Stoke City

3rd in the Championship, 29 points from 15 games. Last 5, all competitions: W17 Oct · ChampionshipAway at Derby CountyWon 1–0D24 Oct · ChampionshipHome v Bristol CityDrew 0–0W31 Oct · ChampionshipHome v Preston North EndWon 2–0W3 Nov · ChampionshipAway at Blackburn RoversWon 2–1W7 Nov · ChampionshipAway at PortsmouthWon 2–1

What’s at stake: Play-off place · 6 pts clear of the play-offs cut-off

9th season in a row in the ChampionshipHome ground: Bet365 Stadium

Honours: 🏆 EFL Cup ×1

EFL Cup 1

Pyramid:Premier League (tier above)League One (tier below)

Next match · Championship

Stoke CityvBirmingham City

Saturday 21 November at 15:00 · Bet365 Stadium

Stoke City’s journey through the English pyramid

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This season so far: 3rd in the Championship, 23rd of 116 across the top five English divisions. Since 2010–11: 1 relegation.

PL1–20CH21–44L145–68L269–92NL93–116

10–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–26Now

Relegated

Season by season 17 seasons

2026–27T2Championship3rd of 2423rd of 116
2025–26T2Championship17th of 2437th of 92
2024–25T2Championship18th of 2438th of 92
2023–24T2Championship17th of 2437th of 92
2022–23T2Championship16th of 2436th of 92
2021–22T2Championship14th of 2434th of 92
2020–21T2Championship14th of 2434th of 92
2019–20T2Championship15th of 2435th of 91
2018–19T2Championship16th of 2436th of 92
2017–18T1Premier League ▼ Relegated19th of 2019th of 92
2016–17T1Premier League13th of 2013th of 92
2015–16T1Premier League9th of 209th of 92
2014–15T1Premier League9th of 209th of 92
2013–14T1Premier League9th of 209th of 92
2012–13T1Premier League13th of 2013th of 92
2011–12T1Premier League14th of 2014th of 92
2010–11T1Premier League13th of 20

Fixtures

Times in local kick-off time (London)

21 NovCHHBirmingham City15:00
25 NovCHHMillwall20:00
28 NovCHAWest Ham United15:00
5 DecCHHQueens Park Rangers15:00
9 DecCHALincoln City19:45
12 DecCHHWest Bromwich Albion12:30

All 31 fixtures

19 DecCHABurnley15:00
26 DecCHHWrexham15:00
29 DecCHABristol City19:45
1 JanCHAWest Bromwich Albion15:00
16 JanCHHDerby County15:00
23 JanCHAPreston North End15:00
26 JanCHHBlackburn Rovers19:45
30 JanCHHPortsmouth15:00
6 FebCHABirmingham City15:00
13 FebCHHWatford15:00
17 FebCHAMiddlesbrough19:45
20 FebCHASheffield United15:00
27 FebCHHBolton Wanderers15:00
3 MarCHHSouthampton19:45
6 MarCHASwansea City15:00
13 MarCHHWest Ham United15:00
16 MarCHAQueens Park Rangers19:45
20 MarCHAWrexham15:00
3 AprCHHBurnley15:00
6 AprCHHCardiff City19:45
10 AprCHACharlton Athletic15:00
17 AprCHHWolverhampton Wanderers15:00
20 AprCHANorwich City19:45
24 AprCHHLincoln City15:00
1 MayCHAMillwall12:30

Results

7 NovCHAPortsmouthW2–1
3 NovCHABlackburn RoversW2–1
31 OctCHHPreston North EndW2–0
24 OctCHHBristol CityD0–0
17 OctCHADerby CountyW1–0
13 OctCHHMiddlesbroughL2–3

All 17 results

10 OctCHABolton WanderersW2–1
19 SeptCHHSheffield UnitedW2–1
12 SeptCHAWatfordW2–1
8 SeptCHACardiff CityD1–1
5 SeptCHHCharlton AthleticW4–0
1 SeptCHHNorwich CityW1–0
29 AugCHAWolverhampton WanderersL1–4
25 AugEFLHHull City PLL1–1 (4–5 pens)
22 AugCHASouthamptonL1–3
15 AugCHHSwansea CityL1–2
8 AugEFLHOldham Athletic L2W2–0

Competitions

3rd of 24 · 29 pts

Full table →

1–2 Promotion
3–8 Play-offs
22–24 Relegation

Championship table around Stoke City
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	WLWWW	2912
2 (Promotion)	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	DWWLD	298
3 (Play-offs)	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	WDWWW	2913
4 (Play-offs)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	DWWWD	2811
5 (Play-offs)	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	WDWDW	2811
6 (Play-offs)	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	LLWLL	263
7 (Play-offs)	Southampton−4	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	DWWDL	248

Second round: L 1–1 v Hull City

Full bracket →

8 AugEFLHOldham Athletic L2W2–0
25 AugEFLHHull City PLL1–1 (4–5 pens)

Cup runs

Never won it; runner-up in 2011. Best run since 2011–12: quarter-finals (2011–12).

FA Cup this season →

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier

2011–12Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Liverpool 1–22012–13Out in the 4th RoundLost to Manchester City 0–12013–14Out in the 4th RoundLost to Chelsea 0–12014–15Out in the 5th RoundLost to Blackburn Rovers 1–42015–16Out in the 4th RoundLost to Crystal Palace 0–12016–17Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–22017–18Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Coventry City 1–22018–19Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Shrewsbury Town 3–4 over 2 games2019–20Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Brentford 0–12020–21Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Leicester City 0–42021–22Out in the 5th RoundLost to Crystal Palace 1–22022–23Out in the 5th RoundLost to Brighton & Hove Albion 0–12023–24Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Brighton & Hove Albion 2–42024–25Out in the 4th RoundLost to Cardiff City 3–3, 2–4 on pens2025–26Out in the round of 32Lost to Fulham 1–2

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1 title in all, plus a lost final in 1964. Best run since 2011–12: semi-finals (2015–16).

EFL Cup this season →

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier

2011–12Out in the 8th FinalsLost to Liverpool 1–22012–13Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Swindon Town 3–4 aet2013–14Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Manchester United 0–22014–15Out in the 8th FinalsLost to Southampton 2–32015–16Semi-finalsv Liverpool 2–1 over 2 games2016–17Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Hull City 1–22017–18Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Bristol City 0–22018–19Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Nottingham Forest 2–32019–20Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Crawley Town 1–1, 3–5 on pens2020–21Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Tottenham Hotspur 1–32021–22Out in the fourth roundLost to Brentford 1–22022–23Out in the 1st RoundLost to Morecambe 0–0, 3–5 on pens2023–24Out in the 3rd RoundLost to AFC Bournemouth 0–22024–25Out in the fourth roundLost to Southampton 2–32025–26Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Bradford City 0–32026–27Out in the second roundLost to Hull City 1–1, 4–5 on pens

11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2626–27