Full name | Stoke City Football Club Under-21s | |
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Nickname(s) | The Potters | |
Founded | 1863 | |
Ground | bet365 Stadium Clayton Wood Training Ground St George's Park, Burton upon Trent | |
Manager | Alex Morris (Under-21s) David Hibbert (Under-18s) | |
League | Premier League 2 | |
2022–23 | Professional Development League Division 2, 10th | |
Website | Club website | |
Stoke City Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of Stoke City's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. The Under-23 team is effectively Stoke City's second-string side. They play in Premier League 2. The team also competes in the Premier League Cup and Staffordshire Senior Cup.
They play their home matches at the club's main ground, the bet365 Stadium, St George's Park, Burton upon Trent as well as the club's Clayton Wood Training Ground. In previous seasons the team has played at Lyme Valley Stadium in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Macclesfield Town's Moss Rose, Nantwich Town's Weaver Stadium and Harrison Park in Leek.
Stoke fielded a second team for the first time in a league competition, the Combination, in 1891–92, under the name of 'Stoke Swifts'. [1] The Swifts also played in the Midland League and the local North Staffordshire & District League, which they won on two occasions. The team joined the Birmingham & District League in 1900–01 and was renamed 'Stoke Reserves'. [2] They temporarily had to return to local leagues in 1908 after the first team suffered financial difficulties and had to resign from the Football League, taking the reserves' place in the Birmingham & District League. [3] They returned in 1911–12 and continued to play in it until they joined the newly founded Central League, a specific reserve team only league. In 1925 after Stoke-on-Trent was granted City status the second string became "Stoke City Reserves". [4] They won the Central League title in 1927–28 and remained in the league until the 1980s when a Division Two was created. [3] Stoke were relegated in 1984–85, gaining promotion in 1991–92, but suffered instant relegation in 1992–93, however promotion was achieved in 1993–94. [3] The league was restructured in 1996 with Stoke now in the Central League Premier Division, dropping down to Division One in 1999–2000. [3] They won Division One in 2002–03 and then won the Premier Division in 2003–04. Stoke remained in the Central League until 2008. [3]
Following the first team's promotion to the Premier League in 2008 the reserves joined the Premier Reserve League. In 2012 the Premier League implemented the Elite Player Performance Plan and introduced the Professional Development League, with reserve teams becoming under-21 teams. In The League was split into two in 2014–15, with Stoke playing in Division 2. In 2016 the league was re-branded Premier League 2 and the age limit increased to under-23. This was reverted back to under-21 from 2022–23. [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | League | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | |||
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Entered the Combination as Stoke Swifts | ||||||||||||
1891–92 | The Combination | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 29 | 27 | 4/12 | |||
1892–93 | The Combination | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 32 | 2/12 | |||
1893–94 | The Combination | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 31 | 21 | 2/10 | |||
1894–95 | Midland Football League | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 90 | 33 | 35 | 2/14 | |||
1895–96 | North Staffordshire & District League | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 109 | 29 | 49 | 1/16 | |||
1896–97 | North Staffordshire & District League | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 33 | 39 | 2/14 | |||
1897–98 | The Combination | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 25 | 3/13 | |||
1898–99 | North Staffordshire & District League | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 25 | 35 | 1/12 | |||
1899–1900 | North Staffordshire & District League | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 3/9 | |||
Renamed Stoke Reserves and joined the Birmingham & District League | ||||||||||||
1900–01 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 51 | 39 | 4/18 | |||
1901–02 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 45 | 36 | 9/18 | |||
1902–03 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 45 | 34 | 10/18 | |||
1903–04 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 55 | 48 | 2/18 | |||
1904–05 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 33 | 45 | 2/18 | |||
1905–06 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 35 | 8/18 | |||
1906–07 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 64 | 34 | 9/18 | |||
1907–08 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 57 | 33 | 11/18 | |||
Stoke resign from the Football League and first team replaces reserves in the Birmingham & District League | ||||||||||||
1908–09 | North Staffordshire Federation League | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 2/10 | |||
1909–10 | North Staffordshire & District League | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 23 | 40 | 3/14 | |||
1910–11 | North Staffordshire & District League | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 32 | 31 | 5/14 | |||
First team leave the Birmingham & District League, reserves take their place | ||||||||||||
1911–12 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 52 | 34 | 9/18 | |||
1912–13 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 58 | 75 | 29 | 14/18 | |||
1913–14 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 4/18 | |||
1914–15 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 52 | 39 | 8/18 | |||
1914 to 1919 – World War I | ||||||||||||
1919–20 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 73 | 68 | 32 | 12/18 | |||
1920–21 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 28 | 12/18 | |||
Joined the newly formed reserve team only Central League | ||||||||||||
1921–22 | Central League | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 52 | 47 | 6/22 | |||
1922–23 | Central League | 42 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 82 | 35 | 18/22 | |||
1923–24 | Central League | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 58 | 34 | 17/22 | |||
1924–25 | Central League | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 90 | 32 | 18/22 | |||
Stoke-on-Trent granted city status in 1925, renamed Stoke City Reserves | ||||||||||||
1925–26 | Central League | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 93 | 36 | 18/22 | |||
1926–27 | Central League | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 81 | 35 | 18/22 | |||
1927–28 | Central League | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 101 | 62 | 54 | 1/22 | |||
1928–29 | Central League | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 78 | 82 | 39 | 15/22 | |||
1929–30 | Central League | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 83 | 44 | 8/22 | |||
1930–31 | Central League | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 73 | 39 | 16/22 | |||
1931–32 | Central League | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 101 | 34 | 16/22 | |||
1932–33 | Central League | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 80 | 74 | 40 | 14/22 | |||
1933–34 | Central League | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 88 | 66 | 56 | 3/22 | |||
1934–35 | Central League | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 62 | 52 | 2/22 | |||
1935–36 | Central League | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 66 | 95 | 30 | 20/22 | |||
1936–37 | Central League | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 82 | 44 | 11/22 | |||
1937–38 | Central League | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 76 | 36 | 21/22 | |||
1938–39 | Central League | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 65 | 34 | 19/22 | |||
1939 to 1945 – World War II | ||||||||||||
1945–46 | Central League | 40 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 68 | 74 | 35 | 14/21 | |||
1946–47 | Central League | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 89 | 32 | 18/22 | |||
1947–48 | Central League | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 71 | 39 | 13/22 | |||
1948–49 | Central League | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 69 | 38 | 14/22 | |||
1949–50 | Central League | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 83 | 35 | 19/22 | |||
1950–51 | Central League | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 92 | 21 | 22/22 | |||
1951–52 | Central League | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 47 | 84 | 27 | 22/22 | |||
1952–53 | Central League | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 67 | 69 | 41 | 11/22 | |||
1953–54 | Central League | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 46 | 89 | 26 | 21/22 | |||
1954–55 | Central League | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 69 | 78 | 43 | 12/22 | |||
1955–56 | Central League | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 76 | 34 | 17/22 | |||
1956–57 | Central League | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 8/22 | |||
1957–58 | Central League | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 71 | 42 | 11/22 | |||
1958–59 | Central League | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 81 | 54 | 52 | 4/22 | |||
1959–60 | Central League | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 54 | 51 | 5/22 | |||
1960–61 | Central League | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 71 | 29 | 20/22 | |||
1961–62 | Central League | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 75 | 33 | 19/22 | |||
1962–63 | Central League | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 75 | 50 | 52 | 6/22 | |||
1963–64 | Central League | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 42 | 48 | 14/22 | |||
1964–65 | Central League | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 71 | 32 | 18/22 | |||
1965–66 | Central League | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 51 | 57 | 2/22 | |||
1966–67 | Central League | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 65 | 68 | 41 | 11/22 | |||
1967–68 | Central League | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 73 | 38 | 16/22 | |||
1968–69 | Central League | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 13/22 | |||
1969–70 | Central League | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 49 | 8/22 | |||
1970–71 | Central League | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 64 | 34 | 18/22 | |||
1971–72 | Central League | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 6/22 | |||
1972–73 | Central League | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 55 | 54 | 2/22 | |||
1973–74 | Central League | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 13/22 | |||
1974–75 | Central League | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 48 | 6/22 | |||
1975–76 | Central League | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 11/22 | |||
1976–77 | Central League | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 44 | 10/22 | |||
1977–78 | Central League | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 40 | 11/22 | |||
1978–79 | Central League | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 45 | 57 | 3/22 | |||
1979–80 | Central League | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 39 | 13/22 | |||
1980–81 | Central League | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 57 | 39 | 14/22 | |||
1981–82 | Central League | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 37 | 14/22 | |||
Central League Division Two created | ||||||||||||
1982–83 | Central League Division One | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 57 | 34 | 7/16 | |||
Three points for a win introduced to reserve team football | ||||||||||||
1983–84 | Central League Division One | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 59 | 39 | 9/16 | |||
1984–85 | Central League Division One | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 72 | 30 | 17/18 | |||
1985–86 | Central League Division Two | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 51 | 85 | 32 | 15/18 | |||
1986–87 | Central League Division Two | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 48 | 44 | 9/17 | |||
1987–88 | Central League Division Two | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 41 | ?/18 | |||
1988–89 | Central League Division Two | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 38 | 61 | ?/18 | |||
1989–90 | Central League Division Two | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 6/18 | |||
1990–91 | Central League Division Two | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 51 | 67 | 41 | ?/18 | |||
1991–92 | Central League Division Two | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 93 | 30 | 80 | 1/18 | |||
1992–93 | Central League Division One | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 32 | 16/18 | |||
1993–94 | Central League Division Two | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 66 | 3/18 | |||
1994–95 | Central League Division One | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 11/18 | |||
1995–96 | Central League Division One | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 42 | 59 | 3/18 | |||
League restructure | ||||||||||||
1996–97 | Central League Premier Division | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 4/13 | |||
1997–98 | Central League Premier Division | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 34 | 6/13 | |||
1998–99 | Central League Premier Division | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 10/13 | |||
League restructure following creation of Premier Reserve League | ||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Central League Premier Division | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 11/12 | |||
2000–01 | Central League Division One | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 5/12 | |||
2001–02 | Central League Division One | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 27 | 33 | 5/12 | |||
2002–03 | Central League Division One | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 38 | 1/10 | |||
2003–04 | Central League Premier Division | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 43 | 1/12 | |||
2004–05 | Central League Premier Division | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 5/12 | |||
Leagues re-organised into geographical divisions | ||||||||||||
2005–06 | Central League Central Division | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 6/10 | |||
2006–07 | Central League Central Division | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 8/12 | |||
2007–08 | Central League Central Division | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 30 | 9/12 | |||
Joined Premier Reserve League following first team's promotion | ||||||||||||
2008–09 | Premier Reserve League South | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 8/9 | |||
2009–10 | Premier Reserve League South | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 9/9 | |||
Resigned from the Premier Reserve League | ||||||||||||
2010–11 | No league entered | |||||||||||
2011–12 | Central League Central Division | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 7/7 | |||
Joined Professional Development League following league reconstruction | ||||||||||||
2012–13 | Under-21 Premier League First Phase | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 7/7 | |||
Under-21 Premier League Second Phase | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7/7 | ||||
2013–14 | Under-21 Premier League | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 18/22 | |||
2014–15 | Under-21 Premier League Division 2 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 18 | 11/12 | |||
2015–16 | Under-21 Premier League Division 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 8/12 | |||
2016–17 | Premier League 2 Division 2 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 11/12 | |||
2017–18 | Premier League 2 Division 2 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 11/12 | |||
2018–19 | Premier League 2 Division 2 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 28 | 7/12 | |||
2019–20 | Premier League 2 Division 2 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 4/12 | |||
2020–21 | Premier League 2 Division 2 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 45 | 2/13 | |||
2021–22 | Premier League 2 Division 2 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 3/14 | |||
2022–23 | Premier League 2 Division 2 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 10/11 | |||
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