Currently sitting just shy of the Championship relegation zone, Stoke City are currently in the midst of one of their more testing seasons in recent times. 

The Potters have endured a season to forget at the Bet365 Stadium, with the Stoke-on-Trent based outfit having performed poorly under Nathan Jones initially, before replacing the former Luton Town boss with Michael O'Neill back in November 2019.

Results have certainly seen an improvement since the appointment of the Northern Ireland boss, with the club now fully set on achieving their objective of Championship survival in order to avoid an unthinkable relegation to League One.

Moving away from their current plight, we have put together a list of EIGHT interesting facts about Stoke City that you may not have known....

The club was originally founded as the Stoke Ramblers back in the 1860s before eventually changing it's name to Stoke City in the 1920s.

Their only major trophy to date was the league cup back in 1972, with the Potters defeating Chelsea by two goals to one.

The club have competed in European competition on three occasions, twice in the 1970s and most recently in the 2011/2012 season after finishing as runners up in the FA Cup in the season prior.

In addition to winning the league cup, Stoke have also tasted success in the Football League Trophy, winning the competition twice in their history in 1992 and 2000.

The club takes it's nickname from Stoke-on-Trent's pottery industry, with the name having stuck since the club's early years of existence.

Pulis is the only manager to have ever taken Stoke to the FA Cup final, with the Potters eventually losing to Manchester City at Wembley 1-0 after Yaya Toure scored the only goal of the game for the opposition.

Guðjón Þórðarson was the first manager from outside the UK to manage the club, with the Icelander taking charge of the Potters for three years.

Despite enduring something of a season to forget, Butland is the only player to have won the club's player of the year award on two occasions in the 21st century.