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.
| Event | 1971–72 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 3 May 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | Molineux, Wolverhampton | ||||||
| Referee | Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,362 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 17 May 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | White Hart Lane, London | ||||||
| Referee | Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 54,303 | ||||||
← 1971 (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup) 1973 → | |||||||
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]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Round | Tottenham Hotspur
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Académica
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7–1 | 3–0 (H) | 4–1 (A) | First round |  Keflavík
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15–1 | 6–1 (A) | 9–0 (H) |
 ADO Den Haag
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7–1 | 3–1 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Second round |  Nantes
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1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
 Carl Zeiss Jena
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4–0 | 1–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Third round |  Rapid București
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5–0 | 3–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
 Juventus
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3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | UTA Arad
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3–1 | 2–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
 Ferencváros
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4–3 | 2–2 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | A.C. Milan
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3–2 | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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McCalliog  72' |
Report | Chivers 57', 87' |
Attendance: 38,362
Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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| Mullery 29' |
Report | Wagstaffe 40' |
Attendance: 54,303
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Tottenham Hotspur |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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