1971–72 season | |
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Chairman | Sidney Wale |
Manager | Bill Nicholson |
Stadium | White Hart Lane |
First Division | 6th |
FA Cup | 6th Round |
League Cup | Semi-finals |
UEFA Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | Martin Chivers (25) |
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]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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May 1971 | FB | John Collins | Portsmouth | £5,000 | [2] |
Competitions
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 48 | |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | 48 |
- ↑ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.
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 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 |
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 |
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
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
- ↑ Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- ↑ "Pompey Mourn John Collins". Portsmouth F.C. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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