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in an effort to rekindle the club's supporter base. It worked well and he had enough money to bring in a number of established veterans as Stoke took the
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which saw Stoke narrowly avoid relegation. But another raid in the transfer market saw Stoke fortunes turn around dramatically, as
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making 193 appearances scoring eight goals. During the war he served with the Royal Navy.
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he would go on to become the club's record goalscorer. Stoke stayed up easily in
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and re-signed John Ritchie this combined with local players
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saw Stoke enjoy their best period in their history.
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19:For the English songwriter, see
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261:1964 Football League Cup Final
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2277: (
2273:Eastham
2259: (
2241: (
2223: (
2219:McGrory
2205: (
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2169: (
2151: (
2133: (
2115: (
2097: (
2079: (
2061: (
2043: (
2025: (
2021:Lockett
2007: (
1989: (
1905:Ten Hag
1795:Laudrup
1773:McLeish
1674:Souness
1652:O'Neill
1619:O'Neill
1520:Harford
1465:Paisley
1454:Paisley
1443:Paisley
1366:McGarry
1256:Gillies
1245:Merrick
1206:EFL Cup
1028:1963–64
1024:1971–72
1015:1962–63
1000:Honours
851:Record
832:Manager
780:1952–53
752:1951–52
724:1950–51
696:1949–50
668:1948–49
640:1947–48
610:1946–47
573:FA Cup
570:League
567:Season
528:1976–77
524:Everton
516:Arsenal
489:1974–75
487:and by
473:Chelsea
465:Arsenal
461:1971–72
459:and in
457:1970–71
414:1968–69
410:1967–68
406:1966–67
386:1963–64
366:1962–63
359:1961–62
339:1960–61
280:1974–75
257:1962–63
222:manager
3547:Morris
3529:Artell
3429:–2007)
3403:Morris
3349:Rimmer
3133:Turner
3079:Bailey
3069:–1925)
2939:(c) =
2925:Pèlach
2905:&
2903:Morris
2831:Holden
2759:Rowett
2705:Hughes
2605:–2002)
2579:Megson
2561:Little
2543:Durban
2525:Kamara
2489:Macari
2453:Jordan
2435:Macari
2417:Paddon
2345:Asprey
2309:Durban
2237:Taylor
2201:Mather
2101:–1908)
2075:Rowley
2057:Reeves
1985:Slaney
1641:Graham
1630:Vialli
1608:Little
1575:Graham
1542:Clough
1531:Clough
1509:Graham
1421:Clough
1410:Clough
1322:Mercer
1223:Mercer
1145:2 July
1103:
965:Total
599:Goals
576:Total
554:Player
3511:Davis
3493:Gradi
3457:Gradi
3421:Gradi
3331:Gregg
3295:Melia
2795:Delap
2777:Jones
2687:Pulis
2651:Pulis
2633:Kevan
2507:Bates
2381:Mills
2363:Lacey
2129:Hodge
1916:Klopp
1894:Klopp
1740:Ramos
1487:Brown
1476:Fagan
1300:Revie
1289:Stock
1278:Hagan
845:From
842:Team
593:Goals
587:Goals
564:Club
543:Steve
114:Years
3571:2022
3565:Bell
3553:2022
3537:–22)
3535:2017
3519:–17)
3517:2011
3501:–11)
3499:2009
3483:–09)
3481:2008
3463:2008
3447:–08)
3445:2007
3427:1983
3411:–83)
3409:1982
3393:–82)
3391:1981
3375:–81)
3373:1979
3357:–79)
3355:1978
3339:–78)
3337:1975
3321:–74)
3319:1974
3313:Tagg
3303:–73)
3301:1972
3283:1971
3267:–71)
3265:1970
3249:–70)
3247:1964
3241:Tagg
3231:–64)
3229:1960
3213:–60)
3211:1958
3205:Ware
3195:–58)
3193:1955
3177:–55)
3175:1953
3169:Ward
3159:–53)
3157:1951
3141:–51)
3139:1948
3123:–48)
3121:1944
3115:Hill
3105:–44)
3103:1938
3087:–38)
3085:1925
3067:1898
3049:1897
3033:–96)
3031:1895
3025:Hall
3015:–94)
3013:1892
2931:2024
2913:2024
2893:–24)
2891:2023
2873:2023
2857:–23)
2855:2022
2849:Neil
2837:2022
2821:–22)
2819:2019
2801:2019
2783:2019
2767:–19)
2765:2018
2747:2018
2729:2018
2713:–18)
2711:2013
2695:–13)
2693:2006
2677:–06)
2675:2005
2659:–05)
2657:2002
2639:2002
2621:2002
2603:1999
2585:1999
2569:–99)
2567:1998
2549:1998
2531:1998
2515:–98)
2513:1997
2497:–97)
2495:1994
2477:1994
2461:–94)
2459:1993
2443:–93)
2441:1991
2423:1991
2407:–91)
2405:1989
2399:Ball
2389:–89)
2387:1985
2369:1985
2353:–85)
2351:1983
2335:–83)
2333:1981
2317:–81)
2315:1978
2297:1978
2281:–78)
2279:1977
2263:–77)
2261:1960
2245:–60)
2243:1952
2227:–52)
2225:1935
2209:–35)
2207:1923
2189:1923
2173:–23)
2171:1919
2155:–19)
2153:1915
2137:–15)
2135:1914
2119:–14)
2117:1908
2099:1897
2083:–97)
2081:1895
2065:–95)
2063:1892
2047:–92)
2045:1890
2029:–90)
2027:1884
2011:–84)
2009:1883
1993:–83)
1991:1874
1912:2024
1901:2023
1890:2022
1879:2021
1868:2020
1857:2019
1846:2018
1835:2017
1824:2016
1813:2015
1802:2014
1791:2013
1780:2012
1769:2011
1758:2010
1747:2009
1736:2008
1725:2007
1714:2006
1703:2005
1692:2004
1681:2003
1670:2002
1659:2001
1648:2000
1637:1999
1626:1998
1615:1997
1604:1996
1593:1995
1582:1994
1571:1993
1560:1992
1549:1991
1538:1990
1527:1989
1516:1988
1505:1987
1494:1986
1483:1985
1472:1984
1461:1983
1450:1982
1439:1981
1428:1980
1417:1979
1406:1978
1395:1977
1388:Book
1384:1976
1373:1975
1362:1974
1351:1973
1340:1972
1329:1971
1318:1970
1307:1969
1296:1968
1285:1967
1274:1966
1263:1965
1252:1964
1241:1963
1234:Reid
1230:1962
1219:1961
1147:2016
1101:ISBN
1037:1973
992:33.7
959:25.8
918:34.7
596:Apps
590:Apps
584:Apps
518:and
483:and
436:and
412:and
400:and
276:1972
228:and
176:1967
124:Apps
118:Team
2003:Cox
984:325
979:243
974:289
969:857
910:283
905:216
900:265
895:764
848:To
822:193
810:178
522:to
514:to
506:to
274:in
187:USA
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150:178
132:Gls
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