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Stoke City
Stoke
Full name Stoke City Football Club
Nickname(s) The Potters
Founded 1863
Ground Bet365 Stadium
(Capacity: 27,740)
Chairman Flag of England Peter Coates
Manager Flag of England Mark Robins
Current League Championship 
2023–24 Championship, 17th
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863 the club changed its name 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.

Their first, and to date only, major trophy was won in the Football League Cup in 1972, when the team beat Chelsea 2–1. The club have won the Football League Cup on two occasions, first in 1992 and most recently in 2000. The club's highest league finish in the top division is 4th, which was achieved in the 1935–36 and 1946–47 seasons. Stoke have competed in European football in 1972–73, 1974–75; and most recently in 2011–12. Stoke played in the FA Cup Final in 2011, finishing runners-up to Manchester City and has reached three FA Cup semi-finals, in 1899 then consecutively in 1971 and 1972.

Stoke's home ground is the Britannia Stadium, a 27,740 all-seater stadium. Before the stadium was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878. The club's nickname is 'The Potters', named after the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent and their traditional home kit is a red and white vertically striped shirt, white shorts and stockings. Stoke's traditional rivals are Midlands clubs West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers whilst their local rivals are Port Vale with whom they contest the Potteries derby.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 30 August 2024
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Flag of Sweden Viktor Johansson
2 MF Flag of United States Lynden Gooch
3 DF Flag of Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens
4 MF Flag of England Ben Pearson
5 DF Flag of Scotland Michael Rose
6 MF Flag of Netherlands Wouter Burger
7 FW Flag of Portugal André Vidigal
9 FW Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon (on loan from Leicester City)
10 MF Flag of South Korea Bae Jun-ho
11 FW Flag of Wales Lewis Koumas (on loan from Liverpool)
12 MF Flag of Japan Tatsuki Seko
13 GK Flag of Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham
14 FW Flag of England Niall Ennis
15 MF Flag of Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Flag of England Ben Wilmot
17 DF Flag of France Eric Bocat
18 MF Flag of Republic of Ireland Bosun Lawal
20 FW Flag of England Sam Gallagher
22 DF Flag of Cameroon Junior Tchamadeu
23 DF Flag of England Ben Gibson (captain)
24 MF Flag of Republic of Ireland Andrew Moran (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
26 DF Flag of England Ashley Phillips (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
30 MF Flag of England Sol Sidibe
34 GK Flag of England Frank Fielding
37 FW Flag of England Emre Tezgel
41 DF Flag of England Jaden Dixon
42 FW Flag of Netherlands Million Manhoef
43 DF Flag of England Freddie Anderson

Out on loan[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Flag of England Lewis Baker (at Blackburn Rovers)
19 FW Flag of Morocco Ryan Mmaee (at Rapid Wien)
21 MF Flag of Serbia Nikola Jojić (at Mladost Lučani)
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW Flag of England Nathan Lowe (at Walsall)
45 GK Flag of England Tommy Simkin (at Walsall)

Under-21s and Academy[]

Main article:Stoke City F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Club alumni[]

Former players[]

Main article: Stoke City F.C. players

Managers[]

Main article: Stoke City F.C. managers

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Leagues[]

Football League Championship

Football League Second Division: 3

  • Champions: 1932–33, 1962–63, 1992–93
  • Runners-up: 1921–22
  • Third Place: (Promoted) 1978–79
  • Play-off Winners: 2001–02

Football League Third Division North: 1

  • Champions: 1926–27

Football Alliance: 1

  • Champions: 1890–91

Birmingham & District League: 1

  • Champions: 1910–11

Southern League Division Two: 2

  • Champions:1909–10, 1914–15
  • Runners-up: 1910–11

Cups[]

FA Cup

  • Runners-up: 2010–11
  • Semi-finalists: 1898–99, 1970–71 (3rd place), 1971–72 (4th place)

League Cup: 1

  • Winners: 1971–72
  • Runners-up: 1963–64

Football League Trophy: 2

  • Winners: 1991–92, 1999–2000

Watney Cup: 1

  • Winners: 1973

Staffordshire Senior Cup: 14

  • Winners: 1877–78, 1878–79, 1903–04 (shared), 1913–14, 1933–34, 1964–65, 1968–69 (shared), 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99
  • Runners-up: 1882–83, 1885–86, 1894–95, 1900–01, 1902–03, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2010–11

Birmingham Senior Cup: 2

  • Winners: 1901, 1914
  • Runners-up: 1910, 1915, 1920, 1921

Isle of Man Trophy: 3

  • Winners: 1987, 1991, 1992
  • Runners-up: 1985

Bass Charity Vase: 5

  • Winners: 1980, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998
  • Runners-up: 1890, 1894, 1990, 1996

External links[]

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History: Seasons
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Stoke City F.C. squad - 2024–25

Bursik · Clarke · Fox · Flint · Souttar · Jagielka · Clucas · Baker (c) · Brown · 10 Campbell · 11 Gayle · 13 Bonham · 14 Tymon · 15 Thompson · 16 Wilmot · 17 Delap · 18 Smallbone · 19 McCarron · 21 Duhaney · 22 Kilkenny · 24 Fosu · 25 Powell · 28 Laurent · 29 Wright-Phillips · 32 Taylor · 34 Fielding · 37 Tezgel · 39 Sparrow · 40 Nna Noukeu · — Etebo ·

Manager:  Flag of England Ryan Shawcross (caretaker)
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Stoke City F.C. squad seasons
1986-87 · 1984-85 · 2011-12 · 2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20
Stoke City Football Club - Managers

Slaney (1874–83) • Cox (1883–84) • Lockett (1884–90) • Bradshaw (1890–92) • Reeves (1892–95) • Rowley (1895–97) • Austerberry (1897–1908) • A. Barker (1908–14) • Hodge (1914–15) • Schofield (1915–19) • Shallcross (1919–23) • Rutherford (1923) • Mather (1923–35) • McGrory (1935–52) • Taylor (1952–60) • Waddington (1960–77) • Eastham (1977–78) • A'Court (1978) • Durban (1978–81) • R. Barker (1981–83) • Asprey (1983–85) • Lacey (1985) • Mills (1985–89) • Ball (1989–91) • Paddon (1991) • Macari (1991–93) • Jordan (1993–94) • Hartford (1994) • Macari (1994–97) • Bates (1997–98) • Kamara (1998) • Durban (1998) • Little (1998–99) • Megson (1999) • Thordarson (1999–2002) • Cotterill (2002) • Kevan (2002) • Pulis (2002–05) • Boskamp (2005–06) • Pulis (2006–13) • Hughes (2013–18) • Niedzwiecki (2018c) • Lambert (2018) • Rowett (2018–19) • Jones (2019) • Delapc (2019) • O'Neill (2019–22) • Holdenc (2022) • Neil (2022–23) • Schumacher (2023–24) • Morris & Shawcrossc (2024) • Pèlach (2024) • Shawcross c (2024–)

EFL Cup winners

1961: Aston Villa1962: Norwich City1963: Birmingham City1964: Leicester City1965: Chelsea1966: West Bromwich Albion1967: Queens Park Rangers1968: Leeds United1969: Swindon Town1970: Manchester City1971: Manchester City1972: Stoke City1973: Tottenham Hotspur1974: Wolverhampton Wanderers1975: Aston Villa1976: Manchester City1977: Aston Villa1978: Nottingham Forest1979: Nottingham Forest1980: Wolverhampton Wanderers1981: Liverpool1982: Liverpool1983: Liverpool1984: Liverpool1985: Norwich City1986: Oxford United1987: Arsenal1988: Luton Town1989: Nottingham Forest1990: Nottingham Forest1991: Sheffield Wednesday1992: Manchester United1993: Arsenal1994: Aston Villa1995: Liverpool1996: Aston Villa1997: Leicester City1998: Chelsea1999: Tottenham Hotspur2000: Leicester City2001: Liverpool2002: Blackburn Rovers2003: Liverpool2004: Middlesbrough2005: Chelsea2006: Manchester United2007: Chelsea2008: Tottenham Hotspur2009: Manchester United2010: Manchester United2011: Birmingham City2012: Liverpool2013: Swansea City2014: Manchester City2015: Chelsea2016: Manchester City2017: Manchester United2018: Manchester City2019: Manchester City2020: Manchester City2021: Manchester City2022: Liverpool2023: Manchester United2024: Liverpool2025: TBD

Football League Trophy winners

1984: Bournemouth • 1985: Wigan Athletic • 1986: Bristol City • 1987: Mansfield Town • 1988: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1989: Bolton Wanderers • 1990: Tranmere Rovers • 1991: Birmingham City • 1992: Stoke City • 1993: Port Vale • 1994: Swansea City • 1995: Birmingham City • 1996: Rotherham United • 1997: Carlisle United • 1998: Grimsby Town • 1999: Wigan Athletic • 2000: Stoke City • 2001: Port Vale • 2002: Blackpool • 2003: Bristol City • 2004: Blackpool • 2005: Wrexham • 2006: Swansea City • 2007: Doncaster Rovers • 2008: Milton Keynes Dons • 2009: Luton Town • 2010: Southampton • 2011: Carlisle United • 2012: Chesterfield • 2013: Crewe Alexandra • 2014: Peterborough United • 2015: Bristol City • 2016: Barnsley • 2017: Coventry City • 2018: Lincoln City • 2019: Portsmouth • 2020: Salford City • 2021: Sunderland • 2022: Rotherham United • 2023: Bolton Wanderers • 2024: Peterborough United •

Football League Championship EFL Championship 2024–25

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