[1] Stoke had just been relegated from the First Division and had to get over the shock of seeing Jock Rutherford quit the club after just four weeks in charge.
This did not go down well with some of the released players who smashed up the offices at the Victoria Ground and caused a considerable amount of damage.
The goals of Charlie Wilson proved invaluable as Stoke began to start pushing for a return to the First Division.
[1] He spent four years in charge of Newcastle United until the start of World War II.
[1] He spent a season in charge of Leicester City in 1945–46 and then a year at Scottish club Kilmarnock.