1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1971–72 season
ChairmanSidney Wale
ManagerBill Nicholson
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division6th
FA Cup6th Round
League CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupWinners
Top goalscorerMartin Chivers (25)

The 1971–72 season saw Tottenham Hotspur compete in the First Division where they finished 6th in the table. It was also the season where they won the UEFA Cup for the first time beating Wolverhampton Wanderers in an all English final over two legs. In the FA Cup they reach the sixth round where they went away to Leeds United at Elland Road to lose 2–1. In the League Cup they reached the Semi–final where they were knocked out by Chelsea.[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Northern Ireland NIR Pat Jennings
GK England ENG Barry Daines
DF England ENG Ray Evans
DF England ENG Cyril Knowles
DF England ENG Phil Beal
DF Wales WAL Mike England
DF England ENG Tony Want
DF England ENG Terry Naylor
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Kinnear
DF England ENG Peter Collins
MF England ENG Phil Holder
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Steve Perryman
MF England ENG Ralph Coates
MF England ENG Alan Mullery
MF England ENG Roger Morgan
MF England ENG Jimmy Neighbour
MF England ENG Martin Peters
MF England ENG Jimmy Pearce
MF England ENG John Pratt
FW England ENG Martin Chivers
FW Scotland SCO Alan Gilzean

Transfers

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
May 1971 FB Wales John Collins Portsmouth £5,000 [2]

Competitions

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Manchester City 42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Arsenal 42 22 8 12 58 40 1.450 52
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 13 10 63 42 1.500 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
7 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 58 49 1.184 48
8 Manchester United 42 19 10 13 69 61 1.131 48
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.

League Cup

8 September 1971 Second round West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich, West Midlands
Pearce Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,203
6 October 1971 Third round Torquay United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Torquay, Devon
Pearce
Chivers
Peters pen'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 20,100
27 October 1971 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Preston North End Tottenham, London
Chivers Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,338
8 November 1971 Fourth round replay Preston North End 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tottenham Hotspur Preston
Perryman
Chivers
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 30,338
17 November 1971 Fifth round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackpool Tottenham, London
Chivers
Peters
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,099
22 December 1971 Semi-finals first leg Chelsea 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Naylor
Chivers
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 43,330
5 January 1972 Semi-finals second leg Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Chelsea Tottenham, London
Chivers
Peters pen'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 52,755

FA Cup

15 January 1972 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Carlisle United Tottenham, London
Gilzean Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,702
18 January 1972 Third round replay Carlisle United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Carlisle, Cumbria
Report Gilzean
Chivers
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 21,560
5 February 1972 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Rotherham United Tottenham, London
Gilzean
Peters
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,903
26 February 1972 Fifth round Everton 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Report Gilzean 10'
Peters 72'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 50,511
18 March 1972 Quarter finals Leeds United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
Clarke
Charlton
Report Pratt Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 43,937

UEFA Cup

14 September 1971 First round Keflavík 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur Keflavík, Iceland
Stadium: Keflavíkurvöllur
Attendance: 11,000
28 September 1971 First round Tottenham Hotspur 9–0 Keflavík Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,818
20 October 1971 Second round Nantes 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Nantes, France
Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin
Attendance: 20,033
2 November 1971 Second round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Nantes Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,630
8 December 1971 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Rapid Bucharest Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,702
15 December 1971 Third round Rapid Bucharest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur Bucharest, Romania
Stadium: Giulești-Valentin Stănescu
Attendance: 12,000
7 March 1972 Fourth round UT Arad 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Arad, Romania
Report England
Morgan
Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
Attendance: 20,000
21 March 1972 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 UT Arad Tottenham, London
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,253
5 April 1972 Semi-final Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 AC Milan Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 42,064
19 April 1972 Semi-final AC Milan 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Milan, Italy
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,482
3 May 1972 Finals Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton, West Midlands
McCalliog Report Chivers Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 38,362
17 May 1972 Finals Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham, London
Mullery Report David Wagstaffe Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54,303

References

  1. ^ Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  2. ^ "Pompey Mourn John Collins". Portsmouth F.C. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.