1971 WFA Cup final

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]

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 →

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.