Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City

Full name	Stoke City Football Club
Founded	1863
Ground	bet365 Stadium Stoke-on-Trent
Capacity	30,089
Chairman	Peter Coates
Manager	Michael O'Neill
League	EFL Championship
2020/21	EFL Championship,14th

Stoke City F.C.is anEnglishfootballclub based inStoke-on-Trent.They started in 1863 as "Stoke Ramblers" which makes them the second oldestFootball Leagueclub in the world. Stoke City play their home games at astadiumcalled thebet365 Stadium.

One of Stoke City's most famous players wasStanley Matthews.

Name

• 1863–1878Stoke Ramblers F.C.
• 1878–1925Stoke F.C.
• 1925–presentStoke City F.C.

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Second Division	5th
2001/02	Second Division	5th
2002/03	First Division	21st
2003/04	First Division	11th
2004/05	League Championship	12th
2005/06	League Championship	13th
2006/07	League Championship	8th
2007/08	League Championship	2nd
2008/09	Premier League	12th
2009/10	Premier League	11th
2010/11	Premier League	13th
2011/12	Premier League	14th
2012/13	Premier League	13th
2013/14	Premier League	9th
2014/15	Premier League	9th
2015/16	Premier League	9th
2016/17	Premier League	13th
2017/18	Premier League	19th
2018/19	EFL Championship	16th
2019/20	EFL Championship	15th
2020/21	EFL Championship	14th

Former position

1888/89:First Division- 12th 1889/90:First Division- 12th 1891/92:First Division- 13th 1892/93:First Division- 7th 1893/94:First Division- 11th 1894/95:First Division- 14th 1895/96:First Division- 6th 1896/97:First Division- 13th 1897/98:First Division- 16th 1898/99:First Division- 12th 1899/1900:First Division- 9th 1900/01:First Division- 16th 1901/02:First Division- 16th 1902/03:First Division- 6th 1903/04:First Division- 16th 1904/05:First Division- 12th 1905/06:First Division- 10th 1906/07:First Division- 20th 1907/08:Second Division- 10th 1919/20:Second Division- 10th 1920/21:Second Division- 20th 1921/22:Second Division- 2nd 1922/23:First Division- 21st 1923/24:Second Division- 6th 1924/25:Second Division- 20th 1925/26:Second Division- 21st 1926/27:Third Division- Champions / North 1927/28:Second Division- 5th 1928/29:Second Division- 6th 1929/30:Second Division- 11th 1930/31:Second Division- 11th 1931/32:Second Division- 3rd 1932/33:Second Division- Champions 1933/34:First Division- 12th 1934/35:First Division- 10th 1935/36:First Division- 4th 1936/37:First Division- 10th 1937/38:First Division- 17th 1938/39:First Division- 7th 1939/40:First Division- - 1946/47:First Division- 4th 1947/48:First Division- 15th 1948/49:First Division- 11th 1949/50:First Division- 19th 1950/51:First Division- 13th 1951/52:First Division- 20th 1952/53:First Division- 21st 1953/54:Second Division- 11th 1954/55:Second Division- 5th 1955/56:Second Division- 13th 1956/57:Second Division- 5th 1957/58:Second Division- 11th 1958/59:Second Division- 5th 1959/60:Second Division- 17th 1960/61:Second Division- 18th 1961/62:Second Division- 8th 1962/63:Second Division- Champions 1963/64:First Division- 17th 1964/65:First Division- 11th 1965/66:First Division- 10th 1966/67:First Division- 12th 1967/68:First Division- 18th 1968/69:First Division- 19th 1969/70:First Division- 9th 1970/71:First Division- 13th 1971/72:First Division- 17th 1972/73:First Division- 15th 1973/74:First Division- 5th 1974/75:First Division- 5th 1975/76:First Division- 12th 1976/77:First Division- 21st 1977/78:Second Division- 7th 1978/79:Second Division- 3rd 1979/80:First Division- 18th 1980/81:First Division- 11th 1981/82:First Division- 18th 1982/83:First Division- 13th 1983/84:First Division- 18th 1984/85:First Division- 22nd 1985/86:Second Division- 10th 1986/87:Second Division- 8th 1987/88:Second Division- 11th 1988/89:Second Division- 13th 1989/90:Second Division- 24th 1990/91:Third Division- 14th 1991/92:Third Division- 4th 1992/93:Second Division- Champions 1993/94:First Division- 10th 1994/95:First Division- 11th 1995/96:First Division- 4th 1996/97:First Division- 12th 1997/98:First Division- 23rd 1998/99:Second Division- 8th 1999/2000:Second Division- 6th