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The 1972–73 saw Tottenham compete in the Football League First Division, the FA Cup the League Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Season summary

In the league Tottenham finished in 8th place. In FA Cup the club entered the competition in the third round with an away game against Margate which Tottenham won 6–0. In round four Tottenham were drawn against Derby County, with the first game being a draw it required a reply which went to White Hart Lane. In the match Derby came back from 3–1 down to win the match on 5–3 knocking Tottenham out of the competition. This season saw Tottenham win the League Cup for the second time in their history. They entered the competition in the second round and made it all the way to the final to face Norwich City. In the final Ralph Coates came off the bench to score the only goal in the game to win the trophy. This also allowed Tottenham to qualify to play in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup competition. In the UEFA Cup they reached the semi-finals where they faced Liverpool over the two legs, the first game Liverpool won 1-0 and the second game Tottenham won 2–1, leaving a scoreline of 2–2 aggregate. However Tottenham were knocked out on the away-goals rule and Liverpool went on the win the competition.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 — FW  ENG Ray Clarke

Preseason and friendlies

Before the season started Tottenham played three away games against Bournemouth, Aton Villa and Scottish club Celtic. Also during the season Spurs played a testimonial match against Dutch side Feyenoord, in honour of Jimmy Greaves which was played at Wembley.

Competitions

First Division

1. West Ham United and Stoke City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Matches

FA Cup

13 January 1973 R3	Margate	0–6	Tottenham Hotspur	Margate, England
		Report	Chivers 25', 49' Pearce 55' Peters 76' Knowles 84' Pratt 88'	Stadium: Hartsdown Park Attendance: 8,500

3 February 1973 R4	Derby County	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Derby, England
	Davies	Report	Chivers	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 37,895

7 February 1973 R4 - Reply	Tottenham Hotspur	3–5	Derby County	Tottenham, England
Tottenham Hotspur	Chivers Gilzean England pen'	Report	Davies Hector	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 52,736

League Cup

6 September 1972 R2	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Huddersfield Town	London, England
	Chivers Gilzean	Report	Pugh	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,422

3 October 1972 R3	Middlesbrough	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Middlesbrough
	Hickton	Report	Pearce	Stadium: Ayresome Park Referee: 23,822

30 October 1972 R3 Reply (2)	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Middlesbrough	Tottenham, London
	Peters Gilzean	Report	Hickton pen'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,287

1 November 1972 R4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Millwall	Tottenham, London
	Peters Perryman	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,904

4 December 1972 R5	Liverpool	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Hughes	Report	Peters	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 48,677

6 December 1972 R5 - replay	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Liverpool	Tottenham, London
	Chivers Pratt	Report	Callaghan	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,565

20 December 1972 SF (first leg)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Wolverhampton, West Midlands
		Report	Peters Pratt	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 28,357

30 December 1972 SF (second leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2 (4–3 agg.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Tottenham, London
	Chivers Peters	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 41,653

3 March 1973 Final	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Norwich City	London, England
15:30	Coates 72'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: David Smith

UEFA Cup

13 September 1972 R1 (first leg)	Lyn	3–6	Tottenham Hotspur	Oslo, Norwary
19:00	Austnes 7' Christophersen 39', 57'	Report	Peters 8' Pratt 24' Gilzean 37', 38' Chivers 82', 83'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 10,770

27 September 1972 R1 (second leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	6–0 (12–3 agg.)	Lyn	Tottenham, London
20:30	Chivers 20', 31', 70' Coates 52', 83' Pearce 57'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,109

25 October 1972 R2 (first leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Olympiacos	Tottenham, London
20:30	Pearce 11', 58' Chivers 35' Coates 48'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,815

8 November 1972 R2 (second leg)	Olympiacos	1–0 (1–4 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Piraeus, Greece
13:00	Arguroidis 44'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis Attendance: 35,000

29 November 1972 R3 (first leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Red Star Belgrade	Tottenham, London
19:30	Chivers 26' Gilzean 63'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,958

13 December 1972 R3 (Second leg)	Red Star Belgrade	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Belgrade
15:00	Lazarević 48'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Rajko Mitić Attendance: 70,000

7 March 1973 QF (first leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Vitória de Setúbal	Tottenham, London
19:30	Evans 80'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,469

21 March 1973 QF (second leg)	Vitória de Setúbal	2–1 (2–2 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Setubal, Portugal
23:00	Henrique Campora 20' Torres 65'	Report	Chivers 68'	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 30,000

Tottenham won on away goal rules

10 April 1973 SF (first leg)	Liverpool	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool, England
20:30	Lindsay 26'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,174 Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

25 April 1973 SF (second leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (2–2 agg.)	Liverpool	Tottenham, England
20:30	Peters 42', 62'	Report	Heighway 54'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 46,919 Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

2–2 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.

Appearances

Sources: League and FA Cup statistics, Europe, UEFA.com ; League Cup, 11v11.com

Pos.	Name	First Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
GK	Barry Daines	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
GK	Terry Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Pat Jennings	40	0	3	0	10	0	10	0	63	0
Defenders
DF	Phil Beal	24	0	2	0	3	0	6	0	35	0
DF	Mike Dillon	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
DF	Ray Evans	24+1	0	2	0	6	0	7+1	1	39+2	1
DF	Cyril Knowles	35	0	3	1	10	0	10	0	58	1
DF	Terry Naylor	16+2	0	1	0	7+1	0	3+3	0	27+6	0
DF	Keith Osgood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Mike England	31	1	3	1	10	0	10	0	54	2
DF	Joe Kinnear	24	1	1	0	4	0	6	0	35	1
DF	Peter Collins	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
Midfielders
MF	Ralph Coates	32+3	2	3	0	4+2	1	7	3	46+5	6
MF	Phil Holder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
MF	Steve Perryman	41	2	3	0	10	1	10	0	64	3
MF	Martin Peters	41	15	3	1	8	4	8	3	60	23
MF	John Pratt	38+1	5	3	1	10	3	7	1	58+1	10
MF	Jimmy Neighbour	7+1	1	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	7+3	1
MF	Neil McNab	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Chris McGrath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Jimmy Pearce	35+8	4	0+2	1	9+1	1	8+2	3	52+13	9
Forwards
FW	Martin Chivers	38	17	3	4	10	4	10	8	61	33
FW	Alan Gilzean	35	5	3	1	8+1	2	7+2	3	52+3	11
FW	Ray Clarke	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0

Notes

• Attendance data compiled from: Tottenham Hotspur Official handbook season 2018–2019.

References

1. "Margate v Tottenham Hotspur, 13 January 1973". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
2. "Tottenham Hotspur v Derby County, 07 February 1973". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
3. Cuffley, David (10 October 2020). "The Tottenham Hotspur supersub who ended Norwich City's League Cup dream". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
4. "Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
5. "Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
6. ^ Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 271. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.

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