1890–91 Stoke F.C. season
Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs Crewe Alexandra (8 November 1890) | |
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Average home league attendance | 2,136 | |
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The 1890–91 season was Stoke's only season in the Football Alliance.
Stoke played their only season in the
Season review
League
For the 1890–91 season Stoke joined the
FA Cup
While out of the Football League, Stoke played a major part in the formation of the penalty kick when, in February 1891 they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Notts County 1–0 after two previous 3–0 victory's over Preston North End and Aston Villa. With time running out and Stoke pressing forward for an equalizer, Notts County's defender Jack Hendry handled in the area so the referee gave a free kick to Stoke. Notts County put all eleven men on the line and Stoke failed to score. This same referee, who recognised what an unjust event had occurred later became a football legislator and it was he who introduced the penalty kick to the Football League and FA Cup competitions for the 1891–92 season.[1]
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Stoke[a] (E) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 33 | Football Alliance Champions, elected to Football League
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2 | Sunderland Albion[b] | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 28 | 2.464 | 30 | Left to join the Northern League |
3 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 1.593 | 27 | |
4 | Birmingham St George's | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 62 | 1.032 | 26 | |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 39 | 1.692 | 23[c] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
(E) Elected to the Football League
Notes:
- ^ New club in the Alliance
- ^ Left to join the Northern League
- ^ Two points deducted for fielding an unregistered player
Results
Stoke's score comes first
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football Alliance
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 13 September 1890 | Birmingham St George's | H | 6–3 | 1,500 | Ballham, Baker (4), Turner |
2 | 20 September 1890 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 2,000 | Edge, Coupar |
3 | 27 September 1890 | Newton Heath | H | 2–1 | 2,000 | Edge, Dunn |
4 | 3 October 1890 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | 2,000 | Turner, Baker |
5 | 4 October 1890 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 2,000 | Baker |
6 | 11 October 1890 | Walsall Town Swifts |
H | 1–0 | 4,000 | Baker |
7 | 18 October 1890 | Birmingham St George's | A | 2–5 | 2,000 | Edge, Turner |
8 | 1 November 1890 | Small Heath | A | 1–5 | 2,500 | Edge |
9 | 8 November 1890 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | 1,000 | Turner, Dunn |
10 | 15 November 1890 | Bootle | H | 2–1 | 1,500 | Dunn (2) |
11 | 22 November 1890 | Sunderland Albion | A | 1–1 | 1,500 | Dunn |
12 | 29 November 1890 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 2,000 | Dunn, Ballham |
13 | 6 December 1890 | Bootle | A | 2–2 | 1,000 | Dunn, Baker |
14 | 13 December 1890 | The Wednesday | A | 4–2 | 6,000 | Dunn, Baker (2), Edge |
15 | 26 December 1890 | Darwen | H | 6–2 | 3,000 | Baker, Edge (2), Ballham, Turner (2) |
16 | 27 December 1890 | Small Heath | H | 4–2 | 3,000 | Edge, Ballham, Turner (2) |
17 | 3 January 1891 | Sunderland Albion | H | 1–1 | 2,000 | Naughton |
18 | 5 January 1891 | Newton Heath | A |
1–0 | 2,000 | Turner |
19 | 24 January 1891 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 4–2 | 1,500 | Coupar, Dunn, Ballham, Clifford |
20 | 7 March 1891 | Walsall Town Swifts | A | 3–1 | 4,000 | Edge (2), Turner |
21 | 21 March 1891 | Darwen | A | 3–3 | 1,000 | Edge, Turner, Dunn |
22 | 4 April 1891 | The Wednesday | H | 5–1 | 1,500 | Edge, Naughton, Dunn, Christie, Ballham |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R1 | 17 January 1891 | Preston North End | H | 3–0 | 8,000 | Ballham, Coupar, Turner |
R2 | 31 January 1891 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | 7,000 | Ballham (2), Coupar |
R3 | 14 February 1891 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | 16,000 |
Squad statistics
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Ike Brookes | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
GK | Wilf Merritt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
GK | Bill Rowley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FB | George Bateman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FB | Tommy Clare | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FB | Jack Eccles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FB | Alf Underwood | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
HB | Davy Brodie | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
HB | Davy Christie | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
HB | Hughie Clifford | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
HB | Hughie Phillips | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FW | Charlie Baker | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 |
FW | Lewis Ballham | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 |
FW | Peter Coupar | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
FW | Billy Dunn | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 |
FW | Alf Edge | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 12 |
FW | Willie Naughton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
FW | Wilmot Turner | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ISBN 978-1-905891-19-1.