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STOKE CITY FOOTBALL CLUB - THE POTTERS

NAME: Stoke City FC
NICKNAME: The Potters
SINCE: 1863
CHAIRMAN: Peter Coates

STADIUM: Britannia Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent
CAPACITY: 28,384
BUILT: 1997

RECENT HISTORY

Stoke have probably experienced their most successful period in recent times. They were promoted in 2008 to English Premier League and have sinced remained in England's Top Flight, with finishes of 12th, 11th and most recently 13th. This has been down to Stoke making their home ground, Britannia Stadium 'a fortress', with opposition managers claiming it the hardest place to go to. Stoke have their fans to thank for this, providing arguably the best atmosphere in the EPL. An FA Cup run to the Final last year also granted Stoke the opportunity to play in Europe for the first time since 1975 and it is a tribute to their recent success.

The recent transfer window saw Stoke make big money signing in order for them to bulk the squad out in preparation for Europe. They signed Peter Crouch (10M), Wilson Palacios (8M), Cameron Jerome (Und.), Jonathon Woodgate (free), Matthew Upson (free).

OPENING SQUAD

1	Asmir Begovic	Goalkeeper
3	Danny Higginbotham	Defender
4	Robert Huth	Defender
5	Danny Collins	Defender
6	Glenn Whelan	Midfielder
8	Tom Soares	Midfielder
9	Kenwyne Jones	Striker
10	Ricardo Fuller	Striker
11	Mamady Sidibe	Striker
12	Marc Wilson	Midfielder
14	Danny Pugh (on loan to Leeds )	Midfielder
15	Salif Diao	Midfielder
16	Jermaine Pennant	Midfielder
17	Ryan Shawcross	Defender
18	Dean Whitehead	Midfielder
19	Jonathan Walters	Striker
20	Matthew Upson	Defender
21	Andrew Davies	Defender
23	Michael Tonge	Midfielder
24	Rory Delap	Midfielder
25	Peter Crouch	Striker
26	Matthew Etherington	Midfielder
27	Carlo Nash	Goalkeeper
28	Andy Wilkinson	Defender
29	Thomas Sorensen	Goalkeeper
30	Ryan Shotton	Defender
32	Diego Arismendi	Midfielder
33	Cameron Jerome	Striker
35	Ben Marshall	Striker
36	Matthew Lund	Midfielder
38	Florent Cuvelier	Midfielder
39	Jonathan Woodgate	Defender
40	Wilson Palacios	Midfielder

LEAGUES LOADED -
England --> Npower League 1
Spain --> Liga Adelante
France --> Ligue 2
Germany --> Bundesliga 2
Italy --> Serie B