2009–10 Stoke City F.C. season

March 2015 September 2020 Stoke City 2009–10 Tony Pulis Peter Coates Britannia Stadium Premier League 11th (47 Points) FA Cup Quarter Final League Cup Fourth Round Matthew Etherington (5) Ricardo Fuller (8) 27,604 vs Hull City (3 April 2010) 26,728 vs Wigan Athletic (12 December 2009) 27,162 _red_stripes _whitestripes _red_stripes FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _stokeaway09 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was Stoke City's second season in the Premier League and the 54th in the top tier of English football. After a successful first season in the Premier League, Stoke were looking to establish themselves in the top tier and spent just over £20 million on Diego Arismendi, Danny Collins, Robert Huth, Tuncay and Dean Whitehead. Stoke began the season with victories over Burnley, Sunderland, and West Ham United, and a 1–0 win at Tottenham Hotspur in October. Their form dropped off in December as they managed just a point and two goals in five matches. Stoke began 2010 in fine form, going eleven matches unbeaten, which included wins against Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth, whilst draws were earned against Liverpool and Manchester City. The run also included FA Cup wins against York City, Arsenal and Manchester City before City lost to Chelsea at the quarter-final stage. Stoke had no relegation battle to be concerned with and finished the campaign in 11th position with 47 points. Pre-season Stoke began their preparation for the 2009–10 season with two Stoke XIs playing matches simultaneously against local non-league sides Newcastle Town and Nantwich Town. Both matches were surprisingly lost, 2–1 at Newcastle and 2–0 at Nantwich.Nantwich Town 2 Stoke City 0 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1720406,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217122834/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1720406%2C00.html 17 February 2012 Newcastle Town 2 Stoke City 1 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1720477,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217122803/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1720477%2C00.html 17 February 2012 Stoke then spent a week at a training camp in Austria where they played twice. Firstly against German side St Pauli in Irdning, Dave Kitson scoring in a 3–1 defeat.Stoke City 1 St. Pauli 3 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1725982,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090718214517/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1725982%2C00.html 18 July 2009 The other match was against Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv where Stoke had to play in a green strip due to a colour clash, Salif Diao scored Stoke's goal in a 1–1 draw, a lob from 40-yards.Stoke City 1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1729247,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100106015406/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1729247%2C00.html 6 January 2010 On their return to England, Stoke completed the signing of Sunderland midfielder Dean Whitehead for a fee of £5 million.Stoke confirm Whitehead transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8167640.stm BBC Sport 24 July 2009 8 November 2014 Two goals from Neil Mellor saw Preston North End beat Stoke 2–1 with Richard Cresswell scoring for the Potters against his former employers.Preston North End 2 Stoke City 1 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1733313,00.html Stoke Sentinel 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090728094558/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1733313%2C00.html 28 July 2009 Stoke then played back-to-back games against East Midlands opposition. Firstly, they drew 1–1 at Nottingham Forest on 29 July, with Dave Kitson cancelling out a strike from Nathan Tyson.Nottingham Forest 1 Stoke City 1 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1737017,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090731175325/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1737017%2C00.html 31 July 2009 Then, against Derby County, despite taking the lead twice via Liam Lawrence and Ricardo Fuller goals from Stephen Pearson and Arnaud Mendy earned Derby a 2–2 draw.Derby County 2 Stoke City 2 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1740813,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090804072706/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1740813%2C00.html 4 August 2009 Stoke's final match of pre-season was against Spanish side Real Valladolid at the Britannia Stadium, where they made a bright start, scoring through Abdoulaye Faye after two minutes before Dave Kitson converted a 32nd-minute penalty. However, goals from Borja and Alberto Bueno saw that match end in a 2–2 draw and leave Stoke without a victory in pre-season.Stoke City 2 Real Valladolid 2 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MinToMin/0,,10310~1746151,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090812011834/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MinToMin/0%2C%2C10310~1746151%2C00.html 12 August 2009 On 14 October 2009, a Stoke City XI lost 1–0 in a friendly against American sister club Austin Aztex at Nantwich Town's Weaver Stadium.Stoke City XI 0 Austin Aztex 1 http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/AustinAztex/0,,10310~1826455,00.html Stoke City F.C 8 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100522135245/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/AustinAztex/0%2C%2C10310~1826455%2C00.html 22 May 2010 MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport112 July 2009Newcastle TownA1–23,317Etherington 37'Report212 July 2009Nantwich TownA0–2784Report317 July 2009St PauliA1–3Kitson 72'Report421 July 2009Hapoel Tel AvivA1–1Diao 33'Report525 July 2009Preston North EndA1–23,121Cresswell 78'Report629 July 2009Nottingham ForestA1–15,542Kitson 48'Report71 August 2009Derby CountyA2–223,259Lawrence 7', Fuller 65'Report87 August 2009Real ValladolidH2–29,465Faye 2', Kitson (pen) 32'Report914 October 2009Austin AztexH0–1554Report Premier League 2009–10 Premier League August For the season opener against newly promoted Burnley, Stoke gave new signing Dean Whitehead his debut. The Clarets started brightly and went close early on through Robbie Blake. However, City soon took control of the match and went in front after 19 minutes through Ryan Shawcross, before a trademark Rory Delap long throw-in was glanced into his own net by defender Stephen Jordan to put Stoke into a 2–0 lead. The away side improved in the second half but failed to trouble Sørensen and Stoke could have added a third, with Dave Kitson hitting the post and Richard Cresswell narrowly shooting wide.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49150,00.html Stoke City vs Burnley 15 August 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090818144210/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~49150%2C00.html 18 August 2009 Stoke travelled to Liverpool for the first of three away games back-to-back. Stoke lined up in a defensive 4–5–1 formation in an attempt to stop the threat of Liverpool's attacking full-backs. The change in tactics backfired as Liverpool comfortably won the game 4–0, with the goals coming from Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Glen Johnson and David Ngog.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49230,00.html Liverpool vs Stoke City 19 August 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090823053321/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~49230%2C00.html 23 August 2009 Another newly promoted side were the next opponents for Stoke in the form of Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Stoke suffered an early blow as James Beattie was forced to come off due to injury, meaning that Dave Kitson would have a chance to impress. There were few chances during the match, with both sides cancelling each other out, and the match finished 0–0.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49235,00.html Birmingham vs Stoke City 22 August 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090826155420/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~49235%2C00.html 26 August 2009 New signings from Middlesbrough, Robert Huth and Tuncay, were on the bench for the visit of Steve Bruce's Sunderland at the end of August. Stoke opened the scoring just before half-time through a goalmouth scramble which Kitson managed to score past Craig Gordon. Both sides continued to create chances in the second half but Stoke were the stronger of the two teams and were able to see out the win.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47359,00.html Stoke City vs Sunderland 29 August 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090902072321/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47359%2C00.html 2 September 2009 September For the visit of Chelsea, Pulis decided to play a 5–3–2 formation with new signing Danny Collins making his debut. Stoke suffered an early setback as James Beattie was again forced to come off after falling awkwardly. Stoke took the lead after 32 minutes after a mix-up in the Chelsea defence allowed captain Abdoulaye Faye to head into an empty net. Stoke were dealt another injury, this time keeper Sørensen, who was replaced by Steve Simonsen. Chelsea equalised in stoppage time in the first half through a goal by Didier Drogba. Chelsea dominated the second half without troubling Simonsen and it looked as though it would finish all level. but Florent Malouda gave Chelsea the three points deep into injury time to leave Stoke with a sense of déjà vu as Chelsea beat them in similar fashion last season.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48705,00.html Stoke City vs Chelsea 12 September 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100125060022/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48705%2C00.html 25 January 2010 Stoke then made the trip to the Reebok Stadium looking to avenge last season's 3–1 defeat in what was City's first game in the Premier League. Stoke were the better side in the first half as they dominated possession and created a number of half chances; Bolton on the other hand were awful and were booed off at half-time by their supporters. Stoke took the lead early in the second half through Kitson, Wanderers then brought on Ricardo Gardner and Ivan Klasnić to try and rescue a point for the home side. They did get a draw via the penalty spot after Danny Collins carelessly tripped Sam Ricketts in the final minute.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47543,00.html Bolton vs Stoke City 19 September 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090923115410/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47543%2C00.html 23 September 2009 Following the epic 4–3 League Cup win over Blackpool, Stoke faced the league champions, Manchester United. Pulis decided to go with the same formation and system he used against Chelsea, however the change didn't work as the visitors were able to claim a comfortable 2–0 win.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47592,00.html Stoke City vs Man Utd 26 September 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091001173731/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47592%2C00.html 1 October 2009 October Stoke reverted to their usual formation for the trip to Everton and gave a surprise start to Salif Diao after the midfielder's injury. Everton were the better team in the first 45 minutes without troubling Sørensen. Stoke improved in the second period and took the lead through Robert Huth's powerful header, his first goal for the club. The lead didn't last long as Leon Osman scored from long range and the match ended all square.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47672,00.html Everton vs Stoke City 4 October 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091023174931/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47672%2C00.html 23 October 2009 The next match was against Gianfranco Zola's West Ham United at the Britannia Stadium. James Beattie scored twice for Stoke in a 2–1 win. The first came via the penalty spot after Etherington had been brought down in the area by Julien Faubert. West Ham levelled through a Matthew Upson header before Beattie tapped in from close range following good work by Fuller.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47743,00.html Stoke City vs West Ham Utd 17 October 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091021052210/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47743%2C00.html 21 October 2009 Huth was given a retrospective three-match ban by the FA after video footage showed him hitting Upson in the face.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8314998.stm BBC Sport Huth pleads guilty to FA charge 20 October 2009 22 May 2010 Stoke then made the trip to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham and were handed a blow before kick-off with Thomas Sørensen unable to play, meaning that number two Steve Simonsen started in goal. Tottenham were also hit by injuries, with Jonathan Woodgate being forced off after 14 minutes. Tottenham dominated the match and had numerous chances to open the scoring, but they were repeatedly denied by Simonsen. With the match looking to be heading to a goalless draw, Stoke scored via a counter-attack with Glenn Whelan curling a shot past Heurelho Gomes to secure a 1–0 victory.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48287,00.html Tottenham vs Stoke City 24 October 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091028021702/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48287%2C00.html 28 October 2009 In the match against local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke dominated the first half and scored through Beattie, and a volley by Matthew Etherington, his first league goal for the club, put Stoke 2–0 up before half-time. In the second half, Wolves were the dominant side and also scored twice with two identical goals from former City player Jody Craddock as the match ended in a 2–2 draw.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48334,00.html Stoke City vs Wolves 31 October 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091104195207/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48334%2C00.html 4 November 2009 November Stoke made the trip to Hull looking for a second consecutive away win; despite a slow start City took the lead through Etherington's powerful drive past Matt Duke. Stoke could have extended their lead through Shawcross but his header clipped the crossbar. Hull then equalised through former City player Seyi Olofinjana and Stoke were on the back foot even more when Abdoulaye Faye was sent off for two bookable offences, meaning Tuncay, who had just come on, had to be replaced by Wilkinson in order to fill the gap in defence. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scored in the final minute to condemn Stoke to a disappointing defeat.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48360,00.html Hull City vs Stoke City 8 November 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100109194814/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48360%2C00.html 9 January 2010 Paul Hart's relegation threatened Portsmouth were next to arrive in Staffordshire and had the chance to take the lead early on after Delap had fouled Aruna Dindane, but Kevin-Prince Boateng's penalty was saved by Sørensen. It turned out to be a very poor game and Stoke scored the only goal through a well-worked move resulting in Fuller scoring his first goal of the season.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48410,00.html Stoke City vs Portsmouth 22 November 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100107044129/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48410%2C00.html 7 January 2010 Stoke travelled to Blackburn and had a number of chances to win the match with Whitehead and Beattie both missing from just 5 yards; Blackburn were also guilty of poor finishing and the match ended in a 0–0 draw.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48487,00.html Blackburn vs Stoke City 28 November 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091201013806/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48487%2C00.html 1 December 2009 December The first match in December came away against Arsenal; Stoke started the match brightly and looked comfortable, but Delap again gave away a penalty after fouling Andrey Arshavin in the area, but Sørensen saved Cesc Fàbregas' spot kick. However, Arsenal were not to be denied and went on to win the match 2–0 with goals from Arshavin and Aaron Ramsey.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48530,00.html Arsenal vs Stoke City 5 December 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100109194821/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48530%2C00.html 9 January 2010 The result was, however, overshadowed by media reports of a dressing room argument between Pulis and Beattie.Tony Pulis and James Beattie come to blows after Emirates dressing room row https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/06/tony-pulis-james-beattie-stoke The Guardian 6 December 2009 10 April 2015 James Stuart Stoke then faced Wigan Athletic in an early kick-off at the Britannia Stadium it what turned out to be an entertaining match. Wigan took the lead in confusing circumstances; Emmerson Boyce headed the ball past Sørensen taking out the keeper in the process, and Salif Diao unavoidably kicked Boyce in the head, and after lengthy treatment the referee belatedly awarded the goal. Stoke equalised through Tuncay's first goal for the club just before half-time. Wigan went back in front via a 50-yard strike by Maynor Figueroa, but Stoke scored instantly through a Shawcross header. Wigan had the chance to win the match in the final minute when Huth was adjudged to have fouled Jordi Gómez despite the Wigan player being offside, but Sørensen saved Hugo Rodallega's spot kick.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48595,00.html Stoke City vs Wigan Athletic 12 December 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100117112824/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48595%2C00.html 17 January 2010 City travelled to Villa Park and thought they had taken the lead when Sidibé out-jumped Stephen Warnock, but referee Lee Probert gave a free-kick to Villa. Stoke were the better side and created a number of chances to score but were unable to find the net. Villa claimed all three points when John Carew headed past Sørensen.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48642,00.html Aston Villa vs Stoke City 19 December 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091231011150/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48642%2C00.html 31 December 2009 The Boxing Day fixture saw Stoke make the trip to Manchester City, where Roberto Mancini was taking his first game in charge for the home side. His new side made a bright start, and two goals from Martin Petrov and Carlos Tevez gave Man City a 2–0 win.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1915352,00.html Man City vs Stoke City 26 December 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091229234713/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1915352%2C00.html 29 December 2009 City ended 2009 on a disappointing note as they were defeated 1–0 by Birmingham City at home. Stoke were the dominant team throughout the match and only some top-class saves from Joe Hart kept Stoke out. Birmingham took advantage through a scrappy goal from Cameron Jerome.Stoke 0 – 1 Birmingham http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8429860.stm BBC Sport 28 December 2009 10 June 2013 January The first league match of 2010 was the re-arranged fixture against Fulham; the match went ahead despite heavy snow. Sorensen failed to recover from an injury he picked up in the win over York City at the weekend, meaning that Simonsen started and youngster Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton appeared on the bench. Stoke controlled the first half and Fulham the second. Stoke opened the scoring 13 minutes when Tuncay met Robert Huth's flick on from Etherington's corner and powered the ball beyond Mark Schwarzer from 3-yards to put the hosts into the lead. A rampant City side didn't have to wait long to double their advantage though as skipper Faye was on hand to tap the ball into an empty net after Etherington's deep corner evaded a packed out 6-yard box. The majority of the Britannia Stadium had barely recovered from their celebrations by the time Sidibé had fired the Potters into a three-goal lead just three minutes later. The Malian international striker latched onto Higginbotham's clever flick on, as the Potters laid siege to the Fulham penalty area, and smashed the ball into the roof of the net with a clinically taken half volley to put Stoke into a 3–0 lead. In the second half Fulham scored twice through Damien Duff and Clint Dempsey.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48637,00.html Stoke City vs Fulham 5 January 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100108091703/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48637%2C00.html 8 January 2010 A weak Liverpool side were next to arrive at the Britannia and were content to sit back and play for a draw. Stoke suffered an early injury problems with both Abdoualye Faye and Rory Delap being forced to come off. Liverpool took a surprise lead through Greek defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos in the second half, Stoke then applied intense pressure on the Liverpool goal and in the 90th minute Robert Huth scrambled in the equaliser.Stoke 1 – 1 Liverpool http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8454633.stm BBC Sport 16 January 2010 10 June 2013 February After five home games in a row City finally had an away game at Sunderland. However the match was a very disappointing affair and finished in a poor 0–0 draw.Sunderland 0 – 0 Stoke http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8482944.stm BBC Sport February 2010 10 June 2013 Stoke were back at home for the visit of Blackburn Rovers on a day dedicated to Sir Stanley Matthews. Stoke produced a fitting performance to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of the wizard of dribble by producing arguably City's best performance in the top flight since winning promotion in May 2008. Stoke opened their account through Danny Higginbotham after eight minutes with the left back volleying an Etherington corner. City made it two just before half time after Mama Sidibé tapped in from close range and Etherington finished of a man of the match outing by skilfully beating Robinson to make the score line 3–0, Stoke's largest Premier League win and biggest top flight win since 1984.Stoke 3 – 0 Blackburn http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8493573.stm BBC Sport 5 February 2010 10 June 2013 After the match it was reported that a visiting Blackburn Rovers supporter had died at the match. His death was later ruled as 'misadventure' by the coroner after eyewitnesses stated that he had 'headed' a 25lb bin.Blackburn Rovers fan John Taylor's death 'misadventure' BBC News 7 April 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13003714 12 April 2015 In the next away game at the DW Stadium Wigan made a bright start and took the lead through Paul Scharner after 14 minutes. Stoke improved greatly in the second half and equalised via a header from Tuncay and the match finished one apiece.Wigan 1 – 1 Stoke http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8503131.stm BBC Sport 9 February 2010 10 June 2013 Following the FA Cup draw against Man City at the weekend, they were again the opposition this time at the Britannia Stadium in the League. Stoke made a confident start dominating the match and should have opened the scoring in the first half but the scores were level at half time. Stoke were reduced to ten men early in the second half when Abdoulaye Faye brought down Adebayor, Man City then took control but Stoke surprisingly took the lead through a volley from Glenn Whelan. Man City drew level via a scrappy goal from Gareth Barry, City thought they won the match with seconds left when Shawcross headed in a Delap throw in but Alan Wiley wrongly disallowed the goal.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48189,00.html Stoke City vs Manchester City 16 February 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100221064937/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48189%2C00.html 21 February 2010 Stoke then made the long trip south to face relegation bound Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Pompey were the better side in the first half and took the lead through the Frédéric Piquionne after 35 minutes. Stoke were better in the second half and Robert Huth levelled just after the half time break before Andy Wilkinson was sent off for a second bookable offence. With Pompey looking for a vital winner City snatched the win right at the death with Salif Diao scoring his first goal in seven years.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48048,00.html Portsmouth vs Stoke City 20 February 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100223045458/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48048%2C00.html 23 February 2010 Following Stoke's FA Cup replay win over Man City at the Britannia, Arsenal were next to arrive and City took the lead through Danny Pugh via another Delap throw in, however Nicklas Bendtner equalised just before half time. In the second half Shawcross was sent-off for a tackle on Aaron Ramsey, which left the Arsenal midfielder with a broken leg. Arsenal made full use of their numerical advantage with goals from Cesc Fàbregas and Thomas Vermaelen.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47408,00.html Stoke City vs Arsenal 27 February 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100302131555/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47408%2C00.html 2 March 2010 March After their FA Cup exit at Chelsea, Stoke faced struggling Burnley in the re-arranged match at Turf Moor. The match was a keenly contested affair and the result was a fair 1–1 draw with goals from Tuncay and Dave Nugent.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47911,00.html Burnley vs Stoke City 10 March 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100411080031/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47911%2C00.html 11 April 2010 Stoke then had a hard-fought goalless draw with Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium and both sides could have easily won the match.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49264,00.html Stoke City vs Aston Villa 13 March 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100411081618/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~49264%2C00.html 11 April 2010 Following a lethargic opening 45 minutes against Tottenham Hotspur the second half exploded into action as Eiður Guðjohnsen fired the visitors ahead just 30 seconds after the interval, before Dean Whitehead was dismissed by referee Mike Dean three minutes later for an innocuous looking challenge on Luka Modrić. The Potters had to stand firm to soak up some heavy Spurs' pressure, but managed to pull themselves back into the game on the hour mark when Etherington calmly converted from the penalty spot, after David Kitson had been dragged to the ground by Benoît Assou-Ekotto. Ricardo Fuller then spurned a glorious opportunity to turn the game on its head as he blazed over from 6-yards, before the Londoners ensured all three points would be theirs with little over ten minutes remaining as Croatian international Niko Kranjčar lashed home after Assou-Ekotto teed him up.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48755,00.html Stoke City vs Tottenham 20 March 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100326001148/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48755%2C00.html 26 March 2010 Stoke then made the trip to West Ham and came away with all three points thanks to a piece of individual piece of brilliance from substitute Ricardo Fuller. He had only been on the pitch two minutes by the time he beat two men and rifled the ball beyond Robert Green with little over twenty minutes of the game remaining. Prior to his introduction chances had been few and far between for both sides, with Egyptian Mido going closest for the Hammers, whilst Liam Lawrence had spurned the visitors best chance early on after blazing over from 12-yards. The Potters had to soak up a late onslaught from the desperate hosts, but they managed to hold on for all three points and elevate themselves up to tenth place in the league table; moving to within one point of the magic '40-point target'.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48814,00.html West Ham Utd vs Stoke City 27 March 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100401082824/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48814%2C00.html 1 April 2010 April Relegation threatened Hull were next at the Britannia Stadium and Stoke came away with a comfortable 2–0 win. Fuller struck in the sixth minute to give the Potters a flying start against Iain Dowie's men before Liam Lawrence slotted home the second in the final minute to ease his side to the three points.Stoke 2 – 0 Hull http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8596686.stm BBC Sport 3 April 2010 10 June 2013 There was great excitement for highly awaited derby against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux prior to the match, however the game was a total anti-climax and finished in a drab 0–0 draw.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~48942,00.html Wolves vs Stoke City 11 April 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100718185609/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~48942%2C00.html 18 July 2010 City's penultimate home match saw Bolton Wanderers make the short trip south. Stoke dominated the match for 80 minutes and took the lead through Dave Kitson after 13 minutes. However Matthew Taylor somehow managed to score twice in the final few minutes to condemn Stoke to a surprise defeat.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49105,00.html Stoke City vs Bolton 17 April 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101014040351/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~49105%2C00.html 14 October 2010 In the next away match at Chelsea Stoke suffered early setbacks with both Faye and Sorensen being taken off injured. Everything seemed to go wrong for Stoke and Chelsea scored seven goals without reply.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49032,00.html Chelsea vs Stoke City 25 April 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100629071620/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~49032%2C00.html 29 June 2010 May In the final home match of the season Stoke picked up a well-earned point against in-form Everton. Neither side were able to find a breakthrough throughout the clash as Delap missed City's best opportunity in the second half whilst the Toffees thought they had won it through Phil Jagielka, only for Howard Webb to chalk it off for an infringement by Victor Anichebe late on.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49080,00.html Stoke City vs Everton 1 May 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100706104703/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~49080%2C00.html 6 July 2010 Stoke's penultimate game of the season was against UEFA Europa League finalists Fulham at Craven Cottage. Stoke won the match 1–0 with Matthew Etherington scoring the only goal in the 83rd minute.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47451,00.html Fulham vs Stoke City 5 May 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101014042438/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47451%2C00.html 14 October 2010 Stoke finished off the 2009–10 season with a 4–0 loss against Manchester United at Old Trafford.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~47534,00.html Man Utd vs Stoke City 9 May 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100713042032/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~47534%2C00.html 13 July 2010 Results MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport115 August 2009BurnleyH2–027,385Shawcross 19', Jordan (o.g.) 33'Report219 August 2009LiverpoolA0–444,318Report322 August 2009Birmingham CityA0–021,694Report429 August 2009SunderlandH1–027,091Kitson 43'Report512 September 2009ChelseaH1–227,440Faye 32'Report619 September 2009Bolton WanderersA1–120,265Kitson 53'Report726 September 2009Manchester UnitedH0–227,500Report84 October 2009EvertonA1–136,753Huth 50'Report917 October 2009West Ham UnitedH2–127,026Beattie (2) 11' (pen), 69'Report1024 October 2009Tottenham HotspurA1–036,031Whelan 86'Report1131 October 2009Wolverhampton WanderersH2–227,500Beattie 17', Etherington 44'Report128 November 2009Hull CityA1–224,516Etherington 29'Report1322 November 2009PortsmouthH1–027,069Fuller 74'Report1428 November 2009Blackburn RoversA0–025,147Report155 December 2009ArsenalA0–260,041Report1612 December 2009Wigan AthleticH2–226,728Tuncay 37', Shawcross 74'Report1719 December 2009Aston VillaA0–135,852Report1826 December 2009Manchester CityA0–247,325Report1928 December 2009Birmingham CityH0–127,211Report205 January 2010FulhamH3–225,104Tuncay 12', Faye 34', Sidibé 37'Report2116 January 2010LiverpoolH1–127,247Huth 90'Report221 February 2010SunderlandA0–035,078Report236 February 2010Blackburn RoversH3–027,386Higginbotham 8', Sidibé 45+2', Etherington 67'Report249 February 2010Wigan AthleticA1–116,033Tuncay 74'Report2516 February 2010Manchester CityH1–126,778Whelan 72'Report2620 February 2010PortsmouthA2–117,208Huth 50', Diao 90+2'Report2727 February 2010ArsenalH1–327,011Pugh 8'Report2810 March 2010BurnleyA1–120,323Tuncay 23'Report2913 March 2010Aston VillaH0–027,598Report3020 March 2010Tottenham HotspurH1–227,575Etherington 64' (pen)Report3127 March 2010West Ham UnitedA1–034,564Fuller 69'Report323 April 2010Hull CityH2–027,604Fuller 6', Lawrence 90'Report3311 April 2010Wolverhampton WanderersA0–028,455Report3417 April 2010Bolton WanderersH1–227,250Kitson 13'Report3525 April 2010ChelseaA0–741,013Report361 May 2010EvertonH0–027,579Report375 May 2010FulhamA1–020,831Etherington 83'Report389 May 2010Manchester UnitedA0–475,316Report Final league table STK FA Cup 2009–10 FA Cup thumb|right|400px|Stoke v Arsenal (24 January 2010) Stoke were drawn at home to Conference Premier side York City in the third round of the FA Cup. The non-league side started the better side despite arriving late for kick-off and took a shock lead through Neil Barrett. However, Stoke quickly turned the game around with two Rory Delap throws which led to Daniel Parslow putting through his own net and Ricardo Fuller scoring a minute later. Stoke sealed their place in the fourth round when Matthew Etherington curled in a free-kick just before the hour mark.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~51214,00.html Stoke City vs York City 2 January 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100107045716/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~51214%2C00.html 7 January 2010 Arsenal were the next opponents for City and they made the perfect start; another Rory Delap throw caused panic in the Arsenal penalty area and Fuller took advantage. Arsenal slowly came back into the game and equalised through a fortunate deflected Denílson free-kick just before half-time. In the second half both sides were attacking and after 78 minutes Fuller, got his second of the game heading in a cross from Mamady Sidibé. Dean Whitehead then got his first goal for Stoke confirming a fifth round tie.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~51253,00.html Stoke City vs Arsenal 24 January 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100128210924/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~51253%2C00.html 28 January 2010 Stoke were handed a tough test against Manchester City in the fifth round. At a surprisingly sparse City of Manchester Stadium, Man City took an early lead after Shaun Wright-Phillips took advantage of some awful Stoke defending. Stoke struggled in the first half and their cause was not helped by injuries to Matthew Etherington and his replacement Liam Lawrence. In the second half Stoke became more threatening and the equaliser came after 57 minutes after a Rory Delap throw-in was headed in by Fuller. Both sides could have won afterwards but it finished 1–1, meaning that a replay would be needed.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~51298,00.html Manchester City vs Stoke City 13 February 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100219065622/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~51298%2C00.html 19 February 2010 In the replay Man City made a fast start, putting the Stoke defence under a considerable amount of pressure with Emmanuel Adebayor, Craig Bellamy and Pablo Zabaleta all missing good chances. In the second half, it was Stoke who began to take control of the match and took the lead through Dave Kitson ten minutes from full-time. However, Bellamy equalised moments later, sending the tie into extra time. Man City were reduced to ten men when Adebayor was shown a red card after an altercation with Shawcross. Stoke retook the lead through a Shawcross header from a Delap throw-in and then Tuncay finished the game with a fine solo goal.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~51349,00.html Stoke City vs Manchester City 24 February 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101127201051/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~51349%2C00.html 27 November 2010 Stoke made it into the quarter final of the FA Cup for the first time since 1971 and were drawn away at the holders and favourites, Chelsea. Stoke made a good start, almost taking the lead through Dean Whitehead after ten minutes. This was as good as it got for City as Chelsea produced a commanding display and took their place in the semi-final with goals from Frank Lampard and John Terry.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~51370,00.html Chelsea vs Stoke City 7 March 2010 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100308203201/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~51370%2C00.html 8 March 2010 RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR32 January 2010York CityH3–115,586Parslow 24' (o.g.), Fuller 25', Etherington 58'ReportR424 January 2010ArsenalH3–119,735Fuller (2) 2', 78', Whitehead 85'ReportR513 February 2010Manchester CityA1–128,019Fuller 57'ReportR5 Replay24 February 2010Manchester CityH3–1 (aet)21,813Kitson 79', Shawcross 95', Tuncay 99'ReportQuarter Final7 March 2010ChelseaA0–241,322Report League Cup 2009–10 Football League Cup Stoke started their League Cup campaign away to Leyton Orient. It was the first time the two sides had met in the League Cup and the first time since 1993. Stoke made 11 changes to the side that drew 0–0 with Birmingham City as manager Tony Pulis kept with his normal League Cup side. Ryan Shotton made his first Stoke start and on the bench a number of youngsters such as Dave Parton and Matthew Lund appeared for the first time. In the first half Orient had the best chance when Adrian Pătulea should have scored but failed. Richard Cresswell should have done the same before Dave Kitson headed against the bar. With both teams failing to break the deadlock the match went into extra time. The winning goal came from Kitson; a brilliant 35-yard strike, his first in Stoke colours, sent City to the third round to play Blackpool.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~50696,00.html Leyton Orient vs Stoke City 26 August 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100123110738/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~50696%2C00.html 23 January 2010 In the third round against Blackpool, two of Stoke's summer signings, Diego Arismendi and Tuncay, made their first starts. Blackpool scored the game's opening goal just before half-time when ex-Crewe player David Vaughan was allowed to run and shoot to put the Tangerines in front. It got worse for City as after half-time Billy Clarke, one of the smallest players on the pitch managed to outjump a static Stoke defence and put Blackpool 2–0 up. That goal seemed to lift Stoke as they went all out to get back in the game. Alex Baptiste fouled Tuncay in the area and Liam Lawrence took the spot kick, which was easily saved by Matthew Gilks. Higginbotham pulled one back before Etherington scored his first goal for Stoke. Fuller and Tuncay combined to put Stoke in front; however, minutes later Ben Burgess made it 3–3 and it looked like it was going to extra time before Andy Griffin sealed a 4–3 win for Stoke.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~50800,00.html Stoke City vs Blackpool 22 September 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100125100718/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~50800%2C00.html 25 January 2010 In the fourth round, Stoke were handed an unwanted trip to Portsmouth. Stoke took the decision to fly to the south coast to avoid the long journey. It didn't have the desired effect, as Portsmouth, with the help of some poor Stoke defending, easily won the match 4–0. It didn't get any better as, on the flight back, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing due to an oil leak.http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~50925,00.html Portsmouth vs Stoke City 27 October 2009 stokecityfc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100312093429/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10310~50925%2C00.html 12 March 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8279258.stm Oil leak caused Stoke plane scare 27 October 2009 BBC Sport 29 October 2009 RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR226 August 2009Leyton OrientA1–0 (aet)2,742Kitson 94'ReportR322 September 2009BlackpoolH4–313,957Higginbotham 75', Etherington 78', Fuller 80', Griffin 90+6'ReportR427 October 2009PortsmouthA0–411,251Report Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKENG Steve Simonsen2(1)00(1)0305(2)0002DFENG Andy Griffin00002(1)12(1)1003DFENG Danny Higginbotham23(1)1302128(1)2004DFGER Robert Huth30(2)3500035(2)3805DFENG Leon Cort 00103040106MFIRE Glenn Whelan25(8)2401030(8)2907MFIRE Liam Lawrence14(11)12(2)02018(13)1008MFENG Tom Soares00002(1)02(1)0009FWENG James Beattie11(11)3101013(11)30010FWJAM Ricardo Fuller22(13)3540(1)127(14)810011FWMLI Mamady Sidibé19(5)24(1)00(1)023(7)21012FWENG Dave Kitson10(8)30(2)12112(10)50014MFENG Danny Pugh1(6)10(3)0304(9)11015MFSEN Salif Diao11(5)12(1)00013(6)17016FWENG Richard Cresswell1(1)000102(1)00017DFENG Ryan Shawcross27(1)2310030(1)39118MFENG Dean Whitehead33(3)0410037(3)17119MFSEN Amdy Faye000010100020FWTUR Tuncay13(17)42(3)12017(20)52021DFENG Andrew Davies00000(1)00(1)00022DFSEN Ibrahima Sonko000010100022DFWAL Danny Collins22(3)04(1)00026(4)00023MFENG Michael Tonge00002(1)02(1)01024MFIRE Rory Delap34(2)04(1)00038(3)04025DFSEN Abdoulaye Faye (c)30(1)2100031(1)25226MFENG Matthew Etherington33(1)5310(1)136(2)71027GKBIH Asmir Begović3(1)000003(1)00028DFENG Andy Wilkinson21(4)0201024(4)06129GKDEN Thomas Sørensen33050003800030DFENG Ryan Shotton 000010100031DFENG Carl Dickinson 000010100032MFURU Diego Arismendi000020200035FWENG Ben Marshall000000000036MFENG Matthew Lund000000000037MFENG Nathaniel Wedderburn000000000038GKENG Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton 000000000042FWENG Louis Moult0(1)0000(2)00(3)01043GKENG Dave Parton000000000044MFIRE Ryan Connor0000000000––Own goals–1–1–0–2–– Transfers In DatePos.NameFromFeeRef. Reference7 July 2009MFENG Ben MarshallENG Crewe AlexandraCompensationhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1716166,00.html City swoop for youngsters Stoke City FC 7 July 2009 7 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111004143947/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1716166%2C00.html 4 October 2011 7 July 2009MFENG Matthew LundENG Crewe AlexandraCompensation24 July 2009MFENG Dean WhiteheadENG Sunderland£5 Millionhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1732063,00.html Dean Deal Done Stoke City FC 24 July 2009 24 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090725232610/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1732063%2C00.html 25 July 2009 27 August 2009DFGER Robert HuthENG Middlesbrough£5 Millionhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1780001,00.html City swoop for Huth Stoke City FC 27 August 2009 27 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100106152801/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1780001%2C00.html 6 January 2010 28 August 2009FWTUR TuncayENG Middlesbrough£5 Millionhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1780366,00.html City swoop for Tuncay Stoke City FC 28 August 2009 28 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090901194152/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1780366%2C00.html 1 September 2009 31 August 2009MFURU Diego ArismendiURU Club Nacional de Football£2.5 Millionhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1783834,00.html Uruguayan Star Joins Potters Stoke City FC 31 August 2009 31 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090903093210/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1783834%2C00.html 3 September 2009 1 September 2009DFWAL Danny CollinsENG Sunderland£2.75 Millionhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1784014,00.html Collins Deal Continues Spending Spree Stoke City FC 31 August 2009 31 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090903082438/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1784014%2C00.html 3 September 2009 1 February 2010GKBIH Asmir BegovićENG Portsmouth£3.25 Millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8488595.stm Stoke sign Portsmouth keeper Asmir Begovic 11 January 2011 BBC Sport 1 February 2010 Out DatePos.NameToFeeRef. Reference2 June 2009FWFRA Vincent PéricardENG Carlisle UnitedFreehttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1678502,00.html Club release Four players Stoke City FC 7 July 2009 7 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090612073458/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1678502%2C00.html 12 June 2009 2 June 2009FWENG Marc GrocottENG UnattachedReleased2 June 2009MFENG Tom ThorleyENG Stafford RangersFree2 June 2009MFENG Jimmy PhillipsENG Burton AlbionFree6 August 2009MFNGR Seyi OlofinjanaENG Hull City£3 Millionhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1745267,00.html Seyi goodbye Stoke City FC 9 August 2009 9 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100116032248/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1745267%2C00.html 16 January 2010 5 January 2010FWENG Richard CresswellENG Sheffield UnitedUndisclosedhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1923636,00.html Cresswell Completes Blades Move Stoke City FC 5 January 2010 5 January 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100109181402/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1923636%2C00.html 9 January 2010 27 January 2010DFENG Leon CortENG Burnley£1.5 Millionhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1946731,00.html Cort Joins Burnley In £1.5 Million Deal 27 January 2010 stokecityfc.com Stoke City dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100129035823/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1946731%2C00.html 29 January 2010 Loan out Date fromDate toPos.NameToRef. Reference29 July 20091 January 2010GKENG Danzelle St Louis HamiltonENG Vauxhall Motorshttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1736566,00.html Danzelle goes on loan Stoke City FC 29 July 2009 29 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090801014923/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1736566%2C00.html 1 August 2009 7 August 20097 November 2009MFENG Ben MarshallENG Northampton Townhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1746067,00.html Ben's a cobbler Stoke City FC 7 August 2009 7 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231348/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1746067%2C00.html 5 January 2010 1 September 200930 June 2010DFSEN Ibrahima SonkoENG Hull Cityhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1784715,00.html Sonko Joins Hull on Loan Stoke City FC 31 August 2009 31 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100106115000/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1784715%2C00.html 6 January 2010 18 September 200918 October 2009DFENG Andrew DaviesENG Sheffield Unitedhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1800915,00.html Davies' Blades Switch Stoke City FC 17 September 2009 17 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100116083059/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1800915%2C00.html 16 January 2010 23 September 200930 June 2010DFENG Carl DickinsonENG Barnsleyhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1806916,00.html Defensive Duo Join Barnsley Stoke City FC 24 September 2009 24 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120314084934/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1806916%2C00.html 14 March 2012 23 September 200930 June 2010DFENG Ryan ShottonENG Barnsley29 September 20091 January 2010FWENG Richard CresswellENG Sheffield Unitedhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1812456,00.html Cresswell's Eventful Start To Loan Spell Stoke City FC 30 September 2009 30 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091003012132/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1812456%2C00.html 3 October 2009 13 November 20091 January 2010MFENG Ben MarshallENG Cheltenham Townhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8359153.stm Cheltenham sign Marshall BBC Sport 13 November 2009 13 November 200917 November 20091 January 2010FWENG Dave KitsonENG Middlesbroughhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1877556,00.html Kitson Completes Loan Move To Boro Stoke City FC 17 November 2009 17 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091120195320/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1877556%2C00.html 20 November 2009 19 November 200919 December 2009MFENG Michael TongeENG Preston North Endhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1879546,00.html Tonge Joins Preston on Loan Stoke City FC 18 November 2009 18 November 200926 November 200926 December 2009MFENG Nathaniel WedderburnENG Hereford Unitedhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1886998,00.html Potters Pair Go Out on Loan Stoke City FC 26 November 2009 26 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091129130851/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~1886998%2C00.html 29 November 2009 26 November 200930 June 2010MFENG Tom SoaresENG Sheffield Wednesday12 January 201030 June 2010DFENG Andy GriffinENG Readinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/8453865.stm Stoke City's Andy Griffin signs for Reading on loan BBC Sport 12 January 2010 12 January 20101 February 201030 June 2010MFENG Ben MarshallENG Carlisle Unitedhttp://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1951535,00.html https://archive.today/20120805151921/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1951535,00.html dead 5 August 2012 Marshall Joins Carlisle on Loan Stoke City FC 1 February 2010 1 February 2010 1 February 201030 June 2010MFENG Michael TongeENG Derby Countyhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/8491050.stm Derby County sign Michael Tonge and Javan Vidal on loan BBC Sport 1 February 2010 1 February 20102 March 201030 June 2010MFURU Diego ArismendiENG Brighton & Hove Albionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/8545316.stm Brighton sign Stoke midfielder Diego Arismendi on loan BBC Sport 2 March 2010 2 March 201019 March 201030 June 2010GKENG Steve SimonsenENG Sheffield Unitedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8576442.stm Sheffield United sign Stoke goalkeeper Steve Simonsen BBC Sport 19 March 2010 19 March 2010 References Stoke City Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons