Mahoney John. Stoke City

SOLD John Mahoney match worn Stoke City white long sleeve number 7 shirt, F.A Cup semi-final against Arsenal played on 27/03/1971.Sold by the player at Christies of London A rough diamond at first, Mahoney regularly lost possession by 'over-elaborate dribbling but by 1972 Mahoney had matured into the player the manager and fans wanted him to be.He developed a fine understanding with Alan Hudson which saw a strong Stoke side nearly win the league title in 1974–75.The story begins in 1971 - at Hillsborough in Sheffield.We were 2-0 up through a brace from John Ritchie when Arsenal's Peter Storey blasted home from the edge of the box to pull one back.With time ticking away, Arsenal were awarded a corner, when it was clear to most Stokies that Gordon Banks was fouled.
The ball came into the box, Frank McLintock headed it toward goal and Stoke's John Mahoney dived full-length to block it with his hand.The Arsenal players screamed for a penalty and the ref agreed.

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