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1936–37 Stoke City F.C. Season
The 1936–37 season was Stoke City's 37th season in the Football League and the 23rd in the First Division. After the club's best ever season last campaign Stoke struggled to live up to their previous success and finished the season in a mid-table position of 10th. However it was a to be a season of record making with three being set during the 1936–37 season. A record attendance of 51,373 made it into the Victoria Ground on 29 March to watch a 0–0 draw with Arsenal. However the most remarkable achievement was that of a 10–3 victory over Staffordshire rivals West Bromwich Albion and thirdly, Freddie Steele finished the season with 33 league goals. Season review League During the summer of 1936 there was a change at boardroom level with Mr H. Booth replacing Mr A. Sherwin as chairman. After the club's best ever season in 1935–36 Stoke found it difficult in the 1936–37 season to improve and a disappointing 10th-place finish was the final outcome. Stoke were hampered b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke City F
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Arthur Turner (footballer Born 1909)
Arthur Owen Turner (1 April 1909 – 12 January 1994) was an English professional association football player and manager. He played as a centre-half for Stoke City, Birmingham City and Southport. Turner was player-manager of Southport, managed Crewe Alexandra and was assistant at Stoke before joining Birmingham City as manager. He won the Second Division championship in 1954–55, led them the following season to the 1956 FA Cup Final and their highest ever top flight finish, and became the first man to manage an English club side in European competition when he took the club to the semi-final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1958. Turner went on to manage the transformation of Southern League club Headington United into Oxford United of the Second Division of the Football League. Playing career Arthur Turner was born in Chesterton, Staffordshire. Following a spell as an amateur with West Bromwich Albion, he signed professional forms for local club Stoke City of the Second Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Milburn (footballer Born 1908)
John Milburn (18 March 1908 – 21 August 1979) was an English footballer who played 408 games for Leeds United. He was also a football manager. Biography Born in Ashington, Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ..., England, Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United. Other members of the Milburn family included brothers George Milburn, George (Leeds United F.C., Leeds United and Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield), Jim Milburn, Jimmy (Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C., Bradford) and Stanley Milburn, Stan (Chesterfield, Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale), as well as his nephews Bobby Charlton, Bobby and Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |