The Victoria Ground 1878 - 1997

The Victoria Ground
1878 - 1997
When Stoke City said goodbye to the Victoria Ground in May 1997 they bought to an end a stay of over 119 years stretching back to March 1878.
The Victoria Ground played host to its final league game against West Bromwich Albion on the last day of the 1996/97 season. As a coincidence the first ever league game to take place at the Vic had also been against Albion, this back on the 8th September 1888 in front of 4,500 in which Stoke lost by two goals to nil. We signed off from the last encounter with victory, winning 2-1 in front of a 22,500 crowd.
A grand old football ground, it joins the likes of Roker Park, The Baseball Ground and Ayresome Park, now long gone, but it will forever be remembered in the hearts and minds of supporters. This page is dedicated to the memory of 'The Vic' and all who set foot in her, and those younger supporters who were never so lucky.