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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 |
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| Britannia
Stadium |
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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; |
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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; |
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Home strip |
Red and white striped shirts, white shorts, red
and white socks. |
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