In preparation for the 2014–15 season Mark Hughes signed Phil Bardsley, Mame Biram Diouf, Bojan Krkić, Steve Sidwell, Dionatan Teixeira whilst Victor Moses and Oussama Assaidi joined on season-long loans.
This set the tone for an inconsistent Autumn as Stoke managed just three wins in September, October and November and lost at home to newly promoted sides Burnley and Leicester City.
Stoke suffered a number of injuries in January most notably to Bojan but the side were still able to secure victories against Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers.
[3] Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell joined Stoke on a free transfer on 9 June 2014 on a two-year deal having previously worked under Mark Hughes.
[4] On 11 June 2014 Stoke made two signings, Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf arrived on a free transfer from Hannover 96 whilst 21-year-old Slovakian defender Dionatan Teixeira joined from Dukla Banská Bystrica for an undisclosed fee.
[6] On 18 July 2014 the squad flew out to Germany for a pre-season training camp and friendlies against Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSV 1860 München and Schalke 04.
[8] Just after half time a loose pass by Charlie Adam was picked up by Thorgan Hazard who slid the ball past Thomas Sørensen.
A period of good one-touch build up play led to Phil Bardsley crossing across the face of goal for Erik Pieters to tap in.
Stoke almost fell behind after a mix-up between Asmir Begović and Marc Wilson allowed Kieran Richardson to cross to Gabriel Agbonlahor, but despite an open goal he failed to hit the target.
Despite their one-man advantage Stoke struggled to create goalscoring opportunities and just before half-time Hull took the lead when Tom Huddlestone's shot was only parried by Begović into the path of Nikica Jelavić.
Both managers were unhappy with the decisions with Hughes stating that he feels Shawcross is being singled-out whilst Garry Monk claimed that Moses dived.
Spurs pulled one back late on through a Nacer Chadli volley but soon after Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton was sent-off for a professional foul on Moses and Stoke were able to see out a 2–1 victory.
A free-kick from Juan Mata put the home side back in front and Stoke were denied a point after Diouf's shot was blocked on the line by Ashley Young late in the match.
[43] Arsenal had the chance to pull level after Héctor Bellerín's cross found an unmarked Olivier Giroud but he could only guide his header off target.
Stoke thought they had made it 4–0 after Bojan had fired past Martínez but after a short delay the officials disallowed it for Diouf being in offside position and therefore interfering with play.
[43] Arsenal took advantage of the confusion with goals from Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey but their hopes of completing a comeback were ended when Calum Chambers was sent-off for a second bookable offence and Stoke saw out a 3–2 victory.
Stoke should have added a second after Diouf outmuscled Jonny Evans to go clean through on goal but he fired the shot over the bar, shortly after Man United leveled through Radamel Falcao.
In the second half Stoke had a penalty appeal turned down by referee Michael Oliver for a handball by Chris Smalling and then a header by Crouch hit the post as the match ended 1–1.
[52] Stoke suffered a major blow before their match against Queens Park Rangers with the news that Bojan will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
[54] On the final day of the January transfer window Mark Hughes allowed Robert Huth to join Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.
After a fairly uneventful encounter the match came to life in the final 20 minutes after Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback avoided being sent-off for a foul on Victor Moses.
Ireland had a goal ruled out for offside whilst Yoan Gouffran and Ayoze Pérez were guilt of poor finishing for the home side.
[59] Stephen Ireland suffered a deep cut on his calf which required 15 stitches following a challenge by Hull City defender Maynor Figueroa.
The home side made a commanding start and after a period of sustained pressure they were awarded a penalty after Phillip Wollschied miss-timed a challenge on Cesc Fàbregas.
The Saints went into the match still looking to earn a place in Europe following a successful campaign, and they took the lead when Morgan Schneiderlin tapped in from close range after Stoke had failed to deal with a corner.
Stoke managed to beat Southampton for the first time in the Premier League after Charlie Adam scored the winning goal in the 84th minute.
Stoke made an awful start to the match as Sunderland took the lead inside the first minute through Connor Wickham after Begovic failed to hold on to a low cross.
[70] Stoke traveled to South Wales on 2 May to play against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium where Jack Butland was give his first start of the season.
It got worse for Tottenham as Vlad Chiricheș was sent-off of two bookable offences and Diouf scored late on to seal a 3–0 victory and move stoke on to 50 points.
However Stoke avoided an embarrassing exit as a close range tap-in from Marko Arnautović and a brace from Stephen Ireland in the final ten minutes saw the Potters progress 3–1.