▁ten ▁of ▁their ▁matches ▁and ▁the ▁Division ▁Two ▁championship ▁play - off . ▁They ▁scored ▁ 4 8 ▁goals ▁conced ing ▁only ▁ 9 , ▁however ▁unfortunately ▁for ▁Sto ke ▁promotion ▁was ▁not ▁gained ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁league ▁re organ ization . ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁& ▁District ▁League ▁was ▁a ▁lot ▁harder ▁and ▁Sto ke ▁finished ▁in ▁ 7 th ▁place . ▁ ▁Season ▁review ▁ ▁League ▁Sto ke ▁played ▁in ▁two ▁league ▁compet itions ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season , ▁in ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁& ▁District ▁League ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁League ▁Division ▁Two . ▁This ▁meant ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁league ▁fi xt ures ▁would ▁be ▁played ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁of ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁League ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁poor ▁quality ▁and ▁Sto ke ▁took ▁the ▁championship ▁with ▁ease , ▁winning ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 0 ▁matches ▁with ▁a ▁goal - aver age ▁of ▁ 4 8 - 9 . ▁They ▁started ▁off ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 1 – 0 ▁home ▁victory ▁over ▁Mer th yr ▁Town ▁and ▁never ▁looked ▁back . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Sto ke ▁met ▁H ast ings ▁& ▁St ▁Leon ards ▁United ▁( w inners ▁of ▁Division ▁Two ▁B ) ▁in ▁a ▁' ch ampion ship ▁dec ider ' ▁and ▁Sto ke ▁easily ▁won ▁ 6 – 0 ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁league ▁was ▁consider ably ▁t ough er ▁and ▁it