1909–10 Stoke F.C. season

Stoke
1909–10 season
Chairman Mr Rev. A Hurst
Manager Alfred Barker
Stadium Victoria Ground
Birmingham & District League 7th (37 Points)
Southern Football League Division Two A 1st (20 points)
FA Cup First Round
Birmingham League Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League: Arthur Griffiths (36)
All: Arthur Griffiths (38)
Highest home attendance 15,000 vs Crewe Alexandra (28 March 1910)
Lowest home attendance 2,500 vs Ton Pentre (30 September 1909)
Average home league attendance 5,000
Home colours
Away colours

The 1909–10 season was Stoke's second in the Birmingham & District League and the first in the Southern Football League.

Stoke decided to enter two teams in league competitions this season with the directors feeling that the Southern Football League represented a better chance to be re-elected into the Football League. Stoke won the Southern Football League Division Two A with ease winning all ten of their matches and the Division Two championship play-off. They scored 48 goals conceding only 9, however unfortunately for Stoke promotion was not gained due to a league reorganization. The Birmingham & District League was a lot harder and Stoke finished in 7th place.[1]

Season review

League

Stoke played in two league competitions during the 1909–10 season, in the Birmingham & District League and the in the Southern League Division Two. This meant a total of 44 league fixtures would be played during the season.[1]

The standard of football in the Southern League was of a poor quality and Stoke took the championship with ease, winning all of their 10 matches with a goal-average of 48-9.[1] They started off with an 11–0 home victory over Merthyr Town and never looked back. On 25 April 1910, Stoke met Hastings & St Leonards United (winners of Division Two B) in a 'championship decider' and Stoke easily won 6–0 to claim the title.[1]

The Birmingham league was considerably tougher and it was dominated by Aston Villa's reserve side.[1] Stoke finished in 7th place, never threatening to challenge the leaders throughout the campaign.[1] Arthur Griffiths, who had returned to the club from Oldham Athletic, top scored this season amassing 38 goals in all competitions.[1]

FA Cup

The biggest crowd of the season at the Victoria Ground (18,000) came in the FA Cup first round against Newcastle United.[1] Stoke having progressed past Ilkeston and Exeter City in the qualifying rounds.[1] Stoke held the Geordies to a 1–1 draw but lost 2–1 in the replay up in the north east and Newcastle went on to lift the cup.[1] Stoke also played in the Birmingham League Cup for the one and only time losing to Aston Villa's second string in the third round.[1] The directors decided that the Birmingham League Cup was not a worthwhile competition to enter.[1]

Final league table

Birmingham & District League

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Aston Villa Reserves34254598362.72254
2Crewe Alexandra342338117562.08949
3Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves34225774461.60849
4Brierley Hill Alliance34198779491.61246
5Walsall34187966441.50043
6Birmingham Reserves341771073601.21641
7Stoke341571282521.57637
8West Bromwich Albion Reserves341651365371.75637
9Stourbridge341531678741.05433
10Wrexham341371461620.98333
11Shrewsbury Town341351648630.76131
12Worcester City341091565660.98429
13Wellington Town341071748760.63127
14Kidderminster Harriers34961952830.62624
15Dudley Town34952065870.74723
16Stafford Rangers34952048800.60023
17Halesowen34832344900.48819
18Burton United346226361260.28514

Southern Football League Division Two A

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Stoke1010004895.33320
2Ton Pentre1042417210.80910
3Merthyr Town941416210.7619
4Salisbury City82157180.3885
5Burton United62048210.3804
6Aberdare71066110.5452

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 4 September 1909 Burton UnitedA0–22,000
2 11 September 1909 Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesA2–23,000Griffiths (2)
3 18 September 1909 Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesH0–25,000
4 23 September 1909 Shrewsbury TownA1–01,500Leese
5 25 September 1909 WalsallH5–13,000Baddeley (2), Millward (2), Cook (o.g.)
6 2 October 1909 Aston Villa ReservesA1–26,000Smith
7 9 October 1909 Kidderminster HarriersH4–23,000Griffiths (2), Leese (2)
8 16 October 1909 StourbridgeA0–51,000
9 23 October 1909 Worcester CityH3–12,000Griffiths (2), Leigh
10 30 October 1909 West Bromwich Albion ReservesH1–38,500Baddeley
11 6 November 1909 Wellington TownA0–12,000
12 13 November 1909 HalesowenH4–02,000Griffiths (2), Leese, Millward
13 27 November 1909 Birmingham ReservesH4–06,000Griffiths (2), Leese, Leigh
14 11 December 1909 Brierley Hill AllianceH4–12,000Griffiths (2), Millward, Turner
15 18 December 1909 WrexhamA2–13,000Baddeley, Leese
16 28 December 1909 Dudley TownA4–52,000Baddeley, Leese (2), Millward
17 1 January 1910 Crewe AlexandraA2–45,000Griffiths, Leigh
18 8 January 1910 Burton UnitedH8–02,000Griffiths (2), Leigh, Baddeley (3), Millward, Hall
19 29 January 1910 Shrewsbury TownH2–12,000Baddeley, Leese
20 5 February 1910 WalsallA2–23,000Baddeley, Griffiths
21 12 February 1910 Aston Villa ReservesH3–210,000Baddeley, Griffiths (2)
22 19 February 1910 Kidderminster HarriersA0–12,000
23 26 February 1910 StourbridgeH6–13,000S Baddeley, Griffiths (2), Leese, Millward, Taylor
24 5 March 1910 Worcester CityA1–12,000Millward
25 12 March 1910 West Bromwich Albion ReservesA1–14,500Griffiths
26 19 March 1910 Wellington TownH5–12,500Hall (2), Smith (2), Taylor
27 26 March 1910 HalesowenA1–21,000Hall
28 28 March 1910 Crewe AlexandraH0–015,000
29 2 April 1910 Dudley TownH6–13,000Griffiths (2), Leigh (2), Smith, Taylor
30 2 April 1910 Stafford RangersA0–01,000
31 16 April 1910 Stafford RangersH3–13,000Griffiths, Millward (2)
32 18 April 1910 Birmingham ReservesA3–04,000Griffiths, Millward, Taylor
33 23 April 1910 Brierley Hill AllianceA2–22,000Millward, Leese
34 30 April 1910 WrexhamH3–03,000Millward, Leese, Baddeley

Southern Football League Division Two A

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 1 September 1909 Merthyr TownH11–04,000Griffiths (3), Leese, Millward, Smith (4), Tomlinson (2)
2 13 September 1909 Merthyr TownA4–23,000Griffiths, Leese, Tomlinson, Leigh
3 30 September 1909 Ton PentreH8–12,500Griffiths (3), Baddeley (2), Smith (2), Jones (o.g.)
4 4 October 1909 AberdareA2–02,000Baddeley, Leese
5 8 November 1909 AberdareH3–24,000Baddeley, Smith (2)
6 25 December 1909 Burton UnitedA7–12,000Baddeley (5), Griffiths, Millward
7 27 December 1909 Burton UnitedH5–04,000Baddeley, S Baddeley, Leigh (2), Smith
8 22 January 1910 Salisbury CityA3–21,000Leese (2), Smith
9 25 March 1910 Ton PentreA3–13,000Griffiths (2), Smith
10 14 April 1910 Salisbury CityH2–03,000Baddeley (2)

Division Two championship Play-off

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 April 1910 Hastings & St LeonardsH6–07,000Griffiths, Leese, Smith (3), Turner

FA Cup

Main article: 1909–10 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4QR20 November 1909 Ilkeston UnitedH2–02,000Leigh, Smith
5QR4 December 1909 Exeter CityH0–07,000
5QR Replay8 December 1909 Exeter CityA1–13,500Leese
5QR Second Replay13 December 1909 Exeter CityN2–13,000Leigh, Millward
R115 January 1910 Newcastle UnitedH1–118,000Baddeley
R1 Replay19 January 1910 Newcastle UnitedA1–214,000Griffiths

Birmingham League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R120 September 1909 Brierley Hill AllianceH2–22,000Griffiths, Smith
R1 Replay18 October 1909 Brierley Hill AllianceA5–01,500A Baddeley (4), S Baddeley
R21 November 1909 StourbridgeH3–12,000Leigh, Smith, Tomlinson
R39 April 1910 Aston Villa ReservesA1–24,000Leigh

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup B'ham League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKEngland Tom Baddeley 70001080
GKEngland Jack Benton 40000040
GKEngland Fred Rathbone 70000070
GKEngland Jack Robinson 2706020350
DFEngland Dick Hawe 10000010
DFScotland James Hay 3306030420
DFEngland Harry Hutsby 40002060
DFEngland Charles James 30000030
DFEngland Ernest Mullineux 3105030390
DFEngland George Turner 2021010222
DFEngland Jimmy Williams 50100060
MFEngland Sam Baddeley 4226041523
MFEngland Archie Dyke 10000010
MFEngland Ellis Hall 3946040494
MFEngland Fred Lewis 20000020
MFEngland William Owen 20000020
MFEngland Albert Pitt 10000010
MFEngland Fred Steel 30000030
MFEngland Fred Tomlinson 1933031254
FWEngland Amos Baddeley 301821443623
FWEngland Albert Bullock 10000010
FWEngland Thomas Greaves 20000020
FWEngland Arthur Griffiths 423661415238
FWEngland Vic Horrocks 00100010
FWEngland Harry Leese 401861405019
FWEngland Harry Leigh 42952425113
FWEngland Ernie Millward 401561204816
FWEngland William Smith 391861324821
FWEngland Harry Taylor 1040000104
Own goals 2002

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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