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The Potters

Stoke FC, Stoke City FC

Founded 1868 as Stoke Ramblers FC
Renamed Stoke FC 1870
Turned professional 1885
Name Changed 1925 (when the town of Stoke was granted City status)

Players provided 24
Different scorers 5 (20 goals)
Total appearances
142
1880-
2018

Britannia Stadium
Domestic Honours Football Alliance winners 1890-91;
Southern Football League Division Two A winners
1909-10, Division Two runners-up 1910-11, winners 1914-15;
Football League Division Two
runners-up 1921-22, winners 1932-33, 1962-63; Division Three (North) winners 1926-27;
Highest league position:
fourth, Division One 1946-47;
Football League Cup
runners-up 1963-64 (beaten by Leicester City, agg 3-4), winners 1971-72;
FA Cup
third place 1971-72, fourth place 1972-73, runners-up 2010-11 (beaten by Manchester City 0-1);
Watney Cup winners 1973;
Full Members Cup best: fourth round 1987-88;
Associate-Members Trophy winners
1991-92, Football League Trophy winners 1999-2000;
After League restructure: Football League Division Two/League One winners 1992-93, sixth place-play-off semi-finalists 1999-2000, fifth place-play-off semi-finalists 2000-01, fifth place-play-off winners 2001-02; Division One/Championship fourth place-play-off runners-up 1995-96, runners-up 2007-08;
FA Premier League best: ninth place 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16;
European Honours Anglo-Italian Cup best: semi-finals 1994-95 (beaten by Notts County on pens);
UEFA Cup best:
first round 1972-73 (beaten by Kaiserslautern, agg 3-5), 1974-75 (beaten by AFC Ajax, agg 1-1);
UEFA Europa League best: round of 32, 2010-11 (beaten by Valencia, agg 0-2);
Home venue Britannia Stadium since 1997; previously occupied victoria Ground (previously known as Athletic Club Ground) 1878-1997; Began at Sweeting's Field, 1875-78;
Home strip Red and white striped shirts, white shorts, red and white socks.


The 24 Players   7 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls
GA
Mins Playing Career
781 Tony Allen LB 3
0
3 0 270 1959 32 days
816 Gordon Banks GK 36
0
36 20ᵍᵃ 3240 1967-72 4 years
219 days
1183 Jack Butland GK 6
2
8 4ᵍᵃ 558 2015-18 2 years
331 days
289 Arthur Capes IL   1 0 90 1903 90 min
962 Mark Chamberlain OR 5
3
8 1 471 1982-84 1 year
306 days
158 Tommy Clare RH   4 0 360 1889-94 5 years
36 days
659 Neil Franklin CH 27
0
27 0 2430 1946-50 3 years
199 days
279 Tom Holford CH   1 0 90 1903 90 min
904 Alan Hudson M 2
0
2 0 180 1975 32 days
80 Edward Johnson OR   2 1 180 1880-84 3 years
344 days
one with St Peter's College
630 Joe Johnson OL   5 2 450 1936-37 183 days
284 Arthur Lockett OL   1 0 90 1903 90 min
603 Stan Matthews OR   18 8 1620 1934-47 12 years
195 days
892 Mike Pejic LB 4
0
4 0 360 1974 45 days
157 Bill Rowley GK   2 1ᵍᵃ 180 1889-92 3 years
3 days
138 Jimmy Sayer OR   1 0 90 1887 90 min
191 Joe Schofield IL   3 0 270 1892-95 3 years
4 days
1192 Ryan Shawcross CD 0
1
1 0 15 2012 16 min
867 Peter Shilton GK 3
0
3 2ᵍᵃ 270 1975-77 2 years
45 days
126 George Shutt HB   1 0 90 1886 90 min
629 Fred Steele F   6 8 540 1936-37 215 days
207 James Turner LH   1 0 90 1895 90 min
175 Alf Underwood FB   2 0 180 1891-92 363 days
Tom Wardle a reserve in the first match in 1888
894 Dave Watson CH 2
0
2 0 180 1982 99 days

Stoke first provided three players in the starting XI for England in March 1892, against Ireland.
They had provided a fourth when England were playing Wales on the same day.

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CG