Stoke City

England · Premier League 2015/16 – 2017/18 · Championship now · Manager: Mark Robins (#232 in the world) since Jan 2025

#150 World rank · club rating

1,822 Club rating

8th in Championship

Stoke City played 3 Premier League seasons (2015/16 – 2017/18) and are in Championship now. Michael O'Neill (Nov 2019 – Aug 2022) had the best points per game of them (1.42 in 138 matches) and took the club rating from 1,714 to 1,787.

Stoke City managers

14 spells since 2003 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Mark Robins #232 now Jan 2025 – present · PPG 1.32 current Jan 2025 – present 90 32-23-35 1.32 1,779 → 1,865 +86 +13.9 +0.04

Ryan Shawcross Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 2 1-1-0 2.00 1,715 → 1,766 +51 +10.1 +0.48

Narcis Pelach Sep 2024 – Dec 2024 · PPG 0.84 Sep 2024 – Dec 2024 19 3-7-9 0.84 1,749 → 1,655 −95 −20.1 −0.14

Ryan Shawcross Sep 2024 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Sep 2024 1 0-1-0 1.00 0.0

Steven Schumacher #235 now Dec 2023 – Sep 2024 · PPG 1.41 Dec 2023 – Sep 2024 32 13-6-13 1.41 1,778 → 1,821 +43 +10.2 +0.02

Paul Gallagher Dec 2023 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Dec 2023 2 0-2-0 1.00 1,729 → 1,745 +15 +3.0 +0.09

Alex Neil #803 now Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 · PPG 1.19 Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 54 18-10-26 1.19 1,767 → 1,661 −106 −23.4 −0.04

Michael O'Neill #283 now Nov 2019 – Aug 2022 · PPG 1.42 Nov 2019 – Aug 2022 138 54-34-50 1.42 1,714 → 1,787 +73 +23.2 +0.09

Rory Delap Nov 2019 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2019 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,712 → 1,684 −28 −5.5 −0.40

Nathan Jones #536 now Jan 2019 – Oct 2019 · PPG 0.87 Jan 2019 – Oct 2019 38 6-15-17 0.87 1,767 → 1,679 −88 −19.0 −0.12

Gary Rowett #498 now Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 · PPG 1.34 Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 29 9-12-8 1.34 1,810 → 1,773 −38 −4.5 −0.01

Paul Lambert Jan 2018 – May 2018 · PPG 0.81 Jan 2018 – May 2018 16 2-7-7 0.81 1,782 → 1,818 +36 +9.0 +0.03

Mark Hughes Aug 2013 – Jan 2018 · PPG 1.31 Aug 2013 – Jan 2018 200 71-48-81 1.31 1,819 → 1,776 −42 −9.7 +0.19

Before 2015/16 · 1 spell, Aug 2003 – May 2013

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Tony Pulis Aug 2003 – May 2013 · PPG 1.31 Aug 2003 – May 2013 281 95-82-104 1.31 1,500 → 1,780 +280 +43.7

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Tony Pulis is the longest-serving: 281 matches over 9 years (Aug 2003 – May 2013), and the most coach rating added (+43.7).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,822Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#150World rankof 943 active clubs

#8Championshipof 42 clubs

1,967Peak since 2015/16Jan 2016 · low 1,650, Aug 2026

Colour changes with each manager (10 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Stoke City's club rating peaked at 1,967 in January 2016, under Mark Hughes, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,650 in August 2026, under Mark Robins.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Stoke City play in Championship now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2017/18 38 1.66 1.29 1.63 73% 3.58 7.39 5.15

2016/17 38 1.95 2.18 1.93 65% 4.95 6.66 5.21

2015/16 38 1.50 1.53 1.70 72% 4.03 6.29 5.40

Stoke City won 3.58 corners a game in 2017/18, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 30% below the Premier League's average side (5.15).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

114 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 2118% 87% 44%

HT drawHT D 109% 1917% 1311%

HT lossHT L 11% 54% 3329%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 39 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 33 matches

1st half · W 33 · D 42 · L 39 GD −14

2nd half · W 22 · D 44 · L 48 GD −48

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Stoke City

12 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Anthony Taylor 10 2-4-4 1.00 2.70 1.70 +59%

Craig Pawson 10 3-4-3 1.30 1.30 1.70 −24%

Mike Dean 10 1-2-7 0.50 1.70 1.70 0%

Martin Atkinson 9 3-2-4 1.22 1.67 1.70 −2%

Michael Oliver 9 3-2-4 1.22 2.22 1.70 +31%

Kevin Friend 8 3-1-4 1.25 2.13 1.70 +25%

Neil Swarbrick 8 4-2-2 1.75 1.13 1.70 −34%

Robert Madley 8 1-4-3 0.88 1.00 1.70 −41%

Lee Mason 7 2-1-4 1.00 1.14 1.70 −33%

Andre Marriner 6 1-4-1 1.17 1.17 1.70 −31%

2 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Mark Clattenburg 5 2-2-1 1.60 2.40 1.72 +39%

Mike Jones 5 4-0-1 2.40 1.00 1.70 −41%

Under Anthony Taylor, Stoke City picked up 2.70 cards a game, 59% above their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (114). Cards = Stoke City's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Stoke City's manager?

Mark Robins, #232 in this week's coach world ranking, since January 2025 - 90 matches, 32 won (1.32 points per game).

How many managers has Stoke City had since 2015?

12, counting 3 caretakers.

Who is Stoke City's longest-serving manager?

Tony Pulis: 281 matches from August 2003 to May 2013.

How many cards a game do Stoke City get?

1.66 a game in the Premier League in 2017/18, against 1.63 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.