1892–93 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1892–93 Arthur Reeves Mr S. Barker Victoria Ground Football League First Division 7th (29 Points) FA Cup First Round Joe Schofield (13) Joe Schofield (13) 12,000 vs Preston North End (14 November 1892) 1,000 vs Newton Heath (7 January 1893) 5,070 1891–92 1893–94 _red_stripes _stoke1892 _red_stripes 000066 ff2000 000066 002060 002060 The 1892–93 season was Stoke's fourth season in the Football League. Stoke finally made an improvement in the Football League finishing in 7th position with 29 points.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 Stoke fielded a settled side all season as just sixteen players were used with five of them playing in every match. Season review League In 1892–93 Stoke finally made an impression in the Football League and claimed seventh place in the table. They collected 29 points, 11 more than bottom club Newton Heath, but were 19 points behind champions Sunderland. Ted Evans became the first Stoke player to be sent-off in the league when he received his marching orders in an away match at Everton on 12 November 1892, Stoke held out for a 2–2 draw. Throughout the season manager Arthur Reeves was able to field a settled side which included successful Scottish imports Davy Christie, Davy Brodie, Billy Dickson, Willie Naughton and Jimmie Robertson. Stoke went on an eight match unbeaten run through October and November and back to back home 7–1 and 6–0 victories over Newton Heath and Bolton Wanderers respectively the best results in an encouraging campaign for the "Potters". FA Cup There was no joy in the cup as Stoke lost 2–1 to Accrington in the first round. It proved to be the final meeting between the sides as Accrington resigned from the league at the end of the season. Final league table First Division y STK Results Stoke's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division 1892–93 Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 3 September 1892 Derby CountyH1–35,000Schofield2 10 September 1892 Nottingham ForestA4–39,000 Dunn (2), Turner (2)3 12 September 1892 Aston VillaH0–14,5004 17 September 1892 AccringtonH2–29,000 Schofield, Evans5 24 September 1892 BurnleyA2–39,000 Dickson (2)6 1 October 1892 SunderlandA1–38,000 Schofield7 10 October 1892 Aston VillaA2–38,000 Dickson, Evans8 15 October 1892 Bolton WanderersA4–43,500 Evans (2), Schofield (2)9 22 October 1892 Nottingham ForestH3–05,500 Schofield, Robertson (2)10 29 October 1892 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–15,000Robertson (2)11 5 November 1892 Notts CountyA1–010,000Robertson12 12 November 1892 EvertonA2–212,000Robertson, Naughton13 14 November 1892 Preston North EndH2–112,000Naughton (2)14 19 November 1892 BurnleyH4–13,500Naughton, Dickson (2), Robertson15 26 November 1892 West Bromwich AlbionA2–1600Evans, Schofield16 3 December 1892 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–13,50017 17 December 1892 The WednesdayH2–05,000 Dickson, Naughton18 24 December 1892 Derby CountyA0–18,00019 26 December 1892 AccringtonA2–53,000 Evans (2)20 31 December 1892 Preston North EndA1–25,500Schofield21 7 January 1893 Newton HeathH7–11,000Dickson (3), Robertson (2), Schofield, Edge22 14 January 1893 Bolton WanderersH6–04,500Robertson, Evans (3), Proctor, Sommerville (o.g.)23 28 January 1893 EvertonH0–15,00024 11 February 1893 West Bromwich AlbionH1–26,000Naughton25 25 February 1893 Blackburn RoversA3–33,500Schofield (3)26 11 March 1893 Notts CountyH1–04,500Robertson27 18 March 1893 SunderlandH0–110,00028 31 March 1893 Newton HeathA0–110,00029 1 April 1893 The WednesdayA1–05,000Dickson30 3 April 1893 Blackburn RoversH2–28,000Schofield, Dickson FA Cup 1892–93 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR121 January 1893 AccringtonA1–24,000Brodie Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Leon Boullemier000000GKENG Bill Rowley30010310FBENG Tommy Clare30010310FBENG Lachie Thomson700070FBENG Alf Underwood26010270HBSCO Davy Brodie30011311HBSCO Davy Christie27010280HBENG Jack Proctor30110311FWENG Charlie Baker400040FWSCO Billy Dickson3011103111FWSCO Billy Dunn520052FWENG Alf Edge110011FWENG Ted Evans2510102610FWSCO Danny McLaren100010FWSCO Willie Naughton24610256FWSCO Jimmie Robertson2611102711FWENG Joe Schofield2913103013FWENG Wilmot Turner520052–Own goals–1–0–1 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke