▁battle ▁against ▁dro pping ▁into ▁the ▁lot tery ▁of ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁zones . ▁ ▁All man ▁left ▁for ▁Reading ▁at ▁the ▁season ' s ▁end . ▁Harry ▁Cro xt on ▁was ▁an ▁ever - present , ▁and ▁other ▁regular s ▁included ▁goal keeper ▁Harry ▁Cot ton , ▁and ▁out field ers ▁Sam ▁Wh itting ham , ▁Joseph ▁Holy head , ▁George ▁Price , ▁and ▁Ad rian ▁Cap es . ▁Manager ▁Sam ▁G le aves ▁stepped ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁director , ▁his ▁replacement ▁was ▁former ▁player ▁Tommy ▁Cla re . ▁ ▁Fin ances ▁The ▁financial ▁out look ▁was ▁as ▁gr im ▁as ▁ever , ▁as ▁direct ors ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁Ernest ▁M ull ine ux ▁and ▁Tom ▁Sim pson ▁to ▁B ury ▁for ▁£ 6 0 0 ▁and ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁respectively . ▁This ▁gave ▁the ▁club ▁a ▁season ▁profit ▁of ▁£ 1 4 0 , ▁and ▁reduced ▁club ▁deb t ▁to ▁just ▁£ 3 3 , ▁however ▁gate ▁rece i pts ▁had ▁fallen ▁by ▁£ 1 5 0 . ▁ ▁Cup ▁compet itions ▁The ▁club ▁came ▁up ▁against ▁t ough ▁competition ▁in ▁both ▁county ▁cup ▁compet itions , ▁losing ▁ 1 – 0 ▁to ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁W ander ers ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Round ▁of ▁the ▁Staff ord shire ▁Senior ▁Cup . ▁They ▁found ▁rather ▁more ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Senior ▁Cup , ▁where ▁V ale ▁defeated ▁riv als ▁Sto ke ▁with ▁a ▁Tom ▁Sim