1971 Anglo-Italian Cup

Association football tournament thumb|The first-team squad of Blackpool F.C. winners of final in Bologna, Italy. 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 26 May 1971 Huddersfield Town 2 – 0 Sampdoria Ellam, Smith 10,003 26 May 1971 Swindon Town 2 – 2 Bologna Noble Gough 60 Rizzo 24', Arini 82' The County Ground 29 May 1971 Huddersfield Town 2 – 3 Bologna Cherry Smith 12,000 29 May 1971 Swindon Town 4 – 1 Sampdoria 1 June 1971 Sampdoria 2 – 3 Huddersfield Town 1 June 1971 Bologna 3 – 1 Swindon Town 4 June 1971 Bologna 1 – 0 Huddersfield Town 4 June 1971 Sampdoria 1 – 2 Swindon Town Group 2 26 May 1971 Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Cagliari (ref) Tambling Selhurst Park 19,326 26 May 1971 West Brom 1 – 1 Inter Milan Wile 30 Gabriele Oriali 61 The Hawthorns 17,363 Antonio Sbardella 29 May 1971 West Brom 1 – 2 Cagliari Astle Mancin Domenghini The Hawthorns 29 May 1971 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Inter Milan (ref) Birchenall 5 Boninsegna 73 Selhurst Park 25,152 Oralio Angonese 1 June 1971 Inter Milan 1 – 0 West Brom https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000637/19710602/272/0020 Bertini 52 San Siro Milan 1 June 1971 Cagliari 2 – 0 Crystal Palace https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000637/19710602/272/0020 Gigi Riva Gigi Riva Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia 30,000 4 June 1971 Inter Milan 1 – 2 Crystal Palace (ref) Burgnich 48 Tambling 1555 San Siro 28,000 4 June 1971 Cagliari 1 – 0 West Brom Group 3 26 May 1971 Blackpool 3 – 3 Verona Burns, Suddick, Nicholson Clerici (2), Orazi Bloomfield Road 9,917 26 May 1971 Stoke City 2 – 2 Roma Greenhoff, Smith La Rosa, Vieri Victoria Ground 10,520 29 May 1971 Blackpool 1 – 3 Roma Bloomfield Road 29 May 1971 Stoke City 2 – 0 Verona Victoria Ground 10,500 1 June 1971 Roma 0 – 1 Stoke City 1 June 1971 Verona 1 – 4 Blackpool 4 June 1971 Verona 2 – 1 Stoke City 4 June 1971 Roma 1 – 2 Blackpool Final rankings Total points are determined by points gained plus goals scored. (NB: two points for a win). English rankings TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDBlackpool154211108+2Swindon Town14421197+2Stoke City11421164+2Huddersfield Town11420276+1Crystal Palace9421144+0West Brom3401325-3 Italian rankings TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDBologna16431095+4Cagliari11430152+3Roma9411266+0Verona94122610-4Inter Milan8412144+0Sampdoria44004411-7 Final 12 June 1971 Bologna 1 – 2 Blackpool Pace CravenBurns Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna 26,000 P. Schiller References RSSSF Page Anglo-Italian Cup Anglo-Italian Cup 1971