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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.
Event | 1971–72 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 3 May 1972 | ||||||
Venue | Molineux, Wolverhampton | ||||||
Referee | Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) | ||||||
Attendance | 38,362 | ||||||
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Date | 17 May 1972 | ||||||
Venue | White Hart Lane, London | ||||||
Referee | Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) | ||||||
Attendance | 54,303 | ||||||
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.[1][2]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Round | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
Académica | 7–1 | 3–0 (H) | 4–1 (A) | First round | Keflavík | 15–1 | 6–1 (A) | 9–0 (H) |
ADO Den Haag | 7–1 | 3–1 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Second round | Nantes | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
Carl Zeiss Jena | 4–0 | 1–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Third round | Rapid București | 5–0 | 3–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
Juventus | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | UTA Arad | 3–1 | 2–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
Ferencváros | 4–3 | 2–2 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | A.C. Milan | 3–2 | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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McCalliog 72' | Report | Chivers 57', 87' |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Mullery 29' | Report | Wagstaffe 40' |
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