A brief history of Stoke City

July 5, 2012
By Rob Smyth
Formed: 1863
Previous names: Stoke Ramblers
Admitted to Football League: 1888
Second Division 2
League Cup: 1

Stoke are the most vintage piece of furniture at English football's top table. They are the oldest club in the Premier League, having been founded in 1863, and the second oldest in all England after Notts County. They have won only one major trophy, the League Cup in 1972, but have spent most of their life in the top two divisions.

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