1923–24 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1923–24 Tom Mather Mr E.Reynish Victoria Ground Football League Second Division 6th (46 Points) FA Cup First Round Jimmy Broad (14) Jimmy Broad (14) 25,297 vs Bury (22 March 1924) 6,000 vs Hull City (27 October 1923) 11,765 1922–23 1924–25 _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes _band_red FFFFFF 000000 The 1923–24 season was Stoke's 24th season in the Football League and the fifth in the Second Division. 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.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 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. Season review League 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. 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. 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. The offenders were immediately released by the club and things were quickly sorted out. 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. FA Cup No progress was made in the FA Cup with Stoke going out in the first round to Leeds United. Final league table Second Division y STK Results Stoke's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division 1923–24 Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 25 August 1923 Leeds UnitedH1–120,000J Broad2 27 August 1923 Leicester CityA0–514,5003 1 September 1923 Leeds UnitedA0–015,0004 3 September 1923 Leicester CityH1–011,000Davies5 8 September 1923 BlackpoolH2–211,898Davies, Richardson6 15 September 1923 BlackpoolA1–16,000Davies7 22 September 1923 NelsonH4–012,150Davies (2), J Broad, Howe8 24 September 1923 SouthamptonH1–120,000Richardson9 29 September 1923 NelsonA0–212,00010 6 October 1923 Port ValeH1–021,685Clarke11 13 October 1923 Port ValeA4–216,800J Broad (2), Eyres (2)12 15 October 1923 SouthamptonA1–014,000Kelly13 20 October 1923 Hull CityA0–28,00014 27 October 1923 Hull CityH1–06,000Kasher15 3 November 1923 Derby CountyH1–120,000J Broad16 10 November 1923 Derby CountyA1–112,000Eyres17 17 November 1923 Crystal PalaceH1–19,000J Broad18 24 November 1923 Crystal PalaceA1–515,000Eyres19 1 December 1923 The WednesdayH1–18,000Eyres20 8 December 1923 The WednesdayA0–314,00021 15 December 1923 Coventry CityA2–112,000J Broad, Eyres22 22 December 1923 Coventry CityH2–16,000J Broad, Eyres23 26 December 1923 Bradford CityH2–018,000J Broad, Davies24 29 December 1923 Bristol CityA1–17,000J Broad25 5 January 1924 Bristol CityH3–010,300Davies (2), Clarke26 19 January 1924 Clapton OrientH0–111,00027 26 January 1924 Clapton OrientA2–07,700J Broad, Sellars28 2 February 1924 Stockport CountyH0–013,80029 9 February 1924 Stockport CountyA1–04,000Roxburgh30 16 February 1924 Oldham AthleticH1–16,000Davies31 23 February 1924 Oldham AthleticA0–05,00032 1 March 1924 South ShieldsH0–08,34833 8 March 1924 South ShieldsA0–16,00034 15 March 1924 BuryA0–16,00035 22 March 1924 BuryH0–025,29736 29 March 1924 Manchester UnitedA2–210,000J Broad, Tempest37 5 April 1924 Manchester UnitedH3–020,000J Broad, Tempest, Sellars38 12 April 1924 BarnsleyH2–09,799Sellars (2)39 19 April 1924 BarnsleyA0–06,22440 21 April 1924 FulhamA0–310,00041 23 April 1924 FulhamH0–08,00042 26 April 1924 Bradford CityA1–24,000J Broad FA Cup 1923–24 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR112 January 1924 Leeds UnitedA0–126,574 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCO Kenny Campbell11000110GKENG Bob Dixon31010320DFENG Sammy Davis200020DFENG Tommy Howe24100241DFSCO George Lennon100010DFSCO Bob McGrory29010300DFENG Billy Wootton000000MFENG Ewart Beswick500050MFENG Tom Brittleton35010360MFENG Harry Brough33000330MFENG George Clarke18210192MFENG Joseph Depledge500050MFENG Wilf Edwards000000MFENG Billy Fitchford000000MFIreland football Alfred Jordan200020MFENG Joe Kasher23110241MFENG Arden Maddison100010MFENG Vic Rouse24010250MFENG George Stentiford800080FWENG Len Armitage300030FWENG Jimmy Broad3714103814FWENG Tommy Broad30010310FWENG Harry Davies31910329FWENG Jack Eyres19700197FWENG Charles Kelly910091FWWAL 1807 Dai Nicholas9010100FWENG Bert Ralphs12000120FWENG Frank Richardson620062FWSCO John Roxburgh14100141FWENG Harry Sellars840084FWENG Andy Smith300030FWENG Billy Tempest29210302 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke