Nickname: The Potters

Year Formed: 1863
Founder Member Of Football League: 1888
Failed Re-Election: 1890
Re-Election: 1891
Turned Professional: 1885
Resigned From Football League: 1908
Registered As A Limited Company: 1908
Elected To Division Two: 1915

Club Name History
1868-1870 Stoke Ramblers
1870-1925 Stoke
1925- Stoke City

Stadium History
1868-1875 Victoria Cricket Ground
1875-1878 Sweeting's Field
1878-1997 Victoria Ground
1997-present Britannia Stadium

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FIRSTS & LASTS

First Recorded Game
17th October 1868 (as Stoke Ramblers)
Mr. E. W. May's XV (h) Drew 1-1

First Goalscorer
Henry John Almond
versus Mr. E. W. May's XV
17th October 1868

First Game At The Victoria Ground
28th March 1878
Talke Rangers (friendly) Won 1-0

First FA Cup Tie
10th November 1883
Qualifying Round
Manchester (h) Lost 2-1

First FA Cup Goalscorer
Edward Johnson
versus Manchester (h) Lost 2-1
10th November 1883
(His only senior game for the club)

First FA Cup Win
30th October 1886
1st Round
versus Caernarvon Wanderers (h) Won 10-1

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
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 Ever Floodlight 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 Double-Figure League Victory
4th February 1937
versus West Bromwich Albion (h) Won 10-3

First League Cup Tie
18th October 1960
2nd Round
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
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 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 European Match
13th September 1972
1st Round
Kaiserslautern (h) Won 3-1

First European Goalscorer
Terry Conroy
versus Kaiserslautern (h) Won 3-1
13th September 1972

First Ever Sunday First Division Game
27th January 1974
versus Chelsea (h) - Won 1-0

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 Match At The Victoria Ground
4th May 1997 (22,500)
Division One
versus West Bromwich Albion - Won 2-1

Last Goalscorer At The Victoria Ground
Andy Hunt (penalty)
versus Stoke City
4th May 1997

Last Stoke City Goalscorer At The Victoria Ground
Graham Kavanagh
versus West Bromwich Albion
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
(won by golden goal in extra-time)

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 Ever 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

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VICTORIES AND DEFEATS

Most League Points In A Season
3 points for a win - 93 (1992/93) Division Two Champions
2 points for a win - 63 (1926/27) Division Three (North) Champions

Least League Points In A Season
3 points for a win - 17 (1984/85) relegated from top flight
2 points for a win - 10 (1890/91)

Record League Win
10-3 versus West Bromwich Albion (h)
Division One
4th February 1937

Record Home League Winning Margin
9-0 versus Plymouth Argyle
Division Two
17th December 1960

Record Away Wins
6-2 versus Wrexham
Division Three (North)
26th February 1927

6-3 versus Southampton
Division Two
27th August 1927

6-2 versus Bristol City
Division Two
1st February 1930

6-0 versus Bury
Division Two
13th March 1954

Record Away League Winning Margin
6-0 versus Bury
Division Two
13th March 1954

Record FA Cup Wins
11-0 versus Stourbridge (h)
Preliminary Round
26th September 1914

10-1 versus Caernarvon Wanderers (h)
First Round
30th October 1886

Record League Cup Win
6-2 versus Chelsea (h)
3rd Round
22nd October 1974

Record League Defeat
0-10 versus Preston North End (a)
Division One
14th September 1889

Record Home Defeat
0-7 versus Birmingham City
Division One
10th January 1997

Record FA Cup Defeat
0-8 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
Quarter Final
22nd February 1890

Record League Cup Defeat
0-8 versus Liverpool (h)
4th Round
29th November 2000

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ATTENDANCES

Record League Attendance - Victoria Ground
51,380 versus Arsenal
Division One
29th March 1937

Record Cup Attendance - Victoria Ground
50,735 versus Bolton Wanderers
FA Cup 6th Round
2nd March 1946

Record League Attendance History - Britannia Stadium
23,000 versus Swindon Town - Lost 2-1
Division One
30th August 1997

26,000 versus Manchester City - Lost 5-2
Division One
3rd May 1998

27,500 versus Aston Villa - Won 3-2
Barclays Premier League
23rd August 2008

27,598 versus Aston Villa - Drew 0-0
Barclays Premier League
13th March 2010

27,264 versus Hull City - Won 2-0
Barclays Premier League
3rd April 2010

Record League Cup Attendance - Britannia Stadium
27,109 versus Liverpool - Lost 8-0
Worthington Cup 4th Round
29th November 2000

Record FA Cup Attendance - Britannia Stadium
28,218 versus Everton - Lost 1-0
FA Cup 3rd Round
5th January 2002

Record Away Attendance
84,569 versus Manchester City
FA Cup 5th Round
3rd March 1934

Wembley Attendances
97,852 versus Chelsea - Won 2-1
League Cup Final
4th March 1972

48,339 versus Stockport County - Won 1-0
Autoglass Trophy Final
16th May 1992

75,057 versus Bristol City - Won 2-1
Auto Windscreens Shield Final
16th April 2000

Millennium Stadium Attendance
42,543 versus Brentford - Won 2-0
Division Two Play-Off Final
11th May 2002

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SEQUENCES

Longest Sequence of League Wins
8 (30th March 1895 - 21st September 1895)

Longest Sequence of League Defeats
11 (6th April 1985 - 17th August 1985)

Longest Sequence of League Draws
5 (1st September 1973 - 15th September 1973)
5 (21st March 1987 - 11th April 1987)
5 (12th August 2006 - 12th September 2006)

Longest Unbeaten Run
25 (5th September 1992 - 20th February 1993)

Longest Run Without A Win
17 (15th September 1984 - 22nd December 1984)
17 (22nd April 1989 - 14th October 1989)

Longest Run Without A Draw
46 (30th March 1895 - 14th November 1896)

Longest Successive Scoring Run
21 (24th December 1921 - 22nd April 1922)

Longest Successive Non-Scoring Run
8 (29th December 1984  - 16th March 1985)

Longest Run Without A Clean Sheet
34 (22nd December 1888 - 3rd October 1891)

Longest Sequence Of Clean Sheets
7 (6th November 2006 - 9th December 2006)
Coventry City (h) - won 1-0
Crystal Palace (a) - won 1-0
Hull City (a) - won 2-0
West Bromwich Albion (h) - won 1-0
Cardiff City (h) - won 3-0
Coventry City (a) - drew 0-0
QPR (h) - won 1-0

(add 26 minutes of the 2-1 loss at Leicester City prior to the seven match run and two minutes of the 3-0 defeat at Colchester United after it to get a total of 658 minutes without goalkeeper Steve Simonsen conceding a goal)