1992 Associate Members' Cup final

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1992 Associate Members' Cup Final
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Event 1991–92 Associate Members' Cup
Stoke City Stockport County
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Date16 May 1992
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Robbie Hart (Darlington)
Attendance48,339
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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]

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Background

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

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

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

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

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

Stoke City 1–0 Stockport County
Stein Soccerball shade.svg65'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 48,339
Referee: Robbie Hart (Darlington)
GK1 Flag of England.svg Peter Fox
DF2 Flag of England.svg John Butler
DF3 Flag of Scotland.svg Dave Kevan
DF4 Flag of England.svg Ian Cranson
DF5 Flag of England.svg Vince Overson
DF6 Flag of England.svg Lee Sandford
MF7 Flag of England.svg Tony Kelly
MF8 Flag of England.svg Steve Foley
FW9 Flag of England.svg Mark Stein
FW10 Flag of England.svg Wayne Biggins
MF11 Flag of England.svg Adrian Heath
Substitutes:
DF12 Flag of Ireland.svg Ashley Grimes
FW13 Flag of England.svg Paul Barnes
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Lou Macari
GK1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Neil Edwards
DF2 Flag of England.svg Darren Knowles
DF3 Flag of England.svg Lee Todd
DF4 Flag of England.svg David Frain Sub off.svg
DF5 Flag of England.svg Tony Barras
MF6 Flag of England.svg Bill Williams
MF7 Flag of Ireland.svg Jim Gannon
MF8 Flag of England.svg Peter Ward
MF9 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Kevin Francis
FW10 Flag of England.svg Chris Beaumont
FW11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Wheeler Sub off.svg
Substitutes:
DF12 Flag of England.svg Andy Thorpe Sub on.svg
DF13 Flag of England.svg Paul Williams Sub on.svg
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg Danny Bergara

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