Arthur Shallcross
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Leek, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1950 (aged 73–74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1919–1923 | Stoke | ||
Arthur J. Shallcross[1] (1876 – 1950) was an English association football manager who managed Stoke City between February 1919 and March 1923.[1]
Career
Shallcross played for his native Leek before becoming a
Football League referee in 1895.[1] He was appointed secretary-manager of Stoke in February 1919, in time for Stoke's first season back in the league since 1908.[1] A steady season of mid-table followed in 1919–20 but Shallcross then angered the supporters with the seemingly unnecessary sale of Charlie Parker to Sunderland, but he did bring in Bob McGrory who would have a long career at the Victoria Ground.[1]
After almost being relegated in 1920–21 Stoke finished 2nd in 1921–22 to gain a return to the First Division.[1] Key to Stoke's success was the early season signing of the Broad brothers Tommy and Jimmy with the later scoring 27 goals.[1] However any hope that it be the start of a sustained spell in the top-flight was quickly dashed as Stoke struggled all through the 1922–23 season and with relegation looming Shallcross was sacked in March 1923.[1]
Manager statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Stoke[1] | 1 February 1919 | 31 March 1923 | 171 | 59 | 43 | 69 | 34.5 |
| Total | 171 | 59 | 43 | 69 | 34.5 | ||
Honours
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1921–22[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
External links
- Stoke City managers at stokecityfc.com