2 0 ▁but ▁Sh all cross ▁then ▁anger ed ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁with ▁the ▁seem ingly ▁unnecessary ▁sale ▁of ▁Charlie ▁Parker ▁to ▁S under land , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁bring ▁in ▁Bob ▁Mc Gr ory ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Gr ound . ▁ ▁After ▁almost ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 – 2 1 ▁Sto ke ▁finished ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 – 2 2 ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division . ▁Key ▁to ▁Sto ke ' s ▁success ▁was ▁the ▁early ▁season ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Broad ▁brothers ▁Tommy ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁with ▁the ▁later ▁scoring ▁ 2 7 ▁goals . ▁However ▁any ▁hope ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁sust ained ▁spell ▁in ▁the ▁top - fl ight ▁was ▁quickly ▁dashed ▁as ▁Sto ke ▁strugg led ▁all ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 – 2 3 ▁season ▁and ▁with ▁re leg ation ▁lo oming ▁Sh all cross ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Manager ▁statistics ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Football ▁League ▁Second ▁Division ▁runner - up : ▁ 1 9 2 1 – 2 2 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁man agers ▁at ▁sto ke city fc . com ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁football ▁man agers ▁Category : Sto ke ▁City ▁F . C . ▁man agers ▁Category