1971 WFA Cup final

1971 WFA Cup Final
Event1970–71 WFA Cup
Southampton Stewarton Thistle
4 1
Date9 May 1971[1]
VenueCrystal Palace[2], London
RefereeBryn Poyner (Worcester)

The 1971 WFA Cup Final was the first final of the WFA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams.[3] The showpiece event was played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA). Southampton and Stewarton Thistle contested the match at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on 9 May 1971. Southampton won the match 4–1. There was some controversy surrounding the match however. Accusations were made that Southampton were essentially a team of players taken from several different clubs in the Hampshire League and were misrepresenting themselves. Southampton were fined £25 by the FA but allowed to keep the trophy.[4][5][6][7]

Match details

Southampton4–1Stewarton Thistle
  • Davies
  • Cassell
Report
Referee: Bryn Poyner (Worcester)
GK 1 Sue Buckett
DF 2 Pat Judd
DF 3 Karen Buchanan
DF 4 Barbara Birkett
DF 5 Jill Long
MF 6 Maureen Case
MF 7 Dot Cassell
MF 8 Lesley Lloyd (c)[8]
MF 9 Pat Davies
FW 10 Sue Lopez
FW 11 Lynda Hale
Substitutes:
FW 12 Jean Seymour
FW 13 Louise Cross[9]
Manager:
Norman Holloway[10]
GK 1 Gerry Chalmers
DF 2 Isobel Howie
DF 3 Sophia McDonald
DF 4 Linda Kidd
DF 5 Elsie Cook (c)
MF 6 Sandra Walker
MF 7 Rose Reilly
MF 8 Jan Lightbody
MF 9 Susie Ferries
FW 10 Moira Redmond
FW 11 Mary-Jane Lindsay  60'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Yvonne Bolton  60'
Manager:
Elsie Cook[11] and Tom Strawhorn

Bibliography

  • Slegg, Chris (2020). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. London, England: The History Press. ISBN 978-0750996594.

References

  1. ^ "The Women's FA Cup Final at 50: putting the women's game on the record". blogs.bl.uk.
  2. ^ Garry, Tom (26 August 2021). "The truth about how the FA were forced to lift their ban on women's football". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ^ Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup Final history". www.thefa.com.
  4. ^ "Stewarton's First Star Remembered". She Kicks. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Women's FA Cup final: Southampton 'pioneer' Lesley Lloyd proud of what women's football has achieved". Sky Sports.
  6. ^ Laverty, Richard (2 December 2021). "Lesley Lloyd Reflects on Being the First Woman to Lift the FA Cup".
  7. ^ A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. 6 May 2021. ISBN 9780750997713. Retrieved 18 September 2022 – via Google.
  8. ^ Garry, Tom (4 December 2021). "Fran Kirby and Lesley Lloyd, first Women's FA Cup-winning captain, recall 50 years of the famous trophy". The Telegraph.
  9. ^ "Louise Gardner Representing England in Mexico, Playing at The San Siro & Azteca Stadium" – via www.youtube.com.
  10. ^ "'Scars on their legs': Southampton '71 captain Lesley Lloyd recalls first Women's FA Cup win". HeraldScotland.
  11. ^ "Football legend Elsie Cook: 'I had to prove that women could play'". www.scotsman.com. 12 December 2021.
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