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)
GK1 Sue Buckett
DF2 Pat Judd
DF3 Karen Buchanan
DF4 Barbara Birkett
DF5 Jill Long
MF6 Maureen Case
MF7 Dot Cassell
MF8 Lesley Lloyd (c)[7]
MF9 Pat Davies
FW10 Sue Lopez
FW11 Lynda Hale
Substitutes:
FW12 Jean Seymour
FW13 Louise Cross[8]
Manager:
Norman Holloway[9]
GK1 Gerry Chalmers
DF2 Isobel Howie
DF3 Sophia McDonald
DF4 Linda Kidd
DF5 Elsie Cook (c)
MF6 Sandra Walker
MF7 Rose Reilly
MF8 Jan Lightbody
MF9 Susie Ferries
FW10 Moira Redmond
FW11 Mary-Jane Lindsay 60'
Substitutes:
FW12 Yvonne Bolton 60'
Manager:
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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