 Complete the following phrase:  Eastham was purchased by Stoke City manager, Tony Waddington, for a fee of 35,000, prior to the start of the 196667 season. Eastham spent the next eight seasons at Stoke City, during which the club maintained their status in the First Division. He played in a side which combined home grown talent  such as the likes of Denis Smith, Eric Skeels and Mike Pejic  alongside the experience of veterans like Eastham and Peter Dobing. Stoke won the League Cup in 197172, with Eastham scoring the winning goal in the 