1971 Anglo-Italian Cup

The 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup was the second staging of the annual association football tournament. It featured twelve teams — six from England and six from Italy.

The competition started on 26 May 1971 and concluded on 12 June 1971 with Blackpool beating Bologna 2-1 in the final.

Details

The twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams — two from England and two from Italy. Each team plays the two foreign teams twice, home and away. The teams are then ranked against teams in their own country in a league, and the top-ranked teams from each country play off in a final for the trophy.

Participating teams

England

• Blackpool
• Crystal Palace
• Huddersfield Town
• Stoke City
• Swindon Town
• West Brom

Italy

• Bologna
• Cagliari
• Inter Milan
• Roma
• Sampdoria
• Verona

Group results

Group 1

Huddersfield Town v Sampdoria

Huddersfield Town	2 – 0	Sampdoria

Swindon Town v Bologna

Swindon Town	2 – 2	Bologna

Huddersfield Town v Bologna

Huddersfield Town	2 – 3	Bologna

Swindon Town v Sampdoria

Swindon Town	4 – 1	Sampdoria

Sampdoria v Huddersfield Town

Sampdoria	2 – 3	Huddersfield Town

Bologna v Swindon Town

Bologna	3 – 1	Swindon Town

Bologna v Huddersfield Town

Bologna	1 – 0	Huddersfield Town

Sampdoria v Swindon Town

Sampdoria	1 – 2	Swindon Town

Group 2

Crystal Palace v Cagliari

26 May 1971

Crystal Palace	1 – 0	Cagliari
Tambling	(ref)

West Brom v Inter Milan

West Brom	1 – 1	Inter Milan

West Brom v Cagliari

West Brom	1 – 2	Cagliari

Crystal Palace v Inter Milan

29 May 1971

Crystal Palace	1 – 1	Inter Milan
Birchenall	(ref)

Inter Milan v West Brom

Inter Milan	1 – 0	West Brom

Cagliari v Crystal Palace

1 June 1971

Cagliari	2 – 0	Crystal Palace
	(ref)

Inter Milan v Crystal Palace

4 June 1971

Inter Milan	1 – 2	Crystal Palace
	(ref)	Tambling

Cagliari v West Brom

Cagliari	1 – 0	West Brom

Group 3

Blackpool v Verona

Blackpool	3 – 3	Verona

Stoke City v Roma

Stoke City	2 – 2	Roma

Blackpool v Roma

Blackpool	1 – 3	Roma

Stoke City v Verona

Stoke City	2 – 0	Verona

Roma v Stoke City

Roma	0 – 1	Stoke City

Verona v Blackpool

Verona	1 – 4	Blackpool

Verona v Stoke City

Verona	2 – 1	Stoke City

Roma v Blackpool

Roma	1 – 2	Blackpool

Final rankings

Total points are determined by points gained plus goals scored. (NB: two points for a win).

English rankings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Blackpool	15	4	2	1	1	10	8	+2
Swindon Town	14	4	2	1	1	9	7	+2
Stoke City	11	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2
Huddersfield Town	11	4	2	0	2	7	6	+1
Crystal Palace	9	4	2	1	1	4	4	+0
West Brom	3	4	0	1	3	2	5	-3

Italian rankings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Bologna	16	4	3	1	0	9	5	+4
Cagliari	11	4	3	0	1	5	2	+3
Roma	9	4	1	1	2	6	6	+0
Verona	9	4	1	2	2	6	10	-4
Inter Milan	8	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
Sampdoria	4	4	0	0	4	4	11	-7

Final

Bologna v Blackpool

1971-06-12

Bologna	1 – 2	Blackpool
Pace		Craven Burns

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Attendance: 26,000 Referee: P. Schiller

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