1972 Anglo-Italian Cup

Football tournament season
1972 Anglo-Italian Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland and Italy
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsRoma
Runner-upBlackpool
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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.

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
  • Birmingham City
  • Blackpool
  • Carlisle United
  • Leicester City
  • Stoke City
  • Sunderland
Italy

Group results

Group 1

Roma v Stoke City
5 June 1972 Roma 2–0 Stoke City
Stoke City v Roma
10 June 1972 Stoke City 1–2 Roma

Group 2

Sunderland v Atalanta
7 June 1972 Sunderland 0–0 Atalanta Roker Park, Sunderland
[3] Attendance: 5,798
Sunderland v Cagliari
10 June 1972 Sunderland 3–3 Cagliari Roker Park, Sunderland
McGiven
Dave Watson
Tueart
[4] Attendance: 4,010

Group 3

Sampdoria v Blackpool
1 June 1972 Sampdoria 1–4 Blackpool
Sampdoria v Birmingham City
4 June 1972 Sampdoria 2–1 Birmingham City
[5] Campbell (pen.) Attendance: 15,000
Blackpool v Lanerossi Vicenza
10 June 1972 Blackpool 10–0 Lanerossi Vicenza Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Burns 2' 58' 60' 71'
Ainscow
Suddick 15'
James 31'
Stanzial 49' (o.g.)
Hill
[6]
Birmingham City v Sampdoria
10 June 1972 Birmingham City 2–0 Sampdoria St 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 4 4 0 0 18 1 8 26
Carlisle United 4 3 1 0 11 6 7 18
Leicester City 4 2 0 2 11 7 4 15
Birmingham City 4 2 1 1 8 5 5 13
Sunderland 4 1 2 1 8 7 4 12
Stoke City 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 10

Italian rankings

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Total
Roma 4 2 1 1 9 7 5 14
Atalanta 4 2 1 1 8 11 5 13
Cagliari 4 1 1 2 6 8 3 9
Sampdoria 4 1 0 3 3 9 2 5
Lanerossi Vicenza 4 0 1 3 3 17 1 4
Catanzaro 4 0 0 4 1 10 0 1

Final

Roma v Blackpool
24 June 1972 Roma 3–1 Blackpool Stadio 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. ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. ^ a b Wolstenholme, Gerry (6 November 2006). "Blackpool 10 Lanerossi Vicenza 0 Anglo-Italian Cup, June 10, 1972". Blackpool Gazette. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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