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
editThe 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
editEngland
editItaly
editGroup results
editGroup 1
editHuddersfield Town | 2 – 0 | Sampdoria |
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Ellam, Smith |
Attendance: 10,003
Swindon Town | 2 – 2 | Bologna |
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Noble Gough 60' | Rizzo 24', Arini 82' |
The County Ground
Huddersfield Town | 2 – 3 | Bologna |
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Cherry Smith |
Attendance: 12,000
Bologna | 3 – 1 | Swindon Town |
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Group 2
editCrystal Palace | 1 – 0 | Cagliari |
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Tambling | (ref) |
Attendance: 19,326
West Brom | 1 – 1 | Inter Milan |
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Wile 30' | Gabriele Oriali 61' |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 1 | Inter Milan |
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Birchenall 5' | (ref) | Boninsegna 73' |
Inter Milan | 1 – 0 | West Brom |
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Cagliari | 2 – 0 | Crystal Palace |
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(ref) |
Attendance: 30,000
Inter Milan | 1 – 2 | Crystal Palace |
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Burgnich 48' | (ref) | Tambling 15' 55' |
Attendance: 28,000
Group 3
editStoke City | 2 – 2 | Roma |
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Greenhoff, Smith | La Rosa, Vieri |
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 10,520
Stoke City | 2 – 0 | Verona |
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Victoria Ground
Attendance: 10,500
Roma | 0 – 1 | Stoke City |
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Verona | 2 – 1 | Stoke City |
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Final rankings
editTotal points are determined by points gained plus goals scored. (NB: two points for a win).
English rankings
editTeam | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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
editTeam | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |