Tottenham Hotspur were the first winners of the UEFA Cup after the competition’s name was changed in 1971-72. The Spurs beat Wolves 3-2 on aggregate in an all-English final.
In 1974, Tottenham also reached the final of the UEFA Cup but failed to regain the trophy after going down to Feyenoord (4-2 on aggregate). A decade later, in 1984, Tottenham returned to the top step of the podium after lifting the UEFA Cup for the second time in their history at the expense of Belgium’s Anderlecht who lost on penalties.
Tottenham’s 1984 win was the fifth success in the competition for English clubs since the old Fairs Cup became defunct in 1971.
Tony Parks, one of the heroes in the shoot-out against Anderlecht, currently forms part of Harry Redknapp’s staff as coach to goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
First round (1983-84): Dro-gheda United (Ireland)-Tottenham 0-6, 0-8 (0-14); St Mirren-Feyenoord 0-1, 0-2 (0-3); Kaiserslautern-Watford 3-1, 0-3 (3-4); Nottingham Forest-FC Vorwaerts 1-0, 1-0 (2-0); Celtic-AGF Aarhus (Denmark) 1-0, 4-1 (5-1); Victoria Guimaraes (Portugal)-Aston Villa 1-0, 0-5 (1-5).
Second round: Tottenham-Feyenoord 4-2, 2-0 (6-2); Watford-Levski Spartak (Bulgaria) 1-1, 3-1 (4-2); PSV Eindhoven-Nottingham Forest 1-2, 0-1 (1-3); Sporting Lisbon-Celtic 2-0, 0-5 (2-5); Spartak Moscow-Aston Villa 2-2, 2-1 (4-3).
Third round: Bayern Munich-Tottenham 1-0, 0-2 (1-2); Watford-Sparta Prague 2-3, 0-4 (2-7); Nottingham Forest-Celtic 0-0, 2-1 (2-1).
Quarter-finals: Tottenham-Austria Wien 2-0, 2-2 (4-2); Nottingham Forest-Sturm Graz 1-0, 1-1 aet (2-1).
Semi-finals: Hajduk Split (Yugoslavia)-Tottenham 2-1, 0-1 (2-2); Nottingham Forest-Anderlecht 2-0, 0-3 (2-3).
Final: Anderlecht-Tottenham 1-1 (Miller); Tottenham-Anderlecht 1-1 (Roberts). Spurs won 4-3 on penalties.
Formation: Parks, Thomas, Roberts, Hughton, Perryman, Miller, Stevens (Mabbutt), Hazard, Galvin, Archibald, Falco.
For the second leg, Tottenham were without injured captain Perryman who was replaced by Mabbutt. Ardiles and Dick came on as substitutes for Miller and Mabbutt respectively.
Quarter-final exit
Cup holders Tottenham, along with Manchester United, bowed out of the 1984-85 UEFA Cup at the quarter-final stage. The Lilywhites were knocked out by Real Madrid, who went on to claim the silverware (3-1 aggregate win over Videoton).
First round: Nottingham Forest-Club Brugge 0-0, 0-1 (0-1); SC Braga-Tottenham 0-3, 0-6 (0-9); Southampton-Hamburg 0-0, 0-2 (0-2); Bohemians Dublin-Rangers 3-2, 0-2 (3-4); Manchester United-Raba Vasas Eto (Hungary) 3-0, 2-2 (5-2); AIK Stockholm-Dundee United 1-0, 0-3 (1-3); KR Reykjavik-Queens Park Rangers 0-3, 0-4 (0-7); Paris SG-Hearts 4-0, 2-2 (6-2).
Second round: Club Brugge-Tottenham 2-1, 0-3 (2-4); Inter-Glasgow Rangers 3-0, 1-3 (4-3); PSV Eindhoven-Manchester United 0-0, 0-1 (0-1); Linzer ASK (Austria)-Dundee United 1-2, 1-5 (2-7); Queens Park Rangers-FK Partizan (Yugoslavia) 6-2, 0-4 (6-6).
Third round: Tottenham-Bohemians Prague 2-0, 1-1 (3-1); Manchester United-Dundee United 2-2, 3-2 (5-4).
Quarter-finals: Tottenham-Real Madrid 0-1, 0-0 (0-1); Manchester United-Videoton 1-0, 0-1 (1-1, Videoton win 5-4 on pens).