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{{Infobox Football club season |
{{Infobox Football club season |
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| club = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |
| club = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |
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| season = 1930–31 |
| season = 1930–31 |
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| manager = |
| manager = [[Tom Mather]] |
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| chairman = |
| chairman = Mr A.McSherwin |
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| stadium = [[Victoria Ground]] |
| stadium = [[Victoria Ground]] |
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| league = [[1930–31 Football League|Football League Second Division]] |
| league = [[1930–31 Football League|Football League Second Division]] |
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| cup2 result = |
| cup2 result = |
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| league topscorer = [[Wilf Kirkham]] & [[ |
| league topscorer = [[Wilf Kirkham]] <br> & [[Bobby Liddle]] <br> (14) |
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| season topscorer = [[ |
| season topscorer = [[Bobby Liddle]] <br> (15) |
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| highest attendance = 26,649 vs [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] (13 December 1930) |
| highest attendance = 26,649 vs [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] <br> (13 December 1930) |
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| lowest attendance = 2,405 vs [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] (28 February 1931) |
| lowest attendance = 2,405 vs [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] <br> (28 February 1931) |
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| average attendance = 11,434 |
| average attendance = 11,434 |
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| prevseason = [[1929–30 Stoke City F.C. season|1929–30]] |
| prevseason = [[1929–30 Stoke City F.C. season|1929–30]] |
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The 1930–31 season was Stoke's |
The [[1930–31 Football League|1930–31 season]] was [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]'s 31st season in [[the Football League]] and the 11th in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. |
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Stoke experienced |
Stoke experienced an average season as they finished in the same position as last season, 11th. The season was notable for the debuts of future star players [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1909)|Arthur Turner]] and [[Tommy Sale]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City">{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}</ref> |
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==Season review== |
==Season review== |
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===League=== |
===League=== |
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Stoke's overall form in the 1930–31 season improved only marginally as they again took 11th position in the Second Division.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Wins of 5–0 v [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] and 4–0 over [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] were the best results at home whilst a 7–3 hammering away at relegated [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] a day to forget for Stoke supporters.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Stoke also conceded five at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
Stoke's overall form in the 1930–31 season improved only marginally as they again took 11th position in the Second Division.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Wins of 5–0 v [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] and 4–0 over [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] were the best results at home whilst a 7–3 hammering away at relegated [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] a day to forget for Stoke supporters.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Stoke also conceded five at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
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The campaign ended with record gate receipts being taken from the final home league fixture against [[FA Cup]] winners [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]. A crowd of 26,064 amounting to £1,540 saw Albion win 1–0 to clinch promotion.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Three debutants in 1930–31 who were later to |
The campaign ended with record gate receipts being taken from the final home league fixture against [[FA Cup]] winners [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]. A crowd of 26,064 amounting to £1,540 saw Albion win 1–0 to clinch promotion.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Three debutants in 1930–31 who were later to have a big impact on the club's fortunes, were [[Tommy Sale]], [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1909)|Arthur Turner]] and [[Harry Ware]] whilst [[Tom Williamson (Scottish footballer)|Tom Williamson]] left for [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] in January.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
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===FA Cup=== |
===FA Cup=== |
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Stoke were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first attempt after an epic cup tie against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> After a 3–3 draw at the [[Victoria Ground]] and a goalless one at [[Old Trafford]] Stoke lost 4–2 in the 2nd replay at [[Anfield]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
Stoke were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first attempt after an epic cup tie against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> After a 3–3 draw at the [[Victoria Ground]] and a goalless one at [[Old Trafford]] Stoke lost 4–2 in the 2nd replay at [[Anfield]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
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==Final league table== |
==Final league table== |
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{{:1930–31 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|only_totals=y|showteam=STK}} |
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!width="20"|Pos!!width="220"|Club!!width="20"|P!!width="20"|W!!width="20"|D!!width="20"|L!!width="20"|F!!width="20"|A!!GA!!width="20"|Pts |
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|-style="background-color: #D0F0C0;" |
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|1||align="left"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||42||28||5||9||121||66||1.833||61 |
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|-style="background-color: #D0F0C0;" |
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|2||align="left" |[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||42||22||10||10||83||49||1.694||54 |
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|3||align="left"|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||42||22||7||13||88||55||1.600||51 |
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|4||align="left"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||42||21||5||16||84||67||1.254||47 |
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|5||align="left"|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||42||21||5||16||67||61||1.098||47 |
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|6||align="left"|[[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]||42||18||10||14||97||66||1.470||46 |
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|7||align="left"|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]||42||17||11||14||83||64||1.297||45 |
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|8||align="left"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||42||17||11||14||81||77||1.052||45 |
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|9||align="left"|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]||42||19||6||17||74||62||1.194||44 |
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|10||align="left"|[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]||42||17||10||15||61||63||0.968||44 |
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|'''11'''||align="left"|'''[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]'''||'''42'''||'''17'''||'''10'''||'''15'''||'''64'''||'''71'''||'''0.901'''||'''44''' |
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|12||align="left"|[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||42||16||10||16||61||72||0.847||42 |
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|13||align="left"|[[Bury F.C.|Bury]]||42||19||3||20||75||82||0.915||41 |
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|14||align="left"|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||42||16||7||19||71||80||0.887||39 |
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|15||align="left"|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||42||15||9||18||59||86||0.686||39 |
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|16||align="left"|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]||42||15||8||19||54||82||0.659||38 |
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|17||align="left"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]||42||14||9||19||80||85||0.941||37 |
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|18||align="left"|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]||42||14||8||20||76||84||0.905||36 |
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|19||align="left"|[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]||42||13||9||20||59||79||0.747||35 |
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|20||align="left"|[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]]||42||12||10||20||51||74||0.689||34 |
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|- style="background: #FFCCCC;" |
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|21||align="left"|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]||42||12||6||24||72||96||0.750||30 |
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|- style="background: #FFCCCC;" |
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|22||align="left"|[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]||42||8||9||25||47||87||0.540||25 |
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<small>Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points</small> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===Legend=== |
===Legend=== |
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|style="background-color: # |
|style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"|<small>Win</small> |
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|style="background-color: # |
|style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"|<small>Draw</small> |
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|style="background-color: # |
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"|<small>Loss</small> |
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!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers |
!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|1|| |
|1||30 August 1930||[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||[[The Old Den|A]]||3–1||20,337||[[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] (2), [[Harry Sellars|Sellars]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|2|| |
|2||1 September 1930||[[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–1||13,000||[[John Cull (footballer)|Cull]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|3|| |
|3||6 September 1930||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||4–0||15,055||[[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] (3), [[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|4|| |
|4||8 September 1930||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||[[Molineux Stadium|A]]||1–5||16,000||[[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|5|| |
|5||13 September 1930||[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]||[[City Ground|A]]||0–3||9,986|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|6|| |
|6||15 September 1930||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–2||14,000||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|7|| |
|7||20 September 1930||[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–1||10,254||[[Harold Taylor (footballer, born 1912)|Taylor]], [[Len Armitage|Armitage]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|8|| |
|8||27 September 1930||[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]||[[Deepdale|A]]||1–5||12,036||[[Harold Taylor (footballer, born 1912)|Taylor]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|9|| |
|9||4 October 1930||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–1||13,124||[[Bobby Archibald|Archibald]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|10|| |
|10||11 October 1930||[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]||[[The Dell, Southampton|A]]||1–2||10,000||[[Joe Mawson|Mawson]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|11|| |
|11||18 October 1930||[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–0||9,353|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|12|| |
|12||25 October 1930||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||[[The Valley (London)|A]]||2–1||10,047||[[Joe Mawson|Mawson]], [[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|13|| |
|13||1 November 1930||[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||5–0||7,224||[[Walter Bussey|Bussey]] (2), [[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]] (2), [[Joe Mawson|Mawson]] (pen) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|14|| |
|14||8 November 1930||[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]||[[Home Park|A]]||2–1||15,000||[[Walter Bussey|Bussey]], [[Joe Mawson|Mawson]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|15|| |
|15||15 November 1930||[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–0||8,900||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|16|| |
|16||22 November 1930||[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||[[Goodison Park|A]]||0–5||20,120|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|17|| |
|17||29 November 1930||[[Bury F.C.|Bury]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||3–1||7,505||[[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]] (2), [[Tommy Chester|Chester]] (o.g.) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|18|| |
|18||6 December 1930||[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]||[[Ashton Gate Stadium|A]]||1–1||10,000||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|19|| |
|19||13 December 1930||[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–0||26,649||[[William Robertson (footballer, born 1907)|Robertson]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|20|| |
|20||20 December 1930||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||[[The Hawthorns|A]]||0–4||15,629|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|21|| |
|21||25 December 1930||[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]||[[Valley Parade|A]]||2–2||8,000||[[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]], [[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|22|| |
|22||26 December 1930||[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–1||15,727||[[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|23|| |
|23||27 December 1930||[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–3||10,196||[[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]], [[Len Armitage|Armitage]] (pen) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|24|| |
|24||3 January 1931||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||[[Boundary Park|A]]||1–3||11,305||[[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|25|| |
|25||17 January 1931||[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–0||6,194||[[Tom Williamson (Scottish footballer)|Williamson]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|26|| |
|26||26 January 1931||[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||[[White Hart Lane|A]]||0–3||10,346|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|27|| |
|27||2 February 1931||[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||3–1||6,340||[[Billy Burns (footballer)|Burns]] (2), [[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|28|| |
|28||7 February 1931||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||[[Turf Moor|A]]||2–1||7,072||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] (2) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|29|| |
|29||14 February 1931||[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–3||10,095||[[Walter Bussey|Bussey]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|30|| |
|30||21 February 1931||[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]||[[Oakwell|A]]||2–4||4,903||[[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]] (2) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|31|| |
|31||28 February 1931||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–0||2,405|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|32|| |
|32||7 March 1931||[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]]||[[Vetch Field|A]]||2–1||8,000||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]], [[Bobby Archibald|Archibald]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|33|| |
|33||14 March 1931||[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–0||8,490|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|34|| |
|34||21 March 1931||[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]||[[Ninian Park|A]]||2–3||4,500||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]], [[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|35|| |
|35||28 March 1931||[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–0||12,300||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]], [[Walter Bussey|Bussey]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|36|| |
|36||3 April 1931||[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]||[[Elm Park (stadium)|A]]||3–7||4,600||[[Len Armitage|Armitage]] (pen), [[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] (2) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|37|| |
|37||4 April 1931||[[Bury F.C.|Bury]]||[[Gigg Lane|A]]||3–0||3,000||[[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]], [[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] (2) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|38|| |
|38||6 April 1931||[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–1||10,939||[[Tommy Sale|Sale]], [[Bobby Archibald|Archibald]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #CCFFCC;" |
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|39|| |
|39||11 April 1931||[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||3–1||7,626||[[Wilf Kirkham|Kirkham]] (2), [[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|40|| |
|40||18 April 1931||[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||[[Old Recreation Ground|A]]||0–0||13,190|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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|41|| |
|41||30 April 1931||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–1||26,064|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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|42|| |
|42||2 May 1931||[[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]||[[Park Avenue (stadium)|A]]||2–2||6,767||[[Tommy Sale|Sale]], [[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers |
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers |
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||R3||10 January 1931 |
||R3||10 January 1931||[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||3–3||23,415||[[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Wilson]] (pen), [[Tommy Sale|Sale]] (2) |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFFFCC;" |
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||R3 Replay||14 January 1931 |
||R3 Replay||14 January 1931||[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||[[Old Trafford|A]]||0–0 (aet)||22,013|| |
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|-style="background-color: # |
|-style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" |
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||R3 2nd Replay||19 January 1931 |
||R3 2nd Replay||19 January 1931||[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||[[Anfield|N]]||2–4||11,788||[[Bobby Archibald|Archibald]], [[Bobby Liddle|Liddle]] |
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==Squad statistics== |
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==Appearances== |
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|align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norman Lewis (footballer)|Norman Lewis]] |
|align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norman Lewis (footballer)|Norman Lewis]] |
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|36||0||3||0||39||0 |
|36||0||3||0||39||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arthur Beachill]] |
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|5||0||0||0||5||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob McGrory]] |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob McGrory]] |
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|39||0||3||0||42||0 |
|39||0||3||0||42||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlie Scrimshaw]] |
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*[[1930–31 in English football]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 19 May 2022
1930–31 season | ||
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Chairman | Mr A.McSherwin | |
Manager | Tom Mather | |
Stadium | Victoria Ground | |
Football League Second Division | 11th (44 Points) | |
FA Cup | Third Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Wilf Kirkham & Bobby Liddle (14) All: Bobby Liddle (15) | |
Highest home attendance | 26,649 vs Port Vale (13 December 1930) | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,405 vs Charlton Athletic (28 February 1931) | |
Average home league attendance | 11,434 | |
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The 1930–31 season was Stoke City's 31st season in the Football League and the 11th in the Second Division.
Stoke experienced an average season as they finished in the same position as last season, 11th. The season was notable for the debuts of future star players Arthur Turner and Tommy Sale.[1]
Season review[edit]
League[edit]
Stoke's overall form in the 1930–31 season improved only marginally as they again took 11th position in the Second Division.[1] Wins of 5–0 v Swansea Town and 4–0 over Oldham Athletic were the best results at home whilst a 7–3 hammering away at relegated Reading a day to forget for Stoke supporters.[1] Stoke also conceded five at Everton, Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
The campaign ended with record gate receipts being taken from the final home league fixture against FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 26,064 amounting to £1,540 saw Albion win 1–0 to clinch promotion.[1] Three debutants in 1930–31 who were later to have a big impact on the club's fortunes, were Tommy Sale, Arthur Turner and Harry Ware whilst Tom Williamson left for Norwich City in January.[1]
FA Cup[edit]
Stoke were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first attempt after an epic cup tie against Manchester United.[1] After a 3–3 draw at the Victoria Ground and a goalless one at Old Trafford Stoke lost 4–2 in the 2nd replay at Anfield.[1]
Final league table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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9 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 |
10 | Bradford City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 44 |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 44 |
12 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 |
13 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 82 | 0.915 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results[edit]
Stoke's score comes first
Legend[edit]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division[edit]
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 30 August 1930 | Millwall | A | 3–1 | 20,337 | Kirkham (2), Sellars |
2 | 1 September 1930 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 1–1 | 13,000 | Cull |
3 | 6 September 1930 | Oldham Athletic | H | 4–0 | 15,055 | Kirkham (3), Liddle |
4 | 8 September 1930 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–5 | 16,000 | Kirkham |
5 | 13 September 1930 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–3 | 9,986 | |
6 | 15 September 1930 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 14,000 | Liddle |
7 | 20 September 1930 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 10,254 | Taylor, Armitage |
8 | 27 September 1930 | Preston North End | A | 1–5 | 12,036 | Taylor |
9 | 4 October 1930 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 13,124 | Archibald |
10 | 11 October 1930 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | 10,000 | Mawson |
11 | 18 October 1930 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 9,353 | |
12 | 25 October 1930 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–1 | 10,047 | Mawson, Wilson |
13 | 1 November 1930 | Swansea Town | H | 5–0 | 7,224 | Bussey (2), Wilson (2), Mawson (pen) |
14 | 8 November 1930 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | 15,000 | Bussey, Mawson |
15 | 15 November 1930 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | 8,900 | Liddle |
16 | 22 November 1930 | Everton | A | 0–5 | 20,120 | |
17 | 29 November 1930 | Bury | H | 3–1 | 7,505 | Wilson (2), Chester (o.g.) |
18 | 6 December 1930 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Liddle |
19 | 13 December 1930 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 26,649 | Robertson |
20 | 20 December 1930 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–4 | 15,629 | |
21 | 25 December 1930 | Bradford City | A | 2–2 | 8,000 | Wilson, Liddle |
22 | 26 December 1930 | Bradford City | H | 1–1 | 15,727 | Wilson |
23 | 27 December 1930 | Millwall | H | 2–3 | 10,196 | Wilson, Armitage (pen) |
24 | 3 January 1931 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–3 | 11,305 | Kirkham |
25 | 17 January 1931 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 6,194 | Williamson |
26 | 26 January 1931 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | 10,346 | |
27 | 2 February 1931 | Preston North End | H | 3–1 | 6,340 | Burns (2), Liddle |
28 | 7 February 1931 | Burnley | A | 2–1 | 7,072 | Liddle (2) |
29 | 14 February 1931 | Southampton | H | 1–3 | 10,095 | Bussey |
30 | 21 February 1931 | Barnsley | A | 2–4 | 4,903 | Wilson (2) |
31 | 28 February 1931 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 2,405 | |
32 | 7 March 1931 | Swansea Town | A | 2–1 | 8,000 | Liddle, Archibald |
33 | 14 March 1931 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | 8,490 | |
34 | 21 March 1931 | Cardiff City | A | 2–3 | 4,500 | Liddle, Kirkham |
35 | 28 March 1931 | Everton | H | 2–0 | 12,300 | Liddle, Bussey |
36 | 3 April 1931 | Reading | A | 3–7 | 4,600 | Armitage (pen), Kirkham (2) |
37 | 4 April 1931 | Bury | A | 3–0 | 3,000 | Liddle, Kirkham (2) |
38 | 6 April 1931 | Reading | H | 2–1 | 10,939 | Sale, Archibald |
39 | 11 April 1931 | Bristol City | H | 3–1 | 7,626 | Kirkham (2), Liddle |
40 | 18 April 1931 | Port Vale | A | 0–0 | 13,190 | |
41 | 30 April 1931 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 26,064 | |
42 | 2 May 1931 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 2–2 | 6,767 | Sale, Liddle |
FA Cup[edit]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R3 | 10 January 1931 | Manchester United | H | 3–3 | 23,415 | Wilson (pen), Sale (2) |
R3 Replay | 14 January 1931 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 (aet) | 22,013 | |
R3 2nd Replay | 19 January 1931 | Manchester United | N | 2–4 | 11,788 | Archibald, Liddle |
Squad statistics[edit]
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Dave Beswick | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
GK | Norman Lewis | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
DF | Arthur Beachill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
DF | Bob McGrory | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
DF | Charlie Scrimshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | Billy Spencer | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
DF | Jack Tennant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Len Armitage | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
MF | Peter Jackson | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
MF | John McDaid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | William Robertson | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
MF | Harry Sellars | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
MF | Paddy Turley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MF | Arthur Turner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
MF | Tom Williamson | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
FW | John Alderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | Bobby Archibald | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
FW | Billy Burns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
FW | Walter Bussey | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
FW | William Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | John Cull | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FW | Bert Hales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Wilf Kirkham | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 |
FW | Bobby Liddle | 41 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 15 |
FW | Joe Mawson | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
FW | Tommy Sale | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
FW | Harold Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
FW | Harry Ware | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Charlie Wilson | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
– | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 |