Stoke City

Stoke City

Stoke City Football Club was founded in 1863, making them one of the world's oldest football clubs and a founding member of the Football League. Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, they play their home matches at the bet365 Stadium. Known as 'The Potters', the club's proudest achievement is winning the League Cup in 1972. Under Tony Pulis in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Stoke established themselves as a tough Premier League outfit known for direct, physical football. Nicknamed for the area's pottery industry heritage, the club now competes in the English Championship. Stoke remain a club with deep community roots in the Potteries region, aspiring to return to top-flight football.