2024–25 Stoke City F.C. season

Stoke City
2024–25 season
Joint-Chairman	John Coates & Peter Coates
Manager	Steven Schumacher
Stadium	bet365 Stadium
Championship	Pre-season
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
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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.^[1]

Pre-season[edit]

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.^[2] Stoke's first signing of the summer was Swedish goalkeeper Viktor Johansson on a three-year deal from Rotherham United.^[3] Head of recruitment Jared Dublin left the club in May 2024 and was replaced the following month by Lee Darnbrough from Hull City.^[4]^[5] Defender Ben Gibson was the second player to arrive, joining on a free after leaving Norwich City.^[6] French full-back Eric Bocat joined on 26 June 2024 from Belgian side Sint-Truiden.^[7]

Stoke will play friendlies against AZ Alkmaar, Bolton Wanderers, Chester, Cork City, Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County.^[8]

11 July 2024 Friendly	Chester	v	Stoke City	Chester
19:45 BST				Stadium: Deva Stadium

17 July 2024 Friendly	Cork City	v	Stoke City	Cork, Ireland
				Stadium: Turners Cross

23 July 2024 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	v	Stoke City	Crewe
				Stadium: Gresy Road

27 July 2024 Friendly	Stockport County	v	Stoke City	Stockport
				Stadium: Edgley Park

30 July 2024 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	v	Stoke City	Bolton
				Stadium: Toughsheet Stadium

3 August 2024 Friendly	Stoke City	v	AZ Alkmaar	Stoke-on-Trent
				Stadium: bet365 Stadium

Championship[edit]

Matches[edit]

Stoke will begin the 2024–25 season at home against Coventry City.^[9]

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	Kassam Stadium
15:00 BST				Attendance: Oxford

21 September 2024 6	Stoke City	v	Hull City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST				Stadium: bet365 Stadium

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
				Stadium: bet365 Stadium

6 November 2024 14	Blackburn Rovers	v	Stoke City	Blackburn
				Stadium: Ewood Park

9 November 2024 15	Stoke City	v	Millwall	Stoke-on-Trent
				Stadium: bet365 Stadium

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
				Stadium: Stadium of Light

10 December 2024 20	Luton Town	v	Stoke City	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
				Stadium: Hillsborough

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[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
16	Preston North End
17	Queens Park Rangers
18	Sheffield Wednesday
19	Stoke City
20	Sunderland
21	Swansea City
22	Watford	Relegation to EFL League One

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 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)^[10]

FA Cup[edit]

EFL Cup[edit]

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Stoke being drawn away against Carlisle United.^[11]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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

Squad statistics[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Lynden Gooch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Enda Stevens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	Ben Pearson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Michael Rose	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Wouter Burger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	André Vidigal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Lewis Baker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Daniel Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Jack Bonham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Niall Ennis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	Jordan Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Ben Wilmot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Ryan Mmaee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Nikola Jojić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Bae Jun-ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Junior Tchamadeu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Mehdi Léris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Josh Laurent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Sol Sidibe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	Frank Fielding	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Nathan Lowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	Million Manhoef	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	GK	Tommy Simkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	GK	Viktor Johansson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	Eric Bocat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	Ben Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Own goals			—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024^[a]	GK	Viktor Johansson	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[12]
26 June 2024	DF	Eric Bocat	Sint-Truiden	Undisclosed	^[13]
1 July 2024^[b]	DF	Ben Gibson	Norwich City	Free	^[14]

^ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens
^ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Norwich City contract expired

Out[edit]

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	FW	Tyrese Campbell	Unattached	Released	^[15]
30 June 2024	DF	Ciaran Clark	Unattached	Released	^[15]
30 June 2024	DF	Tom Curl	Unattached	Released	^[16]
30 June 2024	DF	Tom Edwards	Unattached	Released	^[16]
30 June 2024	DF	Ian Kamga	Unattached	Released	^[16]
30 June 2024	MF	Ben Kershaw	Unattached	Released	^[16]
30 June 2024	GK	Blondy Nna Noukeu	Unattached	Released	^[16]
30 June 2024	FW	Kahrel Reddin	Unattached	Released	^[16]
30 June 2024	MF	Sonny Singh	Unattached	Released	^[16]
30 June 2024	MF	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	Released	^[16]^[17]
30 June 2024	FW	Wesley	Unattached	Released	^[15]
30 June 2024	FW	D'Margio Wright-Phillips	Unattached	Released	^[16]

References[edit]

^ "Stoke City football club complete match record". 11v11.
^ "Potters issue contracts update". Stoke City. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ "Goalkeeper Johansson makes Stoke City move". Stoke City. 18 May 2024.
^ "Stoke City announce major recruitment exit ahead of summer transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ "Stoke appoint Darnborough as head of recruitment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Stoke sign Norwich defender Gibson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Stoke sign French defender Bocat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "City Cork-bound for pre-season preparations". Stoke City. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Goalkeeper Johansson makes Stoke City move". Stoke City FC. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Potters bag Bocat". Stoke City FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Gibson makes Potters move". Stoke City FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Forwards Wesley and Campbell to leave Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Potters release contracts update". Stoke City FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Tom Sparrow is a Steelman". Motherwell FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[12] The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens

[15] The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Norwich City contract expired

[1] "Stoke City football club complete match record". 11v11.

[2] "Potters issue contracts update". Stoke City. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

[3] "Goalkeeper Johansson makes Stoke City move". Stoke City. 18 May 2024.

[4] "Stoke City announce major recruitment exit ahead of summer transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[5] "Stoke appoint Darnborough as head of recruitment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[6] "Stoke sign Norwich defender Gibson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[7] "Stoke sign French defender Bocat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[8] "City Cork-bound for pre-season preparations". Stoke City. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[9] "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-10] "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.

[11] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[13] "Goalkeeper Johansson makes Stoke City move". Stoke City FC. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[14] "Potters bag Bocat". Stoke City FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[16] "Gibson makes Potters move". Stoke City FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[released-17] "Forwards Wesley and Campbell to leave Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

[released2-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Potters release contracts update". Stoke City FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[19] "Tom Sparrow is a Steelman". Motherwell FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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