1921–22 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1921–22 Arthur Shallcross Mr E.Reynish Victoria Ground Football League Second Division 2nd (52 Points) FA Cup Third Round Jimmy Broad (25) Jimmy Broad (27) 27,015 vs Port Vale (24 September 1921) 5,000 vs Bury (21 January 1922) 15,200 1920–21 1922–23 _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes FFFFFF FF0000 The 1921–22 season was Stoke's 22nd season in the Football League and the fourth in the Second Division. After almost being relegated to the third tier last season Stoke improved dramatically and finished in 2nd position gaining promotion to the First Division.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 Key to Stoke's success was the early season signing of the Broad brothers Tommy and Jimmy with the later scoring 27 goals. Season review League After the disappointments of last season, there was another conscious effort to strengthen the squad for the 1921–22 season, and a wealthy director John Slater proved to be the most ambitious as he spent a lot of his own money to bring to the club the Broad brothers, Tommy and Jimmy. Jimmy was an out-and-out centre forward who came in after having scored 37 goals in 48 matches for Millwall. Tommy on the other hand was a pacey right winger who signed from Manchester City. The idea of developing young talent was also coming to the fore, with the appointment of Tom Brittleton as player-coach, which was met with approval from the club's supporters. The season turned out to be one of the best the club had experienced up to that time and promotion was gained to the top-flight, Stoke finishing runners-up to Nottingham Forest. Eleven home draws probably cost Stoke top spot but nevertheless their form throughout the season was very good and the team was well supported by the fans with an average attendance of 15,000. Jimmy Broad was top scorer with 25 league goals and he also became the first Stoke player to score four goals in a Football League match, achieving this feat in a 5–1 home win over Crystal Palace in early December. Stoke also achieved an unbeaten league run of 15 matches from 27 December to 8 April. FA Cup The Cup also provided Stoke with some success as they beat local rivals Port Vale 4–2 in an epic cup tie in Burslem. Arthur Watkin scored a hat-trick in front of 14,471 tie at The Old Recreation Ground. Stoke then saw off Northampton Town 3–0 in a replay before 43,689 fans turned out to see Stoke take on Aston Villa in the third round. The match ended goalless and in the replay Villa ran away with it and scored four without reply. Final league table Second Division y STK Results Stoke's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division 1921–22 Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 27 August 1921 West Ham UnitedH2–015,000Watkin, J Broad2 29 August 1921 South ShieldsA1–14,000J Broad3 3 September 1921 West Ham UnitedA0–320,0004 5 September 1921 South ShieldsH2–18,500J Broad (2)5 10 September 1921 Clapton OrientH0–015,0006 17 September 1921 Clapton OrientA0–110,0007 24 September 1921 Port ValeH0–027,0158 1 October 1921 Port ValeA1–024,996J Broad9 8 October 1921 Bradford Park AvenueH0–112,00010 15 October 1921 Bradford Park AvenueA4–210,000J Broad (2), Watkin, T Broad11 22 October 1921 Leeds UnitedA2–110,000J Broad, Tempest12 29 October 1921 Leeds UnitedH3–015,000J Broad, T Broad, Whitehurst13 5 November 1921 Hull CityH0–010,00014 12 November 1921 Hull CityA1–79,000Watkin15 19 November 1921 Notts CountyH0–06,00016 26 November 1921 Notts CountyA0–010,00017 3 December 1921 Crystal PalaceH5–19,000J Broad (4), Groves18 10 December 1921 Crystal PalaceA2–012,000J Broad (2)19 17 December 1921 Rotherham CountyA0–06,00020 24 December 1921 Rotherham CountyH1–16,000J Broad21 26 December 1921 FulhamA1–217,000Clarke22 27 December 1921 FulhamH3–020,000Tempest, Watkin, Groves23 31 December 1921 The WednesdayH1–112,000Groves24 14 January 1922 The WednesdayA1–010,000Groves25 21 January 1922 BuryH1–05,000T Broad26 4 February 1922 Leicester CityH1–19,000T Broad27 8 February 1922 BuryA1–07,000Watkin28 11 February 1922 Leicester CityA4–321,000Groves (2), J Broad, Tempest29 25 February 1922 Derby CountyA4–28,000Groves, J Broad, Twemlow, Mellor30 4 March 1922 Coventry CityH2–216,000Groves, J Broad31 6 March 1922 Derby CountyH1–111,000J Broad32 11 March 1922 Coventry CityA1–025,000Groves33 18 March 1922 BarnsleyA2–210,000J Broad, Watkin34 25 March 1922 BarnsleyH1–014,000Tempest35 1 April 1922 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–120,000Tempest36 8 April 1922 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–010,000Tempest, J Broad (2)37 14 April 1922 BlackpoolA2–317,000J Broad, Groves38 15 April 1922 Nottingham ForestH1–120,000J Broad39 17 April 1922 BlackpoolH1–120,000Tempest40 22 April 1922 Nottingham ForestA1–312,000Whitehurst41 29 April 1922 Bristol CityA0–215,00042 6 May 1922 Bristol CityH3–016,000Groves, Watkin (2) FA Cup 1921–22 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR17 January 1922 Port ValeA4–214,471Watkin (3), TempestR228 January 1922 Northampton TownA2–216,000Watkin (2)R2 Replay2 February 1922 Northampton TownH3–030,000Tempest, J Broad (2)R318 February 1922 Aston VillaH0–043,689R3 Replay22 February 1922 Aston VillaA0–426,540 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Tom Kay600060GKENG Percy Knott15020170GKENG Jimmy Lee21030240DFENG Tommy Howe100010DFSCO Bob McGrory41050460DFENG Alec Milne41050460MFENG Ewart Beswick17040210MFENG Tom Brittleton14050190MFENG George Clarke42150471MFSCO Bill Dickie12000120MFENG Billy Poole600060MFENG Dickie Smith35020370MFENG Fred Wilkinson300030FWENG Jimmy Broad4125524627FWENG Tommy Broad32340363FWENG Fred Groves2812503312FWENG Tommy Little400040FWENG Syd Mellor810081FWENG Albert Moore100010FWWAL 1807 Dai Nicholas600060FWENG Louis Page100010FWENG Victor Shore300030FWENG Sam Spencer100010FWENG Billy Tempest41752469FWENG Charlie Twemlow110011FWENG Arthur Watkin358554013FWENG Albert Whitehurst620062 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke