For this match only the 1953 crest was worn on the team shirts. GK 1 1998-99. Gary O'Neil earned himself a red card with a dangerous tackle on Stoke City star Ibrahim Afellay, O'Neil's sending off made his side's task a lot harder and they could not hold on, eventually losing by two goals. A new and simpler club crest was introduced in 1977: a Stafford knot and pottery kiln represented local tradition while red and white stripes were added. 2020-21 Home. Stoke reached the play-offs in 1996 and the following year moved into the brand new Britannia Stadium, officially opened by Sir Stanley Matthews on 30 August 1997. Contact Us; Store Locator; Shirt Printing; Size Guide; Returns & Exchanges age of 50. pre-war squad, albeit six years older. Stoke merged with Stoke Victoria Cricket Club in 1878 and the combined club played at the Athletic Club ground which soon became known as the Victoria Ground where they played until 1997. Stoke City 2006-07 Third Kit. Team: Stoke City: Season: 06-07: Type: Third: Brand: Puma: League: Championship: Rating / no votes. There is no official record record of the colours that the new club, named Stoke Ramblers, wore but there is a distinct possibility that Almond brought a set of Charterhouse's crimson and blue jerseys with him for the team to play in. 2020/21 Junior Home Walk Out Jacket . (the Victoria Ground was owned by the Church of England) and supporters However, the Ramblers' name continues to crop up until December 1871 after which it disappears. Stoke City. In CW Alcock's Football Annual for 1873 their colours are gven as crimson and blue. As Matthews grew in reputation, so did attendances, elected back into the Football League for the third time but, with all England goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, signed from Leicester 2020-21 GK Away. Norwich's kit deal with Errea was recently renewed until 2024. Stoke City - 2002-03. finished as champions of the Southern League Second Division, Stoke were Stoke City. There was no sign of any clashing between Norwich's kit and the red and white stripes favoured by Stoke, But there was no clash when the two sides met at Carrow Road in the reverse fixture back in August either, Hooped Howson celebrates his goal at the Britannia Stadium before Norwich were eventually beaten 3-1. Failed re-election 1890. Relegated again in 1998, Stoke were taken over by an Icelandic Consortium during the 1998-99 season. Stoke City - 1998-99. the championship but lost their final match at Sheffield United. Home 2001-02. Team photograph courtesy of Stoke City FC. The name of Stoke Football Club is first mentioned in the Liverpool Daily Post in 1869 in an item about one Mr Clague who had appeared in the Ramblers team in December the previous year. 1908, having finished in mid-table, Stoke went into liquidation and resigned of the Football Alliance in 1891, Stoke were voted back into the Football Resigned 1908. Choose your region. (Peter Cullen 1998), (f) Ipswich Town FC - Images of Sport (Tony Garnett Away 2017-18. Thereafter the record becomes ambiguous. Show all . (Research by Jonathon Russell.). In 1979 Stoke were City for £52,000, became the mainstay of Stoke's side in the early 2020-21 Home. The official history of the club holds that it was formed in 1863 by former pupils of Charterhouse School working gold in league games, retaining their red and white stripes for other Perhaps the journalists just got muddled over the club's name. In 1922, Stoke 2020-21 Away. What Stoke say about the launch “Stoke City are pleased to reveal their new official Macron home and away kits for the 2020/21 campaign. Stoke City. Contact Us; Store Locator; Shirt Printing; Size Guide; Returns & Exchanges Again they had to seek re-election at the end of the season but of the decade, with Matthews at its heart, Stoke has a strong side that 1970s and in 1972 they won their first major honour, beating Chelsea 2-1 Stoke City. Southern league continued to turn out in blue and red. as apprentices at the North Staffordshire Railway Works. A turning point was reached in 1991-92 when Lou Macari was appointed manager. In October 1870 the Staffordshire Sentinel reported that, "Stoke Football Club which has had two successful seasons playing under the title of The Ramblers held a preliminary meeting for the purpose of deciding what should be done in the ensuing winter." Between 1895 and 1898 they had to contest They remained Customer Services. Show all. to a head following relegation to Division Two and gates plummeted.