Stoke City 2-1 Chelsea (1971-72 League Cup Final)
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1972 League Cup Final | |
Scoreline | Stoke City 2-1 Chelsea |
Date | 4th March 1972 |
Competition | League Cup |
Referee | Norman Burtenshaw |
Stadium | Wembley Stadium |
Attendance | 100,000 |
Chelsea and Stoke City met in the 1972 League Cup Final on 4 March 1972 at Wembley Stadium, with Stoke seeking their first major honour and Chelsea looking to regain the trophy they had won seven years earlier. Chelsea would lose the match 2-1; an early goal by Terry Conroy was cancelled out by Peter Osgood – his fourth cup final goal for Chelsea – just before half-time, but George Eastham scored the winner for Stoke with just under 20 minutes remaining. The match would be Chelsea's last major cup final for 22 years.
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Match review
Chelsea suffered an early setback after a Jimmy Greenhoff shot was deflected off David Webb, with Conroy's resulting header giving Stoke an early lead in the 5th minute of the game. The bad start for Chelsea compounded their FA Cup defeat a week earlier at the hands of lowly Orient. Chelsea got back into the game just before half-time when Osgood equalised.
The second-half begin with Chelsea seemingly determined to put pressure on Stoke, but their efforts were thwarted by World Cup-winner Gordon Banks, the Stoke goalkeeper, who made some great saves to deny Chelsea. Stoke resisted the Chelsea pressure and started to play their game, before reaping the reward in the 67th minute when George Eastham scored from close range after Bonetti had made a good save from a Jimmy Greenhoff volley. This proved to be the winner as Stoke won their first major trophy.
Match details
4 March 1972 15.00 | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw |
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Conroy 5' Eastham 67' | Osgood 45' |
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Road to the Final
Season | Day | Date | Month | Year | Round | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
1971-72 | Wed | 8 | Sep | 1971 | 2nd Round | Plymouth Argyle | Home | Won | 2-0 | |
1971-72 | Wed | 6 | Oct | 1971 | 3rd Round | Nottingham Forest | Away | Drew | 1-1 | |
1971-72 | Mon | 11 | Oct | 1971 | 3rd Round Replay | Nottingham Forest | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
1971-72 | Wed | 27 | Oct | 1971 | 4th Round | Bolton Wanderers | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
1971-72 | Mon | 8 | Nov | 1971 | 4th Round Replay | Bolton Wanderers | Away | Won | 6-0 | |
1971-72 | Wed | 17 | Nov | 1971 | 5th Round | Norwich City | Away | Won | 1-0 | |
1971-72 | Wed | 22 | Dec | 1971 | Semi Final 1st Leg | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | Won | 3-2 | |
1971-72 | Wed | 5 | Jan | 1972 | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | Drew | 2-2 | (5-4 aggregate) |
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