1910–11 Stoke F.C. season

Stoke
1910–11 season
Chairman Mr Rev. A Hurst
Manager Alfred Barker
Stadium Victoria Ground
Birmingham & District League 1st (47 Points)
Southern Football League Division Two 2nd (35 points)
FA Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Jack Peart & Alf Smith (31)
All: Alf Smith (35)
Highest home attendance 11,000 vs Aston Villa Reserves (25 March 1911)
Lowest home attendance 2,500 vs Stourbridge (25 February 1911)
Average home league attendance 6,800
Home colours
Away colours

The 1910–11 season was Stoke's third and final season in the Birmingham & District League and second in the Southern Football League.

Stoke again entered two sides as they went on to play in 56 league matches during the season and were very successful in both. They won the Birmingham & District League and also gained promotion to the Southern Football League Division One after finishing runner-up to Reading on goal average.[1]

Season review

League

Progress was being made slowly, and the directors were able to spend money on new players to strengthen the squad, whilst at the same time the club decided to remain in two league competitions.[1] One major acquisition in the summer of 1910 was forward Jack Peart from Sheffield United.[1] He made a brilliant impact, scoring 31 goals in just 21 matches before breaking his leg against Crewe Alexandra in December 1910.[1] Stoke also re-signed goalkeeper Arthur Cartlidge for £315 a lot of money for a 'keeper in 1910 as Stoke's finances began to improve.[1]

Stoke played 59 competitive fixtures in 1910–11. They won the Birmingham & District League and gained promotion from the Southern Football League Division Two as runners-up.[1] A total of 167 goals were scored in the 56 league matches with the two Smiths Alf and William scoring 58 between them. They were numerous high-scoring victories including a 10–0 win over Halesowen Town, an 8–0 away win at Chesham Town and an 8–1 home win over Kettering Town. Stoke also hit six on five occasions.[1]

With Stoke now in a tougher competition the directors decided that Stoke should leave their reserve side to play in the Birmingham & District League and let their first team concentrate on the Southern League.[1]

FA Cup

After fine qualifying round wins over Worcester City (7–0) and Lincoln City (4–0), Stoke lost 2–1 in the first round to Manchester City.[1]

Final league table

Birmingham & District League

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Stoke34242895481.97950
2Aston Villa Reserves34224897412.12148
3Walsall34206860441.36346
4Wrexham341771074521.42341
5Crewe Alexandra341681085611.39340
6Stourbridge341661282541.51838
7Worcester City341741377790.97438
8Wellington Town341571265621.04837
9West Bromwich Albion Reserves341381354580.93134
10Dudley Town341371456670.83533
11Shrewsbury Town341441661740.82432
12Wednesbury Old Athletic341421861820.74330
13Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves341251769750.92229
14Brierley Hill Alliance341091763750.84429
15Birmingham Reserves341141973920.79326
16Stafford Rangers341141945730.61626
17Kidderminster Harriers34682037660.56020
18Halesowen34632548990.48415

Southern Football League Division Two

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Reading22163355115.00035
2Stoke22171472213.42835
3Merthyr Town22153452222.36333
4Cardiff City22124648291.65528
5Croydon Common22113861262.34625
6Treharris22103938311.22223
7Aberdare2295838331.15123
8Ton Pentre22103944401.10023
9Walsall22741137410.90218
10Kettering22611534680.50013
11Chesham Town22131816970.1645
12Salisbury City22031916920.1733

Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Results

Stoke's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Birmingham & District League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 3 September 1910 Wellington TownA1–11,500Turner
2 10 September 1910 Worcester CityA1–42,000Peart
3 17 September 1910 Birmingham ReservesA3–22,000Peart (2), Baddeley
4 24 September 1910 West Bromwich Albion ReservesH2–05,000Peart (2)
5 1 October 1910 Stafford RangersA3–02,500Peart, A Smith, Turner
6 8 October 1910 Dudley TownH5–210,000Peart (3), A Smith, W Smith
7 15 October 1910 Shrewsbury TownH3–08,000Peart, W Smith, Baddeley
8 22 October 1910 StourbridgeA1–23,000Thornton
9 29 October 1910 WalsallH3–47,000Peart (2), A Smith
10 5 November 1910 Kidderminster HarriersA2–22,000Peart, A Smith
11 12 November 1910 WrexhamH6–27,500Peart (2), A Smith, Baddeley, Turner (2)
12 26 November 1910 Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesH6–15,000Peart (3), A Smith (2), Turner
13 10 December 1910 Crewe AlexandraH1–010,000S Baddeley
14 17 December 1910 Wednesbury Old AthleticA0–12,000
15 24 December 1910 Brierley Hill AllianceH4–12,500A Smith (2), Leese, Baddeley
16 31 December 1910 Wellington TownH6–12,500A Smith (3), Baddeley, Brown
17 7 January 1911 Worcester CityH2–18,000Leese, Boulton
18 21 January 1911 Birmingham ReservesH6–23,000W Smith (2), Baddeley, S Baddeley, Hay (2)
19 28 January 1911 West Bromwich Albion ReservesA2–13,500W Smith, A Smith
20 11 February 1911 Dudley TownA0–11,000
21 18 February 1911 Shrewsbury TownA1–02,000Leese
22 25 February 1911 StourbridgeH2–12,500W Smith, A Smith
23 4 March 1911 WalsallA4–23,500W Smith, A Smith, Baddeley, Leigh
24 11 March 1911 Kidderminster HarriersH5–06,500W Smith, A Smith (2), Leese (2)
25 18 March 1911 WrexhamA1–73,000Hardman
26 25 March 1911 Aston Villa ReservesH2–111,000W Smith, A Smith
27 1 April 1911 Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesA3–22,000W Smith, A Smith, S Baddeley
28 3 April 1911 HalesowenA1–02,000Hay
29 8 April 1911 HalesowenH10–010,000A Smith (5), Leese, W Smith, Savage (3)
30 15 April 1911 Crewe AlexandraA0–112,000
31 17 April 1911 Stafford RangersH4–012,000W Smith (2), Turner, Paxton
32 22 April 1911 Wednesbury Old AthleticH2–06,000A Smith, Hardman
33 24 April 1911 Aston Villa ReservesA0–43,000
34 29 April 1911 Brierley Hill AllianceA3–22,000Leese, Griffiths, Hardman

Southern Football League Division Two

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 1 September 1910 Ton PentreA3–23,000Peart (2), Griffiths
2 12 September 1910 Treharris AthleticA4–13,000Peart (3), Baddeley
3 3 October 1910 Ton PentreH3–03,000Peart, Griffiths (2)
4 12 October 1910 Croydon CommonA1–22,000Griffiths
5 17 October 1910 AberdareA4–23,000W Smith (2), Peart, Brown
6 24 October 1910 Kettering TownH8–13,000Peart (3), Brown (2), Turner, Baddeley, W Smith
7 5 November 1910 Chesham TownH3–02,000Horrocks (3)
8 7 November 1910 Croydon CommonH6–21,000Peart (2), Baddeley (2), W Smith, A Smith
9 14 November 1910 AberdareH1–03,000Peart
10 12 December 1910 WalsallH4–03,000W Smith (2), Brown, Griffiths
11 27 December 1910 Cardiff CityH5–09,000W Smith (2), Griffiths, Baddeley (2)
12 2 January 1911 Salisbury CityH6–03,000A Smith (3), Griffiths (2), Brown
13 30 January 1911 Merthyr TownH4–15,000W Smith, Griffiths, Baddeley, Boulton
14 4 February 1911 Chesham TownA8–02,000W Smith (3), Boulton (3), Turner, Baddeley
15 20 February 1911 ReadingH1–05,000Boulton
16 8 March 1911 Salisbury CityA2–21,000Turner, Baddeley
17 20 March 1911 WalsallA0–12,000
18 27 March 1911 Merthyr TownA0–28,000
19 10 April 1911 Treharris AthleticH2–02,000Savage, Leese
20 14 April 1911 ReadingA0–210,000
21 18 April 1911 Cardiff CityA2–14,000W Smith, A Smith
22 27 April 1911 Kettering TownA5–15,000W Smith, A Smith, Leese, Baddeley (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1910–11 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4QR19 November 1910 Worcester CityH7–06,000Peart (2), A Smith (2), Baddeley (3)
5QR3 November 1910 Lincoln CityH4–012,000Peart, A Smith, Griffiths, W Smith
R114 January 1911 Manchester CityH1–223,883A Smith

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKEngland Horace Bailey 100010
GKEngland Jack Baxter 600060
GKEngland Arthur Cartlidge 12000120
GKEngland Richard Herron 500050
GKEngland Fred Rathbone 400040
GKEngland Jack Robinson 28030310
DFEngland Charles James 300030
DFEngland Dick Hawe 100010
DFScotland James Hay 29310303
DFWales Harry Holt 100010
DFEngland Ernest Mullineux 40020420
DFEngland George Turner 42930453
DFEngland Jimmy Williams 100010
MFEngland Sam Baddeley 53330563
MFEngland William Bradbury 28030310
MFEngland John Brown 15710167
MFEngland Archie Dyke 100010
MFEngland Victor Hall 100010
MFEngland Harold Hardman 830083
MFEngland Francis Hobson 100010
MFEngland Vic Horrocks 130013
MFWales George Latham 800080
MFEngland Harry Leese 50930539
MFEngland Albert Pitt 800080
MFEngland James Swarbrick 300030
MFEngland Tom Thornton 20100201
FWEngland Amos Baddeley 4218334521
FWEngland Ernest Boulton 11600116
FWEngland Thomas Greaves 100001
FWEngland Arthur Griffiths 4410314711
FWEngland Harry Leigh 19100191
FWEngland John Paxton 310031
FWEngland Jack Peart 2131232334
FWEngland Albert Savage 940094
FWEngland Alf Smith 4131344435
FWEngland William Smith 5327315628

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

See also

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