1934–35 Stoke City F.C. season
Average home league attendance | 22,349 | |
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The
Stoke had an unprecedented amount of funds available as the chairman announced that they had recorded a £13,422 profit. The results on the pitch were similar to last season this time in reverse order with Stoke having a good first half but a poor second half to the campaign. Stoke finished in 10th position with 42 points.[1]
Season review
League
Chairman Sherwin went on record in the summer of 1934 by saying never before in its history has the club been in such a good position financially, Stoke had just made a profit of £13,422.[1] There was a considerable talk of more ground improvements to be made to the Victoria Ground, but some fans wanted the money to be spent on the development of younger players.[1]
Stoke started the 1934–35 season by losing 4–1 at
FA Cup
Stoke were embarrassed in this season's FA Cup losing, 4–1, away at Swansea Town.[1]
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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8 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 44 |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 83 | 83 | 1.000 | 44 |
10 | Stoke City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 42 |
11 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 42 |
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 82 | 0.890 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
Stoke's score comes first
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 25 August 1934 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–4 | 18,000 | Liddle |
2 | 27 August 1934 | Leeds United | H | 8–1 | 24,555 | Matthews (4), Johnson (2), Sale (2) |
3 | 1 September 1934 | Birmingham | H | 2–0 | 29,642 | Sale, Tutin |
4 | 3 September 1934 | Leeds United | A | 2–4 | 20,000 | Sale, Liddle |
5 | 8 September 1934 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | 18,220 | Sale, Turner |
6 | 15 September 1934 | Manchester City | A | 1–3 | 60,000 | Johnson |
7 | 22 September 1934 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 19,768 | Matthews (2) |
8 | 29 September 1934 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 10,127 | Davies |
9 | 6 October 1934 | Arsenal | H | 2–2 | 45,349 | Sale (2) |
10 | 13 October 1934 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 18,000 | Sale |
11 | 20 October 1934 | Aston Villa | H | 4–1 | 33,744 | Sale, Johnson, Liddle (2) |
12 | 27 October 1934 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 | 25,000 | Sale (2) |
13 | 3 November 1934 | Sunderland | H | 0–3 | 27,737 | |
14 | 10 November 1934 | Leicester City | A | 3–0 | 25,000 | Sale (2), Matthews |
15 | 17 November 1934 | Everton | H | 3–2 | 29,127 | Liddle, Johnson (2) |
16 | 24 November 1934 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–3 | 12,125 | Turner (pen) |
17 | 1 December 1934 | Preston North End | H | 3–1 | 21,455 | Sale (2), Johnson |
18 | 8 December 1934 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 30,000 | Matthews, Davies |
19 | 15 December 1934 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 18,000 | Sale |
20 | 22 December 1934 | Huddersfield Town | A | 4–1 | 4,037 | Sale (2), Davies, Liddle |
21 | 25 December 1934 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 38,531 | |
22 | 26 December 1934 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | 18,219 | Liddle, Johnson, Steele |
23 | 29 December 1934 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 19,387 | Liddle |
24 | 5 January 1935 | Birmingham | A | 0–0 | 30,000 | |
25 | 19 January 1935 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 25,006 | Liddle |
26 | 26 January 1935 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 24,453 | Ware, Johnson |
27 | 2 February 1935 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 12,000 | |
28 | 9 February 1935 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–1 | 20,646 | Davies, Sale (2) |
29 | 20 February 1935 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 30,529 | |
30 | 23 February 1935 | Portsmouth | H | 1–2 | 15,014 | Johnson |
31 | 2 March 1935 | Aston Villa | A | 1–4 | 25,000 | Johnson |
32 | 9 March 1935 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 13,186 | |
33 | 16 March 1935 | Sunderland | A | 1–4 | 30,000 | Ware |
34 | 23 March 1935 | Leicester City | H | 3–0 | 15,000 | Matthews (2), Turner (pen) |
35 | 30 March 1935 | Everton | A | 0–5 | 20,346 | |
36 | 6 April 1935 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 13,439 | |
37 | 13 April 1935 | Preston North End | A | 2–5 | 13,000 | Robson (2) |
38 | 19 April 1935 | Liverpool | A | 0–5 | 20,000 | |
39 | 20 April 1935 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4–1 | 11,653 | Sale (3), Liddle |
40 | 22 April 1935 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 20,305 | Sale |
41 | 27 April 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 17,489 | Almond |
42 | 4 May 1935 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 | 9,965 | Davies, Turner (pen) |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R3 | 1 January 1935 | Swansea Town | A | 1–4 | 20,200 | Matthews |
Squad statistics
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Freddie Houldsworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
GK | Norman Lewis | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
GK | Ken Scattergood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
DF | John Bamber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | Joe Buller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | Bob McGrory | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
DF | John Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | Charlie Scrimshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | Billy Spencer | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
DF | Bill Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | Jack Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF | Peter McArdle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Wilf Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Harry Sellars | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
MF | Arthur Turner | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
MF | Arthur Tutin | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
FW | John Almond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | Harry Davies | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
FW | Joe Johnson | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
FW | Bobby Liddle | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
FW | Stanley Matthews | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 11 |
FW | Charlie Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | Billy Robson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
FW | Tommy Sale | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 24 |
FW | Frank Soo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FW | Freddie Steele | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
FW | Harry Ware | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.