Stoke City F.C. season 2008-09

Infobox Football club season
club = Stoke City
season = 2008–09
manager = flagicon|WAL Tony Pulis
chairman = flagicon|ENG Peter Coates
league = Premier League
league position = 18th
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = N/A
cup2 = League Cup
cup2 result = 4th Round
league topscorer = Ricardo Fuller (2)
season topscorer = Ricardo Fuller (2), Mamady Sidibe (2)
highest attendance = 27,500 vs Aston Villa (23 August 2008), Chelsea (27 September 2008)
lowest attendance = 9,414 vs Reading (23 September 2008)
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The 2008-09 season is Stoke City's first season in the Premier League, and the club's first in the top-flight of English football for 23 years.

Pre-season friendlies

Transfer (In)

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!width=20%|Player !width=17%|Age (DOB) !width=13%|Position !width=15%|Previous Club !width=12%|Fee

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align=center|flagicon|England
align=center|12
align=center|Dave Kitson
align=center|28 (January 21 1980)
align=center|Striker
align=center|Reading F.C.
align=center|£5.5 Million

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align=center|flagicon|Nigeria
align=center|4
align=center|Seyi Olofinjana
align=center|28 (June 30 1980)
align=center|Midfielder
align=center|Wolverhampton Wanderers
align=center|£3 Million

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align=center|flagicon|Senegal
align=center|19
align=center|Amdy Faye
align=center|31 (March 12 1977)
align=center|Midfielder
align=center|Charlton Athletic
align=center|Undisclosed

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align=center|flagicon|Denmark
align=center|29
align=center|Thomas Sorensen
align=center|32 (June 12 1976)
align=center|Goalkeeper
align=center|Aston Villa
align=center|Free

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align=center|flagicon|Senegal
align=center|25
align=center|Abdoulaye Faye
align=center|32 (February 26 1976)
align=center|Defender
align=center|Newcastle
align=center|£2.25 Million

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align=center|flagicon|England
align=center|21
align=center|Andrew Davies
align=center|23 (December 17 1984)
align=center|Defender
align=center|Southampton
align=center|Undisclosed

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align=center|flagicon|France
align=center|33
align=center|Ibrahima Sonko
align=center|27 (January 21 1981)
align=center|Defender
align=center|Reading
align=center|£2 Million

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align=center|flagicon|England
align=center|3
align=center|Danny Higginbotham
align=center|30 (December 29 1978)
align=center|Defender
align=center|Sunderland
align=center|Undisclosed

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align=center|flagicon|England
align=center|8
align=center|Tom Soares
align=center|22 (July 10 1986)
align=center|Midfielder
align=center|Crystal Palace
align=center|£1.25 Million

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align=center|flagicon|England
align=center|23
align=center|Michael Tonge
align=center|25 (April 7 1983)
align=center|Midfielder
align=center|Sheffield United
align=center|£2 Million