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1971 Anglo-Italian Cup

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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.

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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

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England

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Italy

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Group results

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Group 1

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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

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Crystal Palace1 – 0Cagliari
Tambling (ref)
Attendance: 19,326
West Brom1 – 1Inter Milan
Wile 30' Gabriele Oriali 61'
Attendance: 17,363
Crystal Palace1 – 1Inter Milan
Birchenall 5' (ref) Boninsegna 73'
Attendance: 25,152
Referee: Oralio Angonese
Inter Milan1 – 0West Brom
Cagliari2 – 0Crystal Palace
(ref)
Attendance: 30,000
Inter Milan1 – 2Crystal Palace
Burgnich 48' (ref) Tambling 15' 55'
Attendance: 28,000
Cagliari1 – 0West Brom

Group 3

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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

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

English rankings

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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

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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

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Bologna1 – 2Blackpool
Pace Craven
Burns
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: P. Schiller

References

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