1992 Associate Members' Cup final
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| Event | 1991–92 Associate Members' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 16 May 1992 | ||||||
| Venue | 1993 → | ||||||
The 1992 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Autoglass Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 9th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 16 May 1992, and was contested by Stoke City and Stockport County. Stoke won the match 1–0, with Mark Stein scoring the only goal of the game.[1]
Background
The
Route to the final
Stoke began the competition in the southern section whilst Stockport where in the northern section. Stoke advanced past Walsall 2–0 and Birmingham City 3–1 and Stockport recovered from a 4–0 defeat at Carlisle United to beat York City 3–0. In the first round Stoke beat Cardiff City 3–0 whilst County gained revenge on Carlisle beating them 3–1. The quarter finals saw Stoke beat Walsall 3–1 and Stockport record a 3–0 win over Hartlepool United. Both sides where then involved in close semi-finals City beating Leyton Orient and County getting the better of Crewe Alexandra winning 2–1. In the area finals Stoke and Peterborough United shared three goals in an exciting 3–3 and a Paul Ware goal earned Stoke a 2nd leg victory. Stockport had an easier tie beating Burnley 3–1.
Home teams listed first.
Stoke CityPreliminary round: Walsall 0–2 Stoke City Preliminary round: Stoke City 3–1 Birmingham City First round: Stoke City 3–0 Cardiff City Quarter final: Stoke City 3–1 Walsall Semi final: Leyton Orient 0–1 Stoke City Area final 1st leg: Stoke City 3–3 Peterborough United Area final 2nd leg: Peterborough United 0–1 Stoke City |
Stockport CountyPreliminary round: Carlisle United 4–0 Stockport County Preliminary round: Stockport County 3–0 York City First round: Carlisle United 1–3 Stockport County Quarter final: Stockport County 3–0 Hartlepool United Semi final: Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stockport County Area final 1st leg: Burnley 0–1 Stockport County Area final 2nd leg: Stockport County 2–1 Burnley |
Match review
The two sides had met just three days prior the final in the
Match details
| Stoke City | 1–0 | Stockport County |
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Stein  65' |
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