The final was the third time the two clubs had met in seven days. Vale had edged out Stockport 2–1 on aggregate in the Second Division play-off semi-finals. They had drawn 1–1 at Stockport's Edgeley Park, Glover the scorer for the "Valiants", before Foyle scored the only goal of the return leg at Vale Park. This meant that Vale would return to Wembley seven days after the Football League Trophy final to take on West Bromwich Albion in the play-off final. The two teams had also met in the league earlier in the season, playing out a goalless draw at Vale Park in August, whilst Stockport had won 2–0 at Edgeley Park in February. The match was to be the second Football League Trophy final in two years to see Stockport line up against a Stoke-on-Trent team, as they lost the previous year's final 1–0 to Stoke City. The 1992 final was the only time either club had ever reached a Football League Trophy final. It was the first time Port Vale had visited Wembley Stadium. The match took place on 22 May, two days after Arsenal defeated Sheffield Wednesday in the 1993 FA Cup final.