Stoke City Football Club
Spectator SportsEngland, United Kingdom201-500 Employees
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The club traces its origins to 1863 as Stoke Ramblers and was renamed Stoke City in 1925; it is recognised as the oldest professional football club and a founding member of the Football League. Its home matches are played at the bet365 Stadium, a 30,000-plus seat venue, and the team is nicknamed the Potters, reflecting the local pottery industry; its traditional kit is red and white vertical stripes with white shorts and stockings. The club's competitive history includes a 1972 League Cup triumph and two Football League Trophy wins, with top-division best finishes of fourth place in 1935/36 and 1946/47, plus European appearances in the 1972/73 and 1974/75 seasons and again in 2011/12 after reaching the FA Cup Final in 2011. In 2025 the club appointed Sam Stockley as Academy Manager, reflecting ongoing development in its football operations; information about the club is available on its official website, stokecityfc.com.