Founded in 1863 and initially called Stoke Ramblers, the club changed its name to Stoke City in 1925 ... Other managers who have led the team include Lou Macari, Mick Mills and Tony Waddington.

Stoke City caretaker manager Ryan Shawcross on a point ... "The new manager is in place, he'll take [first-team training] tomorrow, I'll go back down to the under-21s and start learning again ...