Terry Conroy put Stoke into the lead early on, but Chelsea hit back through Peter Osgood just before half time.

[1] It remains the club's only major trophy victory; the closest they have come since then to beating this achievement was in 2011 when they lost to Manchester City in the 2011 FA Cup Final.

Both sides reached the final after semi-final ties with Chelsea beating Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke, West Ham United.

[1] Despite it being Stoke's first major final they showed no signs of nerves as they took the game to the "Blues" and after only five minutes, a long throw-in from Peter Dobing was headed on by Denis Smith.

[1] A rare mistake from Alan Bloor inside his own goal-area brought Chelsea an equaliser just before half-time with Peter Osgood taking full advantage.