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2022–23 Stoke City F.C. Season
The 2022–23 season is Stoke City's 106th season in the Football League, the 46th in the second tier and ninth in the Championship. Pre-season and friendlies In February 2022 Stoke announced a five-year multi-million pound refurbishment programme for the bet365 Stadium and the Clayton Wood Training Ground beginning in the summer of 2022 with the replacement of 8,400 seats in the Franklyn Stand and regeneration of The Players' Lounge and Delilah’s Bar. Leaving the club in the transfer window were Benik Afobe, Joe Allen, James Chester, Alfie Doughty, Steven Fletcher, Tom Ince, Christian Norton, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Tommy Smith and Mario Vrančić. Whilst coming into the team were Harry Clarke, Aden Flint, Dwight Gayle, Gavin Kilkenny, Josh Laurent, Liam McCarron and Will Smallbone. The squad returned to Clayton Wood for pre-season training on 20 June and played a behind closed doors match against Leeds United on 2 July, they then spent a week at a training camp in Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Clayton Wood Training Ground
Clayton Wood is the training ground and academy of EFL Championship club Stoke City. Development In January 2009, Stoke City unveiled plans to redevelop their training ground at an initial cost of £5 million. Stoke City were given planning permission by the Stoke-on-Trent City Council to construct the facility in May 2009; Stoke had previously been renting the site from the Michelin Tyre company. The facility was designed by AFL architects who had previously designed Chelsea's Cobham Training Centre and Everton's Finch Farm. The centre was built in time for the start of the 2010–11 season. In April 2012, Stoke announced £6 million expansions plans in order to meet the category one criteria in the Elite Player Performance Plan The Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) is a youth development scheme initiated by the Premier League. The intention of the EPPP is to improve the quality and quantity of home-grown players produced by top English clubs. Measures introduced by th ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Gayle
Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle (born 17 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Stoke City. Gayle played in the Arsenal academy as a youth, but was released in 2007, after which he began his career with Ryan of the Essex Olympian Football League. In subsequent seasons, he would work his way back up through the English football pyramid via stints at Stansted, Bishop's Stortford, Dagenham & Redbridge and Peterborough United, before establishing himself in the Premier League with Crystal Palace. In 2016, he signed for Newcastle United Where he spent six years scoring 34 goals in 122 games. Gayle joined Stoke City in July 2022. Career Early career Gayle was born in Walthamstow, London and attended Chingford Foundation School. He started his career with youth club Ridgeway Rovers and spent time with the Arsenal academy but was released at the age of 12 due to his height. After leaving Arsenal, Gayle concentrated on his educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aden Flint
Aden Flint (born 11 July 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. Club career Early career Flint began his career in the Central Midlands Football League with Pinxton before stepping up to the Conference North in the summer of 2008 when he joined Alfreton Town. At Alfreton, Flint worked part-time tarmacking roads. Flint spent three months of his debut season at Alfreton on loan with Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town. The adverse weather prevented Flint from playing many games but he scored in the 5–0 victory over Leigh Genesis in January 2009. The following month saw Flint play in the 1–1 draw against Ilkeston Town, and scored an own goal in the 2–0 loss at Whitby Town. On 26 February 2009, Matlock manager Mark Atkins confirmed that Flint was among three players to have departed the club following the end of his loan. Flint spent the rest of his Alfreton career within its first team set-up helping reach the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Clarke (footballer, Born 2001)
Harrison Thomas Clarke (born 2 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ipswich Town. Club career Early career Born in Ipswich, Clarke began his career with Ipswich Town having been scouted at Brantham Athletic. He joined Arsenal as a youth player in 2015. In August 2018, he signed his first professional contract, which was renewed in December 2019. Oldham Athletic In October 2020, Clarke joined Oldham Athletic on loan until January 2021. On 20 October 2020, he came off the bench in the 85th minute and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Carlisle United in League Two. On 3 November, he scored his first competitive goal in a 2–1 victory over Cheltenham Town in the league. On 22 January 2021, the loan was extended for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. Ross County On 2 August 2021, Clarke was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Ross County for the 2021–22 season. The loan came to an end on 3 January 2022. Hibernian On 6 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Vrančić
Mario Vrančić (; born 23 May 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. Vrančić started his professional career at Mainz 05, playing mainly in its reserve team. In 2009, he was sent on loan to Rot Weiss Ahlen. Two years later, he joined Borussia Dortmund II. The following year, he moved to SC Paderborn. Vrančić switched to Darmstadt 98 in 2015. In 2017, he was transferred to Norwich City. Four years later, Vrančić signed with Stoke City, who loaned him to Rijeka in 2022. In 2023, he signed with Rijeka, who then loaned him to Sarajevo. A former German youth international, Vrančić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015, earning 6 caps until 2017. Club career Early career Vrančić started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of Mainz 05 in 2004. He made his professional debut with Mainz 05 II in 2006 at the age of 17. In June 2009, he was sent on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Smith (footballer, Born 1992)
Thomas George Smith (born 14 April 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Middlesbrough. Smith began his career with Huddersfield Town after coming through the youth teams at Tranmere Rovers and Manchester City. He established himself as a regular with the Terriers and captained the club to victory over Reading in the 2017 EFL Championship play-off Final. Huddersfield's first season in the Premier League saw them escape relegation but they finished bottom the following season. In July 2019 Smith joined Stoke City for an undisclosed fee and then in 2022 joined Middlesbrough. Early life and career Smith was born in Warrington, Cheshire and grew up in Helsby where he attended Helsby High School. He joined the Tranmere Rovers academy at the age of seven after being spotted playing in a local summer tournament. He spent four years at Tranmere before he joined Manchester City's Academy based at Platt Lane at the age of 11. After gaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashan Oakley-Boothe
Tashan Dinnachi L. Oakley-Boothe (born 14 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Lincoln City on loan from Stoke City. Career Tottenham Hotspur Oakley-Boothe was born in Lambeth and attended Canonbury Primary School and Highbury Grove School. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy team on 1 July 2017. He was called up to senior team by Mauricio Pochettino for pre-season tour. On 22 July 2017, Oakley-Boothe made his first senior appearance for Tottenham Hotspur against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 International Champions Cup pre-season match. He made his first-team debut for Tottenham in a 1–0 win against Barnsley in the EFL Cup on 19 September 2017, replacing Dele Alli in added time. Oakley-Boothe remained with Spurs' under-23 side in 2018–19 and 2019–20. During this time he played in the EFL Trophy where he scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw with Colchester United. Oakley-Boothe rejected a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Norton
Christian Anthony Norton (born 21 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in England, he has represented Wales at under-19 and under-21 levels. Career Stoke City Norton began his career at Southampton and made his senior debut with the under-23 team on 9 October 2018 in the EFL Trophy against Cambridge United. He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season. Norton went on trial at Stoke City in October 2020 and joined their U23 squad in November 2020. Norton made his English Football League debut on 16 March 2021 in a 0–0 draw against Cardiff City. He was give his first start by Michael O'Neill on 17 April against Preston North End. On 31 August 2021, Norton joined EFL League One side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2022. Norton made 14 appearances for the Robins before returning to Stoke. He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2021–22 season. Cheltenham Town On 12 August 2022, Norton signed a one-year contract with Chelte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ince
Thomas Christopher Ince (born 30 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder, winger or forward for EFL Championship club Reading. The son of former England midfielder Paul Ince, Tom Ince began his career with Liverpool, for whom he made his professional debut in the 2010–11 season, coming on as a substitute in the League Cup. He later spent time that season on loan at League One club Notts County, scoring twice in eight appearances. At the end of the season, Ince turned down a new contract and moved to Blackpool, who had just been relegated from the Premier League. In two-and-a-half seasons at Blackpool, Ince played 113 games in all competitions and scored 33 goals. He also won the 2013 Football League Young Player of the Year Award and was named in the 2012–13 PFA Team of the Year. In January 2014, he signed on loan for Premier League club Crystal Palace, for whom he scored his first Premier League goal, and returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Fletcher (footballer)
Steven Kenneth Fletcher (born 26 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United. Fletcher began his club career with Hibernian, playing in 156 Scottish Premier League games and scoring 43 goals. English club Burnley paid a club record transfer fee of £3 million to sign Fletcher in June 2009. He was their top goalscorer in the 2009–10 season with eight league goals, but the club were relegated from the Premier League. Fletcher was transferred soon afterwards to Wolverhampton Wanderers, who also paid a club record fee, of £6.5 million, for his services. He scored 24 goals in 68 appearances for Wolves, but the club were relegated from the Premier League in 2012. Fletcher was then transferred to Sunderland for £12 million. He played 108 matches and scored 23 goals for them, also spending half a season on loan at French club Marseille in 2016. He then joined Sheffield Wednesday. Fletcher spent four s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfie Doughty
Alfie Henry Harman Doughty (born 21 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Luton Town. Career Charlton Athletic Doughty joined the Charlton Athletic Academy at the age of eight and progressed through the youth teams to the first team where he made his debut in the EFL Cup against Milton Keynes Dons on 14 August 2018. On 19 October 2018, Doughty joined Kingstonian on loan until 17 November 2018. Doughty scored two goals for Kingstonian on his league debut for the club against Harlow Town. In total Doughty made 16 first team appearances for Kingstonian - 13 in the league - scoring four goals, three of which came in league matches. On 7 September, Doughty joined Bromley on a one-month loan. Doughty returned to first team action for Charlton against Forest Green Rovers in the first round of the EFL Cup on 13 August 2019 before breaking into the first team on a regular basis at the club later in the 2019–20 season. Doughty made 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
