The
1918–19 season was
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
's fourth season in the non-competitive War League.
With the start of
World War I, all Football League football was cancelled.
In its place were formed War Leagues, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. Stoke contested the
Lancashire Section in the Principal Tournament, and the Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group C. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by
the Football League.
Season review
The final war-time season of 1918–19 saw Stoke take the runners-up spot behind
Everton.
Stoke were again in impressive goal scoring form among those victories were those of 8–1 over
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
, 7–0 v
Blackburn Rovers and 7–1 v
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
.
Bob Whittingham
Robert Whittingham (1888 – 9 June 1926) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War. He played in the Football League for Stoke, Blackpool, Bradford City, and Chelsea. He ...
top scored again with 23 goals taking his war-time total for Stoke to 86.
With the war now over it was announced that
the Football League would return for the 1919–20 season and Stoke were due to enter the Second Division.
Final league table
Lancashire Section Primary Competition
Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group C
Results
''Stoke's score comes first''
Legend
Lancashire Section Primary Competition
Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group C
Squad statistics
References
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Stoke City F.C. seasons
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...