1970 Anglo-Italian Cup

1970 Anglo-Italian Cup

The 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy won by Swindon Town. It was the inaugural Anglo-Italian Cup competition and also one of the few tournaments where the final has had to be abandoned due to hooliganism.

Group Stage

Composition

The competition was divided into three groups of two English and two Italian teams as below -

Final

Swindon continued their spell of success with a comfortable victory to add to the 1969 League Cup and 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup.

The game was marred by disturbances from the Napoli fans, resulting in two separate pitch invasions until finally - under a barrage of missiles - the referee abandoned the match after 79 minutes.

"Trouble started when Arthur Horsfield scored Swindon's third goal in the 63rd minute. Disgruntled fans, angered at the home side's failure to check brilliant Swindon, hurled a fusillade of rocks and bottles on the field, prompting the police to retaliate with teargas. Groups of youngsters then started breaking up stones and wooden benches and hurling them over the wide moat and onto the pitch. A linesman was struck and the referee ordered the players towards the main stand as clearly it was impossible for play to carry on. The players had to run the gauntlet to escape to the dressing rooms and several Swindon players were struck by missiles. Horsfield, in particular, had a nasty bruise on his thigh."Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_03.asp|title=Under the Shadow of Mighty Vesuvius|accessdate=2007-01-11|publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk|year=1970|author=Peter Sheldon] Peter Sheldon

Swindon Town were awarded the trophy by Signor Orfeo Pianelli, vice-president of the Italian Football Federation.Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_02.asp|title=Swindon footballers run gauntlet of beer cans and stones in Italy|accessdate=2007-01-11|publisher=Swindon Advertiser|year=1970|author=Reuters]

Post game

The Swindon Evening Advertiser reported on the aftermath -

"A fanatical section of the 55,000 crowd incensed by the inability of Napoli to match the craft and finishing of Swindon Town, went berserk during the latter stage of the Anglo-Italian tournament final in Naples last night. They showered the pitch with beer bottles and stones and Austrian referee Paul Schiller called the players off 11 minutes from time"Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_02.asp|title=Swindon footballers run gauntlet of beer cans and stones in Italy|accessdate=2007-01-11|publisher=Swindon Advertiser|year=1970|author=Reuters] Reuters

Only minutes from the end of the game in Naples, with Swindon holding a comfortable three-goal lead, raging fans went on the rampage. Hundreds of concrete bench seats were torn up and smashed into small chunks which were thrown onto the pitch sending players and officials scurrying to the other side of the field for safety. Fires were started all around the stadium as the hooligans raged out of control. Bottles and blazing cushions were thrown as the match dissolved in chaos 12 minutes from full-time.Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_01.asp|title=Soccer madness|accessdate=2007-01-11|publisher=Swindon Advertiser|year=1970|author=David Kelly] Swindon Advertiser

"After the fighting, in which at least 40 police, including several officers , and 60 demonstrators were injured, police guarded the San Paolo Stadium. Police said they had arrested 30 people and had 11 others in custody for questioning. According to first estimates, rampaging spectators caused about £20,000 worth of damage to stadium equipment."Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/Reports/Report19700905_02.asp|title=Swindon footballers run gauntlet of beer cans and stones in Italy|accessdate=2007-01-11|publisher=Swindon Advertiser|year=1970|author=Reuters] Reuters

References

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/angloit70.html Anglo-Italian Cup 1970] at RSSSF
* [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1970AngloItalianWinners.asp Anglo-Italian Cup Winners 1969/1970] - swindon-town-fc.co.uk
* [http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2000/5/30/244253.html Swindon Town players memories of the final] - Swindon Advertiser, 30 May 2000
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article2558430.ece Caught in time] - reminisces of the tournament from The Times


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