 Anorova zvibodzwa gumi nezvina mumwaka wa1970-71, chibodzwa chepamusoro chaakamborekodha, kusanganisira chimwe mukukunda Arsenal 5-0 musi wa26 Gunyana chakauya chechitatu mumakwikwi eBBC Goal of the Season. Chibodzwa chakauya mushure mekunge atamba imwe-mbiri naPeter Dobing asati arova kekutanga kurova mumambure kubva pamamita makumi maviri nemashanu. Stoke yakasvika kuma semi-fainari eFA Cup kekutanga kubva muna 1899 muna 197071, kwavakarasikirwa ne20 kuArsenal mushure mekudzokorora; mumutambo wekutanga Stoke yakanga yatungamira 21 isati yabvumidza kuenzanisa maminetsi mashanu mukuwedzera nguva. Conroy akatamba mumitambo 19 yeStoke ye21 FA Cup uye League Cup mumwaka wa1971-72, sezvo vakasvika kuma semi fainari eFA Cup uye yekupedzisira yeLigi Cup. MuLigi Cup Stoke yakakunda Southport, Oxford United mushure mekudzokorora, Manchester United mushure mekudzokorora kaviri, Bristol Rovers neWest Ham United mushure mekudzokorora kaviri kusvika kumagumo eWembleyKurwisa Chelsea. Conroy akanga ari munhu anokosha mumutambo we semi-final kuOld Trafford vachipikisana neWest Ham, sezvo akakunda chirango muhafu yekutanga uye akazowana chinangwa chekukunda mumaminitsi e49 ne 25-yard volley. Akavhurawo zvibodzwa mufainari pachayo, sezvo akashandura musoro wakapusa mushure memaminitsi mashanu, uye akabatsira Stoke kuti aende kunotora mukombe wekutanga munhoroondo yekirabhu nekukunda 21. Stoke yakasvikawo kuma semi-fainari eFA Cup, zvakare ichirasikirwa neArsenal, kunyangwe Conroy akatadza mutambo uyu sezvo akasiyiwa kunze kwemwaka wese mushure mekunge akuvara cartilage yake zvakare mukukundwa neLeeds United musi wa8 Kubvumbi. 