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1904–05 Stoke F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Stoke |
| season | 1904–05 |
| manager | Horace Austerberry |
| chairman | Mr W Cowlishaw |
| stadium | Victoria Ground |
| league | Football League First Division |
| league result | 12th (30 Points) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Second Round |
| league topscorer | Fred Rouse |
| (12) | |
| season topscorer | Fred Rouse |
| (12) | |
| highest attendance | 12,000 vs Newcastle United |
| (22 October 1904) | |
| lowest attendance | 4,000 vs Everton |
| (8 April 1905) | |
| average attendance | 7,470 |
| prevseason | 1903–04 |
| nextseason | 1905–06 |
| leftarm1 | a02040 |
| body1 | a02040 |
| rightarm1 | a02040 |
| shorts1 | FFFFFF |
| socks1 | a02040 |
(12) (12) (22 October 1904) (8 April 1905) The 1904–05 season was Stoke's 16th season in the Football League.
There was no relegation worries for Stoke this season due to the First Division being expanded to 20 clubs for the 1905–06 campaign. Stoke struggled for consistency and finished in a mid-table position of 12th after picking up 30 points.
Season review
League
The summer of 1904 saw a further exodus of players, including Arthur Capes who left for Bristol City and Leigh Richmond Roose who went to Everton. There was now a distinct lack of quality players available within the club and with these two major departures, the now despondent Stoke supporters saw very little hope of improvement out on the pitch. Tom Holford took over captaincy whilst Jack Whitley arrived as first choice 'keeper from Everton.
James Sheridan an Irish International forward also came in from Everton, but never fitted in at the Victoria Ground although he did win an Ireland cap whilst at Stoke becoming the clubs first capped Irishman. Jack Hall another recruit signed from Newark, in October 1904 and his seven goals were only exceeded by Fred Rouse who was top scorer with 12. Not being able to field a settled forward line was a major problem for manager Horace Austerberry and 12th place in the division was the final outcome in an inconsistent season.
FA Cup
Stoke went out of this season FA Cup in the second round after being well beaten 4–0 at home to Everton.
Final league table
Results
Stoke's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Football League First Division
Main article: 1904–05 Football League
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 1904 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | 10,000 | Haworth |
| 2 | 3 September 1904 | Aston Villa | A | 0–3 | 25,000 | |
| 3 | 10 September 1904 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 13,000 | Rouse |
| 4 | 17 September 1904 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | 10,000 | |
| 5 | 24 September 1904 | Notts County | H | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 6 | 1 October 1904 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 10,000 | Whitehouse |
| 7 | 8 October 1904 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | 10,000 | Groves (o.g.), Hall |
| 8 | 15 October 1904 | The Wednesday | A | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
| 9 | 22 October 1904 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | 12,000 | Hall |
| 10 | 29 October 1904 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 | 12,000 | Rouse |
| 11 | 5 November 1904 | Preston North End | H | 1–1 | 6,000 | Rouse |
| 12 | 12 November 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 20,000 | Whitehouse |
| 13 | 19 November 1904 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | 6,000 | Rouse (2), Hall |
| 14 | 26 November 1904 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 6,000 | |
| 15 | 3 December 1904 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 8,000 | Sheridan, Betteley (o.g.) |
| 16 | 10 December 1904 | Everton | A | 1–4 | 9,000 | Hall |
| 17 | 17 December 1904 | Bury | A | 1–3 | 7,000 | Pitt |
| 18 | 26 December 1904 | Sheffield United | A | 2–5 | 8,000 | Groves (o.g.), Hesham |
| 19 | 31 December 1904 | Aston Villa | H | 1–4 | 9,000 | Hall |
| 20 | 7 January 1905 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 14,000 | |
| 21 | 14 January 1905 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 4–0 | 6,000 | Holford, Rouse, Usherwood, Gallimore |
| 22 | 21 January 1905 | Notts County | A | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
| 23 | 28 January 1905 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
| 24 | 11 February 1905 | The Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 7,500 | Fielding (2) |
| 25 | 25 February 1905 | Sunderland | H | 1–3 | 5,000 | Hall |
| 26 | 11 March 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 2–0 | 6,000 | Hall, Rouse |
| 27 | 18 March 1905 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | 8,000 | Rouse |
| 28 | 1 April 1905 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–1 | 4,000 | Rouse (2), Holdcroft |
| 29 | 8 April 1905 | Everton | H | 2–2 | 4,000 | Holdcroft, Balmer (o.g.) |
| 30 | 10 April 1905 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 8,000 | Fielding |
| 31 | 15 April 1905 | Bury | H | 2–0 | 8,000 | Fielding, Holdcroft |
| 32 | 21 April 1905 | Newcastle United | A | 1–4 | 10,000 | Hall |
| 33 | 22 April 1905 | Small Heath | A | 1–0 | 12,000 | Holford (pen) |
| 34 | 29 April 1905 | Small Heath | H | 1–0 | 4,000 | Haines |
FA Cup
Main article: 1904–05 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 4 February 1905 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | 11,000 | Godley, Baddeley | |
| R2 | 18 February 1905 | Everton | H | 0–4 | 25,700 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Jack Benton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| GK | ENG Jack Whitley | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| FB | ENG Harry Benson | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| FB | ENG Charlie Burgess | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| FB | ENG Arthur Hartshorne | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| FB | WAL Sam Meredith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| HB | ENG George Baddeley | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| HB | ENG James Bradley | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| HB | ENG Tom Holford | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||||
| HB | ENG Albert Sturgess | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| FW | ENG Horace Brindley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FW | ENG George Brown | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| FW | ENG Tom Coxon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FW | ENG Ross Fielding | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||||
| FW | ENG Edwin Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FW | ENG George Gallimore | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Bill Godley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Wilf Haines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Jack Hall | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||||
| FW | ENG Jack Haworth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Frank Hesham | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Ted Holdcroft | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||||
| FW | ENG Arthur Leonard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FW | ENG Albert Pitt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Fred Rouse | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | ||||
| FW | [[File:St Patrick's saltire.svg | 20px]] James Sheridan | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Arthur Usherwood | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Frank Whitehouse | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| FW | ENG Bob Whittingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| – | Own goals | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 |
References
References
- Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.
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