The Britannia Stadium was 10 years old on August 27th 2007 and to celebrate the anniversary we launched the "Brit-10-Years" project.

There were a series of competitions and votes here on stokecityfc.com where the supporters got the chance to choose their all-time Britannia Stadium favourite game, favourite goal and favourite player.

It took 42 weeks for the stadium to be constructed, with the pitch the first thing to be laid after the foundations.

The doors of the Britannia first opened of course for a league cup tie, ironically against this season's opponents Rochdale, before the following Saturday's grand opening against Swindon Town.

Graham Kavanagh would go down in the record books for having scored the last Stoke City league goal at the Victoria Ground and the first goal at the club's new home.

Ten years on and the club obtained full ownership of the stadium in a deal worth £6 million following the previous joint-partnership with the Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Ltd.

FACTS & FIGURES

First Match At The Britannia Stadium
27th August 1997 (12,768)
League Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg
versus Rochdale - Drew 1-1

First Goalscorer At The Britannia Stadium
Graham Kavanagh
versus Rochdale
27th August 1997

First League Match At The Britannia Stadium
30th August 1997 (23,000)
Division One
versus Swindon Town - Lost 2-1

First League Goalscorer At The Britannia Stadium
Richard Forsyth
versus Swindon Town
30th August 1997

First Win At The Britannia Stadium
13th September 1997
Division One
versus Stockport County - Won 2-1

First League Cup Win At The Britannia Stadium
24th September 1997
2nd Round 2nd Leg
versus Burnley - Won 2-0

First Football League Trophy Match At The Britannia Stadium
7th December 1999
Northern Section 1st Round
versus Darlington - Won 3-2
(won by golden goal in extra-time)

First FA Cup Match At The Britannia Stadium
18th November 2000
1st Round
versus Nuneaton Borough - Drew 0-0 (lost replay 1-0)

First FA Cup Wins At The Britannia Stadium
18th November 2001
1st Round
versus Lewes - Won 2-0
(Lewes drawn at home but tie played at Britannia)

12th December 2001
2nd Round Replay
versus Halifax Town - Won 3-0

First FA Cup Win At The Britannia Stadium
(Drawn at Home)
4th January 2003
3rd Round
versus Wigan Athletic - Won 3-0

To start things off, we look back at the building of the Britannia Stadium, with a picture special HERE.