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1944–45 Stoke City F.C. season

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Stoke City
1944–45 season
ChairmanMr H. Booth
ManagerBob McGrory
StadiumVictoria Ground
Football League North 1st Phase11th
Football League North 2nd Phase17th
Football League War CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerTommy Sale
(34)
Highest home attendance18,000 vs Various teams
Lowest home attendance800 vs Port Vale
(5 May 1945)

The 1944–45 season was Stoke City's tenth season in the non-competitive War League.[1]

In 1939 World War II was declared and the Football League was cancelled. In its place were formed War Leagues and cups, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League and thus not included in official records.[1]

Season review

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Tommy Sale now entering the twilight zone of his eventful career again went goal crazy in the 1944–45 season, scoring 34 goals in 40 appearances.[1] In league action, neighbours Port Vale were taken for 14 goals, Stoke winning 8–1 at home and 6–2 away all in the space of eight days (17–24 February 1945) and indeed, during that months Stoke hit 24 times in just four matches.[1] Overall Stoke's form was not that great despite being in fine goalscoring form and they took 11th place in the first phase and 17th in the second.[1]

Results

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Stoke's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League North 1st Phase

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 26 August 1944 Aston Villa A 0–4 25,000
2 2 September 1944 Aston Villa H 3–1 10,000 Pointon, Sale (2)
3 9 September 1944 Northampton Town H 5–0 9,000 Pointon, Bowyer, Steele (3)
4 16 September 1944 Northampton Town A 1–1 2,500 Bowyer
5 23 September 1944 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 13,806 Pointon (2)
6 30 September 1944 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4 12,134 Sale
7 7 October 1944 Walsall A 1–1 5,000 Sale
8 14 October 1944 Walsall H 0–2 4,000
9 21 October 1944 Birmingham H 0–0 6,000
10 28 October 1944 Birmingham A 1–1 8,000 Steele
11 4 November 1944 West Bromwich Albion A 3–2 18,656 Sale (2), Matthews
12 11 November 1944 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 8,067 Sale, Steele
13 18 November 1944 Port Vale H 2–0 18,000 Bowyer (2)
14 25 November 1944 Port Vale A 0–3 9,618
15 2 December 1944 Coventry City A 1–0 6,405 Sale
16 9 December 1944 Coventry City H 5–0 4,020 Sale (3), Bowyer, Mannion
17 16 December 1944 Leicester City H 5–2 5,000 Sale (2), Matthews (2), Frame (o.g.)
18 23 December 1944 Leicester City A 5–1 5,000 Sale (2), Matthews, Bowyer, G Mountford
19 26 December 1944 Derby County H 4–2 8,000 Sale (3), Basnett

Football League North 2nd Phase

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 2 April 1945 Derby County A 1–2 22,000 Sellars
2 7 April 1945 Manchester United A 1–6 45,616 Chilton (o.g.)
3 14 April 1945 Manchester United H 1–4 5,000 Whalley (o.g.)
4 5 May 1945 Port Vale H 6–0 800 G Mountford (4), Sellars, Sale
5 9 May 1945 Port Vale H 4–2 5,000 Sellars (2), Kirton, Jackson
6 19 May 1945 Everton H 5–1 2,500 G Mountford, Jackson, Sale, Sellars, Bayford
7 21 May 1945 Crewe Alexandra A 2–3 4,000 Jackson (2)
8 26 May 1945 Everton A 2–3 8,000 Bowyer, Sale
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
QR 30 December 1944 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 9,896 Bowyer, Jackson
QR 6 January 1945 Wrexham H 2–2 12,000 Sale (2)
QR 13 January 1945 Wrexham A 1–2 8,000 G Mountford
QR 3 February 1945 Chester A 3–2 3,500 G Mountford, Basnett, Sale
QR 10 February 1945 Chester H 7–0 12,000 Basnett (3), Sale (3), F Mountford
QR 17 February 1945 Port Vale H 8–1 13,000 Basnett, G Mountford (5), Soo
QR 24 February 1945 Port Vale A 6–2 18,000 Sale (2), Steele (3), Soo
QR 3 March 1945 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–1 17,784 Sale (2), G Mountford
QR 10 March 1945 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 10,000 Liddle
QR 17 March 1945 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 11,000 Sale (2)
QR 24 March 1945 Bury A 2–3 11,629 Steele (2)
QR 31 March 1945 Bury H 3–0 18,000 Sale, G Mountford, Basnett
R1 1st leg 21 April 1945 Aston Villa H 1–0 6,000 Jackson
R1 2nd leg 28 April 1945 Aston Villa A 0–2 15,000

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name Matches
Apps Goals
GK England Dennis Herod 25 0
GK England Emmanuel Foster 6 0
GK England William Leigh 2 0
GK England George Marks 2 0
GK England Edgar Podmore 6 0
DF England Harry Brigham 36 0
DF England Roy Brown 2 0
DF England Stuart Cowden 15 0
DF England Neil Franklin 32 0
DF England John McCue 33 0
DF England Billy Mould 2 0
DF England John Sellars 19 5
DF England Cyril Watkin 9 0
DF Scotland Stan Williams 3 0
MF England Arthur Cunliffe 1 0
MF England Bill Kinson 4 0
MF Scotland Jock Kirton 11 1
MF England Bobby Liddle 11 1
MF England John Mannion 5 1
MF England George Mountford 23 15
MF England Alexander Ormston 4 0
MF Scotland Tommy Pearson 1 0
MF England Frank Soo 8 3
FW England Albert Basnett 1 0
FW England Fred Basnett 17 7
FW England Eric Bayford 2 1
FW England Frank Bowyer 23 8
FW England Thomas Howshall 1 0
FW England John Jackson 23 6
FW England Stanley Matthews 15 4
FW England Frank Mountford 40 1
FW England Syd Peppitt 2 0
FW England Bill Pointon 8 4
FW England Tommy Sale 40 34
FW England Freddie Steele 17 10
FW England Bobby Windsor 2 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0952415100.