The second oldest professional football club in the world stoke city fc were founded as stoke ramblers in 1863 they changed their name to stoke city after stoke on trent was granted city status since 1878 their homeground was the victoria ground but they moved to the britannia stadium in 1997mug design reads 1863 the birth of football stoke ramblers north staffordshire railway worksour ceramic mugs are all white barring the printed design and are a standard mug size