The 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the 13th and final season of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a European football competition for teams not qualified for the European Cup or the European Cup Winners' Cup. Back in 1969, UEFA determined this would be the final year of the Fairs Cup before taking over the organizational duties and evolving the competition into the UEFA Cup, which is now known as the UEFA Europa League.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Leeds United (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 382 (3.03 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pietro Anastasi (10 goals) |
The final was played over two legs at Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy, and at Elland Road, Leeds, England. It was won by Leeds United of England, who defeated the Italian team Juventus on the away goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate draw to claim their second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup title. It was the first time the competition final had been won on the away goals rule.
This was to be the final European title for Leeds United, which would cap off its most successful era later in the decade with two further finals in UEFA-organized tournaments. It was also the second Fairs Cup final lost by Juventus, who still had not won a European title. Notably, the first leg of the final was replayed from scratch two days later after the initially scheduled game, which was abandoned after 51 minutes of play with a score of 0–0 due to heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch.
As no team had ever managed to permanently win the Inter-Cities Fairs trophy that was to be discontinued, its destination was decided in a special play-off between the first and last competition winners: Barcelona and Leeds United, respectively.[1]
Country team allocation edit
A total of 64 teams from 29 countries were entered in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. For the first time, a team from Finland entered the competition, with the allocation scheme being redrawn as follows
- England have five teams qualify due to the use of the title holder birth.
- 5 countries have four teams qualify.
- 3 countries have three teams qualify.
- 10 associations have two teams qualify.
- 10 associations have one team qualify.
Scotland and Yugoslavia gained a fourth birth, which Portugal lost. These places came mainly from the loss of a second Fairs Cup birth by East Germany, Norway and Northern Ireland.
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Teams edit
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
- TH: Title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- LC: League Cup winners
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
- P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
- Sum: Position at the halfway mark or the summer break in a calendar-based league
Notes
- ^ England: Derby County originally qualified for the Fairs Cup by finishing 4th in the 1969–70 Football League. However, a disciplinary commission found the team guilty of administrative and financial irregularities. As a result, Derby County was not allowed to compete in the Fairs Cup. Newcastle United, the next best team not qualified for international competition, took its place.
- ^ Scotland, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Greece: The following teams qualified for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup due to the 'one city, one team' rule that prevented other teams from competing:
- Scotland: Kilmarnock qualified instead of Hearts (4th), ineligible because of Hibernian also being from Edinburgh, and Dundee (6th), ineligible because of Dundee United.
- Yugoslavia: Dinamo Zagreb qualified instead of OFK Belgrade (5th), ineligible because of Partizan also being from Belgrade.
- Hungary: Pécsi Dózsa qualified instead of Budapest Honvéd (3rd), MTK Budapest (4th), Vasas (5th) and Csepel (6th), all ineligible because of Ferencváros also being from Budapest.
- Greece: PAOK qualified instead of Olympiacos (3rd), ineligible because of AEK Athens also being from Athens.
- ^ West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia and Poland: The following teams competed in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup instead of other teams that would've had the first right to compete via their league position, and were not in breach of the 'one city, one team' rule. 'Fair trade' eligibility for the unqualified teams is unknown in some cases:
- West Germany: Hamburg qualified instead of Borussia Dortmund (5th), which had played previously in the Fairs Cup.
- Italy: Lazio qualified instead of Napoli (6th), which had competed in the Fairs Cup the previous season. Both Milan (4th) and Torino (7th) were ineligible because of Inter Milan and Juventus qualifying ahead of them.
- Yugoslavia: Hajduk Split qualified instead of Velež (3rd).
- Poland: GKS Katowice qualified instead of Polonia Bytom (4th), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5th) and Gwardia Warsaw (6th).
- ^ Denmark: Newly promoted Brönshöj led the standings at the June break, but the team was not approved to compete by the Danish federation. It was replaced by AB, who was second at the time and couldn't qualify initially because the team was also based in Copenhagen.
Schedule edit
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were primarily scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays, and exceptionally on Thursdays. After the first leg of the final had to be postponed to a Friday, the return leg played in the following weekend was moved one day backwards to a Thursday. The first leg of the 1st round match-up between Sevilla FC and Eskisehirspor was played on a Saturday.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 2–23 September 1970 | 8–30 September 1970 |
| Second round | 14–28 October 1970 | 28 October – 4 November 1970 |
| Third round | 25 November – 9 December 1970 | 9–23 December 1970 |
| Quarter-finals | 27 January / 9–10 March 1971 | 17 February / 23–24 March 1971 |
| Semi-finals | 14 April 1971 | 28 April 1971 |
| Final | 26 May 1971 | 3 June 1971 |
First round edit
First leg edit
AEK Athens  | 0–1 |  Twente |
|---|---|---|
| Report | van de Kerkhof  12' |
La Gantoise  | 0–1 |  Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nogly 25' |
Željezničar Sarajevo  | 3–4 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Osim 4' Edin Sprečo 58'Mujkić 59' |
Report | Puis 34', 82' Mulder 60'Van Binst 89' |
Sevilla  | 1–0 |  Eskişehirspor |
|---|---|---|
| Matute 61' |
Report |
| Liverpool | 1–0 |  Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
| Graham 17' |
Report |
Sarpsborg  | 0–1 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lorimer 77' |
Coleraine  | 1–1 |  Kilmarnock |
|---|---|---|
| Mullan 60' |
Report | Mathie 56' |
| 1. FC Köln | 5–1 |  RC Paris-Sedan |
|---|---|---|
| Parits 26' Thielen 35'Rupp 47', 70'Lex 82' |
Report | Pierron 69' |
Lausanne Sports  | 0–2 |  Vitória Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baptista 61' João 63' |
| Dundee United | 3–2 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| I. Reid 65' Markland 81'A. Reid 90' |
Report | Ove Grahn 35' Meier 50' |
Spartak Trnava  | 2–0 | Olympique de Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Dobiaš 31' (pen.) Masrna 48' |
Report |
AB  | 7–0 |  Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Mick Sultana 9' (o.g.) F. Hansen 32', 89'Carlsen 48', 72'Nielsen 53'Petersen 86' |
Report |
GKS Katowice  | 0–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rexach 83' |
Cork Hibernians  | 0–3 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Claramunt 13', 22' Barrachina 75' |
Wiener Sportclub  | 0–2 | K.S.K. Beveren |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rogiers 58' Janssens 74' |
| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Beckenbauer 21' |
Report |
| Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Migas 19' (pen.) Gögh 61' |
Report |
| Barreirense | 2–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Serafim 30' Câmpora 89' |
Report |
| B1901 | 2–4 | Hertha BSC |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen 25' H. E. Hansen 78' |
Report | Brungs 19', 28' Gayer 68'Steffenhagen 70' |
Ilves-Kissat  | 4–2 | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
| Lundberg 3' Nuoranen 40', 47'Kalevi Nupponen 53' |
Report | Rinne 2' (o.g.) Kaiser 54' |
| Vitória Guimarães | 3–0 | Angoulême |
|---|---|---|
| B. da Velha 46', 82' Peres 55' |
Report |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| E. Faber 46' |
Report | Vitali 53' |
Botev Plovdiv  | 1–4 | Coventry City |
|---|---|---|
| Radkov 75' |
Report | O'Rourke 39', 67', 89' Neil Martin 43' |
Universitatea Craiova  | 2-1 | Pécsi Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Ţarălungă 68' Strâmbeanu 80' |
Report | Máté 67' |
| Dinamo București | 5–0 | PAOK |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitrache 8', 49', 73' Popescu 64', 83' |
Report |
| Hajduk Split | 3-0 | Slavia Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Jerković 22' Pavlica 39'Jovanić 89' |
Report |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 6-0 |  ÍA |
|---|---|---|
| Venneker 2' Kowalik 11'Koudijzer 44'Heijerman 48', 57' (pen.)Walbeek 87' |
Report |
| Internazionale | 1–1 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Cella 84' |
Report | Davies 44' |
Second leg edit
| Twente | 3–0 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Twente won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Eskişehirspor | 3–1 | Sevilla |
|---|---|---|
| Fethi 80', 82', 90+' |
Acosta 79' |
Eskişehirspor won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 3–2 | GKS Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Pujol 50' Martí Filosia 59'Rexach 82' |
Rother 9' Nowok 41' (pen.) |
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Lazio |
|---|---|---|
| Radford 11' Armstrong 73' |
Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 2–0 | Ruch Chorzów |
|---|---|---|
| Chiarugi 42' Mariani 47' |
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 5–0 | Sarpsborg |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton 22', 61' Bremner 71', 88'Lorimer 90' |
Leeds won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Íþróttabandalag Akraness | 0-9[3] | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jan Klijnjan 24', 31', 74' Jørgen Kristensen 29'Janusz Kowalik 32', 61', 65'Jan van der Veen 34'Hans Venneker 82' |
Sparta Rotterdam won 15–0 on aggregate.
Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Pécsi won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Valencia | 3–1 | Cork Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| Jara 12' Sergio 19', 47' |
Wigginton 40' |
Valencia won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Uriarte 65' (pen.) |
Chovanec 53' |
Sparta Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 3–2 on aggregate.
US Rumelange  | 0–4 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Novellini 30', 44', 87' Landini 37' |
Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
PAOK  | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Dinamo București won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Coventry City | 2–0 | Botev Plovdiv |
|---|---|---|
| Joicey 30' Blockley 35' |
Coventry City won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| José Maria 21', 45' |
Report | Dufour 40' |
Vitória Setúbal won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Angoulême | 3–1 | Vitória Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| Castellan 25', 39' Gallice 67' |
Report | Ademir Silva 51' |
Vitória Guimarães won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 6–1 | Barreirense |
|---|---|---|
| Novak 50', 55', 70', 84' Lalić 72', 75' |
Report | Campora 38' |
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–3 on aggregate.
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Sturm Graz
|
1–2 | Arsenal
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Valencia CF
|
1–2 | K.S.K. Beveren
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Hertha BSC
|
2–3 | FC Spartak Trnava
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Fiorentina
|
1–3 | 1. FC Köln
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Newcastle United
|
2–2(p) | Pécsi Dózsa
|
2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Barcelona
|
2–4 | Juventus
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
| NK Dinamo Zagreb
|
4–1 | Hamburger SV
|
4–0 | 0–1 |
| Eskişehirspor
|
4–8 | Twente
|
3–2 | 1–6 |
| Hibernian
|
3–2 | Vitória Guimarães
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Liverpool
|
4–1 | FC Dinamo București
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Bayern Munich
|
7–3 | Coventry City
|
6–1 | 1–2 |
| Sparta Rotterdam
|
4–1 | Coleraine
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Leeds United
|
2–2a |  Dynamo Dresden
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Sparta Prague
|
3–2 | Dundee United FC
|
3–1 | 0–1 |
| AB
|
1–7 | Anderlecht
|
1–3 | 0–4 |
| Vitória Setúbal
|
3–2 | Hajduk Split
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
First leg edit
| Hibernian | 2–0 | Vitória Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan 45' Stanton 90' |
Report |
| Fiorentina | 1–2 | 1. FC Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Mariani 20' |
Flohe 25', 46' |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2-0[4] | Coleraine F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Klijnjan 19', 44' |
Report |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer 57' (pen.) |
| Sparta Prague | 3–1 | Dundee United |
|---|---|---|
| Vrána 19' Jurkanin 71', 89' |
Traynor 25' |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2–0 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| José Maria 59' Boljat 82' (o.g) |
Report |
| Valencia | 0–1 | K.S.K. Beveren |
|---|---|---|
| De Raeymaeker 77' |
| Eskişehirspor | 3–2 | FC Twente |
|---|---|---|
| Halil Güngördü 40' Fethi Heper 44', 90' |
Report[5] | Theo Pahlplatz 71' Willy van de Kerkhof 86' |
Second leg edit
| Vitória Guimarães | 2–1 | Hibernian |
|---|---|---|
| Gonçalves 20' Ademir Silva 43' |
Report | Graham 75' |
Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 2–1 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Hemp 15' Kreische 63' |
Jones 30' |
2–2 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.
| 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Biskup 33' (pen.) |
1. FC Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București | 1–1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
| K.S.K. Beveren | 1–1 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| De Raeymaeker 60' |
Forment 84' |
The referee called the end of the game three minutes before the regulation time and had to abandon the pitch escorted out by Beveren's players because of the pressure and the protests by the visiting team as a result of his decision. K.S.K. Beveren won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dundee United | 1–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon 31' |
Report |
Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Coleraine F.C. | 1-2[6] | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Jennings 28' |
Report | Jan Klijnjan 15' Jørgen Kristensen 26' |
Sparta Rotterdam won 4–1 on aggregate.
| FC Twente | 6–1[7] | Eskişehirspor |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Jeuring 2', 12', 60' René van de Kerkhof 44'Jan Streuer 85'Antal Nagy 88' |
Report | Fethi Heper 26' |
Twente won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 2–1 | Vitória Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Nadoveza 63' Buljan 72' |
Report | José Maria 23' |
Vitória Setúbal won 3–2 on aggregate.
Third round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal
|
4–0 | K.S.K. Beveren
|
4–0 | 0–0 |
| FC Spartak Trnava
|
0–4 | 1. FC Köln
|
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Pécsi Dózsa
|
0–3 | Juventus
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| NK Dinamo Zagreb
|
2–3 | Twente
|
2–2 | 0–1 |
| Hibernian
|
0–3 | Liverpool
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Bayern Munich
|
5–2 | Sparta Rotterdam
|
2–1 | 3–1 |
| Leeds United
|
9–2 | Sparta Prague
|
6–0 | 3–2 |
| Anderlecht
|
3–4 | Vitória Setúbal
|
2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
First leg edit
| FC Bayern Munich | 2–1[8] | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar Schneider 56' Gerd Müller 88' |
Report | Nol Heijerman 16' |
| Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dobiaš 8' (o.g) |
| Leeds United | 6–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke 19' Chovanec 24' (o.g.)Bremner 26'Gray 28', 36'Charlton 54' |
Report |
| Pécsi Dózsa | 0–1 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Causio 31' |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 2–2[9] | FC Twente |
|---|---|---|
| Josip Gucmirtl 17', 36' |
Report | Theo Pahlplatz 37' Rene van de Kerkhof 89' |
| Anderlecht | 2–1 | Vitória Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Ejderstedt 9' Mulder 66' |
Report | Wágner Canotilho 32' |
Second leg edit
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1-3[10] | FC Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Kristensen 32' |
Report | Gerd Müller 23', 40', 66' |
Bayern Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 2–0 | Pécsi Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasi 85', 87' |
Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 2–3 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Barton 65' Urban 80' |
Gray 12' Clarke 32'Belfitt 35' |
Leeds won 9–2 on aggregate.
Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Guerreiro 24', 120' Baptista 70' |
Report | Desanghere 52' |
Vitória Setúbal won 4–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal
|
2–2a | 1. FC Köln
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Juventus
|
4–2 | Twente
|
2–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Liverpool
|
4–1 | Bayern Munich
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Leeds United
|
3–2 | Vitória Setúbal
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
First leg edit
| Leeds United | 2–1 | Vitória Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer 19' Giles 75' (pen.) |
Report | Baptista 2' |
| Liverpool | 3–0 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| A. Evans 30', 50', 73' |
Report |
Second leg edit
Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal | 1–1 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Baptista 84' |
Report | Lorimer 17' |
Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Biskup 4' (pen.) |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Köln won on away goals.
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Schneider 77' |
Report | Ross 74' |
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln
|
1–3 | Juventus
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Liverpool
|
0–1 | Leeds United
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
First leg edit
| 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Thielen 87' |
Report | Bettega 37' |
| Liverpool | 0–1 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bremner 67' |
Second leg edit
| Juventus | 2–0 | 1. FC Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Capello 2' Anastasi 84' |
Report |
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Leeds won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final edit
First leg edit
| Juventus | 0–0 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
Game abandoned in the 51st minute due to heavy rain and waterlogged pitch.
Replay edit
Second leg edit
| Leeds United | 1–1 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke 12' |
Report | Anastasi 20' |
3–3 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.
References edit
- ^ a b "Origins of the UEFA Cup" (PDF). UEFA direct. No. 85. Nyon: Union des Associations Européennes de Football. May 2009. pp. 10–11.
- ^ "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – Cork Hibernians v Valencia (Spain) (match programme)" (PDF). www.corkpastandpresent.ie. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "ÍA vs. Sparta". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Sparta vs. Coleraine". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Eskişehirspor vs. Twente". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Coleraine vs. Sparta". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Twente vs. Eskişehirspor". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Bayern Munich vs. Sparta". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Twente". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Sparta vs. Bayern Munich". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Twente vs. Dinamo Zagreb". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
External links edit
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1970-71 – results, protocols
- website eurocups-uefa.ru Fairs' Cup Seasons 1970-71 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1970–71 Fairs' Cup