1972 UEFA Cup Final
The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first-ever 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-ever 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]
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) |
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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
Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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McCalliog ![]() |
Report | Chivers ![]() |
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Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mullery ![]() |
Report | Wagstaffe ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wolverhampton Wanderers
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See also
References
- "On this day: Wolves lose the first UEFA Cup final". Express and Star. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Martin Chivers on Tottenham's 1972 UEFA Cup win". UEFA. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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