 Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Bloor lu awọn ibi-afẹde mẹrin ni awọn ifarahan 43 ni 1967  68, o si ṣe iranlọwọ fun Awọn Potters lati pari awọn aaye mẹta loke agbegbe relegation. O dun awọn ere 35 ni ọdun 1968-69, bi Stoke tun ṣe pari awọn aaye mẹta loke agbegbe isubu. O ṣe awọn ifarahan 43 ni akoko 1969  70 ati awọn ifarahan 48 ni akoko 1970  71. O ṣe awọn ere 63 ni akoko 1971-72, pẹlu awọn ere 11 League Cup. Ó jẹ ọmọ ẹgbẹ : 1972 League Cup winning side that beat Chelsea 21 at Wembley to claim the clubs first major trophy; ó wà lára àwọn mẹrin tí wọn ń dáàbò bo ilé pẹlú John Marsh, Mike Pejic, àti Denis Smith, tí wọn ń gbá níwájú agbófinró Gordon Banks. 