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]

1971 WFA Cup Final
Event1970–71 WFA Cup
Southampton Women's F.C. Stewarton Thistle
4 1
Date9 May 1971[1]
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre[2], London
RefereeBryn Poyner

Match

Summary

The game ended 4-1 to Southampton Women's F.C.[6]

Southampton Women's F.C.4–1Stewarton Thistle
Pat Davies ?' ?' ?'
Dot Cassell ?'		 Rose Reilly ?'
SOUTHAMPTON:
GKEngland Sue Buckett
DFEngland Pat Judd
DFEngland Karen Buchanan
DFEngland Barbara Birkett
DFEngland Jill Long
MFEngland Maureen Case
MFEngland Dot Cassell
MFEngland Lesley Lloyd (c)downward-facing red arrow 34'[7]
MFEngland Pat Davies
FWEngland Sue Lopez
FWEngland Lynda Hale
Substitutes:
FWEngland Jean Seymour
FWEngland Louise Cross[8]
Manager:
England Norman Holloway[9]
STEWARTON THISTLE
GKScotland Gerry Chalmers
DFScotland Isobel Howie
DFScotland Sophia McDonald
DFScotland Linda Kidd
DFScotland Elsie Cook
MFScotland Sandra Walker
MFScotland Rose Reilly
MFScotland Jan Lightbody
MFScotland Susie Ferriesdownward-facing red arrow 82'
FWScotland Moira Redmond
FWScotland Mary-Jane Lindsay
Substitutes:
FWScotland Yvonne Boltonupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Scotland Elsie Cook[10] and Tom Strawthorn

Aftermath

Southampton were fined for misrepresenting themselves as a league club. Southampton were fined £25.[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. Google. The History Press. 2021-05-06. ISBN 9780750997713. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  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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