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

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

Attendance: 12,000

Group 2

26 May 1971

Crystal Palace	1 – 0	Cagliari
Tambling	(ref)

Selhurst Park

Attendance: 19,326

26 May 1971

West Brom	1 – 1	Inter Milan
Wile 30'		Gabriele Oriali 61'

The Hawthorns

Attendance: 17,363

Referee: Antonio Sbardella

29 May 1971

West Brom	1 – 2	Cagliari
Astle		Mancin Domenghini

The Hawthorns

29 May 1971

Crystal Palace	1 – 1	Inter Milan
Birchenall 5'	(ref)	Boninsegna 73'

Selhurst Park

Attendance: 25,152

Referee: Oralio Angonese

4 June 1971

Inter Milan	1 – 2	Crystal Palace
Burgnich 48'	(ref)	Tambling 15' 55'

San Siro

Attendance: 28,000

Group 3

Final rankings

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

English rankings

Italian rankings

Final

References

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