1973 Watney Cup final

June 2025 June 2025 1973 Watney Cup final 1973 Watney Cup Stoke City 2 Hull City 0 18 August 1973 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 18,159 1972 The 1973 Watney Cup final was the final of the fourth and last Watney Cup. The match was held at the Victoria Ground in Stoke-on-Trent on 18 August 1973 and had an attendance of 18,159. It was contested by Stoke City and Hull City.https://www.stevesfootballstats.uk/watney_cup_results.html Watney Cup results stevesfootballstats.uk 16 July 2025https://worldfootballindex.com/2018/08/stoke-city-and-the-watney-cup/ Stoke City And The Watney Cup worldfootballindex.com 15 August 2018 16 July 2025https://www.footballsite.co.uk/History/The%20Watney%20Cup.htm The Watney Cup footballsite.co.uk 16 July 2025https://readtheleague.com/the-big-feature/the-wonderful-watney-cup THE WONDERFUL WATNEY CUP readtheleague.com 20 February 2024 16 July 2025 Stoke won the match 2–0, with Jimmy Greenhoff scoring both goals.https://www.seniortigers.org.uk/stc_memorabilia/memorabilia/programme_browser/matchinformation2020.php?season=1973-74&date=18/08/1973 Hull City v Stoke City seniortigers.org.uk 16 July 2025 Background 1973 Watney Cup In the 1973 edition of the Watney Cup, Stoke City were one of two representatives of the First Division, alongside West Ham United. On the other hand, Hull City were one of the competition's Second Division sides, in tandem with Bristol City. In the first round, Stoke won 1–0 away at Plymouth Argyle courtesy of a Geoff Hurst goal. The Potters then beat Hull's division neighbours Bristol City to reach the final. Simultaneously, Hull had thrashed Mansfield Town 3–0 away in the first round, before seeing off the previous year's Watney Cup winners, Bristol Rovers, in the semi-finals. Route to the final Stoke City Quarter-final: Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Stoke City (11 August) Semi-final: Stoke City 4–1 Bristol City (14 August) Hull City Quarter-final: Mansfield Town 0–3 Hull City (11 August) Semi-final: Bristol Rovers 0–1 Hull City (14 August) Match details 18 August 1973 15:00 (BST) Stoke City 2–0 Hull City Greenhoff 16 67 Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent 18,159 Unknown _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Stoke City _blackborder _collarblack _blackborder _goldstripe FFAF00 FFAF00 FFAF00 000000 000000 Hull City GK 1 ENG John Farmer RB 2 ENG Jackie Marsh CB 5 ENG Denis Smith (c) CB 6 ENG Alan Bloor LB 3 ENG Mike Pejic RM 7 SCO Jimmy Robertson CM 4 WAL John Mahoney CM 11 ENG Sean Haslegrave LM 10 IRE Terry Conroy CF 8 ENG Jimmy Greenhoff CF 9 ENG Geoff HurstManager:ENG Tony Waddington GK 1 ENG Jeff Wealands RB 2 ENG Frankie Banks CB 5 ENG Steve Deere CB 6 ENG John Kaye (c) LB 3 ENG Roger DeVries RM 4 ENG Chris Galvin CM 7 ENG Malcolm Lord CM 8 SCO Jimmy McGill LM 11 ENG Roy Greenwood CF 9 ENG Stuart Pearson CF 10 ENG Ken Wagstaff Substitutes: CF 12 ENG Jeff Hemmerman Manager:NIR Terry Neill MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions. References External links Watney Cup history Hull's route to the final Stoke's route to the final Watney Cup final 1973 Watney Cup final 1973 Category:August 1973 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Watney Cup Category:Men's football finals in England Category:Sport in Stoke-on-Trent Category:Football in Staffordshire Category:20th century in Staffordshire