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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.
Neil Andrew Mellor is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career at Liverpool in the Premier League. He made his name in 2004 by scoring a stunning last-minute goal from long range to give Liverpool a 2–1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield. Mellor also scored a vital goal and set up another during Liverpool's match with Olympiacos at Anfield during the group stage of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, which Liverpool went on to win. He later played for Preston North End. In December 2011, a knee injury sustained following a tackle by Milton Keynes striker Jabo Ibehre resulted in Mellor being forced into announcing his retirement on 9 May 2012. Since his retirement, Mellor has been doing media work, including match updates for Sky Sports News and work for LFC TV.
Peter Mellor is an American former professional footballer whose playing career as a goalkeeper spanned three decades. He played 17 years in the top three tiers of English professional football with Burnley, Fulham, Hereford United and Portsmouth. He is now a coach in the United States.
David Brown was a Scottish footballer who played extensively in both England and Scotland. He played in the Football League for Barrow, Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Notts County and Stoke. A centre-forward, he scored 39 league goals as Darlington won the Third Division North title in 1924–25.
George Henry Bateman was an English footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale, Stoke, and Northwich Victoria in the 1880s and 1890s.
Walter Cox (1849–1925) was an English footballer and manager for Stoke.
The 1888–89 season was Stoke's first season in the Football League, Stoke becoming one of the 12 founder members.
The 1893–94 season was Stoke's fifth season in the Football League.
James Mellor was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Harold Halden Mellor was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Grimsby Town and Stoke.
Sydney Mellor was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Thomas Stanford was an English footballer who played for Stoke.
Kelvin Mellor is an English footballer who most recently played as a defender for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
The Mellor Tucana is a small wheelchair-accessible minibus manufactured by Mellor Coachcraft in England.
The 1883–84 season was the first season Stoke took part in a major competitive competition, the FA Cup.