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1892–93 Stoke F.C. season

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{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox Football club season

| club = Stoke

| season = 1892–93

| manager = Arthur Reeves

| chairman = Mr S. Barker

| stadium = Victoria Ground

| league = Football League First Division

| league result = 7th (29 Points)

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = First Round

| cup2 =

| cup2 result =

| league topscorer = Joe Schofield
(13)

| season topscorer = Joe Schofield
(13)

| highest attendance = 12,000 vs Preston North End
(14 November 1892)

| lowest attendance = 1,000 vs Newton Heath
(7 January 1893)

| average attendance = 5,070

| prevseason = 1891–92

| nextseason = 1893–94

| kit_alt1 =

| pattern_la1 = _red_stripes

| pattern_b1 = _stoke1892

| pattern_ra1 = _red_stripes

| pattern_sh1 =

| pattern_so1 =

| leftarm1 = 000066

| body1 = ff2000

| rightarm1 = 000066

| shorts1 = 002060

| socks1 = 002060

}}

The 1892–93 season was Stoke's fourth season in the Football League.

Stoke finally made an improvement in the Football League finishing in 7th position with 29 points.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}} Stoke fielded a settled side all season as just sixteen players were used with five of them playing in every match.

Season review

=League=

In 1892–93 Stoke finally made an impression in the Football League and claimed seventh place in the table. They collected 29 points, 11 more than bottom club Newton Heath, but were 19 points behind champions Sunderland. Ted Evans became the first Stoke player to be sent-off in the league when he received his marching orders in an away match at Everton on 12 November 1892, Stoke held out for a 2–2 draw. Throughout the season manager Arthur Reeves was able to field a settled side which included successful Scottish imports Davy Christie, Davy Brodie, Billy Dickson, Willie Naughton and Jimmie Robertson. Stoke went on an eight match unbeaten run through October and November and back to back home 7–1 and 6–0 victories over Newton Heath and Bolton Wanderers respectively the best results in an encouraging campaign for the "Potters".

=FA Cup=

There was no joy in the cup as Stoke lost 2–1 to Accrington in the first round. It proved to be the final meeting between the sides as Accrington resigned from the league at the end of the season.

Final league table

{{:1892–93 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=STK}}

Results

Stoke's score comes first

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

|style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"|Win

|style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"|Loss

=Football League First Division=

{{Main|1892–93 Football League}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|1

3 September 1892Derby CountyH1–35,000Schofield
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|2

10 September 1892Nottingham ForestA4–39,000Dunn (2), Turner (2)
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|3

12 September 1892Aston VillaH0–14,500
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|4

17 September 1892AccringtonH2–29,000Schofield, Evans
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|5

24 September 1892BurnleyA2–39,000Dickson (2)
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|6

1 October 1892SunderlandA1–38,000Schofield
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|7

10 October 1892Aston VillaA2–38,000Dickson, Evans
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|8

15 October 1892Bolton WanderersA4–43,500Evans (2), Schofield (2)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|9

22 October 1892Nottingham ForestH3–05,500Schofield, Robertson (2)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|10

29 October 1892Wolverhampton WanderersH2–15,000Robertson (2)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|11

5 November 1892Notts CountyA1–010,000Robertson
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|12

12 November 1892EvertonA2–212,000Robertson, Naughton
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|13

14 November 1892Preston North EndH2–112,000Naughton (2)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|14

19 November 1892BurnleyH4–13,500Naughton, Dickson (2), Robertson
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|15

26 November 1892West Bromwich AlbionA2–1600Evans, Schofield
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|16

3 December 1892Wolverhampton WanderersA0–13,500
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|17

17 December 1892The WednesdayH2–05,000Dickson, Naughton
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|18

24 December 1892Derby CountyA0–18,000
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|19

26 December 1892AccringtonA2–53,000Evans (2)
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|20

31 December 1892Preston North EndA1–25,500Schofield
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|21

7 January 1893Newton HeathH7–11,000Dickson (3), Robertson (2), Schofield, Edge
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|22

14 January 1893Bolton WanderersH6–04,500Robertson, Evans (3), Proctor, Sommerville (o.g.)
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|23

28 January 1893EvertonH0–15,000
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|24

11 February 1893West Bromwich AlbionH1–26,000Naughton
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|25

25 February 1893Blackburn RoversA3–33,500Schofield (3)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|26

11 March 1893Notts CountyH1–04,500Robertson
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|27

18 March 1893SunderlandH0–110,000
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|28

31 March 1893Newton HeathA0–110,000
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|29

1 April 1893The WednesdayA1–05,000Dickson
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|30

3 April 1893Blackburn RoversH2–28,000Schofield, Dickson

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1892–93 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"R121 January 1893AccringtonA1–24,000Brodie

Squad statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leon Boullemier

|0

00000
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Rowley

|30

010310
align="left"|FBalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Clare

|30

010310
align="left"|FBalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lachie Thomson

|7

00070
align="left"|FBalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alf Underwood

|26

010270
align="left"|HBalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Davy Brodie

|30

011311
align="left"|HBalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Davy Christie

|27

010280
align="left"|HBalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Proctor

|30

110311
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Baker

|4

00040
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Dickson

|30

11103111
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Dunn

|5

20052
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alf Edge

|1

10011
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ted Evans

|25

10102610
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Danny McLaren

|1

00010
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Willie Naughton

|24

610256
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmie Robertson

|26

11102711
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Schofield

|29

13103013
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wilmot Turner

|5

20052
align="left"|–align="left"|Own goals

|–

1–0–1

References

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{{Stoke City F.C. seasons}}

{{1892–93 in English football}}

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