user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: What was the Tie no when then home team was Stoke City for the game played on 9 February 1946?
Columns: ['Tie no', 'Home team', 'Score', 'Away team', 'Date']
Types: ['real', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [1.0, 'Preston North End', '1–1', 'Charlton Athletic', '9 February 1946']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT "Tie no" FROM "Table" WHERE "Home team" = 'Stoke City' AND "Date" = '9 February 1946';