1906–07 Stoke F.C. season

The 1906–07 season was Stoke's 18th season in the Football League.

Stoke
1906–07 season
ChairmanMr W Cowlishaw
ManagerHorace Austerberry
StadiumVictoria Ground
Football League First Division20th (26 Points)
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Chalmers
(11)

All: John Chalmers
(11)
Highest home attendance12,000 vs Aston Villa
(3 September 1906)
Lowest home attendance3,000 vs Middlesbrough
(20 April 1907)
Average home league attendance5,605

After flirting with relegation for quite a while, Stoke's luck run out in 1906–07 as they were relegated, finishing bottom of the First Division with 26 points, five away from safety. It was a bad season for Stoke and would be the start of a troubled period for the club.[1]

Season review

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League

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After a good 1905–06 season, the 1906–07 campaign ended in tears and sorrow for Stoke supporters, as the team finished bottom of the First Division and were relegated for the first time.[1] They dropped to the foot of the table early in the new year and stayed there winning just 4 of the last 16 fixtures.[1] Finance was bad and Fred Rouse left for Everton in a £600 deal in November much to the annoyance of the fans.[1] Defence was a problem for Horace Austerberry and he used 28 players including 4 amateurs.[1] Stoke scored just 41 goals in 38 matches and there was hardly a bright spot throughout the season and Stoke entered the Football League Second Division for the first time.[1]

FA Cup

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Stoke's poor league form was not helped by three matches against West Bromwich Albion after drawing 1–1 and 2–2 West Brom won 2–0 in the second replay at Villa Park.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
16 Bury 38 13 6 19 58 68 0.853 32
17 Manchester City 38 10 12 16 53 77 0.688 32
18 Notts County 38 8 15 15 46 50 0.920 31
19 Derby County (R) 38 9 9 20 41 59 0.695 27 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Stoke (R) 38 8 10 20 41 64 0.641 26
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Stoke's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 September 1906 Liverpool A 0–1 30,000
2 3 September 1906 Aston Villa H 0–2 12,000
3 8 September 1906 Bristol City H 0–3 6,000
4 10 September 1906 Aston Villa A 0–1 20,000
5 15 September 1906 Notts County A 2–2 11,000 Rouse, Fielding
6 22 September 1906 Sheffield United H 1–1 5,000 Rouse
7 29 September 1906 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 10,000 Chalmers
8 6 October 1906 Manchester United H 1–2 9,000 Rouse
9 13 October 1906 Derby County H 2–1 6,000 Arrowsmith (2)
10 20 October 1906 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 10,000 Rouse
11 27 October 1906 Sunderland H 2–2 7,000 Arrowsmith, Holford
12 3 November 1906 Birmingham A 1–2 8,000 Holford
13 10 November 1906 Everton H 2–0 6,000 Arrowsmith, Capes
14 12 November 1906 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 5,000 Fielding
15 17 November 1906 Woolwich Arsenal A 1–2 10,000 Baddeley
16 24 November 1906 The Wednesday H 1–1 6,000 Holford (pen)
17 1 December 1906 Bury A 0–2 7,000
18 8 December 1906 Manchester City H 3–0 7,000 Holford, Chalmers (2)
19 15 December 1906 Middlesbrough A 0–5 12,000
20 22 December 1906 Preston North End H 0–2 6,000
21 24 December 1906 Bolton Wanderers H 3–0 5,000 Chalmers (2), Sturgess
22 26 December 1906 Newcastle United H 1–2 9,000 Arrowsmith
23 5 January 1907 Bristol City A 0–4 6,000
24 19 January 1907 Notts County H 1–1 3,000 Capes
25 26 January 1907 Sheffield United A 0–2 9,000
26 9 February 1907 Manchester United A 1–4 7,000 Holford (pen)
27 16 February 1907 Derby County A 1–2 10,000 Gallimore
28 2 March 1907 Sunderland A 1–3 12,000 Fielding
29 9 March 1907 Birmingham H 3–0 3,000 Fielding, Baddeley, Chalmers
30 11 March 1907 Liverpool H 1–1 3,000 Chalmers
31 16 March 1907 Everton A 0–3 8,000
32 29 March 1907 Newcastle United A 0–1 30,000
33 30 March 1907 The Wednesday A 1–0 10,000 Chalmers
34 6 April 1907 Bury H 3–1 3,000 Chalmers, Gallimore, Arrowsmith
35 13 April 1907 Manchester City A 2–2 10,000 Arrowsmith, Baddeley (pen)
36 15 April 1907 Woolwich Arsenal H 2–0 4,000 Chalmers, Sturgess
37 20 April 1907 Middlesbrough H 0–2 3,000
38 27 April 1907 Preston North End A 2–2 6,000 Chalmers, Davies

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 12 January 1907 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 30,000 Baddeley
R1 Replay 17 January 1907 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 14,000 Arrowsmith, Fielding
R1 Second Replay 21 January 1907 West Bromwich Albion N 0–2 25,000

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Fred Rathbone 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK   Leigh Richmond Roose 30 0 2 0 32 0
GK   Isaiah Turner 7 0 1 0 8 0
FB   Harry Benson 6 0 0 0 6 0
FB   Charlie Burgess 36 0 3 0 39 0
FB   Albert Cook 1 0 0 0 1 0
FB   Lloyd Davies 23 0 3 0 26 0
FB   Ernest Mullineux 16 0 3 0 19 0
HB   George Baddeley 32 3 3 1 35 4
HB   Harry Croxton 6 0 0 0 6 0
HB   Tom Holford 35 5 1 0 36 5
HB   Albert Sturgess 37 2 3 0 40 2
HB   John Whitehouse 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW   Arthur Arrowsmith 34 7 3 1 37 8
FW   Charlie Axcell 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW   Amos Baddeley 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW   Freddie Brown 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW   Adrian Capes 11 2 2 0 13 2
FW   Jackie Chalmers 26 11 3 0 29 11
FW   Billy Davies 12 1 1 0 13 1
FW   Ross Fielding 28 4 3 1 31 5
FW   George Gallimore 21 2 0 0 21 2
FW   Arthur Griffiths 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW   John Love Jones 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW   Jack Miller 23 0 2 0 25 0
FW   Ernie Millward 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Syd Owen 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Fred Rouse 10 4 0 0 10 4
FW   Bill Williamson 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

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