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1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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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)

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

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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 Northern Ireland NIR Pat Jennings
— GK England ENG Barry Daines
— DF England ENG Ray Evans
— DF England ENG Cyril Knowles
— DF England ENG Phil Beal
— DF Wales WAL Mike England
— DF England ENG Tony Want
— DF England ENG Terry Naylor
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Kinnear
— DF England ENG Peter Collins
— MF England ENG Phil Holder
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Steve Perryman
— MF England ENG Ralph Coates
— MF England ENG Alan Mullery
— MF England ENG Roger Morgan
— MF England ENG Jimmy Neighbour
— MF England ENG Martin Peters
— MF England ENG Jimmy Pearce
— MF England ENG John Pratt
— FW England ENG Martin Chivers
— FW Scotland SCO Alan Gilzean

Transfers

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Out

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

Competitions

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First Division

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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

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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

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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

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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 0-2 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

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  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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