1922–23 Stoke F.C. season

Stoke
1922–23 season
Chairman Mr E.Reynish
Manager Arthur Shallcross
Jock Rutherford
Football League First Division 21st (30 Points)
FA Cup Round 2
Top goalscorer Jimmy Broad (23)
Highest home attendance 44,000 vs Sunderland (26 December 1922)
Lowest home attendance 10,000 vs Nottingham Forest (31 March 1923)
← 1921–22 1923–24 →

The 1922–23 season was Stoke's 30th season of league football and the 19th in the First Division.

Contents

Overview

With the club's aims for promotion achieved Stoke were back in the First Division for the first time since 1907. There was a more optimism in the for the 1922–23 season, but things started to go wrong quickly. In the opening eight games Stoke managed just two draws an found themselves at the bottom of the table. Stoke's first win of the season came against Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion. The board and director's tried desperately to ensure survival with a number of signings. But despite the new players relegation was the final outcome of the season. Crowds reached an all time high at the Victoria Ground with 44,000 at the match against Sunderland in December.

In the FA Cup Stoke beat Blyth Spartans 3–0 in the first round before being knocked out 3–1 to Bury.

Arthur Shallcross resigned in march 1923 and former Newcastle United and England winger Jock Rutherford took over in April 1923. However after a heated row with the directors he quickly left after just four weeks in charge.

Final league table

First Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Liverpool 42 26 8 8 70 31 2.258 60
2 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 54 1.333 54
3 Huddersfield Town 42 21 11 10 60 32 1.875 53
4 Newcastle United 42 18 12 12 45 37 1.216 48
5 Everton 42 20 7 15 63 59 1.068 47
6 Aston Villa 42 18 10 14 64 51 1.255 46
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 11 14 58 49 1.184 45
8 Manchester City 42 17 11 14 50 49 1.020 45
9 Cardiff City 42 18 7 17 73 59 1.237 43
10 Sheffield United 42 16 10 16 68 64 1.063 42
11 Arsenal 42 16 10 16 61 62 0.984 42
12 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 7 18 50 50 1.000 41
13 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 12 16 50 58 0.862 40
14 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 12 16 47 62 0.758 40
15 Burnley 42 16 6 20 58 59 0.983 38
16 Preston North End 42 13 11 18 60 64 0.938 37
17 Birmingham 42 13 11 18 41 57 0.719 37
18 Middlesbrough 42 13 10 19 57 63 0.905 36
19 Chelsea 42 9 18 15 45 53 0.849 36
20 Nottingham Forest 42 13 8 21 41 70 0.586 34
21 Stoke 42 10 10 22 47 67 0.701 30
22 Oldham Athletic 42 10 10 22 35 65 0.538 30

Results

Stoke's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1922–23 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 26 August 1922 Oldham Athletic A 1 – 4 19,000 Groves
2 28 August 1922 Chelsea H 1 – 2 20,000 Watkin
3 2 September 1922 Oldham Athletic H 2 – 2 25,000 J Broad (2)
4 4 September 1922 Chelsea A 2 – 3 20,000 J Broad (2)
5 9 September 1922 Huddersfield Town H 2 – 2 22,000 J Broad, Watkin
6 13 September 1922 Birmingham A 0 – 2 20,000
7 16 September 1922 Huddersfield Town A 0 – 1 10,000
8 23 September 1922 West Bromwich Albion H 0 – 2 20,000
9 30 September 1922 West Bromwich Albion A 1 – 0 25,000 Davies
10 7 October 1922 Manchester City H 1 – 1 20,000 J Broad
11 14 October 1922 Manchester City A 1 – 2 18,000 J Broad
12 21 October 1922 Sheffield United A 0 – 2 10,000
13 28 October 1922 Sheffield United H 4 – 0 15,000 Davies (2), J Broad, Nicholas
14 4 November 1922 Bolton Wanderers A 1 – 1 12,000 J Broad
15 11 November 1922 Bolton Wanderers H 2 – 0 16,000 J Broad, Seddon (o.g.)
16 18 November 1922 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 18,000 T Broad
17 2 December 1922 Cardiff City A 1 – 2 20,000 J Broad
18 9 December 1922 Cardiff City H 3 – 1 10,000 J Broad (pen) (2), Tempest
19 16 December 1922 Middlesbrough A 1 – 3 5,000 Tempest
20 23 December 1922 Middlesbrough H 0 – 0 15,112
21 26 December 1922 Sunderland H 1 – 2 44,000 J Broad
22 30 December 1922 Arsenal A 0 – 3 16,000
23 1 January 1923 Sunderland A 0 – 2 30,000
24 6 January 1923 Arsenal H 1 – 0 22,000 Brittleton
25 20 January 1923 Everton A 0 – 4 23,000
26 22 January 1923 Blackburn Rovers A 5 – 1 10,000 J Broad (3), Nicholas, Ralphs
27 27 January 1923 Everton H 4 – 1 15,000 J Broad, Nicholas, Watkin (2)
28 8 February 1923 Preston North End A 2 – 4 12,000 J Broad (2)
29 10 February 1923 Preston North End H 4 – 2 10,000 J Broad (Pen) (3), Davies
30 17 February 1923 Aston Villa A 0 – 6 20,000
31 24 February 1923 Aston Villa H 1 – 1 19,850 Watkin
32 3 March 1923 Burnley A 2 – 3 10,000 Davies, Eyres
33 10 March 1923 Burnley H 0 – 1 20,000
34 17 March 1923 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 – 0 20,000
35 24 March 1923 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 3 28,000 Watkin
36 31 March 1923 Nottingham Forest H 0 – 1 10,000
37 2 April 1923 Birmingham H 0 – 0 20,000
38 7 April 1923 Nottingham Forest A 1 – 0 12,000 Richardson
39 14 April 1923 Newcastle United H 1 – 0 20,000 Watkin
40 21 April 1923 Newcastle United A 0 – 1 13,000
41 28 April 1923 Liverpool H 0 – 0 18,000
42 5 May 1923 Liverpool A 0 – 1 15,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1922–23 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 13 January 1923 Blyth Spartans A 3 – 0 9,121 J Broad (2), Nicholas
R2 3 February 1923 Bury A 1 – 3 32,000 J Broad

Appearances

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Gilbert Brookes 12 0 2 0 14 0
GK Leslie Scott 20 0 0 0 20 0
GK Bob Dixon 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK Kenny Campell 8 0 0 0 8 0
DF Bob McGrory 32 0 2 0 34 0
DF Alec Milne 36 0 2 0 38 0
DF Ewart Beswick 3 0 0 0 3 0
DF Tom Brittleton 16 1 2 0 18 1
DF Tommy Howe 6 0 0 0 6 0
DF Billy Poole 6 0 0 0 6 0
DF Tommy Weston 4 0 0 0 4 0
DF Joe Kasher 29 0 2 0 31 0
DF George Lennon 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF George Clarke 25 0 1 0 26 0
MF Harry Brough 12 0 0 0 12 0
MF Dickie Smith 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Billy Tempest 20 2 2 0 22 2
MF Vic Rouse 36 0 1 0 37 0
MF Dai Nicholas 33 3 2 1 35 4
MF Bert Ralphs 22 1 1 0 23 1
FW Fred Groves 13 1 0 0 13 1
FW Tommy Broad 21 1 1 0 22 1
FW Jimmy Broad 30 23 2 3 32 26
FW Arthur Watkin 34 7 2 0 36 7
FW Albert Whitehurst 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Harry Davies 24 4 0 0 24 4
FW Johnny Eyres 4 1 0 0 4 1
FW Andy Smith 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Frank Richardson 8 1 0 0 8 1

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