1970 Anglo-Italian Cup

Football competition The 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup was the inaugural Anglo-Italian Cup competition. The European football competition was played between clubs from England and Italy and was founded by Gigi Peronace in 1970, following the success of the Anglo-Italian League Cup. The competition culminated in a final between Napoli and Swindon Town. Swindon won the competition after leading in the final which was abandoned before full-time due to violence. Background The Football League Cup was changed in 1967 so that the winner would additionally receive a place in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2008/nov/12/carlingcup Why the League Cup still has its place in English football Murray Scott 12 November 2008 The Guardian Guardian Media Group 1 September 2009 London However, when Queens Park Rangers won the final that year, they were in the Third Division and, at that time, UEFA did not allow third-tier teams to compete in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/jun/26/joy-of-six-extinct-football-competitions The Joy of Six: Extinct football competitions 26 June 2009 The Guardian Guardian Media Group 29 August 2009 London Scott Murray https://web.archive.org/web/20090722163307/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/jun/26/joy-of-six-extinct-football-competitions 22 July 2009 livehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/mike-keen-footballer-who-captained-third-division-queens-park-rangers-to-league-cup-victory-in-1967-1677686.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/mike-keen-footballer-who-captained-third-division-queens-park-rangers-to-league-cup-victory-in-1967-1677686.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Mike Keen: Footballer who captained Third Division Queen's Park Rangers to League Cup victory in 1967 Murphy Alex 2 May 2009 The Independent Independent News & Media 29 August 2009 London When another Third Division club, Swindon Town, won the 1969 Football League Cup, the Anglo-Italian League Cup was organised as a way of compensating Swindon for the ruling that prevented them competing in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and Swindon won a two-legged match against that year's Coppa Italia champions A.S. Roma.http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19701002_01.asp Swindon outplay Italians to win cup King Clive 28 August 1969 Swindon Advertiser 29 August 2009 Following the popularity of that event, and as a way to generate income to pay players' wages during the extended close season caused by the 1970 FIFA World Cup,http://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=82&story=4274 When Palace humbled Inter 25 February 2009 The Holmesdale Online 31 August 2009 the first Anglo-Italian Cup was inaugurated the following season. Format For the competition there were six English teams: Swindon Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and six Italian teams: Napoli, Juventus, Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Vicenza. These teams were split into three groups consisting of two English and two Italian teams each.http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_03.asp Under the Shadow of Mighty Vesuvius Sheldon Peter Swindon's pride 29 August 2009 Each team played against the two teams in their group from the opposing nation. Matches were played home and away with the first legs played in England and the second legs played in Italy.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/angloit70.html Anglo-Italian Cup 1970 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 12 July 2010 Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and a point for each goal scored.http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/matchday-memories/Blackpool-10-LANEROSSI-VICENZA-0.1861801.jp https://archive.today/20120722003337/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/matchday-memories/Blackpool-10-LANEROSSI-VICENZA-0.1861801.jp dead 22 July 2012 Blackpool 10 LANEROSSI VICENZA 0 Anglo-Italian Cup, June 10, 1972 6 November 2006 Blackpool Gazette 2 September 2009UP WITH THE CUP! Passports at the ready as Town tune up for Italian job 12 May 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner The team with the highest number of points from each nation then contested the final. Group stage GroupEnglandItaly1 Sheffield WednesdaySwindon TownS.S.C. NapoliJuventus2 MiddlesbroughWest Bromwich AlbionLanerossiA.S. Roma3 SunderlandWolverhampton WanderersACF FiorentinaS.S. Lazio Group 1 games Sheffield Wednesday England 4–3 10,166 Italy SSC Napoli Alan Warboys Steve Downes Hillsborough Swindon Town England 4–0 Italy Juventus Sheffield Wednesday England 0–0 9,495 Italy Juventus Hillsborough Swindon Town England 1–2 Italy SSC Napoli SSC Napoli Italy 5–1 England Sheffield Wednesday Juventus Italy 0–1 England Swindon Town Juventus Italy 2–0 England Sheffield Wednesday SSC Napoli Italy 0–1 England Swindon Town Group 2 games Middlesbrough England 1–0 Italy A.S. Roma West Bromwich Albion England 0–0 Italy L.R. Vicenza West Bromwich Albion England 4–0 Italy A.S. Roma Middlesbrough England 2–0 Italy L.R. Vicenza L.R. Vicenza Italy [nb 1]a–aThe match was abandoned after 75 minutes with Vicenza leading 1–0. The result was awarded as a 2–0 loss against both teams. "nb" England West Bromwich Albion A.S. Roma Italy 1–1 England Middlesbrough L.R. Vicenza Italy 2–2 England Middlesbrough A.S. Roma Italy 1–1 England West Bromwich Albion Group 3 games Sunderland England 3–1 Italy S.S. Lazio Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–1 Italy ACF Fiorentina Sunderland England 2–2 Italy ACF Fiorentina Wolverhampton Wanderers England 1–0 Italy S.S. Lazio ACF Fiorentina Italy 1–3 England Wolverhampton Wanderers S.S. Lazio Italy 2–1 England Sunderland Harold Hackney S.S. Lazio Italy 2–0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers ACF Fiorentina Italy 3–0 England Sunderland Final team standings Italian teams TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsTwo points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and a point for each goal scored. "nb" "pts"S.S.C. Napoli4 2 0 2 10 7 14ACF Fiorentina4 1 1 2 7 7 10S.S. Lazio4 2 0 2 5 5 9Juventus4 1 1 2 2 5 5Lanerossi Vicenza4 0 2 2 2 6 4A.S. Roma4 0 2 2 2 7 4 English teams TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsSwindon Town4 3 0 1 7 2 13Middlesbrough4 2 2 0 6 3 12Wolverhampton Wanderers4 3 0 1 6 4 12West Bromwich Albion4 1 2 1 5 3 9Sunderland4 1 1 2 6 8 9Sheffield Wednesday4 1 1 2 5 10 8 Final 28 May 1970 Napoli ITA 0 – 3(abandoned 79 mins) ENG Swindon Town Noble 24 58Horsfield 62 Stadio San Paolo, Naples 55,000 Paul Schiller (Austria) Napoli:Where no article exists on English Wikipedia, some players are linked to their article on the Italian Wikipedia GK ITA Trevisani DF ITA Floris DF ITA Montecolo DF ITA Zurlini DF ITA Panzanato MF ITA Bianchi MF SWE Hamrin MF ITA Montefusco FW ITA Altafini MF ITA Improta FW ITA BarisonSubstitutes:None listedManager:ITA Giuseppe ChiappellaSwindon Town GK ENG JonesDF WAL ThomasDF ENG TrollopeMF ENG ButlerDF SCO BurrowsDF ENG Harland (c)MF ENG SmartFW ENG HorsfieldMF ENG SmithMF ENG NobleMF ENG RogersSubstitutes:None listedManager:ENG Fred Ford Swindon continued their spell of success with a comfortable victory to add to the 1969 League Cup and 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup. The game was marred by disturbances from the Napoli fans, resulting in two separate pitch invasions until finally – under a barrage of missiles – the referee abandoned the match after 79 minutes. Trouble started when Arthur Horsfield scored Swindon's third goal in the 63rd minute. Disgruntled fans, angered at the home side's failure to check brilliant Swindon, hurled a fusillade of rocks and bottles on the field, prompting the police to retaliate with teargas. Groups of youngsters then started breaking up stones and wooden benches and hurling them over the wide moat and onto the pitch. A linesman was struck and the referee ordered the players towards the main stand as clearly it was impossible for play to carry on. The players had to run the gauntlet to escape to the dressing rooms and several Swindon players were struck by missiles. Horsfield, in particular, had a nasty bruise on his thigh. – Peter Sheldon Swindon Town were awarded the trophy by Signor Orfeo Pianelli, vice-president of the Italian Football Federation.http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_02.asp Swindon footballers run gauntlet of beer cans and stones in Italy 2007-01-11 Swindon Advertiser 1970 Reuters Post game The Swindon Evening Advertiser reported on the aftermath - "A fanatical section of the 55,000 crowd incensed by the inability of Napoli to match the craft and finishing of Swindon Town, went berserk during the latter stage of the Anglo-Italian tournament final in Naples last night. They showered the pitch with beer bottles and stones and Austrian referee Paul Schiller called the players off 11 minutes from time" Reuters Only minutes from the end of the game in Naples, with Swindon holding a comfortable three-goal lead, raging fans went on the rampage. Hundreds of concrete bench seats were torn up and smashed into small chunks which were thrown onto the pitch sending players and officials scurrying to the other side of the field for safety. Fires were started all around the stadium as the hooligans raged out of control. Bottles and blazing cushions were thrown as the match dissolved in chaos 12 minutes from full-time.http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_01.asp Soccer madness 2007-01-11 Swindon Advertiser 1970 David Kelly Swindon Advertiser "After the fighting, in which at least 40 police, including several officers, and 60 demonstrators were injured, police guarded the San Paolo Stadium. Police said they had arrested 30 people and had 11 others in custody for questioning. According to first estimates, rampaging spectators caused about £20,000 worth of damage to stadium equipment." Reuters Notes "nb" References 2 External links Anglo-Italian Cup 1970 at RSSSF Anglo-Italian Cup Winners 1969/1970 - swindon-town-fc.co.uk Swindon Town players memories of the final - Swindon Advertiser, 30 May 2000 Caught in time - reminisces of the tournament from The Times 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup Anglo-Italian Cup Category:Football in Naples Category:20th century in Naples