1914–15 Stoke F.C. season
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 12 September 1914 Coventry City A 3-1 2,000 McCarthy , Herbert , Hargreaves
2 17 September 1914 Swansea Town H 1-0 3,000 McCarthy
3 19 September 1914 Ebbw Vale A 1-0 2,000 Hargreaves
4 22 September 1914 Barry H 2-0 5,000 Tempest , Jones
5 3 October 1914 Ton Pentre H 4-1 5,000 McCarthy , Parker , Watkin ( 2 )
6 17 October 1914 Stalybridge Celtic A 0-1 4,000
7 21 October 1914 Merthyr Town H 4-0 5,000 McCarthy , Herbert , Tempest , Bradley
8 14 November 1914 Llanelli H 3-1 4,000 Watkin ( 3 )
9 21 November 1914 Pontypridd A 1-0 2,000 Watkin
10 28 November 1914 Mid Rhondda H 8-0 4,000 Watkin ( 3 ) , A Smith , Tempest , D Smith ( 2 ) , Holmes ( o.g . )
11 5 December 1914 Newport County A 1-0 3,000 Watkin
12 12 December 1914 Pontypridd H 5-0 4,000 Watkin ( 2 ) , D Smith ( 2 ) , Murray ( o.g . )
13 25 December 1914 Brentford A 2-2 3,000 D Smith ( 2 )
14 26 December 1914 Brentford H 3-0 8,000 Jones , A Smith , Watkin
15 9 January 1915 Newport County H 3-1 3,500 Watkin , Tempest , Hargreaves
16 16 January 1915 Coventry City H 5-1 5,000 Watkin ( 3 ) , Tempest , A Smith
17 23 January 1915 Barry A 0-0 2,000
18 6 February 1915 Ton Pentre A 1-0 1,000 D Smith
19 6 March 1915 Merthyr Town A 0-0 3,000
20 13 March 1915 Stalybridge Celtic H 1-1 6,000 Watkin
Results -- Southern Football League Division Two
Main article : 1914–15 Southern Football League
The 1914-15 season was Stoke's sixth and final season in the Southern Football League. After the resignation of chairman Hurst and manager Alfred Barker, the board elected Mr E. Reynish as the new chairman and brought in Scotsman Peter Hodge as the club's new manager. With war on the horizon, there was debate as to whether football should be cancelled; it was not, but a number of clubs in the Southern League Division Two withdrew, claiming it to be 'unpatriotic'. Stoke had a good season and won the division with 38 points, which prompted the club to seek re-election to the Football League. They were successful in their efforts and after seven seasons Stoke could finally reclaim their place in the Football League. However, at the end of the season the league was indeed cancelled due to the war and Stoke would have to wait until 1919 to play league football.