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Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863 the club changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status. They are the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts County , and are one of the founding members of the Football League . [ 1 ]
Stoke's official club anthem is "We'll be with you", which was recorded by the Stoke players prior to the 1972 Football League Cup final. [4] Between 2008 and 2011, local fan "Pottermouth" contributed a series of raps to BBC Radio Stoke about Stoke's promotion, their battle to stay in the Premier League, and the 2011 FA Cup final. [110]
Stoke City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Sunderland. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Stoke progressed 2–1 with an extra time goal from Niall Ennis . [ 55 ] In the fourth round against Cardiff City , Stoke made a comeback from 2–0 down to lead 3–2 before Cardiff equalised and sent the game into a penalty shoot out which the ...
Graph showing Stoke City F.C.'s progress through the English football league system 1888 to the present. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The club was formed in 1863 and played their first competitive match in November 1883 in the FA Cup.
Stoke City Football Club has its origins in Stoke Ramblers, a team formed by former pupils of the Charterhouse School whilst they were apprentices at the North Staffordshire Railway. The club dropped the Ramblers from their name, becoming Stoke Football Club and in 1888 they were founding members of the Football League .
The 2023–24 season was Stoke City's 107th season in the Football League, the 47th in the second tier and tenth in the Championship. [3]Stoke had a very busy summer transfer window bringing in 18 new players most of which were foreign players in a new recruitment strategy brought in by technical director Ricky Martin.
The 2021–22 season was Stoke City's 105th season in the Football League, the 45th in the second tier and eighth in the Championship. [1]Stoke had a busy summer transfer window with the permanent departure of 13 players, which enabled O'Neill to make several new additions to his squad.
The 2020–21 season was Stoke City's 104th season in the Football League, the 44th in the second tier and seventh in the Championship. [1]Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the 2020–21 season began later in September with matches continuing to played behind closed doors.