Young and Mercer were goalscorer and manager of Manchester City's last FA Cup final win in 1969. Eastham and Waddington were their Potters equivalents in 1972, when Stoke lifted the only major trophy in their history in that year's League Cup.
Such moments seem prehistoric in the light of both clubs' fortunes since. Stoke exited the First Division in 1985 and sunk down the league ladder, only to return in 2009. Manchester City's propensity for farce began to snowball once a championship chase was blown in 1972, and a downward spiral was completed with relegation to the third tier in 1998, on a day when they coincidentally beat Stoke City 5-2 at a spanking new Brittania Stadium.
Manchester City vs Stoke City Line UP
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Hart; Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Zabaleta; De Jong, Barry; A Johnson, Y Toure, Silva; Tevez.
Stoke City (4-4-2): Begovic; Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Wilson; Pennant, Whelan, Delap, Etherington; Walters, Jones.
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