1894–95 Stoke F.C. season – Wikipedia

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Stoke 1894–95 football season

The 1894–95 season was Stoke’s sixth season in the Football League.

Stoke’s league struggles continued in the 1894–95 season as they were almost relegated but survived after winning five out the final six matches. This meant that Stoke played a test match against Second Division side Newton Heath which the “Potters” won 3–0 to preserve their First Division status.[1]

Season Review[edit]

League[edit]

Stoke had a poor 1894–95 season and by the end of February 1895 they looked destined for relegation.[1] However Stoke made it in to the end of season test match with a remarkable run of five victories and a draw in their final six fixtures.[1] Goal average just favoured West Bromwich at the foot of the table who finished a position higher.[1] In the test match Stoke were paired with Newton Heath the venue being nearby Burslem, Stoke, backed by over 3,000 fans won 3–0, two goals coming from Joe Schofield, who was for the fourth season running was leading goalscorer, on this occasion jointly with Billy Dickson.[1]

That late recovery was largely fuelled by the signing of Sunderland’s Scottish forward, Tommy Hyslop who scored seven goals in seven games including a hat-trick on his debut against Derby County.[1] Hyslop went on to be capped for Scotland whilst at Stoke becoming the clubs’s first Scottish international.[1]

FA Cup[edit]

Stoke exited the FA Cup at the Second Round again this time losing 2–0 away at Staffordshire rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]

Final league table[edit]

  1. ^ Not re-elected after losing test match. Invited to join Second Division.

Results[edit]

Stoke’s score comes first

Legend[edit]

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 September 1894 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 6,000 Dickson (2)
2 8 September 1894 Everton H 1–3 5,000 T. Robertson
3 15 September 1894 Blackburn Rovers A 0–6 7,000
4 22 September 1894 Sheffield United H 1–3 3,000 Schofield
5 29 September 1894 Aston Villa H 4–1 5,000 Schofield (2), Dickson (2)
6 6 October 1894 Sunderland A 1–3 5,000 Dickson
7 13 October 1894 Nottingham Forest H 0–3 3,000
8 20 October 1894 Liverpool A 0–2 8,000
9 27 October 1894 Small Heath H 2–2 1,000 Naughton, Farrell
10 10 November 1894 Liverpool H 3–1 3,000 Schofield, Sandland (2)
11 12 November 1894 Preston North End H 2–1 4,000 Schofield, Farrell
12 17 November 1894 Small Heath A 2–4 4,000 Heames, Farrell
13 24 November 1894 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 6,000
14 8 December 1894 The Wednesday H 0–2 3,000
15 15 December 1894 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 4,400 Dickson, Schofield
16 25 December 1894 Preston North End A 0–3 5,000
17 26 December 1894 Aston Villa A 0–6 12,000
18 7 January 1895 Everton A 0–3 6,000
19 12 January 1895 Bolton Wanderers H 5–0 2,500 Brookfield (2), Schofield (2), Dickson
20 19 January 1895 Derby County A 1–1 2,500 Farrell
21 26 January 1895 Sunderland H 2–5 7,000 Meston (2)
22 4 February 1895 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 3,000
23 9 February 1895 Sheffield United A 0–3 3,500
24 23 February 1895 Nottingham Forest A 1–3 5,500 Naughton
25 23 March 1895 Derby County H 4–1 5,500 Dickson, Hyslop (3)
26 25 March 1895 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 5,100 Dickson
27 30 March 1895 Burnley H 5–1 3,000 Hyslop, Farrell, Dickson, Schofield (2)
28 13 April 1895 Blackburn Rovers H 5–1 4,000 Hyslop (2), Farrell, Dickson (2)
29 17 April 1895 The Wednesday A 4–2 5,000 Hyslop, Schofield, Dickson, Petrie (o.g.)
30 20 April 1895 Burnley A 2–1 3,000 Naughton, Crabtree (o.g.)

Test match[edit]

FA Cup[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

References[edit]