# 1972 UEFA Cup final

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.

## Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Round | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Round | 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

| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur |
Phil Parkes :
| DF | 2 | Bernard Shaw |
| DF | 3 | Gerry Taylor |
| MF | 4 | Danny Hegan |
| DF | 5 | Frank Munro |
| DF | 6 | John McAlle |
| MF | 7 | Jim McCalliog (c) |
| MF | 8 | Kenny Hibbitt |
| FW | 9 | John Richards |
| FW | 10 | Derek Dougan |
| MF | 11 | Dave Wagstaffe |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 12 | Derek Parkin |
| GK | 13 | Rod Arnold |
| FW | 14 | Hugh Curran |
| MF | 15 | Steve Daley |
| FW | 16 | Peter Eastoe |
| Manager: |||
| Bill McGarry ||||
Pat Jennings :
| DF | 2 | Joe Kinnear |
| DF | 3 | Cyril Knowles |
| MF | 4 | Alan Mullery (c) |
| DF | 5 | Mike England |
| DF | 6 | Phil Beal |
| FW | 7 | Alan Gilzean |
| MF | 8 | Steve Perryman |
| FW | 9 | Martin Chivers |
| MF | 10 | Martin Peters |
| MF | 11 | Ralph Coates | 68' |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 12 | Ray Evans |
| GK | 13 | Barry Daines |
| DF | 14 | Terry Naylor |
| MF | 15 | John Pratt | 68' |
| MF | 16 | Jimmy Pearce |
| Manager: |||
| Bill Nicholson ||||

### Second leg

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