1908–09 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1908–09 Alfred Barker Mr Rev. A Hurst Victoria Ground Birmingham & District League 8th (31 Points) FA Cup First Round William Davies (14) William Davies (14) 12,000 vs Crewe Alexandra (23 January 1909) 2,500 vs Halesowen (20 March 1909) 5,117 1907–08 1909–10 _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes _color_3_stripes_white FFFFFF FF0000 The 1908–09 season was Stoke's first season in the Birmingham & District League. With Stoke now out of the Football League they entered the Birmingham & District League for the 1908–09 season. With a new board, chairman, manager and squad, Stoke used the season as a rebuilding one and the crowds began to return to the Victoria Ground. Stoke finished in eighth place with 31 points.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 Season review League Stoke was now playing in the Birmingham & District League, which included the reserve teams of Aston Villa, Birmingham, West Brom and Wolves plus some other useful opposition. With Alfred Barker now the manager, the team itself was made up of a mixture of ex-professionals and amateurs. Those who remained with the club were William Davies, Ernest Mullineux, Fred Rathbone and Sam Baddeley. Barker used 32 players during the season, and eighth place was secured in the final league table. Crowds were often good and there were turnouts of 7,000+ for a few league matches, which confirmed that the club still had its local support. Wins of 7–0 over Wellington Town 5–0 over Walsall and 5–3 over Villa's second string were among the best performances, while the nadir was an 8–1 defeat by West Brom reserves. Stoke's goalkeeper against Albion was Harry Cotton, who was sacked by Barker after the match. FA Cup Stoke made a poor exit in the first round, being well beaten 5–0 by The Wednesday. Final league table main WDL Q 2 y STK AST Aston Villa Reserves CRE Crewe Alexandra WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves WBA West Bromwich Albion Reserves BRI Brierley Hill Alliance SHR Shrewsbury Town KID Kidderminster Harriers STK Stoke WOR Worcester City STA Stafford Rangers WRE Wrexham BIR Birmingham Reserves BUR Burton United STB Stourbridge WAL Walsall WEL Wellington Town HAL Halesowen DUD Dudley Town 24 6 4 118 36 24 4 6 99 42 21 6 7 71 46 18 6 10 85 43 14 8 12 57 54 11 13 10 51 48 13 6 15 58 85 13 5 16 71 64 14 3 17 71 70 11 9 14 51 63 14 3 17 60 76 11 7 16 53 73 13 3 18 48 75 9 10 15 49 57 10 8 16 47 56 11 5 18 60 86 11 4 19 42 83 10 2 22 55 89 green1 C complete Results Stoke's score comes first. Legend WinDrawLoss Birmingham & District League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 5 September 1908 Aston Villa ReservesH5–312,000Myatt (2), Owen (2), Davies2 12 September 1908 WalsallA0–34,2003 14 September 1908 StourbridgeA2–22,000Howshall (2)4 19 September 1908 Crewe AlexandraA2–34,000Davies, Pitt5 19 September 1908 Burton UnitedH0–14,0006 26 September 1908 Kidderminster HarriersH3–14,500Greaves (2), Davies7 3 October 1908 Brierley Hill AllianceA4–33,000Greaves (2), Davies, Pitt8 10 October 1908 Wellington TownH7–05,000Millward (3), Horrocks (2), Pitt, Davies9 17 October 1908 Worcester CityA1–52,500Davies10 24 October 1908 Dudley TownH4–05,000Davies, Greaves, Horrocks, Pitt11 31 October 1908 West Bromwich Albion ReservesA1–85,000Davies12 7 November 1908 Birmingham ReservesH0–15,00013 14 November 1908 HalesowenA0–220014 28 November 1908 Shrewsbury TownA1–32,000Gorman15 5 December 1908 StourbridgeH2–05,000McAllister, Cook16 12 December 1908 Stafford RangersA1–13,000Davies (pen)17 19 December 1908 Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesH3–14,000McAllister, Millward (2)18 26 December 1908 Burton UnitedA1–23,000Davies19 28 December 1908 WrexhamH4–26,000Davies (2), Hargraves (2)20 2 January 1909 Aston Villa ReservesA1–45,000Hargraves21 9 January 1909 WalsallH5–03,000Hargraves, Davies (2), Horrocks, Millward22 23 January 1909 Crewe AlexandraH3–412,000Millward, Gorman (2)23 30 January 1909 Kidderminster HarriersA2–32,500Hargraves, Horrocks24 6 February 1909 Brierley Hill AllianceH2–03,000Millward, McAllister25 13 February 1909 Wellington TownA1–12,000Baddeley26 20 February 1909 Worcester CityH3–05,000Millward, Hargraves, Gorman27 27 February 1909 Dudley TownA2–21,500Hargraves, Gorman28 13 March 1909 Birmingham ReservesA1–03,000Hargraves29 20 March 1909 HalesowenH0–12,50030 27 March 1909 WrexhamA1–23,000Eardley31 3 April 1909 Shrewsbury TownH1–23,000Bullock32 17 April 1909 Stafford RangersH3–34,000Eardley, Hargraves, Gorman33 19 April 1909 West Bromwich Albion ReservesH5–04,000Hargraves (2), Gorman, Millward, Kelly34 26 April 1909 Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesA0–13,000 FA Cup 1908–09 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR116 January 1909 The WednesdayA0–58,000 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Jack Benton101020GKENG Harry Cotton200020GKENG Bert Miller11000110GKENG Fred Rathbone18000180GKENG Fred Wain200020FBENG Harry Hutsby31010320FBENG Charles James500050FBENG Ernest Mullineux29010300FBENG George Turner15000150FBENG Jimmy Williams200020HBENG Sam Baddeley32110331HBENG Albert Cook11100111HBENG William Harding500050HBENG Dick Hawe100010HBENG Chris Kelly19110201HBENG Albert Pitt31410324HBENG Josuah Turner100010FWENG Albert Bullock410041FWENG William Davies2014102114FWENG Francis Eardley320032FWENG Arthur Fielding300030FWENG Thomas Greaves10500105FWENG Edwin Griffiths700070FWENG James Gorman17700177FWENG Ade Hamnett900090FWENG Fred Hargraves1411101511FWENG Vic Horrocks18610196FWENG Sam Howshall120012FWSCO Sam McAllister15310163FWENG Ernie Millward29910309FWENG Herbert Myatt420042FWENG Syd Owen420042 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke