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1908–09 Stoke F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Stoke |
| season | 1908–09 |
| manager | Alfred Barker |
| chairman | Mr Rev. A Hurst |
| stadium | Victoria Ground |
| league | Birmingham & District League |
| league result | 8th (31 Points) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | First Round |
| league topscorer | William Davies |
| (14) | |
| season topscorer | William Davies |
| (14) | |
| highest attendance | 12,000 vs Crewe Alexandra |
| (23 January 1909) | |
| lowest attendance | 2,500 vs Halesowen |
| (20 March 1909) | |
| average attendance | 5,117 |
| prevseason | 1907–08 |
| nextseason | 1909–10 |
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(14) (14) (23 January 1909) (20 March 1909) The 1908–09 season was Stoke's first season in the Birmingham & District League.
With Stoke now out of the Football League they entered the Birmingham & District League for the 1908–09 season. With a new board, chairman, manager and squad Stoke used the season as a rebuilding one and the crowds began to return to the Victoria Ground. Stoke finished in eight place with 31 Points.
Season review
League
Stoke now playing in the Birmingham & District League, which included the reserve teams of Aston Villa, Birmingham, West Brom and Wolves plus some other useful opposition. With Alfred Barker now the manager the team itself was made up of a mixture of ex-professionals and amateurs. Of those which remained with the club were William Davies, Ernest Mullineux, Fred Rathbone and Sam Baddeley. Barker used 32 players during the season and eighth place was secured in the final league table.
Crowds were often good and there were turnouts of 7,000+ for a few league matches which confirmed that the club still had its local support. Wins of 7–0 over Wellington Town 5–0 over Walsall and 5–3 over Villa's second string were among the best performances while the nadir was an 8–1 defeat to West Brom reserves. Stoke's goalkeeper against Albion was Harry Cotton who after the match was sacked by Barker.
FA Cup
Stoke made a poor exit in the first round being well beaten 5–0 at Sheffield Wednesday.
Final league table
Results
Stoke's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Birmingham & District League
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 1908 | Aston Villa Reserves | H | 5–3 | 12,000 | Myatt (2), Owen (2), Davies |
| 2 | 12 September 1908 | Walsall | A | 0–3 | 4,200 | |
| 3 | 14 September 1908 | Stourbridge | A | 2–2 | 2,000 | Howshall (2) |
| 4 | 19 September 1908 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–3 | 4,000 | Davies, Pitt |
| 5 | 19 September 1908 | Burton United | H | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
| 6 | 26 September 1908 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 3–1 | 4,500 | Greaves (2), Davies |
| 7 | 3 October 1908 | Brierley Hill Alliance | A | 4–3 | 3,000 | Greaves (2), Davies, Pitt |
| 8 | 10 October 1908 | Wellington Town | H | 7–0 | 5,000 | Millward (3), Horrocks (2), Pitt, Davies |
| 9 | 17 October 1908 | Worcester City | A | 1–5 | 2,500 | Davies |
| 10 | 24 October 1908 | Dudley Town | H | 4–0 | 5,000 | Davies, Greaves, Horrocks, Pitt |
| 11 | 31 October 1908 | West Bromwich Albion Reserves | A | 1–8 | 5,000 | Davies |
| 12 | 7 November 1908 | Birmingham Reserves | H | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
| 13 | 14 November 1908 | Halesowen | A | 0–2 | 200 | |
| 14 | 28 November 1908 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–3 | 2,000 | Gorman |
| 15 | 5 December 1908 | Stourbridge | H | 2–0 | 5,000 | McAllister, Cook |
| 16 | 12 December 1908 | Stafford Rangers | A | 1–1 | 3,000 | Davies (pen) |
| 17 | 19 December 1908 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves | H | 3–1 | 4,000 | McAllister, Millward (2) |
| 18 | 26 December 1908 | Burton United | A | 1–2 | 3,000 | Davies |
| 19 | 28 December 1908 | Wrexham | H | 4–2 | 6,000 | Davies (2), Hargraves (2) |
| 20 | 2 January 1909 | Aston Villa Reserves | A | 1–4 | 5,000 | Hargraves |
| 21 | 9 January 1909 | Walsall | H | 5–0 | 3,000 | Hargraves, Davies (2), Horrocks, Millward |
| 22 | 23 January 1909 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–4 | 12,000 | Millward, Gorman (2) |
| 23 | 30 January 1909 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 2–3 | 2,500 | Hargraves, Horrocks |
| 24 | 6 February 1909 | Brierley Hill Alliance | H | 2–0 | 3,000 | Millward, McAllister |
| 25 | 13 February 1909 | Wellington Town | A | 1–1 | 2,000 | Baddeley |
| 26 | 20 February 1909 | Worcester City | H | 3–0 | 5,000 | Millward, Hargraves, Gorman |
| 27 | 27 February 1909 | Dudley Town | A | 2–2 | 1,500 | Hargraves, Gorman |
| 28 | 13 March 1909 | Birmingham Reserves | A | 1–0 | 3,000 | Hargraves |
| 29 | 20 March 1909 | Halesowen | H | 0–1 | 2,500 | |
| 30 | 27 March 1909 | Wrexham | A | 1–2 | 3,000 | Eardley |
| 31 | 3 April 1909 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–2 | 3,000 | Bullock |
| 32 | 17 April 1909 | Stafford Rangers | H | 3–3 | 4,000 | Eardley, Hargraves, Gorman |
| 33 | 19 April 1909 | West Bromwich Albion Reserves | H | 5–0 | 4,000 | Hargraves (2), Gorman, Millward, Kelly |
| 34 | 26 April 1909 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves | A | 0–1 | 3,000 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1908–09 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 16 January 1909 | The Wednesday | A | 0–5 | 8,000 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Jack Benton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG Harry Cotton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG Bert Miller | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG Fred Rathbone | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG Fred Wain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Harry Hutsby | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Charles James | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Ernest Mullineux | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG George Turner | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Jimmy Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| HB | ENG Sam Baddeley | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| HB | ENG Albert Cook | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| HB | ENG William Harding | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| HB | ENG Dick Hawe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| HB | ENG Chris Kelly | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| HB | ENG Albert Pitt | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| HB | ENG Josuah Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Albert Bullock | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG William Davies | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | |||
| FW | ENG Francis Eardley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| FW | ENG Arthur Fielding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Thomas Greaves | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |||
| FW | ENG Edwin Griffiths | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG James Gorman | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |||
| FW | ENG Ade Hamnett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Fred Hargraves | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | |||
| FW | ENG Vic Horrocks | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |||
| FW | ENG Sam Howshall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| FW | SCO Sam McAllister | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
| FW | ENG Ernie Millward | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |||
| FW | ENG Herbert Myatt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| FW | ENG Syd Owen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
References
References
- Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.
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