Football Clubs in Staffordshire - Biddulph Victoria F.C., Bolehall Swifts F.C., Brereton Social F.C., Brocton F.C., Burton Albion F.C., Burton Swifts F (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Biddulph Victoria F.C., Bolehall Swifts F.C., Brereton Social F.C., Brocton F.C., Burton Albion F.C., Burton Swifts F.C., Burton Town F.C., Burton United F.C., Burton Wanderers F.C., Cannock Town F.C., Chasetown F.C., Dresden United F.C., Eccleshall F.C., Great Wyrley F.C., Hanley Town F.C., Heath Hayes F.C., Hednesford Town F.C., Kidsgrove Athletic F.C., Leek County School Old Boys F.C., Leek Town F.C., Lichfield City F.C., Meir KA F.C., Mile Oak Rovers & Youth F.C., Newcastle Town F.C., Norton United F.C., Port Vale F.C., Rocester F.C., Stafford Rangers F.C., Stafford Town F.C., Stapenhill F.C., Stoke City F.C., Stone Dominoes F.C., Tamworth F.C.. Excerpt: Stoke City Football Club are an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that play in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, they are the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts County. The club play in the Premier League after winning promotion in 2008; prior to this Stoke had not participated in top flight football for twenty-three years. Their first, and to date only, major trophy was won in the 1972 Football League Cup Final, when the team beat Chelsea 2 1. The club have won the Football League Trophy on two occasions, first in 1992 and most recently in 2000. The club's highest league finish in the top division is 4th, which was achieved in the 1935 36 and 1946 47 seasons. Stoke have competed in European football in 1972 73, 1974 75; and most recently in 2011 12. Stoke played in the FA Cup Final in 2011, finishing runners-up to Manchester City and has reached three FA Cup semi-finals, in 1899 then consecutively in 1971 and 1972. Stoke's home ground is the Britannia Stadium, a 28,384 all-seater stadium reduced to 27,598 after segregation. Before the stadium was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878. The club's nickname is 'The Potters', named 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. Chart showing the progress of Stoke City F.C. through the English Football League system from the inaugural season in 1888 89 to 2010 11Stoke City F.C. was formed in 1863 under the name Stoke Ramblers, when pupils of Charterhouse School formed a football club while apprentices at the North Staffordshire Railway works in Stoke-upon-Trent. The club's first documented match was in October 1868, against an EW May XV at the Victoria Cricket Club ground. Henry Almond, the club's founder, was also captain,