Stoke City Football Club was formed in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers. In 1878, the club merged with Stoke Victoria Athletic Club and became Stoke Football Club. In 1888, Stoke became founding members of the Football League. The club moved to the Britannia Stadium in 1997 after 119 years at the Victoria Ground. In the 2007–08 season, Stoke won promotion to the Premier League. Stoke have won the FA Cup twice, in 1992 and 2000, and the League Cup once.
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Stoke City Football Club was formed in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers. In 1878, the club merged with Stoke Victoria Athletic Club and became Stoke Football Club. In 1888, Stoke became founding members of the Football League. The club moved to the Britannia Stadium in 1997 after 119 years at the Victoria Ground. In the 2007–08 season, Stoke won promotion to the Premier League. Stoke’s only major trophy was the 1972 Football League Cup, won when they beat Chelsea 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 97,852. Stoke have won the FA Cup twice, in 1992 and 2000, and the League Cup once, in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1925, the name of the club was changed for the final time to Stoke City Football club when Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status. The team’s first documented match was five years later, on 17 October 1868, at the club’s original home, the Victoria Cricket Club ground against E. W May’s XV, the 15-a-side match ended in a 1–1 draw. The first goal was scored by Henry Almond, Stoke’s founder and captain. Stoke turned professional in August of that year. The threat of a rival football association, the British FA, forced the Football Association to legalise professionalism in 1885. Stoke entered the newly formed Birmingham Association Cup in 1881, although they were beaten 8–0 by Aston Villa in the first round. Stoke reached the final of the Staffordshire Senior Cup in the 1882–1883 season, but were beaten 3–2 by West Bromwich Albion.
In 1897, Stoke re-elected to the league, where they remained for the rest of the decade. As a consequence, Stoke started 1890–91 in the Football Alliance; they finished the season as champions as well as finishing the last place on both occasions in the league. The league was expanded to include fourteen clubs in 1891–90, which ensured Stoke were re- elected to the League. In August 1890, Stoke appointed Horace Horace Auster as their first league manager, but he resigned from his role in order to concentrate on his league responsibilities. Stoke finished the last two seasons in 1888–90 and 1989–90 in last place, finishing on both last place in both seasons. In 1998, Stoke were promoted to the top flight of English football for the first time since the 1984–85 season, when they were relegated with a total of 17 points, a record low unsurpassed for 21 years. Stoke won the League Trophy in 1992–93 and 2000–01, and were runners-up in the FA Premier League in both years. In 2008–09, Stoke are playing in the English Premier League, the second tier of the English football league system, and have won two FA Cups, the first of which came in the 2010–11 season. Stoke are currently fourth in the table, having won the league three times in the last five seasons.
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