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1913–14 Stoke F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Stoke |
| season | 1913–14 |
| manager | Alfred Barker |
| chairman | Mr Rev. A Hurst |
| stadium | Victoria Ground |
| league | Southern League Division Two |
| league result | 5th (40 Points) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | First Round |
| league topscorer | Alf Smith |
| (16) | |
| season topscorer | Billy Herbert |
| & Alf Smith | |
| (16) | |
| highest attendance | 18,000 vs Luton Town |
| (13 April 1914) | |
| lowest attendance | 3,000 vs Aberdare |
| (3 January 1914) | |
| average attendance | 6,566 |
| prevseason | 1912–13 |
| nextseason | 1914–15 |
| pattern_la1 | _navy_stripes |
| pattern_b1 | _navystripes |
| pattern_ra1 | _navy_stripes |
| pattern_so1 | _color_3_stripes_red |
| leftarm1 | ff2000 |
| body1 | ff2000 |
| rightarm1 | ff2000 |
| shorts1 | 002060 |
| socks1 | 002060 |
(16) & Alf Smith (16) (13 April 1914) (3 January 1914) The 1913–14 season was Stoke's fifth season in the Southern Football League.
Stoke were now back in the poor quality Southern League Division Two and expectations were to gain an instant return to Division One. Stoke started the season well winning nine games in a row, however the team ran into poor form in the new year and ended up finishing 5th, 11 points from promotion. It was a bad performance and in April 1914 both chairman Mr Rev. A Hurst and manager Alfred Barker stepped down.
Season review
League
Division Two of the Southern League for the 1913–14 season was made up of selection of poor Welsh clubs and a smattering of sides from around the London area, namely Luton Town, Brentford and Croydon Common. There was no money available, meaning the club had to rely on free transfers. There were still a number of new faces with the likes of former England international Fred Pentland joining from Halifax, James Bradley returning from Liverpool and Billy Herbert from Glossop. With Stoke doing well from the start of the season crowds were often good as Stoke embarked on a nine match winning run. However long distance travelling eventually caused Stoke problems and they lost their form and ended up finishing in a poor position of fifth.
The directors, obviously disappointed as were the players and supporters, at not winning promotion, vowed to continue to build the team despite having little money available. Alfred Barker was now under pressure from supporters and indeed some directors who questioned his wisdom to employ part-time staff. He and chairman A. Hurst both stepped down in April 1914. It was a sad way to see such key figures, responsible for saving the club, leave in such circumstances.
FA Cup
After progressing past Shrewsbury Town and Barrow, Stoke lost to Aston Villa in the first round.
Final league table
Results
Stoke's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Southern Football League Division Two
Main article: 1913–14 Southern Football League
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 1913 | Croydon Common | H | 1–1 | 7,000 | Pentland |
| 2 | 13 September 1913 | Croydon Common | A | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
| 3 | 20 September 1913 | Mid Rhondda | A | 2–0 | 2,500 | Pentland, A Smith |
| 4 | 27 September 1913 | Ton Pentre | A | 2–1 | 4,000 | Pentland, Revill |
| 5 | 4 October 1913 | Abertillery | H | 3–0 | 4,000 | A Smith (2), Revill |
| 6 | 11 October 1913 | Treharris Athletic | A | 5–0 | 3,000 | Pentland, Herbert (3), Jones |
| 7 | 18 October 1913 | Llanelli | H | 2–1 | 10,000 | Pentland, Herbert |
| 8 | 1 November 1913 | Treharris Athletic | H | 5–1 | 7,000 | Revill (2), Herbert (pen), A Smith, Dyke |
| 9 | 8 November 1913 | Swansea Town | A | 3–2 | 3,000 | Herbert (2), A Smith |
| 10 | 15 November 1913 | Barry | H | 7–1 | 4,500 | Herbert, A Smith (2), Jones (2), Revill, D Smith |
| 11 | 22 November 1913 | Aberdare | A | 4–2 | 1,000 | Herbert, A Smith (3) |
| 12 | 6 December 1913 | Newport County | A | 2–3 | 3,000 | Turner (pen), A Smith |
| 13 | 25 December 1913 | Caerphilly | A | 5–1 | 3,000 | A Smith (3), D Smith (2) |
| 14 | 26 December 1913 | Caerphilly | H | 4–0 | 10,000 | Turner (pen), Revill, Bailey, Lean (o.g.) |
| 15 | 3 January 1914 | Aberdare | H | 4–1 | 10,000 | Herbert (3), Jenkins (o.g.) |
| 16 | 17 January 1914 | Brentford | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 17 | 24 January 1914 | Ton Pentre | H | 2–0 | 5,000 | Revill, Turner (pen) |
| 18 | 14 February 1914 | Mid Rhondda | H | 1–0 | 4,000 | Revill |
| 19 | 21 February 1914 | Abertillery | A | 0–1 | 3,500 | |
| 20 | 28 February 1914 | Brentford | H | 2–1 | 6,000 | D Smith, Turner (pen) |
| 21 | 14 March 1914 | Pontypridd | H | 5–1 | 4,000 | D Smith (2), Revill, A Smith, Jones |
| 22 | 17 March 1914 | Llanelli | A | 0–2 | 4,000 | |
| 23 | 21 March 1914 | Barry | A | 1–1 | 3,500 | Herbert |
| 24 | 28 March 1914 | Newport County | H | 2–0 | 4,000 | D Smith, Tempest |
| 25 | 4 April 1914 | Mardy | A | 2–1 | 1,000 | Hamnett (2) |
| 26 | 10 April 1914 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | 5,000 | D Smith |
| 27 | 11 April 1914 | Mardy | H | 4–0 | 3,000 | D Smith (2), Watkin, Hargreaves |
| 28 | 13 April 1914 | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | 18,000 | Bradley |
| 29 | 18 April 1914 | Pontypridd | A | 1–4 | 2,000 | A Smith |
| 30 | 25 April 1914 | Swansea Town | H | 0–1 | 5,000 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1913–14 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4QR | 29 November 1913 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–0 | 5,000 | D Smith, Herbert | |
| 5QR | 13 December 1913 | Barrow | H | 3–1 | 10,000 | Holmes, Herbert (2) | |
| R1 | 10 January 1914 | Aston Villa | A | 0–4 | 26,094 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Bert Gadsden | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG Richard Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG Charles James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG Jimmy McVay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG Alec Milne | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG Ernest Mullineux | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG George Smart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG George Turner | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| MF | ENG Sam Baddeley | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG James Bradley | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| MF | ENG Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Archie Dyke | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| MF | ENG Reg Forester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Bob Hamnett | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| MF | ENG Henry Hargreaves | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| MF | ENG Crop Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| MF | WAL Joe Jones | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |||
| MF | ENG Charles Parker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Tancey Wharton | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Tom Bailey | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Albert Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Billy Herbert | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | |||
| FW | ENG William Holmes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Fred Pentland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||
| FW | ENG Tom Revill | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | |||
| FW | ENG Walter Rowlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Alf Smith | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 16 | |||
| FW | ENG Dick Smith | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | |||
| FW | ENG William Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Billy Tempest | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Arthur Watkin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| – | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 |
References
References
- Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.
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