Stoke City 1-1 Arsenal - April 15, 1972 / FA Cup 1971/1972
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0' - Own goal
Peter Simpson0 0' - Goal
George Armstrong
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ARS
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Team line-ups
Stoke City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gordon Banks | 34 | 205 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Skeels | 32 | 315 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Denis Smith | 24 | 134 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Marsh | 23 | 161 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Elder | 30 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
George Eastham | 35 | 185 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Bloor | 29 | 263 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mike Bernard | 24 | 152 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Dobing | 33 | 312 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Greenhoff | 25 | 113 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Ritchie | 30 | 215 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
29 years
Average number of matches played for the team
194
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bob Wilson | 30 | 195 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank McLintock | 32 | 304 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Simpson | 27 | 246 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 23 | 110 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert McNab | 28 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Storey | 26 | 268 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
George Graham | 27 | 232 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Ball | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Radford | 25 | 278 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Armstrong | 27 | 359 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charles George | 21 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
209
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
George Eastham
IN
Willie Stevenson
OUT
Peter Dobing
IN
John Mahoney
OUT
Jimmy Greenhoff
IN
Harry Burrows
OUT
Alan Bloor
IN
Sean Haslegrave
OUT
Mike Bernard
IN
George Jackson
OUT
Gordon Banks
IN
John Farmer
OUT
John Ritchie
IN
Terry Smith
OUT
Denis Smith
IN
Terry Lees
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Robert McNab
IN
Sammy Nelson
OUT
Frank McLintock
IN
John Roberts
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
592
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Waddington vs Arsenal
3 victories
7 draws
11 losses
Waddington vs Mee
2 victories
6 draws
7 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
53
336
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Mee vs Stoke City
7 victories
6 draws
2 losses
Mee vs Waddington
7 victories
6 draws
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 16 consecutive matches without a loss in FA Cup running (since 06/01/1971). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 12/03/1932 (13 matches)
End of streak for Arsenal after 6 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre in FA Cup (since 05/01/1901). It's a record streak. The first of history
No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Bertie Mee has done less than 0.92 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | DStoke City 0-0 West Ham05/01/1972 | VStoke City 2-1 Chelsea04/03/1972 |
| Overall | DStoke City 1-1 Derby County25/03/1972 | LLiverpool 2-1 Stoke City28/03/1972 | VManchester City 1-2 Stoke City01/04/1972 | DStoke City 0-0 West Ham04/04/1972 | LStoke City 0-3 Leeds United08/04/1972 | LStoke City 0-2 Nottingham Forest10/04/1972 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | LLeeds United 1-0 Arsenal02/03/1968 | LSwindon Town 3-1 Arsenal15/03/1969 | VArsenal 2-1 Liverpool08/05/1971 | VArsenal 1-0 Derby County13/03/1972 |
| Overall | LLeeds United 3-0 Arsenal25/03/1972 | VArsenal 1-0 Southampton28/03/1972 | VArsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest01/04/1972 | DLeicester 0-0 Arsenal04/04/1972 | VArsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton08/04/1972 | DCrystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal11/04/1972 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
13 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
8 |
|
6 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2.17 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Alan Ball |  |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Ray Kennedy |  |
||
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Alan Ball | |
Historical head to head
Home
36 gf
30 ga
Away
21 gf
63 ga
Total
57 gf
93 ga
Historical head to head
Home
63 gf
21 ga
Away
30 gf
36 ga
Total
93 gf
57 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
September 26, 1970 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
April 10, 1950 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
January 08, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
August 28, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
May 01, 1971 - Division 1 1970/1971
March 31, 1971 - FA Cup 1970/1971
March 27, 1971 - FA Cup 1970/1971
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
John Ritchie | 9 goals | 1964 - 1971 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 2 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
Harry Burrows | 2 goals | 1967 - 1969 |
|
Gerry Bridgwood | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
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Mike Bernard | 1 goal | 1970 - 1970 |
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Dennis Viollet | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
Best historical scorers against Stoke City
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Joe Baker | 6 goals | 1963 - 1965 |
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George Graham | 4 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
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Jon Sammels | 3 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
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John Radford | 3 goals | 1966 - 1967 |
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Frank McLintock | 2 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
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Cliff Bastin | 2 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
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Eric Skeels | 14 matches | 1963 - 1972 |
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Peter Dobing | 14 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
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Alan Bloor | 13 matches | 1964 - 1972 |
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Anthony Allen | 11 matches | 1963 - 1969 |
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Gordon Banks | 9 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
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Harry Burrows | 9 matches | 1965 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Stoke City
|
George Armstrong | 17 matches | 1963 - 1972 |
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Frank McLintock | 16 matches | 1964 - 1972 |
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John Radford | 12 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
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Peter Storey | 11 matches | 1966 - 1971 |
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Robert McNab | 11 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
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Jon Sammels | 11 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
They played in both sides
184 matches
208 matches
45 matches
71 matches
18 matches
21 matches
They played in both sides
184 matches
208 matches
45 matches
71 matches
18 matches
21 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 15, 1972
April 19, 1972
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