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1972 UEFA Cup Final
on aggregate
First leg
Event1971–72 UEFA Cup
Date3 May 1972
VenueMolineux, Wolverhampton
RefereeTofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Attendance38,362
Second leg
Date17 May 1972
VenueWhite Hart Lane, London
RefereeLaurens 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.

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.

Road to the final[]

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

Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers Round Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Flag of Portugal Académica 7–1 3–0 (H) 4–1 (A) First round Flag of Iceland Keflavík 15–1 6–1 (A) 9–0 (H)
Flag of Netherlands ADO Den Haag 7–1 3–1 (A) 4–0 (H) Second round Flag of France Nantes 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Flag of East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Third round Flag of Romania Rapid București 5–0 3–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
Flag of Italy Juventus 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Flag of Romania UTA Arad 3–1 2–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
Flag of Hungary Ferencváros 4–3 2–2 (A) 2–1 (H) Semi-finals Flag of Italy A.C. Milan 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A)

Match details[]

First leg[]

3 May 1972
19:30 BST
Wolverhampton Wanderers Flag of England 1–2 Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 38,362
Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
McCalliog Goal 72' Report Chivers Goal 57'87'
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1 Flag of England Phil Parkes
DF 2 Flag of England Bernard Shaw Booked
DF 3 Flag of England Gerry Taylor
MF 4 Flag of Northern Ireland Danny Hegan
DF 5 Flag of Scotland Frank Munro
DF 6 Flag of England John McAlle
MF 7 Flag of Scotland Jim McCalliog (c)
MF 8 Flag of England Kenny Hibbitt
FW 9 Flag of England John Richards
FW 10 Flag of Northern Ireland Derek Dougan
MF 11 Flag of England Dave Wagstaffe
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of England Derek Parkin
GK 13 Flag of England Rod Arnold
FW 14 Flag of Scotland Hugh Curran
MF 15 Flag of England Steve Daley
FW 16 Flag of England Peter Eastoe
Manager:
Flag of England Bill McGarry
GK 1 Flag of Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
DF 2 Flag of Republic Ireland Joe Kinnear Booked
DF 3 Flag of England Cyril Knowles
MF 4 Flag of England Alan Mullery (c)
DF 5 Flag of Wales Mike England
DF 6 Flag of England Phil Beal
FW 7 Flag of Scotland Alan Gilzean
MF 8 Flag of England Steve Perryman
FW 9 Flag of England Martin Chivers
MF 10 Flag of England Martin Peters
MF 11 Flag of England Ralph Coates Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of England Ray Evans
GK 13 Flag of England Barry Daines
DF 14 Flag of England Terry Naylor
MF 15 Flag of England John Pratt Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 16 Flag of England Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
Flag of England Bill Nicholson

Second leg[]

17 May 1972
19:45 BST
Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England 1–1 Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 54,303
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Mullery Goal 29' Report Wagstaffe Goal 40'
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK 1 Flag of Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
DF 2 Flag of Republic Ireland Joe Kinnear
DF 3 Flag of England Cyril Knowles
MF 4 Flag of England Alan Mullery (c)
DF 5 Flag of Wales Mike England
DF 6 Flag of England Phil Beal
FW 7 Flag of Scotland Alan Gilzean
MF 8 Flag of England Steve Perryman
FW 9 Flag of England Martin Chivers
MF 10 Flag of England Martin Peters
MF 11 Flag of England Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of England Ray Evans
GK 13 Flag of England Barry Daines
DF 14 Flag of England Terry Naylor
MF 15 Flag of England John Pratt
MF 16 Flag of England Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
Flag of England Bill Nicholson
GK 1 Flag of England Phil Parkes
DF 2 Flag of England Bernard Shaw
DF 3 Flag of England Gerry Taylor
MF 4 Flag of Northern Ireland Danny Hegan
DF 5 Flag of Scotland Frank Munro
DF 6 Flag of England John McAlle
MF 7 Flag of Scotland Jim McCalliog (c)
MF 8 Flag of England Kenny Hibbitt Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
FW 9 Flag of England John Richards
FW 10 Flag of Northern Ireland Derek Dougan Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
MF 11 Flag of England Dave Wagstaffe
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of England Derek Parkin
GK 13 Flag of England Rod Arnold
MF 14 Flag of England Mike Bailey Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 15 Flag of Scotland Hugh Curran Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
MF 16 Flag of England Steve Daley
Manager:
Flag of England Bill McGarry

See also[]

  • 1921 FA Cup Final
  • 1971–72 UEFA Cup
  • 1972 European Cup Final
  • 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

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