1916–17 Stoke F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke 1916–17 Joe Schofield Mr E.Reynish Victoria Ground Lancashire Section Primary Competition 3rd Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group D 2nd Bob Whittingham (22) 14,500 vs Port Vale (21 April 1917) 2,000 vs Various teams 1915–16 1917–18 _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes _color_3_stripes_white FFFFFF FF0000 The 1916–17 season was Stoke's second season in the non-competitive War League.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 With the start of World War I, all Football League football was cancelled. In its place were formed War Leagues, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. Stoke contested the Lancashire Section in the Principal Tournament, and the Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group D. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League. Season review In the Primary Competition of the Lancashire League Stoke finished in 3rd place with 39 points whilst in the Secondary Competition they finished 2nd with 6 points. During this season the lowest ever attendance was recorded for a Stoke first team match when 394 people saw Stoke play Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park in October 1916. Stoke's best victory in the 1916–17 season was a 7–0 over Bolton Wanderers which was sweet revenge after they had beaten Stoke 9–2 earlier in the season. Final league table Lancashire Section Primary Competition main WDL Q 2 y STK LIV Liverpool STP Stockport County STK Stoke MC Manchester City EVE Everton BRN Burnley MU Manchester United ROC Rochdale SPC Southport Central BOL Bolton Wanderers BLB Blackburn Rovers PNE Preston North End BRY Bury OLD Oldham Athletic PTV Port Vale BLP Blackpool 19 8 3 62 26 18 7 5 61 31 16 7 7 64 36 14 9 7 49 29 15 7 8 62 41 15 4 11 73 56 13 6 11 48 54 12 5 13 47 54 10 8 12 40 43 9 6 15 59 65 10 4 16 52 66 8 7 15 47 65 7 8 15 40 63 8 6 16 36 65 7 7 16 50 60 6 7 17 44 80 complete rsssf.com Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group D main WDL Q 2 y STK MU Manchester United STK Stoke PTV Port Vale MC Manchester City 4 0 2 15 9 3 0 3 11 6 2 1 3 9 12 2 1 3 3 11 complete rsssf.com Results Stoke's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Lancashire Section Primary Competition MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 2 September 1916 Manchester CityH1–06,000Ellis2 9 September 1916 EvertonA1–114,000Bridgett3 16 September 1916 RochdaleH1–15,000Turner4 23 September 1916 Bolton WanderersA2–910,000Bridgett (2)5 30 September 1916 Port ValeH0–010,0006 7 October 1916 Oldham AthleticA1–1394Herbert7 14 October 1916 Preston North EndH2–03,000Herbert (2)8 21 October 1916 BurnleyA1–43,00Herbert9 28 October 1916 Manchester UnitedH3–05,000Herbert, Bridgett, Jones10 4 November 1916 LiverpoolA1–312,000Turner11 11 November 1916 Stockport CountyH2–03,000Bridgett, Humphries12 18 November 1916 BuryA3–02,000Jones, Herbert, Howell13 25 November 1916 BlackpoolA1–13,000Humphries14 2 December 1916 Southport CentralH2–12,000Herbert, Bridgett15 9 December 1916 Blackburn RoversA1–13,000Howell16 23 December 1916 EvertonH0–25,00017 25 December 1916 Manchester CityA0–112,00018 30 December 1916 RochdaleA1–02,000Bridgett19 6 January 1917 Bolton WanderersH7–02,500Whittingham (2), Howell (2), Herbert (2), Parker20 13 January 1917 Port ValeA2–110,000Whittingham, Harrison21 20 January 1917 Oldham AthleticH4–02,000Whittingham (2), Bridgett, Own Goal22 27 January 1917 Preston North EndA1–13,000Limer23 3 February 1917 BurnleyH6–05,000Whittingham (4), Herbert, Harrison24 10 February 1917 Manchester UnitedA2–47,000Howell (2)25 17 February 1917 LiverpoolH1–012,000Whittingham26 24 February 1917 Stockport CountyA1–24,500Own Goal27 3 March 1917 BuryH5–25,000Whittingham (2), Bridgett (2), Howell28 10 March 1917 BlackpoolH6–06,000Whittingham (2), Howell (2), Herbert, Harrison29 17 March 1917 Southport CentralA2–02,500Whittingham (2)30 24 March 1917 Blackburn RoversH4–14,000Whittingham (2), Harrison (2) Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group D MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 31 March 1917 Manchester UnitedH2–17,000Whittingham, Howell2 6 April 1917 Manchester CityA0–112,0003 7 April 1917 Port ValeA2–312,000Whittingham (2)4 9 April 1917 Manchester CityH5–08,000Whittingham, Bridgett, Howell (3)5 14 April 1917 Manchester UnitedA0–19,0006 21 April 1917 Port ValeH2–014,000Herbert, Howell Squad statistics Pos.NameMatchesAppsGoalsGKENG Richard Herron360DFENG Arthur Allman250DFENG Alec Milne50DFENG Jack Maddock30DFENG George Turner352DFENG Billy Twemlow60MFENG Sammy Brooks30MFENG George Dobson230MFWAL 1807 Joe Jones342MFENG Tom Kinson20MFENG George Limer171MFSCO R. McCarthy40MFENG A. Morris10MFENG Charlie Parker321FWENG J. Bridgett2511FWENG Albert Ellis61FWENG Thomas Greaves20FWENG Billy Harrison315FWENG Billy Herbert2512FWENG Harry Howell2614FWENG Howard Humphries62FWENG Dick Smith50FWENG Billy Tempest10FWENG Eli Turner60FWENG Arthur Watkin10FWENG Bob Whittingham1822 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke