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England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Chelsea | 46 | +46 | 99 | L0-3 | L1-2 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 46 | +24 | 82 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 46 | +22 | 81 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | +26 | 78 | W2-0 | L2-3 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | +15 | 77 | L0-1 | L3-4 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | +15 | 76 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Barnsley | 46 | +8 | 74 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +10 | 73 | D1-1 | L1-5 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | +24 | 72 | D0-0 | L0-6 | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 46 | +9 | 67 | L2-3 | L0-4 | |
| 11 | Sunderland | 46 | 0 | 63 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 46 | -9 | 62 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 46 | -15 | 59 | |||
| 14 | Bradford City | 46 | -7 | 56 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 15 | Leicester City | 46 | -7 | 55 | D2-2 | L0-2 | |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | +3 | 54 | D0-0 | D2-2 | |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | -8 | 54 | W1-0 | L2-3 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | -11 | 54 | D2-2 | L0-4 | |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | -9 | 51 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | -9 | 51 | D2-2 | D0-0 | |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | -16 | 47 | W4-0 | W4-1 | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | -27 | 42 | D0-0 | W2-1 | |
| 23 | Birmingham City | 46 | -45 | 35 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | -39 | 31 | L0-3 | W2-1 | |
| Stoke City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 13th | 14th | 13th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Drawn | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Lost | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 23rd | 23rd | 20th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-1-5 | 0-4-2 | 1-0-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 5-14 | 7-11 | 6-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 14th | 16th | 11th |
| Goals scored | 57 | 33 | 24 |
| Failed to score | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 21st | 16th | 24th |
| Goals conceded | 72 | 25 | 47 |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 20th | 18th | 21st |
| Goal difference | -15 | +8 | -23 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 7th | 13th | 1st |
| Goal total | 129 | 58 | 71 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 6 |
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| Home | drew last game, w/o win in last 6 |
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| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-5 | 4-3-2 | 2-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-7 | 10-6 | 3-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 D2-2 |
W1-0 W2-1 L0-1 more |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Stoke City | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 13th | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 72 | -15 | .479 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| English Simod Cup | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 52 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 83 | -18 | .472 | |
