1920–21 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1920–21 Arthur Shallcross Mr E.Reynish Victoria Ground Football League Second Division 20th (35 Points) FA Cup First Round Arthur Watkin (15) Arthur Watkin (16) 27,455 vs Port Vale (2 October 1920) 5,000 vs Barnsley (2 March 1921) 13,315 1919–20 1921–22 _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes _color_3_stripes_white FFFFFF FF0000 The 1920–21 season was Stoke's 21st in the Football League and the third in the Second Division. Despite strengthening the Stoke squad with veteran Tom Brittleton the most notable signing Stoke struggled all season and were involved in a fight against relegation. With one team being relegated this season, Stoke finished five points from bottom place Stockport County which was too close for comfort.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 Season review League For the 1920–21 season efforts were made to strengthen the pool of players and the first of these was former England international Tom Brittleton who made the move from Sheffield Wednesday and immediately became club captain. Competition for places or not manager Arthur Shallcross maintained a settled side that is until in October when he transferred Charlie Parker to Sunderland. He had spent six years at Stoke and became a fan favourite. A shortage of goals saw Stoke slip dangerously towards the lower regions of the Second Division as the 1920–21 season progressed and with only one club being relegated to the newly formed Third Division North the margin of five points and a 20th-place finish out of 22 was too close for comfort. Arthur Watkin top scored with 15 and Billy Tempest scored 10 however other than those two there was a lack of goals in the side. A most significant signing in April 1921 was that of Bob McGrory, a full-back from Burnley. Rumours has it that McGrory had reservations about joining Stoke as he did not like the look of the place. Whether this was true or not, he went on to spend 31 years with the club as a player and manager eventually leaving the club in May 1952. FA Cup Stoke again exited the competition at the first hurdle losing 3–2 away at eventual runners-up Wolverhampton Wanderers in front of 35,000 spectators. Final league table Second Division y STK Results Stoke's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division 1920–21 Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 28 August 1920 Nottingham ForestA2–221,000Brown, Parker2 30 August 1920 Rotherham CountyH2–010,000Watkin, McColl3 4 September 1920 Nottingham ForestH4–019,000Watkin (3), McColl4 6 September 1920 Rotherham CountyA1–115,000Tempest5 11 September 1920 The WednesdayA3–125,000Tempest (2), Brown6 18 September 1920 The WednesdayH0–130,0007 25 September 1920 Port ValeA1–219,967McColl8 2 October 1920 Port ValeH0–127,4559 9 October 1920 Notts CountyH1–010,000Watkin10 16 October 1920 Notts CountyA0–38,50011 23 October 1920 Coventry CityH4–112,000Tempest (2), McColl, Maddock12 30 October 1920 Coventry CityA0–118,00013 6 November 1920 Leeds UnitedH4–014,000Watkin (3), Brown14 13 November 1920 Leeds UnitedA0–020,00015 20 November 1920 BirminghamH1–215,000Brown16 27 November 1920 BirminghamA0–312,00017 4 December 1920 West Ham UnitedH1–010,000Brittleton18 11 December 1920 West Ham UnitedA0–115,00019 18 December 1920 FulhamH1–27,000Brittleton20 25 December 1920 Leicester CityA1–320,000Watkin21 27 December 1920 Leicester CityH1–115,000Tempest22 1 January 1921 FulhamA3–18,500Watkin (2), Brittleton23 15 January 1921 South ShieldsA1–115,000Burton24 22 January 1921 South ShieldsH0–05,00025 5 February 1921 Cardiff CityA1–028,000Watkin26 12 February 1921 Hull CityA1–15,000Watkin27 14 February 1921 Cardiff CityH0–012,00028 26 February 1921 Wolverhampton WanderersA3–320,000Watkin, McColl, Smith29 10 March 1921 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–08,000Tempest30 12 March 1921 Stockport CountyA0–24,00031 19 March 1921 Stockport CountyH1–07,000Watkin32 25 March 1921 BlackpoolA1–314,000Whitehurst33 26 March 1921 Clapton OrientH0–114,00034 28 March 1921 BlackpoolH1–112,000Tempest35 2 April 1921 Clapton OrientA2–36,000Whitehurst, Little36 9 April 1921 BuryH0–17,00037 11 April 1921 Hull CityH1–35,000Tempest38 16 April 1921 BuryA0–35,00039 23 April 1921 Bristol CityH0–07,00040 30 April 1921 Bristol CityA0–56,00041 2 May 1921 BarnsleyH3–25,000Tempest (pen), Brittleton, Helme42 7 May 1921 BarnsleyA0–17,000 FA Cup 1920–21 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR18 January 1921 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–335,000Watkin, Burton Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Tom Kay27010280GKENG Percy Knott12000120GKENG Edwin Steventon300030DFENG Percy Brooke701080DFENG Jack Maddock810081DFSCO Bob McGrory200020DFENG Alec Milne42010430DFENG Billy Twemlow300030MFENG Tom Brittleton41410424MFENG George Clarke41010420MFSCO Bill Dickie200020MFENG Reg Forester700070MFENG Jack Moorwood900090MFENG Charlie Parker910091MFENG David Parkes600060MFENG Dickie Smith38110391FWSCO David Brown19410204FWENG Matthew Burton511162FWENG Harry Crossthwaite18010190FWENG Jack Helme410041FWSCO George Jarvis200020FWENG Tommy Little17100171FWENG James Martin300030FWENG Wally Masterman000000FWSCO Jimmy McColl27500275FWENG Syd Mellor300030FWENG Tom Orpe000000FWENG Louis Page800080FWENG John Spencer16000160FWENG Billy Tempest3710103810FWENG Arthur Watkin3515113616FWENG Albert Whitehurst11200112 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke