Stoke City paid £5m to sign German defender Robert Huth from Middlebroughin August 2009. Huth penned a four-year deal upon joining the Potters and he went on to make his debut during the 1-0 win over Sunderland. He came on as a substitute for striker Dave Kitson who was the recipient of the winning goal against the Black Cats.

Robert Huth celebrated a century of Premier League appearances in style by netting the first goal for Stoke City against Everton on October 4, 2009. Almost two weeks later, Huth got away with a punch in the face of Mathew Upson during a league game with West Ham United as the match officials didn’t see the incident. He was retrospectively banned for three games as a result of the incident which prompted him to tender an apology.

Huth scored his second Stoke City goal to earn his team the share of the spoils against Merseyside club Liverpool. He scored a late equaliser to rescue a point against the Reds in January 2010. His next Stoke City strike came in the 2-1 win over Portsmouth. The former Chelsea player led Stoke City out for the first time in an FA Cup quarterfinal clash with the Blues in what was a proud moment for him.

Robert Huth was named the best player in the Stoke City first team at the end of his second season at the club. During that season, Huth was a constant menace to both the opposition defenders and strikers. The German scored nine goals for the Potters including two in the FA Cup on the way to a final appearance with Manchester City. He scored in the quarterfinal win over West Ham United before netting again in the big win over Bolton Wanderers in the semifinals.Huth and Stoke City were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City in the FA Cup final that season thanks to the strike from Yaya Toure.