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England Players' Club
Affiliations
Stoke City/
Stoke
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Stoke City
FC Profile |
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Club name
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Stoke City Football Club |
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Previous names |
Stoke 1870-1925; |
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Ground(s) |
Britannia Stadium since 1997; previously occupied
Victoria Ground (Athletic Club Ground) 1878-1997; |
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Founded
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1863, although doubts remain over this date, 1868
could be more likely, as Stoke Ramblers. |
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Colours |
Red and white striped shirts, white shorts, red
and white stockings. |
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Domestic honours |
Football League Division Two winners 1932-33,
1962-63, 1992-93; Division Three North winners 1926-27;
Football League Cup winners 1971-72;
Associate-Members (Autoglass)
Trophy winners 1991-92, (Auto-Windscreens) Shield winners 1999-2000; |
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European honours |
None |
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International honours |
None |
Most Appearances
Player
No. |
England
Players |
Years |
Starts |
Subs |
Apps |
Capt |
Goals |
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Stoke F.C. |
| 80 |
Johnson,
Edward |
1884 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 126 |
Shutt,
George |
1886 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 138 |
Sayer,
James |
1887 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 157 |
Rowley,
William |
1889-92 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 158 |
Clare,
Thomas |
1889-94 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 181 |
Underwood, Alfred |
1891-92 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 191 |
Schofield, Joseph Alfred |
1892-95 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| 207 |
Turner,
James Albert |
1895 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 279 |
Holford, Thomas |
1903 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 284 |
Lockett,
Arthur |
1903 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 289 |
Capes,
Arthur John |
1903 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Stoke City F.C. |
| 603 |
Matthews,
Stanley |
1934-47 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
9 |
| 629 |
Steele,
Frederick Charles |
1936-37 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
| 630 |
Johnson,
Joseph Alfred |
1936-37 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| 659 |
Franklin,
Cornelius |
1946-50 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
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781 |
Allen, Anthony |
1959 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 816 |
Banks, Gordon |
1967-72 |
36 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
| 892 |
Pejic,
Michael |
1974 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 904 |
Hudson, Alan Anthony |
1975 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 867 |
Shilton,
Peter Leslie |
1977 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 894 |
Watson,
David Vernon |
1982 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 962 |
Chamberlain, Mark Valentine |
1982-84 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| 22 |
Total |
1884-1984 |
130 |
3 |
133 |
0 |
23 |
Notes
Three Stoke players started for England against Ireland, 5
March 1892. Bill Rowley, Tommy Clare and Alf Underwood.
Another three Stoke City players appeared in the starting
line-up against Scotland, 17 April 1937, the legendary Stanley Matthews, Joe
Johnson and Freddie Steele.
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