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.

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.

Match details

First leg

3 May 1972
19:30 BST

Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur
McCalliog 72'	Report Overview (archive) Overview	Chivers 57', 87'

Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 38,362
Referee: Tofik Bahramov (Soviet Union)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur



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



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

Second leg

17 May 1972
19:45 BST

Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Mullery 29'	Report Overview (archive) Overview	Wagstaffe 40'

White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 54,303
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens (Netherlands)

Tottenham Hotspur

Wolverhampton Wanderers



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



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

Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate

Route to the final

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 1 (1st leg)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Académica de Coimbra
Round 1 (2nd leg)	Académica de Coimbra	1–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 1 (2nd leg)	(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate)
Round 2 (1st leg)	ADO Den Haag	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 2 (2nd leg)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	ADO Den Haag
Round 2 (2nd leg)	(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate)
Round 3 (1st leg)	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3 (2nd leg)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Carl Zeiss Jena
Round 3 (2nd leg)	(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate)
Quarter final (1st leg)	Juventus	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Quarter final (2nd leg)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Juventus
Quarter final (2nd leg)	(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate)
Semi-final (1st leg)	Ferencváros	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Semi-final (2nd leg)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Ferencváros
Semi-final (2nd leg)	(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate)

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 1 (1st leg)	Keflavík ÍF	1–6	Tottenham Hotspur
Round 1 (2nd leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	9–0	Keflavík ÍF
Round 1 (2nd leg)	(Tottenham Hotspur won 15–1 on aggregate)
Round 2 (1st leg)	Nantes	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur
Round 2 (2nd leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Nantes
Round 2 (2nd leg)	(Tottenham Hotspur won 1–0 on aggregate)
Round 3 (1st leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Rapid Bucharest
Round 3 (2nd leg)	Rapid Bucharest	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur
Round 3 (2nd leg)	(Tottenham Hotspur won 5–0 on aggregate)
Quarter final (1st leg)	UTA Arad	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur
Quarter Final (2nd leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	UTA Arad
Quarter Final (2nd leg)	(Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 on aggregate)
Semi-final (1st leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Milan
Semi-final (2nd leg)	Milan	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final (2nd leg)	(Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate)

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