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1923–24 Stoke F.C. season

The 1923–24 season was Stoke's 24th season in the Football League and the fifth in the Second Division.

Stoke
1923–24 season
ChairmanMr E.Reynish
ManagerTom Mather
StadiumVictoria Ground
Football League Second Division6th (46 Points)
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Broad
(14)
All: Jimmy Broad
(14)
Highest home attendance25,297 vs Bury
(22 March 1924)
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs Hull City
(27 October 1923)
Average home league attendance11,765

With Stoke back in the Second Division after their short stay in the First and without a manager the supporters questioned what the future held for the club. Tom Mather was appointed as the club's new manager in October 1923 and it would start a run of consistency as from 1923 to 1976 Stoke had just four managers.[1] Mather led the club to sixth position in the table with just two wins in their last 12 matches costing Stoke a promotion challenge. At the end of the season Mather decided to sell a number of players including fans favourites Jimmy Broad, Tommy Broad and Billy Tempest; some players not asked to re-sign smashed up the offices at the Victoria Ground and caused a considerable amount of damage.[1]

Season review

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League

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There was little money available for new players, and when former Southend United boss Tom Mather, a Lancastrian from Chorley, was given the managerial position in October, he quickly set about restoring the team's fortunes.[1] Mather, who had been assistant manager at both Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers before becoming manager at Burnden Park during World War I, certainly consolidated the club and a final league finish of 6th was a decent outcome and would give Mather a platform to build on.[1]

There was however a regrettable incident at the club just as the season ended when a group of players, who had not been asked to re-sign for the next season, arrived at the Victoria Ground and started smashing up the offices and dressing rooms, causing a considerable amount of damage.[1] The offenders were immediately released by the club and things were quickly sorted out.[1] There was a substantial clear-out, with a number of players leaving who had served the club well whilst there was also changes at boardroom level with chairman Mr E. Reynish relinquishing his position as chairman and wealthy director John Slater also left after he had injected a lot of his own money into the club with mixed success.[1]

FA Cup

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No progress was made in the FA Cup with Stoke going out in the first round to Leeds United.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Blackpool 42 18 13 11 72 47 1.532 49
5 Southampton 42 17 14 11 52 31 1.677 48
6 Stoke 42 14 18 10 44 42 1.048 46
7 Oldham Athletic 42 14 17 11 45 52 0.865 45
8 The Wednesday 42 16 12 14 54 51 1.059 44
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Stoke's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Main article: 1923–24 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 25 August 1923 Leeds United H 1–1 20,000 J Broad
2 27 August 1923 Leicester City A 0–5 14,500
3 1 September 1923 Leeds United A 0–0 15,000
4 3 September 1923 Leicester City H 1–0 11,000 Davies
5 8 September 1923 Blackpool H 2–2 11,898 Davies, Richardson
6 15 September 1923 Blackpool A 1–1 6,000 Davies
7 22 September 1923 Nelson H 4–0 12,150 Davies (2), J Broad, Howe
8 24 September 1923 Southampton H 1–1 20,000 Richardson
9 29 September 1923 Nelson A 0–2 12,000
10 6 October 1923 Port Vale H 1–0 21,685 Clarke
11 13 October 1923 Port Vale A 4–2 16,800 J Broad (2), Eyres (2)
12 15 October 1923 Southampton A 1–0 14,000 Kelly
13 20 October 1923 Hull City A 0–2 8,000
14 27 October 1923 Hull City H 1–0 6,000 Kasher
15 3 November 1923 Derby County H 1–1 20,000 J Broad
16 10 November 1923 Derby County A 1–1 12,000 Eyres
17 17 November 1923 Crystal Palace H 1–1 9,000 J Broad
18 24 November 1923 Crystal Palace A 1–5 15,000 Eyres
19 1 December 1923 The Wednesday H 1–1 8,000 Eyres
20 8 December 1923 The Wednesday A 0–3 14,000
21 15 December 1923 Coventry City A 2–1 12,000 J Broad, Eyres
22 22 December 1923 Coventry City H 2–1 6,000 J Broad, Eyres
23 26 December 1923 Bradford City H 2–0 18,000 J Broad, Davies
24 29 December 1923 Bristol City A 1–1 7,000 J Broad
25 5 January 1924 Bristol City H 3–0 10,300 Davies (2), Clarke
26 19 January 1924 Clapton Orient H 0–1 11,000
27 26 January 1924 Clapton Orient A 2–0 7,700 J Broad, Sellars
28 2 February 1924 Stockport County H 0–0 13,800
29 9 February 1924 Stockport County A 1–0 4,000 Roxburgh
30 16 February 1924 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 6,000 Davies
31 23 February 1924 Oldham Athletic A 0–0 5,000
32 1 March 1924 South Shields H 0–0 8,348
33 8 March 1924 South Shields A 0–1 6,000
34 15 March 1924 Bury A 0–1 6,000
35 22 March 1924 Bury H 0–0 25,297
36 29 March 1924 Manchester United A 2–2 10,000 J Broad, Tempest
37 5 April 1924 Manchester United H 3–0 20,000 J Broad, Tempest, Sellars
38 12 April 1924 Barnsley H 2–0 9,799 Sellars (2)
39 19 April 1924 Barnsley A 0–0 6,224
40 21 April 1924 Fulham A 0–3 10,000
41 23 April 1924 Fulham H 0–0 8,000
42 26 April 1924 Bradford City A 1–2 4,000 J Broad

FA Cup

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Main article: 1923–24 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 12 January 1924 Leeds United A 0–1 26,574

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland  Kenny Campbell 11 0 0 0 11 0
GK England  Bob Dixon 31 0 1 0 32 0
DF England  Sammy Davis 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF England  Tommy Howe 24 1 0 0 24 1
DF Scotland  George Lennon 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland  Bob McGrory 29 0 1 0 30 0
DF England  Billy Wootton 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England  Ewart Beswick 5 0 0 0 5 0
MF England  Tom Brittleton 35 0 1 0 36 0
MF England  Harry Brough 33 0 0 0 33 0
MF England  George Clarke 18 2 1 0 19 2
MF England  Joseph Depledge 5 0 0 0 5 0
MF England  Wilf Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England  Billy Fitchford 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Ireland  Alfred Jordan 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF England  Joe Kasher 23 1 1 0 24 1
MF England  Arden Maddison 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England  Vic Rouse 24 0 1 0 25 0
MF England  George Stentiford 8 0 0 0 8 0
FW England  Len Armitage 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW England  Jimmy Broad 37 14 1 0 38 14
FW England  Tommy Broad 30 0 1 0 31 0
FW England  Harry Davies 31 9 1 0 32 9
FW England  Jack Eyres 19 7 0 0 19 7
FW England  Charles Kelly 9 1 0 0 9 1
FW Wales  Dai Nicholas 9 0 1 0 10 0
FW England  Bert Ralphs 12 0 0 0 12 0
FW England  Frank Richardson 6 2 0 0 6 2
FW Scotland  John Roxburgh 14 1 0 0 14 1
FW England  Harry Sellars 8 4 0 0 8 4
FW England  Andy Smith 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW England  Billy Tempest 29 2 1 0 30 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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