1911–12 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1911–12 Alfred Barker Mr Rev. A Hurst Victoria Ground Southern League Division One 10th (36 points) FA Cup Qualifying Round Five William Smith (9) William Smith (10) 18,000 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (2 September 1911) 4,000 vs New Brompton (16 March 1912) 8,789 1910–11 1912–13 _navy_stripes _navystripes _navy_stripes _color_3_stripes_red ff2000 ff2000 ff2000 002060 002060 The 1911–12 season was Stoke's third season in the Southern Football League. Stoke now having left the Birmingham & District League to concentrate on the Southern League Division One, which at the time was only second to the Football League. Stoke neither struggled or impressed and they finished in 10th position with 36 points.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 Season review League After leaving the Birmingham & District League Stoke concentrated on the Southern League Division One which was now a much more tougher league. The squad was strengthened by Alfred Barker who brought in a new half back line with the arrival of Jimmy McGillvray, Jock Grieve and George Smart. Stoke made a useful start to the season and held a position in the top half of the table, but four defeats either side of Christmas saw them plunge into the bottom five and prospects for the new year did not look too promising. Yet, things did manage to improve on the pitch. Goalkeeper Richard Herron and right-half Sam Baddeley were restored to the first team and forwards John Lenaghan and Tom Revill joined to add some much needed punch up front. Stoke sold both Arthur Cartlidge and Jock Grieve to South Shields for a decent price while Jack Peart joined Newcastle United for £600. Stoke ended the season with a 7–0 victory over Millwall Athletic. Stoke had some good crowds at home in 1911–12 with 18,000 present to see the opening match against Brighton & Hove Albion. However Stoke fans developed a reputation following a near riot in December 1911 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers. The referee had no choice but to abandon the match with just two minutes remaining, although the league ordered the result to stand. Stoke had to pay £4,000 for the installation of fences around the ground which came as a bitter blow to the club's finances following the debacle in 1908. FA Cup Stoke made an early exit to Walsall in the fifth qualifying round losing 2–1 at Fellows Park. Final league table main WDL QR 2 y STK QPR Queens Park Rangers PLY Plymouth Argyle NHT Northampton Town SWI Swindon Town BHA Brighton & Hove Albion COV Coventry City CRY Crystal Palace MIL Millwall WAT Watford STK Stoke REA Reading NWC Norwich City WHU West Ham United BRE Brentford EXE Exeter City SOU Southampton BRI Bristol Rovers NBR New Brompton LUT Luton Town LEY Leyton 21 11 6 59 35 23 6 9 63 31 22 7 9 82 41 21 6 11 82 50 19 9 10 73 35 17 8 13 66 54 15 10 13 70 46 15 10 13 60 57 13 10 15 56 58 13 10 15 51 63 11 14 13 43 68 10 14 14 40 60 13 7 18 64 69 12 9 17 60 65 11 11 16 48 62 10 11 17 46 63 9 13 16 41 62 11 9 18 35 72 9 10 19 49 61 7 11 20 27 62 green1 C red1 R R complete Results Stoke's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Southern Football League Division One 1911–12 Southern Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 2 September 1911 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–118,000W Smith, A Smith2 9 September 1911 Luton TownA1–18,000W Smith3 16 September 1911 Coventry CityA2–39,000Peart, Grieve (pen)4 23 September 1911 LeytonH0–010,0005 30 September 1911 Norwich CityA1–22,500Jordan6 7 October 1911 Crystal PalaceH2–117,000Peart, Griffiths7 14 October 1911 SouthamptonA0–18,0008 21 October 1911 Plymouth ArgyleH2–18,000Griffiths, Dyke9 28 October 1911 ReadingA1–17,000W Smith10 4 November 1911 WatfordH1–012,000A Smith11 6 November 1911 Exeter CityH1–37,000Peart12 11 November 1911 New BromptonA1–14,000Peart13 25 November 1911 BrentfordA1–05,000Peart14 2 December 1911 Queens Park RangersH0–213,00015 9 December 1911 Millwall AthleticA1–54,000Hardman16 16 December 1911 West Ham UnitedH4–310,000Hardman, Lenaghan (3)17 25 December 1911 Swindon TownA0–318,00018 26 December 1911 Swindon TownH1–410,000Leese19 30 December 1911 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–43,00020 20 January 1912 Coventry CityH3–14,000Baddeley, Jordan, Lenaghan21 27 January 1912 LeytonA0–23,00022 3 February 1912 Norwich CityH1–15,000Peart23 10 February 1912 Crystal PalaceA2–18,000Peart, Hardman 24 17 February 1912 SouthamptonH0–310,000 25 24 February 1912 Plymouth ArgyleA0–37,000 26 28 February 1912 Bristol RoversA2–22,000W Smith (2) 27 2 March 1912 ReadingH0–010,000 28 9 March 1912 WatfordA2–43,000W Smith (2) 29 16 March 1912 New BromptonH2–04,000Baddeley, Jones30 18 March 1912 Luton TownH4–35,000Jones, W Smith, Lenaghan, Revill31 23 March 1912 Exeter CityA1–13,000Revill32 30 March 1912 BrentfordH1–15,000W Smith33 6 April 1912 Queens Park RangersA0–130,00034 8 April 1912 Northampton TownH1–07,000Revill35 9 April 1912 Northampton TownA1–33,000Hodkin36 13 April 1912 Millwall AthleticH7–07,000Lenaghan (3), A Smith (2), Revill (2)37 20 April 1912 West Ham UnitedA0–06,00038 27 April 1912 Bristol RoversH3–15,000Revill, Turner (pen), Dyke FA Cup 1911–12 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers5QR18 November 1911 WalsallA1–26,569W Smith Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Arthur Cartlidge22010230GKENG Richard Herron16000160DFSCO James Hay800080DFENG Ernest Mullineux23010240DFENG George Smart29010300DFENG George Turner13100131MFENG Sam Baddeley20200202MFENG Archie Dyke24200242MFSCO Jock Grieve23110241MFENG Harold Hardman27310283MFENG Ernest Hodkin510051MFWAL 1807 Joe Jones31210322MFENG Jimmy McGillvray24010250MFENG Jack Robinson800080FWENG Amos Baddeley100010FWENG Arthur Griffiths11210122FWENG Frank Jordan10200102FWENG Harry Leese14100141FWENG John Lenaghan18800188FWENG Bill Nixon200020FWENG Jack Peart23710247FWENG Tom Revill14600146FWENG Alf Smith23410244FWENG William Smith299113010 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke