1930–31 Stoke City F.C. season
1930–31 season | ||
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Chairman | ||
Manager | ||
Stadium | Victoria Ground | |
Football League Second Division | 11th (44 Points) | |
FA Cup | Third Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Wilf Kirkham & Robert Liddle (14) All: Robert 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's 38th season of league football and the 11th in the Second Division.
Stoke experienced a 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
League
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 a have a big impact on the clubs fortunes, were Tommy Sale, Arthur Turner and Harry Ware whilst Tom Williamson left for Norwich City in January.[1]
FA Cup
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
Second Division
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Everton | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 121 | 66 | 1.833 | 61 |
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 49 | 1.694 | 54 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 51 |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 |
5 | Port Vale | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 47 |
6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 97 | 66 | 1.470 | 46 |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 1.297 | 45 |
8 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 77 | 1.052 | 45 |
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 |
14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 80 | 0.887 | 39 |
15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 86 | 0.686 | 39 |
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 0.659 | 38 |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 37 |
18 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 84 | 0.905 | 36 |
19 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 35 |
20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 |
21 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 0.750 | 30 |
22 | Cardiff City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 87 | 0.540 | 25 |
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 |
Football League Second Division
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 | 14,000 | 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 | Armitage, Taylor |
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 | Mawson (Pen), Wilson (2), Bussey (2) |
14 | 8 November 1930 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2 – 1 | 15,000 | Mawson, Bussey |
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 | Kirkham (2), Armitage (Pen) |
37 | 4 April 1931 | Bury | A | 3 – 0 | 3,600 | Kirkham (2), Liddle |
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 | 4,000 | Sale, Liddle |
FA Cup
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 | 7,662 | |
R3 2nd Replay | 19 January 1931 | Manchester United | N | 2 – 4 | 10,000 | Archibald, Liddle |
Appearances
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
DF | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
DF | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
DF | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
DF | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
DF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
MF | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
MF | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
FW | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
FW | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | |
FW | 41 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 15 | |
FW | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
FW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
FW | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | |
FW | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 4 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
– | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 |