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| Event | 1991–92 Associate Members' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 16 May 1992 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium,London | ||||||
| Referee | Robbie Hart (Darlington) | ||||||
| Attendance | 48,339 | ||||||
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The1992 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as theAutoglass Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 9th final of the domesticfootball cup competition for teams from theThird Division andFourth Division. The final was played atWembley Stadium,London on 16 May 1992, and was contested byStoke City andStockport County. Stoke won the match 1–0, withMark Stein scoring the only goal of the game.[1]
The1991–92 season saw bothStockport County andStoke 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 seasonplay-offs. The first leg saw Stockport win 1–0 thanks to aLee Todd free-kick and in the second leg at theVictoria Ground Stockport scored in the first few minutes and despiteMark Stein pulling one back Stockport went through 2–1 on aggregate.[1]
Stoke began the competition in the southern section whilst Stockport where in the northern section. Stoke advanced pastWalsall 2–0 andBirmingham City 3–1 and Stockport recovered from a 4–0 defeat atCarlisle United to beatYork City 3–0. In the first round Stoke beatCardiff 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 overHartlepool United. Both sides where then involved in close semi-finals City beatingLeyton Orient and County getting the better ofCrewe Alexandra winning 2–1. In the area finals Stoke andPeterborough United shared three goals in an exciting 3–3 and aPaul Ware goal earned Stoke a 2nd leg victory. Stockport had an easier tie beatingBurnley 3–1.
Home teams listed first.
Stoke City[edit]Preliminary round:Walsall 0–2 Stoke City Preliminary round: Stoke City 3–1Birmingham City First round: Stoke City 3–0Cardiff City Quarter final: Stoke City 3–1Walsall Semi final:Leyton Orient 0–1 Stoke City Area final 1st leg: Stoke City 3–3Peterborough 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 3–0York City First round:Carlisle United 1–3 Stockport County Quarter final: Stockport County 3–0Hartlepool United Semi final:Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stockport County Area final 1st leg:Burnley 0–1 Stockport County Area final 2nd leg: Stockport County 2–1Burnley |
The two sides had met just three days prior the final in theFootball League play-offs with Stockport coming out on top.[1] County began the first half the better of the two teams andPaul Wheeler had the ball in the back of the Stoke net after six minutes but was disallowed for a foul on Stoke 'keeperPeter Fox.[1] The rest of the first half was end-to-end withWayne Biggins andLee 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 forLee Todd to clear away but was returned byVince Overson, leavingLee Sandford free to flick the ball on toMark Stein on the edge of the County area.[1] Stein beat two Stockport defenders before smashing a powerful shot pastNeil Edwards.[1] Stoke had to withstand pressure from Stockport attacks but held firm to claim their firstAssociate Members' Cup victory.[1]
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