1972 UEFA Cup final

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.

1972 UEFA Cup Final

Event	1971–72 UEFA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur 2 3
on aggregate
First leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur 1 2
Date	3 May 1972
Venue	Molineux, Wolverhampton
Referee	Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Attendance	38,362
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1
Date	17 May 1972
Venue	White Hart Lane, London
Referee	Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Attendance	54,303
← 1971 (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup) 1973 →

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]

Route to the final

Further information: 1971–72 UEFA Cup

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers				Round	Tottenham Hotspur
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)

Match details

First leg

3 May 1972

19:30 BST

Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur
McCalliog 72'	Report	Chivers 57', 87'

Molineux, Wolverhampton

Attendance: 38,362

Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur

GK 1 Phil Parkes DF 2 Bernard Shaw DF 3 Gerry Taylor MF 4 Danny Hegan DF 5 Frank Munro DF 6 John McAlle MF 7 Jim McCalliog (c) MF 8 Kenny Hibbitt FW 9 John Richards FW 10 Derek Dougan MF 11 Dave Wagstaffe Substitutes: DF 12 Derek Parkin GK 13 Rod Arnold FW 14 Hugh Curran MF 15 Steve Daley FW 16 Peter Eastoe Manager: Bill McGarry

GK 1 Pat Jennings DF 2 Joe Kinnear DF 3 Cyril Knowles MF 4 Alan Mullery (c) DF 5 Mike England DF 6 Phil Beal FW 7 Alan Gilzean MF 8 Steve Perryman FW 9 Martin Chivers MF 10 Martin Peters MF 11 Ralph Coates  68' Substitutes: DF 12 Ray Evans GK 13 Barry Daines DF 14 Terry Naylor MF 15 John Pratt  68' MF 16 Jimmy Pearce Manager: Bill Nicholson

Second leg

17 May 1972

19:45 BST

Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Mullery 29'	Report	Wagstaffe 40'

White Hart Lane, London

Attendance: 54,303

Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Tottenham Hotspur

Wolverhampton Wanderers

GK 1 Pat Jennings DF 2 Joe Kinnear DF 3 Cyril Knowles MF 4 Alan Mullery (c) DF 5 Mike England DF 6 Phil Beal FW 7 Alan Gilzean MF 8 Steve Perryman FW 9 Martin Chivers MF 10 Martin Peters MF 11 Ralph Coates Substitutes: DF 12 Ray Evans GK 13 Barry Daines DF 14 Terry Naylor MF 15 John Pratt MF 16 Jimmy Pearce Manager: Bill Nicholson

GK 1 Phil Parkes DF 2 Bernard Shaw DF 3 Gerry Taylor MF 4 Danny Hegan DF 5 Frank Munro DF 6 John McAlle MF 7 Jim McCalliog (c) MF 8 Kenny Hibbitt  55' FW 9 John Richards FW 10 Derek Dougan  84' MF 11 Dave Wagstaffe Substitutes: DF 12 Derek Parkin GK 13 Rod Arnold MF 14 Mike Bailey  55' FW 15 Hugh Curran  84' MF 16 Steve Daley Manager: 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