| 2007–08 season | |||
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| Football League Championship | 2nd (79 Points) | ||
| FA Cup | Third Round | ||
| League Cup | First Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ricardo Fuller (15) All: Ricardo Fuller (15) |
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| Highest home attendance | 26,309 vs Leicester City (4 May 2008) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,414 vs Queens Park Rangers (27 November 2008) | ||
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The 2007–08 season was Stoke City's 101st in the Football League, the 41st in the second tier and fourth in the Championship.
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With Stoke narrowly missing out on a play-off spot at the end of last season there were high hopes that Stoke would go one better and achieve promotion.
There was little transfer activity in the summer with Richard Cresswell and unknown defender Ryan Shawcross the main recruits. Stoke started the season well with wins over Cardiff City and Charlton Athletic saw Stoke top the table. Stoke then went through a poor run of form with just four wins out of ten however several loan signings such as Leon Cort and Danny Pugh joined and would become key players as the season progressed.
After a drab 0–0 draw at Burnley Stoke went on a 17 game unbeaten run including 6 straight wins. This propelled Stoke to the top of the table however too many draws in the final few games of the season cost Stoke the title but 2nd place was achieved and promotion the Premier League. It took Stoke 24 years to reclaim a place in the top flight and the supporters celebrated with a pitch invasion and an open-top bus tour around the city.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 81 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 79 |
| 3 | Hull City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 75 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 74 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 71 |
| 6 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 70 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 66 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 64 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 64 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 62 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 58 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 56 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 55 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 55 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 55 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 54 |
| 20 | Southampton | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 54 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 53 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 52 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 46 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 62 | 85 | −24 | 38 |
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Stoke's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
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| 1 | 15 July 2007 | Newcastle Town | Lyme Valley Stadium | 5 – 1 | 1, 996 | Fuller 7', 25', Péricard 60', Lawrence 65', Garrett 80' | Report |
| 2 | 20 July 2007 | Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose | 1 – 1 | Parkin 35' | Report | |
| 3 | 24 July 2007 | SV Bad Aussee | Panoramastadion | 2 – 1 | Pulis 35', Péricard 37' | Report | |
| 4 | 27 July 2007 | Real Madrid | ATV Arena Irdning | 0 – 2 | Report | ||
| 5 | 1 August 2007 | Aston Villa | Britannia Stadium | 0 – 2 | 7,503 | Report | |
| 6 | 5 August 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 1 – 2 | Higginbotham 77' | Report |
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
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| 1 | 11 August 2007 | Cardiff City | Ninian Park | 1 – 0 | 18,840 | Shawcross 27' | Report |
| 2 | 18 August 2007 | Charlton Athletic | Britannia Stadium | 2 – 1 | 12,649 | Fuller 57', Parkin 78' | Report |
| 3 | 25 August 2007 | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 2 – 3 | 20,300 | Fuller 10', Parkin 82' | Report |
| 4 | 1 September 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Britannia Stadium | 0 – 0 | 17,135 | Report | |
| 5 | 15 September 2007 | Hull City | KC Stadium | 1 – 1 | 19,642 | Delap 44' | Report |
| 6 | 18 September 2007 | Barnsley | Britannia Stadium | 0 – 0 | 13,071 | Report | |
| 7 | 22 September 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | Britannia Stadium | 3 – 2 | 12,533 | Seip (o.g.) 10', Fuller 66', Lawrence 73' | Report |
| 8 | 29 September 2007 | Leicester City | Walkers Stadium | 1 – 1 | 23,654 | Fuller 15' | Report |
| 9 | 3 October 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 1 – 1 | 20,048 | Shawcross 27' | Report |
| 10 | 6 October 2007 | Colchester United | Britannia Stadium | 2 – 1 | 12,395 | Shawcross 8', Lawrence 73' | Report |
| 11 | 20 October 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | Britannia Stadium | 2 – 4 | 14,019 | Fuller 12', 41' | Report |
| 12 | 23 October 2007 | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 3 – 1 | 14,237 | Cresswell 49', 59', Shawcross 74' | Report |
| 13 | 27 October 2007 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 0 – 1 | 15,012 | Report | |
| 14 | 3 November 2007 | Coventry City | Britannia Stadium | 1 – 3 | 13,448 | Lawrence 72' (pen) | Report |
| 15 | 6 November 2007 | Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park | 3 – 2 | 5,521 | Cresswell 26', Hayes (o.g.) 88', Lawrence 90' | Report |
| 16 | 10 November 2007 | Sheffield United | Britannia Stadium | 0 – 1 | 12,158 | Report | |
| 17 | 24 November 2007 | Burnley | Turf Moor | 0 – 0 | 11,758 | Report | |
| 18 | 27 November 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | Britannia Stadium | 3 – 1 | 11,147 | Cresswell 5', Lawrence 19', Cort 77' | Report |
| 19 | 1 December 2007 | Norwich City | Britannia Stadium | 2 – 1 | 19,258 | Cort 46', Cresswell 89' | Report |
| 20 | 4 December 2007 | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 3 – 0 | 23,378 | Cresswell 2', Beattie (o.g.) 7', Shawcross 19' | Report |
| 21 | 9 December 2007 | Watford | Britannia Stadium | 0 – 0 | 15,516 | Report | |
| 22 | 15 December 2007 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 3 – 2 | 9,123 | Fuller 37', 61' , Cort 41' | Report |
| 23 | 22 December 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | Britannia Stadium | 3 – 1 | 18,420 | Fuller 5', 38', 66' | Report |
| 24 | 26 December 2007 | Barnsley | Oakwell | 3 – 3 | 12,398 | Lawrence 31', 84', 90+8' (2 pen) | Report |
| 25 | 28 December 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 2 – 2 | 13,692 | Cresswell 8', Shawcross 57' | Report |
| 26 | 1 January 2008 | Hull City | Britannia Stadium | 1 – 1 | 15,788 | Cort 33' | Report |
| 27 | 12 January 2008 | Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 1 – 1 | 20,346 | Fuller 33' | Report |
| 28 | 19 January 2008 | Preston North End | Britannia Stadium | 3 – 1 | 15,011 | Cort 16', 72' , Cresswell 28' | Report |
| 29 | 29 January 2008 | Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 0 – 1 | 22,108 | Report | |
| 30 | 2 February 2008 | Cardiff City | Britannia Stadium | 2 – 1 | 15,045 | Johnson (o.g.) 39', Fuller (pen) 57' | Report |
| 31 | 9 February 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux Stadium | 4 – 2 | 25,373 | Delap 4', Lawrence 49', Cort 74', Fuller 90' | Report |
| 32 | 12 February 2008 | Southampton | Britannia Stadium | 3 – 2 | 19,481 | Powell (o.g.) 27', Shawcross 35', Sidibe 44' | Report |
| 33 | 15 February 2008 | Scunthorpe United | Britannia Stadium | 3 – 2 | 20,979 | Lawrence 53', 63' , Cresswell 67' | Report |
| 34 | 23 February 2008 | Ipswich Town | Britannia Stadium | 1 – 0 | 23,563 | Lawrence 42' | Report |
| 35 | 26 February 2008 | Preston North End | Deepdale | 0 – 2 | 12,789 | Report | |
| 36 | 2 March 2008 | Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 0 – 3 | 13,398 | Report | |
| 37 | 8 March 2008 | Burnley | Britannia Stadium | 1 – 1 | 18,432 | Lawrence 90' (pen) | Report |
| 38 | 11 March 2008 | Norwich City | Carrow Road | 1 – 0 | 23,471 | Sidibe 58' | Report |
| 39 | 15 March 2008 | Watford | Vicarage Road | 0 – 0 | 18,388 | Report | |
| 40 | 22 March 2008 | Blackpool | Britannia Stadium | 1 – 1 | 20,019 | Cort 47' | Report |
| 41 | 29 March 2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 1 – 1 | 21,857 | Cresswell 21' | Report |
| 42 | 7 April 2008 | Crystal Palace | Britannia Stadium | 1 – 2 | 15,756 | Whelan 85' | Report |
| 43 | 12 April 2008 | Coventry City | Ricoh Arena | 2 – 1 | 20,249 | Lawrence 55' , Fuller 79' (pen) | Report |
| 44 | 19 April 2008 | Bristol City | Britannia Stadium | 2 – 1 | 24,475 | Sidibe 14', 36' | Report |
| 45 | 26 April 2008 | Colchester United | Layer Road | 1 – 0 | 6,300 | Cresswell 45' | Report |
| 46 | 4 May 2008 | Leicester City | Britannia Stadium | 0 – 0 | 26,609 | Report |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
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| R3 | 6 January 2008 | Newcastle United | Britannia Stadium | 0 – 0 | 22,861 | Report | |
| R3 Replay | 16 January 2008 | Newcastle United | St James' Park | 1 – 4 | 35,108 | Lawrence 89' | Report |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
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| R1 | 14 August 2007 | Rochdale | Spotland | 2 – 2 (2 – 4 Pens) | 2,369 | Shawcross 4', Cresswell 120' | Report |
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| 1 | GK | 35(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | 20(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23(6) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 14(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 40(1) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 15 | 12 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | 4(25) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(25) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 42(1) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 44(2) | 12 | 10 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | 39(3) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41(3) | 15 | 10 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | 32(2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34(2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | 27(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29(3) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | 2(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | 39(2) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42(2) | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | 8(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | 14(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | 11(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | MF | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | 16(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 16(8) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | 19(8) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(9) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | GK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | – | Own goals | – | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | – |
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Brescia | Compensation | 18 June 2007 |
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Scunthorpe United | Compensation | 4 July 2007 |
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Dunfermline | Free | 9 July 2007 |
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Norwich City | Free | 30 July 2007 |
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West Brom | £750,000 | 7 August 2007 |
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Boavista | £200,000 | 14 August 2007 |
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Leeds United | Undisclosed | 10 January 2008 |
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Crystal Palace | Undisclosed | 18 January 2008 |
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Watford | £250,000 | 31 January 2008 |
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| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
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| 1 | 23 August 2007 | Coventry City | H | 2 – 0 | Marc Grocott, Eustace | Report |
| 2 | 3 September 2007 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3 – 1 | Shotton, Buxton, Aaron Chalmers (o.g.) | Report |
| 3 | 12 September 2007 | Bradford City | H | 1 – 0 | Buxton | Report |
| 4 | 20 September 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2 – 2 | Sweeney (2) | Report |
| 5 | 24 September 2007 | Port Vale | A | 2 – 2 | Parkin 4', Demar Phillips 83' | Report |
| 6 | 11 October 2007 | Leicester City | H | 1 – 0 | Péricard | Report |
| 7 | 31 October 2007 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2 – 1 | Parkin, Péricard | Report |
| 8 | 13 November 2007 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0 – 8 | Report | |
| 9 | 26 November 2007 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1 – 0 | Péricard | Report |
| 10 | 4 December 2007 | Walsall | H | 0 – 2 | ||
| 11 | 18 December 2007 | Coventry City | A | 0 – 2 | Report | |
| 12 | 10 January 2008 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2 – 1 | Péricard, Buxton | Report |
| 13 | 24 January 2008 | Leicester City | A | 1 – 2 | Parkin | Report |
| 14 | 27 February 2008 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3 – 4 | Parkin, Jimmy Phillips, Gallagher | Report |
| 15 | 6 March 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0 – 2 | Report | |
| 16 | 19 March 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1 – 2 | Demar Phillips | Report |
| 17 | 26 March 2008 | Walsall | A | 0 – 3 | Report | |
| 18 | 14 April 2008 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2 – 0 | Warwick Alexander 61', Tom Thorley 84' (Pen) | Report |
| 19 | 24 April 2008 | Port Vale | H | 0 – 0 | Report | |
| 20 | 28 April 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1 – 2 | Marc Grocott | Report |
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| FW | 2 | 1 | |
| DF | 11 | 0 | |
| FW | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 11 | 3 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | 1 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | 13 | 0 | |
| DF | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 3 (2) | 0 | |
| MF | 4 | 1 | |
| FW | 2 (2) | 0 | |
| MF | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 5 (5) | 1 | |
| MF | 5 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| GK | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | 2 (3) | 0 | |
| FW | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| FW | 4 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | 2 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 (1) | 0 | |
| FW | 10 | 4 | |
| DF | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | 6 | 4 | |
| MF | 11 | 2 | |
| MF | 10 (5) | 1 | |
| MF | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | 1 (1) | 0 | |
| FW | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | 1 | |
| GK | 9 | 0 | |
| MF | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 7 | 2 | |
| MF | 11 (4) | 1 | |
| DF | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| MF | 1 (2) | 0 | |
| MF | 11 (3) | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | 2 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | |
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