1928–29 Stoke City F.C. season

Stoke City
1928–29 season
Chairman Mr A.McSherwin
Manager Tom Mather
Stadium Victoria Ground
Football League Second Division 6th (46 Points)
FA Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League: Charlie Wilson (22)
All: Charlie Wilson (22)
Highest home attendance 36,182 vs Port Vale (15 September 1928)
Lowest home attendance 7,158 vs Oldham Athletic (24 November 1928)
Average home league attendance 13,666
Home colours

The 1928–29 season was Stoke City's 29th season in the Football League and the ninth in the Second Division.

There were no major signings in 1928–29 as the club decided to change a number of policies regarding players' contracts in order to avoid a repeat of the scenes at the end of the 1923–24 season. Mather also brought in a number of players from the club's reserve and youth teams as the squad held a solid defence and with only 51 goals conceded Stoke had the best defensive record in the top two divisions. Stoke finished the season in sixth place which the fans thought they could have done better considering their defensive qualities.[1]

Season review

League

The Stoke board acquired the freehold of the Victoria Ground in the summer of 1928, but decided against any major signings for the 1928–29 campaign, as young players were slowly being introduced into the first team and reserve side.[1] After some of the players' actions of 1924, chairman Sherwin along with the board and manager decided to sort out the respective salaries of their professional players in order to avoid any further problems.[1]

Stoke had a solid look to their squad and they started the season in perfect fashion beating Nottingham Forest 5–1 on the opening day of the season at a stunned City Ground.[1] Stoke's good form continued and by the end of October the team was in a good position to mount a promotion challenge.[1] However they won just one match in November and December and although they did pick up in the new year Stoke were unable to challenge for a promotion spot and finished the season in sixth place.[1] Some supporters felt the team should have done better, especially as they had the best defensive record outside the First Division.[1] Fans were also disappointed at the sale of favourite Harry Davies to Huddersfield Town, he would later return to the club in 1931.[1]

FA Cup

Arsenal knocked Stoke out of the FA Cup for the second season running this time in the third round.[1]

Final league table

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Middlesbrough422211992571.61455
2Grimsby Town422451382611.34453
3Bradford Park Avenue422241688701.25748
4Southampton4217141174601.23348
5Notts County421991478651.20047
6Stoke City4217121374511.45146
7West Bromwich Albion421981580791.01346
8Blackpool421971692761.21145
9Chelsea4217101564650.98544
10Tottenham Hotspur421791675810.92643
11Nottingham Forest4215121571701.01442
12Hull City4213141558630.92140
13Preston North End421591878790.98739
14Millwall421671971860.82639
15Reading421591863860.73339
16Barnsley421662069661.04538
17Wolverhampton Wanderers421572077810.95137
18Oldham Athletic421652154750.72037
19Swansea Town4213101962750.82736
20Bristol City4213101958720.80636
21Port Vale421542371860.82634
22Clapton Orient421282245720.62532

Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Results

Stoke's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 25 August 1928 Nottingham ForestA5–114,548Wilson (2), Davies, Bussey, Liddle
2 27 August 1928 Bristol CityH2–014,067Davies, Armitage (pen)
3 1 September 1928 West Bromwich AlbionH4–122,769Davies, Armitage (pen), Wilson, Archibald
4 5 September 1928 Bristol CityA1–110,000Davies
5 8 September 1928 Clapton OrientA0–16,000
6 15 September 1928 Port ValeH2–136,182Davies, Bussey
7 22 September 1928 Grimsby TownH1–215,512Wilson
8 29 September 1928 Bradford Park AvenueA1–212,000Davies
9 6 October 1928 Swansea TownH5–012,671Johnson (2), Williams, Bussey, Armitage
10 13 October 1928 BlackpoolA0–28,000
11 20 October 1928 Hull CityA3–17,760Davies, Archibald, Bussey
12 27 October 1928 Tottenham HotspurH2–115,307Archibald, Williams
13 3 November 1928 ReadingA1–16,800Williams
14 10 November 1928 MillwallH0–09,185
15 17 November 1928 MiddlesbroughA0–110,000
16 24 November 1928 Oldham AthleticH1–17,185Davies
17 1 December 1928 SouthamptonA0–08,000
18 8 December 1928 Wolverhampton WanderersH4–39,012Wilson (2), Williams, Archibald
19 15 December 1928 Notts CountyA0–18,000
20 22 December 1928 Preston North EndH1–110,263Wilson
21 25 December 1928 ChelseaH0–112,031
22 26 December 1928 ChelseaA1–340,126Wilson
23 29 December 1928 Nottingham ForestH1–18,120Wilson
24 5 January 1929 West Bromwich AlbionA3–220,067Shirley, Archibald, Bussey
25 19 January 1929 Clapton OrientH3–110,166Cull, Wilson, Williamson
26 26 January 1929 Port ValeA2–118,304Shirley (2)
27 2 February 1929 Grimsby TownA1–28,000Bussey
28 9 February 1929 Bradford Park AvenueH2–011,865Archibald, Davies
29 16 February 1929 Swansea TownA3–37,000Davies, Bussey, Mawson
30 23 February 1929 BlackpoolH1–112,538Ramsay (o.g.)
31 2 March 1929 Hull CityH1–110,925Shirley
32 9 March 1929 Tottenham HotspurA0–126,760
33 16 March 1929 ReadingH5–09,491Shirley, Williams (2), Wilson (2)
34 23 March 1929 MillwallA3–15,500Wilson, Archibald, Williamson
35 29 March 1929 BarnsleyA2–46,000Wilson, Bussey
36 30 March 1929 MiddlesbroughH3–219,717Wilson (2), Bussey
37 1 April 1929 BarnsleyH0–013,126
38 6 April 1929 Oldham AthleticA0–15,500
39 13 April 1929 SouthamptonH3–08,556Wilson (3)
40 20 April 1929 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–412,235
41 27 April 1929 Notts CountyH5–08,165Wilson (3), Bussey, Williams
42 4 May 1929 Preston North EndA2–26,000Bussey, Williamson

FA Cup

Main article: 1928–29 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R312 January 1929 ArsenalA1–230,762Bussey

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKEngland Bob Dixon 700070
GKEngland Dick Williams 35010360
DFEngland Arthur Beachill 400040
DFEngland Tommy Dawson 200020
DFScotland Bob McGrory 38010390
DFEngland Billy Spencer 40010410
MFEngland Len Armitage 39310403
MFScotland Thomas Godfrey 200020
MFEngland Peter Jackson 10000100
MF Paddy Turley 100010
MFEngland Harry Sellars 40010410
MFScotland Tom Williamson 33310343
FWScotland Bobby Archibald 41710427
FWEngland Walter Bussey 3711113812
FWEngland John Cull 810081
FWEngland Harry Davies 3510103610
FWEngland Jack Eyres 100010
FWScotland Tommy Flannigan 400040
FWEngland Dick Johnson 520052
FWEngland Bobby Liddle 12100121
FWEngland Joe Mawson 210021
FWEngland John Shirley 12510135
FWEngland Charlie Wilson 3122003122
FWEngland Joey Williams 23710247
Own goals 101

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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