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.
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.
Group stage
GroupABirmingham CityLuton TownOldham AthleticPort ValeAnconaCesenaGenoaPerugiaBIpswich TownSouthend UnitedStoke CityWest Bromwich AlbionBresciaFoggiaReggianaSalernitana
Group A games
Group A tables
English teams TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsBirmingham City4301859Port Vale4220956Oldham Athletic4121215Luton Town41037103
Italian teams TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsGenoa4220728Cesena4121565Perugia4103793Ancona4103293
Group B games
Group B tables
English teams TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsIpswich Town43107310West Bromwich Albion4220428Stoke City4040444Southend United4022352
Italian teams TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsFoggia4121445Salernitana4121455Brescia4031343Reggiana4022352
Regional Semi-finals English semi-final
Italian semi-final
Regional Finals English final
Italian final
Tournament Final
Genoa: GK 1 Luca Pastine DF 2 Davide Nicola DF 5 Fabio Galante DF 6 Luca Cavallo DF 3 Daniele Delli Carri MF 4 Oscar Magoni MF 7 Gennaro Ruotolo MF 8 Mario Bortolazzi MF 11 Roberto Onorati FW 9 Vincenzo Montella FW 10 Marco NappiSubstitutes: GK 12 Gianpaolo Spagnulo MF 14 John van 't Schip MF 13 Vincenzo Torrente Manager: Gaetano SalveminiPort Vale GK Paul MusselwhiteDF Andy HillDF Gareth GriffithsDF Neil AspinDF Dean Stokes MF Jon McCarthyMF Andy PorterMF Ian BogieMF Steve Guppy FW Martin FoyleFW Lee Glover Substitutes:MF Ray Walker MF Stewart Talbot FW Tony Naylor Manager: John Rudge
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