1944–45 Stoke City F.C. season

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Stoke City
1944–45 season
ChairmanMr 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 attendance18,000 vs Various teams
Lowest home attendance800 vs Port Vale
(5 May 1945)
  1943–44
1945–46  

The 1944–45 season was Stoke City's tenth season in the non-competitive War League. [1]

Contents

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]

Season review

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]

Results

Stoke's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League North 1st Phase

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
126 August 1944 Aston Villa A0–425,000
22 September 1944 Aston Villa H3–110,000 Pointon, Sale (2)
39 September 1944 Northampton Town H5–09,000 Pointon, Bowyer, Steele (3)
416 September 1944 Northampton Town A1–12,500 Bowyer
523 September 1944 Wolverhampton Wanderers H2–013,806 Pointon (2)
630 September 1944 Wolverhampton Wanderers A1–412,134 Sale
77 October 1944 Walsall A1–15,000 Sale
814 October 1944 Walsall H0–24,000
921 October 1944 Birmingham H0–06,000
1028 October 1944 Birmingham A1–18,000 Steele
114 November 1944 West Bromwich Albion A3–218,656 Sale (2), Matthews
1211 November 1944 West Bromwich Albion H2–38,067 Sale, Steele
1318 November 1944 Port Vale H2–018,000 Bowyer (2)
1425 November 1944 Port Vale A0–39,618
152 December 1944 Coventry City A1–06,405 Sale
169 December 1944 Coventry City H5–04,020 Sale (3), Bowyer, Mannion
1716 December 1944 Leicester City H5–25,000 Sale (2), Matthews (2), Frame (o.g.)
1823 December 1944 Leicester City A5–15,000 Sale (2), Matthews, Bowyer, G Mountford
1926 December 1944 Derby County H4–28,000 Sale (3), Basnett

Football League North 2nd Phase

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 April 1945 Derby County A1–222,000 Sellars
27 April 1945 Manchester United A1–645,616 Chilton (o.g.)
314 April 1945 Manchester United H1–45,000 Whalley (o.g.)
45 May 1945 Port Vale H6–0800 G Mountford (4), Sellars, Sale
59 May 1945 Port Vale H4–25,000 Sellars (2), Kirton, Jackson
619 May 1945 Everton H5–12,500 G Mountford, Jackson, Sale, Sellars, Bayford
721 May 1945 Crewe Alexandra A2–34,000 Jackson (2)
826 May 1945 Everton A2–38,000 Bowyer, Sale

Football League War Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
QR30 December 1944 Wolverhampton Wanderers H2–09,896 Bowyer, Jackson
QR6 January 1945 Wrexham H2–212,000 Sale (2)
QR13 January 1945 Wrexham A1–28,000 G Mountford
QR3 February 1945 Chester A3–23,500 G Mountford, Basnett, Sale
QR10 February 1945 Chester H7–012,000 Basnett (3), Sale (3), F Mountford
QR17 February 1945 Port Vale H8–113,000 Basnett, G Mountford (5), Soo
QR24 February 1945 Port Vale A6–218,000 Sale (2), Steele (3), Soo
QR3 March 1945 Wolverhampton Wanderers A3–117,784 Sale (2), G Mountford
QR10 March 1945 Crewe Alexandra H1–210,000 Liddle
QR17 March 1945 Crewe Alexandra A2–211,000 Sale (2)
QR24 March 1945 Bury A2–311,629 Steele (2)
QR31 March 1945 Bury H3–018,000 Sale, G Mountford, Basnett
R1 1st leg21 April 1945 Aston Villa H1–06,000 Jackson
R1 2nd leg28 April 1945 Aston Villa A0–215,000

Squad statistics

Pos.NameMatches
AppsGoals
GK Flag of England.svg Dennis Herod 250
GK Flag of England.svg Emmanuel Foster 60
GK Flag of England.svg William Leigh20
GK Flag of England.svg George Marks 20
GK Flag of England.svg Edgar Podmore 60
DF Flag of England.svg Harry Brigham 360
DF Flag of England.svg Roy Brown 20
DF Flag of England.svg Stuart Cowden 150
DF Flag of England.svg Neil Franklin 320
DF Flag of England.svg John McCue 330
DF Flag of England.svg Billy Mould 20
DF Flag of England.svg John Sellars 195
DF Flag of England.svg Cyril Watkin 90
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Stan Williams 30
MF Flag of England.svg Arthur Cunliffe 10
MF Flag of England.svg Bill Kinson40
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Jock Kirton 111
MF Flag of England.svg Bobby Liddle 111
MF Flag of England.svg John Mannion51
MF Flag of England.svg George Mountford 2315
MF Flag of England.svg Alexander Ormston 40
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Pearson 10
MF Flag of England.svg Frank Soo 83
FW Flag of England.svg Albert Basnett10
FW Flag of England.svg Fred Basnett 177
FW Flag of England.svg Eric Bayford21
FW Flag of England.svg Frank Bowyer 238
FW Flag of England.svg Thomas Howshall10
FW Flag of England.svg John Jackson 236
FW Flag of England.svg Stanley Matthews 154
FW Flag of England.svg Frank Mountford 401
FW Flag of England.svg Syd Peppitt 20
FW Flag of England.svg Bill Pointon 84
FW Flag of England.svg Tommy Sale 4034
FW Flag of England.svg Freddie Steele 1710
FW Flag of England.svg Bobby Windsor 20

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0952415100.