1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

1971–72 season of Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur 1971–72 football season

Tottenham Hotspur
1971–72 season
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)
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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.


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 1971	FB		John Collins	Portsmouth	£5,000	^[2]

Competitions

First Division

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.

League Cup

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

8 September 1971 Second round	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich, West Midlands
			Pearce	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,203

Torquay United v Tottenham Hotspur

6 October 1971 Third round	Torquay United	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Torquay, Devon
			Pearce Chivers Peters pen'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 20,100

Tottenham Hotspur v Preston North End

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

Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur

8 November 1971 Fourth round replay	Preston North End	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Preston
			Perryman Chivers	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 30,338

Tottenham Hotspur v Blackpool

17 November 1971 Fifth round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Blackpool	Tottenham, London
	Chivers Peters			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,099

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

22 December 1971 Semi-finals first leg	Chelsea	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham, London
			Naylor Chivers	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 43,330

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Carlisle United

15 January 1972 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Carlisle United	Tottenham, London
	Gilzean	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,702

Carlisle United v Tottenham Hotspur

18 January 1972 Third round replay	Carlisle United	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Carlisle, Cumbria
		Report	Gilzean Chivers	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 21,560

Tottenham Hotspur v Rotherham United

5 February 1972 Fourth round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Rotherham United	Tottenham, London
	Gilzean Peters	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,903

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

26 February 1972 Fifth round	Everton	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
		Report	Gilzean 10' Peters 72'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 50,511

Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur

18 March 1972 Quarter finals	Leeds United	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
	Clarke Charlton	Report	Pratt	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 43,937

UEFA Cup

Keflavík v Tottenham Hotspur

14 September 1971 First round	Keflavík	1–6	Tottenham Hotspur	Keflavík, Iceland
				Stadium: Keflavíkurvöllur Attendance: 11,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Keflavík

28 September 1971 First round	Tottenham Hotspur	9–0	Keflavík	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,818

Nantes v Tottenham Hotspur

20 October 1971 Second round	Nantes	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Nantes, France
				Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin Attendance: 20,033

Tottenham Hotspur v Nantes

2 November 1971 Second round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Nantes	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,630

Tottenham Hotspur v Rapid Bucharest

8 December 1971 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Rapid Bucharest	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,702

Rapid Bucharest v Tottenham Hotspur

15 December 1971 Third round	Rapid Bucharest	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Bucharest, Romania
				Stadium: Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Attendance: 12,000

UT Arad v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v UT Arad

21 March 1972 Fourth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	UT Arad	Tottenham, London
		Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,253

Tottenham Hotspur v AC Milan

5 April 1972 Semi-final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	AC Milan	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 42,064

AC Milan v Tottenham Hotspur

19 April 1972 Semi-final	AC Milan	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Milan, Italy
				Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 68,482

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

3 May 1972 Finals	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Wolverhampton, West Midlands
	McCalliog	Report	Chivers	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 38,362

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (level 5 only) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (Premier, One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One A, One B) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (level 7 only) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (level 7 only) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (One, Two, Three) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Amateur Cup
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Watney Cup

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Southampton Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Birmingham City Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Fulham Hull City Leyton Orient Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Swindon Town Watford
Third Division	Aston Villa Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Chesterfield Halifax Town Mansfield Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham York City
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barrow Brentford Bury Cambridge United Chester Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Lincoln City Newport County Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Workington