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, as they held Wolves to a 1–1 draw in the second leg to win the competition.

Match details

First leg

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS: 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

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: 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

Second leg

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: 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

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS: 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 Mike Bailey 15 Hugh Curran 16 Steve Daley Manager: Bill McGarry

Tottenham Hotspur win 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 (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 (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 (Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate) Quarter final (1st leg) Juventus 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Round 3 (2nd leg) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Juventus (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 (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 (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 (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 (Tottenham Hotspur won 5–0 on aggregate) Quarter final (1st leg) UTA Arad 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Round 3 (2nd leg) Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 UTA Arad (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 (Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate) See also 1971–72 UEFA Cup 1972 European Cup Final 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final References RSSSF