1971-12-08
| Cup and International Matches |
| European UEFA Cup Round 3 1st Leg |
Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | Rapid Bucharest |  | White Hart Lane | 30,702 | |
| Chivers 2, Peters | Lineups | | | | | |
| European UEFA Cup Round 3 2nd Leg |
Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | Carl Zeiss Jena |  | Molineux | 24,135 | agg 4-0 |
| Dougan 2, Hibbitt | Lineups | | | | | |
| Texaco Cup SF 2nd Leg |
Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 |
Newcastle United |
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Derby County | D 1 |
St James' Park |
37,140 |
aet agg 2-4 |
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| League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg |
Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Stoke City | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | D 1 | Victoria Ground | 36,400 | |
| Dobing | Lineups | Best, Hurst | | | | |
