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1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season

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{{Infobox Football club season

| club = Stoke City

| season = 1927–28

| manager = Tom Mather

| chairman = Mr A.J. Sherwin

| stadium = Victoria Ground

| league = Football League Second Division

| league result = 5th (52 points)

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Quarter-final

| cup2 =

| cup2 result =

| league topscorer = Charlie Wilson
(32)

| season topscorer = Charlie Wilson
(38)

| highest attendance = 27,453 vs Manchester City
(7 April 1928)

| lowest attendance = 8,251 vs Southampton
(31 December 1927)

| average attendance = 14,395

| prevseason = 1926–27

| nextseason = 1928–29

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The 1927–28 season was Stoke City's 28th season in the Football League and the eighth in the Second Division.

Record season ticket sales were recorded prior to the start of the 1927–28 season as supporters were buoyed following last season's Third Division North title win. Stoke had a good return to the Second Division, finishing 5th in the table, five points from promotion, and also reached the quarter final of the FA Cup losing to Arsenal. Charlie Wilson top-scored this season with a club-record 38 goals.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}

Season review

=League=

The 1927–28 season saw Stoke back within one Division of the top flight, although a heavy bank overdraft of £13,000 meant that they couldn't go out and bolster the squad, Mather being forced to rely on the players who had served him well last season. However, chairman Sherwin assured the fans that he would spend the money if weakness became apparent but he stated that he would not be able to join in the transfer fee spiral that was gathering pace elsewhere. On a brighter note Stoke reported record season ticket sales for the new campaign.

Stoke made a fantastic start back in the Second Division beating Southampton 6–3 in the first match, this was followed up with 4–2 and 3–0 victories as Stoke started the season in fine form. Performances did eventually drop off and the team hit an inconsistent spell just before Christmas but then won six matches back to back. Stoke enjoyed a successful end to the campaign finishing in 5th position. Stoke's cup run perhaps cost them a genuine promotion challenge but nevertheless it was a good season with the club's bank balance improving and the team showing great consistency with six players playing 40 or more League games. The reserves also had a fine season, winning the Central League title for the first time.

=FA Cup=

After a number of pretty terrible performances in the FA Cup in the past few seasons, the 1927–28 season saw a marked improvement as Stoke beat Gillingham 6–1, Bolton Wanderers 4–2, Manchester City 1–0 before losing 4–1 to Arsenal in the quarter final stage. Nevertheless, the board were happy with the club's performance and income which the cup run generated.

Final league table

{{:1927–28 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|only_totals=y|showteam=STK}}

Results

Stoke's score comes first

=Legend=

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

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

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

=Football League Second Division=

{{Main article|1927–28 Football League}}

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

style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|1

27 August 1927SouthamptonA6–312,000Archibald, Williamson, Eyres, Wilson, Davies (2)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|2

31 August 1927West Bromwich AlbionA4–220,000Wilson (3), Armitage (pen)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|3

3 September 1927Notts CountyH3–021,941Wilson (2), Archibald
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|4

5 September 1927West Bromwich AlbionH1–120,623Wilson
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|5

10 September 1927Oldham AthleticA1–38,000Wilson
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|6

17 September 1927Grimsby TownH0–015,480
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|7

24 September 1927ReadingA1–15,700Wilson
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|8

1 October 1927BlackpoolH2–012,014Davies (2)
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|9

8 October 1927ChelseaA0–116,000
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|10

15 October 1927Clapton OrientH2–013,002Wilson, Williams
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|11

22 October 1927BarnsleyH0–09,320
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|12

29 October 1927Wolverhampton WanderersA2–120,000Wilson (2)
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|13

5 November 1927Port ValeH0–224,972
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|14

12 November 1927FulhamA5–110,000Wilson, Davies, Shirley (2), Barrett (o.g.)
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|15

19 November 1927Swansea TownH1–19,937Sellars
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|16

26 November 1927Manchester CityA0–439,897
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|17

3 December 1927Hull CityH3–19,632Wilson, Armitage, Johnson
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|18

10 December 1927Preston North EndA0–212,000
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|19

17 December 1927Nottingham ForestH1–39,090Wallace (o.g.)
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|20

24 December 1927Leeds UnitedA1–520,000Williamson
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|21

27 December 1927South ShieldsH3–113,987Sellars, Shirley (2)
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|22

31 December 1927SouthamptonH2–18,251Wilson, Davies
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|23

2 January 1928South ShieldsA3–24,640Archibald, Cull, Bussey
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|24

7 January 1928Notts CountyA2–19,908Wilson (2)
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|25

21 January 1928Oldham AthleticH3–013,446Wilson, Bussey (2)
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|26

4 February 1928ReadingH4–111,806Bussey, Cull, Davies (2)
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|27

11 February 1928BlackpoolA1–36,309Wilson
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|28

20 February 1928ChelseaH1–010,223Bussey
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|29

25 February 1928Clapton OrientA2–36,140Wilson, Campell (o.g.)
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|30

6 March 1928Grimsby TownA2–15,076Wilson, Sellars
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|31

10 March 1928Wolverhampton WanderersH2–213,273Wilson, Davies
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|32

17 March 1928Port ValeA0–025,084
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|33

19 March 1928BarnsleyA1–36,000Williams
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|34

24 March 1928FulhamH5–110,117Armitage (pen), Davies, Wilson (3)
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|35

31 March 1928Swansea TownA1–15,460Armitage
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|36

6 April 1928Bristol CityA0–48,112
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|37

7 April 1928Manchester CityH2–027,453Wilson, Archibald
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|38

9 April 1928Bristol CityH1–012,547Wilson
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|39

14 April 1928Hull CityA0–16,552
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|40

21 April 1928Preston North EndH3–211,233Wilson (2), Archibald
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|41

28 April 1928Nottingham ForestA2–09,043Wilson, Davies
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|42

5 May 1928Leeds UnitedH5–112,306Wilson (2), Bussey, Archibald, Cull

=FA Cup=

{{Main article|1927–28 FA Cup}}

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

style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"R314 January 1928GillinghamH6–15,234Wilson (2), Archibald, Williamson, Bussey, Davies
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"R428 January 1928Bolton WanderersH4–224,868Davies, Archibald, Wilson (2)
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"R518 February 1928Manchester CityA1–050,132Wilson
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"Quarter final3 March 1928ArsenalA1–441,974Wilson

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}} Bob Dixon

|41

040450
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dick Williams

|1

00010
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bob McGrory

|42

040460
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Spencer

|42

040460
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Len Armitage

|38

430414
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Cecil Eastwood

|7

00070
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Thomas Godfrey

|6

01070
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Jackson

|4

00040
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Sellars

|33

340373
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Watson

|2

00020
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Williamson

|40

241443
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bobby Archibald

|41

642458
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Walter Bussey

|21

841259
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Cull

|19

340233
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Davies

|40

11424413
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Eyres

|6

10061
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dick Johnson

|14

100141
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bob Lister

|1

00010
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Shirley

|4

20042
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joey Williams

|20

200202
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Wilson

|40

32464438
align="left"|–align="left"|Own goals

|–

3–0–3

References

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