1924–25 Stoke F.C. season


The 1924–25 season was Stoke's 25th season in the Football League and the sixth in the Second Division.
Following the squad clear-out by manager Tom Mather and with a number of new useful signings Stoke had a decent looking squad on paper going into the 1924–25 season. However the performances out on the pitch were poor and the team was almost relegated staying up by a single point.

Season review

League

A strong new chairman emerged with the arrival in August 1924 of Mr A. McSherwin who had already spent eleven years on the board and he would go on to hold his position for the next twelve years. After a period of real doubt, confidence started to emerge for the 1924–25 season and was certainly helped by Tom Mather replacing old players with new fresh talent. Under new skipper Vic Rouse, Stoke started the season reasonably well and seemed to have the basis of a useful side with the likes of goalkeeper Bob Dixon, Bob McGrory, Alec Milne, Bert Ralphs, Harry Davies and Len Armitage in the squad.
But overall performances on the pitch were below standard and the team went 12 matches without a win and were almost relegated. Four wins and three draws in their last eight matches ensured survival by the narrowest of margins, a single point.

FA Cup

Stoke exited the cup at the first round going down to a poor 3–0 defeat at Leicester City.

Final league table

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

Football League Second Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
130 August 1924Stockport CountyA0–26,000
21 September 1924SouthamptonH2–014,806Davies
36 September 1924Manchester UnitedH0–018,105
48 September 1924SouthamptonA0–310,000
513 September 1924Leicester CityA1–015,000Armitage
620 September 1924Port ValeH0–122,747
722 September 1924ChelseaH1–08,527Sellars
827 September 1924Coventry CityH4–111,338Davies, Watkin, Brough, Eyres
94 October 1924Oldham AthleticA0–27,000
1011 October 1924The WednesdayH0–212,388
1118 October 1924Clapton OrientA2–05,000Kelly
1225 October 1924MiddlesbroughA0–115,000
131 November 1924BarnsleyH1–15,281Rouse
148 November 1924Wolverhampton WanderersA0–115,000
1515 November 1924FulhamH1–18,916Eyres
1622 November 1924PortsmouthA0–010,000
1729 November 1924Hull CityH2–07,136Jones, Ralphs
186 December 1924BlackpoolA2–110,000Kelly, Hallham
1913 December 1924Derby CountyH1–113,317Watkin
2020 December 1924South ShieldsA0–410,000
2126 December 1924Bradford CityA0–112,000
2227 December 1924Stockport CountyH3–010,993Hallham, Kelly, Armitage
231 January 1925Bradford CityH0–04,806
243 January 1925Manchester UnitedA0–239,907
2517 January 1925Leicester CityH1–111,705Watkin
2624 January 1925Port ValeA0–217,214
2731 January 1925Coventry CityA1–310,000Rouse
287 February 1925Oldham AthleticH0–17,656
2914 February 1925The WednesdayA1–220,000Davies
3021 February 1925Clapton OrientH0–110,120
3128 February 1925MiddlesbroughH0–111,807
327 March 1925BarnsleyA1–18,500Davies
3314 March 1925Wolverhampton WanderersH0–320,000
3421 March 1925FulhamA0–110,000
3528 March 1925PortsmouthH2–19,920Clennell, Johnson
364 April 1925Hull CityA0–07,000
3710 April 1925Crystal PalaceA1–010,000Johnson
3811 April 1925BlackpoolH3–115,912Johnson, Davies, Jones
3913 April 1925Crystal PalaceH1–112,000Johnson
4018 April 1925Derby CountyA2–110,000Davies
4125 April 1925South ShieldsH0–013,875
4227 April 1925ChelseaA1–210,000Ralphs

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R110 January 1925Leicester CityA0–330,000

Squad statistics