1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season

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Stoke City
1927–28 season
ChairmanMr A.J. Sherwin
Manager Tom Mather
Stadium Victoria Ground
Football League Second Division 5th (52 points)
FA Cup Quarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Wilson
(32)

All: Charlie Wilson
(38)
Highest home attendance27,453 vs Manchester City
(7 April 1928)
Lowest home attendance8,251 vs Southampton
(31 December 1927)
Average home league attendance14,395
  1926–27
1928–29  

The 1927–28 season was Stoke City's 28th season in the Football League and the eighth in the Second Division.

Contents

Record season ticket sales were recorded prior to the start of the 1927–28 season as supporters were buoyed following last season's Third Division North title win. Stoke had a good return to the Second Division, finishing 5th in the table, five points from promotion, and also reached the quarter final of the FA Cup losing to Arsenal. Charlie Wilson top-scored this season with a club-record 38 goals. [1]

Season review

League

The 1927–28 season saw Stoke back within one Division of the top flight, although a heavy bank overdraft of £13,000 meant that they couldn't go out and bolster the squad, Mather being forced to rely on the players who had served him well last season. [1] However, chairman Sherwin assured the fans that he would spend the money if weakness became apparent but he stated that he would not be able to join in the transfer fee spiral that was gathering pace elsewhere. [1] On a brighter note Stoke reported record season ticket sales for the new campaign. [1]

Stoke made a fantastic start back in the Second Division beating Southampton 6–3 in the first match, this was followed up with 4–2 and 3–0 victories as Stoke started the season in fine form. Performances did eventually drop off and the team hit an inconsistent spell just before Christmas but then won six matches back to back. [1] Stoke enjoyed a successful end to the campaign finishing in 5th position. [1] Stoke's cup run perhaps cost them a genuine promotion challenge but nevertheless it was a good season with the club's bank balance improving and the team showing great consistency with six players playing 40 or more League games. [1] The reserves also had a fine season, winning the Central League title for the first time. [1]

FA Cup

After a number of pretty terrible performances in the FA Cup in the past few seasons, the 1927–28 season saw a marked improvement as Stoke beat Gillingham 6–1, Bolton Wanderers 4–2, Manchester City 1–0 before losing 4–1 to Arsenal in the quarter final stage. [1] Nevertheless, the board were happy with the club's performance and income which the cup run generated. [1]

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
3 Chelsea 422381175451.66754
4 Preston North End 4222911100661.51553
5 Stoke City 422281278591.32252
6 Swansea Town 4218121275631.19048
7 Oldham Athletic 421981575511.47146
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Stoke's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League Second Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
127 August 1927 Southampton A 6–312,000 Archibald, Williamson, Eyres, Wilson, Davies (2)
231 August 1927 West Bromwich Albion A 4–220,000 Wilson (3), Armitage (pen)
33 September 1927 Notts County H 3–021,941 Wilson (2), Archibald
45 September 1927 West Bromwich Albion H 1–120,623 Wilson
510 September 1927 Oldham Athletic A 1–38,000 Wilson
617 September 1927 Grimsby Town H 0–015,480
724 September 1927 Reading A 1–15,700 Wilson
81 October 1927 Blackpool H 2–012,014 Davies (2)
98 October 1927 Chelsea A 0–116,000
1015 October 1927 Clapton Orient H 2–013,002 Wilson, Williams
1122 October 1927 Barnsley H 0–09,320
1229 October 1927 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–120,000 Wilson (2)
135 November 1927 Port Vale H 0–224,972
1412 November 1927 Fulham A 5–110,000 Wilson, Davies, Shirley (2), Barrett (o.g.)
1519 November 1927 Swansea Town H 1–19,937 Sellars
1626 November 1927 Manchester City A 0–439,897
173 December 1927 Hull City H 3–19,632 Wilson, Armitage, Johnson
1810 December 1927 Preston North End A 0–212,000
1917 December 1927 Nottingham Forest H 1–39,090 Wallace (o.g.)
2024 December 1927 Leeds United A 1–520,000 Williamson
2127 December 1927 South Shields H 3–113,987 Sellars, Shirley (2)
2231 December 1927 Southampton H 2–18,251 Wilson, Davies
232 January 1928 South Shields A 3–24,640 Archibald, Cull, Bussey
247 January 1928 Notts County A 2–19,908 Wilson (2)
2521 January 1928 Oldham Athletic H 3–013,446 Wilson, Bussey (2)
264 February 1928 Reading H 4–111,806 Bussey, Cull, Davies (2)
2711 February 1928 Blackpool A 1–36,309 Wilson
2820 February 1928 Chelsea H 1–010,223 Bussey
2925 February 1928 Clapton Orient A 2–36,140 Wilson, Campell (o.g.)
306 March 1928 Grimsby Town A 2–15,076 Wilson, Sellars
3110 March 1928 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–213,273 Wilson, Davies
3217 March 1928 Port Vale A 0–025,084
3319 March 1928 Barnsley A 1–36,000 Williams
3424 March 1928 Fulham H 5–110,117 Armitage (pen), Davies, Wilson (3)
3531 March 1928 Swansea Town A 1–15,460 Armitage
366 April 1928 Bristol City A 0–48,112
377 April 1928 Manchester City H 2–027,453 Wilson, Archibald
389 April 1928 Bristol City H 1–012,547 Wilson
3914 April 1928 Hull City A 0–16,552
4021 April 1928 Preston North End H 3–211,233 Wilson (2), Archibald
4128 April 1928 Nottingham Forest A 2–09,043 Wilson, Davies
425 May 1928 Leeds United H 5–112,306 Wilson (2), Bussey, Archibald, Cull

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R314 January 1928 Gillingham H 6–15,234 Wilson (2), Archibald, Williamson, Bussey, Davies
R428 January 1928 Bolton Wanderers H 4–224,868 Davies, Archibald, Wilson (2)
R518 February 1928 Manchester City A 1–050,132 Wilson
Quarter final3 March 1928 Arsenal A 1–441,974 Wilson

Squad statistics

Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Flag of England.svg Bob Dixon 41040450
GK Flag of England.svg Dick Williams 100010
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Bob McGrory 42040460
DF Flag of England.svg Billy Spencer 42040460
MF Flag of England.svg Len Armitage 38430414
MF Flag of England.svg Cecil Eastwood 700070
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Thomas Godfrey 601070
MF Flag of England.svg Peter Jackson 400040
MF Flag of England.svg Harry Sellars 33340373
MF Flag of England.svg Harry Watson 200020
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Williamson 40241443
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Archibald 41642458
FW Flag of England.svg Walter Bussey 21841259
FW Flag of England.svg John Cull 19340233
FW Flag of England.svg Harry Davies 4011424413
FW Flag of England.svg Jack Eyres 610061
FW Flag of England.svg Dick Johnson 14100141
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Bob Lister 100010
FW Flag of England.svg John Shirley 420042
FW Flag of England.svg Joey Williams 20200202
FW Flag of England.svg Charlie Wilson 4032464438
Own goals 303

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References

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