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    194647 Stoke City F.C. season


    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The 194647 season was Stoke City's 40th season in the


    Football League and the 26th in the First Division.
    After seven years out the Football League made a
    welcome return for the 194647 season. Stoke were
    boosted by their time in the war leagues where they used
    many younger players to speed up their development. So
    Stoke now with a squad full of talent went on to achieve
    the finest league season in the club's history as they were
    involved in their first real attempt at winning the English
    title. The season was expanded until June due to a poor
    winter weather wise and on the final day of the season
    Stoke needed to beat Sheffield United to claim their first
    league title, but with the unhappy Stanley Matthews now
    moved on to Blackpool, Stoke lost 21 and ended up in
    4th position.[1] The 194647 season finish of 4th is only
    matched by the performance by the Stoke team of the
    193536 season.[1]

    Contents
    1 Season review
    1.1 League
    1.2 FA Cup
    2 Final league table
    3 Results
    3.1 Legend
    3.2 Football League First Division
    3.3 FA Cup
    4 Squad statistics
    5 References

    Stoke City
    194647 season
    Chairman

    Mr H. Booth

    Manager

    Bob McGrory

    Stadium

    Victoria Ground

    Football
    League First

    4th (55 Points)

    Division
    FA Cup

    Fifth Round

    Top goalscorer League: Freddie Steele (29)


    All: Freddie Steele (31)
    Highest home

    45,000 vs Wolverhampton

    attendance

    Wanderers (26 October 1946)

    Lowest home

    23,450 vs Bolton Wanderers (2

    attendance

    September 1946)

    Average home
    league
    attendance

    30,863

    Home colours
    194546

    194748

    Season review
    League
    After a seven-year break the Football League returned for the 194647 season.[1] Stoke, relying on many of
    their wartime discoveries along with quite a few who had served the club before the war commenced, were
    confident of doing well, and manager Bob McGrory announced that his squad consisted of 45 players (19 of
    them were amateurs) of which 22 were eventually used.[1] As the season took its course a number of players
    were sold for a profit and the only signing McGrory made was that of 31 years old goalkeeper Arthur
    Jepson.[1] McGrory indicated that with full-time training, his side would thrive and given the right coaching
    and facilities in which to train and reach peak fitness.[1] And he was proved right, despite the team picking
    up one point in their first four matches, the side started to play as a unit and thanks to two unbeaten runs, a

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    challenge was made for top spot.[1]


    By October the saga involving Stanley Matthews and McGrory reared its ugly head again this time after the
    manager had asked the England winger to 'prove his fitness' in the reserves.[1] Matthews now living in
    Blackpool refused and he drifted in and out of the squad following the fall out.[1] One of the worst winters
    on the 20th century gripped Britain in 1947 and consequently the football season was extended into June and
    indeed it was late in the season when Stanley Matthews again asked to leave. He was 32, and running his
    own hotel with his wife in Blackpool, and he named the club he wanted to join unsurprisingly it was the
    Bloomfield Road club Blackpool.[1] Matthews was worried that his career had only four years left and
    wanted to end it near his business.[1] Matthews' career would however continue for another 20 years.[1]
    The 194647 season came to a climax in mid June when Stoke visited Sheffield United. A victory at
    Bramall Lane would give Stoke the league title, anything less would hand the honour to Liverpool.[1] Stoke
    took around 10,000 of their fans to Sheffield but it was the "Blades" who proved to be too sharp for Stoke as
    they scored twice and despite Alexander Ormston replying for Stoke the title bid was over.[1] Stoke were
    awarded 110 'talent money' for their performance during the season.[1]

    FA Cup
    Stoke beat Tottenham Hotspur and Chester both after replays before meeting Sheffield United who again
    proved be their bogey side winning 10 in front of 39,683 at the Victoria Ground.[1]

    Final league table

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    Pos

    Club

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    GA

    Pts

    Liverpool

    42

    25

    10

    84

    52

    1.615

    57

    Manchester United

    42

    22

    12

    95

    54

    1.759

    56

    Wolverhampton Wanderers

    42

    25

    11

    98

    56

    1.750

    56

    Stoke City

    42

    24

    11

    90

    53

    1.698

    55

    Blackpool

    42

    22

    14

    71

    70

    1.014

    50

    Sheffield United

    42

    21

    14

    89

    75

    1.187

    49

    Preston North End

    42

    18

    11

    13

    76

    74

    1.027

    47

    Aston Villa

    42

    18

    15

    67

    53

    1.264

    45

    Sunderland

    42

    18

    16

    65

    66

    0.985

    44

    10 Everton

    42

    17

    16

    62

    67

    0.925

    43

    11 Middlesbrough

    42

    17

    17

    73

    68

    1.074

    42

    12 Portsmouth

    42

    16

    17

    66

    60

    1.100

    41

    13 Arsenal

    42

    16

    17

    72

    70

    1.029

    41

    14 Derby County

    42

    18

    19

    73

    79

    0.924

    41

    15 Chelsea

    42

    16

    19

    69

    84

    0.821

    39

    16 Grimsby Town

    42

    13

    12

    17

    61

    82

    0.744

    38

    17 Blackburn Rovers

    42

    14

    20

    45

    53

    0.849

    36

    18 Bolton Wanderers

    42

    13

    21

    57

    69

    0.826

    34

    19 Charlton Athletic

    42

    11

    12

    19

    57

    71

    0.803

    34

    20 Huddersfield Town

    42

    13

    22

    53

    79

    0.671

    33

    21 Brentford

    42

    26

    45

    88

    0.511

    25

    22 Leeds United

    42

    30

    45

    90

    0.500

    18

    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 First Division

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    Match

    Date

    Opponent

    Venue Result Attendance

    Scorers

    31 August 1946

    Charlton Athletic

    22

    31,846

    Steele, Ormston

    2 September
    1946

    Bolton Wanderers

    12

    23,450

    Steele

    7 September
    1946

    Middlesbrough

    45

    45,000

    Steele (3), Mountford

    11 September
    1946

    Bolton Wanderers

    23

    25,300

    Ormston, Mountford

    14 September
    1946

    Derby County

    32

    35,000

    Ormston, Mountford, Steele

    16 September
    1946

    Leeds United

    52

    25,000

    Ormston, Antonio (2),


    Steele (2)

    21 September
    1946

    Manchester United

    32

    40,000

    Antonio, Steele (2)

    28 September
    1946

    Preston North End

    31

    25,000

    Antonio, Steele, Ormston

    5 October 1946

    Sheffield United

    30

    29,146

    Steele (3)

    10

    12 October
    1946

    Chelsea

    52

    68,189

    Steele, Ormston (3), Kirton

    11

    19 October
    1946

    Arsenal

    01

    62,000

    12

    26 October
    1946

    Wolverhampton
    Wanderers

    03

    45,000

    13

    2 November
    1946

    Sunderland

    10

    53,000

    14

    9 November
    1946

    Aston Villa

    00

    35,000

    15

    16 November
    1946

    Portsmouth

    31

    38,000

    Steele, Ormston, Peppitt

    16

    23 November
    1946

    Everton

    21

    27,798

    Matthews, Antonio

    17

    30 November
    1946

    Huddersfield Town

    01

    26,767

    18

    7 December
    1946

    Blackpool

    41

    30,000

    Steele, Peppitt, Baker,


    Matthews

    19

    14 December
    1946

    Brentford

    41

    29,172

    Peppitt (3), Ormston

    20

    21 December
    1946

    Blackburn Rovers

    00

    23,518

    21

    25 December
    1946

    Liverpool

    21

    30,518

    Baker

    Steele (2)

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    22

    26 December
    1946

    Liverpool

    02

    49,494

    23

    28 December
    1946

    Charlton Athletic

    01

    36,388

    24

    4 January 1947

    Middlesbrough

    31

    33,986

    25

    18 January
    1947

    Derby County

    03

    31,156

    26

    1 February
    1947

    Preston North End

    50

    30,000

    Peppitt (2), Steele (2),


    Ormston

    27

    5 February
    1947

    Manchester United

    11

    8,456

    Ormston (pen)

    28

    15 February
    1947

    Chelsea

    61

    30,469

    Ormston (2), Peppitt (2),


    Baker, Sellars

    29

    22 February
    1947

    Arsenal

    31

    31,642

    Baker, Sellars, Jackson

    30

    1 March 1947

    Wolverhampton
    Wanderers

    03

    45,000

    31

    22 March 1947

    Portsmouth

    11

    27,708

    Steele

    32

    29 March 1947

    Everton

    22

    40,092

    Peppitt, Baker

    33

    4 April 1947

    Grimsby Town

    52

    20,000

    Peppitt, Steele (3), Ormston


    (pen)

    34

    5 April 1947

    Huddersfield Town

    30

    28,966

    Steele, Ormston, Baker

    35

    7 April 1947

    Grimsby Town

    30

    34,269

    Ormston, Jackson (2)

    36

    12 April 1947

    Blackpool

    20

    30,000

    Ormston (pen), Mountford

    37

    19 April 1947

    Brentford

    31

    25,000

    Steele, Mountford,
    Matthews

    38

    26 April 1947

    Blackburn Rovers

    20

    26,300

    Matthews, Ormston

    39

    3 May 1947

    Leeds United

    21

    20,000

    Steele (2)

    40

    17 May 1947

    Sunderland

    00

    32,000

    41

    26 May 1947

    Aston Villa

    10

    42,000

    Mountford

    42

    12 June 1947

    Sheffield United

    12

    30,000

    Ormston

    Peppitt, Mitchell (2)

    FA Cup
    Round
    R3

    Date

    Opponent

    Venue Result Attendance

    Scorers

    11 January 1947 Tottenham Hotspur

    22

    65,681

    F Mountford, Ludford (o.g.)

    R3 Replay 15 January 1947 Tottenham Hotspur

    10

    38,830

    Matthews

    R4

    25 January 1947

    Chester

    00

    18,500

    R4 Replay 29 January 1947

    Chester

    32

    22,863

    Sheffield United

    01

    39,683

    R5

    8 February 1947

    Steele (2), Ormston

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    Squad statistics
    Pos.

    Name

    League

    FA Cup

    Total

    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

    GK

    Emmanuel Foster

    GK

    Dennis Herod

    14

    15

    GK

    Arthur Jepson

    27

    31

    DF

    Harry Brigham

    12

    12

    DF

    Neil Franklin

    37

    42

    DF

    John McCue

    36

    41

    DF

    Harry Meakin

    DF

    Billy Mould

    30

    35

    MF

    Roy Brown

    MF

    Jock Kirton

    37

    42

    MF

    Frank Mountford

    26

    30

    MF

    John Sellars

    17

    18

    MF

    Edward Wordley

    FW

    George Antonio

    16

    16

    FW

    Frank Baker

    39

    44

    FW

    John Jackson

    FW

    Stanley Matthews

    23

    28

    FW

    Bert Mitchell

    FW

    George Mountford

    23

    23

    FW

    Alexander Ormston

    40

    20

    45

    21

    FW

    Syd Peppitt

    24

    12

    29

    12

    FW

    Freddie Steele

    38

    29

    43

    31

    Own goals

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

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