Stoke City Football Club is an English association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent. Founded as Stoke Ramblers Football Club in 1863, the club changed its name to Stoke Football Club in 1868 and then added the word "City" in 1927. During the 1888–89 season, Stoke joined the Football League and after a period in non-league football prior to World War I Stoke remained there until 2008 when Stoke gained promotion Premier League.
Stoke City are founder members of the Football League, which was created in 1888. Over the years Stoke have played in the First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Third Division North, Championship, Football Alliance, Birmingham & District League and Southern League. Since 2018, Stoke compete in the second tier of English football, the EFL Championship.
Stoke's first opponent was West Bromwich Albion in September 1888 who defeated the Potters 2–0. Albion is also the opponent Stoke have played the most often in League matches, and against which they have recorded the most wins. The most league defeats inflicted upon City are by Liverpool and Sunderland, while the most drawn matches have come against Derby County.
Key The records include the results of matches played in The Football League (from 1888 to 1890, 1891 to 1907, 1919 to 2008) Football Alliance (from 1890 to 1891) and the Premier League (since 2008). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 seasons. Football League play-offs, Test Matches and cup matches are not included. For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Ardwick, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester City, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively. Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Stoke City. Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct. Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
All-time league record Statistics correct as of end of the 2025–26 season.
+Stoke City F.C. league record by opponentOpponentPldWDLPldWDLPldWDLGFGAWin%Ref(s) Home Away TotalAccrington 4211 4004 82151720%Accrington Stanley (old) 1200 1000 220020%Arsenal 47201611 475537 9425214685149%Aston Villa 53221615 5391232 106312747126181%Barnsley3016104 305717 602118218479%Barrow 1100 1010 211040%Birmingham City 50291110 50121325 100422436129116%Birmingham St George's 1100 1001 210188%Blackpool3314910 33111012 662519229583%Blackburn Rovers 5029912 5012830 100411741141163%Bolton Wanderers 4122712 4181320 82302032128117%Bootle 1100 1010 211043%Bournemouth15825 15456 30127113433%Bradford City 201442 204511 40189135749%Bradford Park Avenue 7421 7124 145452219%Brentford 141040 14356 2813964529%Brighton & Hove Albion 20983 20686 40151695539%Bristol City 311858 31101011 622815189176%Bristol Rovers 14815 14239 28104144350%Burnley49261013 49131422 98392436146131%Bury 322048 3210616 6430102410382%Cambridge United 5212 5311 105231712%Cardiff City261096 267612 521815196264%Carlisle United 2110 2101 421175%Charlton Athletic 311975 317519 622612239493%Chelsea 4417819 4471126 88241944108142%Chester City 3100 3032 613286%Chesterfield 7520 7520 1410402913%Colchester United 6420 6402 128222112%Coventry City 3317412 3310716 662711289390%Crewe Alexandra 6411 6402 128131510%Crystal Palace 2810810 287417 561612276282%Darlington 2200 2200 4400122%Darwen 3300 3012 63122119%Derby County68332218 68101939 136434151175223%Doncaster Rovers 6240 6213 124531816%Everton 62222119 62101240 124323358131210%Exeter City 3210 3021 6231108%Fulham3818812 3810721 76281533106107%Gainsborough Trinity 1100 1001 210152%Gillingham 5140 5014 10154614%Glossop North End 2200 2101 430173%Grimsby Town 261664 2661010 522216148455%Halifax Town 1100 1010 211073%Hartlepool United 3201 3210 6411127%Huddersfield Town3919137 39101316 7829262311896%Hull City 3718118 3715913 7433202010277%Ipswich Town 3716138 379820 7424212897108%Leeds City 1100 1100 220031%Leeds United4623716 4661129 92291844128152%Leicester City 4522149 4561623 90283032111128%Leyton Orient 201127 207112 40183195749%Lincoln City 131021 13724 2617456329%Liverpool 63272016 6331347 126303363132206%Luton Town241185 241077 482115127260%Macclesfield Town 1100 1010 211042%Manchester City 49251113 4971230 98322242108141%Manchester United 45171513 4551426 90222939106145%Mansfield Town 3210 3111 6321134%Middlesbrough 53281213 5381332 106362545130152%Millwall 281378 286715 561914235262%Nelson 2200 2002 420284%New Brighton 1010 1001 201116%Newcastle United 4122109 414928 8226193796132%Northampton Town 4310 4121 8431189%Norwich City 3115106 3151016 622020227482%Nottingham Forest53191717 53131525 106323232132154%Notts County 37161011 37101116 742621279190%Oldham Athletic 26989 266515 521513246274%Oxford United 9432 9126 185582126%Peterborough United5410 5230 10640228%Plymouth Argyle211470 21669 42201395446%Preston North End 55241516 55121132 110362648146184%Portsmouth 321769 326818 642214268293%Port Vale 22967 22796 441615134439%Queens Park Rangers 2511410 254912 501513215265%Reading271476 2751012 541916187464%Rochdale 1100 1001 210135%Rotherham United241347 247116 482015137757%Scunthorpe United 7502 7250 147522418%Sheffield United54231417 54111528 108342945152156%Sheffield Wednesday 45221013 45111123 90332136118124%Shrewsbury Town 6231 6204 124351215%Southampton 3819910 3811621 76301332104108%Southend United 6312 6114 124261815%Southport 1100 1100 220070%South Shields 4241 7133 142741319%Stockport County 10721 10235 209562420%Sunderland72361620 7291746 144433266156207%Sunderland Albion 1010 1010 202022%Swansea City 382495 3891217 7633212113395%Swindon Town 8521 8305 168262019%Torquay United 1100 1001 210131%Tottenham Hotspur4318916 433931 8621184792150%Tranmere Rovers 8323 8242 165651517%Walsall 8611 8224 168352220%Watford 21948 217410 42168184452%West Bromwich Albion 76372316 76261634 152633848218202%West Ham United 4021811 4071518 8029212894108%Wigan Athletic17764 17476 341113104247%Wigan Borough 1100 1100 220050%Wimbledon 3210 3111 632164%Wrexham 7601 7601 1412022711%Wolverhampton Wanderers 70351421 70141937 140493358195217%Wycombe Wanderers5230 5401 10631175%York City 1100 1010 201042%
References
External links Stoke City official website