Matches on TV
| Stoke City's Results | |||
| Aug 26 | Bradford City | 0 - 3 | H |
| Aug 23 | Southampton | 2 - 1 | A |
| Aug 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 0 | A |
| Stoke City's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 30 | West Bromwich Albion | H | |
| Sep 13 | Birmingham City | H | |
| Sep 20 | Queens Park Rangers | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stoke City | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | WBA | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Preston | 3 | 2 | 7 |