STOKE
1888-89 Founder member of Football League
1890 Not re-elected to Football League
1890-91 Joined Football Alliance
Football Alliance Champions
1891-92 Elected back into Football League
1894-95 Retained status after Test Match (Stoke 3 Newton Heath 0)
1897-98 Retained status after Test Matches
1898-99 F.A. Cup semi-finalists
1907 Relegated to Division Two
1908 Resigned from Football League
1908-09 Joined Birmingham & District League
1909-10 Also joined Southern League Division 2A
Southern League Division 2A Champions
Beat Division 2B Champions Hastings & St Leonards in play-off 6-0,
but not promoted to Division One
1910-11 Southern League Division Two runner-up, missing title on goal av.
Promoted to Southern League Division One
Birmingham & District League Champions
1913 Relegated to Southern League Division Two
1914-15 Southern League Division Two Champions
1919-20 Elected back into Football League Division Two
1921-22 Football League Division Two runner-up
Promoted to Division One (on foal average)
1923 Relegated to Division Two
1925 Added "City" to name to become Stoke City
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1888-89 FL 22 4 4 14 26 51 12 12/12
1889-90 FL 22 3 4 15 27 69 10 12/12
1890-91 F ALL 22 13 7 2 57 39 33 1/12
1891-92 FL 26 5 4 17 38 61 14 13/14
1892-93 FL-1 30 12 5 13 58 48 29 7/16
1893-94 FL-1 30 13 3 14 65 79 29 11/16
1894-95 FL-1 30 9 6 15 50 67 24 14/16
1895-96 FL-1 30 15 0 15 56 47 30 6/16
1896-97 FL-1 30 11 3 16 48 59 25 13/16
1897-98 FL-1 30 8 8 14 35 55 24 16/16
TEST M 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 1/4
1898-99 FL-1 34 13 7 14 47 52 33 12/18
1899-00 FL-1 34 13 8 13 47 45 34 9/18
1900-01 FL-1 34 11 5 18 46 57 27 16/18
1901-02 FL-1 34 11 9 14 45 55 31 16/18
1902-03 FL-1 34 15 7 12 46 38 37 6/18
1903-04 FL-1 34 10 7 17 54 57 27 16/18
1904-05 FL-1 34 13 4 17 40 58 30 12/18
1905-06 FL-1 38 16 7 15 54 55 39 10/20
1906-07 FL-1 38 8 10 20 41 64 26 20/20
1907-08 FL-2 38 16 5 17 57 52 37 10/20
1908-09 B'HAM 34 13 5 16 71 64 31 8/18
1909-10 B'HAM 34 15 7 12 82 52 37 7/18
SOUTH-2A 10 10 0 0 48 9 20 1/6
1910-11 B'HAM 34 24 2 8 95 48 50 1/18
SOUTH-2 22 17 1 4 72 21 35 2/12
1911-12 SOUTH-1 38 13 10 15 51 63 36 10/20
1912-13 SOUTH-1 38 10 4 24 39 75 24 20/20
1913-14 SOUTH-2 30 19 2 9 71 34 40 5/16
1914-15 SOUTH-2 24 17 4 3 62 15 38 1/13
1919-20 FL-2 42 18 6 18 60 54 42 10/22
1920-21 FL-2 42 12 11 19 46 56 35 20/22
1921-22 FL-2 42 18 16 8 60 44 52 2/22
1922-23 FL-1 42 10 10 22 47 67 30 21/22
1923-24 FL-2 42 14 18 10 44 42 46 6/22
1924-25 FL-2 42 12 11 19 34 46 35 20/22
F.A. CUP
1887-88 3 OSWESTRY H 3-0
4 BYE
5 WEST BROMWICH ALBION A 1-4
1889-90 1 OLD WESTMINSTERS H 2-0
2 EVERTON H 4-2
QF WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 0-4 Declared void
QF WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 0-8
1890-91 1 PRESTON NORTH END H 3-0
2 ASTON VILLA H 3-0
QF NOTTS COUNTY A 0-1
1891-92 1 CASUALS H 3-0 Replay ordered
1 CASUALS H 3-0
2 BURNLEY A 3-1
QF SUNDERLAND H 2-2
QFr SUNDERLAND A 0-4
1892-93 1 ACCRINGTON A 1-2
1893-94 1 EVERTON H 1-0
2 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 0-1
1894-95 1 NEWTON HEATH A 3-2
2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 0-2
1895-96 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H 5-0
2 BURNLEY A 1-1
2r BURNLEY H 7-1
QF WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 0-3
1896-97 1 GLOSSOP NORTH END H 5-2
2 PRESTON NORTH END A 1-2
1897-98 1 BURY A 2-1
2 EVERTON H 0-0
2r EVERTON A 1-5
1898-99 1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 2-2
1r SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H 2-0
2 SMALL HEATH H 2-2
2r SMALL HEATH A 2-1
QF TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H 4-1
SF DERBY COUNTY N 1-3 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers
1899-00 1 LIVERPOOL H 0-0
1r LIVERPOOL A 0-1
1900-01 INT GLOSSOP H 1-0
1 SMALL HEATH H 1-1
1r SMALL HEATH A 1-2
1901-02 1 ASTON VILLA H 2-2
1r ASTON VILLA A 2-1
2 BRISTOL ROVERS A 1-0
QF NOTTINGHAM FOREST A 0-2
1902-03 1 GLOSSOP A 3-2
2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST A 0-0
2r NOTTINGHAM FOREST H 2-0
QF DERBY COUNTY A 0-3
1903-04 1 ASTON VILLA H 2-3
1904-05 1 GRIMSBY TOWN H 2-0
2 EVERTON H 0-4
1905-06 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS H 1-0
2 BIRMINGHAM H 0-1
1906-07 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION A 1-1
1r WEST BROMWICH ALBION H 2-2
1r2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION N 0-2 @ Aston Villa
1907-08 1 LINCOLN CITY H 5-0
2 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 1-1
2r GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 2-2
2r2 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY N 3-1 @ Nottingham Forest
3 PORTSMOUTH A 1-0
QF WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS H 0-1
1908-09 1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 0-5
1909-10 5Q EXETER CITY H 0-0
5Qr EXETER CITY A 1-1
5Qr2 EXETER CITY N 2-1 @ Fulham
1 NEWCASTLE UNITED H 1-1
1r NEWCASTLE UNITED A 1-2
1910-11 5Q LINCOLN CITY H 4-0
1 MANCHESTER CITY H 1-2
1912-13 1 READING H 2-2
1r READING A 0-3
1913-14 5Q BARROW H 3-1
1 ASTON VILLA A 0-4
1919-20 1 BURY A 0-2
1920-21 1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 2-3
1921-22 1 PORT VALE A 4-2
2 NORTHAMPTON TOWN A 2-2
2r NORTHAMPTON TOWN H 3-0
3 ASTON VILLA H 0-0
3r ASTON VILLA A 0-4
1922-23 1 BLYTH SPARTANS A 3-0
2 BURY A 1-3
1923-24 1 LEEDS UNITED A 0-1
1924-25 1 LEICESTER CITY A 0-3
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