1974 UEFA Cup Final

association football match

The 1974 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 1974 and 29 May 1974. It was between Tottenham Hotspur of England and Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Netherlands. Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.

1974 UEFA Cup Final
on aggregate
First leg
Date21 May 1974
VenueWhite Hart Lane, London
RefereeRudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Attendance46,281
Second leg
Date29 May 1974
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeConcetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance59,317
1973
1975

Riot change

Tottenham supporters rioted during the second leg in Rotterdam. This started after Feyenoord scored towards the end of the first half and continued into the second half.[1]

Route to the final change

Tottenham Hotspur Round Feyenoord
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Grasshoppers 9–2 5–1 (A) 4–1 (H) First round   Öster 5–2 3–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
  Aberdeen 5–2 1–1 (A) 4–1 (H) Second round   Gwardia Warsaw 3–2 3–1 (H) 0–1 (A)
  Dinamo Tbilisi 6–2 1–1 (A) 5–1 (H) Third round   Standard Liège 3–3 (a) 1–3 (A) 2–0 (H)
  1. FC Köln 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Quarter-finals   Ruch Chorzów 4–2 (a.e.t.) 1–1 (A) 3–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
  Lokomotive Leipzig 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals   VfB Stuttgart 4–3 2–1 (H) 2–2 (A)

Match details change

First leg change

 
 
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feyenoord
GK 1   Pat Jennings
RB 2   Ray Evans
CB 3   Terry Naylor
CB 4   John Pratt
LB 5   Mike England
RM 6   Phil Beal   81'
CM 7   Chris McGrath
CM 8   Steve Perryman
LM 9   Martin Peters (c)
CF 10   Martin Chivers
CF 11   Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
DF 12   Mike Dillon   81'
Manager:
  Bill Nicholson
GK 1   Eddy Treijtel
RB 2   Wim Rijsbergen
CB 3   Joop van Daele
CB 4   Rinus Israël (c)
LB 5   Harry Vos
CM 9   Theo de Jong
CM 7   Wim Jansen
CM 10   Willem van Hanegem
RW 8   Peter Ressel
CF 6   Lex Schoenmaker
LW 11   Jørgen Kristensen
Manager:
  Wiel Coerver

Second leg change

After holding Spurs to a 2–2 draw at London's White Hart Lane, Feyenoord went into their home leg as favourites.[2] Their 2–0 victory at home secured the club their first UEFA Cup title.

The second leg in Rotterdam was marred by violence and hooliganism from rioting Spurs supporters.[2]

 
 
 
 
 
 
Feyenoord
 
 
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1   Eddy Treijtel
RB 2   Wim Rijsbergen
CB 3   Joop van Daele
CB 4   Rinus Israël (c)
LB 5   Harry Vos
CM 6   Mladen Ramljak
CM 7   Wim Jansen
CM 8   Theo de Jong
RW 9   Peter Ressel
CF 10   Lex Schoenmaker
LW 11   Jørgen Kristensen   76'
Substitutes:
MF 12   Johan Boskamp   76'   86'
FW 14   Henk Wery   86'
Manager:
  Wiel Coerver
GK 1   Pat Jennings
RB 2   Ray Evans
CB 3   Terry Naylor
CB 4   John Pratt   77'
LB 5   Mike England
RM 6   Phil Beal
CM 7   Chris McGrath
CM 8   Steve Perryman
LM 9   Martin Peters (c)
CF 10   Martin Chivers
CF 11   Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
MF 12   Phil Holder   77'
Manager:
  Bill Nicholson

References change

  1. Cloake, Martin; Fisher, Alan (2016). "Chapter 6: I go for the football but I don't mind if the fighting's there". People's History of Tottenham Hotspur: How Spurs Fans Shaped the Identity of One of the World's Most Famous Clubs. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-246-5.[permanent dead link]
  2. 2.0 2.1 "All roads lead to Rotterdam". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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