Stoke City F.C. league record by opponent explained

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.^[1]

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 2023–24 season.

Stoke City F.C. league record by opponent

scope=col rowspan=2	Opponent	scope=col	Pld!	scope=col	W!	scope=col	D!	scope=col	L	scope=col	Pld!	scope=col	W!	scope=col	D!	scope=col	L	scope=col	Pld!	scope=col	W!	scope=col	D!	scope=col	L!	scope=col	GF!	scope=col	GA	Win%	Ref(s)
Home				Away				Total
	4	2	1	1	4	0	0	4	8	2	1	5	17	20	%	^[2]
	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	%	^[3]
	47	20	16	11	47	5	5	37	94	25	21	46	85	149	%	^[4]
	53	22	16	15	53	9	12	32	106	31	27	47	126	181	%	^[5]
Barnsley	30	16	10	4	30	5	7	17	60	21	18	21	84	79	%	^[6]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	0	%	^[7]
Birmingham City	49	28	11	10	49	12	12	25	98	40	23	35	127	115	%	^[8]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	8	8	%
Blackpool	33	14	9	10	33	11	10	12	66	25	19	22	95	83	%	^[9]
	48	28	8	12	48	11	7	30	96	39	15	41	136	161	%	^[10]
	41	22	7	12	41	8	13	20	82	30	20	32	128	117	%	^[11]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	3	%
Bournemouth	15	8	2	5	15	4	5	6	30	12	7	11	34	33	%	^[12]
	20	14	4	2	20	4	5	11	40	18	9	13	57	49	%	^[13]
	7	4	2	1	7	1	2	4	14	5	4	5	22	19	%	^[14]
	14	10	4	0	14	3	5	6	28	13	9	6	45	29	%	^[15]
	20	9	8	3	20	6	8	6	40	15	16	9	55	39	%	^[16]
	29	17	4	8	29	10	10	9	58	27	14	16	84	70	%	^[17]
	14	8	1	5	14	2	3	9	28	10	4	14	43	50	%	^[18]
Burnley	48	26	10	12	48	13	13	22	96	39	23	35	146	129	%	^[19]
	32	20	4	8	32	10	6	16	64	30	10	24	103	82	%	^[20]
	5	2	1	2	5	3	1	1	10	5	2	3	17	12	%	^[21]
	25	10	8	6	25	6	6	12	50	17	14	19	59	62	%	^[22]
	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	1	7	5	%	^[23]
	30	18	7	5	30	7	5	18	60	25	12	23	91	92	%	^[24]
	44	17	8	19	44	7	11	26	88	24	19	44	108	142	%	^[25]
	3	1	0	0	3	0	3	2	6	1	3	2	8	6	%	^[26]
	7	5	2	0	7	5	2	0	14	10	4	0	29	13	%	^[27]
	6	4	2	0	6	4	0	2	12	8	2	2	21	12	%	^[28]
	31	16	4	11	31	10	7	14	62	26	11	25	89	84	%	^[29]
	6	4	1	1	6	4	0	2	12	8	1	3	15	10	%	^[30]
	28	10	8	10	28	7	4	17	56	16	12	27	62	82	%	^[31]
	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	12	2	%	^[32]
	3	3	0	0	3	0	1	2	6	3	1	2	21	19	%	^[33]
Derby County	66	31	22	18	66	10	18	38	132	41	40	51	170	219	%	^[34]
	6	2	4	0	6	2	1	3	12	4	5	3	18	16	%	^[35]
	62	22	21	19	62	10	12	40	124	32	33	58	131	210	%	^[36]
	3	2	1	0	3	0	2	1	6	2	3	1	10	8	%	^[37]
Fulham	38	18	8	12	38	10	7	21	76	28	15	33	106	107	%	^[38]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	5	2	%	^[39]
	5	1	4	0	5	0	1	4	10	1	5	4	6	14	%	^[40]
	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	7	3	%	^[41]
	26	16	6	4	26	6	10	10	52	22	16	14	84	55	%	^[42]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	7	3	%	^[43]
	3	2	0	1	3	2	1	0	6	4	1	1	12	7	%	^[44]
Huddersfield Town	39	19	13	7	39	10	13	16	78	29	26	23	118	96	%	^[45]
	35	18	11	6	35	13	9	13	70	31	20	19	98	71	%	^[46]
Ipswich Town	36	16	12	8	36	9	8	19	72	24	20	27	94	104	%	^[47]
	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	%	^[48]
	45	23	7	15	45	6	11	28	90	29	18	42	128	144	%	^[49]
	44	22	13	9	44	6	16	22	88	28	29	31	108	124	%	^[50]
	20	11	2	7	20	7	1	12	40	18	3	19	57	49	%	^[51]
	13	10	2	1	13	7	2	4	26	17	4	5	63	29	%	^[52]
	63	27	20	16	63	3	13	47	126	30	33	63	132	206	%	^[53]
	23	11	7	5	23	10	7	6	46	21	14	11	70	57	%	^[54]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	2	%	^[55]
	49	25	11	13	49	7	12	30	98	32	22	42	108	141	%	^[56]
	45	17	15	13	45	5	14	26	90	22	29	39	106	145	%	^[57]
	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	13	4	%	^[58]
	51	28	12	11	51	8	12	31	102	36	24	42	128	145	%	^[59]
	26	13	6	7	26	6	7	13	52	19	13	20	50	55	%	^[60]
	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	2	0	2	8	4	%	^[61]
	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	6	%	^[62]
	41	22	10	9	41	4	9	28	82	26	19	37	96	132	%	^[63]
	4	3	1	0	4	1	2	1	8	4	3	1	18	9	%	^[64]
	29	15	8	6	29	4	10	15	58	19	18	21	68	76	%	^[65]
Nottingham Forest	53	19	17	17	53	13	15	25	106	32	32	32	132	154	%	^[66]
	37	16	10	11	37	10	11	16	74	26	21	27	91	90	%	^[67]
	26	9	8	9	26	6	5	15	52	15	13	24	62	74	%	^[68]
	7	3	2	2	7	0	2	5	14	3	4	7	16	24	%	^[69]
Peterborough United	5	4	1	0	5	2	3	0	10	6	4	0	22	8	%	^[70]
	20	14	6	0	20	5	6	9	40	19	12	9	53	46	%	^[71]
	53	24	13	16	53	12	10	31	106	36	23	47	144	180	%	^[72]
	30	16	6	8	30	5	8	17	60	21	14	25	73	86	%	^[73]
	22	9	6	7	22	7	9	6	44	16	15	13	44	39	%	^[74]
	23	10	3	10	23	4	8	11	46	14	11	20	48	62	%	^[75]
Reading	27	14	7	6	27	5	10	12	54	19	16	18	74	64	%	^[76]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	5	%	^[77]
Rotherham United	24	13	4	7	24	7	11	6	48	20	15	13	77	57	%	^[78]
	7	5	0	2	7	2	5	0	14	7	5	2	24	18	%	^[79]
Sheffield United	52	23	14	15	52	11	15	26	104	34	29	41	151	146	%	^[80]
	43	20	10	13	43	10	11	22	86	30	21	35	111	122	%	^[81]
	6	2	3	1	6	2	0	4	12	4	3	5	12	15	%	^[82]
Southampton	37	19	9	9	37	10	6	21	74	29	13	31	102	105	%	^[83]
	6	3	1	2	6	1	1	4	12	4	2	6	18	15	%	^[84]
	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	0	%	^[85]
	4	2	4	1	7	1	3	3	14	2	7	4	13	19	%	^[86]
	10	7	2	1	10	2	3	5	20	9	5	6	24	20	%	^[87]
	71	35	16	20	71	9	17	45	142	43	32	65	154	205	%	^[88]
	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	2	%
	36	22	9	5	36	9	11	16	72	31	20	20	128	91	%	^[89]
	8	5	2	1	8	3	0	5	16	8	2	6	20	19	%	^[90]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	%	^[91]
Tottenham Hotspur	43	18	9	16	43	3	9	31	86	21	18	47	92	150	%	^[92]
	8	3	2	3	8	2	4	2	16	5	6	5	15	17	%	^[93]
	8	6	1	1	8	2	2	4	16	8	3	5	22	20	%	^[94]
	19	8	3	8	19	7	4	8	38	15	7	16	41	47	%	^[95]
	74	37	23	14	74	26	14	34	148	63	36	46	216	198	%	^[96]
	40	21	8	11	40	7	15	18	80	29	21	28	94	108	%	^[97]
Wigan Athletic	17	7	6	4	17	4	7	6	34	11	13	10	42	47	%	^[98]
	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	%	^[99]
	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	6	4	%	^[100]
	6	5	0	1	6	6	0	0	12	11	0	1	26	9	%	^[101]
	70	35	14	21	70	14	19	37	140	49	33	58	195	217	%	^[102]
Wycombe Wanderers	5	2	3	0	5	4	0	1	10	6	3	1	17	5	%	^[103]
	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	2	%	^[104]

External links

• Stoke City official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Accrington . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
3. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Accrington Stanley (old) . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
4. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Arsenal . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
5. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Aston Villa . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
6. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Barnsley . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
7. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Barrow . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
8. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Birmingham . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
9. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Blackpool . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
10. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Blackburn Rovers . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
11. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Bolton Wanderers . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
12. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Bournemouth . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
13. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Bradford City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
14. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Bradford Park Avenue . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
15. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Brentford . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
16. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Brighton . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
17. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Bristol City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
18. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Bristol Rovers . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
19. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Burnley . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
20. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Bury . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
21. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Cambridge United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
22. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Cardiff . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
23. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Carlisle United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
24. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Charlton Athletic . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
25. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Chelsea . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
26. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Chester City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
27. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Chesterfield . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
28. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Colchester United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
29. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Coventry City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
30. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Crewe Alexandra . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
31. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Crystal Palace . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
32. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Darlington . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
33. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Darwen . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
34. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Derby County . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
35. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Doncaster Rovers . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
36. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Everton . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
37. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Exeter City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
38. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Fulham . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
39. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Gainsborough Trinity . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
40. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Gillingham . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
41. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Glossop . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
42. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Grimsby Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
43. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Halifax Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
44. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Hartlepool United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
45. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Huddersfield Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
46. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Hull City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
47. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Ipswich Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
48. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Leeds City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
49. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Leeds United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
50. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Leicester City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
51. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Leyton Orient . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
52. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Lincoln City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
53. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Liverpool . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
54. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Luton Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
55. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Macclesfield Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
56. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Manchester City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
57. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Manchester United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
58. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Mansfield Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
59. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Middlesbrough . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
60. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Millwall . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
61. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Nelson . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
62. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v New Brighton . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
63. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Newcastle United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
64. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Northampton Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
65. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Norwich City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
66. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Nottingham Forest . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
67. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Notts County . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
68. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Oldham Athletic . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
69. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Oxford United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
70. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Peterborough United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
71. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Plymouth Argyle . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
72. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Preston North End . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
73. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Portsmouth . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
74. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Port Vale . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
75. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Queens Park Rangers . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
76. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Reading . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
77. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Rochdale . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
78. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Rotherham United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
79. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Scunthorpe United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
80. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Sheff United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
81. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Sheff Wed . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
82. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Shrewsbury . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
83. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Southampton . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
84. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Southend United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
85. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Southport . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
86. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v South Shields . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
87. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Stockport County . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
88. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Sunderland . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
89. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Swansea City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
90. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Swindon Town . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
91. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Torquay United . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
92. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Tottenham Hotspur . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
93. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Tranmere Rovers . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
94. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Walsall . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
95. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Watford . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
96. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v West Brom . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
97. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v West Ham . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
98. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Wigan Athletic . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
99. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Wigan Borough . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
100. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Wimbledon . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
101. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Wrexham . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
102. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Wolves . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
103. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v Wycombe Wanderers . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .
104. Web site: Stoke City Head-to-head v York City . 5 August 2012 . SoccerBase.com .