In the guise first of Stoke Ramblers, then plain Stoke and finally, in 1925, Stoke City, they have been playing football in their neck of the Potteries since 1868. But only once in 150 years have those red and white stripes claimed a major trophy. Here it is, the 1972 League Cup.
Stoke City beat Chelsea 2-1 in a Wembley final that was assumed to be a stage on which the Londoners would display their superiority.
Stoke goals from Terry Conroy and George Eastham altered that idea. Peter Osgood did score for Chelsea but their status as favourites was not franked by their performance.