The trophy was a 22-inch (56 cm) high gold loving cup mounted on a wooden plinth.

[10][11] The final was contested between the best team from each country, and Swindon played Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on 28 May 1970.

[2][9] In 1971, the second edition of the tournament, Blackpool and Bologna were the two nations' best-ranked teams and contested the final at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on 12 June 1971.

Prior to the match, tournament organiser Gigi Peronace stressed that it was imperative for an Italian club to win back the trophy.

[4] In 1973, points were no longer awarded for each goal scored, and Newcastle United went on to win the final 2–1 against Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on 3 June 1973.

[3] Sources:[15][16] In March 1976, the Anglo-Italian Cup was re-introduced as a semi-professional tournament, with six entrants from each country.

[17] For the next two years Bath City were the English finalists but they lost to Lecco in 1977,[18] and Udinese in 1978,[19] when the tournament was renamed the Alitalia Challenge Cup.

[21] Attempting to defend their title the following year, Sutton United reached the final but were defeated by Triestina.

The new format consisted of two Anglo-Italian semi-finals, which meant the final was not necessarily contested by an English and an Italian team.

[2][5] It was a professional tournament for teams competing in the second tier of football—the newly renamed First Division in England and Serie B in Italy.

With the exception of Bari and Como in 1973, all Italian teams playing in the 1970s tournament had just competed in the previous Serie A season.