1971 WFA Cup final

The 1971 WFA Cup Final was the 1st 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 Women's F.C. and Stewarton Thistle contested the match at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on 9 May 1971. Southampton Women's F.C. won the match 4–1.[4][5][6]

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

Match details
Southampton Women4–1Stewarton Thistle
Davies
Cassell 		Reilly
Referee: Bryn Poyner (Worcester)
GK1England Sue Buckett
DF2England Pat Judd
DF3England Karen Buchanan
DF4England Barbara Birkett
DF5England Jill Long
MF6England Maureen Case
MF7England Dot Cassell
MF8England Lesley Lloyd (c)[7]
MF9England Pat Davies
FW10England Sue Lopez
FW11England Lynda Hale
Substitutes:
FW12England Jean Seymour
FW13England Louise Cross[8]
Manager:
England Norman Holloway[9]
GK1Scotland Gerry Chalmers
DF2Scotland Isobel Howie
DF3Scotland Sophia McDonald
DF4Scotland Linda Kidd
DF5Scotland Elsie Cook (c)
MF6Scotland Sandra Walker
MF7Scotland Rose Reilly
MF8Scotland Jan Lightbody
MF9Scotland Susie Ferries
FW10Scotland Moira Redmond
FW11Scotland Mary-Jane Lindsaydownward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
FW12Scotland Yvonne Boltonupward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Scotland Elsie Cook[10] and Tom Strawthorn

Aftermath

Southampton were fined for misrepresenting themselves as a league club and were fined £25 but were allowed to keep the trophy.[11]

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 (August 26, 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. "Women's FA Cup final: Southampton 'pioneer' Lesley Lloyd proud of what women's football has achieved". Sky Sports.
  5. Laverty, Richard (December 2, 2021). "Lesley Lloyd Reflects on Being the First Woman to Lift the FA Cup".
  6. A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. 2021-05-06. ISBN 9780750997713. Retrieved 2022-09-18 – via Google.
  7. 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.
  8. "Louise Gardner Representing England in Mexico, Playing at The San Siro & Azteca Stadium" – via www.youtube.com.
  9. "'Scars on their legs': Southampton '71 captain Lesley Lloyd recalls first Women's FA Cup win". HeraldScotland.
  10. "Football legend Elsie Cook: 'I had to prove that women could play'". www.scotsman.com. December 12, 2021.
  11. "Stewarton's First Star Remembered". She Kicks. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
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