1971 WFA Cup final

1971 WFA Cup Final

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

The 1971 WFA Cup Final was the first 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 and Stewarton Thistle contested the match at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on 9 May 1971. Southampton won the match 4–1. There was some controversy surrounding the match however. Accusations were made that Southampton were essentially a team of players taken from several different clubs in the Hampshire League and were misrepresenting themselves. Southampton were fined £25 by the FA but allowed to keep the trophy.^[4][5][6][7]

Match details

9 May 1971

15:30 BST

Southampton	4–1	Stewarton Thistle
Davies Cassell	Report	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)[8] MF 9 Pat Davies FW 10 Sue Lopez FW 11 Lynda Hale Substitutes: FW 12 Jean Seymour FW 13 Louise Cross[9] Manager: Norman Holloway[10]

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[11] and Tom Strawhorn

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