List of Stoke City F.C. records and statistics

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863 the club changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status. They are the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts County, and are one of the founding members of the Football League. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. They have never been lower than the third tier.
Their first, and to date only major trophy, the League Cup was won in 1972, when the team beat Chelsea 2–1. The club's highest league finish in the top division is 4th, which was achieved in the 1935–36 and 1946–47 seasons. Stoke played in the FA Cup Final in 2011, finishing runners-up to Manchester City and have reached three FA Cup semi-finals; in 1899 then consecutively in 1971 and 1972. Stoke have competed in European football on three occasions, firstly in 1972–73 then in 1974–75 and most recently in 2011–12. The club has won the Football League Trophy twice, in 1992 and in 2000. The club's record appearance maker is Eric Skeels, who made 597 appearances between 1959 and 1976, and the club's record goalscorer is John Ritchie, who scored 176 goals in 351 appearances from 1962 to 1975.
Honours.
League.
Football League Championship
Football League Second Division: 3
Football League Third Division North: 1
Football Alliance: 1
Birmingham & District League: 1
Southern League Division Two: 2
Cups.
FA Cup
League Cup: 1
Football League Trophy: 2
Watney Cup: 1
Staffordshire Senior Cup: 15
Birmingham Senior Cup: 2
Isle of Man Trophy: 3
Bass Charity Vase: 5
Player records.
All-Time XI & Hall of Fame members.
In the final match of the 2012–13 season, as part of the club's official celebration of their 150th anniversary, supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Stoke City team.
A number of Stoke City players have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:
The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football.
PFA Team of the Year.
"The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Stoke :"