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

Italy

Group results

Group 1

Huddersfield Town2 – 0Sampdoria
Ellam, Smith
Attendance: 10,003
Swindon Town2 – 2Bologna
Noble Gough 60' Rizzo 24', Arini 82'
The County Ground
Huddersfield Town2 – 3Bologna
Cherry Smith
Attendance: 12,000
Swindon Town4 – 1Sampdoria
Sampdoria2 – 3Huddersfield Town
Bologna3 – 1Swindon Town
Bologna1 – 0Huddersfield Town
Sampdoria1 – 2Swindon Town

Group 2

Crystal Palace1 – 0Cagliari
Tambling (ref)
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,326
West Brom1 – 1Inter Milan
Wile 30' Gabriele Oriali 61'
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,363
Referee: Antonio Sbardella
West Brom1 – 2Cagliari
Astle Mancin Domenghini
The Hawthorns
Crystal Palace1 – 1Inter Milan
Birchenall 5' (ref) Boninsegna 73'
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,152
Referee: Oralio Angonese
Inter Milan1 – 0West Brom
Cagliari2 – 0Crystal Palace
(ref)
Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia
Attendance: 30,000
Inter Milan1 – 2Crystal Palace
Burgnich 48' (ref) Tambling 15' 55'
San Siro
Attendance: 28,000
Cagliari1 – 0West Brom

Group 3

Blackpool3 – 3Verona
Burns, Suddick, Nicholson Clerici (2), Orazi
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,917
Stoke City2 – 2Roma
Greenhoff, Smith La Rosa, Vieri
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 10,520
Blackpool1 – 3Roma
Bloomfield Road
Stoke City2 – 0Verona
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 10,500
Roma0 – 1Stoke City
Verona1 – 4Blackpool
Verona2 – 1Stoke City
Roma1 – 2Blackpool

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

Bologna1 – 2Blackpool
Pace Craven
Burns
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: P. Schiller

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