2010–11 Stoke City F.C. season
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The 2010–11 season was the 148th season in Stoke City F.C.'s history, their third in the Premier League and 111th in the league system of English football
. Their 11th place finish in the 2009–10 season means it is their third successive season in the Premier League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.
Stoke enjoyed a successful season reaching their first FA Cup Final
in the clubs 148 year history, losing out to Manchester City
. Due to Man City finishing in the top four Stoke qualified for next seasons UEFA Europa League as cup runners-up. Throughout the season Stoke recorded some fine victories over the likes of Liverpool
, Everton
, Newcastle United
, Arsenal
as well as wins over Midlands rivals West Brom
& Wolves
whilst a 5–0 win over Bolton Wanderers
in the FA Cup Semi-final was arguably one the clubs finest.
However defeats to Birmingham City
, Blackpool
, Fulham
, Wigan Athletic
and West Ham United
meant that they missed out a top half finish.
, Newcastle Town
as well as Championship sides Derby County
and Burnley
and League One Bristol Rovers
. Stoke have also announced there will be a friendly against current League Two champions Notts County
at Meadow Lane
. The match against Burnley will be played at Huddersfield Town
's Galpharm Stadium
due to Turf Moor
having a new pitch installed. Stoke announced that during the clubs week long pre-season training camp in Austria
they will play against the current Turkish Süper Lig champions Bursaspor
.
Stoke began their pre-season with a 1–0 defeat to Turkish side Bursaspor on their annual pre-season training camp in Austria
, a mistake by Asmir Begovic
allowed İbrahim Öztürk
head in the only goal. Following there return to England Stoke sent two teams to play at Nantwich Town and Notts County. The game at Nantwich ended 2–1 to Stoke thanks to two goals for academy graduate Louis Moult
while Jake Sedgemore
scored a fine 30 yard free kick as a consolation for the dabber's. The game at Notts County finished 0–0 with both sides missing good chances most notably County's Lee Hughes
and City's Tuncay Şanlı
. The next game was against local non-league side Newcastle Town, City won the game 6–0 with goals from Robert Huth
, Ricardo Fuller
, a hat-trick from Tuncay and a first Stoke goal for Michael Tonge
. This was followed up with a 0–1 defeat to Derby County, Chris Porter
scoring the only goal after ten minutes.
Stoke then travelled to Huddersfield
to play Burnley where Tuncay opened the scoring after good play by Liam Lawrence
. Burnley equalised straight away as Huth brought down former Potters striker Chris Iwelumo
in the penalty area allowing Graham Alexander
to score from the spot. Stoke were not to be denied and claimed the win thanks to a fine goals by Tonge. Stoke's next opponent was Bristol Rovers and it was again Tuncay who opened the scoring after Rovers keeper Mikkel Andersen
failed to keep out his first shot allowing him to tap in. Bristol pulled level five minutes later through Dominic Blizzard
before Fuller gave Stoke a 2–1 win on the stroke of half-time with a trademark individual goal. City's final pre-season game saw them draw 0–0 with Conference Premier side Wrexham.
. City's first home game is against Tottenham Hotspur
on the 21 August the final game is against Wigan Athletic
at home on the 22 May 2011.
his debut as Stoke made a bright start with Jones hitting the crossbar with a powerful shot. Wolves thought they had scored moments later when David Jones put the ball in the net but referee Lee Probert disallowed the goal for a foul on Thomas Sørensen
. Stoke then suffered a major setback when Kenwyne Jones fell awkwardly from a challenge from former City player Jody Craddock
forcing him to be replace by Mamady Sidibe
. This seemed to have a negative effect on Stoke as Wolves began to take control of the game and took the lead through a unique David Jones free kick. Wanderers scored a second just moments later with new signing Steven Fletcher
scoring a close range header. In the second half Pulis decided to bring off Sidibe and replace him with Tuncay in an attempt to get back into the game. And City pulled one back with a powerful header from Abdoulaye Faye
giving themselves some hope. However the second goal never came and Wolves beat City for the first time since 2006.
Stoke gave new signing from Ipswich Jonathan Walters his debut for the first home match of the season against Tottenham. But it was the away side who started the match the strongest and took the lead through Gareth Bale
after a goalmouth scramble. City responded quickly and drew level thanks to Ricardo Fuller
taking advantage of some static Spurs defending. Stoke were not level for long as Bale scored with a unstoppable volley into the top corner of the net. It could have got worse for Stoke as they again failed to contain Bale but his shot was cleared of the line. In the second half Stoke took the game to Spurs and should have scored through Tuncay. Stoke did have the ball across the line in the final few minutes when Walters headed in but referee Chris Foy
missed the goal. It got worse for Stoke after it was revealed that Sidibe had snapped an Achilles tendon
meaning he will miss most of the season.
Stoke went into the next match against Chelsea looking to avoid a repeat of last season's 7–0 drubbing and with Chelsea already with two 6–0 wins it looked like it would be a long afternoon for Stoke. Jones recovered from his ankle injury and started up front with Walters and it was City who had the first chance of the match with Walters almost lobbing Petr Čech
early on. On ten minutes a clumsy challenge by Shawcross on Florent Malouda
gave Lampard the chance to open the scoring but his penalty was poor and easily saved by Sørensen. Chelsea took the lead through Malouda just before half time this prompted Stoke to try to get back into the match with substitute Whelan hitting the crossbar in the second half. However Stoke's chances of pulling level were ended when Sørensen tripped Nicolas Anelka
and Didier Drogba
sealed a 2–0 for The Blues. The defeat meant that Stoke had lost three games in a row their worst start to a season since the 1986–87 season
.
won't be at the match due to the death of his mother, meaning assistant David Kemp
took over. Villa's new manager Gérard Houllier
was also not present. City gave a debut to new signing Marc Wilson and Kenwyne Jones played in his first home match. Stoke made a bright start and had several opportunities to take the lead through Jones. It was Villa who took the lead against the run of play through Stewart Downing
on 35 minutes. Villa then began to dominate and should have scored through Ashley Young but his header fell just wide. After half time manager Tony Pulis returned to the dugouts and he received a standing ovation from the home crowd. Stoke brought on Fuller and new boy Jermaine Pennant
in an attempt to get back into the game. The equaliser came on 80 minutes through a trademark header from Jones. It seemed that a draw was to be the final outcome but in the 93rd minute Villa failed to clear a cross from Pennant and Etherington's shot deflected in off Robert Huth
to give Stoke the three points.
West Ham United next made the journey to the potteries still searching for their first points of the season they were also without manager Avram Grant as he was observing the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur
. Stoke gave Jermaine Pennant his first start and it was he who produced the first chance of the match with a free kick with Robert Green couldn't hold on to however Huth hit the post from a tight angle. Stoke were poor in the first half and it came as no surprise when Scott Parker
took advantage to make it 1–0 to the vistiors. The Hammers could have gone further in front moments later however Frédéric Piquionne
's long range shot hit the crossbar. City greatly improved in the second half and equalised through Jones following good work by Walters and Pennant. Stoke pressed for the winning goal and hit the crossbar twice as West Ham held out for a 1–1 draw.
After the win in the League Cup against Fulham Stoke made the long trip north to face Newcastle United at a strange 4.10pm kick off on a Sunday. Stoke gave a surprise start to Salif Diao
while Faye and Delap dropped to the bench, these changes seemed to disjoint Stoke as they put in an abject first half performance. Newcastle were awarded a penalty just before half time after Huth fouled Andy Carroll
, Kevin Nolan
scored to put the magpies in the lead. Stoke improved in the second half and twice hit the woodwork through Jones. Fuller and Delap came on in a bid to pull level but Fuller had to come off moments later with a suspected dislocated shoulder. Jones did find the net on 67 minutes after good work by Etherington and Huth. Gudjohnsen came on in an attempt to win the match and with 5 minutes remaining Newcastle defender James Perch
headed past his own keeper Tim Krul
to give Stoke a 2–1 victory. It was the first time since 1976 Stoke had won at St James' Park
ironically Stoke's winner that day also came from a Newcastle own goal.
came closest for the visitors in the first half but his header was cleared off the line by an alert Ryan Shawcross. Stoke took the lead in the 48th minute when Jon Walters coolly beat Paul Robinson one-on-one after being but through by Etherington. Stoke had more chances but Rovers were able to keep City out for the rest of the match and City claimed a deserved victory.
Almost 5,000 Stoke fans made the trip to Bolton after a two week break. City were the better side in the first 20 minutes but Bolton took the lead through Lee Chung-Yong
, City then had a penalty turned down by Peter Walton after Zat Knight
handled in the area. Pennant had a free-kick which hit the crossbar as Wanderers went into the break in the lead. However Stoke were level soon after as Rory Delap score a rare goal, tapping in from close range. Pulis brought on Fuller in order to press for the second goal but had to leave moments later after dislocating his shoulder again. It was Bolton who won the match through Ivan Klasnić
as he scored in the 92nd minute via a Steinsson long throw, it was the third match in a row between the two sides Bolton have scored decisive late goals. Klasnić ended his eventful substitute appearance by managing to pick up two yellow cards in two minutes.
There was intense media interest at the next home game against Manchester United due to the Wayne Rooney
saga. Man United took the lead after half an hour through a 'backwards header' by Mexican Javier Hernández. Both sides had chances to score the second goal before half time but the visitors went in to the break in front. There was a controversial end to the half when Gary Neville
, who had already been booked for one foul on Etherington, brought the winger down again in full flight, referee Andre Marriner
didn't decide to show him a second yellow. The Potters were showing plenty of endeavour, but were struggling to create any clearcut chances as they attempted to get back on level terms. But with 10 minutes remaining, they equalised in stunning fashion as they scored their first goal in five meetings with Manchester United. Wilson threaded an accurate ball out to the right hand side where Tuncay advanced forward, cut inside onto his left foot and unleashed a powerful shot into the top corner. However Stoke couldn't hold on and Hernández gave the visitors the points.
Stoke haven't won at Everton since 1981 and that run continued with a 1–0 defeat. After a uneventful first half the second period proved to be a better spectacle. Asmir Begovic made his first start of the season and Stoke thought they should have gone into the lead through Tuncay. The Turkish international thought he had put the Potters ahead midway through the second half after capitalising on a defensive mistake from Toffees defender Leighton Baines
, however his strike was harshly chalked off for an apparent foul on Baines. Despite that, chances continued to come for both sides in what was an exciting second 45 minutes, but it was the hosts who stole all three points thanks to Yakubu
, who rifled home from 8-yards after an defensive mistake from Abdoulaye Faye.
striker Asamoah Gyan
. The home side were then awarded a penalty but Begovic managed to keep out Steed Malbranque
's effort. In the second half Stoke were better and thought they scored when Jones headed the ball past Simon Mignolet
but Lee Cattermole
stopped the ball with his hand however referee Martin Atkinson didn't award either goal or penalty. It got even worse for Stoke as Shawcross was sent off for two bookable offences and Gyan scored a deflected goal to give Steve Bruce's team a 2–0 win.
Following five straight defeats for Stoke victory against Birmingham City was vital, but history was not on Stoke's side as they have failed to even score past Birmingham for thirteen years. With Captain Shawcross suspended Huth was give the armband and Higginbotham made only his second start of the season while up front Ricardo Fuller also started following his injury problems.
For the opening 10 minutes it was The Blues who were the more lively but after that spell Stoke began to dominate the match. Former Stoke trainee Ben Foster
kept Birmingham in the match with a number of fine saves but he was finally beaten just before half time through Huth. City continued to press forward in the second half and again went close through the impressive German. Stoke made it 2–0 in the 71st minute through a trademark solo goal by Fuller. The Jamaican ran from his own half to the visitors penalty area before cutting in and curling a shot past Foster. However Birmingham rallied and score twice through Keith Fahey
and Cameron Jerome
. But Stoke were not to be denied and with five minutes to go Dean Whitehead
scored the winning goal.
Four days later City took on an improving Liverpool at the Britannia. Stoke however were to quickly take control of the match and only some fine save's from Pepe Reina kept the scores level. Stoke finally went in front just after half time after a Delap long throw caused chaos in the Liverpool defence and Fuller scored his second goal of the week. The Merseyside club were poor throughout and their best effort came from Argentine Maxi Rodríguez when his shot was saved by Begovic who sat on the ball. Stoke sealed their first league win over Liverpool since 1984 when Pennant but Jones through one on one with Reina and made no mistake. Liverpool's misery was compounded when Lucas
was sent off for two bookable offences.
Stoke then travelled to West Brom looking to keep their impressive run of 1 defeat in 24 matches against The Baggies going. After a dour first half Stoke were awarded a penalty early in the second half when Scott Carson
came off his line and fouled Jones, Matthew Etherington
made no mistake from the spot to score his first of the season. West Brom came back at Stoke through and went close through Somen Tchoyi
before Stoke were given a second penalty when Simon Cox took down Whitehead and substitute Walters sent Carson the wrong way. Stoke gave the scoreline an impressive look when Walters scored his second goal to make it 3–0 to The Potters. The result also gave Stoke two new records, The largest away win in the Premier League and largest top division away win since 1982 and also the first time since the 1983–84 season Stoke have won three top-flight matches in a row. Manager Pulis hailed the new records as "A Fantastic Achievement".
Roberto Mancini
's Manchester City arrived at Stoke on the back of a 4–1 win away at Fulham and were looking for three points to boost their ambitious title challenge. City dominated the first half though and only some fine goalkeeping from Joe Hart
and missed chances from Jones and Fuller kept the scores level. Man City were much improved in the second period with the impressive David Silva
causing City's defence problems. The visitors took the lead after 82 minutes when Micah Richards
turned Collins and powered in a low shot. City earned a point in the final minute via Etherington, a long kick from Begovic was headed on by Jones to Tuncay who back heeled the ball to the winger who made no mistake.
for slice the ball into his own net 10 minutes later. From the Wigan kick-off though Stoke reclaimed possession and a fast-flowing move ended with Etherington's third goal is as many games. However Wigan pulled level again just before half time through a deflected Tom Cleverley
strike to end an eventful first half. It was a much quieter contest in the second half with both sides missing good chances and the match finished in a fair 2–2 draw.
Stanley Matthews
was remembered before the first top flight meeting between Stoke and Blackpool since 1972 in what turned out to be a very frustrating match for City. The first half had a number of chances with Fuller and Jones going close while DJ Campbell threatened for The Seasiders. And it was Blackpool's number 39 who scored the only goal of the match just after half time to condemn Stoke to another December defeat. It was Blackpool's first top flight win in the potteries since 1963.
With the match against Arsenal postponed due to heavy snow, Stoke's next game came against Blackburn Rovers on boxing day. It was the first game for new Rovers manager Steve Kean
following the surprise sacking of Sam Allardyce. The first half was a quiet affair with Matty Etherington having the best chance of the half. In the second period Stoke took control of the match and went in front through Huth. Stoke continued to create chances with Whitehead and Jones both being denied by Robinson. Rovers were poor and their best chance fell to youngster Grant Hanley
. City sealed the win deep in to stoppage time after some good link up play with Fuller and Walters set up Marc Wilson to score his first goal for the club.
Struggling Fulham were City's next opponents two days later. Fulham defender Chris Baird
opened the scoring after just four minutes when his shot took a wicked deflection off the post. He scored again on ten minutes when his low free-kick deceived Begovic and the Stoke defence. Stoke were poor and Fulham were easily able to hold on to their two-goal advantage.
s goal. The opening goal came after 20 minutes after a long ball forward by Shawcross was headed by Jones into the path of Etherington who beat two Everton defenders to cross the ball in for Jones to head in Stoke's first goal of the year. Following this the visitors tried in vain to level going close through Tim Cahill
and Steven Pienaar
. In the second half Stoke were put under more pressure but in the 70th minute Jagielka
, under pressure from Fuller sliced the ball into his own net to give Stoke a 2–0 win. It was City's first win over The Toffees since 1982, 29 years ago.
The first away match of the year was at the current league leaders Manchester United. Pulis made three chances from the side that beat Everton with Huth, Wilson and Tuncay all starting in an attempt to perform better at Old Trafford
as the previous two meetings have ended in 5–0 and 4–0 defeats. The home side took the lead through Hernandez mid-way through the first half. Stoke equalised through Whitehead after good play by Tuncay after 50 minutes, it was City's first League goal at Old Trafford since 1980, 31 years ago. However Portuguese winger Nani scored the winner for Man United. Despite the defeat manager Pulis stated that his players deserve a lot of credit for their performance.
The seasons over achievers Bolton Wanderers arrived at the Britannia Stadium with four straight away defeats. Stoke were the better side and dominated the play in windy conditions and Wanderers 'keeper Jussi Jääskeläinen
pulled off a fine save to deny Jones. The first goal came after 37 minutes when a Tuncay corner was scrambled over the line by Danny Higginbotham
. Bolton started the second half the better side with Stuart Holden
testing Begovic with a free-kick. Stoke made it 2–0 moments later after Etherington was put through one on one by Tuncay only for Zat Knight
to mis-time his tackle and concede a penalty. Etherington took the spot and the ball went in despite the 'keeper getting a hand to it. Owen Coyle
responded by bringing on two wingers, Bulgarian Martin Petrov
and Spanish Rodrigo Moreno
but his side were unable to get back into the match.
Stoke travelled to London to take on Fulham with the two sides only having played each other four weeks ago. Stoke produced another very poor performance against The Cottagers with Clint Dempsey
scoring twice and had Ryan Shawcross sent off. New loan signing John Carew
made his City debut in the second half.
made a surprise start at his old club. In the first half both sides struggled to create many goal scoring chances until the end of the half when Begovic was called into making a fine save from Johnson. Liverpool took the lead just after half time when a Gerrard free-kick was deflected into the path of inform Raul Meireles who put the ball past Begovic. Stoke tried to get back into the match but it was Liverpool's new £22.8 million Luis Suárez
who sealed the win despite the best efforts of Andy Wilkinson.
Sunderland were Stoke's next opponents at the Britannia Stadium for an early kick-off at 12.30. Stoke made an awful start to the match as Kieran Richardson
put The Black Cats into the lead after just two minutes. Stoke responded half an hour later as Carew scored his first goal for the club after Craig Gordon
missed time his punch from a Delap throw. Sunderland were back in front just after half time after a long ball was not dealt with by the City defence and Gyan put the ball in the net. Stoke pressed for the equaliser as Sunderland defended stubbornly. With seven minutes remaining a free-kick from Pennant found Huth who poked the ball past Gordon and in the final minute of the game another Pennant set piece was converted by Huth to give Stoke a 3–2 victory.
Stoke then had another away game this time at League Cup finalists Birmingham City at St Andrews. It was a poor match which seemed destined for a 0–0 draw however Birmingham stole the points with the final kick of the match through lanky striker Zigic.
After beating Brighton in the FA Cup Stoke travelled to London to face Arsenal in a re-arranged fixture. Stoke made a poor start to the match as the home side almost scored after two minutes as Theo Walcott
hit the post. Arsenal did take the lead soon after through defender Sebastien Squillaci
, as expected Arsenal controlled the play however Stoke defended well and restricted The Gunners from extending their lead. City were more of a threat in the second half with Pennant, Carew and Huth going close to an equaliser as Stoke were left to rue their slow start to the match.
The match against West Brom was moved to Monday night for live TV coverage, it turned out to be a very disappointing contest. There was little action in the first half with Pennant hitting the crossbar from a freekick the only meaningful attempt on goal. Stoke took the lead through a rare goal from Rory Delap
, Baggies substitute Carlos Vela
equalised late on. A point was no less than West Brom deserved but they could have had all three had it not been for a fine performance from Begovic who saved four shots in the final thirty seconds of the match. Manager Pulis described his teams performance as the worst of the season.
, Manuel da Costa
and Thomas Hitzlsperger
ensured an easy win for The Hammers. The defeat left Stoke four points above the relegation zone.
After victory in the FA Cup Quarter against West Ham there was great excitement amongst supporters for the important game against Newcastle. Cup hero Danny Higginbotham
returned to the starting eleven at the expense of Danny Pugh
whilst John Carew was ruled out due to injury. Stoke took the lead just before the half hour mark Ryan Shawcross laid the ball to Pennant on the right and his cross was glanced in by Jonathan Walters. Newcastle came back strongly and twice came close to equalising and were twice denied by Higginbotham. However Stoke quickly ended the match as a contest after the half time break with two quick goals. The first came after a Steve Harper failed to clear under pressure from Kenwyne Jones and he picked out Matthew Etherington on the left, whose delivery was guided into the net Pennant from about six yards out who scored his first City goal. Newcastle were rattled and they succumbed to a third goal when Higginbotham arrowed in a thunderous free-kick from 20 yards, with Harper rooted to his spot. Shane Ferguson
came close to giving the visitors a goal before Ricardo Fuller made it 4–0 in the final minute. It was the first time Stoke had scored four goals in a Premier League match.
took advantage of a hesitant David Luiz
to run down the left flank before cutting in past the retreating Michael Essien
to send the ball past Petr Čech
. Chelsea came back strongly and dominated the match until Didier Drogba
equalised through a well placed header. The second half was a entertaining affair with both sides creating chances and playing attacking football. Stoke hit the crossbar through Wilson and Huth whilst Drogba also hit the woodwork twice. Stoke could have won in the final minute when Fuller headed the ball past the impressive Čech but narrowly went wide of the far post. The result was the first point Stoke have claimed off The Blues in the Premier League and also ended the Potters losing streak against the Londoners. After the match it was revealed that Danny Higginbotham
has a cruciate knee ligament injury and will miss the rest of the season.
City travelled to White Hart Lane
in what was another highly entertaining match despite Stoke's travel problems continuing. After Spurs Champions League
hammering by Real Madrid
they started the match in a high tempo and took the lead through Peter Crouch
and extended their lead through Luka Modrić
. Stoke pull one back through Etherington, the winger sprinted down the left flank running past two Tottenham defenders before sliding the ball past Gomes. Crouch restored Tottenham's two goal advantage before Kenwyne Jones
ended his 13 game goal drought with a thunderous 30 yard strike to make the scoreline 3–2 at half time. In the second period Stoke should have levelled but Walters with an open goal hit his shot against the post and Spurs were able to hang on for the three points.
After the epic 5–0 win over Bolton in the FA Cup Semi-final
Stoke returned to league football at Villa Park. Like the match between the two sides earlier in the season Villa were without manager Gérard Houllier
who had fell ill and was admitted to hospital. After a slow start to the match Stoke had a spell of sustained pressure in which Brad Friedel
made a number of fine saves before City took the lead through a Jones header from a Delap long throw. Villa levelled just before half time when in impressive Kyle Walker
crossed in for Darren Bent
. The second half was a non-event although Stoke did have the ball in the net twice but both were offside. City had to finish the game with ten men after Fuller was stretchered off after falling awkwardly on his ankle.
Three days later Stoke and Wolves met in the re-arranged Staffordshire derby at the Britannia Stadium. City started the match in the more positive way and went in front when Pennant crossed in for Jones to score his forth goal in four games. Stoke then suffered another injury as Etherington was stretchered off with a hamstring problem. Wolves 'keeper Wayne Hennessey
made a number of fine saves before Ryan Shawcross
scored in first half injury time. Stoke sealed the win five minutes after half time when man of the match Jermaine Pennant
's shot took a deflection off Jody Craddock
to make it 3–0 to The Potters.
Dean Whitehead
came back into the side for the trip to relegation threatened Blackpool. The match was played in windy conditions which made it difficult for both teams to gain an advantage. Stoke had the best chance of the first half when Jones rounded the Blackpool keeper Gilks and had an empty net to aim for but somehow managed to curl his shot beyond the post. City Had more chances in the second half with Glenn Whelan
the most likely to score whilst Ryan Shotton
made his league debut for Stoke. Despite both teams efforts it ended 0–0, Stoke's first scoreless match of the season.
going closest. Stoke gradually got into the game and took the lead on the 27th minute when Jermaine Pennant's freekick was run into the net by an unmarked Jones. Five minutes before half time Stoke scored again after a mistake by Aaron Ramsey
gifted the ball to Pennant who ran at the Arsenal defence and his shot took a deflection off Johan Djourou
and looped over Wojciech Szczęsny
. Stoke could have added a third but Walters hit the crossbar from a tight angle. Robert Huth
was forced to leave the pitch with a Knee injury and Abdoulaye Faye came on to make his first appearance since February. With ten minutes left Van Persie pulled one back but from the restart Stoke Walters scored to seal the win.
Following the FA Cup Final defeat to Manchester City, Stoke had the opportunity to gain some revenge three days later. Pulis made five changes and gave a number of fringe player's some game time. Any hope Stoke of gaining something from the match were ended by two moments of class by Carlos Tévez
and a header from Joleon Lescott
.
Stoke ended a successful season with a disappointing 1–0 defeat at home to Wigan Athletic. Hugo Rodallega
scored the only goal of the match in the second half to keep Wigan in the Premier League. Stoke finished the season in 13th place due to losing had they won they would have been 9th.
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in the second round of the Carling Cup. The Shrews had beaten Charlton Athletic
4–3 in the first round. Stoke fielded a fairly strong side with Carlo Nash
making his first start since returning to the club. It was Shrewsbury who made the brighter start with Dutch striker Benjamin van den Broek
shooting harmlessly at Nash. Stoke took the lead on 26 minutes with a diving header from Jon Walters
who scored his first City goal, it was 2–0 ten minutes later when Tuncay
headed past Chris Neal
. It was a quite second half with Stoke looking for the third goal but were guilty of some missed opportunity. Shrewsbury gave themselves hope when Steven Leslie
scored but the match finished 2–1 to Stoke.
Stoke drew Fulham at home in the third round, The Cottagers had beaten local side Port Vale
6–0 in the previous round. Stoke made the more positive start and were rewarded with the opening goal in the 23rd minute when Danny Higginbotham
was left unmarked to head past Mark Schwarzer
. Fulham rarely troubled Asmir Begović
in the Stoke goal with Belgian Moussa Dembélé
and American Eddie Johnson going closest. Stoke sealed the win ten minutes from time after Jones converted a Rory Delap throw.
In the next round against West Ham United Stoke made a bright start and took the lead after six minutes through Jones. Stoke then dominated the match and had a number of chances to score the second goal but West Ham managed to level through Scott Parker just before the end of the match. With Pulis having taken off his three attacking options and replacing them with defensive players prior to Parker scoring it was inevitable that The Hammers would make it through to the next round.
high flyers Cardiff City
in the 3rd round.
Pulis made seven changes from the defeat at Manchester United with the likes of Sorensen, Higginbotham, Whelan and Ryan Shotton
coming in to the starting eleven. Cardiff scored the first after eight minutes through Michael Chopra
. After this Stoke tried to level but were frustrated with Marc Wilson hitting the crossbar with a long range free-kick but Stoke did level in the final minute of the half through Tuncay. In the second half Stoke dominated the match and had a number of chances to win the tie but Cardiff held on for a replay.
For the replay Pulis fielded a largely reserve side with rare run outs for a few players. It became a poor and scrappy game with few chances on goal and after 90 minutes the scores were still level. However in the first minute of extra time Walters converted a Michael Tonge corner to put Stoke in front. Stoke then dominated the remainder of extra time and Walters sealed the win sliding the ball past Tom Heaton from a tight angle. City will face Staffordshire rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers
in the forth round after they won their replay with Doncaster Rovers
5–0.
John Carew
made his first start for the club at Wolves in round four. After a bright start to the match it became a disjointed game with Stoke having the best chances. The match 'came alive' in the final ten minutes as Robert Huth put The Potters into the lead through a trademark powerful header. On 90 minutes Wolves were awarded a soft penalty and Serbian Nenad Milijaš
had the chance to save Wolves but Sorensen kept up his impressive Penalty saving record and Stoke secured their place in the 5th round place. It was the first time ever that Stoke had beaten Wolves in the FA Cup after eight failed attempts. Stoke were drawn at home to run-away League One
leaders Brighton & Hove Albion
in the next round.
Stoke produced a commanding performance against a Brighton side who were no match for City's aerial threat. Stoke took the lead though Carew's flicked header from a Delap throw. The second came not soon after following good wing play between Pennant and Wilson who crossed the ball in for Walters to head past Slovak Peter Brezovan
. Stoke made it 3–0 in the final moments of the first half after Shawcross headed in his first goal for almost a year to send Stoke in to the quarter final of the FA Cup for the second year running where they will play at home to West Ham United
.
Stoke made a lively start to the quarter final tie against The Hammers and could have gone in front after just two minutes after good wide play by Jermaine Pennant
set up former Hammer of the year Matthew Etherington
but his header was well saved by Robert Green
. City took the lead after twelve minutes after Huth headed in a trademark Delap throw-in. West Ham then scored a controversial equaliser after Frédéric Piquionne
handled Hitzlsperger's through ball before lobbing it beyond the reach of the advancing Sorensen and into the net to ensure the two sides went in level at the break. Just 15 seconds after the restart Referee Mike Jones
was again in the spotlight after he awarded Stoke a penalty, Etherington took the kick but Green was able to make the save. Stoke re-took the lead through a powerful Danny Higginbotham
free-kick which Green managed to get a hand to but it crept over the line. West Ham pushed on for an equaliser but Stoke were able to hold on to secure their place in the semi-final at Wembley
.
Stoke were drawn against Bolton Wanderers
in the semi final. It will be Stoke's forth semi-final appearance and first since 1972 and also their first trip to the new national stadium. As expected there was a great interest from fans with City selling out all 34,000 tickets a week before the match. Kenwyne Jones
says the players need to no let the occasion get the better of them. Also Jonathan Walters
and Thomas Sorensen and Rory Delap
say the squad have their sights on winning the cup. Whilst Bolton manager Owen Coyle
says that his team will have to be at their best if they want to beat Stoke.
Stoke took on Bolton at Wembley in what proved to be a very one-sided FA Cup Semi final
. Bolton started the match brightly before Matthew Etherington
's low drive beat Jussi Jääskeläinen
. Five minutes later it was 2–0 as Wilkinson hooked a high ball into the box, and the ball broke to Huth and he lashed a shot on the volley which flew beyond the despairing dive of Jääskeläinen. On the half hour poor play from Martin Petrov
allowed Pennant to cut in from the right wing and lay off Kenwyne Jones
to give Stoke a 3–0 half time advantage. Wanderers boss Owen Coyle
made two half-time with changes with Matthew Taylor
and Mark Davies replacing the poor Petrov and Klasnic. Despite the subs it was City who continued to dominate and Jonathan Walters
scored twice to emphatically send Stoke into their first FA Cup Final
appearance in their 148-year history. The result was the largest FA Cup Semi-final win since Wolves beat Grimsby Town in 1939, it was also Stoke's largest FA Cup win for 104 years and the biggest winning margin by a professional side at the new Wembley.
Pulis credited chairman Peter Coates
following the win and winger Etherington said it was the performance of their lives. Peter Coates hailed the triumph as the biggest win in the Club's history. There was obviously contrasting emotions for The Trotters as captain Kevin Davies
issued an apology to the Bolton fans following their 5–0 defeat.
Stoke will now play Manchester City
in the final on the 14th May ironically the two sides were due to play each other on the same day in the Premier League. By reaching the final, Stoke qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
, after Manchester City confirmed a place in the Champions League.
For the Final Stoke had a number of injury concerns with Higginbotham and Fuller both out whilst Etherington and Huth were doubts. However the latter two started the match but could do little to prevent a dominate first half display from Man City. Only Thomas Sørensen
kept the scores level at half time having made a number of fine saves described by Stoke legend Gordon Banks
as world class. Stoke improved in the second half with Jones going though one on one but shot straight at Joe Hart
. Yaya Touré
scored the only goal of the match after 74 minutes. Despite the disappointing display by his team Pulis expressed his pride at his players.
Instead, the Club will line-up friendlies to be played at the Clayton Wood Training Ground against side's who like City are not tied down to a league.
Staffordshire Senior Cup
(Trialist)
(Trialist)
FA Youth Cup
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
. Their 11th place finish in the 2009–10 season means it is their third successive season in the Premier League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.
Stoke enjoyed a successful season reaching their first FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final
The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...
in the clubs 148 year history, losing out to Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. Due to Man City finishing in the top four Stoke qualified for next seasons UEFA Europa League as cup runners-up. Throughout the season Stoke recorded some fine victories over the likes of Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
, Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
, Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
as well as wins over Midlands rivals West Brom
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
& Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
whilst a 5–0 win over Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
in the FA Cup Semi-final was arguably one the clubs finest.
However defeats to Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
and West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
meant that they missed out a top half finish.
Pre-season friendlies
Stoke have announced that they will play local non-league sides Nantwich TownNantwich Town F.C.
Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed The Dabbers. The club is currently a member of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, with home matches played at the Weaver Stadium.Nantwich...
, Newcastle Town
Newcastle Town F.C.
Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:...
as well as Championship sides Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
and Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and League One Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
. Stoke have also announced there will be a friendly against current League Two champions Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
at Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane
Not to be confused with The Meadow, home of Southern Football League Premier Division football team Chesham UnitedThe Meadow Lane Stadium is a football stadium in Nottingham, England...
. The match against Burnley will be played at Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
's Galpharm Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
due to Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...
having a new pitch installed. Stoke announced that during the clubs week long pre-season training camp in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
they will play against the current Turkish Süper Lig champions Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...
.
Stoke began their pre-season with a 1–0 defeat to Turkish side Bursaspor on their annual pre-season training camp in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, a mistake by Asmir Begovic
Asmir Begovic
Asmir Begović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team....
allowed İbrahim Öztürk
Ibrahim Öztürk
İbrahim Öztürk is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Bursaspor in the Super Lig. He plays as a central defender.-References:...
head in the only goal. Following there return to England Stoke sent two teams to play at Nantwich Town and Notts County. The game at Nantwich ended 2–1 to Stoke thanks to two goals for academy graduate Louis Moult
Louis Moult
Louis Elliott Moult is an English football player. He is a Striker who currently plays for Mansfield Town on loan from Premier League side Stoke City...
while Jake Sedgemore
Jake Sedgemore
Jacob Oliver "Jake" Sedgemore is an English footballer who plays for Chasetown. He previously played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town and Bury...
scored a fine 30 yard free kick as a consolation for the dabber's. The game at Notts County finished 0–0 with both sides missing good chances most notably County's Lee Hughes
Lee Hughes
Lee Hughes is an English Footballer who plays for Notts County as a striker.-Non-League and West Bromwich Albion:On leaving Bristnall Hall High School, Oldbury in 1992 Hughes started playing semi-professionally in non-League football with Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference, as well...
and City's Tuncay Şanlı
Tuncay Sanli
Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team...
. The next game was against local non-league side Newcastle Town, City won the game 6–0 with goals from Robert Huth
Robert Huth
Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside...
, Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team....
, a hat-trick from Tuncay and a first Stoke goal for Michael Tonge
Michael Tonge
Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High...
. This was followed up with a 0–1 defeat to Derby County, Chris Porter
Chris Porter (footballer born 1983)
Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...
scoring the only goal after ten minutes.
Stoke then travelled to Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
to play Burnley where Tuncay opened the scoring after good play by Liam Lawrence
Liam Lawrence
Liam Lawrence is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Football League Championship side Portsmouth and the Republic of Ireland....
. Burnley equalised straight away as Huth brought down former Potters striker Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...
in the penalty area allowing Graham Alexander
Graham Alexander
Graham Alexander is a Scottish international footballer who plays for Preston North End. He is naturally a right back, but has recently been deployed in defensive midfield, as he did early on in his career with Scunthorpe. He is currently the third oldest player to score in Premier League history...
to score from the spot. Stoke were not to be denied and claimed the win thanks to a fine goals by Tonge. Stoke's next opponent was Bristol Rovers and it was again Tuncay who opened the scoring after Rovers keeper Mikkel Andersen
Mikkel Andersen
Mikkel Andersen is a Danish football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Reading, and has played three games for the Denmark national under-21 football team.-Denmark:...
failed to keep out his first shot allowing him to tap in. Bristol pulled level five minutes later through Dominic Blizzard
Dominic Blizzard
Dominic John Blizzard is an English football midfielder who plays for League One side Yeovil Town....
before Fuller gave Stoke a 2–1 win on the stroke of half-time with a trademark individual goal. City's final pre-season game saw them draw 0–0 with Conference Premier side Wrexham.
Match results
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 July 2010 | Bursaspor Bursaspor Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar... |
Stainach Stainach Stainach is a municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria.... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
0 – 1 | |200 | |Report | |
| 2 | 22 July 2010 | Nantwich Town Nantwich Town F.C. Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed The Dabbers. The club is currently a member of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, with home matches played at the Weaver Stadium.Nantwich... |
The Weaver Stadium | 2 – 1 | 690 | Moult Louis Moult Louis Elliott Moult is an English football player. He is a Striker who currently plays for Mansfield Town on loan from Premier League side Stoke City... 27', 37' |
Report |
| 3 | 22 July 2010 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Meadow Lane Meadow Lane Not to be confused with The Meadow, home of Southern Football League Premier Division football team Chesham UnitedThe Meadow Lane Stadium is a football stadium in Nottingham, England... |
0 – 0 | 2,125 | Report | |
| 4 | 24 July 2010 | Newcastle Town Newcastle Town F.C. Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:... |
Lyme Valley Stadium | 6 – 0 | 3,360 | Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 26', Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... 63', Tuncay Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... 66', 79', 87', Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... 71' |
Report |
| 5 | 27 July 2010 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
Pride Park Pride Park Stadium Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997... |
0 – 1 | 10,386 | Report | |
| 6 | 31 July 2010 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
Galpharm Stadium Galpharm Stadium The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:... |
2 – 1 | 1,435 | Tuncay Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... 52', Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... 67' |
Report |
| 7 | 3 August 2010 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium (Bristol) The Memorial Stadium, also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground, is a sports ground in Bristol, England, dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I... |
2 – 1 | 2,249 | Tuncay Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... 38', Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... 45'+1 |
Report |
| 8 | 6 August 2010 | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground Racecourse Ground The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium AKA The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. It is the home of Wrexham F.C. and, since 2010, the Crusaders Rugby League team who play in the engage Super League... |
0 – 0 | 1,619 | Report |
Premier League
Stoke will start their Barclays Premier League campaign away to Midlands rivals Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
. City's first home game is against Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
on the 21 August the final game is against Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
at home on the 22 May 2011.
August
For the season opener at Wolves, City gave new record signing Kenwyne JonesKenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football...
his debut as Stoke made a bright start with Jones hitting the crossbar with a powerful shot. Wolves thought they had scored moments later when David Jones put the ball in the net but referee Lee Probert disallowed the goal for a foul on Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....
. Stoke then suffered a major setback when Kenwyne Jones fell awkwardly from a challenge from former City player Jody Craddock
Jody Craddock
Jody Darryl Craddock is an English football defender signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.Craddock broke into league football at Cambridge United in the mid 1990s before spending six years at Sunderland, with whom he won promotion to the Premier League...
forcing him to be replace by Mamady Sidibe
Mamady Sidibe
Mamady Sidibe is a Malian footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker. He has previously played for Swansea City and Gillingham. He has played internationally for Mali, making his debut in 2002.-Early life in France:...
. This seemed to have a negative effect on Stoke as Wolves began to take control of the game and took the lead through a unique David Jones free kick. Wanderers scored a second just moments later with new signing Steven Fletcher
Steven Fletcher (footballer)
Steven Kenneth Fletcher is a Scottish international footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently signed to English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
scoring a close range header. In the second half Pulis decided to bring off Sidibe and replace him with Tuncay in an attempt to get back into the game. And City pulled one back with a powerful header from Abdoulaye Faye
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United...
giving themselves some hope. However the second goal never came and Wolves beat City for the first time since 2006.
Stoke gave new signing from Ipswich Jonathan Walters his debut for the first home match of the season against Tottenham. But it was the away side who started the match the strongest and took the lead through Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale
Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team. Bale began his professional career with Southampton in 2005 and was transferred to Tottenham two years later...
after a goalmouth scramble. City responded quickly and drew level thanks to Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team....
taking advantage of some static Spurs defending. Stoke were not level for long as Bale scored with a unstoppable volley into the top corner of the net. It could have got worse for Stoke as they again failed to contain Bale but his shot was cleared of the line. In the second half Stoke took the game to Spurs and should have scored through Tuncay. Stoke did have the ball across the line in the final few minutes when Walters headed in but referee Chris Foy
Chris Foy (referee)
Christopher J. Foy is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League....
missed the goal. It got worse for Stoke after it was revealed that Sidibe had snapped an Achilles tendon
Achilles tendon
The Achilles tendon , also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendo calcaneus, is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius and soleus muscles to the calcaneus bone.- Anatomy :The Achilles is the tendonous extension of 3 muscles in the lower leg:...
meaning he will miss most of the season.
Stoke went into the next match against Chelsea looking to avoid a repeat of last season's 7–0 drubbing and with Chelsea already with two 6–0 wins it looked like it would be a long afternoon for Stoke. Jones recovered from his ankle injury and started up front with Walters and it was City who had the first chance of the match with Walters almost lobbing Petr Čech
Petr Cech
Petr Čech is a Czech footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Czech Republic as a goalkeeper. Čech previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes. He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals...
early on. On ten minutes a clumsy challenge by Shawcross on Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda
Florent Johan Malouda is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea and the French national team.-Châteauroux:A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an interesting, new football talent, able to penetrate defenses with his technical skills and...
gave Lampard the chance to open the scoring but his penalty was poor and easily saved by Sørensen. Chelsea took the lead through Malouda just before half time this prompted Stoke to try to get back into the match with substitute Whelan hitting the crossbar in the second half. However Stoke's chances of pulling level were ended when Sørensen tripped Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka
Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team...
and Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, where he is deputy vice-captain, and is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team...
sealed a 2–0 for The Blues. The defeat meant that Stoke had lost three games in a row their worst start to a season since the 1986–87 season
Stoke City F.C. season 1986–87
The 1986–87 season was Stoke's 87th season of league football and the 27th in the Second Division.-Overview:The 1886–87 season signalled a new era for Stoke with local business man Peter Coates taking over as chairman. The board back manager Mick Mills in the transfer market as Stoke looked to gain...
.
September
Following the two week international break Stoke faced Aston Villa on a Monday night still looking for their first points of the season. Prior to kick-off it was revealed that manager Tony PulisTony Pulis
Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis is a Welsh former football player and is currently the manager of Stoke City. Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at the age of 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him one of the youngest professional players ever to have obtained the qualification...
won't be at the match due to the death of his mother, meaning assistant David Kemp
David Kemp (footballer)
David Michael Kemp is a former English professional footballer and manager. He is currently Assistant Manager at Stoke City.-Playing career:...
took over. Villa's new manager Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
was also not present. City gave a debut to new signing Marc Wilson and Kenwyne Jones played in his first home match. Stoke made a bright start and had several opportunities to take the lead through Jones. It was Villa who took the lead against the run of play through Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:...
on 35 minutes. Villa then began to dominate and should have scored through Ashley Young but his header fell just wide. After half time manager Tony Pulis returned to the dugouts and he received a standing ovation from the home crowd. Stoke brought on Fuller and new boy Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999...
in an attempt to get back into the game. The equaliser came on 80 minutes through a trademark header from Jones. It seemed that a draw was to be the final outcome but in the 93rd minute Villa failed to clear a cross from Pennant and Etherington's shot deflected in off Robert Huth
Robert Huth
Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside...
to give Stoke the three points.
West Ham United next made the journey to the potteries still searching for their first points of the season they were also without manager Avram Grant as he was observing the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur , also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest and most solemn day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue...
. Stoke gave Jermaine Pennant his first start and it was he who produced the first chance of the match with a free kick with Robert Green couldn't hold on to however Huth hit the post from a tight angle. Stoke were poor in the first half and it came as no surprise when Scott Parker
Scott Parker (footballer)
Scott Matthew Parker is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team. He is the FWA Footballer of the Year for the 2010–11 season. He has represented England at every level from under-16 to senior. Uniquely, he won his first four England...
took advantage to make it 1–0 to the vistiors. The Hammers could have gone further in front moments later however Frédéric Piquionne
Frédéric Piquionne
Frédéric Piquionne is a French football player who plays as a forward for West Ham United. His former clubs are Golden Star of Martinique, Nîmes Olympique, Rennes, AS Saint-Etienne, AS Monaco, Lyon and Portsmouth...
's long range shot hit the crossbar. City greatly improved in the second half and equalised through Jones following good work by Walters and Pennant. Stoke pressed for the winning goal and hit the crossbar twice as West Ham held out for a 1–1 draw.
After the win in the League Cup against Fulham Stoke made the long trip north to face Newcastle United at a strange 4.10pm kick off on a Sunday. Stoke gave a surprise start to Salif Diao
Salif Diao
Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City....
while Faye and Delap dropped to the bench, these changes seemed to disjoint Stoke as they put in an abject first half performance. Newcastle were awarded a penalty just before half time after Huth fouled Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....
, Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....
scored to put the magpies in the lead. Stoke improved in the second half and twice hit the woodwork through Jones. Fuller and Delap came on in a bid to pull level but Fuller had to come off moments later with a suspected dislocated shoulder. Jones did find the net on 67 minutes after good work by Etherington and Huth. Gudjohnsen came on in an attempt to win the match and with 5 minutes remaining Newcastle defender James Perch
James Perch
James Robert Perch is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back....
headed past his own keeper Tim Krul
Tim Krul
Timothy Michael "Tim" Krul is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Netherlands national team.-Newcastle United:...
to give Stoke a 2–1 victory. It was the first time since 1976 Stoke had won at St James' Park
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
ironically Stoke's winner that day also came from a Newcastle own goal.
October
For the first time since the Tottenham match Stoke finally had a traditional 3.00pm kick off at home for the visit of Blackburn Rovers. Pennant recovered from his injury and started on the right of midfield while Fuller's injury was not as bad as first feared and he was able to start on the bench. Stoke took the game to Rovers early on and had a number of half chances through Jones and Walters. Australian Brett EmertonBrett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...
came closest for the visitors in the first half but his header was cleared off the line by an alert Ryan Shawcross. Stoke took the lead in the 48th minute when Jon Walters coolly beat Paul Robinson one-on-one after being but through by Etherington. Stoke had more chances but Rovers were able to keep City out for the rest of the match and City claimed a deserved victory.
Almost 5,000 Stoke fans made the trip to Bolton after a two week break. City were the better side in the first 20 minutes but Bolton took the lead through Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong is a South Korean footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers and the South Korean national team. His nickname, Blue Dragon, is a transliteration of his given name "Chung-Yong" derived from Hanja, 청용...
, City then had a penalty turned down by Peter Walton after Zat Knight
Zat Knight
Zatyiah "Zat" Knight is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League. Knight has two caps for England.-Club career:-Fulham:Fulham signed Knight from Rushall Olympic on a free transfer in 1999...
handled in the area. Pennant had a free-kick which hit the crossbar as Wanderers went into the break in the lead. However Stoke were level soon after as Rory Delap score a rare goal, tapping in from close range. Pulis brought on Fuller in order to press for the second goal but had to leave moments later after dislocating his shoulder again. It was Bolton who won the match through Ivan Klasnić
Ivan Klasnic
Ivan Klasnić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is a Croatian international. In 2007, Klasnić underwent a kidney transplant, and became the first player to participate in a major tournament after a transplant.-St. Pauli:Klasnić started his...
as he scored in the 92nd minute via a Steinsson long throw, it was the third match in a row between the two sides Bolton have scored decisive late goals. Klasnić ended his eventful substitute appearance by managing to pick up two yellow cards in two minutes.
There was intense media interest at the next home game against Manchester United due to the Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
saga. Man United took the lead after half an hour through a 'backwards header' by Mexican Javier Hernández. Both sides had chances to score the second goal before half time but the visitors went in to the break in front. There was a controversial end to the half when Gary Neville
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
, who had already been booked for one foul on Etherington, brought the winger down again in full flight, referee Andre Marriner
Andre Marriner
Andre Marriner is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League. He is based in Sheldon, West Midlands.-Career:...
didn't decide to show him a second yellow. The Potters were showing plenty of endeavour, but were struggling to create any clearcut chances as they attempted to get back on level terms. But with 10 minutes remaining, they equalised in stunning fashion as they scored their first goal in five meetings with Manchester United. Wilson threaded an accurate ball out to the right hand side where Tuncay advanced forward, cut inside onto his left foot and unleashed a powerful shot into the top corner. However Stoke couldn't hold on and Hernández gave the visitors the points.
Stoke haven't won at Everton since 1981 and that run continued with a 1–0 defeat. After a uneventful first half the second period proved to be a better spectacle. Asmir Begovic made his first start of the season and Stoke thought they should have gone into the lead through Tuncay. The Turkish international thought he had put the Potters ahead midway through the second half after capitalising on a defensive mistake from Toffees defender Leighton Baines
Leighton Baines
Leighton John Baines is an English footballer who plays for Everton and the England national football team.He started his career with Wigan Athletic, with whom he won the Second Division in the 2002–03 season and was a runner-up in the 2004–05 Championship and the 2006 Football League Cup Final....
, however his strike was harshly chalked off for an apparent foul on Baines. Despite that, chances continued to come for both sides in what was an exciting second 45 minutes, but it was the hosts who stole all three points thanks to Yakubu
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Yakubu Aiyegbeni , generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers and the Nigerian national football team. His nickname is "The Yak".-Early career:...
, who rifled home from 8-yards after an defensive mistake from Abdoulaye Faye.
November
Stoke then travelled to Sunderland and again came out on the wrong end of a poor refereeing decision. In the first 45 minutes Stoke were awful and the Black Cats took full advantage with a soft goal scored by £13 million GhanaGhana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
striker Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Emirati club Al Ain in the UAE Pro-League , and the Ghana national team....
. The home side were then awarded a penalty but Begovic managed to keep out Steed Malbranque
Steed Malbranque
Steed Malbranque is a Belgian-born French footballer who last played for Saint-Étienne. Malbranque had previously played professionally for Lyon in his native France before moving to England where he had spells with Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland.-Lyon:He was a trainee at Lyon youth...
's effort. In the second half Stoke were better and thought they scored when Jones headed the ball past Simon Mignolet
Simon Mignolet
Simon Mignolet is a Belgian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League, and the Belgian national team.-Sint-Truiden:...
but Lee Cattermole
Lee Cattermole
Lee Barry Cattermole is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League. His preferred position is in central midfield in front of the back four and he is known for his tough-tackling midfield play.-Early life:Cattermole was...
stopped the ball with his hand however referee Martin Atkinson didn't award either goal or penalty. It got even worse for Stoke as Shawcross was sent off for two bookable offences and Gyan scored a deflected goal to give Steve Bruce's team a 2–0 win.
Following five straight defeats for Stoke victory against Birmingham City was vital, but history was not on Stoke's side as they have failed to even score past Birmingham for thirteen years. With Captain Shawcross suspended Huth was give the armband and Higginbotham made only his second start of the season while up front Ricardo Fuller also started following his injury problems.
For the opening 10 minutes it was The Blues who were the more lively but after that spell Stoke began to dominate the match. Former Stoke trainee Ben Foster
Ben Foster (footballer)
Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Foster is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Birmingham City, and internationally for the England national team.-Stoke City:...
kept Birmingham in the match with a number of fine saves but he was finally beaten just before half time through Huth. City continued to press forward in the second half and again went close through the impressive German. Stoke made it 2–0 in the 71st minute through a trademark solo goal by Fuller. The Jamaican ran from his own half to the visitors penalty area before cutting in and curling a shot past Foster. However Birmingham rallied and score twice through Keith Fahey
Keith Fahey
Keith Declan Fahey is an Republic of Ireland international footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City. With Ireland he was part of the team that secured qualification for UEFA Euro 2012....
and Cameron Jerome
Cameron Jerome
Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker. He also played for Cardiff City in the Football League, and for Birmingham City in the Football League and Premier League, and at international level has several caps for the England under-21 team.-Early...
. But Stoke were not to be denied and with five minutes to go Dean Whitehead
Dean Whitehead
Dean Whitehead is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side...
scored the winning goal.
Four days later City took on an improving Liverpool at the Britannia. Stoke however were to quickly take control of the match and only some fine save's from Pepe Reina kept the scores level. Stoke finally went in front just after half time after a Delap long throw caused chaos in the Liverpool defence and Fuller scored his second goal of the week. The Merseyside club were poor throughout and their best effort came from Argentine Maxi Rodríguez when his shot was saved by Begovic who sat on the ball. Stoke sealed their first league win over Liverpool since 1984 when Pennant but Jones through one on one with Reina and made no mistake. Liverpool's misery was compounded when Lucas
Lucas Leiva
Lucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side...
was sent off for two bookable offences.
Stoke then travelled to West Brom looking to keep their impressive run of 1 defeat in 24 matches against The Baggies going. After a dour first half Stoke were awarded a penalty early in the second half when Scott Carson
Scott Carson
Scott Paul Carson is an English footballer who plays for Bursaspor as a goalkeeper.He joined the Leeds United football academy in 2002, making his full first team debut for Leeds against Manchester United in February 2004...
came off his line and fouled Jones, Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City....
made no mistake from the spot to score his first of the season. West Brom came back at Stoke through and went close through Somen Tchoyi
Somen Tchoyi
Somen Alfred Tchoyi is a Cameroonian footballer. He plays for West Bromwich Albion and the Cameroon national football team. He is a playmaker who usually plays in the centre of midfield.-Odd Grenland:...
before Stoke were given a second penalty when Simon Cox took down Whitehead and substitute Walters sent Carson the wrong way. Stoke gave the scoreline an impressive look when Walters scored his second goal to make it 3–0 to The Potters. The result also gave Stoke two new records, The largest away win in the Premier League and largest top division away win since 1982 and also the first time since the 1983–84 season Stoke have won three top-flight matches in a row. Manager Pulis hailed the new records as "A Fantastic Achievement".
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...
's Manchester City arrived at Stoke on the back of a 4–1 win away at Fulham and were looking for three points to boost their ambitious title challenge. City dominated the first half though and only some fine goalkeeping from Joe Hart
Joe Hart
Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team....
and missed chances from Jones and Fuller kept the scores level. Man City were much improved in the second period with the impressive David Silva
David Silva
David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker...
causing City's defence problems. The visitors took the lead after 82 minutes when Micah Richards
Micah Richards
Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield...
turned Collins and powered in a low shot. City earned a point in the final minute via Etherington, a long kick from Begovic was headed on by Jones to Tuncay who back heeled the ball to the winger who made no mistake.
December
Stoke then travelled to the DW Stadium to take on an injury-hit Wigan Athletic in what turned out to be a entertaining affair. Stoke took the lead in the 18th minute via a deflected Huth free kick, only for Danny CollinsDanny Collins
Daniel Lewis "Danny" Collins is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town on loan from Stoke City. Collins also plays for the Wales national football team as a defender....
for slice the ball into his own net 10 minutes later. From the Wigan kick-off though Stoke reclaimed possession and a fast-flowing move ended with Etherington's third goal is as many games. However Wigan pulled level again just before half time through a deflected Tom Cleverley
Tom Cleverley
Thomas William "Tom" Cleverley is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder in the Premier League for Manchester United....
strike to end an eventful first half. It was a much quieter contest in the second half with both sides missing good chances and the match finished in a fair 2–2 draw.
Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
was remembered before the first top flight meeting between Stoke and Blackpool since 1972 in what turned out to be a very frustrating match for City. The first half had a number of chances with Fuller and Jones going close while DJ Campbell threatened for The Seasiders. And it was Blackpool's number 39 who scored the only goal of the match just after half time to condemn Stoke to another December defeat. It was Blackpool's first top flight win in the potteries since 1963.
With the match against Arsenal postponed due to heavy snow, Stoke's next game came against Blackburn Rovers on boxing day. It was the first game for new Rovers manager Steve Kean
Steve Kean
Stephen "Steve" Kean is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.-Playing career:...
following the surprise sacking of Sam Allardyce. The first half was a quiet affair with Matty Etherington having the best chance of the half. In the second period Stoke took control of the match and went in front through Huth. Stoke continued to create chances with Whitehead and Jones both being denied by Robinson. Rovers were poor and their best chance fell to youngster Grant Hanley
Grant Hanley
Grant Hanley is a Scottish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Scotland national team.-Early years:Hanley was born in Dumfries, Scotland...
. City sealed the win deep in to stoppage time after some good link up play with Fuller and Walters set up Marc Wilson to score his first goal for the club.
Struggling Fulham were City's next opponents two days later. Fulham defender Chris Baird
Chris Baird
Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham and the Northern Ireland national football team.-Southampton:...
opened the scoring after just four minutes when his shot took a wicked deflection off the post. He scored again on ten minutes when his low free-kick deceived Begovic and the Stoke defence. Stoke were poor and Fulham were easily able to hold on to their two-goal advantage.
January
The first match of 2011 saw Stoke take on under performing Everton at the Britannia Stadium. With Huth suspended after picking up five yellow cards Higginbotham returned to the starting line up as did Ricardo Fuller. It was Fuller who had the first chance of the match when he created a one on one chance for himself but fired his chance harmlessly wide of Tim HowardTim Howard
Timothy Matthew Howard is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team....
s goal. The opening goal came after 20 minutes after a long ball forward by Shawcross was headed by Jones into the path of Etherington who beat two Everton defenders to cross the ball in for Jones to head in Stoke's first goal of the year. Following this the visitors tried in vain to level going close through Tim Cahill
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team...
and Steven Pienaar
Steven Pienaar
Steven Jerome Pienaar is a South African footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can play on either the right or left wing and is also a member of the South African national team. Pienaar has previously played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Everton...
. In the second half Stoke were put under more pressure but in the 70th minute Jagielka
Phil Jagielka
Philip Nikodem "Phil" Jagielka is an English international footballer who plays for Everton in the Premier League. He played regularly in central midfield for his previous club Sheffield United, but generally plays in central defence for Everton...
, under pressure from Fuller sliced the ball into his own net to give Stoke a 2–0 win. It was City's first win over The Toffees since 1982, 29 years ago.
The first away match of the year was at the current league leaders Manchester United. Pulis made three chances from the side that beat Everton with Huth, Wilson and Tuncay all starting in an attempt to perform better at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
as the previous two meetings have ended in 5–0 and 4–0 defeats. The home side took the lead through Hernandez mid-way through the first half. Stoke equalised through Whitehead after good play by Tuncay after 50 minutes, it was City's first League goal at Old Trafford since 1980, 31 years ago. However Portuguese winger Nani scored the winner for Man United. Despite the defeat manager Pulis stated that his players deserve a lot of credit for their performance.
The seasons over achievers Bolton Wanderers arrived at the Britannia Stadium with four straight away defeats. Stoke were the better side and dominated the play in windy conditions and Wanderers 'keeper Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who plays for Bolton Wanderers.-Club career:Jääskeläinen was born in Mikkeli, and made his Veikkausliiga debut in Finland for MP Mikkeli in 1992, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996, he moved to VPS Vaasa where...
pulled off a fine save to deny Jones. The first goal came after 37 minutes when a Tuncay corner was scrambled over the line by Danny Higginbotham
Danny Higginbotham
Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining...
. Bolton started the second half the better side with Stuart Holden
Stuart Holden
Stuart Alistair Holden is an American football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League....
testing Begovic with a free-kick. Stoke made it 2–0 moments later after Etherington was put through one on one by Tuncay only for Zat Knight
Zat Knight
Zatyiah "Zat" Knight is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League. Knight has two caps for England.-Club career:-Fulham:Fulham signed Knight from Rushall Olympic on a free transfer in 1999...
to mis-time his tackle and concede a penalty. Etherington took the spot and the ball went in despite the 'keeper getting a hand to it. Owen Coyle
Owen Coyle
Owen Columba Coyle is a Scottish-born Irish international former professional player and professional association football manager . He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers....
responded by bringing on two wingers, Bulgarian Martin Petrov
Martin Petrov
Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa...
and Spanish Rodrigo Moreno
Rodrigo Moreno Machado
Rodrigo Moreno Machado is a Brazilian-born Spanish footballer who currently plays for Benfica. He is able to play on the wing or as a striker...
but his side were unable to get back into the match.
Stoke travelled to London to take on Fulham with the two sides only having played each other four weeks ago. Stoke produced another very poor performance against The Cottagers with Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
scoring twice and had Ryan Shawcross sent off. New loan signing John Carew
John Carew
John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,...
made his City debut in the second half.
February
Stoke played for the fourth away match in succession at big spending Liverpool in what was the clubs 100th Premier League match. Pulis made a number of chances giving rests to key players such as Etherington and Jones while Salif DiaoSalif Diao
Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City....
made a surprise start at his old club. In the first half both sides struggled to create many goal scoring chances until the end of the half when Begovic was called into making a fine save from Johnson. Liverpool took the lead just after half time when a Gerrard free-kick was deflected into the path of inform Raul Meireles who put the ball past Begovic. Stoke tried to get back into the match but it was Liverpool's new £22.8 million Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer)
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz , commonly known as Luis Suárez and nicknamed "El Pistolero" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Uruguayan national team...
who sealed the win despite the best efforts of Andy Wilkinson.
Sunderland were Stoke's next opponents at the Britannia Stadium for an early kick-off at 12.30. Stoke made an awful start to the match as Kieran Richardson
Kieran Richardson
Kieran Edward Richardson is an English footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is naturally a left winger, but has proven to a extremely versatile; having also played as a left back, right winger, central midfielder and recently as a support striker...
put The Black Cats into the lead after just two minutes. Stoke responded half an hour later as Carew scored his first goal for the club after Craig Gordon
Craig Gordon
Craig Sinclair Gordon is a Scottish footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for both Sunderland and the Scotland national team. He was a nominee for STV's Scotland's Greatest Ever Football Team in 2010....
missed time his punch from a Delap throw. Sunderland were back in front just after half time after a long ball was not dealt with by the City defence and Gyan put the ball in the net. Stoke pressed for the equaliser as Sunderland defended stubbornly. With seven minutes remaining a free-kick from Pennant found Huth who poked the ball past Gordon and in the final minute of the game another Pennant set piece was converted by Huth to give Stoke a 3–2 victory.
Stoke then had another away game this time at League Cup finalists Birmingham City at St Andrews. It was a poor match which seemed destined for a 0–0 draw however Birmingham stole the points with the final kick of the match through lanky striker Zigic.
After beating Brighton in the FA Cup Stoke travelled to London to face Arsenal in a re-arranged fixture. Stoke made a poor start to the match as the home side almost scored after two minutes as Theo Walcott
Theo Walcott
Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...
hit the post. Arsenal did take the lead soon after through defender Sebastien Squillaci
Sébastien Squillaci
Sébastien Squillaci is a French international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He plays as a central defender and is described as a player who "reads the game well" and is "strong in the air and on the ground"...
, as expected Arsenal controlled the play however Stoke defended well and restricted The Gunners from extending their lead. City were more of a threat in the second half with Pennant, Carew and Huth going close to an equaliser as Stoke were left to rue their slow start to the match.
The match against West Brom was moved to Monday night for live TV coverage, it turned out to be a very disappointing contest. There was little action in the first half with Pennant hitting the crossbar from a freekick the only meaningful attempt on goal. Stoke took the lead through a rare goal from Rory Delap
Rory Delap
Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team....
, Baggies substitute Carlos Vela
Carlos Vela
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican association football player, currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Sociedad on loan from Arsenal. He also plays for the Mexico national football team. He started his career at Mexican club C.D...
equalised late on. A point was no less than West Brom deserved but they could have had all three had it not been for a fine performance from Begovic who saved four shots in the final thirty seconds of the match. Manager Pulis described his teams performance as the worst of the season.
March
Stoke produced another abject away performance at West Ham and goals from Demba BaDemba Ba
Demba Ba is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Senegal national team.-Early life:Ba was born in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, and was the sixth child of seven...
, Manuel da Costa
Manuel da Costa (footballer)
Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi , known as Manuel da Costa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Da Costa was born in France, but qualifies to play for Portugal, through his parents .-AS Nancy:Da Costa began his career at Ligue 1 club AS Nancy...
and Thomas Hitzlsperger
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Thomas Hitzlsperger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Bundesliga club Wolfsburg after signing a three-year deal on 17 August 2011. Hitzlsperger spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England , before returning to Germany to play for Stuttgart...
ensured an easy win for The Hammers. The defeat left Stoke four points above the relegation zone.
After victory in the FA Cup Quarter against West Ham there was great excitement amongst supporters for the important game against Newcastle. Cup hero Danny Higginbotham
Danny Higginbotham
Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining...
returned to the starting eleven at the expense of Danny Pugh
Danny Pugh
Daniel Adam "Danny" Pugh is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Leeds United on loan from Premier League side Stoke City.- Manchester United :Pugh came through the youth ranks at Manchester United...
whilst John Carew was ruled out due to injury. Stoke took the lead just before the half hour mark Ryan Shawcross laid the ball to Pennant on the right and his cross was glanced in by Jonathan Walters. Newcastle came back strongly and twice came close to equalising and were twice denied by Higginbotham. However Stoke quickly ended the match as a contest after the half time break with two quick goals. The first came after a Steve Harper failed to clear under pressure from Kenwyne Jones and he picked out Matthew Etherington on the left, whose delivery was guided into the net Pennant from about six yards out who scored his first City goal. Newcastle were rattled and they succumbed to a third goal when Higginbotham arrowed in a thunderous free-kick from 20 yards, with Harper rooted to his spot. Shane Ferguson
Shane Ferguson
Shane Kevin Ferguson is a footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Northern Ireland national team. He is capable of playing anywhere on the left flank as a full back or winger.-Early life:...
came close to giving the visitors a goal before Ricardo Fuller made it 4–0 in the final minute. It was the first time Stoke had scored four goals in a Premier League match.
April
Stoke then took on in-form Chelsea for the third home match in a row and made a perfect start. Jonathan WaltersJonathan Walters
Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team....
took advantage of a hesitant David Luiz
David Luiz
David Luiz Moreira Marinho , known as David Luiz, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League...
to run down the left flank before cutting in past the retreating Michael Essien
Michael Essien
Michael Kojo Essien is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Ghanaian national team. He is a midfielder who has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert boundless energy in supporting offensive and defensive play...
to send the ball past Petr Čech
Petr Cech
Petr Čech is a Czech footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Czech Republic as a goalkeeper. Čech previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes. He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals...
. Chelsea came back strongly and dominated the match until Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, where he is deputy vice-captain, and is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team...
equalised through a well placed header. The second half was a entertaining affair with both sides creating chances and playing attacking football. Stoke hit the crossbar through Wilson and Huth whilst Drogba also hit the woodwork twice. Stoke could have won in the final minute when Fuller headed the ball past the impressive Čech but narrowly went wide of the far post. The result was the first point Stoke have claimed off The Blues in the Premier League and also ended the Potters losing streak against the Londoners. After the match it was revealed that Danny Higginbotham
Danny Higginbotham
Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining...
has a cruciate knee ligament injury and will miss the rest of the season.
City travelled to White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
in what was another highly entertaining match despite Stoke's travel problems continuing. After Spurs Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
hammering by Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
they started the match in a high tempo and took the lead through Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
and extended their lead through Luka Modrić
Luka Modric
Luka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the Croatia national football team.Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence. After showing promise in hometown club Zadar's youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His...
. Stoke pull one back through Etherington, the winger sprinted down the left flank running past two Tottenham defenders before sliding the ball past Gomes. Crouch restored Tottenham's two goal advantage before Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football...
ended his 13 game goal drought with a thunderous 30 yard strike to make the scoreline 3–2 at half time. In the second period Stoke should have levelled but Walters with an open goal hit his shot against the post and Spurs were able to hang on for the three points.
After the epic 5–0 win over Bolton in the FA Cup Semi-final
FA Cup Semi-finals
The FA Cup Semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the FA Cup Final. They are the penultimate phase of the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world.- Location :...
Stoke returned to league football at Villa Park. Like the match between the two sides earlier in the season Villa were without manager Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
who had fell ill and was admitted to hospital. After a slow start to the match Stoke had a spell of sustained pressure in which Brad Friedel
Brad Friedel
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....
made a number of fine saves before City took the lead through a Jones header from a Delap long throw. Villa levelled just before half time when in impressive Kyle Walker
Kyle Walker
Kyle Andrew Walker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur and England.-Early life:Walker was born in Sheffield and grew up in the Sharrow district of the city...
crossed in for Darren Bent
Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining...
. The second half was a non-event although Stoke did have the ball in the net twice but both were offside. City had to finish the game with ten men after Fuller was stretchered off after falling awkwardly on his ankle.
Three days later Stoke and Wolves met in the re-arranged Staffordshire derby at the Britannia Stadium. City started the match in the more positive way and went in front when Pennant crossed in for Jones to score his forth goal in four games. Stoke then suffered another injury as Etherington was stretchered off with a hamstring problem. Wolves 'keeper Wayne Hennessey
Wayne Hennessey
Wayne Robert Hennessey is a Welsh international footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a goalkeeper.-Early career:...
made a number of fine saves before Ryan Shawcross
Ryan Shawcross
Ryan James Shawcross is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He was appointed as Stoke's captain...
scored in first half injury time. Stoke sealed the win five minutes after half time when man of the match Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999...
's shot took a deflection off Jody Craddock
Jody Craddock
Jody Darryl Craddock is an English football defender signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.Craddock broke into league football at Cambridge United in the mid 1990s before spending six years at Sunderland, with whom he won promotion to the Premier League...
to make it 3–0 to The Potters.
Dean Whitehead
Dean Whitehead
Dean Whitehead is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side...
came back into the side for the trip to relegation threatened Blackpool. The match was played in windy conditions which made it difficult for both teams to gain an advantage. Stoke had the best chance of the first half when Jones rounded the Blackpool keeper Gilks and had an empty net to aim for but somehow managed to curl his shot beyond the post. City Had more chances in the second half with Glenn Whelan
Glenn Whelan
Glenn David Whelan is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre midfielder from Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team....
the most likely to score whilst Ryan Shotton
Ryan Shotton
Ryan Colin Shotton is an English footballer, who plays in the Premier League for Stoke City.Shotton progressed through the Stoke City Academy and signed a professional contract in 2007. He went on loan to Altrincham, Tranmere Rovers and Barnsley respectively in order to gain first team experience...
made his league debut for Stoke. Despite both teams efforts it ended 0–0, Stoke's first scoreless match of the season.
May
The last match before the FA Cup Final saw Stoke take on Arsenal in what was billed by the media as a grudge match. The Gunners knowing they had to win to keep their fading title hopes alive started well with Robin Van PersieRobin van Persie
Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011...
going closest. Stoke gradually got into the game and took the lead on the 27th minute when Jermaine Pennant's freekick was run into the net by an unmarked Jones. Five minutes before half time Stoke scored again after a mistake by Aaron Ramsey
Aaron Ramsey
Aaron James Ramsey is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for the premier league club Arsenal and is the captain of the Wales national football team...
gifted the ball to Pennant who ran at the Arsenal defence and his shot took a deflection off Johan Djourou
Johan Djourou
Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere , more commonly known as Johan Djourou, is an Ivorian-born Swiss international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He used to play as a defensive midfielder in his youth for former club Etoile Carouge, but on his arrival at Arsenal was converted to a central defender...
and looped over Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny is a Polish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal and the Poland national football team. He is the son of former Polish goalkeeper Maciej Szczęsny....
. Stoke could have added a third but Walters hit the crossbar from a tight angle. Robert Huth
Robert Huth
Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside...
was forced to leave the pitch with a Knee injury and Abdoulaye Faye came on to make his first appearance since February. With ten minutes left Van Persie pulled one back but from the restart Stoke Walters scored to seal the win.
Following the FA Cup Final defeat to Manchester City, Stoke had the opportunity to gain some revenge three days later. Pulis made five changes and gave a number of fringe player's some game time. Any hope Stoke of gaining something from the match were ended by two moments of class by Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
and a header from Joleon Lescott
Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back....
.
Stoke ended a successful season with a disappointing 1–0 defeat at home to Wigan Athletic. Hugo Rodallega
Hugo Rodallega
Hugo Rodallega Martínez is a Colombian footballer who plays for English Premier League club Wigan Athletic. He primarily plays as a striker, but can also play on the wing....
scored the only goal of the match in the second half to keep Wigan in the Premier League. Stoke finished the season in 13th place due to losing had they won they would have been 9th.
Match results
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
Molineux Stadium Molineux stadium Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the... |
1 – 2 | 27,850 | Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United... 55' |
Report |
| 2 | 21 August 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 2 | 27,243 | Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... 25' |
Report |
| 3 | 28 August 2010 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge... |
0 – 2 | 40,931 | Report | |
| 4 | 13 September 2010 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
2 – 1 | 25,899 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 80', Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 90+3' |
Report |
| 5 | 18 September 2010 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 1 | 27,028 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 48' |
Report |
| 6 | 26 September 2010 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
St James' Park St James' Park St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'... |
2 – 1 | 41,915 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 67', Perch James Perch James Robert Perch is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back.... 85' (o.g.) |
Report |
| 7 | 2 October 2010 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 0 | 25,515 | Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 48' |
Report |
| 8 | 16 October 2010 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Reebok Stadium Reebok Stadium The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'... |
1 – 2 | 22,975 | Delap Rory Delap Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 48' |
Report |
| 9 | 24 October 2010 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 2 | 27,372 | Tuncay Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... 81' |
Report |
| 10 | 30 October 2010 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Goodison Park Goodison Park Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds... |
0 – 1 | 35,513 | Report | |
| 11 | 6 November 2010 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
Stadium of Light Stadium of Light The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light has the fifth-largest capacity of any English football stadium. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland A.F.C. matches... |
0 – 2 | 36,541 | Report | |
| 12 | 9 November 2010 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
3 – 2 | 26,318 | Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 44', Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... 71', Whitehead Dean Whitehead Dean Whitehead is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side... 85' |
Report |
| 13 | 13 November 2010 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
2 – 0 | 27,286 | Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... 56', Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 90+1' |
Report |
| 14 | 20 November 2010 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
The Hawthorns The Hawthorns The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England, with a capacity of 26,484. It has been the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club. The ground was the last Football League ground to be built in the... |
3 – 0 | 24,164 | Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... 55' (Pen), Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 85', 90+3' (1 Pen) |
Report |
| 15 | 27 November 2010 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 1 | 27,405 | Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... 90+2' |
Report |
| 16 | 4 December 2010 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
DW Stadium | 2 – 2 | 15,100 | Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 18', Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... 31' |
Report |
| 17 | 11 December 2010 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
0 – 1 | 26,879 | Report | |
| 18 | 26 December 2010 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Ewood Park Ewood Park Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The... |
2 – 0 | 25,440 | Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 51', Wilson 90+3' |
Report |
| 19 | 28 December 2010 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
0 – 2 | 26,954 | Report | |
| 20 | 1 January 2011 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
2 – 0 | 27,418 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 23', Jagielka Phil Jagielka Philip Nikodem "Phil" Jagielka is an English international footballer who plays for Everton in the Premier League. He played regularly in central midfield for his previous club Sheffield United, but generally plays in central defence for Everton... (o.g.) 69' |
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| 21 | 4 January 2011 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
Old Trafford Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:... |
1 – 2 | 73,401 | Whitehead Dean Whitehead Dean Whitehead is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side... 50' |
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| 22 | 15 January 2011 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
2 – 0 | 26,809 | Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... 37', Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... 63' (Pen) |
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| 23 | 22 January 2011 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
Craven Cottage Craven Cottage Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896.... |
0 – 2 | 23,766 | Report | |
| 24 | 2 February 2011 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Anfield Anfield Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park... |
0 – 2 | 40,254 | Report | |
| 25 | 5 February 2011 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
3 – 2 | 26,008 | Carew John Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... 32', Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 83', 90+3' |
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| 26 | 12 February 2011 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
St Andrew's | 0 – 1 | 23,660 | Report | |
| 27 | 23 February 2011 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
Emirates Stadium Emirates Stadium Ashburton Grove, currently known as the Emirates Stadium, is a UEFA elite football stadium which is home to Arsenal FC, where they moved from Highbury in 2006. It has an current capacity of 60,361, and there have been rumours of an expansion... |
0 – 1 | 60,041 | Report | |
| 28 | 28 February 2011 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 1 | 25,019 | Delap Rory Delap Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 53' |
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| 29 | 5 March 2011 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Boleyn Ground Boleyn Ground The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:... |
0 – 3 | 33,066 | Report | |
| 30 | 19 March 2011 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
4 – 0 | 27,505 | Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 28', Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... 46', Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... 49', Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... 90+2' |
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| 31 | 2 April 2011 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 1 | 27,508 | Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 8' |
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| 32 | 9 April 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
White Hart Lane White Hart Lane White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230.... |
2 – 3 | 32,702 | Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... 27', Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 41' |
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| 33 | 23 April 2011 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Villa Park Villa Park Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County... |
1 – 1 | 35,235 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 20' |
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| 34 | 26 April 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
3 – 0 | 27,030 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 16', Shawcross Ryan Shawcross Ryan James Shawcross is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He was appointed as Stoke's captain... 45+2', Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... 51' |
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| 35 | 30 April 2011 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
Bloomfield Road Bloomfield Road Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000... |
0 – 0 | 16,003 | Report | |
| 36 | 8 May 2011 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
3 – 1 | 27,478 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 28', Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... 40', Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 82' |
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| 37 | 17 May 2011 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Eastlands City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of... |
0 – 3 | 45,103 | Report | |
| 38 | 22 May 2011 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
0 – 1 | 27,566 | Report |
Final league table
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Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
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|rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;font-size:92.5%;" bgcolor=97DEFF|2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 2
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|rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;font-size:92.5%;" bgcolor=FFCCCC|Relegation to the 2011–12 Football League Championship
2011–12 Football League Championship
The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format....
League Cup
Stoke were drawn at home to League Two side Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
in the second round of the Carling Cup. The Shrews had beaten Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
4–3 in the first round. Stoke fielded a fairly strong side with Carlo Nash
Carlo Nash
Carlo James Nash is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a goalkeeper.Nash started his career at non-League Rossendale United and Clitheroe before being signed by Crystal Palace and then moved back north to Stockport County...
making his first start since returning to the club. It was Shrewsbury who made the brighter start with Dutch striker Benjamin van den Broek
Benjamin van den Broek
Benjamin van den Broek is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Den Bosch.He started his career with NAC Breda, but made no Eredivisie appearances for the club. In 2008 he moved to HFC Haarlem, where he made 57 appearances in the Eerste Divisie, scoring 10 goals. After Haarlem went bust in...
shooting harmlessly at Nash. Stoke took the lead on 26 minutes with a diving header from Jon Walters
Jonathan Walters
Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team....
who scored his first City goal, it was 2–0 ten minutes later when Tuncay
Tuncay Sanli
Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team...
headed past Chris Neal
Chris Neal
Christopher Michael "Chris" Neal is an English footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town.-Career:...
. It was a quite second half with Stoke looking for the third goal but were guilty of some missed opportunity. Shrewsbury gave themselves hope when Steven Leslie
Steven Leslie
Steven Leslie is a Scottish-born professional football player who currently plays for Hereford United on loan from Shrewsbury Town. He is predominantly a left-sided midfielder and wears the number 11 shirt for the club....
scored but the match finished 2–1 to Stoke.
Stoke drew Fulham at home in the third round, The Cottagers had beaten local side Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
6–0 in the previous round. Stoke made the more positive start and were rewarded with the opening goal in the 23rd minute when Danny Higginbotham
Danny Higginbotham
Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining...
was left unmarked to head past Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough...
. Fulham rarely troubled Asmir Begović
Asmir Begovic
Asmir Begović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team....
in the Stoke goal with Belgian Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:...
and American Eddie Johnson going closest. Stoke sealed the win ten minutes from time after Jones converted a Rory Delap throw.
In the next round against West Ham United Stoke made a bright start and took the lead after six minutes through Jones. Stoke then dominated the match and had a number of chances to score the second goal but West Ham managed to level through Scott Parker just before the end of the match. With Pulis having taken off his three attacking options and replacing them with defensive players prior to Parker scoring it was inevitable that The Hammers would make it through to the next round.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
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| R2 | 24 August 2010 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
2 – 1 | 11,995 | Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 26', Tuncay Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... 37' |
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| R3 | 21 September 2010 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
2 – 0 | 12,778 | Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... 23', Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 79' |
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| R4 | 27 October 2010 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Boleyn Ground Boleyn Ground The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:... |
1 – 3 AET | 25,325 | Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 6' |
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FA Cup
Stoke were draw at home against Football League ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
high flyers Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
in the 3rd round.
Pulis made seven changes from the defeat at Manchester United with the likes of Sorensen, Higginbotham, Whelan and Ryan Shotton
Ryan Shotton
Ryan Colin Shotton is an English footballer, who plays in the Premier League for Stoke City.Shotton progressed through the Stoke City Academy and signed a professional contract in 2007. He went on loan to Altrincham, Tranmere Rovers and Barnsley respectively in order to gain first team experience...
coming in to the starting eleven. Cardiff scored the first after eight minutes through Michael Chopra
Michael Chopra
Rocky Michael Chopra is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Ipswich Town. He is of mixed Indian and British descent....
. After this Stoke tried to level but were frustrated with Marc Wilson hitting the crossbar with a long range free-kick but Stoke did level in the final minute of the half through Tuncay. In the second half Stoke dominated the match and had a number of chances to win the tie but Cardiff held on for a replay.
For the replay Pulis fielded a largely reserve side with rare run outs for a few players. It became a poor and scrappy game with few chances on goal and after 90 minutes the scores were still level. However in the first minute of extra time Walters converted a Michael Tonge corner to put Stoke in front. Stoke then dominated the remainder of extra time and Walters sealed the win sliding the ball past Tom Heaton from a tight angle. City will face Staffordshire rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
in the forth round after they won their replay with Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
5–0.
John Carew
John Carew
John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,...
made his first start for the club at Wolves in round four. After a bright start to the match it became a disjointed game with Stoke having the best chances. The match 'came alive' in the final ten minutes as Robert Huth put The Potters into the lead through a trademark powerful header. On 90 minutes Wolves were awarded a soft penalty and Serbian Nenad Milijaš
Nenad Milijaš
Nenad Milijaš is a Serbian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
had the chance to save Wolves but Sorensen kept up his impressive Penalty saving record and Stoke secured their place in the 5th round place. It was the first time ever that Stoke had beaten Wolves in the FA Cup after eight failed attempts. Stoke were drawn at home to run-away League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
leaders Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
in the next round.
Stoke produced a commanding performance against a Brighton side who were no match for City's aerial threat. Stoke took the lead though Carew's flicked header from a Delap throw. The second came not soon after following good wing play between Pennant and Wilson who crossed the ball in for Walters to head past Slovak Peter Brezovan
Peter Brezovan
Peter Brezovan, born 9 December 1979 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia , is a former Slovak under-21 international footballer who currently plays for English team Brighton & Hove Albion....
. Stoke made it 3–0 in the final moments of the first half after Shawcross headed in his first goal for almost a year to send Stoke in to the quarter final of the FA Cup for the second year running where they will play at home to West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
.
Stoke made a lively start to the quarter final tie against The Hammers and could have gone in front after just two minutes after good wide play by Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999...
set up former Hammer of the year Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City....
but his header was well saved by Robert Green
Robert Green
Robert Paul Green is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United and the England national football team as a goalkeeper.-Norwich City:...
. City took the lead after twelve minutes after Huth headed in a trademark Delap throw-in. West Ham then scored a controversial equaliser after Frédéric Piquionne
Frédéric Piquionne
Frédéric Piquionne is a French football player who plays as a forward for West Ham United. His former clubs are Golden Star of Martinique, Nîmes Olympique, Rennes, AS Saint-Etienne, AS Monaco, Lyon and Portsmouth...
handled Hitzlsperger's through ball before lobbing it beyond the reach of the advancing Sorensen and into the net to ensure the two sides went in level at the break. Just 15 seconds after the restart Referee Mike Jones
Mike Jones (referee)
Michael J. Jones is an English professional football referee, based in Chester, Cheshire, who officiates primarily in the Premier League.-Refereeing career:...
was again in the spotlight after he awarded Stoke a penalty, Etherington took the kick but Green was able to make the save. Stoke re-took the lead through a powerful Danny Higginbotham
Danny Higginbotham
Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining...
free-kick which Green managed to get a hand to but it crept over the line. West Ham pushed on for an equaliser but Stoke were able to hold on to secure their place in the semi-final at Wembley
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
.
Stoke were drawn against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
in the semi final. It will be Stoke's forth semi-final appearance and first since 1972 and also their first trip to the new national stadium. As expected there was a great interest from fans with City selling out all 34,000 tickets a week before the match. Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football...
says the players need to no let the occasion get the better of them. Also Jonathan Walters
Jonathan Walters
Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team....
and Thomas Sorensen and Rory Delap
Rory Delap
Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team....
say the squad have their sights on winning the cup. Whilst Bolton manager Owen Coyle
Owen Coyle
Owen Columba Coyle is a Scottish-born Irish international former professional player and professional association football manager . He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers....
says that his team will have to be at their best if they want to beat Stoke.
Stoke took on Bolton at Wembley in what proved to be a very one-sided FA Cup Semi final
FA Cup Semi-finals
The FA Cup Semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the FA Cup Final. They are the penultimate phase of the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world.- Location :...
. Bolton started the match brightly before Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City....
's low drive beat Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who plays for Bolton Wanderers.-Club career:Jääskeläinen was born in Mikkeli, and made his Veikkausliiga debut in Finland for MP Mikkeli in 1992, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996, he moved to VPS Vaasa where...
. Five minutes later it was 2–0 as Wilkinson hooked a high ball into the box, and the ball broke to Huth and he lashed a shot on the volley which flew beyond the despairing dive of Jääskeläinen. On the half hour poor play from Martin Petrov
Martin Petrov
Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa...
allowed Pennant to cut in from the right wing and lay off Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football...
to give Stoke a 3–0 half time advantage. Wanderers boss Owen Coyle
Owen Coyle
Owen Columba Coyle is a Scottish-born Irish international former professional player and professional association football manager . He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers....
made two half-time with changes with Matthew Taylor
Matthew Taylor (footballer)
Matthew Simon "Matty" Taylor is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He is noted for his powerful long-range strikes.-Early career:...
and Mark Davies replacing the poor Petrov and Klasnic. Despite the subs it was City who continued to dominate and Jonathan Walters
Jonathan Walters
Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team....
scored twice to emphatically send Stoke into their first FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final
The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...
appearance in their 148-year history. The result was the largest FA Cup Semi-final win since Wolves beat Grimsby Town in 1939, it was also Stoke's largest FA Cup win for 104 years and the biggest winning margin by a professional side at the new Wembley.
Pulis credited chairman Peter Coates
Peter Coates
Peter Coates is a businessman and current owner of the Stoke City Football Club. He has been listed as the 25th richest person in British football. He founded Bet365 in 2000, as well as Signal Radio in 1983....
following the win and winger Etherington said it was the performance of their lives. Peter Coates hailed the triumph as the biggest win in the Club's history. There was obviously contrasting emotions for The Trotters as captain Kevin Davies
Kevin Davies
Kevin Cyril Davies is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team as a striker. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009....
issued an apology to the Bolton fans following their 5–0 defeat.
Stoke will now play Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
in the final on the 14th May ironically the two sides were due to play each other on the same day in the Premier League. By reaching the final, Stoke qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...
, after Manchester City confirmed a place in the Champions League.
For the Final Stoke had a number of injury concerns with Higginbotham and Fuller both out whilst Etherington and Huth were doubts. However the latter two started the match but could do little to prevent a dominate first half display from Man City. Only Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....
kept the scores level at half time having made a number of fine saves described by Stoke legend Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....
as world class. Stoke improved in the second half with Jones going though one on one but shot straight at Joe Hart
Joe Hart
Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team....
. Yaya Touré
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
scored the only goal of the match after 74 minutes. Despite the disappointing display by his team Pulis expressed his pride at his players.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 8 January 2011 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1 – 1 | 18,629 | Tuncay Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... 44' |
Report |
| R3 Replay | 18 January 2011 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
Cardiff City Stadium | 2 – 0 AET | 13,617 | Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 92', 115' |
Report |
| R4 | 30 January 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
Molineux Stadium Molineux stadium Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the... |
1 – 0 | 11,967 | Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 81' |
Report |
| R5 | 19 February 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
3 – 0 | 21,312 | Carew John Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... 14', Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 22', Shawcross Ryan Shawcross Ryan James Shawcross is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He was appointed as Stoke's captain... 43' |
Report |
| Quarter Final | 13 March 2011 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
2 – 1 | 24,550 | Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 12', Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... 63' |
Report |
| Semi Final | 17 April 2011 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007... |
5 – 0 | 75,064 | Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... 11', Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... 17', Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... 30', Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... 68', 81' |
Report |
| Final | 14 May 2011 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007... |
0 – 1 | 88,643 | Report |
Squad statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| 1 | GK |  Asmir BegovićAsmir Begovic Asmir Begović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.... |
28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  Danny HigginbothamDanny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... |
9(1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15(1) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  Robert HuthRobert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... |
35 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Danny CollinsDanny Collins Daniel Lewis "Danny" Collins is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town on loan from Stoke City. Collins also plays for the Wales national football team as a defender.... |
23(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24(3) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Glenn Whelan Glenn Whelan Glenn David Whelan is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre midfielder from Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team.... |
14(15) | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23(15) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  Eidur GudjohnsenEiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until... |
0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tom Soares Tom Soares Thomas James "Tom" Soares is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a midfielder.-Crystal Palace:Born in Reading, Berkshire, Soares came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, a... |
0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Kenwyne JonesKenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... |
33(1) | 9 | 4(2) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 39(3) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  Ricardo FullerRicardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... |
9(19) | 4 | 2(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 12(24) | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  Mamady SidibeMamady Sidibe Mamady Sidibe is a Malian footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker. He has previously played for Swansea City and Gillingham. He has played internationally for Mali, making his debut in 2002.-Early life in France:... |
0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Marc Wilson | 21(7) | 1 | 5(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26(9) | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Danny Pugh Danny Pugh Daniel Adam "Danny" Pugh is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Leeds United on loan from Premier League side Stoke City.- Manchester United :Pugh came through the youth ranks at Manchester United... |
5(5) | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 9(9) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  Salif DiaoSalif Diao Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.... |
3(5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(5) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... |
26(3) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(2) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Ryan Shawcross Ryan Shawcross Ryan James Shawcross is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He was appointed as Stoke's captain... (c) |
36 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | Dean Whitehead Dean Whitehead Dean Whitehead is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side... |
31(6) | 2 | 0(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 32(11) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |  Jonathan WaltersJonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... |
27(9) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2(1) | 1 | 35(9) | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  Tuncay ŞanlıTuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... |
5(9) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9(9) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Andrew Davies Andrew Davies (footballer) Andrew John Davies is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bradford City, on loan from Stoke City. He has been capped for England at Under-21 level.-Middlesbrough:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW |  John CarewJohn Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
7(3) | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9(4) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... |
0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Rory Delap Rory Delap Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.... |
33(4) | 2 | 5(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 38(8) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Abdoulaye Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United... |
12(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... |
30(2) | 5 | 5(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37(3) | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Carlo Nash Carlo Nash Carlo James Nash is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a goalkeeper.Nash started his career at non-League Rossendale United and Clitheroe before being signed by Crystal Palace and then moved back north to Stockport County... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Andy Wilkinson Andy Wilkinson Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.Wilkinson joined Stoke City's academy from his local club Stone Dominoes and made his professional debut in October 2001... |
21(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | GK |  Thomas SørensenThomas Sørensen Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa.... |
10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Ryan Shotton Ryan Shotton Ryan Colin Shotton is an English footballer, who plays in the Premier League for Stoke City.Shotton progressed through the Stoke City Academy and signed a professional contract in 2007. He went on loan to Altrincham, Tranmere Rovers and Barnsley respectively in order to gain first team experience... |
0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Ben Marshall Ben Marshall Ben Marshall is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Premier League Side Stoke City.-Stoke City:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF |  Matthew LundMatthew Lund Matthew Charles Lund is a footballer who currently plays for Stoke City.-Stoke City:Lund started his career at Crewe Alexandra's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe team mate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Louis Moult Louis Moult Louis Elliott Moult is an English football player. He is a Striker who currently plays for Mansfield Town on loan from Premier League side Stoke City... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | – | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2010 | MF |  Florent Cuvelier |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2010 | GK | Carlo Nash Carlo Nash Carlo James Nash is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a goalkeeper.Nash started his career at non-League Rossendale United and Clitheroe before being signed by Crystal Palace and then moved back north to Stockport County... |
Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Free |
| 11 August 2010 | FW | Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... |
Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
£8 million |
| 18 August 2010 | FW | Jon Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... |
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
£2.75 million |
| 31 August 2010 | FW | Eiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until... |
 AS MonacoAS Monaco FC Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille... |
Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2010 | MF | Marc Wilson |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Part-exchange + Fee |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... |
 Real ZaragozaReal Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
£1.725 million |
| 23 March 2011 | DF |  Smajl Suljevic |
Dalkurd FF Dalkurd FF Dalkurd FF is a Kurdish-Swedish football club, formed in 2004 and located in Borlänge, Sweden. The club started in Division 7, Sweden's next lowest division, in 2005 and is best known for their record-fast trip to Division 1, Sweden's third highest league, winning every division they had... |
Undisclosed |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2010 | MF | Amdy Faye |
Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
Released |
| 14 June 2010 | MF | Nathaniel Wedderburn Nathaniel Wedderburn Nathaniel Carl Wedderburn is an English footballer who currently is playing for Northampton Town after his release from Stoke City... |
Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
Free |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Andy Griffin Andy Griffin Andrew "Andy" Griffin is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship team, ReadingGriffin began his career at Stoke City, where he established a reputation as a solid wing-back defender... |
Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
Nominal fee |
| 1 July 2010 | GK | Steve Simonsen Steve Simonsen Steven Preben Arthur "Steve" Simonsen is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield United as a goalkeeper. Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear he started his senior career at Tranmere Rovers before spells with Everton and Stoke City... |
Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
Free |
| 13 August 2010 | FW | James Beattie James Beattie (footballer) James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995... |
 RangersRangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2010 | FW | Dave Kitson Dave Kitson David Barry "Dave" Kitson is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Portsmouth as a striker.-Early life:... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Part-exchange |
| 31 August 2010 | MF | Liam Lawrence Liam Lawrence Liam Lawrence is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Football League Championship side Portsmouth and the Republic of Ireland.... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Part-exchange |
| 31 January 2011 | FW | Tuncay Şanlı Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... |
VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
€5.2 millon |
| 31 February 2011 | GK | Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton |
Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
Free |
| 30 June 2011 | GK | Dave Parton |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Zack Foster |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | MF | Cameron Mitchell |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Laton Wint |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Alex Hedley |
Unattached | Released |
Loan in
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2010 | 1 January 2010 | MF | Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... |
Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
| 21 January 2011 | 1 June 2011 | FW | John Carew John Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 | MF |  Diego ArismendiDiego Arismendi Hugo Diego Arismendi Ciapparetta is a Uruguayan footballer playing for English Premier League side Stoke City. He also plays for the Uruguayan national team... |
Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
| 27 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 | DF | Ibrahima Sonko Ibrahima Sonko Ibrahima Sonko is a Senegalese international professional footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town.-Reading:... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
| 30 July 2010 | 3 January 2011 | FW | Louis Moult Louis Moult Louis Elliott Moult is an English football player. He is a Striker who currently plays for Mansfield Town on loan from Premier League side Stoke City... |
Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
| 13 August 2010 | 30 June 2011 | DF | Carl Dickinson Carl Dickinson Carl Matthew Dickinson is an English footballer who currently plays for Watford. He is a left back.-Stoke City:... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
| 31 August 2010 | 30 June 2011 | MF | Ben Marshall Ben Marshall Ben Marshall is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Premier League Side Stoke City.-Stoke City:... |
Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
| 6 October 2010 | 6 November 2010 | DF | Andrew Davies Andrew Davies (footballer) Andrew John Davies is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bradford City, on loan from Stoke City. He has been capped for England at Under-21 level.-Middlesbrough:... |
Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
| 18 November 2010 | 18 December 2010 | MF | Danny Pugh Danny Pugh Daniel Adam "Danny" Pugh is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Leeds United on loan from Premier League side Stoke City.- Manchester United :Pugh came through the youth ranks at Manchester United... |
Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
| 18 November 2010 | 18 December 2010 | MF | Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... |
Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
| 26 November 2010 | 26 December 2010 | MF | Matthew Lund Matthew Lund Matthew Charles Lund is a footballer who currently plays for Stoke City.-Stoke City:Lund started his career at Crewe Alexandra's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe team mate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played... |
Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
| 31 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | FW | Eidur Gudjohnsen |
Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
| 31 January 2011 | 28 February 2011 | FW | Louis Moult Louis Moult Louis Elliott Moult is an English football player. He is a Striker who currently plays for Mansfield Town on loan from Premier League side Stoke City... |
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
| 18 February 2011 | 30 June 2011 | DF | Andrew Davies Andrew Davies (footballer) Andrew John Davies is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bradford City, on loan from Stoke City. He has been capped for England at Under-21 level.-Middlesbrough:... |
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
Reserves
As of the 2010–11 season the Potters will not be taking part in the Barclays Premier Reserve League.Instead, the Club will line-up friendlies to be played at the Clayton Wood Training Ground against side's who like City are not tied down to a league.
Reserve Matches
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beattie James Beattie (footballer) James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995... (2), Kitson Dave Kitson David Barry "Dave" Kitson is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Portsmouth as a striker.-Early life:... , Marshall Ben Marshall Ben Marshall is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Premier League Side Stoke City.-Stoke City:... , Lund Matthew Lund Matthew Charles Lund is a footballer who currently plays for Stoke City.-Stoke City:Lund started his career at Crewe Alexandra's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe team mate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played... , Cuvelier, Soares Tom Soares Thomas James "Tom" Soares is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a midfielder.-Crystal Palace:Born in Reading, Berkshire, Soares came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, a... , Thomas,(o.g.) |
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| 2 | Worcester City F.C. Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at St George's Lane.-History:... |
Report | ||||
| 3 | Prestatyn Town F.C. Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh association football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.- History :Prestatyn town FC played their first-ever game on Thursday October 20th 1910 when they travelled to Rhyl Amateurs and got off to a flying start, winning 3-2 thanks to goals by Gratton,... |
Bastion Road Bastion Road, also known as Bastion Gardens, is a football stadium in Prestatyn, Wales. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Prestatyn Town F.C.... |
Lund Matthew Lund Matthew Charles Lund is a footballer who currently plays for Stoke City.-Stoke City:Lund started his career at Crewe Alexandra's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe team mate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played... 85' |
Report | ||
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
Wilson, Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... , Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... |
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| 5 | Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
Ryan Brunt 8', 49', 58', Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... 39' |
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| 6 | Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... 3', Tunji Agbaje 50' |
Report | |||
| 7 | Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... 15', Gudjohnson Eiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until... 18' |
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| 8 | Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed... |
Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... , Soares Tom Soares Thomas James "Tom" Soares is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a midfielder.-Crystal Palace:Born in Reading, Berkshire, Soares came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, a... |
Report | |||
| 9 | Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
Tunji Agbaje, Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... , Lund Matthew Lund Matthew Charles Lund is a footballer who currently plays for Stoke City.-Stoke City:Lund started his career at Crewe Alexandra's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe team mate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played... , Mitchell, (o.g.) |
Report | |||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
Bunbury Teal Bunbury Teal Bunbury is a Canadian-born American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer... |
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| 11 | Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005... |
Sidibe Mamady Sidibe Mamady Sidibe is a Malian footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker. He has previously played for Swansea City and Gillingham. He has played internationally for Mali, making his debut in 2002.-Early life in France:... , Tunji Agbaje |
Report |
Staffordshire Senior CupStaffordshire Senior CupThe Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter Final | Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
Vale Park Vale Park is a football stadium in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is the home ground of Port Vale F.C., who have played at the ground since 1950.... |
Lund Matthew Lund Matthew Charles Lund is a footballer who currently plays for Stoke City.-Stoke City:Lund started his career at Crewe Alexandra's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe team mate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played... 30', Moult Louis Moult Louis Elliott Moult is an English football player. He is a Striker who currently plays for Mansfield Town on loan from Premier League side Stoke City... 54', Agbaje 56', 89' |
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| Semi Final | Biddulph Victoria F.C. Biddulph Victoria was a football club based in Biddulph, Staffordshire, which closed in 2011.-History:Biddulph Victoria FC was originally formed under the name Knypersley Victoria in 1969 football, inheriting the Tunstall Road ground of the defunct Knypersley F.C. The new club joined the... |
Agbaje | Report | |||
| Final | Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South... |
Harrison Park Harrison Park is a stadium in Leek, Staffordshire. It is home to Leek Town F.C. currently of the Northern Premier League, and Leek C.S.O.B.. Capacity is 3,600.-Overview:... |
Report |
Reserve Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| FW | Tunji Agbaje |
4 (2) | 3 |
| FW | James Beattie James Beattie (footballer) James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995... |
2 | 2 |
| GK | Asmir Begović Asmir Begovic Asmir Begović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.... |
1 | 0 |
| MF |  Allen Bossman |
0 (2) | 0 |
| FW | Ryan Brunt |
2 | 3 |
| FW |  Teal BunburyTeal Bunbury Teal Bunbury is a Canadian-born American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer... |
0 (1) | 1 |
| DF | Michael Clarkson |
0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Florent Cuvelier |
2 (2) | 1 |
| DF | Danny Collins Danny Collins Daniel Lewis "Danny" Collins is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town on loan from Stoke City. Collins also plays for the Wales national football team as a defender.... |
1 | 0 |
| DF | Andrew Davies Andrew Davies (footballer) Andrew John Davies is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bradford City, on loan from Stoke City. He has been capped for England at Under-21 level.-Middlesbrough:... |
4 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Lucas Dawson |
2 (3) | 0 |
| MF | Rory Delap Rory Delap Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.... |
0 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Carl Dickinson Carl Dickinson Carl Matthew Dickinson is an English footballer who currently plays for Watford. He is a left back.-Stoke City:... |
2 | 0 |
| MF | Salif Diao Salif Diao Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.... |
2 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.... |
1 | 0 |
| DF | Abdoulaye Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United... |
1 | 0 |
| DF | Zack Foster |
2 (3) | 0 |
| FW | Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.... |
0 (1) | 1 |
| DF | Jordan Galloway |
0 (2) | 0 |
| FW | Eidur Gudjohnson Eiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until... |
5 | 1 |
| DF | Andy Hall |
0 (2) | 0 |
| DF | Alex Headly |
4 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Danny Higginbotham Danny Higginbotham Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining... |
5 (1) | 2 |
| DF | Robert Huth Robert Huth Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside... |
1 | 0 |
| FW | Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football... |
1 | 1 |
| MF | Unpha Koroma |
0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Matthew Lund Matthew Lund Matthew Charles Lund is a footballer who currently plays for Stoke City.-Stoke City:Lund started his career at Crewe Alexandra's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe team mate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played... |
7 (2) | 3 |
| FW | Dave Kitson Dave Kitson David Barry "Dave" Kitson is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Portsmouth as a striker.-Early life:... |
3 | 1 |
| MF | Ben Marshall Ben Marshall Ben Marshall is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Premier League Side Stoke City.-Stoke City:... |
2 | 1 |
| MF | Cameron Mitchell |
2 (5) | 1 |
| FW | Andrew Musungu |
2 (1) | 0 |
| GK | Carlo Nash Carlo Nash Carlo James Nash is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a goalkeeper.Nash started his career at non-League Rossendale United and Clitheroe before being signed by Crystal Palace and then moved back north to Stockport County... |
8 (1) | 0 |
| GK | Dave Parton |
0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999... |
0 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Danny Pugh Danny Pugh Daniel Adam "Danny" Pugh is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Leeds United on loan from Premier League side Stoke City.- Manchester United :Pugh came through the youth ranks at Manchester United... |
6 | 0 |
| MF | Jordan Richardson |
0 (3) | 0 |
| DF | Connor Roberts-Nurse |
2 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Tuncay Şanlı Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... |
1 | 0 |
| DF | Ryan Shawcross Ryan Shawcross Ryan James Shawcross is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He was appointed as Stoke's captain... |
1 | 0 |
| DF | Ryan Shotton Ryan Shotton Ryan Colin Shotton is an English footballer, who plays in the Premier League for Stoke City.Shotton progressed through the Stoke City Academy and signed a professional contract in 2007. He went on loan to Altrincham, Tranmere Rovers and Barnsley respectively in order to gain first team experience... |
9 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Mamady Sidibe Mamady Sidibe Mamady Sidibe is a Malian footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker. He has previously played for Swansea City and Gillingham. He has played internationally for Mali, making his debut in 2002.-Early life in France:... |
1 | 1 |
| MF | Tom Soares Tom Soares Thomas James "Tom" Soares is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a midfielder.-Crystal Palace:Born in Reading, Berkshire, Soares came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, a... |
9 (1) | 2 |
| GK | Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton |
2 (2) | 0 |
| MF | Smaji Suljevic |
0 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Wayne Thomas |
0 (1) | 1 |
| MF | Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... |
7 (1) | 3 |
| FW | Jonathan Walters Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national football team.... |
1 | 0 |
| MF | Glenn Whelan Glenn Whelan Glenn David Whelan is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre midfielder from Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team.... |
1 | 0 |
| MF | Dean Whitehead Dean Whitehead Dean Whitehead is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side... |
1 | 0 |
| DF | Andy Wilkinson Andy Wilkinson Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.Wilkinson joined Stoke City's academy from his local club Stone Dominoes and made his professional debut in October 2001... |
4 | 0 |
| MF | Marc Wilson |
3 | 1 |
| DF | Laton Wint |
5 (3) | 0 |
Academy Squad
- As of 11 April 2010.
(Trialist)
(Trialist)
Academy League Results
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
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| 1 | Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
Unknown | Report | |||
| 2 | Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
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| 3 | Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
Travis Gray | Report | |||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
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| 5 | Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
Ryan Brunt, Unpha Koroma | Report | |||
| 6 | Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Cameron Mitchell (Pen) | Report | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
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| 8 | Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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| 9 | Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
Tunji Agbaje (3) | Report | |||
| 10 | Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
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| 11 | Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Tunji Agbaje | Report | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
Tunji Agbaje (2) | Report | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
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| 14 | Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
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| 15 | Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
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| 16 | Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Unknown | Report | |||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
James Alabi | Report | |||
| 18 | Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
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| 19 | Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Own Goal | Report | |||
| 20 | Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
James Alabi (2) | Report | |||
| 21 | Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
James Alabi, Cameron Mitchell | Report | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
James Alabi, Tunji Agbaje, Florent Cuvelier | Report | |||
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
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| 24 | Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
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| 25 | Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Florent Cuvelier (2) | Report | |||
| 26 | Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
James Alabi | Report | |||
| 27 | Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Unknown | Report | |||
| 28 | Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
Andy Hall | Report |
FA Youth Cup2010–11 FA Youth CupThe FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON 2010–11 was the 59th edition of the FA Youth Cup. 460 clubs were initially accepted, with 53 teams being new entries....
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
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See also
- 2010–11 in English football2010–11 in English footballThe 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
- List of Stoke City F.C. seasons