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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 lose 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 edit

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 edit

Out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
May 1971 FB   John Collins Portsmouth £5,000 [2]

Competitions edit

First Division edit

Main article: 1971–72 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Manchester City 42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Arsenal 42 22 8 12 58 40 1.450 52
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 13 10 63 42 1.500 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
7 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 58 49 1.184 48
8 Manchester United 42 19 10 13 69 61 1.131 48
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.

League Cup edit

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 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Preston North End Tottenham, London
Chivers   Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,338
8 November 1971 Fourth 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 edit

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
Report Gilzean  
Chivers   		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 21,560
5 February 1972 Fourth 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   10'
Peters   72'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 50,511
18 March 1972 Quarter finals Leeds United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
Clarke  
Charlton  		 Report Pratt   Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 43,937

UEFA Cup edit

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 Fourth round UT Arad 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Arad, Romania
Report England  
Morgan  		 Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
Attendance: 20,000
21 March 1972 Fourth 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 edit

  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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