1972 Football League Cup final

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1972 Football League Cup Final
Event1971–72 Football League Cup
Date4 March 1972
Venue
1973

The 1972 Football League Cup Final took place on 4 March 1972 at Wembley Stadium and was contested by Chelsea and Stoke City.

Chelsea went into the match as strong favourites having won the

2011 FA Cup Final
.

Match review

Both sides reached the final after semi-final ties with Chelsea beating Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke, West Ham United.[1] The match took place on 4 March 1972 at Wembley Stadium in front of 97,852 with around 35,000 travelling down from Stoke-on-Trent.[1]

Despite it being Stoke's first major final they showed no signs of nerves as they took the game to the "Blues" and after only five minutes, a long throw-in from Peter Dobing was headed on by Denis Smith.[1] Chelsea's defence panicked and Terry Conroy was quickest to react to put Stoke into the lead.[1] Chelsea improved their game, but it was Stoke who should have scored again with both Dobing and Jimmy Greenhoff being denied by the agile Peter Bonetti.[1] A rare mistake from Alan Bloor inside his own goal-area brought Chelsea an equaliser just before half-time with Peter Osgood taking full advantage.[1]

After the break Stoke again forced Chelsea back into their own half and although the play became rather scrappy both sides should have scored.[1] But then on 73 minutes George Eastham scored a second goal for Stoke after Greenhoff's shot was only blocked by Bonetti.[1] Gordon Banks made a number of saves to keep Stoke's one goal advantage intact and Stoke held out to secure their first major trophy.[1] The club marked the achievement by parading the trophy in an open top bus around Stoke-on-Trent.[1]

Match details

Stoke City2–1Chelsea
Osgood 45'
Attendance: 97,852
Stoke City
Chelsea
GK 1 England Gordon Banks
DF 2 England Jackie Marsh
DF 3 England Mike Pejic
MF 4 England Mike Bernard
DF 5 England Denis Smith
DF 6 England Alan Bloor
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Terry Conroy
MF 8 England Jimmy Greenhoff downward-facing red arrow
FW 9 England John Ritchie
FW 10 England Peter Dobing (c)
MF 11 England George Eastham
Substitutes:
MF 12 Wales John Mahoney upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
England Tony Waddington
GK 1 England Peter Bonetti
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Paddy Mulligan downward-facing red arrow
DF 3 England Ron Harris (c)
MF 4 England John Hollins
DF 5 Republic of Ireland John Dempsey
DF 6 England David Webb
MF 7
Charlie Cooke
FW 8 England Chris Garland
FW 9 England Peter Osgood
MF 10 England Alan Hudson
MF 11 England Peter Houseman
Substitutes:
FW 12 England Tommy Baldwin upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
England Dave Sexton

Road to Wembley

Home teams listed first.

Stoke City

Round 2: Southport 1–2 Stoke City

Round 3: Oxford United 1–1 Stoke City

Replay Stoke City 2–0 Oxford United

Round 4: Manchester United 1–1 Stoke City

Replay Stoke City 0–0 Manchester United
2nd Replay Stoke City 2–1 Manchester United

Quarter final: Bristol Rovers 2–4 Stoke City

Semifinal, 1st leg: Stoke City 1–2 West Ham United

Semifinal, 2nd leg: West Ham United 0–1 Stoke City

Replay Stoke City 0–0 West Ham United
2nd Replay Stoke City 3–2 West Ham United

Chelsea

Round 2: Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Chelsea

Round 3: Nottingham Forest 1–1 Chelsea

Replay Chelsea 2–1 Nottingham Forest

Round 4: Chelsea 1–1 Bolton Wanderers

Replay Bolton Wanderers 0–6 Chelsea

Quarter final: Norwich City 0–1 Chelsea

Semifinal, 1st leg: Chelsea 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur

Semifinal, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Chelsea

Chelsea won 5–4 on aggregate

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