1885–86 Stoke F.C. season

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Stoke
1885–86 season
Manager Harry Lockett
Stadium Victoria Ground
FA Cup First Qualifying Round
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The 1885–86 season was the third season Stoke took part the FA Cup. [1]

The 1885–1886 season was the 15th season of competitive football in England.

Stoke City F.C. association football club

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863 the club changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status. They are the second-oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts County, and were a founding member of the Football League in 1888. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football.

FA Cup knockout competition in English association football

The FA Cup, also known officially as The Football Association Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association. For sponsorship reasons, from 2015 through to 2019 it is also known as The Emirates FA Cup. A concurrent women's tournament is also held, the FA Women's Cup.

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Season review

Stoke fared little better in the 1885–86 FA Cup again failing to go beyond the first qualifying round, losing to nearby Crewe Alexandra in a replay after extra time. [1]

The 1885–86 Football Association Challenge Cup was the fifteenth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. One hundred and thirty teams entered, sixteen more than the previous season, although six of the one hundred and thirty never played a match. Blackburn Rovers retain the cup for the third time in a row. As of 2017, they were the last side to achieve FA Cup hat-trick.

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FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
QR131 October 1885 Crewe Alexandra H 2–22,000 Sayer, Shutt
QR1 Replay7 November 1885 Crewe Alexandra A 0–12,000

Squad statistics

Pos.NameFA Cup
AppsGoals
GK Flag of England.svg Percy Birch 20
FB Flag of England.svg Tommy Clare 20
FB Flag of Wales 2.svg Edgar Montford 20
HB Flag of England.svg Fred Bettany 20
HB Flag of England.svg Horace Brown 20
HB Flag of England.svg Elijah Smith 20
FW Flag of England.svg Joe Copestake 20
FW Flag of England.svg Alf Edge 20
FW Flag of England.svg George Lawton 20
FW Flag of England.svg Jimmy Sayer 21
FW Flag of England.svg George Shutt 21

Staffordshire Senior Cup

RoundOpponentVenueResult
R1GoldenhillA1–0
R2SmallthorneA7–1
R3Mitchell' St. GeorgeH1–1
R3 replayMitchell' St. GeorgeH2–0
Semi final Walsall Town Swifts H3–1
Final West Bromwich Albion A2–4

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References

  1. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.