Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Ken Thomson (footballer)
Table title:
Career statistics
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Club </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Season </th><th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > League </th><th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > FA Cup </th><th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > League Cup </th><th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Total </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Division </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Apps </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Goals </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Apps </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Goals </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Apps </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Goals </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Apps </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Goals </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=6 > Aberdeen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1948–49 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scottish First Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1949–50 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scottish First Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1950–51 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scottish First Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1951–52 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scottish First Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1952–53 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scottish First Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Total </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=9 > Stoke City </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1952–53 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1953–54 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1954–55 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1955–56 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 37 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1956–57 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1957–58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 37 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1958–59 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1959–60 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Total </th><th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 278 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </th><th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 302 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=5 > Middlesbrough </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1959–60 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1960–61 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1961–62 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1962–63 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Second Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Total </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 84 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 90 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Hartlepools United </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1962–63 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fourth Division </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Total </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Career Total </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 419 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 32 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 471 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </th></tr>
</table>
Question:
How many appearances did Ken Thomson make for Stoke?
Answer:
Ken Thomson made 278 appearances for Stoke.