Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. The club is reputedly the second-oldest football league club in the world, after Notts County F.C., and claims to have been formed in 1863 (disputed by some, who claim it to be 1868).

Records

Attendance records:

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• 51,380 (Victoria Ground) vs. Arsenal F.C. 29 March 1937
• 28,218 (Britannia Stadium) vs. Everton F.C. 5 January 2002

Highest league position and record results:

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• Highest league position at the end of season: 4th in Division 1 (1947)
• Record league victory: 10-3 v. West Bromwich Albion F.C. (1937)
• Record league defeat: 0-10 v. Preston North End F.C. (1889)