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First leg | |||||||
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Event | 1971–72 UEFA Cup | ||||||
Date | 3 May 1972 | ||||||
Venue | Molineux, Wolverhampton | ||||||
Referee | Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) | ||||||
Attendance | 38,362 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 17 May 1972 | ||||||
Venue | White Hart Lane, London | ||||||
Referee | Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) | ||||||
Attendance | 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.
Road to the final[]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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Round | ![]() | ||||||
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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7–1 | 3–0 (H) | 4–1 (A) | First round | ![]() |
15–1 | 6–1 (A) | 9–0 (H) |
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7–1 | 3–1 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Second round | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
4–0 | 1–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Third round | ![]() |
5–0 | 3–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) | |
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3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
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4–3 | 2–2 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
3–2 | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
Match details[]
First leg[]
3 May 1972 19:30 BST |
Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Molineux, Wolverhampton Attendance: 38,362 Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) |
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McCalliog ![]() |
Report | Chivers ![]() |
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Second leg[]
17 May 1972 19:45 BST |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
White Hart Lane, London Attendance: 54,303 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
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Mullery ![]() |
Report | Wagstaffe ![]() |
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See also[]
- 1921 FA Cup Final
- 1971–72 UEFA Cup
- 1972 European Cup Final
- 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
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