Arthur Reeves (1837 – 1915) was an English

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who managed

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Career

Reeves was born in

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and took over as manager of

in January 1892 from the departed Joseph Bradshaw. After four months in charge Reeves knew he had a lot of work to do as Stoke finished next to bottom of the First Division in 1891–92. But after a lot of hard work and a lot of effort on Reeves' part, the players responded and at the end of the next campaign Stoke claimed a welcome mid-table position. Reeves' gambled blending local born stars like

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and

Alf Underwood Alfred Underwood (April 1869 – 8 October 1928) was an English footballer who played 130 times for Stoke in the 1880s and 1890s. Early and personal life Alfred Underwood was born in April 1869, with the birth registered in Newcastle-under-Lym ...

with Scottish imports

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, Davy Christie and

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a combination that initially worked well. After an 11th-place finish in 1893–94 Stoke had a tough 1894–95 season which saw them enter the end of season test match to remain in the top-flight, they beat

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3–0 to see them safe. It was not enough to keep Reeves in charge of Stoke and he was replaced by the club's goalkeeper,

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Stoke City managers
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