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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| Date | 3 May 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | Molineux, Wolverhampton | ||||||
| Referee | Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,362 | ||||||
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| Date | 17 May 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | White Hart Lane, London | ||||||
| Referee | Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 54,303 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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| 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
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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McCalliog  72' | Report | Chivers 57', 87' |
     Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Second leg
| Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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