Mark Hughes' proud record of three successive top 10 finishes with Stoke came to a shuddering halt as they dropped to 13th this season.
Stoke failed to meet expectations this year and their final day win at Southampton was their only success over a top 12 team this year.
Here Sportsmail look back at a disappointing season for Stoke...
So, how did it go?
Everyone at the club accepts this campaign failed to reach anywhere like expectations.
A 13th-place finish is four down from the past three seasons under Mark Hughes and the Stoke manager identified that may have been acceptable had the swagger of previous season wins over big teams been replicated.