Football Stoke-on-Trent

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stoke city s bet365 stadium, opened in 1997, has 28,384 capacity.


stoke-on-trent home 2 professional football league teams, , 1 of smaller cities in england boasts 2 league clubs. club bearing area s name stoke city, formed in 1863 , second-oldest professional football club in england. play @ bet365 stadium @ stanley matthews way, stoke-on-trent, has been home since 1997 when relocated victoria ground in stoke after 119 years. among twelve founding members of football league in 1888, did not win first (and, date, only) major trophy until 1972, when lifted football league cup. in 1985, relegated first division , began 23-year exile top flight of english football did not end until won promotion in 2008, time first division had become premier league. stoke city reached final of f.a. cup first time in 2011 defeated manchester city. arguably club s famous player of time late stanley matthews, began , ended league career stoke city, sandwiching 14-year spell @ blackpool played in became known matthews final. managed port vale 1965 1968. first active footballer receive knighthood. matthews made 54 appearances country, scoring 11 times. there 2 statues of matthews in city: 1 in hanley, , 1 @ bet365 stadium.



vale park, home of port vale. completed in 1950, @ time of construction nicknamed wembley of north .


the city s other professional football club port vale, formed in 1876 , play @ vale park in burslem area. previous stadiums include athletic ground in cobridge (1886–1913), , old recreation ground in hanley (1913–1950). joined football league in 1892 forced resign in 1907 due financial problems, return in 1919. highest league position came in 1931 when finished fifth in football league second division. in 1954, while in third division (north) progressed fa cup semi-final when knocked out first division west bromwich albion @ villa park. remains furthest have progressed in competition. unlike stoke city, local rivals in potteries derby, have never played top division football , hold record years spent in second tier without ever playing in first. individuals of note include john rudge (who managed club 16 years 1983–1999), , roy sproson (who made record 837 appearances club 1950 until 1972, , later manager).


in past there existed dresden united, club disestablished before city federated; amateur clubs meir ka , eastwood hanley operated between 1972–2010, , 1946–1997 respectively. smallthorne based norton united , hanley town still compete in north west counties football league.









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