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

Event	1970–71 WFA Cup
Southampton Women Stewarton Thistle 4 1
Date	9 May 1971^[1]
Venue	Crystal Palace^[2], London
Referee	Bryn Poyner (Worcester)
1972 →

Match details

9 May 1971

15:30 BST

Southampton Women	4–1	Stewarton Thistle
Davies       Cassell		Reilly

Crystal Palace, London

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)^[7] MF 9   Pat Davies FW 10   Sue Lopez FW 11   Lynda Hale Substitutes: FW 12   Jean Seymour FW 13   Louise Cross^[8] Manager:   Norman Holloway^[9]

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^[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

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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. . She Kicks. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.