1974 UEFA Cup final

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

The 1974 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 1974 and 29 May 1974 between Tottenham Hotspur of England and Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Netherlands, to determine the champion of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup. Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate. Tottenham supporters rioted during the second leg in Rotterdam, which started after Feyenoord scored towards the end of the first half and continued into the second half.[1]

Route to the final

In the preceding five rounds of the competition, Tottenham had never been seriously threatened with elimination, as the London-based club outscored their opponents by a total of 29 goals to 8 en route to the final. In contrast, Feyenoord Rotterdam won several narrow victories in their cup ties: they advanced on away goals against Belgian side Standard in the third round and needed extra time in the return leg to beat Polish club Ruch Chorzów in the quarter-final. Additionally, leading up to the final, Feyenoord had won only one out of five legs that were played away from their home ground, De Kuip.

This marked the second time in three years that Spurs had reached the final of a UEFA Cup, having defeated fellow English side Wolves in the inaugural final.

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

First leg

Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Feyenoord
England 39'
Van Daele 64' (o.g.)
Report

Overview (archive)

Overview
Van Hanegem 43'
De Jong 85'
Attendance: 46,281
Tottenham Hotspur
Feyenoord
GK 1 Pat Jennings
DF 2 Ray Evans
DF 3 Terry Naylor
MF 4 John Pratt
DF 5 Mike England
DF 6 Phil Beal  81'
FW 7 Chris McGrath
MF 8 Steve Perryman
MF 9 Martin Chivers
FW 10 Martin Peters (c)
MF 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
MF 9 Theo de Jong
MF 7 Wim Jansen
MF 10 Willem van Hanegem
FW 8 Peter Ressel
FW 6 Lex Schoenmaker
FW 11 Jørgen Kristensen
Manager:
Wiel Coerver

Second leg

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
MF 6 Mladen Ramljak
MF 7 Wim Jansen
MF 8 Theo de Jong
FW 9 Peter Ressel
FW 10 Lex Schoenmaker
FW 11 Jørgen Kristensen  76'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Johan Boskamp  76'  86'
FW 14 Henk Wery  86'
Manager:
Wiel Coerver
GK 1 Pat Jennings
DF 2 Ray Evans
DF 3 Terry Naylor
MF 4 John Pratt  77'
DF 5 Mike England
DF 6 Phil Beal
FW 7 Chris McGrath
MF 8 Steve Perryman
MF 9 Martin Chivers
FW 10 Martin Peters (c)
MF 11 Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
MF 12 Phil Holder  77'
Manager:
Bill Nicholson

See also

References

  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.
  2. ^ a b "All roads lead to Rotterdam". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2020.