Going into the 1984/85 season, Stoke City were heading into their 20th First Division campaign from the last 22, across which time they had been part of the furniture of English football's top-flight.

Yet, as the opening day arrived the wheels at the Victoria Ground were already wobbling, while by Christmas 1984, three of them had fallen off; a domino effect was in motion that took the club from a flirtation with hipster status, to the most emphatic of relegations, via financial implosion and an on-pitch shift to the dreaded POMO.

Join Steven Scragg and Joe Byatt for a wild ride of three league wins and 91 goals conceded.

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