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Stoke City
2024–25 season
ChairmanJohn Coates
ManagerSteven Schumacher
Stadiumbet365 Stadium
ChampionshipPre-season
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round

The 2024–25 season is Stoke City's 108th season in the Football League, the 48th in the second tier and eleventh in the Championship.

Pre-season

The day after the end of the 2023–24 season Stoke announced that Tyrese Campbell, Ciaran Clark and Wesley would be leaving following the end of their contracts whilst Jordan Thompson had his extended by one-year.[1] Stoke's first signing of the summer was Swedish goalkeeper Viktor Johansson on a three-year deal from Rotherham United.[2] Head of recruitment Jared Dublin left the club in May 2024 and was replaced the following month by Lee Darnbrough from Hull City.[3][4] Defender Ben Gibson was the second player to arrive, joining on a free after leaving Norwich City.[5] French full-back Eric Bocat joined on 26 June 2024 from Belgian side Sint-Truiden.[6]

Stoke played friendlies against AZ Alkmaar, Bolton Wanderers, Chester, Cork City, Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County.[7]

11 July 2024 Friendly Chester 0–3 Stoke City Chester
19:45 BST Report Tezgel 13', 45'
Ennis 85'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
17 July 2024 Friendly Cork City 0–5 Stoke City Cork, Ireland
19:45 BST Report Burger 23'
Bae Jun-ho 25', 29'
Sidibe 74'
Johnson 80'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
23 July 2024 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stoke City Crewe
19:30 BST Sanders 2' Report Vidigal 62', 87' Stadium: Gresty Road
27 July 2024 Friendly Stockport County 1–0 Stoke City Stockport
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
30 July 2024 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Stoke City Bolton
19:30 BST Report Manhoef 34' Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Stoke City 0–1 AZ Alkmaar Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Report Parrott 48' Stadium: bet365 Stadium

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

Matches

Stoke will begin the 2024–25 season at home against Coventry City.[8]

10 August 2024 1 Stoke City v Coventry City Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST Stadium: bet365 Stadium
17 August 2024 2 Watford v Stoke City Watford
15:00 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road
24 August 2024 3 Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: bet365 Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Plymouth Argyle v Stoke City Plymouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Home Park
14 September 2024 5 Oxford United v Stoke City Oxford
12:30 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[9]
20 September 2024 6 Stoke City v Hull City Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 BST Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[10]
28 September 2024 7 Middlesbrough v Stoke City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
2 October 2024 8 Stoke City v Portsmouth Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Stadium: bet365 Stadium
5 October 2024 9 Swansea City v Stoke City Swansea
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
19 October 2024 10 Stoke City v Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: bet365 Stadium
22 October 2024 11 Stoke City v Bristol City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: bet365 Stadium
26 October 2024 12 Sheffield United v Stoke City Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
2 November 2024 13 Stoke City v Derby County Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[11]
6 November 2024 14 Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
9 November 2024 15 Stoke City v Millwall Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[11]
23 November 2024 16 Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City Shepherd's Bush, London
Stadium: Loftus Road
26 November 2024 17 Stoke City v Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
30 November 2024 18 Stoke City v Burnley Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
7 December 2024 19 Sunderland v Stoke City Sunderland
12:30 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[11]
10 December 2024 20 Stoke City v Luton Town Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
14 December 2024 21 Stoke City v Cardiff City Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
21 December 2024 22 Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke City Sheffield
12:30 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[11]
26 December 2024 23 Stoke City v Leeds United Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
29 December 2024 24 Stoke City v Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
1 January 2025 25 Burnley v Stoke City Burnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
4 January 2025 26 Stoke City v Plymouth Argyle Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
18 January 2025 27 West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
22 January 2025 28 Portsmouth v Stoke City Fratton Park
Attendance: Portsmouth
25 January 2025 29 Stoke City v Oxford United Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
1 February 2025 30 Hull City v Stoke City Kingston upon Hull
Stadium: MKM Stadium
8 February 2025 31 Stoke City v Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
11 February 2025 32 Bristol City v Stoke City Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
15 February 2025 33 Stoke City v Swansea City Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
22 February 2025 34 Norwich City v Stoke City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
1 March 2025 35 Stoke City v Watford Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
8 March 2025 36 Coventry City v Stoke City Coventry
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
11 March 2025 37 Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
15 March 2025 38 Millwall v Stoke City Bermondsey, London
Stadium: The Den
29 March 2025 39 Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
5 April 2025 40 Preston North End v Stoke City Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
8 April 2025 41 Luton Town v Stoke City Luton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
12 April 2025 42 Cardiff City v Stoke City Cardiff
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
18 April 2025 43 Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
21 April 2025 44 Leeds United v Stoke City Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
26 April 2025 45 Stoke City v Sheffield United Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
3 May 2025 46 Derby County v Stoke City Derby
Stadium: Pride Park

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Swansea City 15 5 4 6 11 10 +1 19
12 Derby County 15 5 4 6 19 19 0 19
13 Stoke City 15 5 4 6 18 19 −1 19
14 Norwich City 15 4 6 5 23 22 +1 18
15 Sheffield Wednesday 15 5 3 7 17 25 −8 18
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[12]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

Stoke were drawn away against League Two side Carlisle United in the first round.[13]

13 August 2024 First Round Carlisle United v Stoke City Carlisle
Stadium: Brunton Park

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Sweden Viktor Johansson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF United States Lynden Gooch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF England Ben Pearson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland Michael Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Netherlands Wouter Burger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Portugal André Vidigal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England Lewis Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF South Korea Bae Jun-ho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Jamaica Daniel Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England Niall Ennis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Ben Wilmot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF France Eric Bocat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Morocco Ryan Mmaee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England Sam Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Serbia Nikola Jojić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Cameroon Junior Tchamadeu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Ben Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Algeria Mehdi Léris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England Josh Laurent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England Sol Sidibe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK England Frank Fielding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England Nathan Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW Netherlands Million Manhoef 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW Wales Lewis Koumas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 —

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
18 May 2024[a] GK Sweden Viktor Johansson England Rotherham United Undisclosed [14]
8 June 2024[b] DF England Ben Gibson England Norwich City Free [15]
26 June 2024 DF France Eric Bocat Belgium Sint-Truiden Undisclosed [16]
5 July 2024 MF England Chinoso Chibueze[c] England Chelsea Free [17]
5 July 2024 GK England Noah Cooper[c] England Arsenal Free [17]
5 July 2024 DF Ghana Francis Gyimah[c] England Liverpool Free [17]
5 July 2024 MF Scotland Kieron Willox[c] Scotland Rangers Free [17]
26 July 2024 MF Poland Wiktor Gromek[c] Italy Lecce Undisclosed [18]
26 July 2024 FW Wales Japhet Matondo[c] Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [19]
31 July 2024 FW England Sam Gallagher England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [20]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Norwich City contract expired
  3. ^ a b c d e f Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 FW England Tyrese Campbell Unattached Released [21]
30 June 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark Unattached Released [21]
30 June 2024 DF England Tom Curl Unattached Released [22]
30 June 2024 DF England Tom Edwards England Salford City Released [22][23]
30 June 2024 DF England Ian Kamga Unattached Released [22]
30 June 2024 MF England Ben Kershaw England Hyde United Released [22][24]
30 June 2024 GK Cameroon Blondy Nna Noukeu England Sunderland Released [22][25]
30 June 2024 FW England Kahrel Reddin England Altrincham Released [22][26]
30 June 2024 MF England Sonny Singh Unattached Released [22]
30 June 2024 MF Wales Tom Sparrow Scotland Motherwell Released [22][27]
30 June 2024 FW Brazil Wesley Unattached Released [21]
30 June 2024 FW England D'Margio Wright-Phillips Belgium Beerschot Released [22][28]
1 July 2024 DF Wales Matt Baker Wales Newport County Compensation [29]
4 July 2024 DF Republic of Ireland David Okagbue England Walsall Compensation [30]
1 August 2024 DF Scotland Liam McCarron England Northampton Town Undisclosed [31]

Loans in

Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
10 August 2024 FW Wales Lewis Koumas England Liverpool 30 June 2025 [32]

Loans out

Date from Pos. Name To On loan until Ref.
2 July 2024 GK England Tommy Simkin England Walsall End of Season [33]

References

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  2. ^ "Goalkeeper Johansson makes Stoke City move". Stoke City. 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Stoke City announce major recruitment exit ahead of summer transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Stoke appoint Darnborough as head of recruitment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Stoke sign Norwich defender Gibson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Stoke sign French defender Bocat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ^ "City Cork-bound for pre-season preparations". Stoke City. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Oxford trip selected by Sky Sports". Stoke City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Tigers tussle moved for live coverage". Stoke City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "Six Stoke City fixtures selected by Sky Sports". Stoke City FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  12. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Goalkeeper Johansson makes Stoke City move". Stoke City FC. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Gibson makes Potters move". Stoke City FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Potters bag Bocat". Stoke City FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d "Quartet join Under-21s". Stoke City FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Potters' Under-21s clinch midfielder Gromek". Stoke City FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Japhet Matondo joins City's Under-21s". Stoke City FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Stoke City sign striker Sam Gallagher". Stoke City FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Forwards Wesley and Campbell to leave Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Potters release contracts update". Stoke City FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  23. ^ "EX-PREMIER LEAGUE DEFENDER SIGNS". Salford City. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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  25. ^ "Blondy Nna Noukeu joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Kahrel's quick to grab his chance as Phil signs him up!". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Tom Sparrow is a Steelman". Motherwell FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Beerschot trekt D'Margio Wright-Phillips" [Beerschot signs D'Margio Wright-Phillips]. www.beerschot.be/nl (in Dutch). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Matthew Baker makes Newport County switch". Stoke City FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  30. ^ "David Okagbue completes permanent Walsall move". Stoke City FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  31. ^ "McCarron completes permanent switch". Stoke City FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  32. ^ "City complete Koumas signing". Stoke City. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Simkin makes Saddlers loan switch". Stoke City FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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