Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...

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. The club was formed in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers F.C., and played their first competitive match in November 1883, when they entered the First Round of the

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. In 1888 they joined the inaugural

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thus becoming founding members. The club was renamed Stoke City F.C. in 1925, and they moved to

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in 1997. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 1000 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, many of whom have played under 25 matches (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here.

List of players

*Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including

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, Birmingham & District League, Southern League,

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, League Cup, League Trophy, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League,

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. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded. *The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total. *Highlighted players members of the current squad. ''Statistics correct as of match played 3 May 2025'' ;Table headers * Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth. * Stoke City career – The year of the player's first appearance for Stoke City to the year of his last appearance. * Starts – The number of games started. * Sub – The number of games played as a substitute. * Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

Notes

* A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Stoke City F.C. players (1-24 appearances) Players (1-25 appearances)

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...

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