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Stoke City FC

  • Stoke-on-Trent, UK

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863 the Club changed its name to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status. We are proudly the oldest professional football club in the world, and are one of the founding members of the Football League.

 

The Club's first, and to date only, major trophy was won in the 1972 Football League Cup Final, when the team beat Chelsea 2–1. The club have won the Football League Trophy on two occasions, first in 1992 and most recently in 2000. The Club's highest league finish in the top division is 4th, which was achieved in both 1935/36 and 1946/47. The Potters have competed in European football in 1972/73, 1974/75; and most recently in 2011–12 after reaching the FA Cup Final in 2011, finishing runners-up to Manchester City.

 

Stoke City's home ground is the bet365 Stadium, a 30,000+ all-seater stadium. Before the stadium was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878. The club's nickname is 'the Potters'​, named after the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent. The Club's traditional colours are red and white vertically striped shirts, white shorts and stockings

Video Scout
Stoke City FC Stoke-on-Trent, UK
19 Sep, 2020
Full time
Stoke City Football Club of the English Football League is looking for remote Video Scouts to support our First Team Scouting and Recruitment operations at our Training Ground Facility at Clayton Wood in Trent Vale. The successful applicant will be responsible for assisting with the identification and monitoring of recruitment targets for the Club’s First Team and Development Squads.  Main Responsibilities Watching video footage of matches from selected leagues as directed. Compiling detailed scout reports on assigned players, containing quantitative and qualitative data and observations. Adhering to the Club’s positional requirements, report format and metric definitions when watching assigned players (formal training will be provided). Attending ad-hoc meetings at our Training Ground Facility or virtual CPD events as required. Essential Skills Experience working in a similar role and a thorough understanding of objective and...