril KnowlesMF4 ENG Alan Mullery (c)DF5 WAL Mike EnglandDF6 ENG Phil BealFW7 SCO Alan GilzeanMF8 ENG Steve PerrymanFW9 ENG Martin ChiversMF10 ENG Martin PetersMF11 ENG Ralph Coates 68Substitutes:DF12ENG Ray EvansGK13ENG Barry DainesDF14ENG Terry NaylorMF15ENG John Pratt 68MF16ENG Jimmy PearceManager:ENG Bill Nicholson Second leg 17 May 1972 19:45 BST Tottenham Hotspur ENG 1–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/64113--tottenham-vs-wolves/ ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers Mullery 29 Wagstaffe 40 White Hart Lane, London 54,303 Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tottenham Hotspur FF9900 FF9900 FF9900 000000 FF9900 Wolverhampton Wanderers GK1 NIR Pat JenningsDF2 IRE Joe KinnearDF3 ENG Cyril KnowlesMF4 ENG Alan Mullery (c)DF5 WAL Mike EnglandDF6 ENG Phil BealFW7 SCO Alan GilzeanMF8 ENG Steve PerrymanFW9 ENG Martin ChiversMF10 ENG Martin PetersMF11 ENG Ralph CoatesSubstitutes:DF12 ENG Ray EvansGK13 ENG Barry DainesDF14 ENG Terry NaylorMF15 ENG John PrattMF16 ENG Jimmy PearceManager:ENG Bill Nicholson GK1 ENG Phil ParkesDF2 ENG Bernard ShawDF3 ENG Gerry TaylorMF4 NIR Danny HeganDF5 SCO Frank MunroDF6 ENG John McAlleMF7 SCO Jim McCalliog (c)MF8 ENG Kenny Hibbitt 55FW9 ENG John RichardsFW10 NIR Derek Dougan 84MF11 ENG Dave WagstaffeSubstitutes:DF12 ENG Derek ParkinGK13 ENG Rod ArnoldMF14 ENG Mike Bailey 55FW15 SCO Hugh Curran 84MF16 ENG Steve DaleyManager:ENG Bill McGarry See also 1921 FA Cup final 1972 European Cup final 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final List of football matches between British clubs in UEFA competitions Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in European football Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in European football 1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season References External links RSSSF Final 1972 Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. matches Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. matches Category:1971–72 in English men's football Category:1972 in sport in London Category:1970s in the West Midlands (county) Category:Football matches in London Category:Men's football finals in England Category:Football in the West Midlands (county) Category:Sport in Wolverhampton Category:May 1972 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:English football clubs in international competitions Category:Long stubs with short prose