1910–11 Stoke F.C. season


The 1910–11 season was Stoke's third and final season in the Birmingham & District League and second in the Southern Football League.
Stoke again played in two league competitions in 1910–11 and were very successful in both. They won the Birmingham & District League and also gained promotion to the Southern Football League Division One after finishing runner-up to Reading on goal average.

Season review

League

Progress was being made slowly, and the directors were able to spend money on new players to strengthen the squad, whilst at the same time the club decided to remain in two league competitions. One major acquisition in the summer of 1910 was forward Jack Peart from Sheffield United. He made a brilliant impact, scoring 31 goals in just 21 matches before breaking his leg against Crewe Alexandra in December 1910. Stoke also re-signed goalkeeper Arthur Cartlidge for £315 a lot of money for a 'keeper in 1910 as Stoke's finances began to improve.
Stoke played 59 competitive fixtures in 1910–11. They won the Birmingham & District League and gained promotion from the Southern Football League Division Two as runners-up. A total of 167 goals were scored in the 56 league matches with the two Smiths Alf and William scoring 58 between them. They were numerous high-scoring victories including a 10–0 win over Halesowen Town, an 8–0 away win at Chesham Town and an 8–1 home win over Kettering Town. Stoke also hit six on five occasions.
With Stoke now in a tougher competition the directors decided that Stoke should leave their reserve side to play in the Birmingham & District League and let their first team concentrate on the Southern League.

FA Cup

After fine qualifying round wins over Worcester City and Lincoln City, Stoke lost 2–1 in the first round to Manchester City.

Final league table

Birmingham & District League

Southern Football League Division Two

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

Birmingham & District League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 September 1910Wellington TownA1–11,500Turner
210 September 1910Worcester CityA1–42,000Peart
317 September 1910Birmingham ReservesA3–22,000Peart, Baddeley
424 September 1910West Bromwich Albion ReservesH2–05,000Peart
51 October 1910Stafford RangersA3–02,500Peart, A Smith, Turner
68 October 1910Dudley TownH5–210,000Peart, A Smith, W Smith
715 October 1910Shrewsbury TownH3–08,000Peart, W Smith, Baddeley
822 October 1910StourbridgeA1–23,000Thornton
929 October 1910WalsallH3–47,000Peart, A
Smith
105 November 1910Kidderminster HarriersA2–22,000Peart, A Smith
1112 November 1910WrexhamH6–27,500Peart, A Smith, Baddeley, Turner
1226 November 1910Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesH6–15,000Peart, A Smith, Turner
1310 December 1910Crewe AlexandraH1–010,000S Baddeley
1417 December 1910Wednesbury Old AthleticA0–12,000
1524 December 1910Brierley Hill AllianceH4–12,500A Smith, Leese, Baddeley
1631 December 1910Wellington TownH6–12,500A Smith, Baddeley, Brown
177 January 1911Worcester CityH2–18,000Leese, Boulton
1821 January 1911Birmingham ReservesH6–23,000W Smith, Baddeley, S Baddeley, Hay
1928 January 1911West Bromwich Albion ReservesA2–13,500W Smith, A Smith
2011 February 1911Dudley TownA0–11,000
2118 February 1911Shrewsbury TownA1–02,000Leese
2225 February 1911StourbridgeH2–12,500W Smith, A Smith
234 March 1911WalsallA4–23,500W Smith, A Smith, Baddeley, Leigh
2411 March 1911Kidderminster HarriersH5–06,500W Smith, A Smith, Leese
2518 March 1911WrexhamA1–73,000Hardman
2625 March 1911Aston Villa ReservesH2–111,000W Smith, A Smith
271 April 1911Wolverhampton Wanderers ReservesA3–22,000W Smith, A Smith, S Baddeley
283 April 1911HalesowenA1–02,000Hay
298 April 1911HalesowenH10–010,000A Smith, Leese, W Smith, Savage
3015 April 1911Crewe AlexandraA0–112,000
3117 April 1911Stafford RangersH4–012,000W Smith, Turner, Paxton
3222 April 1911Wednesbury Old AthleticH2–06,000A Smith, Hardman
3324 April 1911Aston Villa ReservesA0–43,000
3429 April 1911Brierley Hill AllianceA3–22,000Leese, Griffiths, Hardman

Southern Football League Division Two

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 September 1910Ton PentreA3–23,000Peart, Griffiths
212 September 1910Treharris AthleticA4–13,000Peart, Baddeley
33 October 1910Ton PentreH3–03,000Peart, Griffiths
412 October 1910Croydon CommonA1–22,000Griffiths
517 October 1910AberdareA4–23,000W Smith, Peart, Brown
624 October 1910Kettering TownH8–13,000Peart, Brown, Turner, Baddeley, W Smith
75 November 1910Chesham TownH3–02,000Horrocks
87 November 1910Croydon CommonH6–21,000Peart, Baddeley, W Smith, A Smith
914 November 1910AberdareH1–03,000Peart
1012 December 1910WalsallH4–03,000W Smith, Brown, Griffiths
1127 December 1910Cardiff CityH5–09,000W Smith, Griffiths, Baddeley
122 January 1911Salisbury CityH6–03,000A Smith, Griffiths, Brown
1330 January 1911Merthyr TownH4–15,000W Smith, Griffiths, Baddeley, Boulton
144 February 1911Chesham TownA8–02,000W Smith, Boulton, Turner, Baddeley
1520 February 1911ReadingH1–05,000Boulton
168 March 1911Salisbury CityA2–21,000Turner, Baddeley
1720 March 1911WalsallA0–12,000
1827 March 1911Merthyr TownA0–28,000
1910 April 1911Treharris AthleticH2–02,000Savage, Leese
2014 April 1911ReadingA0–210,000
2118 April 1911Cardiff CityA2–14,000W Smith, A Smith
2227 April 1911Kettering TownA5–15,000W Smith, A Smith, Leese, Baddeley

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4QR19 November 1910Worcester CityH7–06,000Peart, A Smith, Baddeley
5QR3 November 1910Lincoln CityH4–012,000Peart, A Smith, Griffiths, W Smith
R114 January 1911Manchester CityH1–223,883A Smith

Squad statistics