A Mission To Be The Best!!
= The Club =
- Full Name: Stoke City Football Club
- Nicknames: The Potters; The Reds
- Founded: 1863 (as Stoke Ramblers)
- Nation: England
- Location: Stoke-on-Trent
- Division: Barclays Premier League (Top Division)
- Rivals: Port Vale, Wolves, West Bromwich
- Mascots: Pottermus, Pottermiss
- In The Know: Stoke City is the oldest club currently playing in the Premier League and is the second oldest professional club after Notts County.
- In The Know: In 1863 the club was formed as Stoke Ramblers, when pupils of Charterhouse School formed a football club while apprentices at the North Staffordshire Railway works in Stoke-on-Trent. The club's first documented match was five years later, in October 1868, against an EW May XV at the Victoria Cricket Club ground. Henry Almond, the club's founder, was also captain, and coincidentally scored the club's first ever goal. During this period they played at the Victoria Cricket Ground; however, they switched to a ground located at nearby Sweetings Field in 1875 to cope with rising attendances.
- In The Know: The 1930s saw the debut of club's most celebrated player Stanley Matthews. Matthews, who grew up in Hanley, was an apprentice at the club and made his first appearance in March 1932, against Bury, at the age of 17. By the end of the decade, Matthews had established himself as an England International and as one of the best footballers of his generation.
Sir Stanley Matthews
- In The Know: Prior to their 2008 promotion into the Premier League, Stoke City had not participated in top-flight football since the 1984-85 season, in which they were relegated with only a total of 17 points, a record low total for twenty-one years.
= The Kits =
Home
Away
= The Stadium =
Britannia Stadium
- Full Name: Britannia Stadium
- Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Owner: Stoke City
- Built: 1/08/1997
- Capacity: 28083
- Seated: 28083
- In The Know: Prior to the opening of the Britannia Stadium, Stoke City had played their home games at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878 (a record of 119 years only shared with Wolverhampton Wanderers.)
= The Honours =
Championship Winners: 1932-33, 1962-63
Championship Runners-up: 2007-08
League One Winners: 1992-93
League One Play-off Winners: 2001-02
Third Division North (League One) Winners: 1926-27
League Cup Winners: 1971-72
League Cup Runners-up: 1963-64
Football League Trophy Winners: 1991-92, 1999-2000
Watney Cup Winners: 1973
Isle of Man Trophy Winners: 1988, 1992, 1993
= The Records =
= Club Records =
Biggest Win: 11-0 vs Stourbridge - 26/09/1914
Biggest Loss: 0-10 vs Preston - 14/09/1889
Biggest League Win: 10-3 vs West Bromwich - Feb 1932
Biggest League Loss: 0-10 vs Preston - 14/09/1889
Most Wins In A Row: 8 - 30/03/1895 to 21/09/1895
Most Losses In A Row: 11 - 6/04/1985 to 17/08/1985
Most Games Without Losing: 25 - 5/09/1992 to 20/02/1993
Most Games Without Winning: 17 - 22/04/1989 to 14/10/1989
= Player Records =
Most League Apps: Eric Skeels - 507
Youngest Player To Play: Peter Bullock - 16yo 19/04/1958 vs Swansea
Oldest Player To Play: Sir Stanley Matthews - 50yo 6/02/1965 vs Fulham
Highest Transfer Fee Paid: Dave Kitson - £5,500,000 from Reading 18/07/2008
Highest Transfer Fee Received: Mike Sheron - £2,750,000 to QPR 1/07/1997
= The Boardroom =
Chairman: Peter Coates
Director: Keith Humphreys
Director: Phil Rawlins
Director of Football: John Rudge
Managing Director: Tony Scholes
= The Staff =
Manager: Tony Pulis
Assistant Manager: David Kemp
= Coaching Staff =
First Team Coach: Mark O'Connor
Coach: Gerry Francis
Coach: Dominic Matteo (player/coach)
Fitness Coach: John McKeown
Goalkeeper Coach: Andy Quy
Youth Team Coach: Adrian Pennock
Youth Team Coach: George Foster
Youth Team Coach: Ronnie Sinclair
= Scouts & Physios =
Scout: Howard Gaile
Scout: Lindsay Parsons
Scout: Frank Sharp
Scout: Walter Windrum
Physio: Chris Banks
Physio: Rick Carter
Physio: Dave Watson