STOKE CITY 1971-72 LEAGUE CUP WINNERS

By Neil Fissler
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

STOKE, one of the 12 founding members of the Football League, have only won one major trophy in their long history.
They lifted the League Cup in March 1972, beating Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley after George Eastham scored the winner.
It ended their 109-year wait for a major honour and came during a season when they played an amazing 70 games.
They played 42 First Division games with 28 cup-ties, 12 in the League Cup, eight in the FA Cup and four in each of the Texaco and Anglo-Italian Cups.
They needed a replay to beat Oxford Unite...

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