1924–25 Southampton F.C. season

April 2022 Southampton F.C. 1924–25 Wyndham Portal Jimmy McIntyre (until December 1924)George Goss (from December 1924) The Dell Second Division 7th FA Cup Semi-finals Bill Rawlings (14) Arthur Dominy andBill Rawlings (16) League: 19,366 v Portsmouth (27 September 1924)Overall: 21,501 v Liverpool (7 March 1925) 4,000 v Blackpool (1 November 1924) 8,939 3–0 v Stoke (8 September 1924)3–0 v Coventry City (2 May 1925) 0–3 v Derby County (8 November 1924)0–3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (20 December 1924) _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 003366 003366 1923–24 1925–26 The 1924–25 season was the 30th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's third in the Second Division of the Football League. Following the 1923–24 season, in which the club finished just three points shy of the First Division promotion places in fifth place, the Saints dropped two positions to finish seventh in the league. As with the last season, Southampton began their Second Division campaign poorly and found themselves at the bottom of the table after two losses in their first three games. The side continued to struggle to pick up wins, but steadily began making their way up the table over the next few months. A number of wins over the Christmas period and an eight-game unbeaten run at the end of the season helped Southampton finish in seventh place with 13 wins, 18 draws and 11 losses. In the 1924–25 FA Cup, Southampton beat Third Division South sides Exeter City and Brighton & Hove Albion in the first and second rounds, respectively, followed by Second Division rivals Bradford City in the third. They then edged past four-time First Division champions Liverpool with a 1–0 win in the fourth round, before being eliminated by Sheffield United, another top-flight side, in the semi-final. United went on to win the tournament, beating Cardiff City in the final at Wembley Stadium. The club ended the season with two games against local rivals Portsmouth, for the Rowland Hospital Cup and the Hampshire Benevolent Cup, respectively. The former ended in a draw and the latter was won by Pompey. In their two friendly games of the season, the Saints drew 1–1 with Plymouth Argyle in November and March. Southampton used 22 different players during the 1924–25 season and had eight different goalscorers. The club's top scorers were centre-forward Bill Rawlings and inside-right Arthur Dominy, both of whom scored 16 goals in all competitions (Rawlings was the top scorer in the league with 14 goals). Nine new players were signed by the club during the campaign, while six were sold to other clubs and one was loaned out for the season. The average attendance at The Dell during the 1924–25 season was 8,939. The highest attendance was 21,501 against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup; the lowest was around 4,000 against Blackpool on 1 November 1924. The season was the club's last to feature manager Jimmy McIntyre, who left in December 1924; the Southampton board subsequently took over the role. Background and transfers At the end of the 1923–24 season, Southampton brought in centre-half John Callagher and inside-forward Stan Woodhouse from Bury, who had just been promoted to the First Division as runners-up of the second flight.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 34Chalk Holley Bull 2013 209 As part of the deal, left-half Bill Turner moved to the Manchester-based club, where he would remain for a total of three seasons.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 193 In a similar deal, the Saints sold full-back Harry Hooper to divisional rivals Leicester City,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 96 in exchange for right-half Dennis Jones and outside-left Fred Price.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 105Chalk Holley Bull 2013 153 None of the four new players would become regulars in the side, however, and all but Woodhouse had left by the end of the 1924–25 season. In June, outside-left Elias MacDonald – who had joined from Burton All Saints just a year earlier – left for Third Division South side Southend United.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 120 The following month, inside-left Jock Salter also left Southampton after just one season at the club (during which he made a single appearance), joining Thornycrofts.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 165 Also in July, outside-right Tommy Broad joined from Stoke.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 24 In August, outside-right Charlie Brown left Southampton to join Third Division South club Queens Park Rangers.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 28 Harold Pearson left around the same to join Coventry City.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 148 Manager Jimmy McIntyre brought two more players to the club before the start of the league campaign – centre-forward Jimmy Bullock signed from Crewe Alexandra in the Third Division North,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 32 while goalkeeper James Thitchener joined on amateur terms from local club Totton.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 184 The club signed another amateur in October, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic half-back Ernie King, who had signed professional terms by January 1925.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 111 In November, Scottish forward Willie McCall returned to his home country on loan with former club Queen of the South, who he would later join in a permanent deal.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 118–119 The last transfer activity of the 1924–25 season came in February 1925, when wing-half Albert Barrett joined Southampton from West Ham United, making one appearance in the Second Division before leaving for Fulham the following summer.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 8 Players transferred in NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.John CallagherScotlandHB Half-backENG BuryMay 1924ExchangeStan WoodhouseEnglandFW ForwardDennis JonesEnglandHB Half-backENG Leicester CityMay 1924ExchangeFred PriceEnglandFW ForwardTommy BroadEnglandFW ForwardENG StokeJuly 1924UnknownJimmy BullockEnglandFW ForwardENG Crewe AlexandraAugust 1924UnknownJames ThitchenerEnglandGK GoalkeeperENG TottonAugust 1924FreeJames Thitchener initially joined on amateur terms in August 1924, before turning professional in August 1926.Ernie KingEnglandHB Half-backENG Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticOctober 1924FreeErnie King initially joined on amateur terms in October 1924, before turning part-time professional in January 1925.Albert BarrettEnglandHB Half-backENG West Ham UnitedFebruary 1925Unknown Players transferred out NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.Harry HooperEnglandFB Full-backENG Leicester CityMay 1924ExchangeBill TurnerEnglandHB Half-backENG BuryMay 1924ExchangeElias MacDonaldEnglandFW ForwardENG Southend UnitedJune 1924UnknownJock SalterEnglandFW ForwardENG ThornycroftsJuly 1924FreeCharlie BrownEnglandFW ForwardENG Queens Park RangersAugust 1924UnknownHarold PearsonEnglandFW ForwardENG Coventry CityAugust 1924£250 Players loaned out NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubStart dateEnd dateRef.Willie McCallScotlandFW ForwardSCO Queen of the SouthNovember 1924End of season Second Division 1924–25 Football League Southampton's 1924–25 season started similarly poorly to the previous campaign. After starting with a goalless draw at home to Oldham Athletic on 30 August, the team lost away games against Stoke and The Wednesday to find themselves at the bottom of the league table by 6 September.Chalk Holley 1987 73https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/06-september-1924/ League Division Two table after close of play on 06 September 1924 11v11.com 14 April 2018 However, the team won the return fixture against Stoke 3–0 and beat Clapton Orient 2–0 the following week (all but one of the five goals scored by Arthur Dominy), quickly moving them up to the top half of the table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/13-september-1924/ League Division Two table after close of play on 13 September 1924 11v11.com 14 April 2018 Southampton struggled to embark on any run of form throughout the rest of September and October, picking up five draws and three losses from their next eight games as they remained just clear of danger at the bottom of the table. November saw the side pick up two more wins – against struggling sides Blackpool and Bradford City – and in December they picked up another two with victories at home to Barnsley and Fulham. By the end of 1924, the Saints sat comfortably in the top half of the Second Division table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/27-december-1924/ League Division Two table after close of play on 27 December 1924 11v11.com 14 April 2018 In December 1924, Jimmy McIntyre left Southampton after more than 200 games during a five-year tenure as the club's manager.http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=695 James McIntyre Soccerbase 14 April 2018 The board of directors subsequently began to handle managerial duties for the club, with secretary George Goss taking over the role of first team coach for the rest of the season.Chalk Holley 1987 72 The team continued to occupy a mid-table position throughout early 1925, picking up wins over struggling teams such as Crystal Palace and Stockport County to remain competitive in the league, but continuing to drop points to higher-placed teams. After dropping back to 15th in the table, Southampton began an unbeaten run of eight games in April to return to the top half for the end of the season. The spell included draws with eventual champions and runners-up Leicester City and Manchester United, and culminated in wins over Bradford City and Coventry City, who finished bottom of the league. Southampton finished in seventh place with 13 wins, 18 draws and 11 losses, two places and four points lower than 1923–24. List of match results 1 30 August 1924 Southampton 0–0 Oldham Athletic The Dell Southampton 11,000 D 2 1 September 1924 Stoke 2–0 Southampton Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 12,000 L 3 6 September 1924 The Wednesday 1–0 Southampton Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 25,000 L 4 8 September 1924 Southampton 3–0 Stoke Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton 8,867 W 5 13 September 1924 Southampton 2–0 Clapton Orient Dominy The Dell Southampton 6,000 W 6 15 September 1924 Coventry City 1–0 Southampton Highfield Road Coventry 9,000 L 7 20 September 1924 Crystal Palace 3–1 Southampton Rawlings The Nest London 10,000 L 8 27 September 1924 Southampton 0–0 Portsmouth The Dell Southampton 19,366 D 9 4 October 1924 Southampton 0–0 Chelsea The Dell Southampton 12,000 D 10 11 October 1924 Stockport County 1–1 Southampton Rawlings Edgeley Park Stockport 12,000 D 11 13 October 1924 Port Vale 1–1 Southampton Woodhouse Old Recreation Ground Hanley 9,000 D 12 18 October 1924 Southampton 0–2 Manchester United The Dell Southampton 14,000 L 13 25 October 1924 Hull City 1–1 Southampton C. Price Anlaby Road Kingston upon Hull 10,000 D 14 1 November 1924 Southampton 2–1 Blackpool Rawlings C. Price The Dell Southampton 4,000 W 15 8 November 1924 Derby County 3–0 Southampton Baseball Ground Derby 14,000 L 16 15 November 1924 Southampton 1–1 South Shields Parker The Dell Southampton 8,000 D 17 22 November 1924 Bradford City 1–2 Southampton Dominy Rawlings Valley Parade Bradford 10,000 W 18 29 November 1924 Portsmouth 1–1 Southampton Dominy Fratton Park Portsmouth 25,000 D 19 6 December 1924 Middlesbrough 0–0 Southampton Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 12,000 D 20 13 December 1924 Southampton 3–1 Barnsley Parker Rawlings C. Price The Dell Southampton 7,000 W 21 20 December 1924 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Southampton Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 13,000 L 22 26 December 1924 Southampton 1–0 Fulham C. Price The Dell Southampton 17,000 W 23 27 December 1924 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Southampton Dominy Boundary Park Oldham 6,000 D 24 3 January 1925 Southampton 1–0 The Wednesday Rawlings The Dell Southampton 7,000 W 25 17 January 1925 Clapton Orient 1–0 Southampton Clapton Stadium London 12,000 L 26 24 January 1925 Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace Rawlings Carr The Dell Southampton 9,000 W 27 7 February 1925 Chelsea 1–0 Southampton Stamford Bridge London 30,000 L 28 14 February 1925 Southampton 2–1 Stockport County Rawlings The Dell Southampton 8,000 W 29 28 February 1925 Southampton 2–2 Hull City Harkus Cribb The Dell Southampton 7,000 D 30 14 March 1925 Southampton 2–0 Derby County Rawlings Carr The Dell Southampton 12,000 W 31 21 March 1925 South Shields 1–1 Southampton Dominy Horsley Hill South Shields 8,000 D 32 1 April 1925 Blackpool 1–0 Southampton Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,000 L 33 4 April 1925 Southampton 1–0 Port Vale Dominy The Dell Southampton 5,000 W 34 10 April 1925 Fulham 1–0 Southampton Craven Cottage London 12,000 L 35 11 April 1925 Southampton 1–1 Middlesbrough C. Price The Dell Southampton 10,000 D 36 13 April 1925 Southampton 0–0 Leicester City The Dell Southampton 6,000 D 37 14 April 1925 Leicester City 0–0 Southampton Filbert Street Leicester 25,000 D 38 18 April 1925 Barnsley 1–1 Southampton Rawlings Oakwell Barnsley 8,000 D 39 22 April 1925 Manchester United 1–1 Southampton Dominy Old Trafford Manchester 40,000 D 40 25 April 1925 Southampton 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers C. Price The Dell Southampton 6,000 D 41 30 April 1925 Southampton 2–0 Bradford City Rawlings The Dell Southampton 5,500 W 42 2 May 1925 Southampton 3–0 Coventry City Dominy The Dell Southampton 5,000 W Final league table Second Division y SOU Results by matchday table b Round Ground H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /A /H /H /H Result D /L /L /W /W /L /L /D /D /D /D /L /D /W /L /D /W /D /D /W /L /W /D /W /L /W /L /W /D /W /D /L /W /L /D /D /D /D /D /D /W /W Position 13/18/22/12 /9/10/16/15/15/15/13/14/14/12/14/15/12/12/14/11/13/11 /9 /9/11 /8 /9 /9/10/10/10/13/11/13/15/13/10/10 /9 /9 /7 /7 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.comhttps://www.11v11.com/league-tables/ 11v11 league table generator 11v11.com 14 April 2018 FA Cup 1924–25 FA Cup Southampton entered the 1924–25 FA Cup in the first round against Third Division South club Exeter City. The game was initially played on 10 January 1921, but with the Saints leading 5–0 through goals from Arthur Dominy (two), Cliff Price (two) and Tom Parker, it was abandoned after 80 minutes due to the foggy weather conditions. According to club historians, "some Saints fans went on to the pitch 'in an effort to let the game go on', but the referee was adamant" and the fixture was abandoned. The game was replayed four days later at The Dell, with the hosts winning 3–1 thanks to goals from Dominy, Price and Bill Rawlings. In the second round the club hosted Brighton & Hove Albion, also of the Third Division South, who they beat by a single goal following an early penalty, which was converted by Parker. Second Division rivals Bradford City travelled to The Dell for the third round fixture, with Southampton winning 2–0 through Dominy and George Harkus to advance to the quarter-finals. In the fourth round of the tournament, Southampton – in a fourth consecutive home tie – hosted former First Division champions Liverpool, who had eliminated them in the third round the previous season following a replay at Anfield.Chalk Holley 1987 70 This time the hosts were victorious in the initial meeting, with Rawlings scoring the only goal of the game to send the Saints through to their first FA Cup semi-final since the 1907–08 season. In the semi-final, Southampton faced First Division side Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge, the home ground of Chelsea. Harkus came close to opening the scoring in the first half, but "shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat". Later in the half, Parker "sliced" the ball past his own goalkeeper Tommy Allen to put United ahead. In the second half, Parker also missed a penalty following a foul on Rawlings in the area, and before the end of the match United doubled their lead after "a mix-up" between the Saints right-back and goalkeeper, eliminating the Second Division side. Round 1 14 January 1925 Southampton 3–1 Exeter City Dominy Rawlings Price The Dell Southampton 15,000 W Round 2 31 January 1925 Southampton 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Parker 4 pen. The Dell Southampton 17,795 W Round 3 21 February 1925 Southampton 2–0 Bradford City Dominy Harkus The Dell Southampton 19,098 W Round 4 7 March 1925 Southampton 1–0 Liverpool Rawlings The Dell Southampton 21,501 W Semi-Final 28 March 1925 Sheffield United 2–0 Southampton Parker o.g. Stamford Bridge London 65,754 L Other matches Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played four additional first-team matches during the 1924–25 season. The first was a friendly match against Third Division South side Plymouth Argyle on 24 November 1924. The game, which took place at The Dell and was arranged as a benefit for Southampton right-back Tom Parker, ended in a 1–1 draw, with Bill Rawlings scoring for the hosts.Chalk Holley 1987 212 Southampton and Argyle met again on 16 March 1925 at Home Park. The second game also ended in a 1–1 draw, with the visitors' goal scored by inside-left Cliff Price. As usual, Southampton ended their season with two games against local rivals Portsmouth. The first meeting, for the Rowland Hospital Cup, took place on 4 May 1925 and saw home side Pompey beating the Saints 2–0.Chalk Holley 1987 206 Willie Haines, who scored five goals in the three meetings between the sides the previous season, opened the scoring in the third minute, before Jerry Mackie scored the second later on.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 113 Two days later, the teams drew 1–1 in the Hampshire Benevolent Cup at The Dell. Arthur Dominy scored the equaliser for Southampton after Martin opened for Pompey. Friendly 24 November 1924 Southampton 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Rawlings The Dell Southampton D Friendly 16 March 1925 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Southampton Price Home Park Plymouth D Rowland Hospital Cup 4 May 1925 Portsmouth 2–0 Southampton Haines 3Mackie Fratton Park Portsmouth 7,590 J. V. Pennington L Hampshire BC 6 May 1925 Southampton 1–1 Portsmouth Dominy Martin The Dell Southampton J. V. Pennington D Player details Southampton used 22 different players during the 1924–25 season, eight of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout the campaign, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward. Right-half Bert Shelley made the most appearances during the season, playing in all but one league match. Inside-right Arthur Dominy and left-half George Harkus each missed just two league games, while centre-forward Bill Rawlings appeared in all but three. Rawlings and Dominy finished the season as the club's joint top scorers – the former scored 14 in the league and two in the FA Cup, while the latter scored 13 in the league, two in the FA Cup, and one in the Hampshire Benevolent Cup. Harkus was the club's only scoring half-back of the season, with two league goals, and right-back Tom Parker was their only scoring full-back of the season, netting in the league three times to finish third overall for the season. Squad statistics NamePos. Playing positionNat. NationalityLeagueFA CupOther"Other" includes the Rowland Hospital Cup and Hampshire Benevolent Cup matches.TotalApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsTommy AllenGK GoalkeeperENG3805000420Albert BarrettHB Half-backENG10000010Arthur BradfordHB Half-backENG1303020180Tommy BroadFW ForwardENG90000090Jimmy BullockFW ForwardENG10002030John CallagherHB Half-backSCO10000010Alec CampbellHB Half-backENG2605000310Jimmy CarrFW ForwardSCO2823020332Stan CribbFW ForwardENG61200081Arthur DominyFW ForwardENG401352214716George HarkusHB Half-backENG4015120472Bill HendersonFW ForwardENG3405020410Ted HoughFB Full-backENG2701020300Michael KeepingFB Full-backENG70000070Tom ParkerFB Full-backENG3025100353Cliff PriceFW ForwardENG2401020270Fred PriceFW ForwardENG92000092Bill RawlingsFW ForwardENG411452004616Bert ShelleyHB Half-backENG4105020490Fred TitmussFB Full-backENG2204020280Stan WoodhouseFW ForwardENG1311000141Harry YeomansGK GoalkeeperENG40002060 Most appearances RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of total1Bert ShelleyHB Half-back4197.625100.002100.004897.962Arthur DominyFW Forward4095.245100.002100.004795.92George HarkusHB Half-back4095.245100.002100.004795.924Bill RawlingsFW Forward4197.625100.0000.004693.885Tommy AllenGK Goalkeeper3890.485100.0000.004285.716Bill HendersonFW Forward3480.955100.002100.004183.677Tom ParkerFB Full-back3071.435100.0000.003571.438Jimmy CarrFW Forward2866.67360.002100.003367.359Alec CampbellHB Half-back2661.905100.0000.003163.2710Ted HoughFB Full-back2764.29120.002100.003061.22 Top goalscorers RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per game1Bill RawlingsFW Forward140.3420.4000.00160.34Arthur DominyFW Forward130.3220.4010.50160.343Tom ParkerFB Full-back20.0610.2000.0030.084Fred PriceFW Forward20.2200.0000.0020.22Jimmy CarrFW Forward20.0700.0000.0020.06George HarkusHB Half-back10.0210.2000.0020.047Stan CribbFW Forward10.1600.0000.0010.12Stan WoodhouseFW Forward10.0700.0000.0010.07 Footnotes References Bibliography Chalk Gary Holley Duncan A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club: 1885–1987 Derby, England Breedon Books 10 August 1987 978-0907969228 Chalk Gary Holley Duncan Bull David All the Saints: A Complete Who's Who of Southampton FC Bristol, England Hagiology Publishing 28 November 2013 978-0992686406 Juson Dave Aldworth Clay Bendel Barry Bull David Chalk Gary Saints v Pompey: A History of Unrelenting Rivalry Bristol, England Hagiology Publishing 10 November 2004 978-0953447459 External links Southampton F.C. official website Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton