1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Tottenham Hotspur 1971–72 Sidney Wale Bill Nicholson White Hart Lane First Division 6th FA Cup 6th Round League Cup Semi-finals UEFA Cup Winners Martin Chivers (25) 1972–73 1970–71 The 1971–72 season saw Tottenham Hotspur compete in the First Division where they finished 6th in the table. It was also the season where they won the UEFA Cup for the first time beating Wolverhampton Wanderers in an all English final over two legs. In the FA Cup they reach the sixth round where they went away to Leeds United at Elland Road to lose 2–1. In the League Cup they reached the Semi–final where they were knocked out by Chelsea.Phil Soar Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995 1995 Hamlyn 0-600-58706-1 Squad y y NIR GK Pat Jennings y ENG GK Barry Daines y ENG DF Ray Evans y ENG DF Cyril Knowles y ENG DF Phil Beal y WAL DF Mike England y ENG DF Tony Want y ENG DF Terry Naylor y IRL DF Joe Kinnear y ENG DF Peter Collins y ENG MF Phil Holder y y ENG MF Steve Perryman y ENG MF Ralph Coates y ENG MF Alan Mullery y ENG MF Roger Morgan y ENG MF Jimmy Neighbour y ENG MF Martin Peters y ENG MF Jimmy Pearce y ENG MF John Pratt y ENG FW Martin Chivers y SCO FW Alan Gilzean Transfers Out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. May 1971 FB WAL John Collins Portsmouth £5,000 https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/pompey-mourn-john-collins/ Pompey Mourn John Collins Portsmouth F.C. 16 April 2020 17 April 2020 Competitions First Division 1971–72 Football League First Division TOT League Cup 8 September 1971 Second round West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Pearce The Hawthorns West Bromwich, West Midlands 26,203 W 6 October 1971 Third round Torquay United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Pearce Chivers Peters pen Plainmoor Torquay, Devon 20,100 W 27 October 1971 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Preston North End Chivers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 30,338 D 8 November 1971 Fourth round replay Preston North End 1–2 yes Tottenham Hotspur Perryman Chivers Deepdale Preston 30,338 W 17 November 1971 Fifth round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackpool Chivers Peters White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 30,099 W 22 December 1971 Semi-finals first leg Chelsea 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Naylor Chivers Stamford Bridge Fulham, London 43,330 L 5 January 1972 Semi-finals second leg Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Chelsea Chivers Peters pen White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 52,755 D FA Cup 15 January 1972 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-carlisle-united-15-january-1972-213294/ Carlisle United Gilzean White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 33,702 D 18 January 1972 Third round replay Carlisle United 1–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-tottenham-hotspur-18-january-1972-213301/ Tottenham Hotspur Gilzean Chivers Brunton Park Carlisle, Cumbria 21,560 W 5 February 1972 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-rotherham-united-05-february-1972-213324/ Rotherham United Gilzean Peters White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,903 W 26 February 1972 Fifth round Everton 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-tottenham-hotspur-26-february-1972-213336/ Tottenham Hotspur Gilzean 10 Peters 72 Goodison Park Liverpool 50,511 W 18 March 1972 Quarter finals Leeds United 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/leeds-united-v-tottenham-hotspur-18-march-1972-213345/ Tottenham Hotspur Clarke Charlton Pratt Elland Road Leeds 43,937 L UEFA Cup 14 September 1971 First round Keflavík 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur Keflavíkurvöllur Keflavík, Iceland 11,000 W 28 September 1971 First round Tottenham Hotspur 9–0 Keflavík White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 23,818 W 20 October 1971 Second round Nantes 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stade Marcel Saupin Nantes, France 20,033 D 2 November 1971 Second round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Nantes White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 32,630 W 8 December 1971 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Rapid Bucharest White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 30,702 W 15 December 1971 Third round Rapid Bucharest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Bucharest, Romania 12,000 W 7 March 1972 Fourth round UT Arad 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/ut-arad-v-tottenham-hotspur-07-march-1972-217513/ Tottenham Hotspur England Morgan Stadionul Francisc von Neuman Arad, Romania 20,000 W 21 March 1972 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-ut-arad-21-march-1972-217514/ UT Arad White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 30,253 D 5 April 1972 Semi-final Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 AC Milan White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 42,064 W 19 April 1972 Semi-final AC Milan 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur San Siro Milan, Italy 68,482 D 3 May 1972 Finals Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wolverhampton-wanderers-v-tottenham-hotspur-03-may-1972-217517/ Tottenham Hotspur McCalliog Chivers Molineux Wolverhampton, West Midlands 38,362 W 17 May 1972 Finals Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wolverhampton-wanderers-v-tottenham-hotspur-03-may-1972-217517/ Wolverhampton Wanderers Mullery David Wagstaffe White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 54,303 W References Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Tottenham Category:UEFA Europa League–winning seasons