Knighthood (whilst still playing)
Sir Stanley Matthews CBE (1965)
Football Writers' Footballer of the Year
Sir Stanley Matthews CBE (1947/48 (for Blackpool) & 1962/63)
Gordon Banks (1971/72)
Football League 100 Legends List (1998)
Stanley Matthews
Neil Franklin
Jimmy McIlroy
Gordon Banks
Geoff Hurst
Peter Shilton
Neville Southall
English Football Hall of Fame
Gordon Banks (2002)
Stanley Matthews (2002)
Peter Shilton (2002)
Alan Ball (2003)
Geoff Hurst (2004)
Howard Kendall (2005)
PFA Team Of The Year
1974/75 - Division One - Peter Shilton, Alan Hudson
1975/76 - Division One - Alan Hudson
1978/79 - Division Two - Mike Doyle, Howard Kendall
1985/86 - Division Two- Keith Bertschin
1986/87 - Division Two - Lee Dixon
1990/91 - Division Three - Wayne Biggins
1991/92 - Division Three - Vince Overson, Wayne Biggins
1992/93 - Division Two - Vince Overson, Mark Stein
1996/97 - Division One - Mike Sheron
1998/99 - Division Two - Graham Kavanagh
1999/00 - Division Two - Graham Kavanagh
2000/01 - Division Two - Graham Kavanagh
2007/08 - Championship - Ryan Shawcross, Liam Lawrence, Ricardo Fuller
Actim Index Player of Season - Coca-Cola Championship
Liam Lawrence (2007/08)
City of Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of Fame
Sir Stanley Matthews CBE - 2010
Gordon Banks - 2011
Sir Stanley Matthews Potteries Footballer of the Year
2008/09 - Rory Delap
2009/10 - Ryan Shawcross
2010/11 - Robert Huth
Player Of The Season
1977/78 - Howard Kendall (first winner)
1978/79 - Mike Doyle
1979/80 - Alan Dodd
1980/81 - Peter Fox
1981/82 - Peter Fox
1982/83 - Mickey Thomas
1983/84 - Steve Bould
1984/85 - Sammy McIlroy
1985/86 - Keith Bertschin
1986/87 - Lee Dixon
1987/88 - Steve Parkin
1988/89 - Chris Kamara
1989/90 - Peter Fox
1990/91 - Mickey Thomas
1991/92 - Wayne Biggins
1992/93 - Mark Stein
1993/94 - Ian Cranson
1994/95 - Larus Sigurdsson
1995/96 - Ray Wallace and Mark Prudhoe
1996/97 - Andy Griffin
1997/98 - Justin Whittle
1998/99 - Kevin Keen
1999/00 - James O'Connor
2000/01 - Brynjar Gunnarsson
2001/02 - Wayne Thomas
2002/03 - Sergei Shtaniuk
2003/04 - Ade Akinbiyi
2004/05 - Clint Hill
2005/06 - Carl Hoefkens
2006/07 - Danny Higginbotham
2007/08 - Liam Lawrence
2008/09 - Abdoulaye Faye
2009/10 - Matthew Etherington
2010/11 - Robert Huth
Players' Player Of The Season
2003/04 - Wayne Thomas
2004/05 - Steve Simonsen
2005/06 - Steve Simonsen
2006/07 - Danny Higginbotham
2007/08 - Liam Lawrence
2008/09 - Abdoulaye Faye
2009/10 - Matthew Etherington
2010/11 - Robert Huth
Coaching Staffs' Player Of The Season
2008/09 - Rory Delap
2009/10 - Robert Huth
2010/11 - Jonathan Walters
Young Player Of The Season
2003/04 - Darel Russell
2004/05 - John Halls
2005/06 - Paul Gallagher
2006/07 - Carl Dickinson and Martin Paterson
2007/08 - Ryan Shawcross
2008/09 - Ryan Shawcross
2009/10 - Ryan Shawcross
2010/11 - Asmir Begovic
Academy Player Of The Season
1994/95 - Mark Birch
1995/96 - Dean Crowe
1996/97 - Robert Heath
1997/98 - James O'Connor
1998/99 - Marc Goodfellow
1999/00 - Gareth Owen
2000/01 - Andy Wilkinson
2001/02 - Matt Armstrong
2002/03 - Richard Keogh
2003/04 - Jermaine Palmer
2004/05 - Martin Paterson
2005/06 - Ryan Shotton
2006/07 - Tom Thorley
2007/08 - Nathaniel Wedderburn
2008/09 - Andrew Nicholls
2009/10 - Louis Moult
APPEARANCES
Most Appearances (League & Cups)
Eric Skeels - 606
1960-76
Most Appearances (League)
Eric Skeels - 507
Most Appearances (FA Cup)
Eric Skeels - 44
Most Appearances (League Cup)
Peter Dobing - 40
Most Appearances (Europe)
Kenwyne Jones - 9
Most Appearances (including war-time)
John McCue - 675
1940-60
Most Appearances (War-time only)
Tommy Sale - 261
1939-46
First Player To Reach 100 League Appearances
Alf Underwood in 1892/93 season
First Player To Reach 200 League Appearances
Tommy Clare in 1896/97 season
First Player To Reach 300 League Appearances
Bob McGrory in 1931/32 season
First Player To Reach 400 League Appearances
John McCue in 1959/60 season
First Player To Reach 500 League Appearances
Eric Skeels in 1974/75 season
Appearances Top Ten
Eric Skeels - 606
John McCue - 542
Bob McGrory - 511
Denis Smith - 493
Alan Bloor - 484
Peter Fox - 477 (highest goalkeeper)
Tony Allen - 473
Jackie Marsh - 444
Frank Bowyer - 436
Frank Mountford - 425
Appearances Top Ten (including war-time)
John McCue - 675
Frank Mountford - 608
Eric Skeels - 606
Frank Bowyer - 598
Bob McGrory - 511
Denis Smith - 493
Alan Bloor - 484
Tommy Sale - 483
Peter Fox - 477
Tony Allen - 473
Most Consecutive Appearances
Tony Allen - 148
1960-63
Consecutive League Appearances (Over 100)
Tony Allen - 121 (March 1960 - March 1963)
Arthur Turner - 118 (April 1935 - March 1938)
Tom Holford - 105 (March 1903 - February 1906)
Alan Dodd - 102 (January 1976 - April 1978)
Bob McGrory - 101 (March 1926 - September 1928)
Nigel Gleghorn - 105 (May 1994 - May 1996) (all comps)
Ever-Presents (League games only)
1888/89 - Alf Underwood, Robert McSkimming (22)
1889/90 - Alf Underwood, Bob Ramsey (22)
1891/92 - David Christie, Bert Turner (26)
1892/93 - David Brodie, Tommy Clare, William Dickson, John Proctor, William Rowley (30)
1893/94 - David Brodie, Walter McReddie (30)
1895/96 - Tommy Clare, William Dickson (30)
1896/97 - Tommy Clare (30)
1897/98 - Joseph Murphy (34)
1898/99 - George Clawley (34)
1899/00 - Thomas Robertson (34)
1900/01 - Jimmy Bradley, Fred Johnson (34)
1901/02 - Andrew Clark (34)
1903/04 - George Baddeley, Tom Holdford (34)
1904/05 - George Baddeley, Tom Holdford (34)
1919/20 - Thomas Kay (42)
1920/21 - Alex Milne (42)
1921/22 - George Clarke (42)
1924/25 - Burt Ralphs (42)
1925/26 - Rober Archibald (42)
1926/27 - Bob McGrory (42)
1927/28 - Bob McGrory, William Spencer (42)
1931/32 - Arthur Beachill, Harry Sellars (42)
1932/33 - Arthur Turner
1934/35 - Bob McGrory
1935/36 - Charlie Scrimshaw, Arthur Tutin, Arthur Turner (42)
1936/37 - Arthur Turner (42)
1937/38 - Frankie Soo (42)
1938/39 - Frankie Soo (42)
1948/49 - John Sellars, Alec Ormston (42)
1949/50 - Frank Bowyer (42)
1950/51 - Frank Mountford (42)
1953/54 - George Bourne (42)
1955/56 - Frank Bowyer (42)
1956/57 - Bill Robertson, Neville Coleman (42)
1958/59 - Bill Asprey, John McCue (42)
1959/60 - John King (42)
1960/61 - Tony Allen (42)
1961/62 - Bill Asprey, Tony Allen, Eric Skeels (42)
1962/63 - Jimmy O'Neill, Bill Asprey, Don Ratcliffe (42)
1964/65 - Eric Skeels (42)
1966/67 - Harry Burrows (42)
1967/68 - Harry Burrows (42)
1970/71 - Mike Pejic (42) (+100% in 2 LC & 7 FAC)
1974/75 - Alan Hudson (42)
1974/75 - Geoff Salmons (42) (+100% in 5 LC, 1 FAC & 2 UEFA)
1975/76 - Peter Shilton (42) (+100% in 1 LC & 5 FAC)
1976/77 - Alan Dodd (42) (+100% in 2 LC & 1 FAC)
1977/78 - Howard Kendall, Alan Dodd (42) (+100% in 1 LC & 2 FAC) Garth Crooks (41 + 1 sub) (+100% in 1 LC & 1 + 1 sub in FAC)
1980/81 - Peter Fox (42) (+100% in 2 LC & 2 FAC)
1981/82 - Paul Bracewell (42) (+100% in 2 LC & 1 FAC)
1983/84 - Peter Fox (42) (+100% in 5 LC & 1 FAC)
1985/86 - Keith Bertschin (42) (+100% in 3 LC & 1 FAC)
1986/87 - Lee Dixon (42) (+100% in 2 LC & 5 FAC)
1987/88 - Tony Ford (44) (+100% in 4 LC & 2 FAC)
1988/89 - Gary Hackett (45+1) (+100% in 2 LC & 3 FAC)
1992/93 - Mark Stein (46) (+100% in 4 LC & 2 FAC)
1994/95 - Nigel Gleghorn (44+2) (+100% in 3 LC & 2 FAC)
1995/96 - Nigel Gleghorn, Lee Sandford, Larus Sigurdsson (46) (+100% in 2 P-O, 3 LC & 2 FAC)
1998/99 - David Oldfield (43+3) (+100% in 2 LC & 2 FAC)
1999/00 - Gavin Ward (46) (+100% in 2 P-O, 4 LC & 1 FAC)
2000/01 - Brynjar Gunnarsson (46)
2001/02 - Bjarni Gudjonsson (46) (+100% in 1 LC & 4 FAC, but not 100% in LDV)
2003/04 - Darel Russell (46) (+100% in 2 LC & 2 FAC)
2004/05 - Gifton Noel-Williams (41+5)
2006/07 - Steve Simonsen (46) (+100% in 1 LC & 2 FAC)
Youngest League Player
Peter Bullock (16 years, 163 days)
versus Swansea City (a) Lost 4-1
19th April 1958
(Scored on Debut)
Youngest Goalkeeper
Stuart Roberts (17 years, 258 days)
versus Ipswich Town (h) Lost 2-0
8th December 1984
Oldest League Player
Stanley Matthews (50 years, 5 days)
versus Fulham (h) Won 3-1
6th February 1965
Most Substitute Appearances For The Club
Karl Henry - 60
League, FA Cup & League Cup - 2001-06
Most Substitute Appearances In A Season
Jon Parkin - 26
League & FA Cup - 2007/08
GOALSCORING
Leading Goalscorer (League & Cups)
John Ritchie - 176
1963-66 & 1969-74
Leading Goalscorer (League)
Freddie Steele - 140
1934-1949
Leading Goalscorer (FA Cup)
Freddie Steele - 19
Leading Goalscorer (League Cup)
John Ritchie - 18
Leading Goalscorer (Europe)
Kenwyne Jones - 4
Leading Goalscorer (including war-time)
Tommy Sale - 282
1930-1936 & 1938-1947
Leading Goalscorer (War-time only)
Tommy Sale - 179
1939-1946
First Player To Reach 100 League Goals
Charlie Wilson in 1929/30 season
Most Goals In A Season
Arthur Griffiths - 38
Birmingham & District League, B&D Cup & FA Cup - 1909/10
Charlie Wilson - 38
Division Two & FA Cup 1927/28
Most League Goals In A Season
Freddie Steele - 33
Division One 1936/37
Most Goals In A Game
Neville Coleman
7 versus Lincoln City (won 8-0)
23rd February 1957
Most Games Scored In Consecutively
Mike Sheron
7 games (7 goals)
March - April 1996
Youngest Goalscorer
Peter Bullock (16 years, 163 days)
versus Swansea City (a) Lost 4-1
19th April 1958 (debut)
Oldest Goalscorer
Stanley Matthews (49 years, 14 days)
versus Swansea City (h) Drew 2-2
15th February 1964
FA Cup 5th Round
Goalscorers Top Ten
John Ritchie - 176
Freddie Steele - 159
Frank Bowyer - 149
Charlie Wilson - 118
John King - 113
Harry Oscroft - 107
Jimmy Greenhoff - 103
Tommy Sale - 103
Harry Davies - 101
Peter Dobing - 95
Goalscorers Top Ten (including war-time)
Tommy Sale - 282
Freddie Steele - 240
Frank Bowyer - 205
John Ritchie - 171
Charlie Wilson - 118
John King - 113
Harry Oscroft - 108
Jimmy Greenhoff - 93
Harry Davies - 101
Bobby Liddle - 96
Top Goalscorers (20 and over a season)
Player - Season - League - Cup - Total
Arthur Griffiths - 1909/10 - 36 - 2 - 38
Charlie Wilson - 1927/28 - 32 - 6 - 38
Freddie Steele - 1936/37 - 33 - 3 - 36
Freddie Steele - 1946/47 - 29 - 2 - 31
Mark Stein - 1992/93 - 26 - 7 - 30
Peter Thorne - 1999/00 - 24 - 6 - 30
John Ritchie - 1963/64 - 18 - 12 - 30
John Ritchie - 1964/65 - 25 - 4 - 29
Wayne Biggins - 1991/92 - 24 - 6 - 28
Tim Coleman - 1956/57 - 26 - 1 - 27
George Kelly - 1957/58 - 22 - 2 - 24
Dennis Viollet - 1962/63 - 23 - 0 - 23
Keith Bertschin - 1985/86 - 19 - 4 - 23
Mike Sheron - 1996/97 - 18 - 5 - 23
Frank Bowyer - 1948/49 - 21 - 0 - 21
Harry Oscroft - 1954/55 - 21 - 0 - 21
Jimmy Greenhoff - 1972/73 - 16 - 4 - 20
Top Goalscorers (Season-by-Season, all competitions)
1946/47 - Division One - Freddie Steele - 31
1947/48 - Division One - Freddie Steele - 12
1948/49 - Division One - Frank Bowyer - 21
1949/50 - Division One - Frank Bowyer - 15
1950/51 - Division One - Frank Bowyer - 19
1951/52 - Division One - Sammy Smyth - 14
1952/53 - Division One - Harry Oscroft - 10
1953/54 - Division Two - Frank Bowyer - 18
1954/55 - Division Two - Harry Oscroft - 21
1955/56 - Division Two - Johnny King, Frank Bowyer - 18
1956/57 - Division Two - Neville Coleman - 27
1957/58 - Division Two - George Kelly - 24
1958/59 - Division Two - Dennis Wilshaw - 18
1959/60 - Division Two - Frank Bowyer - 14
1960/61 - Division Two - Dennis Wilshaw - 14
1961/62 - Division Two - Tommy Thompson - 17
1962/63 - Division Two - Dennis Viollet - 23
1963/64 - Division One - John Ritchie - 30
1964/55 - Division One - John Ritchie - 29
1965/66 - Division One - John Ritchie, Peter Dobing - 13
1966/67 - Division One - Peter Dobing - 19
1967/68 - Division One - Harry Burrows - 16
1968/69 - Division One - David Herd, Terry Conroy - 9
1969/70 - Division One - John Ritchie - 16
1970/71 - Division One - John Ritchie - 19
1971/72 - Division One - John Ritchie - 18
1972/73 - Division One - Jimmy Greenhoff - 20
1973/74 - Division One - John Ritchie - 15
1974/75 - Division One - Jimmy Greenhoff - 15
1975/76 - Division One - Jimmy Greenhoff - 13
1976/77 - Division One - Terry Conroy, Garth Crooks - 6
1977/78 - Division Two - Garth Crooks - 19
1978/79 - Division Two - Brendan O'Callaghan - 16
1979/80 - Division One - Garth Crooks - 15
1980/81 - Division One - Lee Chapman - 17
1981/82 - Division One - Lee Chapman - 17
1982/83 - Division One - Mickey Thomas - 12
1983/84 - Division One - Paul Maguire - 10
1984/85 - Division One - Ian Painter - 9
1985/86 - Division Two - Keith Bertschin - 21
1986/87 - Division Two - Carl Saunders - 19
1987/88 - Division Two - Phil Heath, Graham Shaw - 8
1988/89 - Division Two - Peter Beagrie, Dave Bamber - 9
1989/90 - Division Two - Wayne Biggins - 10
1990/91 - Division Three - Wayne Biggins - 12
1991/92 - Division Three - Wayne Biggins - 24
1992/93 - Division Two - Mark Stein - 30
1993/94 - Division One - Dave Regis - 13
1994/95 - Division One - Paul Peschisolido - 15
1995/96 - Division One - Mike Sheron - 15
1996/97 - Division One - Mike Sheron - 23
1997/98 - Division One - Peter Thorne - 16
1998/99 - Division Two - Graham Kavanagh 13
1999/00 - Division Two - Peter Thorne 30
2000/01 - Division Two - Peter Thorne - 19
2001/02 - Division Two - Chris Iwelumo - 12
2002/03 - Division One - Chris Iwelumo - 7
2003/04 - Division One - Ade Akinbiyi, Gifton Noel-Williams - 10
2004/05 - Championship - Gifton Noel Williams - 13
2005/06 - Championship - Paul Gallagher - 12
2006/07 - Championship - Ricardo Fuller - 11
2007/08 - Championship - Ricardo Fuller, Liam Lawrence - 15
2008/09 - Premier League - Ricardo Fuller - 11
2009/10 - Premier League - Ricardo Fuller - 8
2010/11 - Premier League - Kenwyne Jones, Jonathan Walters - 12
BBC Match of the Day Goal Of The Month
August 2008 - Ricardo Fuller (vs Aston Villa)
Goal Of The Season
2003/04 - Peter Hoekstra vs Reading (h, 2nd of 3)
2004/05 - Dave Brammer vs Leicester City (h)
2005/06 - Dave Brammer vs Luton Town (h)
2006/07 - Andy Griffin vs Coventry City (h)
2007/08 - Ricardo Fuller vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
2008/09 - Ricardo Fuller vs Aston Villa (h)
2009/10 - Ricardo Fuller vs West Ham United (a)
2010/11 - Jonathan Walters vs Bolton Wanderers (n, 1st of 2)
HAT-TRICKS
Last Stoke City Hat-Trick At Britannia Stadium
Ricardo Fuller
versus West Bromwich Albion (h) Won 3-1
22nd December 2007
Last Stoke City Hat-Trick Away
Liam Lawrence
versus Barnsley (a) Drew 3-3
26th December 2007
Youngest Scorer of Hat-Trick
Adam Rooney (18 years 9 days)
versus Brighton & Hove Albion (a) Won 5-1
30th April 2006
Hat-Trick History (post-war)
1946/47
Freddie Steele (vs Middlesbrough away, lost 5-4)
Freddie Steele (vs Chelsea away, won 5-2)
Sid Peppitt (vs Brentford away, won 4-1)
Freddie Steele (vs Grimsby Town away, won 5-2)
1947/48
Sid Peppitt (vs Burnley home, won 3-0)
1948/49
Frank Bowyer (vs Burnley away, won 3-1)
1953/54
Johnny King (vs Swansea Town home, won 5-0)
Frank Bowyer (4 goals vs Hartlepool United home, FA Cup, won 6-2)
1954/55
Johnny King (vs Nottingham Forest away, won 3-0)
Harry Oscroft (vs Lincoln City away, won 4-1)
Johnny King (vs Bury home, won 3-2)
Frank Bowyer (vs Lincoln City home, won 4-2)
1955/56
Johnny King (vs Doncaster Rovers away, won 4-2)
1956/57
Neville Coleman (vs Middlesbrough home, won 3-1)
Neville Coleman (7 goals vs Lincoln City home, won 8-0)
1957/58
George Kelly (vs Rotherham United home, won 4-1)
Neville Coleman (vs Fulham away, won 4-3)
George Kelly (vs Swansea Town home, won 6-2)
Dennis Wilshaw (vs Middlesbrough home, FA Cup, won 3-1)
1958/59
Dennis Wilshaw (vs Oldham Athletic home, FA Cup, won 5-1)
1959/60
Dennis Wilshaw (vs Lincoln City home, won 6-1)
1960/61
Johnny King (vs Plymouth Argyle home, won 9-0)
Bill Asprey (vs Charlton Athletic home, won 5-3)
1962/63
Dennis Viollet (4 goals vs Charlton Athletic home, won 6-3)
Jackie Mudie (vs Walsall home, won 3-0)
1963/64
John Ritchie (vs Sheffield Wednesday home, drew 4-4)
Dennis Viollet (vs Ipswich Town home, won 9-1)
1964/65
John Ritchie (4 goals vs Sheffield Wednesday home, won 4-1)
1965/66
John Ritchie (4 goals vs Northampton Town home, won 6-2)
1966/67
Harry Burrows (vs Aston Villa home, won 6-1)
1967/68
Peter Dobing (vs Leeds United home, won 3-2)
1972/73
Jimmy Greenhoff (vs Manchester City home, won 5-1)
1973/74
John Ritchie (vs Southampton home, won 4-1)
1974/75
Terry Conroy (vs Carlisle United home, won 5-2)
Terry Conroy (vs Halifax Town home, FA Cup, won 3-0)
1977/78
Garth Crooks (vs Blackburn Rovers home, won 4-2)
1980/81
Lee Chapman (vs Norwich City home, won 3-1)
Lee Chapman (vs Leeds United away, won 3-1)
1983/84
Paul Maguire (4 goals vs Wolverhampton Wanderers home, won 4-0)
1986/87
Keith Bertschin (vs Reading home, won 3-0)
Nicky Morgan (vs Leeds United home, won 7-2)
Carl Saunders (vs Sheffield United home, won 5-2)
1992/93
Steve Foley (vs Barnet home, Autoglass Trophy, won 4-1)
1995/96
Simon Sturridge (vs Southend United away, won 4-2)
1999/00
Peter Thorne (4 goals vs Chesterfield home, won 5-1)
Peter Thorne (vs Bristol Rovers away, drew 3-3)
Peter Thorne (vs Bury home, won 3-0)
2005/06
Adam Rooney (vs Brighton & Hove Albion away, won 5-1)
2007/08
Ricardo Fuller (vs West Bromwich Albion home, won 3-1)
Liam Lawrence (vs Barnsley away, drew 3-3)
GOALSCORING DEBUTANTS (from 1970)
Terry Smith
1970/71
vs Chelsea away, lost 2-1
Dave Goodwin
1973/74
vs West Ham United home, won 2-0
John Tudor (scored both goals)
1976/77
vs Ipswich Town home, won 2-1
Alec Lindsay
1977/78
vs Mansfield Town away, lost 1-2
Brendan O'Callaghan
1977/78 (off the bench)
vs Hull City home, won 1-0
Paul Maguire
1980/81
vs Leeds United home, won 3-0
Iain Munro
1980/81
vs Southampton away, won 2-1
Sammy McIlroy
1981/82
vs Sunderland away, won 2-0
Alan Biley
1981/82
vs Southampton away, lost 3-4
George Berry
1982/83
vs Arsenal home, won 2-1
Graham Shaw
1985/86
vs Huddersfield Town home, won 3-0
Louie Donowa
1985/86
vs Millwall away, won 3-2
Nicky Morgan
1986/87
vs Hull City away, won 4-0
Chris Kamara
1988/89
vs Ipswich Town home, won 1-0
Dave Bamber
1988/89
vs Manchester City home, won 3-1
Wayne Biggins
1989/90
vs West Ham United home, drew 1-1
Leigh Palin
1989/90
vs Port Vale home, drew 1-1
Mick Kennedy
1990/91
vs Rotherham United home, won 3-1
Wayne Clarke
1990/91
vs Brentford away, won 4-0
Zay Angola
1997/98 (first start)
vs Bury home, won 3-2
Greg Strong
1998/99
vs Wigan Athletic away, won 3-2
Einar Thor Danielsson
1999/00 (off the bench)
vs Wycombe Wanderers away, won 4-0
Marvin Robinson
2000/01
vs Oxford United home, won 4-0
Rikhardur Dadason
2000/01 (off the bench)
vs Barnsley home, won 3-2
Worthington Cup 3rd Round
Gifton Noel-Williams
2003/04
vs Derby County away, won 3-0
Kenwyne Jones
2004/05
vs Millwall away, won 1-0
Ryan Shawcross
2007/08
vs Cardiff City away, won 1-0
Cameron Jerome
2011/12
vs Dynamo Kiev away, drew 1-1
INTERNATIONALS
Total England Internationals - 22
Total Scotland Internationals - 2
Total Wales Internationals - 14
Total Ireland Internationals - 1
Total Northern Ireland Internationals - 7
Total Republic Of Ireland Internationals - 6
Most Capped Player
Gordon Banks (England) 37
First Player To Be Capped
Edward (Teddy) Johnson (England)
versus Ireland (a)
23rd February 1884
Last Englishman To Be Capped
Mark Chamberlain
versus Finland - 1984
First Scotsman To Be Capped
Tommy Hyslop
versus England - 1896
Last Scotsman To Be Capped
Willie Maxwell
versus England - 1897
First Welshmen To Be Capped
Mart Watkins, Dr Leigh Richmood Roose & Sammy Meredith
versus England - 1902
Last Welshman To Be Capped
Danny Collins
versus England - 2011
First Irishman To Be Capped
James Sheridan
versus England - 1905
First Northern Irishman To Be Capped
Sammy Smyth
versus England - 1951
Last Northern Irishman To Be Capped
Nigel Worthington
versus Belgium - 1997
First (Republic of) Irishman To Be Capped
Terry Conroy
versus Czechoslovakia - 1969
Last (Republic of) Irishman To Be Capped
Glenn Whelan & Jon Walters
versus Estonia - 2011
Youngest Player To Be Capped
Dale Eve, 16 (Bermuda)
versus Barbados (h)
11th November 2011
Players Who Have Played At A World Cup
GORDON BANKS (ENGLAND)
Mexico 1970 - 2 games
versus Brazil - lost 1-0
versus Czechoslovakia - won 1-0
SAMMY McILROY (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Spain 1982 - 5 games
versus Yugoslavia - drew 0-0
versus Honduras - drew 1-1
versus Spain - won 1-0
versus Austria - drew 2-2
versus France - lost 4-1
THOMAS SORENSEN (DENMARK)
South Africa 2010 - 3 games
versus Netherlands - lost 2-0
versus Cameroon - won 2-1
versus Japan - lost 3-1
Players who have been in their country's World Cup squad who later joined the Club include Jimmy McIlroy (Northern Ireland - 1958), George Eastham (England - 1962, 1966), Gordon Banks (England - 1962, 1966), Geoff Hurst (England - 1966, 1970), Nigel Worthington (Northern Ireland - 1986), Tony Dorigo (England - 1990), Ed de Goey (Netherlands - 1994, 1998), Thomas Sorensen (Denmark - 2002), Salif Diao (Senegal - 2002), Amdy Faye (Senegal - 2002), Henri Camara (Senegal - 2002), Robert Huth (Germany - 2006), Kenwyne Jones (Trinidad & Tobago - 2006), Matthew Upson (England - 2010), Wilson Palacios (Honduras - 2010), Peter Crouch (England - 2006, 2010)
Managerial staff who have been in their country's World Cup squad as players include Alan Ball (manager) (England - 1966, 1970), Mick Mills (player manager) (England - 1982), Joe Jordan (manager) (Scotland - 1974, 1978, 1982), Lou Macari (manager) (Scotland - 1978), Asa Hartford (assistant manager) (Scotland - 1978, 1982), Johan Boskamp (manager) (Netherlands - 1978), Peter Reid (assistant manager) (England - 1986)
Players who were in their country's World Cup squad after leaving the Club include Stanley Matthews (England - 1950, 1954), Peter Shilton (England - 1982, 1986, 1990), Sammy McIlroy (Northern Ireland - 1986), Tosh McKinlay (Scotland - 1998), Josip Skoko (Australia - 2006)
Players Who Have Played At A European Championship
GORDON BANKS (ENGLAND)
Italy 1968 - 2 games
versus Yugoslavia - lost 1-0
versus USSR - won 2-0
Players who have been in their country's European Championship squad who later joined the Club include Geoff Hurst (England - 1968), Tony Dorigo (England - 1988, 1992), Tosh McKinlay (Scotland - 1996), Peter Hoekstra (Netherlands - 1996), Ed de Goey (Netherlands - 1996, 2000), Patrik Berger (Czech Republic - 1996, 2000), Thomas Sorensen (Denmark - 2000, 2004), Tuncay Sanli (Turkey - 2008), John Carew (Norway - 2000)
Managerial staff who have been in their country's World Cup squad as players include Alan Ball (manager) (England - 1968), Mick Mills (player manager) (England - 1980), Peter Reid (assistant manager) (England - 1988)
Players who were in their country's European Championship squad after leaving the Club include Peter Shilton (England - 1980, 1988)
Other Competitions
- The following players have played in the Olympic Games prior to playing for Stoke - Mohammed Gargo (Ghana - 1992), Danny Tiatto (Australia - 1996), Josip Skoko (Australia - 2000)
- The following players have played in the FIFA Conderations Cup prior to playing for Stoke - Josip Skoko (Australia - 1997, 2001, 2005), Tuncay Sanli (Turkey - 2003), Robert Huth (Germany - 2005)
- The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Ernie Tapai (Australia - 1997), Paul Peschisolido (Canada - 2001), Davide Xausa (Canada - 2001)
- The following players have played in the African Cup of Nations whilst at the Club - Sambegou Bangoura (Guinea - 2006), Mamady Sidibe (Mali - 2008)
- The following players have played in the competition prior to joining the Club - Mamady Sidibe (Mali - 2004), Salif Diao (Senegal - 2004), Abdoulaye Faye (Senegal - 2004, 2006, 2008), Henri Camara (Senegal - 2004, 2006, 2008) Amdy Faye (Senegal - 2006), Seyi Olofinjana (Nigeria - 2008)
- The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Mohammed Gargo (Ghana - 2000), Seyi Olofinjana (Nigeria - 2010)
- The following players have played in the CONCACAF Gold Cup whilst at the Club - Ricardo Fuller (Jamaica - 2009)
- The following players have played in the competition prior to joining the Club - Wilson Palacios (Honduras - 2005, 2007, 2011)
- The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Paul Peschisolido (Canada - 2000), Davide Xausa (Canada - 2000), Demar Phillips (Jamaica - 2009, 2011)
- The following players have played in the OFC Nations Cup prior to joining the Club - Danny Tiatto (Australia - 1996), Josip Skoko (Australia - 2004)
- The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Ernie Tapai (Australia - 1996, 1998), Danny Tiatto (Australia - 2000)
- The following players have played in the Caribbean Nations Cup whilst at the Club - Demar Phillips (Jamaica - 2008)
- The following players have played in the Caribbean Nations Cup prior to joining the Club - Demar Phillips (Jamaica - 2006)
TRANSFER FEES
Record Transfer Fee Paid
£10,000,000 to Tottenham Hotspur for Peter Crouch
(fee could rise to £12,000,000)
August 2011
Record Transfer Fee Received
£4,500,000 from Wolfsburg for Tuncay
January 2011
TRANSFER RECORD HISTORY
Record Transfer Fees Paid
£100,000 to Birmingham City for Jimmy Greenhoff
August 1969
£150,000 to Bristol Rovers for Paul Randall
December 1978
£240,000 to Chelsea for Alan Hudson
January 1974
£325,000 to Leicester City for Peter Shilton (world record for a goalkeeper)
November 1974
£350,000 to Manchester United for Sammy McIlroy
February 1982
£450,000 to Sheffield Wednesday for Ian Cranson
July 1989
£600,000 to Orgryte for Brynjar Gunnarsson
December 1999
Undisclosed to Standard Leige for Sambegou Bangoura
August 2005
£1,000,000 to Manchester United for Ryan Shawcross
January 2008
£1,200,000 to Crystal Palace for Leon Cort
January 2008
£5,500,000 to Reading for Dave Kitson
July 2008
£5,000,000 to Middlesbrough for Robert Hugh
(fee could rise to £6,000,000)
August 2009
£8,000,000 to Sunderland for Kenwyne Jones
August 2010
£10,000,000 to Tottenham Hotspur for Peter Crouch
(ree could rise to £12,000,000)
August 2011
Record Transfer Fees Received
£70,000 from Sheffield Wednesday for John Ritchie
November 1966
£70,000 from Sunderland for Calvin Palmer
February 1968
£125,000 from Everton for Mike Bernand
May 1972
£225,000 from Arsenal for Alan Hudson
December 1975
£250,000 from Nottingham Forest for Peter Shilton
September 1977
£600,000 from Tottenham Hotspur for Garth Crooks
July 1980
£700,000 from Everton for Adrian Heath
July 1982
£750,000 from Everton for Peter Beagrie
October 1989
£1,500,000 from Chelsea for Mark Stein
November 1993
£2,750,000 from QPR for Mike Sheron
July 1997
£2,500,000 from Sunderland for Danny Higginbotham
(fee could rise to £3,000,000)
August 2007
£3,000,000 from Hull City for Seyi Olofinjana
August 2009
£4,500,000 from Wolfsburg for Tuncay
January 2011
The Stoke City Hall of Fame can be found HERE.
