Stoke City 1-0 Leicester - April 15, 1974 / Division 1 1973/1974
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0' - Goal
Geoff Hurst0
45' - Substitution
Keith Welleris substituted by Steve Yates
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LEI
LEI
Team line-ups
Stoke City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
John Farmer | 26 | 143 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mike Pejic | 24 | 203 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Skeels | 34 | 367 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Robertson | 29 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Denis Smith | 26 | 214 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Marsh | 25 | 239 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Bloor | 31 | 322 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Hudson | 22 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Geoff Hurst | 32 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Mahoney | 27 | 192 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Ritchie | 32 | 281 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
193
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 24 | 250 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dennis Rofe | 23 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Munro | 20 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Cross | 30 | 426 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Earle | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 22 | 146 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joseph Waters | 20 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jon Sammels | 28 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Weller | 45 | 27 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Leonard Glover | 30 | 189 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Worthington | 25 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
138
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Steve Yates | 45 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Mahoney
IN
Jimmy Greenhoff
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
49
691
Success rate in this team:
35 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Waddington vs Leicester
9 victories
6 draws
6 losses
Waddington vs Bloomfield
3 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
40
138
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
27 %
Bloomfield vs Stoke City
2 victories
0 draw
3 losses
Bloomfield vs Waddington
2 victories
0 draw
3 losses
Videos
Key figures
Stoke City keeps its 3 matches without conceding any goal running (since 06/04/1974). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 08/05/1972-12/08/1972 time period (3 matches).
End of streak for Leicester after 3 consecutive draws in Premier League (since 23/03/1974).
It's the first time Geoff Hurst scores a goal vs Leicester in his professional career with Stoke City since the 28/10/1972 (with Stoke City vs Leicester )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VStoke City 1-0 Chelsea27/01/1974 | VStoke City 3-2 Leeds United23/02/1974 | VStoke City 4-1 Southampton16/03/1974 | DStoke City 0-0 Arsenal30/03/1974 | VStoke City 2-1 Newcastle United03/04/1974 | VStoke City 4-0 Burnley06/04/1974 |
| Overall | VStoke City 4-1 Southampton16/03/1974 | LNorwich City 4-0 Stoke City23/03/1974 | DStoke City 0-0 Arsenal30/03/1974 | VStoke City 2-1 Newcastle United03/04/1974 | VStoke City 4-0 Burnley06/04/1974 | DBirmingham City 0-0 Stoke City13/04/1974 |
Current form
| Away | VQueens Park Rangers 0-2 Leicester09/03/1974 | LSouthampton 1-0 Leicester18/03/1974 | DNewcastle United 1-1 Leicester23/03/1974 | DLiverpool 0-0 Leicester30/03/1974 | LLiverpool 3-1 Leicester03/04/1974 | DBurnley 0-0 Leicester13/04/1974 |
| Overall | LSouthampton 1-0 Leicester18/03/1974 | DNewcastle United 1-1 Leicester23/03/1974 | DLiverpool 0-0 Leicester30/03/1974 | LLiverpool 3-1 Leicester03/04/1974 | DLeicester 3-3 Birmingham City06/04/1974 | DBurnley 0-0 Leicester13/04/1974 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 7 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
37 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
36 |
|
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
11 |
Victories (Competition total) |
11 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
15 |
Draws (Competition total) |
15 |
|
6 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
11 |
Losses (Competition total) |
10 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
|
49 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
44 |
|
36 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
41 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
37 |
|
15 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
1.32 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.22 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.89 |
|
1.11 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.03 |
|
0.83 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.17 |
Betting aid
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
11 |
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
12 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
12 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
18 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| John Ritchie | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 15 goals | Frank Worthington |  |
| John Ritchie | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Keith Weller | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Frank Worthington | |
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| John Ritchie | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Leonard Glover | |
Historical head to head
Home
48 gf
25 ga
Away
29 gf
55 ga
Total
77 gf
80 ga
Historical head to head
Home
55 gf
29 ga
Away
25 gf
48 ga
Total
80 gf
77 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 2 |
January 15, 1962 |
| Home | 5 - 2 |
January 15, 1962 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
August 27, 1923 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
April 23, 1938 |
Latest head to head
March 24, 1973 - Division 1 1972/1973
October 28, 1972 - Division 1 1972/1973
January 29, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
August 25, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
March 15, 1969 - Division 1 1968/1969
Best historical scorers against Leicester
|
Harry Burrows | 3 goals | 1966 - 1967 |
|
John Ritchie | 3 goals | 1964 - 1971 |
 |
Dennis Viollet | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
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John Mahoney | 2 goals | 1967 - 1968 |
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Peter Dobing | 2 goals | 1965 - 1967 |
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Calvin Palmer | 2 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
Best historical scorers against Stoke City
|
Mike Stringfellow | 2 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
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Derek Dougan | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
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Jimmy Goodfellow | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
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Graham Cross | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
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Jackie Sinclair | 2 goals | 1966 - 1967 |
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Ally Brown | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
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Peter Dobing | 14 matches | 1963 - 1972 |
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Eric Skeels | 13 matches | 1964 - 1972 |
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Alan Bloor | 13 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
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John Mahoney | 9 matches | 1967 - 1973 |
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Harry Burrows | 9 matches | 1965 - 1969 |
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Calvin Palmer | 7 matches | 1964 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Stoke City
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Graham Cross | 15 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
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Mike Stringfellow | 11 matches | 1963 - 1968 |
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Dave Gibson | 11 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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John Sjoberg | 10 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
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Bobby Roberts | 10 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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Richie Norman | 9 matches | 1963 - 1967 |
They played in both sides
218 matches
300 matches
They played in both sides
218 matches
300 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 15, 1974
April 16, 1974
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