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{{Infobox football match
{{Infobox football match
| title = 1992 Autoglass Trophy
| title = 1992 Associate Members' Cup Final
| image = [[Image:Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg|200px]]
| image = Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
| image_size = 200
| event = [[1991–92 Football League Trophy]]
| team1 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
| event = [[1991–92 Associate Members' Cup]]
| team1score = 1
| team1 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
| team2 = [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
| team1score = 1
| team2 = [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
| team2score = 0
| team2score = 0
| details =
| details =
| date = 16 May 1992
| date = 16 May 1992
| stadium = [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
| city = [[London]]
| city = [[London]]
| man_of_the_match1a =
| man_of_the_match1a =
| referee =
| referee = [[Robbie Hart]] ([[Darlington]])
| attendance = 48,339
| attendance = 48,339
| weather =
| weather =
| previous = [[1991 Football League Trophy Final|1991]]
| previous = [[1991 Associate Members' Cup Final|1991]]
| next = [[1993 Football League Trophy Final|1993]]
| next = [[1993 Football League Trophy Final|1993]]
}}
}}
The '''1992 Football League Trophy Final''', known as the '''Autoglass Trophy''' for sponsorship reasons, was the 9th final of the domestic [[association football|football]] cup competition for teams from the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] and [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]. The final was played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on 16 May 1992, and was contested by [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]. Stoke won the match 1–0, with [[Mark Stein (footballer)|Mark Stein]] scoring the only goal of the game.
The '''1992 Associate Members' Cup Final''', known as the '''Autoglass Trophy''' for sponsorship reasons, was the 9th final of the domestic [[association football|football]] cup competition for teams from the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] and [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]. The final was played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on 16 May 1992, and was contested by [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]. Stoke won the match 1–0, with [[Mark Stein (footballer)|Mark Stein]] scoring the only goal of the game.<ref name="The Sentinel">{{cite news|title=Revenge in Wembley sun for Macari's men|date=26 March 2013|newspaper=The Sentinel}}</ref>

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==Background==
The [[1991–92 Stoke City F.C. season|1991–92 season]] saw both [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] involved in the race for promotion to the Second Division. The season ended with Stoke in 4th position and Stockport in 5th with just a point separating the two sides. They faced each other in the end of season [[Football League play-offs|play-offs]]. The first leg saw Stockport win 1–0 thanks to a [[Lee Todd (footballer)|Lee Todd]] free-kick and in the second leg at the [[Victoria Ground]] Stockport scored in the first few minutes and despite [[Mark Stein (footballer)|Mark Stein]] pulling one back Stockport went through 2–1 on aggregate.<ref name="The Sentinel"/>

==Route to the final==
Stoke began the competition in the southern section whilst Stockport where in the northern section. Stoke advanced past [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] 2–0 and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 3–1 and Stockport recovered from a 4–0 defeat at [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] to beat [[York City F.C.|York City]] 3–0. In the first round Stoke beat [[Cardiff City F.C.|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 F.C.|Hartlepool United]]. Both sides where then involved in close semi-finals City beating [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] and County getting the better of [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] winning 2–1. In the area finals Stoke and [[Peterborough United F.C.|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 F.C.|Burnley]] 3–1.

''Home teams listed first. ''
{|width = 100%
|width=50% valign=top|

===Stoke City===
'''Preliminary round:''' [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] 0–2 Stoke City

'''Preliminary round:''' Stoke City 3–1 [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]

'''First round:''' Stoke City 3–0 [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]

'''Quarter final:''' Stoke City 3–1 [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]

'''Semi final:''' [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] 0–1 Stoke City

'''Area final 1st leg:''' Stoke City 3–3 [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]

'''Area final 2nd leg:''' [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] 0–1 Stoke City

|width=50% valign=top|

===Stockport County===
'''Preliminary round:''' [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] 4–0 Stockport County

'''Preliminary round:''' Stockport County 3–0 [[York City F.C.|York City]]

'''First round:''' [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] 1–3 Stockport County

'''Quarter final:''' Stockport County 3–0 [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]]

'''Semi final:''' [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] 1–2 Stockport County

'''Area final 1st leg:''' [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] 0–1 Stockport County

'''Area final 2nd leg:''' Stockport County 2–1 [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|}

==Match review==
The two sides had met just three days prior the final in the [[Football League play-offs]] with Stockport coming out on top.<ref name="The Sentinel"/> County began the first half the better of the two teams and [[Paul Wheeler (footballer)|Paul Wheeler]] had the ball in the back of the Stoke net after six minutes but was disallowed for a foul on Stoke 'keeper [[Peter Fox (footballer)|Peter Fox]].<ref name="The Sentinel"/> The rest of the first half was end-to-end with [[Wayne Biggins]] and [[Lee Sandford]] going close for City whilst Fox had to pull off a fine save to deny Wheeler. In the second half, Stockport began to tire and Stoke took full advantage, [[Ian Cranson]] hit a long ball forward on 65 minutes only for [[Lee Todd (footballer)|Lee Todd]] to clear away but was returned by [[Vince Overson]], leaving [[Lee Sandford]] free to flick the ball on to [[Mark Stein (footballer)|Mark Stein]] on the edge of the County area.<ref name="The Sentinel"/> Stein beat two Stockport defenders before smashing a powerful shot past [[Neil Edwards (footballer born 1970)|Neil Edwards]].<ref name="The Sentinel"/> Stoke had to withstand pressure from Stockport attacks but held firm to claim their first [[Associate Members' Cup]] victory.<ref name="The Sentinel"/>


==Match details==
==Match details==
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|date=16 May 1992
|time=
|time=
|team1=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|team1=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|score=1 – 0
|score=1–0
|team2=[[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
|team2=[[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
|report=
|report=
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|stadium=[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]]
|stadium=[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]]
|attendance=48,339
|attendance=48,339
|referee=
|referee=[[Robbie Hart]] ([[Darlington]])
}}
}}


{| style="width:100%"
==External links==
|-
*[http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/JohnstonesPaintTrophy/0,,10794,00.html Official website]
|style="vertical-align:top;width:40%"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||1 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Fox (footballer)|Peter Fox]]
|-
|DF ||2 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Butler (footballer, born 1962)|John Butler]]
|-
|DF ||3 ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave Kevan]]
|-
|DF ||4 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Cranson]]
|-
|DF ||5 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Vince Overson]]
|-
|DF ||6 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Sandford]]
|-
|MF ||7 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Kelly (footballer, born 1966)|Tony Kelly]]
|-
|MF||8 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Foley (footballer, born 1962)|Steve Foley]]
|-
|FW ||9 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Stein (footballer)|Mark Stein]]
|-
|FW ||10 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Biggins]]
|-
|MF ||11 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Heath]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|DF ||12 ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ashley Grimes (footballer, born 1957)|Ashley Grimes]]
|-
|FW ||13 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Barnes (footballer)|Paul Barnes]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Lou Macari]]
|}
|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||1 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Neil Edwards (footballer, born 1970)|Neil Edwards]]
|-
|DF ||2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Knowles]]
|-
|DF ||3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Todd (footballer)|Lee Todd]]
|-
|DF ||4 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Frain]] || {{suboff}}
|-
|DF ||5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Barras]]
|-
|MF ||6 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Williams (footballer, born 1960)|Bill Williams]]
|-
|MF ||7 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jim Gannon]]
|-
|MF ||8 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Ward (footballer, born 1964)|Peter Ward]]
|-
|MF ||9 || {{flagicon|KNA}} [[Kevin Francis (footballer, born 1967)|Kevin Francis]]
|-
|FW ||10 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Beaumont]]
|-
|FW ||11 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Paul Wheeler (footballer)|Paul Wheeler]] || {{suboff}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|DF ||12 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Thorpe (footballer)|Andy Thorpe]] ||{{subon}}
|-
|DF ||13 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Williams (footballer, born 1969)|Paul Williams]] || {{subon}}
|-
|colspan="3"|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Danny Bergara]]
|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Football League Trophy seasons}}
{{EFL Trophy}}
{{1991–92 in English football}}
{{1991–92 in English football}}
{{Stockport County F.C.}}
{{Stoke City F.C. matches}}


[[Category:1992 in association football|Football League Trophy Final 1992]]
[[Category:1991–92 Football League|Associate Members' Cup Final 1992]]
[[Category:Football League Trophy Finals]]
[[Category:EFL Trophy finals]]
[[Category:Stoke City F.C. matches|Football League Trophy Final 1992]]
[[Category:Stoke City F.C. matches|Associate Members' Cup Final 1992]]
[[Category:Stockport County F.C. matches|Football League Trophy Final 1992]]
[[Category:Stockport County F.C. matches|Associate Members' Cup Final 1992]]
[[Category:1992 in London|Associate Members' Cup Final]]

Latest revision as of 09:52, 27 April 2023

1992 Associate Members' Cup Final
Event1991–92 Associate Members' Cup
Stoke City Stockport County
1 0
Date16 May 1992
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeRobbie Hart (Darlington)
Attendance48,339
← 1991
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

[edit]

The 1991–92 season saw both Stockport County and Stoke City involved in the race for promotion to the Second Division. The season ended with Stoke in 4th position and Stockport in 5th with just a point separating the two sides. They faced each other in the end of season play-offs. The first leg saw Stockport win 1–0 thanks to a Lee Todd free-kick and in the second leg at the Victoria Ground Stockport scored in the first few minutes and despite Mark Stein pulling one back Stockport went through 2–1 on aggregate.[1]

Route to the final

[edit]

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 City

[edit]

Preliminary 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 County

[edit]

Preliminary 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

[edit]

The two sides had met just three days prior the final in the Football League play-offs with Stockport coming out on top.[1] County began the first half the better of the two teams and Paul Wheeler had the ball in the back of the Stoke net after six minutes but was disallowed for a foul on Stoke 'keeper Peter Fox.[1] The rest of the first half was end-to-end with Wayne Biggins and Lee Sandford going close for City whilst Fox had to pull off a fine save to deny Wheeler. In the second half, Stockport began to tire and Stoke took full advantage, Ian Cranson hit a long ball forward on 65 minutes only for Lee Todd to clear away but was returned by Vince Overson, leaving Lee Sandford free to flick the ball on to Mark Stein on the edge of the County area.[1] Stein beat two Stockport defenders before smashing a powerful shot past Neil Edwards.[1] Stoke had to withstand pressure from Stockport attacks but held firm to claim their first Associate Members' Cup victory.[1]

Match details

[edit]
Stoke City1–0Stockport County
Stein 65'
Attendance: 48,339
GK 1 England Peter Fox
DF 2 England John Butler
DF 3 Scotland Dave Kevan
DF 4 England Ian Cranson
DF 5 England Vince Overson
DF 6 England Lee Sandford
MF 7 England Tony Kelly
MF 8 England Steve Foley
FW 9 England Mark Stein
FW 10 England Wayne Biggins
MF 11 England Adrian Heath
Substitutes:
DF 12 Republic of Ireland Ashley Grimes
FW 13 England Paul Barnes
Manager:
Scotland Lou Macari
GK 1 Wales Neil Edwards
DF 2 England Darren Knowles
DF 3 England Lee Todd
DF 4 England David Frain downward-facing red arrow
DF 5 England Tony Barras
MF 6 England Bill Williams
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Jim Gannon
MF 8 England Peter Ward
MF 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis Kevin Francis
FW 10 England Chris Beaumont
FW 11 Wales Paul Wheeler downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Andy Thorpe upward-facing green arrow
DF 13 England Paul Williams upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Uruguay Danny Bergara

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Revenge in Wembley sun for Macari's men". The Sentinel. 26 March 2013.
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