NICKNAME: The Potters

FOUNDED: 1863

MANAGER: Tony Pulis

GROUND: The Britannia Stadium

LAST SEASON:

League 12th FA Cup Third Round Carling Cup Quarter-finals

HONOURS:

Division Two Champions (2) 1932-33, 1962-63

Nationwide Two Champions (1) 1992-93

Division Three North Champions (1) 1926-27

League Cup winners (1) 1992

RECORD VICTORY: League 10-3 v West Brom, Division One 04-02-1937 Cup 7-1 v Burnley, FA Cup Second Round 02-02-1896

RECORD DEFEAT: 0-10 v Preston, Division One, 14-09-1889

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 51,380 v Arsenal, Division One, 29-03-37

RECORD TRANSFER FEE PAID: £5.5m, to Reading for Dave Kitson, July 2008.

RECORD TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED: £2.35m, from QPR for Mike Sheron, July 1997.

TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season Freddie Steele, 33, 1936-37 All–time Freddie Steele, 142, 1934-49

MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Eric Skeels, 506, 1958-76