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The club was renamed Stoke City F.C. in 1925, and they moved to Britannia Stadium in 1997. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 1000 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, many of whom have played 100 matches+ (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here.
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 City F.C. is an English association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The club was formed in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers F.C., and played their first competitive match in November 1883, when they entered the First Round of the 1883–84 FA Cup. In 1888 they joined the inaugural Football League thus becoming founding members.
Former Stoke City players have paid tribute to club legend George Eastham at a memorial service to celebrate his life. Supporters and ex-players gathered at Stoke Minster to pay their respects to ...
James McIlroy MBE (25 October 1931 – 20 August 2018) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic. He was regarded as one of Burnley's greatest players, having played 497 matches and scoring 131 goals. [1] [2] McIlroy also managed Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers.
Ritchie's goals helped Stoke reach their first ever cup final, the 1964 Football League Cup. Stoke played two legs against Leicester City and lost 4–3. [ 1 ] He twice scored four in a match, against Sheffield Wednesday in April 1965 and Northampton Town in February 1966 a feat not to be matched until 2000.
The Stoke City Player of the Year award is an award presented to the Stoke City fans' player of the season. Towards the end of each season, fans are invited to cast their votes for this award. The winner is generally announced at an end-of-season awards dinner at either the bet365 Stadium or the King's Hall in Stoke-on-Trent. [1]
Stoke City F.C. wartime guest players (49 P) Pages in category "Stoke City F.C. players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,416 total.