Frank Bowyer

Bowyer joined Stoke City FC in the year 1937 and it was not until the year 1948 when he finally made his league debut for the club. He went onto make a staggering 436 appearances for the club and scored a prolific 149 goals. He is arguably one of the finest players in the clubs football history and went onto o become player – manager at Macclesfield Town in 1960.

Frank Soo

Soo moved to Stoke City in the year 1933 and soon established himself a as firm favourite with the Stoke City supporters. He made nine appearances for the England international football team and made a total of 173 appearances for Stoke City before moving on to sign for Leicester City in the summer of 1945. He later on enjoyed spells playing for Luton Town and Cheltenham United.

Neil Franklin

Franklin started off his successful playing career with Stoke City and was widely regarded as the finest centre half in the country. He made 162 appearances for Stoke and during his successful time at the club, he made 27 international appearances for England. He later on moved to Colombia to play his football there. He finished off his career with brief spells playing for Hull City, Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County and Mansfield Town.