The history of Stoke City F.C., an
English association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, covers the
years from the club's formation to the present day. The Stoke Ramblers
were formed in 1863, playing their first documented match on 17 October
1868 at the Victoria Cricket Club ground. In 1878 the club moved to the
Victoria Ground, its home for the next 119 years, and merged with Stoke
Victoria Cricket Club to become Stoke Football Club. The club joined
the Football League upon its formation in 1888, making it the second
oldest club in the Football League. The club moved in 1997 to the
Britannia Stadium, a 28,383 all-seater stadium; the Victoria Ground was
demolished later that year. In the 2007–08 season, Stoke won promotion
from the Football League Championship, the second tier of English
football, and as of 2008-2009 are playing in the top flight (currently
English Premier League) for the first time since 1985, when they were
relegated with just 17 points, a record low unsurpassed for 21 years.
Stoke's only major trophy was the 1972 League Cup, won by beating
Chelsea 2–1 in the final before a crowd of 97,852.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
456:
1813:
1843:
William Rowan Hamilton first wrote down
the fundamental formula for quaternions, carving the equation into the
side of Broom Bridge in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternion)
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