The 2019–20 season was Stoke City 's 103rd season in the Football League , the 43rd in the second tier and sixth in the Championship .
Stoke manager Nathan Jones brought in ten new players ahead of the 2019–20 season in order to play in his preferred 'diamond' formation. These changes failed to improve the team and they began the season in terrible form collecting just eight points from the first 14 matches which lead to Jones being sacked by the club on 1 November 2019. He was replaced by the Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill . He had an instant impact as the team beat relegation rivals Barnsley , Wigan Athletic and Luton Town , however they went into Boxing Day bottom of the Championship table before a dramatic late victory over Sheffield Wednesday lifted them out of the relegation zone.
Stoke began 2020 well, beating Huddersfield Town 5–2 and also registering wins over promotion contenders West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City . Poor defeats against Derby County and Queens Park Rangers prevented the side from pulling clear of the bottom three, until a 5–1 win over Hull City at the beginning of March. The EFL was suspended on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The EFL returned on 20 June with the final nine matches played behind closed doors. Stoke won four of the nine and finished in 15th position, eight points clear of the relegation zone.
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2018–19 2020–21
Nathan Jones
Rory Delap (caretaker)
Michael O'Neill
