The following is a list of seasons played by Stoke City F.C. in English and European football, from the formation of the Football League in 1888 to the present day.
Stoke was formed in 1836 and participated in the FA Cup, before joining the Football League as one of its twelve founding members in 1888. The club was known as Stoke Football Club up until 1928; its name then changed to Stoke City Football Club following Stoke-on-Trent's promotion to city status. The club has won the Football League Cup once, in 1972, and the Football League Trophy on two occasions, firstly in 1992 and then in 2000. As of the 2007–2008 season, Stoke play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football.
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[1] | Europe | Other competitions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | |||||
| 1888-89 | 1st Div | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 12th | [2] | |||
| 1889-90 | 1st Div | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 69 | 10 | 12th | 3rd round | |||
| 1890-91 | Alliance[3] | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 39 | 33 | 1st | 3rd round | |||
| 1891-92 | 1st Div[4] | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 13th | 3rd round replay | |||
| 1892-93 | 1st Div | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 29 | 7th | 1st round | |||
| 1893-94 | 1st Div | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 29 | 11th | 1st round | |||
| 1894-95 | 1st Div | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 67 | 24 | 14th | 2nd round | |||
| 1895-96 | 1st Div | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 30 | 6th | 3rd round | |||
| 1896-97 | 1st Div | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 25 | 13th | 2nd round | |||
| 1897-98 | 1st Div | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 55 | 24 | 16th | 2nd round | |||
| 1898-99 | 1st Div | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 33 | 12th | Semi-final | |||
| 1899-00 | 1st Div | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 34 | 9th | 1st round replay | |||
| 1900-01 | 1st Div | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 27 | 16th | 1st round replay | |||
| 1901-02 | 1st Div | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 31 | 16th | 3rd round | |||
| 1902-03 | 1st Div | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 6th | 3rd round | |||
| 1903-04 | 1st Div | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 27 | 16th | 1st round | |||
| 1904-05 | 1st Div | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 58 | 30 | 12th | 2nd round | |||
| 1905-06 | 1st Div | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 10th | 2nd round | |||
| 1906-07 | 1st Div | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 26 | 20th | 1st round replay | |||
| 1907-08 | 2nd Div | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 10th | 4th round | |||
Key edit
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| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Notes edit
- ^ The Football League Cup was founded in 1961.
- ^ Stoke chose not to enter the FA Cup in 1888-89. The competition itself was founded in 1871.
- ^ Stoke failed in their bid for re-election to the Football League, so instead opted to enter the Football Alliance for the 1890–91 season.
- ^ Stoke were re-elected to the Football League. The league was also expanded to 14 teams.
References edit
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