1944–45 season | ||
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Chairman | Mr H. Booth | |
Manager | Bob McGrory | |
Stadium | Victoria Ground | |
Football League North 1st Phase | 11th | |
Football League North 2nd Phase | 17th | |
Football League War Cup | First Round | |
Top goalscorer | Tommy Sale (34) | |
Highest home attendance | 18,000 vs Various teams | |
Lowest home attendance | 800 vs Port Vale (5 May 1945) | |
The 1944–45 season was Stoke City's tenth season in the non-competitive War League. [1]
In 1939 World War II was declared and the Football League was cancelled. In its place were formed War Leagues and cups, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League and thus not included in official records. [1]
Tommy Sale now entering the twilight zone of his eventful career again went goal crazy in the 1944–45 season, scoring 34 goals in 40 appearances. [1] In league action, neighbours Port Vale were taken for 14 goals, Stoke winning 8–1 at home and 6–2 away all in the space of eight days (17–24 February 1945) and indeed, during that months Stoke hit 24 times in just four matches. [1] Overall Stoke's form was not that great despite being in fine goalscoring form and they took 11th place in the first phase and 17th in the second. [1]
Stoke's score comes first
Win | Draw | Loss |
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 26 August 1944 | Aston Villa | A | 0–4 | 25,000 | |
2 | 2 September 1944 | Aston Villa | H | 3–1 | 10,000 | Pointon, Sale (2) |
3 | 9 September 1944 | Northampton Town | H | 5–0 | 9,000 | Pointon, Bowyer, Steele (3) |
4 | 16 September 1944 | Northampton Town | A | 1–1 | 2,500 | Bowyer |
5 | 23 September 1944 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 13,806 | Pointon (2) |
6 | 30 September 1944 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–4 | 12,134 | Sale |
7 | 7 October 1944 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | 5,000 | Sale |
8 | 14 October 1944 | Walsall | H | 0–2 | 4,000 | |
9 | 21 October 1944 | Birmingham | H | 0–0 | 6,000 | |
10 | 28 October 1944 | Birmingham | A | 1–1 | 8,000 | Steele |
11 | 4 November 1944 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–2 | 18,656 | Sale (2), Matthews |
12 | 11 November 1944 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 | 8,067 | Sale, Steele |
13 | 18 November 1944 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 18,000 | Bowyer (2) |
14 | 25 November 1944 | Port Vale | A | 0–3 | 9,618 | |
15 | 2 December 1944 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 6,405 | Sale |
16 | 9 December 1944 | Coventry City | H | 5–0 | 4,020 | Sale (3), Bowyer, Mannion |
17 | 16 December 1944 | Leicester City | H | 5–2 | 5,000 | Sale (2), Matthews (2), Frame (o.g.) |
18 | 23 December 1944 | Leicester City | A | 5–1 | 5,000 | Sale (2), Matthews, Bowyer, G Mountford |
19 | 26 December 1944 | Derby County | H | 4–2 | 8,000 | Sale (3), Basnett |
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 2 April 1945 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 22,000 | Sellars |
2 | 7 April 1945 | Manchester United | A | 1–6 | 45,616 | Chilton (o.g.) |
3 | 14 April 1945 | Manchester United | H | 1–4 | 5,000 | Whalley (o.g.) |
4 | 5 May 1945 | Port Vale | H | 6–0 | 800 | G Mountford (4), Sellars, Sale |
5 | 9 May 1945 | Port Vale | H | 4–2 | 5,000 | Sellars (2), Kirton, Jackson |
6 | 19 May 1945 | Everton | H | 5–1 | 2,500 | G Mountford, Jackson, Sale, Sellars, Bayford |
7 | 21 May 1945 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–3 | 4,000 | Jackson (2) |
8 | 26 May 1945 | Everton | A | 2–3 | 8,000 | Bowyer, Sale |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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QR | 30 December 1944 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 9,896 | Bowyer, Jackson |
QR | 6 January 1945 | Wrexham | H | 2–2 | 12,000 | Sale (2) |
QR | 13 January 1945 | Wrexham | A | 1–2 | 8,000 | G Mountford |
QR | 3 February 1945 | Chester | A | 3–2 | 3,500 | G Mountford, Basnett, Sale |
QR | 10 February 1945 | Chester | H | 7–0 | 12,000 | Basnett (3), Sale (3), F Mountford |
QR | 17 February 1945 | Port Vale | H | 8–1 | 13,000 | Basnett, G Mountford (5), Soo |
QR | 24 February 1945 | Port Vale | A | 6–2 | 18,000 | Sale (2), Steele (3), Soo |
QR | 3 March 1945 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–1 | 17,784 | Sale (2), G Mountford |
QR | 10 March 1945 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–2 | 10,000 | Liddle |
QR | 17 March 1945 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 | 11,000 | Sale (2) |
QR | 24 March 1945 | Bury | A | 2–3 | 11,629 | Steele (2) |
QR | 31 March 1945 | Bury | H | 3–0 | 18,000 | Sale, G Mountford, Basnett |
R1 1st leg | 21 April 1945 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 6,000 | Jackson |
R1 2nd leg | 28 April 1945 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 15,000 |
Pos. | Name | Matches | |
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Apps | Goals | ||
GK | ![]() | 25 | 0 |
GK | ![]() | 6 | 0 |
GK | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
GK | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
GK | ![]() | 6 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 36 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 15 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 32 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 33 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 19 | 5 |
DF | ![]() | 9 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 11 | 1 |
MF | ![]() | 11 | 1 |
MF | ![]() | 5 | 1 |
MF | ![]() | 23 | 15 |
MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 8 | 3 |
FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 17 | 7 |
FW | ![]() | 2 | 1 |
FW | ![]() | 23 | 8 |
FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 23 | 6 |
FW | ![]() | 15 | 4 |
FW | ![]() | 40 | 1 |
FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 8 | 4 |
FW | ![]() | 40 | 34 |
FW | ![]() | 17 | 10 |
FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status. Stoke's home ground is the 30,089 capacity bet365 Stadium. Before it was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which was their home ground since 1878. The club's nickname is The Potters, after the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent, and their traditional home kit is a red-and-white vertically striped shirt, white shorts and stockings. Their traditional rivals are Midlands clubs West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, whilst their local rivals are Port Vale with whom they contest the Potteries derby.
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