Wolverhampton Wanderers 1971/72
UEFA Cup round of 64→UEFA Cup runners-up
Wolverhampton Wanderers entered the 1971/72 UEFA Cup at the round of 64 and reached the final. It put out Académica of Portugal, FC Den Haag of the Netherlands, Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany, Juventus of Italy and Ferencváros of Hungary, then lost the final to Tottenham Hotspur, 1:2 at home and 1:1 away. The season earned England 22 coefficient points.
Coefficient points22earned for England this season
Record8-3-112 matches played
Goals27:10+17 goal difference
Club coefficient7.432the club's own running total
UEFA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 1st leg | 15 Sep 1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Académica | 3:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 2nd leg | 29 Sep 1971 | Académica – Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:4 | Through to the round of 32 (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 1st leg | 20 Oct 1971 | FC Den Haag – Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:3 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 2nd leg | 3 Nov 1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers – FC Den Haag | 4:0 | Through to the round of 16 (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 1st leg | 24 Nov 1971 | Carl Zeiss Jena – Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0:1 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 2nd leg | 8 Dec 1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:0 | Through to the quarter-final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · QF · 1st leg | 7 Mar 1972 | Juventus – Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:1 | 1 | |
| UEFA Cup · QF · 2nd leg | 22 Mar 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Juventus | 2:1 | Through to the semi-final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · SF · 1st leg | 5 Apr 1972 | Ferencváros – Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2:2 | 1 | |
| UEFA Cup · SF · 2nd leg | 19 Apr 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Ferencváros | 2:1 | Through to the final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · Final · 1st leg | 3 May 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Tottenham Hotspur | 1:2 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · Final · 2nd leg | 17 May 1972 | Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:1 | Runners-up | 1 |
See also: every England club in 1971/72 · the 1971/72 coefficient table.