1972 UEFA Cup final explained

1972 UEFA Cup Final
Event:	1971–72 UEFA Cup
Team1:	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Tottenham Hotspur
Team2score:	3
Details:	on aggregate
Firstleg:	First leg
Team1score1:	1
Team2score1:	2
Date1:	3 May 1972
Stadium1:	Molineux
City1:	Wolverhampton
Referee1:	Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Attendance1:	38,362
Secondleg:	Second leg
Team1score2:	1
Team2score2:	1
Date2:	17 May 1972
Stadium2:	White Hart Lane
City2:	London
Referee2:	Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Attendance2:	54,303
Previous:	1971 (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
Next:	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).

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

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Second leg

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See also

• 1921 FA Cup Final
• 1971–72 UEFA Cup
• 1972 European Cup Final
• 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
• English football clubs in international competitions
• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in European football

External links

• RSSSF

Notes and References

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