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
Tournament details
CountryEngland and Italy
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsRoma
Runner-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

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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

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England
Italy

Group results

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Group 1

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

Group 2

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2 June 1972 Atalanta 3–2 Sunderland Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
[1] Kerr  
Lathan  
7 June 1972 Sunderland 0–0 Atalanta Roker Park, Sunderland
[3] Attendance: 5,798

Group 3

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1 June 1972 Sampdoria 1–4 Blackpool
4 June 1972 Sampdoria 2–1 Birmingham City
[5] Campbell   (pen.) Attendance: 15,000
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   
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Final rankings

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

English rankings

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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

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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

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24 June 1972 Roma 3–1 Blackpool Stadio Olimpico
Cappellini   49'
Scaratti   75'
Zigoni   86'
Alcock   89' Attendance: 75,000[6]

References

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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.