1972 UEFA Cup final

1972 UEFA Cup Final
Event1971–72 UEFA Cup
on aggregate
First leg
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.[1][2]

Route to the final

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

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

Match details

First leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers England1–2England Tottenham Hotspur
McCalliog 72' Report Chivers 57', 87'
Attendance: 38,362
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1 England Phil Parkes
DF 2 England Bernard Shaw Yellow card
DF 3 England Gerry Taylor
MF 4 Northern Ireland Danny Hegan
DF 5 Scotland Frank Munro
DF 6 England John McAlle
MF 7 Scotland Jim McCalliog (c)
MF 8 England Kenny Hibbitt
FW 9 England John Richards
FW 10 Northern Ireland Derek Dougan
MF 11 England Dave Wagstaffe
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Derek Parkin
GK 13 England Rod Arnold
FW 14 Scotland Hugh Curran
MF 15 England Steve Daley
FW 16 England Peter Eastoe
Manager:
England Bill McGarry
GK 1 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear Yellow card
DF 3 England Cyril Knowles
MF 4 England Alan Mullery (c)
DF 5 Wales Mike England
DF 6 England Phil Beal
FW 7 Scotland Alan Gilzean
MF 8 England Steve Perryman
FW 9 England Martin Chivers
MF 10 England Martin Peters
MF 11 England Ralph Coates downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Ray Evans
GK 13 England Barry Daines
DF 14 England Terry Naylor
MF 15 England John Pratt upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 16 England Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
England Bill Nicholson

Second leg

Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK 1 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear
DF 3 England Cyril Knowles
MF 4 England Alan Mullery (c)
DF 5 Wales Mike England
DF 6 England Phil Beal
FW 7 Scotland Alan Gilzean
MF 8 England Steve Perryman
FW 9 England Martin Chivers
MF 10 England Martin Peters
MF 11 England Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Ray Evans
GK 13 England Barry Daines
DF 14 England Terry Naylor
MF 15 England John Pratt
MF 16 England Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
England Bill Nicholson
GK 1 England Phil Parkes
DF 2 England Bernard Shaw
DF 3 England Gerry Taylor
MF 4 Northern Ireland Danny Hegan
DF 5 Scotland Frank Munro
DF 6 England John McAlle
MF 7 Scotland Jim McCalliog (c)
MF 8 England Kenny Hibbitt downward-facing red arrow 55'
FW 9 England John Richards
FW 10 Northern Ireland Derek Dougan downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 11 England Dave Wagstaffe
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Derek Parkin
GK 13 England Rod Arnold
MF 14 England Mike Bailey upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 15 Scotland Hugh Curran upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 16 England Steve Daley
Manager:
England Bill McGarry

See also

References

  1. ^ "On this day: Wolves lose the first UEFA Cup final". Express and Star. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Martin Chivers on Tottenham's 1972 UEFA Cup win". UEFA. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.