1904–05 Stoke F.C. season

Stoke
1904–05 season
Chairman Mr W Cowlishaw
Manager Horace Austerberry
Football League 12th (30 Points)
FA Cup Round 2
Top goalscorer Fred Rouse (12)
Highest home attendance 12,000 vs Newcastle United (22 October 1904)
Lowest home attendance 4,000 vs Everton (8 April 1905)
← 1903–04 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 season was Stoke's 17th season of league football.

Contents

Overview

During the summer of 1904 players such as Arthur Capes and Leigh Richmond Roose left the club meaning there was a distinct lack of quality players and with those two major departures the Stoke fans saw very little hope of improvement on the pitch. Tom Holford took over as captain and new 'keeper Jack Whitley arrived from Everton. Forwards Jack Hall and James Sheridan also joined the club. However they were very inconsistent meaning Stoke manager Horace Austerberry was unable to field a settled side.

Twelfth place was the final outcome, there was no danger of relegation as the First Division was being expanded to 20 clubs for the next season.

Final league table

First Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Newcastle United 34 23 2 9 72 33 2.182 48
2 Everton 34 21 5 8 63 36 1.750 47
3 Manchester City 34 20 6 8 66 37 1.784 46
4 Aston Villa 34 19 4 11 63 43 1.465 42
5 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 60 44 1.364 40
6 Sheffield United 34 19 2 13 64 56 1.143 40
7 Small Heath 34 17 5 12 54 38 1.421 39
8 Preston North End 34 13 10 11 42 37 1.135 36
9 The Wednesday 34 14 5 15 61 57 1.070 33
10 Woolwich Arsenal 34 12 9 13 36 40 0.900 33
11 Derby County 34 12 8 14 37 48 0.771 32
12 Stoke 34 13 4 17 40 58 0.690 30
13 Blackburn Rovers 34 11 5 18 40 51 0.784 27
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 11 4 19 47 73 0.644 26
15 Middlesbrough 34 9 8 17 36 56 0.643 26
16 Nottingham Forest 34 9 7 18 40 61 0.656 25
17 Bury[1] 34 10 4 20 47 67 0.701 24
18 Notts County[1] 34 5 8 21 36 69 0.522 18

Results

Stoke's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1904–05 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 September 1904 Derby County H 1 – 2 10,000 Haworth
2 3 September 1904 Aston Villa A 0 – 3 25,000
3 10 September 1904 Manchester City H 1 – 0 13,000 Rouse
4 17 September 1904 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 4 10,000
5 24 September 1904 Notts County H 0 – 2 8,000
6 1 October 1904 Nottingham Forest A 1 – 0 10,000 Whitehouse
7 8 October 1904 Sheffield United H 2 – 1 10,000 Groves (o.g.), Hall
8 15 October 1904 The Wednesday A 0 – 3 15,000
9 22 October 1904 Newcastle United H 1 – 0 12,000 Hall
10 29 October 1904 Sunderland A 1 – 3 12,000 Rouse
11 5 November 1904 Preston North End H 1 – 1 6,000 Rouse
12 12 November 1904 Woolwich Arsenal A 1 – 2 20,000 Whitehouse
13 19 November 1904 Middlesbrough H 3 – 1 6,000 Rouse (2), Hall
14 26 November 1904 Derby County A 0 – 3 6,000
15 3 December 1904 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2 – 1 8,000 Sheridan, Betteley (o.g.)
16 10 December 1904 Everton A 1 – 4 9,000 Hall
17 21 December 1904 Bury A 1 – 3 4,000 Pitt
18 26 December 1904 Sheffield United A 2 – 5 8,000 Groves (o.g.), Hesham
19 31 December 1904 Aston Villa H 1 – 4 9,000 Hall
20 7 January 1905 Manchester City A 0 – 1 14,000
21 14 January 1905 Blackburn Rovers H 4 – 0 6,000 Holford, Rouse, Usherwood, Gallimore
22 21 January 1905 Notts County A 0 – 0 8,000
23 28 January 1905 Nottingham Forest A 0 – 0 8,000
24 11 February 1905 The Wednesday H 2 – 1 7,500 Fielding (2)
25 25 February 1905 Sunderland H 1 – 3 5,000 Hall
26 11 March 1905 Woolwich Arsenal H 2 – 0 6,000 Hall, Rouse
27 18 March 1905 Middlesbrough A 1 – 2 8,000 Rouse
28 1 April 1905 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3 – 1 4,000 Rouse (2), Holdcroft
29 8 April 1905 Everton H 2 – 2 4,000 Holdcroft, Balmer (o.g.)
30 10 April 1905 Preston North End A 1 – 2 8,000 Fielding
31 15 April 1905 Bury H 2 – 0 8,000 Fielding, Holdcroft
32 21 April 1905 Newcastle United A 1 – 4 10,000 Hall
33 22 April 1905 Small Heath A 1 – 0 12,000 Holford (pen)
34 29 April 1905 Small Heath H 1 – 0 4,000 Haines

FA Cup

Main article: 1904–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 4 February 1905 Grimsby Town H 2 – 0 11,000 Godley, Baddeley
R2 18 February 1905 Everton H 0 – 4 25,700

Appearances

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Jack Whitley 32 0 2 0 34 0
GK Jack Benton 2 0 0 0 2 0
FB Charlie Burgess 15 0 0 0 15 0
FB Arthur Hartshorne 23 0 2 0 25 0
FB Sam Meredith 5 0 0 0 5 0
FB Harry Benson 25 0 2 0 27 0
HB George Baddeley 34 0 2 1 36 1
HB James Bradley 25 0 2 0 27 0
HB Tom Holford 34 2 2 0 36 2
HB Albert Sturgess 9 0 0 0 9 0
FW Arthur Leonard 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW Jack Haworth 2 1 0 0 2 1
FW Fred Rouse 30 12 2 0 32 12
FW George Brown 8 0 0 0 8 0
FW George Gallimore 9 1 2 0 11 1
FW Ted Holdcroft 14 3 1 0 15 3
FW Frank Whitehouse 16 2 2 0 18 2
FW James Sheridan 12 1 0 0 12 1
FW Jack Hall 25 7 0 0 25 7
FW Bill Godley 2 0 1 1 3 1
FW Arthur Usherwood 6 1 0 0 6 1
FW Tom Coxton 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW Wilf Haines 3 1 0 0 3 1
FW Frank Hesham 17 1 0 0 17 1
FW Ross Fielding 11 3 2 0 13 3
FW Horace Brindley 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW Albert Pitt 3 1 0 0 3 1

References

  1. ^ a b Not relegated due to resizing of league

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