1972 Anglo-Italian Cup

The 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup was the third staging of the Anglo-Italian Cup, an annual association football tournament between clubs from England and Italy. It featured twelve teams — six from each country.

1972 Anglo-Italian Cup
CountryEngland and Italy
Teams12
ChampionsRoma
Runners-upBlackpool
1971
1973

The competition started on 1 June 1972 and concluded on 24 June 1972 with the final match between the winners of the English and Italian sections of the competition. Roma beat the 1971 winners, Blackpool, by three goals to one in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Details

The twelve participating teams were divided into three groups of four, each group comprising two teams from England and two from Italy. Each team played the two teams from the other country, once at home and once away. The teams were then ranked against teams from their own country on a league basis, and the top ranked teams from each country played off in a final for the trophy.

Participating teams

England
Italy

Group results

Group 1

1 June 1972 Catanzaro03Stoke City
1 June 1972 Roma23Carlisle United
4 June 1972 Catanzaro01Carlisle United
5 June 1972 Roma20Stoke City
7 June 1972 Stoke City20Catanzaro
7 June 1972 Carlisle United33Roma
10 June 1972 Carlisle United41Catanzaro
10 June 1972 Stoke City12Roma

Group 2

1 June 1972 Cagliari10Leicester City
4 June 1972 Atalanta53Leicester City
7 June 1972 Leicester City21Cagliari
7 June 1972 Sunderland00AtalantaRoker Park, Sunderland
[3] Attendance: 5,798
10 June 1972 Sunderland33CagliariRoker Park, Sunderland
McGiven
Dave Watson
Tueart
[4] Attendance: 4,010
10 June 1972 Leicester City60Atalanta

Group 3

1 June 1972 Lanerossi Vicenza00Birmingham City
[5] Attendance: 3,000
4 June 1972 Sampdoria21Birmingham City
[5] Campbell  (pen.) Attendance: 15,000
4 June 1972 Lanerossi Vicenza02Blackpool
7 June 1972 Birmingham City53Lanerossi VicenzaSt Andrew's, Birmingham
R. Latchford
Francis
Hatton
Taylor
[5] Attendance: 23,642
10 June 1972 Blackpool100Lanerossi VicenzaBloomfield Road, Blackpool
Burns  2' 58' 60' 71'
Ainscow
Suddick  15'
James  31'
Stanzial  49' (o.g.)
Hill
[6]
10 June 1972 Birmingham City20SampdoriaSt Andrew's, Birmingham
R. Latchford
Hatton
[5] Attendance: 19,510

Final rankings

Total points were determined by points gained (two for a win, one for a draw) plus goals scored.

English rankings

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Total
Blackpool 4400181826
Carlisle United 4310116718
Leicester City 4202117415
Birmingham City 421185513
Sunderland 412187412
Stoke City 420264410

Italian rankings

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Total
Roma 421197514
Atalanta 4211811513
Cagliari 41126839
Sampdoria 41033925
Lanerossi Vicenza 401331714
Catanzaro 400411001

Final

24 June 1972 Roma31BlackpoolStadio Olimpico
Cappellini  49'
Scaratti  75'
Zigoni  86'
Alcock  89' Attendance: 75,000[6]

References

General
  • Garin, Erik (15 October 2000). "Anglo-Italian Cup 1972". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 28 November 2010.
Specific
  1. "Friday, 2 June 1972". The StatCat. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. "Sunday, 4 June 1972". The StatCat. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  3. "Wednesday, 7 June 1972". The StatCat. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  4. "Saturday, 10 June 1972". The StatCat. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  5. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. Wolstenholme, Gerry (6 November 2006). "Blackpool 10 Lanerossi Vicenza 0 Anglo-Italian Cup, June 10, 1972". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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