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.

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1972 UEFA Cup Final

Event	1971–72 UEFA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur 2 3
on aggregate
First leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur 1 2
Date	3 May 1972
Venue	Molineux, Wolverhampton
Referee	Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Attendance	38,362
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1
Date	17 May 1972
Venue	White Hart Lane, London
Referee	Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Attendance	54,303
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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).

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Wolverhampton Wanderers				Round	Tottenham Hotspur
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)

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• 1921 FA Cup Final
• 1971–72 UEFA Cup
• 1972 European Cup Final
• 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
• English football clubs in international competitions
• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in European football