Arthur Shallcross

Arthur Shallcross

Personal information
Full name	Arthur J. Shallcross[1]
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Leek, England[1]
Date of death	1950 (aged 73–74)[1]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Teams managed
Years	Team
1919–1923	Stoke

Arthur J. Shallcross (1876 – 1950) was an English association football manager who managed Stoke City between February 1919 and March 1923.^[1]

Career

Shallcross played for his native Leek before becoming a Football League referee in 1895.^[1] He was appointed secretary-manager of Stoke in February 1919, in time for Stoke's first season back in the league since 1908.^[1] A steady season of mid-table followed in 1919–20 but Shallcross then angered the supporters with the seemingly unnecessary sale of Charlie Parker to Sunderland, but he did bring in Bob McGrory who would have a long career at the Victoria Ground.^[1]

After almost being relegated in 1920–21 Stoke finished 2nd in 1921–22 to gain a return to the First Division.^[1] Key to Stoke's success was the early season signing of the Broad brothers Tommy and Jimmy with the later scoring 27 goals.^[1] However any hope that it be the start of a sustained spell in the top-flight was quickly dashed as Stoke struggled all through the 1922–23 season and with relegation looming Shallcross was sacked in March 1923.^[1]

Career statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Stoke	1 February 1919	31 March 1923	161	59	23	69	36.65

Honours

• Football League Second Division runner-up: 1921–22

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

External links

• Stoke City managers at stokecityfc.com