# 1972–73 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1972–73 saw Tottenham compete in the Football League First Division, the FA Cup the League Cup and the UEFA Cup.

## Season summary

In the league Tottenham finished in 8th place. In FA Cup the club entered the competition in the third round with an away game against Margate which Tottenham won 6–0. In round four Tottenham were drawn against Derby County, with the first game being a draw it required a reply which went to White Hart Lane. In the match Derby came back from 3–1 down to win the match on 5–3 knocking Tottenham out of the competition. This season saw Tottenham win the League Cup for the second time in their history. They entered the competition in the second round and made it all the way to the final to face Norwich City. In the final Ralph Coates came off the bench to score the only goal in the game to win the trophy. This also allowed Tottenham to qualify to play in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup competition. In the UEFA Cup they reached the semi-finals where they faced Liverpool over the two legs, the first game Liverpool won 1-0 and the second game Tottenham won 2–1, leaving a scoreline of 2–2 aggregate. However Tottenham were knocked out on the away-goals rule and Liverpool went on the win the competition.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NIR | Pat Jennings |
| — | GK | ENG | Barry Daines |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Evans |
| — | DF | ENG | Cyril Knowles |
| — | DF | ENG | Phil Beal |
| — | DF | WAL | Mike England |
| — | DF | ENG | Tony Want |
| — | DF | ENG | Terry Naylor |
| — | DF | IRL | Joe Kinnear |
| — | DF | ENG | Peter Collins |
| — | MF | ENG | Phil Holder |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Perryman |
| — | MF | ENG | Ralph Coates |
| — | MF | ENG | Alan Mullery |
| — | MF | ENG | Roger Morgan |
| — | MF | ENG | Jimmy Neighbour |
| — | MF | ENG | Martin Peters |
| — | MF | ENG | Jimmy Pearce |
| — | MF | ENG | John Pratt |
| — | FW | ENG | Martin Chivers |
| — | FW | SCO | Alan Gilzean |
| — | FW | ENG | Ray Clarke |

## Preseason and friendlies

Before the season started Tottenham played three away games against Bournemouth, Aton Villa and Scottish club Celtic. Also during the season Spurs played a testimonial match against Dutch side Feyenoord, in honour of Jimmy Greaves which was played at Wembley.

## Competitions
### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 53 | 1.264 | 46 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 1.037 | 46 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 51 | 1.176 | 45 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 42 | |
* ↑ West Ham United and Stoke City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

#### Matches
### UEFA Cup

Tottenham won on away goal rules
2–2 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.

## Appearances

Sources: League and FA Cup statistics, Europe, UEFA.com ; League Cup, 11v11.com
| Pos. | Name | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| GK | Barry Daines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Terry Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Pat Jennings | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| DF | Phil Beal | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| DF | Mike Dillon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Ray Evans | 24+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 | 39+2 | 1 |
| DF | Cyril Knowles | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| DF | Terry Naylor | 16+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 27+6 | 0 |
| DF | Keith Osgood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Mike England | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| DF | Joe Kinnear | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| DF | Peter Collins | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| MF | Ralph Coates | 32+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 46+5 | 6 |
| MF | Phil Holder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| MF | Steve Perryman | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
| MF | Martin Peters | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 23 |
| MF | John Pratt | 38+1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 58+1 | 10 |
| MF | Jimmy Neighbour | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7+3 | 1 |
| MF | Neil McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Chris McGrath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jimmy Pearce | 35+8 | 4 | 0+2 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 8+2 | 3 | 52+13 | 9 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| FW | Martin Chivers | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 33 |
| FW | Alan Gilzean | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8+1 | 2 | 7+2 | 3 | 52+3 | 11 |
| FW | Ray Clarke | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |