Difference between revisions of "Stoke City F.C."

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Stoke City F.C. is a British soccer team in the English Premier League. The team is based in the Midlands city of Stoke on Trent, and were newly promoted to the Premier League in 2008. They are managed by Tony Pulis and are sponsored by Britannia Building Society. They lost the FA Cup final of 2011 to Manchester City. Stoke are nicknamed the Potters due to the ceramics industry in the city. They play in red and white stripes and are famous for a direct, physical approach to their play which has gained results but few admirers.

Roster

Goalkeepers

1 Steve Simonsen
29 Thomas Sorensen
38 Danzelle St. Louis-Hamilton

Defenders

2 Andy Griffin
3 Danny Higginbotham
5 Leon Cort
14 Danny Pugh
17 Ryan Shawcross
21 Andrew Davies
22 Stephen Kelly
25 Abdoulaye Faye
28 Andy Wilkinson
31 Carl Dickinson
33 Ibrahima Sonko

Midfielders

4 Seyi Ololfinjana
6 Glenn Whelan
7 Liam Lawrence
8 Tom Soares
16 Dominic Matteo
18 Salif Diao
19 Amdy Faye
23 Michael Tonge
24 Rory Delap
26 Matthew Etherington
36 Jimmy Phillips
37 Tom Thorley
39 Nathaniel Wedderburn

Strikers

9 Richard Cresswell
10 Ricardo Fuller
11 Mamady Sidibe
12 Dave Kitson
15 Vincent Pericard
20 James Beattie
27 Henri Camara
35 Marc Grocott

Notable Former Players

RW Stanley Matthews

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-'''Stoke City F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] team in the [[English Premier League]]. The team is based in the Midlands city of Stoke on Trent, were newly promoted to the Premier League in 2008. They are managed by Tony Pulis and are sponsored by Britannia Building Society.
+'''Stoke City F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] team in the [[English Premier League]]. The team is based in the Midlands city of [[Stoke on Trent]], and were newly promoted to the Premier League in 2008. They are managed by Tony Pulis and are sponsored by Britannia Building Society. They lost the FA Cup final of 2011 to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. Stoke are nicknamed the Potters due to the [[Pottery|ceramics]] industry in the city. They play in red and white stripes and are famous for a direct, physical approach to their play which has gained results but few admirers.
 ==Roster==
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 *17 Ryan Shawcross
 *21 Andrew Davies
-*22 Lewis Buxton
+*22 Stephen Kelly
 *25 Abdoulaye Faye
 *28 Andy Wilkinson
+*31 Carl Dickinson
 *33 Ibrahima Sonko
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 *24 Rory Delap
 *26 Matthew Etherington
-*27 Demar Phillips
 *36 Jimmy Phillips
 *37 Tom Thorley
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 *15 Vincent Pericard
 *20 James Beattie
+*27 Henri Camara
 *35 Marc Grocott
+==Notable Former Players==
+*RW [[Stanley Matthews]]
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