Shallcross played for his native Leek before becoming a Football Leaguereferee in 1895.[1] He was appointed secretary-manager of Stoke in February 1919, in time for Stoke's first season back in the league since 1908.[1] A steady season of mid-table followed in 1919–20 but Shallcross then angered the supporters with the seemingly unnecessary sale of Charlie Parker to Sunderland, but he did bring in Bob McGrory who would have a long career at the Victoria Ground.[1]
After almost being relegated in 1920–21 Stoke finished 2nd in 1921–22 to gain a return to the First Division.[1] Key to Stoke's success was the early season signing of the Broad brothers Tommy and Jimmy with the later scoring 27 goals.[1] However any hope that it be the start of a sustained spell in the top-flight was quickly dashed as Stoke struggled all through the 1922–23 season and with relegation looming Shallcross was sacked in March 1923.[1]
arthur, shallcross, arthur, shallcross, 1876, 1950, english, association, football, manager, managed, stoke, city, between, february, 1919, march, 1923, personal, informationdate, birth1876place, birthleek, england, date, death1950, aged, place, deathstoke, tr. Arthur J Shallcross 1 1876 1950 was an English association football manager who managed Stoke City between February 1919 and March 1923 1 Arthur ShallcrossPersonal informationDate of birth1876Place of birthLeek England 1 Date of death1950 aged 73 74 1 Place of deathStoke on Trent EnglandManagerial careerYearsTeam1919 1923Stoke Contents 1 Career 2 Manager statistics 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditShallcross played for his native Leek before becoming a Football League referee in 1895 1 He was appointed secretary manager of Stoke in February 1919 in time for Stoke s first season back in the league since 1908 1 A steady season of mid table followed in 1919 20 but Shallcross then angered the supporters with the seemingly unnecessary sale of Charlie Parker to Sunderland but he did bring in Bob McGrory who would have a long career at the Victoria Ground 1 After almost being relegated in 1920 21 Stoke finished 2nd in 1921 22 to gain a return to the First Division 1 Key to Stoke s success was the early season signing of the Broad brothers Tommy and Jimmy with the later scoring 27 goals 1 However any hope that it be the start of a sustained spell in the top flight was quickly dashed as Stoke struggled all through the 1922 23 season and with relegation looming Shallcross was sacked in March 1923 1 Manager statistics EditManagerial record by club and tenure Team From To RecordP W D L Win Stoke 1 1 February 1919 31 March 1923 171 59 43 69 0 34 5Total 171 59 43 69 0 34 5Honours EditFootball League Second Division runner up 1921 22 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Matthews Tony 1994 The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City Lion Press ISBN 0 9524151 0 0 External links EditStoke City managers at stokecityfc com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Shallcross amp oldid 933799975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
