1995–96 Anglo-Italian Cup

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The 1995–96 Anglo-Italian Cup was the last Anglo-Italian Cup competition. The European football competition was played between eight clubs from England and eight clubs from Italy. Italian side Genoa lifted the trophy after beating English side Port Vale 5–2.

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Format

For the competition there were eight English teams and eight Italian teams. These teams were split into two groups consisting of four English and four Italian teams each. Each team played against the four teams in their group from the opposing nation. In each group, the best team from each nation progressed to the regional semi-finals. The semi-finals were two-leg matches played between each nation's group winners. The winner of each semi-final then met in a final. [1]

Group stage

Group [1] Flag of England.svg  England [1] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [1]
A Birmingham City
Luton Town
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
Ancona
Cesena
Genoa
Perugia
B Ipswich Town
Southend United
Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion
Brescia
Foggia
Reggiana
Salernitana

Group A games

Ancona 10 Oldham Athletic
Birmingham City 23 Genoa
Cesena 22 Port Vale
Luton Town 14 Perugia
Genoa 40 Luton Town
Oldham Athletic 00 Cesena
Perugia 01 Birmingham City
Port Vale 20 Ancona
Ancona 12 Birmingham City
Cesena 21 Luton Town
Oldham Athletic 20 Perugia
Port Vale 00 Genoa
Birmingham City 31 Cesena
Genoa 00 Oldham Athletic
Luton Town 50 Ancona
Perugia 35 Port Vale

Group A tables

Group B games

Foggia 11 Stoke City
Salernitana 00 West Bromwich Albion
Ipswich Town 21 Reggiana
Southend United 00 Brescia
Brescia 22 Ipswich Town
Reggiana 11 Southend United
Stoke City 22 Salernitana
West Bromwich Albion 11 Foggia
Foggia 01 Ipswich Town
Salernitana 21 Southend United
Stoke City 11 Brescia
West Bromwich Albion 21 Reggiana
Brescia 01 West Bromwich Albion
Ipswich Town 20 Salernitana
Reggiana 00 [2] Stoke City
Southend United 12 Foggia

Group B tables

Regional Semi-finals

English semi-final
Ipswich Town 24 Port Vale
West Bromwich Albion (4) 22 (1) Birmingham City
Italian semi-final
Foggia 12 Cesena
Genoa (6) 00 (5) Salernitana

Regional Finals

English final
West Bromwich Albion 00 Port Vale
West Bromwich Albion 13 Port Vale
Italian final
Cesena 04 Genoa
Genoa 10 Cesena

Tournament Final

Genoa Flag of Italy.svg 52 Port Vale Flag of England.svg
Ruotolo Soccerball shade.svg12', 54', 66'
Galante Soccerball shade.svg21'
Montella Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report Foyle Soccerball shade.svg68', 82'
Genoa:
GK1 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Pastine Sub off.svg 75'
DF2 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Nicola Sub off.svg 50'
DF5 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Galante
DF6 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cavallo
DF3 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Delli Carri
MF4 Flag of Italy.svg Oscar Magoni
MF7 Flag of Italy.svg Gennaro Ruotolo
MF8 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Bortolazzi
MF11 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Onorati Sub off.svg 46'
FW9 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Montella
FW10 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Nappi
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Italy.svg Gianpaolo Spagnulo Sub on.svg 75'
MF14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg John van 't Schip Sub on.svg 50'
MF13 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Torrente Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Gaetano Salvemini
Port Vale
GK Flag of England.svg Paul Musselwhite
DF Flag of England.svg Andy Hill
DF Flag of England.svg Gareth Griffiths
DF Flag of England.svg Neil Aspin
DF Flag of England.svg Dean Stokes Sub off.svg 37'
MF Ulster Banner.svg Jon McCarthy
MF Flag of England.svg Andy Porter
MF Flag of England.svg Ian Bogie
MF Flag of England.svg Steve Guppy Sub off.svg 86'
FW Flag of England.svg Martin Foyle
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Lee Glover Sub off.svg 59'
Substitutes:
MF Flag of England.svg Ray Walker Sub on.svg 37'
MF Flag of England.svg Stewart Talbot Sub on.svg 86'
FW Flag of England.svg Tony Naylor Sub on.svg 59'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg John Rudge

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