Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City
Full name	Stoke City Football Club
Founded	1863
Ground	Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent (Capacity 28,383)
Chairman	Peter Coates
Manager	Tony Pulis
League	Premier League
2008/09	Premier League, 12th

Stoke City F.C. is an English football club based in Stoke-on-Trent. They started in 1863 as "Stoke Ramblers" which makes them the second oldest Football League club in the world. Stoke City play their home games at a stadium called the Britannia Stadium.

One of Stoke City's most famous players was Stanley Matthews.

Name

• 1863-1878 Stoke Ramblers F.C.
• 1878-1925 Stoke F.C.
• 1925-present Stoke 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

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 1899/00 : 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 1999/00 : Second Division - 6th