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1886–87 Stoke F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Stoke
season	1886–87
manager	Harry Lockett
stadium	Victoria Ground
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Second Round
prevseason	1885–86
nextseason	1887–88
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The 1886–87 season was the fourth season Stoke took part the FA Cup. They were eliminated in the second round.

Season review

Stoke's first FA Cup win finally arrived on 30 October 1886, when Welsh side Caernarfon Wanderers came to the Victoria Ground and were well beaten 10–1. But joy was short-lived as Crewe Alexandra again knocked Stoke out this time 6–4.

FA Cup

Main article: 1886–87 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
	R1	30 October 1886	Caernarfon Wanderers	H	10–1	5,000	Bennett (3), Edge (5), Clare (2)
	R2	11 November 1886	Crewe Alexandra	A	4–6	3,500	Edge, Owen, Bennett, Conde (o.g.)

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	FA Cup	Apps
GK	ENG Arthur Broomhall	1	0
GK	ENG Bill Rowley	1	0
FB	ENG Horace Brown	1	0
FB	ENG Tommy Clare	2	2
FB	ENG Elijah Smith	1	0
HB	ENG George Bateman	1	0
HB	ENG Richard Chadwick	1	0
HB	ENG Will Holford	1	0
HB	ENG George Shutt	2	0
FW	ENG Lewis Ballham	2	0
FW	ENG Teddy Bennett	2	4
FW	ENG Alf Edge	2	6
FW	ENG George Farmer	1	0
FW	ENG Wally Owen	2	1
FW	ENG Jimmy Sayer	2	0
–	Own goals	–	1

References

Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.

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