List of Stoke City F.C. records and statistics

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Stoke City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

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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] They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. They have never been lower than the third tier.

Their first, and to date only major trophy, the League Cup was won in 1972, when the team beat Chelsea 2–1. The club's highest league finish in the top division is 4th, which was achieved in the 1935–36 and 1946–47 seasons. Stoke played in the FA Cup Final in 2011, finishing runners-up to Manchester City and have reached three FA Cup semi-finals; in 1899 then consecutively in 1971 and 1972. Stoke have competed in European football on three occasions, firstly in 1972–73 then in 1974–75 and most recently in 2011–12. The club has won the Football League Trophy twice, in 1992 and in 2000. The club's record appearance maker is Eric Skeels, who made 597 appearances between 1959 and 1976, and the club's record goalscorer is John Ritchie, who scored 176 goals in 351 appearances from 1962 to 1975.

Honours

League

Football League Championship

Football League Second Division:3

Football League Third Division North:1

Football Alliance:1

Birmingham & District League:1

Southern League Division Two:2

Cups

FA Cup

League Cup:1

Football League Trophy:2

Watney Cup:1

Staffordshire Senior Cup:15

Birmingham Senior Cup:2

Isle of Man Trophy:3

Bass Charity Vase:5

Player records

Appearances

Top 20 most appearances

RankNameYearsLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Eric Skeels 1960–197650743389597
2 Flag of England.svg John McCue 1946–19605024000542
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Bob McGrory 1921–19354793200511
4 Flag of England.svg Denis Smith 1968–1982407293423493
5 Flag of England.svg Alan Bloor 1961–1978388383719482
6 Flag of England.svg Peter Fox 1978–1993409223214477
7 Flag of England.svg Tony Allen 1957–197041730260473
8 Flag of England.svg Ryan Shawcross 2007–202140125198453
9 Flag of England.svg Jackie Marsh 1967–1979355323522444
10 Flag of England.svg Frank Bowyer 1948–19603983800436
11 Flag of England.svg Frank Mountford 1946–19583913400425
12 Flag of England.svg Alan Dodd 1972–198537415254418
13 Flag of England.svg John Sellars 1946–19583842900413
14 Flag of England.svg Harry Davies 1922–19383892200411
15 Flag of England.svg Harry Sellars 1923–19353702500395
16 Flag of England.svg Peter Dobing 1963–197330722408377
17 Flag of England.svg Stanley Matthews 1932–19653183700355
18 Flag of England.svg Billy Spencer 1925–19383381600354
19 Flag of England.svg John Ritchie 1962–1974269273817351
20 Flag of England.svg Harry Oscroft 1950–19593262300349

Goalscoring

Peter Crouch scored a record 44 Premier League goals for Stoke between 2011 and 2019 Peter Crouch v Chelsea 2014.jpg
Peter Crouch scored a record 44 Premier League goals for Stoke between 2011 and 2019

Top 20 overall goalscorers

RankNameYearsLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
1 Flag of England.svg John Ritchie 1962–197413515188176
2 Flag of England.svg Freddie Steele 1933–19491401900159
3 Flag of England.svg Frank Bowyer 1948–19601371200149
4 Flag of England.svg Charlie Wilson 1925–1930112800120
5 Flag of England.svg Johnny King 1953–1961106700113
6 Flag of England.svg Harry Oscroft 1950–1959103400107
7= Flag of England.svg Jimmy Greenhoff 1969–1976761196103
7= Flag of England.svg Tommy Sale 1930–194998500103
8 Flag of England.svg Harry Davies 1922–193792900101
9 Flag of England.svg Peter Dobing 1963–19738239195
10 Flag of England.svg Joe Schofield 1891–18998180592
11 Flag of Scotland.svg William Maxwell 1895–190074100185
12 Flag of England.svg Peter Thorne 1997–20016506980
13 Flag of England.svg Harry Burrows 1965–19736853076
14 Flag of England.svg Arthur Watkin 1913–192561130074
15= Flag of England.svg Alf Smith 1903–19156750072
15= Flag of England.svg Mark Stein 1991–199754081072
16= Flag of England.svg Jimmy Broad 1921–19246250067
16= Flag of Ireland.svg Terry Conroy 1967–19794988267
17 Flag of England.svg Dennis Viollet 1962–19675943066
18 Flag of England.svg Bobby Liddle 1928–19386130064
19 Flag of England.svg Wayne Biggins 1989–19955204763
20= Flag of England.svg Stanley Matthews 1932–19655480062
20= Flag of England.svg William Smith 1909–19135730262
20= Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Walters 2010–201743116262

Internationals

Transfers

Progression of record fee paid

Xherdan Shaqiri cost Stoke PS12 million in August 2015 Xherdan Shaqiri 2018.jpg
Xherdan Shaqiri cost Stoke £12 million in August 2015
DatePlayerBought fromFee
September 1894 Flag of England.svg George Clawley Crewe Alexandra £10
August 1897 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy McGeachan Bolton Wanderers £150
March 1903 Flag of England.svg Ted Holdcroft Burslem Port Vale £500
August 1919 Flag of Scotland.svg David Brown Dundee £1,200
August 1921 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Broad Millwall £2,500
August 1929 Flag of England.svg Wilf Kirkham Port Vale £2,800
March 1933 Flag of England.svg Jack Palethorpe Reading £3,000
August 1938 Flag of Scotland.svg Patrick Gallacher Sunderland £5,000
August 1947 Ulster Banner.svg Jimmy McAlinden Portsmouth £7,000
August 1947 Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Kiernan Celtic £8,500
October 1949 Flag of Scotland.svg Leslie Johnston Celtic £9,000
August 1951 Flag of England.svg Alan Martin Port Vale £10,000
August 1951 Ulster Banner.svg Sammy Smyth Wolverhampton Wanderers £25,000
August 1962 Flag of England.svg Eddie Clamp Arsenal £35,000
August 1963 Flag of England.svg Peter Dobing Manchester City £37,500
March 1965 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Roy Vernon Everton £40,000
April 1967 Flag of England.svg Gordon Banks Leicester City £52,000
August 1969 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Greenhoff Birmingham City £100,000
January 1974 Flag of England.svg Alan Hudson Chelsea £240,000
November 1974 Flag of England.svg Peter Shilton Leicester City £325,000
February 1982 Ulster Banner.svg Sammy McIlroy Manchester United £350,000
July 1989 Flag of England.svg Ian Cranson Sheffield Wednesday £480,000
August 1994 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Peschisolido Birmingham City £580,000
December 1999 Flag of Iceland.svg Brynjar Gunnarsson Örgryte IS £600,000
August 2005 Flag of Guinea.svg Sambégou Bangoura Standard Liège £900,000 [2]
January 2008 Flag of England.svg Ryan Shawcross Manchester United £1,000,000 [3]
January 2008 Flag of England.svg Leon Cort Crystal Palace £1,200,000 [4]
August 2008 Flag of England.svg Dave Kitson Reading £5,500,000 [5]
August 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Robert Huth Middlesbrough £6,000,000 [6]
August 2010 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Kenwyne Jones Sunderland £8,000,000 [7]
August 2011 Flag of England.svg Peter Crouch Tottenham Hotspur £10,000,000 [8]
August 2015 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri Inter Milan £12,000,000 [9]
February 2016 Flag of France.svg Giannelli Imbula Porto £18,300,000 [10]

Progression of record fee received

DatePlayerSold toFee
November 1966 Flag of England.svg John Ritchie Sheffield Wednesday £70,000
May 1972 Flag of England.svg Mike Bernard Everton £120,000
December 1976 Flag of England.svg Alan Hudson Arsenal £225,000
September 1977 Flag of England.svg Peter Shilton Nottingham Forest £250,000
July 1980 Flag of England.svg Garth Crooks Tottenham Hotspur £600,000
January 1982 Flag of England.svg Adrian Heath Everton £700,000
October 1989 Flag of England.svg Peter Beagrie Everton £750,000
November 1993 Flag of England.svg Mark Stein Chelsea £1,500,000
July 1997 Flag of England.svg Mike Sheron Queens Park Rangers £2,750,000
August 2009 Flag of Nigeria.svg Seyi Olofinjana Hull City £3,000,000 [11]
January 2011 Flag of Turkey.svg Tuncay VfL Wolfsburg £4,500,000 [12]
July 2015 Flag of France.svg Steven Nzonzi Sevilla £7,000,000 [13]
July 2015 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Asmir Begović Chelsea £8,000,000 [14]
July 2017 Flag of Austria.svg Marko Arnautović West Ham United £20,000,000 [15]

All-Time XI & Hall of Fame members

In the final match of the 2012–13 season, as part of the club's official celebration of their 150th anniversary, supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Stoke City team. [16]

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English Football Hall of Fame members

A number of Stoke City players have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame: [17]

Football League 100 Legends

The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football. [18]

PFA Team of the Year

The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Stoke :


Managerial records

Team records

Matches

Record wins

Record defeats

Sequences

  • Longest sequence of League wins: 8 (30 March 1895 – 21 September 1895)
  • Longest sequence of League defeats: 11 (6 April 1985 – 17 August 1985)
  • Longest sequence of League draws: 5 (1 September 1973 – 15 September 1973), (21 March 1987 – 11 April 1987), (12 August 2006 – 12 September 2006)
  • Longest unbeaten run: 25 (5 September 1992 – 20 February 1993)
  • Longest run without a win: 17 (15 September 1984 – 22 December 1984), (22 April 1989 – 14 October 1989)
  • Longest run without a draw: 46 (30 March 1895 – 14 November 1896)
  • Longest successive scoring run: 21 (24 December 1921 – 22 April 1922)
  • Longest successive non-scoring run: 8 (29 December 1984 – 16 March 1985)
  • Longest run without a clean sheet: 34 (22 December 1888 – 3 October 1891)
  • Longest run of clean sheets: 7 (6 November 2006 – 9 December 2006) achieved by Steve Simonsen

Attendances

Season-by-season performance

Stoke City F.C. in Europe

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Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship. 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. Stoke's home ground is the 30,089 capacity bet365 Stadium. Before it was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which was their home ground since 1878. The club's nickname is The Potters, 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. Their 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.

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