1898–99 Stoke F.C. season

Stoke
1898–99 season
Chairman Mr J Fenton
Manager Horace Austerberry
Football League 12th (33 Points)
FA Cup Semi-final
Top goalscorer William Maxwell (16)
Highest home attendance 14,000 vs Aston Villa (1 September 1898)
Lowest home attendance 3,000 vs Bury (22 April 1899)
← 1897–98 1899–1900 →

The 1898–99 season was Stoke's 11th season of league football.

Contents

Overview

In the 1898–99 season automatic promotion and relegation was introduced between the First and Second Divisions and the number of teams was increased to 18. Stoke's fortunes improved marginally as they took 12th place in the expanded First Division.

In August 1898, secretary Bill Rowley transferred himself to Leicester Fosse and at the same time agreed his own signing on fee. This transaction caused uproar and The FA suspended Rowley.[1]

Stoke's form in 1889–99 was inconsistent with only three wins coming in their opening 12 games. The highlight was the 3–0 home win over eventual champions Aston Villa on new-years day.

George Clawley had now returned from Southampton and was made captain of the side. He was in terrific form in The FA Cup as Stoke reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time. The opponents were Derby County. Stoke battled bravely and did take the lead through William Maxwell but Derby proved to be too good for Stoke with Steve Bloomer scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 win for Derby. The Stoke players received a £5 bonus for their cup exploits. It would take Stoke another 72 years to reach the semi-final stage again.

Final league table

First Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Aston Villa 34 19 7 8 76 40 1.900 45
2 Liverpool 34 19 5 10 49 33 1.485 43
3 Burnley 34 15 9 10 45 47 0.957 39
4 Everton 34 15 8 11 48 41 1.171 38
5 Notts County 34 12 13 9 47 51 0.922 37
6 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 8 12 60 52 1.154 36
7 Sunderland 34 15 6 13 41 41 1.000 36
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 14 7 13 54 48 1.125 35
9 Derby County 34 12 11 11 62 57 1.088 35
10 Bury 34 14 7 13 48 49 0.980 35
11 Nottingham Forest 34 11 11 12 42 42 1.000 33
12 Stoke 34 13 7 14 47 52 0.904 33
13 Newcastle United 34 11 8 15 49 48 1.021 30
14 West Bromwich Albion 34 12 6 16 42 57 0.737 30
15 Preston North End 34 10 9 15 44 47 0.936 29
16 Sheffield United 34 9 11 14 45 51 0.882 29
17 Bolton Wanderers 34 9 7 18 37 51 0.725 25
18 The Wednesday 34 8 8 18 32 61 0.525 24

Results

Stoke's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1898–99 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 September 1898 Derby County H 0 – 0 14,000
2 3 September 1898 Aston Villa A 1 – 3 30,000 Farrell
3 10 September 1898 Burnley H 4 – 1 7,000 Farrell, Mellor, Schofield, Kennedy
4 17 September 1898 Sheffield United A 1 – 1 8,000 Maxwell
5 24 September 1898 Newcastle United H 0 – 0 7,500
6 1 October 1898 Preston North End A 2 – 4 6,000 Maxwell (2)
7 8 October 1898 Liverpool H 2 – 1 12,000 Murphy, Turner
8 15 October 1898 Nottingham Forest A 1 – 2 5,000 Farrell
9 22 October 1898 Bolton Wanderers H 2 – 3 5,000 Maxwell (2)
10 29 October 1898 Derby County A 1 – 1 8,000 Maxwell
11 5 November 1898 West Bromwich Albion H 2 – 1 7,750 Maxwell, Kennedy
12 12 November 1898 Blackburn Rovers A 1 – 4 7,000 Turner
13 14 November 1898 Preston North End H 2 – 1 6,500 Turner, Schofield
14 19 November 1898 The Wednesday H 1 – 0 6,000 Schofield
15 26 November 1898 Sunderland A 0 – 2 5,000
16 3 December 1898 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2 – 4 7,000 Schofield, Johnson
17 10 December 1898 Everton A 0 – 2 10,000
18 17 December 1898 Notts County H 1 – 1 5,000 Maxwell
19 24 December 1898 Bury A 2 – 5 8,000 Schofield, Molyneux
20 26 December 1898 Nottingham Forest H 2 – 1 10,000 Maxwell, Kennedy
21 31 December 1898 Aston Villa H 3 – 0 10,000 Maxwell, Kennedy, Turner
22 14 January 1899 Sheffield United H 4 – 1 9,000 Maxwell (2), Schofield (2)
23 21 January 1899 Newcastle United A 0 – 3 4,000
24 4 February 1899 Liverpool A 0 – 1 8,000
25 18 February 1899 Bolton Wanderers A 2 – 0 4,000 Turner (2)
26 4 March 1899 West Bromwich Albion A 1 – 0 1,714 Kennedy
27 11 March 1899 Blackburn Rovers H 0 – 1 6,000
28 25 March 1899 Sunderland H 1 – 0 4,000 Maxwell
29 27 March 1899 The Wednesday A 3 – 1 12,000 Turner, Farrell, Johnson
30 1 April 1899 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 – 3 2,000 Maxwell, Schofield
31 8 April 1899 Everton H 2 – 1 3,000 Johnson, Tooth
32 15 April 1899 Notts County A 0 – 1 5,000
33 17 April 1899 Burnley A 1 – 1 4,000 Maxwell
34 22 April 1899 Bury H 1 – 1 3,000 Maxwell

FA Cup

Main article: 1898–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 28 January 1899 The Wednesday A 2 – 2 16,000 Farrell, Kennedy
R1 Replay 2 February 1899 The Wednesday H 2 – 0 15,000 Maxwell, Schofield
R2 11 February 1899 Small Heath H 2 – 2 12,000 Maxwell, Schofield
R2 Replay 15 February 1899 Small Heath A 2 – 1 15,000 Kennedy, Molyneux
R3 25 February 1899 Tottenham Hotspur H 4 – 1 22,000 Kennedy, Molyneux, Schofield, Johnson
Semi-final 18 March 1899 Derby County N 1 – 3 29,000 Maxwell

Appearances

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK George Clawley 34 0 6 0 40 0
FB Jack Robertson 31 0 6 0 37 0
FB Jack Eccles 21 0 6 0 27 0
HB Tom Holford 5 0 0 0 5 0
HB Jack Deakin 2 0 0 0 2 0
HB Alf Wood 27 0 6 0 33 0
HB Arthur Rowley 14 0 0 0 14 0
HB Edward Parsons 13 0 6 0 19 0
HB Joe Turner 27 7 1 0 28 7
HB James Bradley 26 0 6 0 32 0
FW Jack Kennedy 27 5 6 3 33 8
FW Joe Schofield 14 8 5 3 19 11
FW Freddie Johnson 26 3 6 1 32 4
FW Harry Mellor 6 1 0 0 6 1
FW Jimmy Turner 7 0 0 0 7 0
FW Len Hales 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Fred Molyneux 6 1 3 2 9 3
FW Ephraim Colclough 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW George Tooth 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW Jack Farrell 22 4 3 1 25 5
FW Tommy Hyslop 12 0 0 0 12 0
FW William Maxwell 31 16 6 3 37 19
FW Joe Murphy 19 1 0 0 19 1

References

  1. ^ Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. p. 401. ISBN 1-84426-035-6. 

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