The Anglo-Italian League Cup ( it, Coppa di Lega Italo-Inglese, also known as the Anglo-Italian League Cup Winners' Cup) was a short-lived

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competition between teams from England and Italy – an English cup-winning team (

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) and the

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winner, playing each other over two legs. It was contested between 1969–71 and 1975–76. The competition was set up at the same time as the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1969.

History

The

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was changed in 1967 so the winner would be awarded a place in the

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. But

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did not allow third-tier teams to compete in the

at that time. When

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won the 1967 League Cup final they were in the Third Division, as were

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when they won the 1969 League Cup. The Anglo-Italian League Cup was organised as a way of compensating Swindon for the ruling that prevented them competing in the

in 1969. A two-legged match was organised with that year's

champions

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. The first-leg was held at the

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, with Roma winning 2–1, but that deficit was overturned in the return leg at the

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where Swindon won 4–0 making them champions with a 5–2 aggregate. In 1970, Coppa Italia winners

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defeated League Cup winners

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with a 3–2 win on aggregate. The 1971 competition was the last for a few years and League Cup winners

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defeated Coppa Italia winners

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3–0 on aggregate. It was briefly reinstated in 1975 (winners

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), this time between the

and Coppa Italia winners, but only lasted two seasons before being finally scrapped in 1976 (winners

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Winners

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References

External links

Anglo-Italian League Cup history on RSSSF

Auction description for a 1971 winner's medal
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