1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1971–72 season saw Tottenham Hotspur compete in the First Division where they finished 6th in the table. It was also the season where they won the UEFA Cup for the first time beating Wolverhampton Wanderers in an all English final over two legs. In the FA Cup they reach the sixth round where they went away to Leeds United at Elland Road to loose 2–1. In the League Cup they reached the Semi–final where they were knocked out by Chelsea.[1]

Tottenham Hotspur
1971–72 season
ChairmanSidney Wale
ManagerBill Nicholson
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division6th
FA Cup6th Round
League CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupWinners
Top goalscorerMartin Chivers (25)

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

Transfers

Out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
May 1971FBJohn CollinsPortsmouth£5,000[2]

Competitions

First Division
Main article: 1971–72 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Manchester City 42 16 3 2 48 15 7 8 6 29 30 1.711 57 Qualified for UEFA Cup
5 Arsenal 42 15 2 4 36 13 7 6 8 22 27 1.450 52
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 3 2 45 13 3 10 8 18 29 1.500 51 Qualified for UEFA Cup
7 Chelsea 42 12 7 2 41 20 6 5 10 17 29 1.184 48
8 Manchester United 42 13 2 6 39 26 6 8 7 30 35 1.131 48
Source:

League Cup
8 September 1971 Second round West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich, West Midlands
Pearce Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,203
6 October 1971 Third round Torquay United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Torquay, Devon
Pearce
Chivers
Peters  pen'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 20,100
27 October 1971 Forth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Preston North End Tottenham, London
Chivers Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,338
8 November 1971 Forth round replay Preston North End 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tottenham Hotspur Preston
Perryman
Chivers 		Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 30,338
17 November 1971 Fifth round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackpool Tottenham, London
Chivers
Peters 		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,099
22 December 1971 Semi-finals first leg Chelsea 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Naylor
Chivers 		Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 43,330
5 January 1972 Semi-finals second leg Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Chelsea Tottenham, London
Chivers
Peters  pen'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 52,755

FA Cup
15 January 1972 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Carlisle United Tottenham, London
Gilzean Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,702
18 January 1972 Third round replay Carlisle United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Carlisle, Cumbria
Gilzean
Chivers 		Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 21,560
5 February 1972 Forth round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Rotherham United Tottenham, London
Gilzean
Peters 		Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,903
26 February 1972 Fifth round Everton 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Report Gilzean
Peters 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 50,511
18 March 1972 Quarter finals Leeds United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
Report Pratt Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 43,937

UEFA Cup
14 September 1971 First round Keflavík 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur Keflavík, Iceland
Stadium: Keflavíkurvöllur
Attendance: 11,000
28 September 1971 First round Tottenham Hotspur 9–0 Keflavík Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,818
20 October 1971 Second round Nantes 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Nantes, France
Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin
Attendance: 20,033
2 November 1971 Second round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Nantes Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,630
8 December 1971 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Rapid Bucharest Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,702
15 December 1971 Third round Rapid Bucharest 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bucharest, Romania
Stadium: Giulești-Valentin Stănescu
Attendance: 12,000
7 March 1972 Forth round UT Arad 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Arad, Romania
Report England
Morgan 		Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
Attendance: 20,000
21 March 1972 Forth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 UT Arad Tottenham, London
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,253
5 April 1972 Semi-final Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 AC Milan Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 42,064
19 April 1972 Semi-final AC Milan 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Milan, Italy
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,482
3 May 1972 Finals Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton, West Midlands
McCalliog Report Chivers Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 38,362
17 May 1972 Finals Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham, London
Mullery Report David Wagstaffe Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54,303

References
  1. Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  2. "Pompey Mourn John Collins". Portsmouth F.C. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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