This page is my little
world of info on Stoke City Football Club. I have lived through their worst period in
their entire history along with some of their best times. I am not old enough to have seen
Sir Stanley Matthews play, although I did meet him and will treasure the memory. I am
however old enough to have seen Gordon Banks, Geoff Hurst, Peter Shilton and Jimmy
Greenhoff play and I will long remember some stunning games at the Victoria Ground.
Stoke City - Formed 1863
Latest good news for 'The Potters' was 16 April 2000 - Stoke won the
Auto Windscreen Shield with a 2-1 win over Bristol City. Click here
or the picture for more details.
Stoke Football Club is the second oldest
league club in existence, formed in 1863 by former pupils of the Charterhouse School.
In the early days Stoke played a number of friendly games against local sides, and it was
in one of these matches they recorded a 26-0 victory over local side Mow Cop. However,
unlike some sides who net a few goals against teams such as the Dagenham Girl Pipers, this
is not recorded as their biggest victory. That honour goes to West Bromwich Albion who
were defeated 10-3.
Stoke
turned professional in 1885 and three years later in 1888 they were invited to be one of
the 12 clubs that were to form the inaugural 'Football League'. |
The 12 original
members of the Football League
ACCRINGTON
ASTON VILLA
BLACKBURN ROVERS
BOLTON WANDERERS
BURNLEY
DERBY COUNTY
EVERTON
NOTTS COUNTY
PRESTON NORTH END
STOKE
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
My support for the Potters started before I was Born.
Although all my family originate from the Potteries, my father was an 'egg chaser'.
Although he vaguely follows the fortunes of Stoke City he is more at home watching the
rugger. My mother, on the other hand is a true Stokie. When she was still sporting pony
tails and hadn't the misfortune of meeting my father, she would spend all her time
watching the boys in red & white and then meeting them round the back of the 'Vic' for
a quick photo.
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Don Whiston |
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Left - Johnny Short - Defender
Right - Johnny King - Forward |
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Frank Bowyer |
Frank Mountford |
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Ken Thomson (Captain) - Centre Half |
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Left - Colin Hutchinson
Right - Bill Asprey |
Many Great Players have graced the Victoria Ground
including The Greatest of them all, Sir Stanley Matthews CBE
In
1967, Stoke signed the Worlds greatest goalkeeper Gordon Banks.
Other great players to play for stoke include: Geoff Hurst – the only man to score a
hat trick in a World Cup Final and Freddie Steele who scored 7 goals in a game for England
which is still a record.
On March 4th 1972 Stoke captured their first major trophy in 109 years,
beating hot favourites Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley to clinch the League Cup crown.
In the 1974-75 season, Stoke missed out on the coveted League title by just four
points, during a season which saw four key players all sidelined with broken legs.
This page is my little
world of info on Stoke City Football Club. I have lived through their worst period in
their entire history along with some of their best times. I am not old enough to have seen
Sir Stanley Matthews play, although I did meet him and will treasure the memory. I am
however old enough to have seen Gordon Banks, Geoff Hurst, Peter Shilton and Jimmy
Greenhoff play and I will long remember some stunning games at the Victoria Ground.
