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Post by knowles on Aug 12, 2015 11:38:27 GMT
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Post by knowles on Aug 13, 2015 14:18:39 GMT
Part two of the series is now online. "A huge crop of local youngsters joined Stoke at the start of the war and it was largely these that made up the team that missed out on the league Championship in 1947 by losing the last game at Sheffield United, manager Bob McGrory having sold Stanley Matthews to Blackpool the previous month– that is how a manager can lose a club trophies."
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Post by baystokie on Aug 13, 2015 14:40:28 GMT
Part two of the series is now online. "A huge crop of local youngsters joined Stoke at the start of the war and it was largely these that made up the team that missed out on the league Championship in 1947 by losing the last game at Sheffield United, manager Bob McGrory having sold Stanley Matthews to Blackpool the previous month– that is how a manager can lose a club trophies." Thanks for a trip down memory lane. I started watching in February 1947 - and that season still hurts. One fact, however, that still gets repeated but shouldn't is that FRANK Mountford was NOT born in Stoke-on-Trent but near Doncaster. Strangely enough, the other Mountford, George, was also a foreigner, from Kidderminster. |
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Aug 13, 2015 20:59:45 GMT
Really great read. I love reading about this part of our history. England fielding 3 stoke forwards in one game. Absolute legendary side and like your dad says knowles, were robbed of greatness by the war. Great stuff mate.
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Post by knowles on Aug 13, 2015 23:40:54 GMT
Part two of the series is now online. "A huge crop of local youngsters joined Stoke at the start of the war and it was largely these that made up the team that missed out on the league Championship in 1947 by losing the last game at Sheffield United, manager Bob McGrory having sold Stanley Matthews to Blackpool the previous month– that is how a manager can lose a club trophies." Thanks for a trip down memory lane. I started watching in February 1947 - and that season still hurts. One fact, however, that still gets repeated but shouldn't is that FRANK Mountford was NOT born in Stoke-on-Trent but near Doncaster. Strangely enough, the other Mountford, George, was also a foreigner, from Kidderminster. Thanks for that information, although he did move to Stoke-on-Trent as a kiddie. I'll give Dad a slap round the face next time I see him! Good to see you saw them back then too...been a few rollercoasters since! |
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Post by knowles on Aug 14, 2015 11:27:22 GMT
And here we have it (for the four or so people who care!!), the final part of Post-War Potters. "As the dismal season progressed, survival was down to the last game." Is this something you'd like to see more of? Is anybody interested...?! |
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Post by baystokie on Aug 14, 2015 11:38:04 GMT
Thanks for a trip down memory lane. I started watching in February 1947 - and that season still hurts. One fact, however, that still gets repeated but shouldn't is that FRANK Mountford was NOT born in Stoke-on-Trent but near Doncaster. Strangely enough, the other Mountford, George, was also a foreigner, from Kidderminster. Thanks for that information, although he did move to Stoke-on-Trent as a kiddie. I'll give Dad a slap round the face next time I see him! Good to see you saw them back then too...been a few rollercoasters since! You leave your Dad alone! At our/my age, it's amazing how I can remember a lot that happened nearly 70 years ago but less of what I had for dinner yesterday! If I remember rightly, it was erm, erm...... ... (oh bugger) (PS Still waiting for a statue of Neil Franklin?) |
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Post by knowles on Aug 14, 2015 12:03:12 GMT
Yep, that sounds about right baystokie. Dad remembers a picture of Dennis Herod in The Sentinel from the 50's, but probably couldn't tell you who scored in the 6-1 against Liverpool! I think he really enjoyed recounting his early Stoke supporting days! We'll be waiting quite a while, I think... |
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Post by stayingupfor GermanStokie on Aug 14, 2015 12:22:12 GMT
Fantastic reading! Well done!
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Post by lordb on Aug 14, 2015 14:05:52 GMT
I think that the 30s and 40s side gets overlooked a bit.
A title win would have made the difference.
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Post by knowles on Sept 12, 2015 4:48:51 GMT
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