Shay Given signed a two-year contract with Stoke City on 10 July 2015. He joined as back-up to first choice keeper Jack Butland and made his debut on 25 August 2015 in a 11 draw with Luton Town in the League Cup. Prior to that the 39-year-old made 37 appearances for Aston Villa between 2011 and 2015 before moving to Middlesborough on loan.