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23:21 15 July 2012
By Stoke City Football Club
Year Formed: 1863
Turned Professional: 1885
Founder Member Of Football League: 1888
Failed Re-Election: 1890
Re-Election: 1891
Resigned From Football League: 1908
Registered As A Limited Company: 1908
Failed Re-Election: 1910
Re-Election To Division Two: 1915
Club Name History
1868-1878 Stoke Ramblers
1878-1925 Stoke Football Club (following merger with Stoke Victoria Athletic Club)
1925- Stoke City Football Club (after Stoke-on-Trent was granted 'City status')
Stadium History
1868-1875 Victoria Cricket Ground
1875-1878 Sweeting's Field
1878-1997 Victoria Ground
1997- Britannia Stadium
FIRSTS & LASTS
First Recorded Game
17th October 1868 (as Stoke Ramblers)
versus Mr. E. W. May's XV (h) - Drew 1-1
First Recorded Goalscorer
Henry John Almond
versus Mr. E. W. May's XV
17th October 1868
First Recorded Win
versus Newcastle-under-Lyme (a) - Won 2-0
1868/69
First Recorded Defeat
versus Whitchurch (a) - Lost 1-0
December 1870
First Staffordshire Senior Cup Game
1877/78, 1st Round
versus Mow Cop (h) - Won 26-0
First Game At The Victoria Ground
28th March 1878
versus Talke Rangers - Won 1-0
Inaugural Staffordshire FA Senior Cup Final
First FA Cup Tie
10th November 1883
First Qualifying Round
versus Manchester (h) - Lost 2-1
First FA Cup Goalscorer
Edward Johnson (in his only senior game for the club)
versus Manchester (h) - Lost 2-1
10th November 1883
First FA Cup Win
30th October 1886
versus Caernarvon Wanderers (h) - Won 10-1
1st Round
First FA Cup Hat-Trick
Alf Edge (5 goals)
versus Caernarvon Wanderers (h) - Won 10-1
30th October 1886
First Potteries Derby
5th October 1887
FA Cup 1st Round
(h) Won 1-0
First Potteries Derby Goalscorer
George Lawton
(h) Won 1-0
5th October 1887
First Football League Game
8th September 1888
versus West Bromwich Albion (h) - Lost 2-0
First Football League Goalscorer
Frank Staton
versus Aston Villa (a) - Lost 5-1
15th September 1888
First Football League Win
22nd September 1888
versus Notts County (h) - Won 3-0
First Floodlit Game
27th February 1890
versus Crewe Alexandra (h, friendly) - Won 3-1
(temporary 'Wells Lights')
First Football League Hat-Trick
David R. Ramsey
versus Accrington Stanley (h) - Won 7-1
1st March 1890
First Player To Be Sent-Off
Ted Evans
versus Everton (a) - Drew 2-2
12th November 1892
First Penalty Scored
Tom Hyslop
versus Sunderland (h) - Won 5-0
14th March 1896
First Ever FA Cup Semi Final
18th March 1899
versus Derby County (n) - Lost 3-1
First Double-Figure League Victory
4th February 1937
versus West Bromwich Albion (h) - Won 10-3
First All-Ticket Match
Saturday 8th February 1947
versus Sheffield United (h) - Lost 1-0
FA Cup Fifth Round
First Fitted-Floodlight Game
10th October 1956
versus Port Vale (h) - won 3-1
First League Cup Tie
18th October 1960
2nd Round
versus Doncaster Rovers (a) - Lost 3-1
First League Cup Goalscorer
Tommy Hymers (Own Goal)
versus Doncaster Rovers (a) - Lost 3-1
18th October 1960
First League Cup Win
13th September 1961
2nd Round
versus Southend United (a) - Won 1-0
First Stoke City League Cup Goalscorer
Peter Bullock
versus Southend United (a) - Won 1-0
13th September 1961
Centenary Match
24th April 1963
versus Real Madrid (h) - Drew 2-2
First Ever League Cup Final (Two Legs)
15th/22nd April 1964
versus Leicester City - (h) Drew 1-1, (a) Lost 3-2
First Substitute Used
Keith Bebbington for Dennis Viollet
versus Arsenal (a) - Lost 2-1
21st August 1965
First Goalscoring Substitute
John Mahoney
versus Leicester City (h) - won 1-0
9th October 1965
First League Cup Final Win
4th March 1972
versus Chelsea (n) - Won 2-1
First European Match
13th September 1972
1st Round
versus Kaiserslautern (h) - Won 3-1
First European Goalscorer
Terry Conroy
versus Kaiserslautern (h) - Won 3-1
13th September 1972
First Ever Sunday Game
6th January 1974
versus Bolton Wanderers (a) - Lost 3-2
FA Cup Third Round
First Ever Sunday First Division Game
27th January 1974
versus Chelsea (h) - Won 1-0
First Substitute To Be Substituted
Paul Ware
on for Ian Cranson, replaced by Gary Hackett
versus Bournemouth (a) - Lost 2-1
18th November 1989
First Ever Game Broadcast Live On BSkyB
21st November 1990
FA Cup 1st Round Replay
versus Telford United (h) - Won 1-0
First Ever Game Broadcast Live on ITV Central
19th September 1993
Division One
versus Nottingham Forest (a) - Won 3-2
Last Competitive Match At The Victoria Ground
4th May 1997 (22,500)
Division One
versus West Bromwich Albion - Won 2-1
Last Stoke City Goalscorer At The Victoria Ground
Graham Kavanagh
versus West Bromwich Albion
4th May 1997
Last Goalscorer At The Victoria Ground
Andy Hunt (penalty)
versus Stoke City
4th May 1997
First Match At The Britannia Stadium
27th August 1997 (12,768)
League Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg
versus Rochdale - Drew 1-1
First Goalscorer At The Britannia Stadium
Graham Kavanagh
versus Rochdale
27th August 1997
First League Match At The Britannia Stadium
30th August 1997 (23,000)
Division One
versus Swindon Town - Lost 2-1
First League Goalscorer At The Britannia Stadium
Richard Forsyth
versus Swindon Town
30th August 1997
First Win At The Britannia Stadium
13th September 1997
Division One
versus Stockport County - Won 2-1
First League Cup Win At The Britannia Stadium
24th September 1997
2nd Round 2nd Leg
versus Burnley - Won 2-0
First Football League Trophy Match At The Britannia Stadium
7th December 1999
Northern Section 1st Round
versus Darlington - Won 3-2 aet
First Ever 'Golden Goal' Victory
7th December 1999
versus Darlington - Won 3-2 aet
Auto Windscreens Shield Northern Section 1st Round
scored by Kyle Lightbourne
First Hat-Trick Scored At The Britannia Stadium
4th March 2000
Division Two
Peter Thorne (scored four)
versus Cambridge United - Won 5-1
First FA Cup Match At The Britannia Stadium
18th November 2000
1st Round
versus Nuneaton Borough - Drew 0-0 (lost replay 1-0)
First FA Cup Wins At The Britannia Stadium
18th November 2001
1st Round
versus Lewes - Won 2-0
(Lewes drawn at home but tie played at Britannia)
12th December 2001
2nd Round Replay
versus Halifax Town - Won 3-0
First FA Cup Win At The Britannia Stadium
(Drawn at Home)
4th January 2003
3rd Round
versus Wigan Athletic - Won 3-0
First Game Broadcast Live On BBC
6th January 2008
FA Cup 3rd Round
versus Newcastle United (h) - Drew 0-0
First Ever Game In The Premier League
16th August 2008
Bolton Wanderers (a) - Lost 3-1
First Ever Goalscorer In The Premier League
Ricardo Fuller
versus Bolton Wanderers (a) - Lost 3-1
16th August 2008
First Ever Home Game In The Premier League
23rd August 2008
Aston Villa - Won 3-2
First Ever Win In The Premier League
23rd August 2008
Aston Villa (h) - Won 3-2
First Ever Scorer At Home In The Premier League
Liam Lawrence (penalty)
versus Aston Villa (h) - Won 3-2
23rd August 2008
First Ever Sending Off In The Premier League
Amdy Faye
versus Middlesbrough (a) - Lost 2-1
30th August 2008
First Ever Clean Sheet In The Premier League
20th September 2008
versus Liverpool (a) - Drew 0-0
First Ever Game Broadcast Live On Setanta
10th January 2009
versus Liverpool (h) - Drew 0-0
First Ever Away Win In The Premier League
4th April 2009
versus West Bromwich Albion - Won 2-0
First Ever Game Broadcast Live On ESPN
1st February 2010
versus Sunderland (a) - Drew 0-0
First Ever Game Broadcast Live In 3D
25th April 2010
versus Chelsea (a) - Lost 7-0
First Ever FA Cup Semi Final Win
17th April 2011
versus Bolton Wanderers (n) - Won 5-0
First Ever FA Cup Final
14th May 2011
versus Manchester City (n) - Lost 1-0
First European Game At The Britannia Stadium
28th July 2011
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round 1st Leg
versus Hajduk Split - Won 1-0
First European Goalscorer At The Britannia Stadium
Jonathan Walters
versus Hajduk Split
28th July 2011
First Ever European Away Goal & Win
4th August 2011
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round 2nd Leg
versus Hajduk Split - Won 1-0