1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Stoke City's 55th season in the Football League and the 22nd in the Second Division. Attendances were now at a worrying all-time low and so the Stoke board and manager Tony Waddington decided something needed to be done to bring the supporters back to the Victoria Ground. And Waddington pulled off a master stroke after paying £3,000 to Blackpool for the returning 46-year-old Stanley Matthews. Crowds instantly arrived in large numbers with Matthews first match back against Huddersfield Town more than 35,000 turned up a good 15,000 more than the last home match. Stoke could not sustain a push for promotion, but the feeling around the club had changed dramatically.
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1960–61 Stoke City F.C. season1961-62 Stoke City F.C. season1962–63 Stoke City F.C. seasonAlan BloorAlan PhilpottBill AspreyBobby HowittBrian Sherratt (footballer)Brian WestlakeDennis ViolletDon RatcliffeEric SkeelsGeoff HicksonGerry BridgwoodGraham MatthewsHistory of Stoke City F.C.Jack NibloeJackie MudieJimmy AdamJimmy O'Neill (footballer, born 1931)List of Stoke City F.C. seasonsPeter Bullock (footballer)Ron AndrewRon Wilson (footballer, born 1941)Stanley MatthewsStoke City F.C.Stoke City F.C. Under-23s and AcademyStoke City F.C. season 1961-62Stoke City F.C. season 1961–62Terry WardTommy RandlesTommy Thompson (footballer, born 1928)Tony Allen (footballer)Tony ColemanTony Waddington
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1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Stoke City's 55th season in the Football League and the 22nd in the Second Division. Attendances were now at a worrying all-time low and so the Stoke board and manager Tony Waddington decided something needed to be done to bring the supporters back to the Victoria Ground. And Waddington pulled off a master stroke after paying £3,000 to Blackpool for the returning 46-year-old Stanley Matthews. Crowds instantly arrived in large numbers with Matthews first match back against Huddersfield Town more than 35,000 turned up a good 15,000 more than the last home match. Stoke could not sustain a push for promotion, but the feeling around the club had changed dramatically.
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The 1961–62 season was Stoke C ...... club had changed dramatically.
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The 1961–62 season was Stoke C ...... club had changed dramatically.
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1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season
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