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.
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

Group results

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Final rankings

Total points were determined by points gained plus goals scored.

English rankings

TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsTotal
Blackpool4400181826
Carlisle United4310116718
Leicester City4202117415
Birmingham City421185513
Sunderland412187412
Stoke City420264410

Italian rankings

TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsTotal
Roma421197514
Atalanta4211811513
Cagliari41126839
Sampdoria41033925
Lanerossi Vicenza401331714
Catanzaro400411001

Final