1905–06 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1905–06 Horace Austerberry Mr W Cowlishaw Victoria Ground Football League First Division 10th (39 Points) FA Cup Second Round Jack Hall (11) Jack Hall (11) 20,000 vs Liverpool (26 December 1905) 4,000 vs Bury (26 March 1906) 8,610 1904–05 1906–07 a02040 a02040 a02040 FFFFFF a02040 The 1905–06 season was Stoke's 17th season in the Football League. It was a good season for Stoke as they started well winning their first five matches and with a number of good local players in the team playing regularly. Stoke's form did eventually drop and they finished in 10th position a much improved finish from previous seasons. However it would be a case of 'calm before the storm' for Stoke and their supporters.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 Season review League For the 1905–06 season, the First Division was extended to 20 clubs. Stoke enticed goalkeeper Leigh Richmond Roose back to the club whilst James Bradley departed for Liverpool. The 'Potters' started the season off in fine style winning their opening five matches to go top of the league table for the first time in their history–and they remained there for five weeks. Horace Austerberry seemed to have found the right line-up and managed to keep it settled for the first seven matches. The crowds improved steadily and they reached the 12,000 mark as Stoke began to play well at home. In early November Sheffield Wednesday were well beaten 4–0 with Ted Holdcroft scoring twice, to bring his goals tally to six in ten games unfortunately for Holcroft it was also his final goals of the season. Stoke's decent form continued but George Baddeley injured his knee on boxing day and Stoke's form began to drop. They eventually finished in 10th position with 39 points 12 behind champions Liverpool. FA Cup Stoke again went out of the cup in the second round this time losing 1–0 to Birmingham after beating Blackburn Rovers by the same score. Final league table First Division y STK Results Stoke's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division 1905–06 Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 2 September 1905 Notts CountyH3–08,000Holdcroft, Hall, Rouse2 4 September 1905 Blackburn RoversH3–08,000Holdcroft, Hall (2)3 9 September 1905 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–17,000Holdcroft, Hall4 16 September 1905 Bolton WanderersA2–116,000Rouse, Miller5 23 September 1905 Woolwich ArsenalH2–115,000Rouse, Miller6 30 September 1905 Blackburn RoversA0–320,0007 7 October 1905 SunderlandH1–09,000Miller8 14 October 1905 BirminghamA0–212,0009 21 October 1905 EvertonH2–212,000Holford, Hall10 28 October 1905 Derby CountyA0–110,00011 4 November 1905 The WednesdayH4–012,000Rouse, Hall, Holdcroft (2)12 11 November 1905 Nottingham ForestA1–310,000Hall13 13 November 1905 Aston VillaH0–112,00014 18 November 1905 Manchester CityH0–08,00015 25 November 1905 BuryA0–34,00016 2 December 1905 MiddlesbroughH1–16,000Gallimore17 9 December 1905 Preston North EndA0–28,00018 16 December 1905 Newcastle UnitedH1–08,000Jones19 23 December 1905 Aston VillaA0–315,00020 25 December 1905 Sheffield UnitedA1–121,883Hall21 26 December 1905 LiverpoolH2–120,000Hall, Holford22 30 December 1905 Notts CountyA1–15,000Jones23 1 January 1906 LiverpoolA1–325,000Hall24 6 January 1906 Wolverhampton WanderersH4–06,000Hall, Rouse, Fielding, Croxton25 20 January 1906 Bolton WanderersH1–26,000Baddeley26 27 January 1906 Woolwich ArsenalA2–110,000Rouse (2)27 10 February 1906 SunderlandA0–110,00028 17 February 1906 BirminghamH2–26,000Rouse, Jones29 3 March 1906 Derby CountyH2–29,000Gallimore, Chalmers30 17 March 1906 Nottingham ForestH4–08,500Chalmers (2), Miller (2)31 24 March 1906 Manchester CityA0–26,00032 26 March 1906 BuryH4–24,000Baddeley, Fielding, Gallimore (2)33 3 April 1906 EvertonA3–015,000Gallimore, Rouse, Griffiths34 7 April 1906 MiddlesbroughA0–512,00035 9 April 1906 The WednesdayA0–210,00036 14 April 1906 Preston North EndH3–010,000Rouse, Chalmers, Baddeley37 16 April 1906 Sheffield UnitedH2–18,000Chalmers, Gallimore38 24 April 1906 Newcastle UnitedA0–512,000 FA Cup 1905–06 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR113 January 1906 Blackburn RoversH1–015,463SturgessR23 February 1906 BirminghamA0–119,000 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Jack Benton100010GKWAL 1807 Leigh Richmond Roose33020350GKENG Jack Whitley400040FBENG Harry Benson36020380FBENG Charlie Burgess35020370HBENG George Baddeley34420364HBENG Harry Croxton16120181HBWAL 1807 Lloyd Davies200020HBENG Tom Holford36220382HBENG Albert Sturgess37021391FWENG Adrian Capes600060FWSCO Jackie Chalmers550055FWWAL 1807 Billy Davies400040FWENG Ross Fielding28210292FWENG George Gallimore20510215FWENG Arthur Griffiths510051FWENG Jack Hall2811203011FWENG Ted Holdcroft11500115FWWAL 1807 John Love Jones11300113FWENG Jack Miller36520385FWENG Fred Rouse2810203010FWENG Alf Smith200020 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke