2009–10 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City F.C.

2009–10 season
Chairman	Ray Ranson
Manager	Chris Coleman
Championship	19
FA Cup	OUT – Third Round vs Portsmouth
League Cup	OUT – First Round vs Hartlepool United
Top goalscorer	League: All: Clinton Morrison, 11
Highest home attendance	22,209 vs Leicester City, Championship, 9 October 2003 Cup: 7,097 vs Portsmouth, FA Cup, 12 January 2010
Lowest home attendance	14,426 vs Sheffield United, Championship, 9 September 2015 Cup: 6,055 vs Hartlepool United, League Cup, 12 August 2009
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

June:

• 16 – Coventry City draw Hartlepool United at home in the League Cup First Round.^[1]
• 17 – Coventry City's fixtures for the 2009–10 Championship season are announced^[2]
• 18 – Midfielder Kevin Thornton is banned from driving for 22 months for multiple driving offences.^[3]
• 24 – 2009 FA Cup Finalists Everton have agreed to face Coventry City for Marcus Hall's testimonial.^[4]
• 26 – Defender Marcus Hall signs new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2010.^[5]
• 29 – Curtis Wynter, Adam Walker, Ashley Cain and Jermaine Grandison sign one-year contracts, their first professional contracts.^[6]

July:

• 14 – Stephen Wright is named new club captain for the 2009–10 season, taking over from Scott Dann.^[7]
• 21 – Coventry City announce the new squad numbers for the forthcoming season.^[8]
• 27 – Academy player Conor Thomas is called up to the England Under-17 squad for the first time – for the Nordic Cup.^[9]
• 29 – Academy player Conor Thomas wins his first England Under-17 cap against Denmark Under-17 in the Nordic Cup.^[10]
• 31 – Defender Jordan Clarke signs two-year contract, his first professional contract.^[11]

August

• 17 – Stephen Wright is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performances against Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers.^[12]

September

• 2 – Jordan Clarke is called up to the England Under-19 squad for the first time in a friendly against Russia Under-19 .^[13]
• 8 – Jordan Clarke wins his first England Under-19 cap in a friendly against Russia Under-19.^[14]
• 28 – Leon Best is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Middlesbrough.^[15]

October

• 3 – Leon Best is named the September Football League Championship Player of the Month.^[16]
• 5 – Sammy Clingan is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Leicester City.^[17]

November

• 29 – Coventry City draw Portsmouth away in the FA Cup Third Round.^[18]
• 30 – Richard Wood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Queens Park Rangers.^[19]

December

• 14 – Freddy Eastwood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Peterborough United.^[20]

January

• 3 – If Coventry City get past Portsmouth they have drawn Sunderland at home in the FA Cup Fourth Round.^[21]
• 21 – David Bell's goal against Doncaster Rovers is voted Sky Blues' 2009 Goal of the Year.^[22]

February

• 9 – Chris Coleman is fined £1,000 for improper conduct following his outburst after the Sky Blues defeat to Ipswich Town in January.^[23]
• 22 – Keiren Westwood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Crystal Palace.^[24]

March

• 1 – Sammy Clingan is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Scunthorpe United.^[25]
• 8 – Jon Stead is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Peterborough United.^[26]
• 9 – Coventry City announce that at the end of the season the deal current sponsors Cassidy Group will end and they will seek a new sponsor.^[27]
• 15 – Michael McIndoe is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Plymouth Argyle.^[28]
• 16 – Callum Wilson is named the March League Football Education Apprentice of the Month.^[29]
• 16 – Callum Wilson, Nathan Cameron, Michael Quirke and Shaun Jeffers are offered their first professional contracts.^[30]
• 22 – Keiren Westwood wins South Wales Supporters' Club's Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[31]
• 26- Coventry City announce they have signed a £1 million, three-year sponsorship deal with City Link, starting with the 2010/2011 season.^[32]

April

• 7 – Keiren Westwood wins Irish Supporters' Club Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[33]
• 8 – Michael Quirke wins Under 18 Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[34]
• 12 – Former Coventry City captain Charlie Timmins passes away following a long battle with cancer.^[35]
• 17 – Keiren Westwood wins London Supporters' Club Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[36]
• 26 – Aron Gunnarsson is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Middlesbrough.^[37]

May

• 3 – Clinton Morrison wins Community Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[38]
• 3 – Jordan Clarke wins Young Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[39]
• 3 – David Bell wins Goal of The Season Award for 2009/2010 for his strike against Crystal Palace.^[40]
• 3 – Clinton Morrison wins Top Scorer Award for 2009/2010.^[41]
• 3 – Keiren Westwood wins Player' Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[42]
• 3 – Keiren Westwood wins Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.^[43]
• 4 – Chris Coleman is relieved of his duties as manager with immediate effect.^[44]
• 14 – Striker Shaun Jeffers signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.^[45]
• 14 – Defender Jermaine Grandison signs new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2011.^[46]
• 17 – Striker Callum Wilson signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.^[47]
• 20 – Aidy Boothroyd is appointed as new Coventry City manager, signing a three-year contract.^[48]
• 21 – Defender Nathan Cameron signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.^[49]
• 24 – Coach and reserve team manager Frankie Bunn leaves The Sky Blues after his contract expires.^[50]

Squad details

Players info

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Club Apps.	Club Goals	Int. Caps	Int. Goals	Previous Club	Date Joined	Fee
1	Keiren Westwood		Manchester	23 October 1984	49	0	1	0	Carlisle United	18 June 2008	£500,000
2	Stephen Wright		Bootle	8 February 1980	21	0	–	–	Sunderland	8 August 2008	Free
3	Marcus Hall		Coventry	24 March 1976	300	2	–	–	Stoke City	21 February 2005	Free
4	Sammy Clingan		Belfast	13 January 1984	–	–	18	–	Norwich City	24 July 2009	£700,000
5	Elliott Ward		Harrow	19 January 1985	116	16	–	–	West Ham United	16 June 2006	£1,000,000
6	James McPake		Bellshill	24 June 1984	5	0	–	–	Livingston	2 February 2009	Undisclosed
7	David Bell		Kettering	21 January 1984	9	1	–	–	Norwich City	30 January 2009	£500,000
8	Michael Doyle		Dublin	8 July 1981	278	25	1	0	Celtic	1 July 2003	Free
9	Leon Best		Nottingham	19 September 1986	75	13	1	0	Southampton	6 July 2007	£650,000
9	Jon Stead		Huddersfield	7 April 1983	–	–	–	–	Ipswich Town	15 February 2010	Loan
10	Freddy Eastwood		Basildon	29 October 1983	52	4	9	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11 July 2008	£1,200,000
11	Clinton Morrison		Tooting	14 May 1979	52	12	36	9	Crystal Palace	7 August 2008	Free
12	Patrick van Aanholt		Den Bosch	29 August 1990	–	–	–	–	Chelsea	7 August 2009	Loan
12	Gary Deegan		Dublin	28 September 1987	–	–	–	–	Bohemians	4 January 2010	€90,000
13	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos		Thessaloniki	29 November 1978	23	0	–	–	Hartlepool United	30 June 2007	Free
14	Leon McKenzie		Croydon	17 May 1978	67	14	–	–	Norwich City	31 August 2006	£1,000,000
14	Chris Hussey		Hammersmith	2 January 1989	–	–	–	–	AFC Wimbledon	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
15	Martin Cranie		Yeovil	23 September 1986	–	–	–	–	Portsmouth	13 August 2009	£500,000
16	Isaac Osbourne		Coventry	22 June 1986	119	0	–	–	N/A	1 January 2003	Trainee
17	Aron Gunnarsson		Akureyri	22 April 1989	47	2	11	0	AZ Alkmaar	17 June 2008	Undisclosed
18	Jack Cork		Carshalton	25 June 1989	–	–	–	–	Chelsea	21 August 2009	Loan
18	Carl Baker		Whiston	26 December 1982	–	–	–	–	Stockport County	8 January 2010	Undisclosed
19	Gary Madine		Gateshead	24 August 1990	–	–	–	–	Carlisle United	19 October 2009	Loan
19	Freddie Sears		Hornchurch	27 November 1989	–	–	–	–	West Ham United	12 February 2010	Loan
20	Ben Turner		Birmingham	21 January 1988	56	0	–	–	N/A	1 July 2005	Trainee
21	Michael McIndoe		Edinburgh	2 December 1979	–	–	–	–	Bristol City	4 August 2009	£350,000
22	Leon Barnett		Luton	30 November 1985	–	–	–	–	West Bromwich Albion	4 October 2009	Loan
23	Danny Ireland		Australia	30 September 1990	1	0	–	–	N/A	1 July 2007	Trainee
24	Richard Wood		Ossett	5 July 1985	–	–	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
30	Adam Walker		Meriden	22 January 1991	2	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
31	Curtis Wynter		Birmingham	24 June 1991	2	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
32	Ashley Cain		Nuneaton	27 September 1990	5	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
33	Michael Quirke		Coventry	10 September 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
34	Jermaine Grandison		Birmingham	15 December 1990	2	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
35	Jordan Clarke		Coventry	19 November 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
36	Shaun Jeffers		Bedford	14 April 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
37	Jacob Blackwell		Coventry	15 April 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
38	Nathan Cameron		Birmingham	21 November 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
39	Conor Grogan		London	4 September 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
40	Callum Wilson		Coventry	27 February 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Wrexham v Coventry City

11 July 2009 15:00

Wrexham	1–1	Coventry City
Williams  25'	(report)	Grandison  65'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Carmelo Lo Faro

Nuneaton Town v Coventry City

15 July 2009 19:00

Nuneaton Town	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Morrison  33'

Liberty Way, Nuneaton Attendance: 1,754 Referee: David Coote

Hinckley United v Coventry City

18 July 2009 15:00

Hinckley United	0–2	Coventry City
	(report)	Best  25' Eastwood  85'

The Greene King Stadium, Hinckley Attendance: 866 Referee: Mick Murphy

Northampton Town v Coventry City

21 July 2009 19:45

Northampton Town	1–2	Coventry City
McKay  84'	(report)	Best  52' Jeffers  87'

Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Attendance: 1,975 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Huddersfield Town v Coventry City

25 July 2009 15:00

Huddersfield Town	0–0	Coventry City
	(report)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 3,886 Referee: Mark Heywood

Dunfermline Athletic v Coventry City

29 July 2009 19:45

Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Coventry City
Kirk  39'	(report)

East End Park, Dunfermline Attendance: 1,162 Referee: John McKendrick

Coventry City v Everton

2 August 2009 12:30

Coventry City	2–2	Everton
Doyle  34' Gunnarsson  88'	(report)	Cahill  15' Baxter  84'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pete Walton

Championship

Coventry City v Ipswich Town

9 August 2009 12:45

Coventry City	2–1	Ipswich Town
Morrison  10',  24'	(report)	Walters  28'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,279 Referee: Russell Booth

Barnsley v Coventry City

15 August 2009 15:00

Barnsley	0–2	Coventry City
Kozluk  58'	(report)	Best  8' Morrison  81'

Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley Attendance: 12,552 Referee: Steve Tanner

Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City

18 August 2009 19:45

Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Coventry City
	(report)

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster Attendance: 9,484 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Coventry City v Swansea City

22 August 2009 15:00

Coventry City	0–1	Swansea City
	(report)	Williams  69'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,307 Referee: Phil Crossley

Blackpool v Coventry City

29 August 2009 15:00

Blackpool	3–0	Coventry City
Adam pen  13' Burgess  59' Taylor-Fletcher  71'	(report)

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Attendance: 8,239 Referee: Nigel Miller

Coventry City v Bristol City

12 September 2009 15:00

Coventry City	1–1	Bristol City
Best  18'	(report)	Maynard  48'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,449 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Coventry City v Sheffield United

15 September 2009 19:45

Coventry City	3–2	Sheffield United
Best  12' Morrison  50' Cranie  60'	(report)	Ward  31' Harper  76'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 14,426 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Preston North End v Coventry City

19 September 2009 15:00

Preston North End	3–2	Coventry City
Brown  50',  68' Mellor  55'	(report)	Clingan  19' Morrison  90'

Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 11,230 Referee: Darren Deadman

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

26 September 2009 15:00

Coventry City	2–2	Middlesbrough
Morrison  78' Best  90'	(report)	St Ledger  40' Williams  45'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,771 Referee: Graham Horwood

Watford v Coventry City

29 September 2009 19:45

Watford	2–3	Coventry City
Cleverley  21' Hoskins  37'	(report)	Clingan  14' Best  67',  84'

Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 13,034 Referee: Andre Marriner

Coventry City v Leicester City

3 October 2009 15:00

Coventry City	1–1	Leicester City
Clingan  38'	(report)	Waghorn  40'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 22,209 Referee: Michael Oliver

Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City

17 October 2009 15:00

Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Coventry City
Purse  4' Clarke pen  20'	(report)

Hillsborough, Sheffield Attendance: 20,026 Referee: Colin Webster

Cardiff City v Coventry City

20 October 2009 19:45

Cardiff City	2–0	Coventry City
Gerrard  5' Whittingham pen  60'	(report)

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Mike Russell

Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion

24 October 2009 15:00

Coventry City	0–0	West Bromwich Albion
	(report)

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 20,871 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Reading

31 October 2009 15:00

Coventry City	1–3	Reading
Eastwood  63'	(report)	Rasiak  1',  72' McAnuff  53'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,165 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Derby County v Coventry City

6 November 2009 19:45

Derby County	2–1	Coventry City
Hulse  49',  62'	(report)	Best  4' Clarke  63'

Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 26,511 Referee: Phil Crossley

Coventry City v Crystal Palace

21 November 2009 15:00

Coventry City	1–1	Crystal Palace
Best  47'	(report)	Ambrose  28'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 18,499 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

28 November 2009 15:00

Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Coventry City
Simpson  35' Buzsaky  69'	(report)	Best  16' Wood  80' Wright  85'

Loftus Road, London Attendance: 13,712 Referee: Michael Jones

Scunthorpe United v Coventry City

6 December 2009 13:15

Scunthorpe United	1–0	Coventry City
Hooper  30'	(report)

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Nigel Miller

Coventry City v Newcastle United

9 December 2009 19:45

Coventry City	0–2	Newcastle United
	(report)	Ameobi  45' Ranger  82'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 21,688 Referee: Grant Hegley

Coventry City v Peterborough United

12 December 2009 15:00

Coventry City	3–2	Peterborough United
Eastwood  32',  34',  71'	(report)	Mackail-Smith  66',  69'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,190 Referee: Roger East

Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City

19 December 2009 15:00

Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Eastwood  72'

Home Park, Plymouth Attendance: 8,347 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers

26 December 2009 15:00

Coventry City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers
Morrison pen  83'	(report)

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 19,221 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Nottingham Forest v Coventry City

28 December 2009 15:00

Nottingham Forest	2–0	Coventry City
Earnshaw  42' Blackstock  77'	(report)

City Ground, Nottingham Attendance: 28,608 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Coventry City v Barnsley

9 January 2010 15:00

Coventry City	3–1	Barnsley
Eastwood  24' Clingan  27' Morrison  90'	(report)	Macken  24'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,031 Referee: Lee Mason

Ipswich Town v Coventry City

16 January 2010 15:00

Ipswich Town	3–2	Coventry City
John  42' Colback  52' Couñago  90'	(report)	Morrison  2' Wood  90'

Portman Road, Ipswich Attendance: 20,135 Referee: Michael Oliver

Swansea City v Coventry City

26 January 2010 19:45

Swansea City	0–0	Coventry City
	(report)

Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 13,868 Referee: Danny McDermid

Coventry City v Blackpool

30 January 2010 15:00

Coventry City	1–1	Blackpool
Baptiste og  83'	(report)	Bannan  69' Ormerod  52'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,019 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bristol City v Coventry City

6 February 2010 15:00

Bristol City	1–1	Coventry City
Clarkson  83'	(report)	Bell  47'

Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 13,852 Referee: Graham Horwood

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

9 February 2010 19:45

Coventry City	1–0	Nottingham Forest
Eastwood  25'	(report)

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 18,225 Referee: Tony Bates

Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers

13 February 2010 15:00

Coventry City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers
Deegan  11'	(report)

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,247 Referee: David Foster

Newcastle United v Coventry City

17 February 2010 19:45

Newcastle United	4–1	Coventry City
Routledge  37' Carroll  53' Løvenkrands pen  70' R Taylor  90'	(report)	Morrison  35' Barnett  69'

St James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 39,334 Referee: Steve Tanner

Crystal Palace v Coventry City

21 February 2010 15:00

Crystal Palace	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Bell  85'

Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,333 Referee: Darren Deadman

Coventry City v Scunthorpe United

27 February 2010 15:00

Coventry City	2–1	Scunthorpe United
Stead  55' Clingan  68' Barnett  59'	(report)	McCann  82'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,197 Referee: Paul Taylor

Peterborough United v Coventry City

6 March 2010 15:00

Peterborough United	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Stead  24'

London Road, Peterborough Attendance: 10,469 Referee: Russell Booth

Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle

13 March 2010 15:00

Coventry City	1–1	Plymouth Argyle
McIndoe  49'	(report)	Árnason  45'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 18,127 Referee: Andy Haines

Coventry City v Cardiff City

16 March 2010 19:45

Coventry City	1–2	Cardiff City
Morrison  32'	(report)	Burke  41' Whittingham pen  90'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Simon Hooper

Leicester City v Coventry City

21 March 2010 14:00

Leicester City	2–2	Coventry City
King  4',  20'	(report)	McPake  54' Deegan  87'

Walkers Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 23,093 Referee: Lee Mason

West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City

24 March 2010 19:45

West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Coventry City
Reid  22'	(report)

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Attendance: 22,140 Referee: Colin Webster

Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday

27 March 2010 15:00

Coventry City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday
Wood  78'	(report)	Varney  68'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,608 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Coventry City v Derby County

3 April 2010 15:00

Coventry City	0–1	Derby County
	(report)	Barker  20'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,630 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Reading v Coventry City

5 April 2010 15:00

Reading	3–0	Coventry City
Rasiak  15' Church pen  23' Kébé  40'	(report)

Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 17,435 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield United v Coventry City

10 April 2010 15:00

Sheffield United	1–0	Coventry City
Cresswell  47'	(report)

Bramall Lane, Sheffield Attendance: 23,603 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Coventry City v Preston North End

17 April 2010 15:00

Coventry City	1–1	Preston North End
Eastwood  17'	(report)	Davidson pen  37'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,822 Referee: Gavin Ward

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

24 April 2010 15:00

Middlesbrough	1–1	Coventry City
McDonald  52'	(report)	Gunnarsson  58'

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Attendance: 27,721 Referee: Danny McDermid

Coventry City v Watford

2 May 2010 13:00

Coventry City	0–4	Watford
	(report)	Graham  pen 16',  78' Lansbury  17' Sordell  81'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 19,103 Referee: Mark Halsey

League Cup

First Round

Coventry City v Hartlepool United

12 August 2009 19.45

Coventry City	0–1	Hartlepool United
	(AET) (report)	Boyd  105'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 6,055 Referee: Mark Haywood

FA Cup

Third Round

Portsmouth v Coventry City

2 January 2010 15.00

Portsmouth	1–1	Coventry City
Boateng  45'	(report)	Bell  30'

Fratton Park, Portsmouth Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Phil Dowd

Third Round Replay

Coventry City v Portsmouth

12 January 2010 19.45

Coventry City	1–2	Portsmouth
Best  21'	(AET) (report)	Wright og  90' Mokoena  120'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 7,097 Referee: Mike Jones

Championship data

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
17	Preston North End	46	13	15	18	58	73	−15	54
18	Barnsley	46	14	12	20	53	69	−16	54
19	Coventry City	46	13	15	18	47	64	−17	54
20	Scunthorpe United	46	14	10	22	64	84	−20	52
21	Crystal Palace	46	14	17	15	50	53	−3	049^*

Updated to games played on 2 May 2010.
Source: Championship 2009–10
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	15	18	47	64	−17	54	8	9	6	27	29	−2	5	6	12	20	35	−15

Last updated: 2 May 2010.
Source: CCFC Championship Results

Round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	L
Position	2	1	3	9	12	11	9	11	13	10	11	15	17	15	16	16	18	17	20	20	19	17	16	17	14	15	17	14	16	14	10	11	10	10	8	8	10	10	12	12	13	14	17	16	16	19

Last updated: 2 May 2010.
Source: Championship Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Aggregate Scores

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Aggregate Result
Barnsley	3–1	2–0	Coventry City Do Double
Blackpool	1–1	0–3
Bristol City	1–1	1–1
Cardiff City	1–2	0–2	Cardiff City Do Double
Crystal Palace	1–1	1–0
Derby County	0–2	1–2	Derby County Do Double
Doncaster Rovers	1–0	0–0
Ipswich Town	2–1	2–3
Leicester City	1–1	2–2
Middlesbrough	2–2	1–1
Newcastle United	0–2	1–4	Newcastle United Do Double
Nottingham Forest	1–0	0–2
Peterborough United	3–2	1–0	Coventry City Do Double
Plymouth Argyle	1–1	1–0
Preston North End	1–1	2–3
Queens Park Rangers	1–0	2–2
Reading	1–3	0–3	Reading Do Double
Scunthorpe United	2–1	0–1
Sheffield United	3–2	0–1
Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	0–2
Swansea City	0–1	0–0
Watford	0–4	3–2
West Bromwich Albion	0–0	0–1

Season statistics

Starts & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Keiren Westwood	46	0	44	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF		Stephen Wright	40	0	37	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF		Marcus Hall	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Sammy Clingan	34	5	32	5	0	0	2	0
5	DF		Elliott Ward (on loan to Doncaster Rovers & Preston North End)	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		James McPake	19	1	17	1	0	0	2	0
7	MF		David Bell	22	3	20	2	0	0	2	1
8	MF		Michael Doyle (on loan to Leeds United)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Leon Best	26	10	25	9	0	0	1	1
9	FW		Jon Stead (on loan from Ipswich Town)	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Freddy Eastwood	23	8	21	8	1	0	1	0
11	FW		Clinton Morrison	40	11	38	11	0	0	2	0
12	DF		Patrick van Aanholt (on loan from Chelsea)	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Gary Deegan	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
14	FW		Leon McKenzie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Chris Hussey (on loan from AFC Wimbledon)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Martin Cranie	41	1	39	1	0	0	2	0
16	MF		Isaac Osbourne	13	0	12	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF		Aron Gunnarsson	36	1	34	1	0	0	2	0
18	MF		Jack Cork (on loan from Chelsea)	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Carl Baker	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Gary Madine (on loan from Carlisle United)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Freddie Sears (on loan from West Ham United)	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Ben Turner	14	0	13	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF		Michael McIndoe	41	1	38	1	1	0	2	0
22	DF		Leon Barnett (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK		Danny Ireland (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Richard Wood (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	24	3	22	3	0	0	2	0
30	MF		Adam Walker (on loan to Nuneaton Town)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	DF		Curtis Wynter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Ashley Cain (on loan to Luton Town & Oxford United)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	GK		Michael Quirke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Jermaine Grandison	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	MF		Jordan Clarke	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
36	FW		Shaun Jeffers	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
37	MF		Jacob Blackwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Nathan Cameron (on loan to Nuneaton Town)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Conor Grogan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW		Callum Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes:

• Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
11		FW	Morrison, ClintonClinton Morrison	11	0	0	11
9		FW	Best, LeonLeon Best	9	0	1	10
10		FW	Eastwood, FreddyFreddy Eastwood	8	0	0	8
4		MF	Clingan, SammySammy Clingan	5	0	0	5
7		MF	Bell, DavidDavid Bell	2	0	1	3
24		DF	Wood, RichardRichard Wood	3	0	0	3
9		FW	Stead, JonJon Stead	2	0	0	2
12		MF	Deegan, GaryGary Deegan	2	0	0	2
15		DF	Cranie, MartinMartin Cranie	1	0	0	1
21		MF	McIndoe, MichaelMichael McIndoe	1	0	0	1
6		DF	McPake, JamesJames McPake	1	0	0	1
17		MF	Gunnarsson, AronAron Gunnarsson	1	0	0	1

Yellow cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
2		DF	Wright, StephenStephen Wright	8	1	0	9
11		FW	Morrison, ClintonClinton Morrison	6	0	0	6
12		DF	van Aanholt, PatrickPatrick van Aanholt	5	0	0	5
17		MF	Gunnarsson, AronAron Gunnarsson	4	0	1	5
22		DF	Barnett, LeonLeon Barnett	5	0	0	5
24		DF	Wood, RichardRichard Wood	4	0	1	5
18		MF	Cork, JackJack Cork	4	0	0	4
9		FW	Best, LeonLeon Best	4	0	0	4
4		MF	Clingan, SammySammy Clingan	4	0	0	4
21		MF	McIndoe, MichaelMichael McIndoe	3	0	0	3
6		DF	McPake, JamesJames McPake	3	0	0	3
15		DF	Cranie, MartinMartin Cranie	2	0	1	3
10		FW	Eastwood, FreddyFreddy Eastwood	3	0	0	3
14		DF	Hussey, ChrisChris Hussey	2	0	0	2
1		GK	Westwood, KeirenKeiren Westwood	2	0	0	2
3		DF	Hall, MarcusMarcus Hall	2	0	0	2
12		MF	Deegan, GaryGary Deegan	2	0	0	2
5		DF	Ward, ElliottElliott Ward	1	0	0	1
20		DF	Turner, BenBen Turner	1	0	0	1
16		MF	Osbourne, IsaacIsaac Osbourne	1	0	0	1
35		DF	Clarke, JordanJordan Clarke	1	0	0	1
7		MF	Bell, DavidDavid Bell	0	0	1	1
18		MF	Baker, CarlCarl Baker	1	0	0	1
36		FW	Jeffers, SeanSean Jeffers	1	0	0	1

Red cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
22		DF	Leon Barnett	2	0	0	2
35		DF	Jordan Clarke	1	0	0	1
2		DF	Stephen Wright	1	0	0	1

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
2	DF	Stephen Wright	40
11	FW	Clinton Morrison	4
24	DF	Richard Wood	3
6	DF	James McPake	2

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition
2009-08-22	N	Sammy Clingan	Swansea City	Championship
2009-12-26	N	Leon Best	Doncaster Rovers	Championship
2009-12-26		Clinton Morrison	Doncaster Rovers	Championship

Suspensions served

Date	Matches missed	Suspended player	Reason	Missed ppponents
2009-11-20	1	Jordan Clarke	Sent off vs. Derby County	Crystal Palace (H)
2009-12-06	1	Patrick van Aanholt	Reached 5 yellow cards	Scunthorpe United (A)
2009-12-06	2	Stephen Wright	Sent off vs. Queens Park Rangers	Scunthorpe United (A), Newcastle United (H)
2009-12-19	1	Stephen Wright	Reached 5 yellow cards	Plymouth Argyle (A)
2010-02-20	1	Leon Barnett	Sent off vs. Newcastle United	Crystal Palace (A)
2010-03-06	2	Leon Barnett	Sent off vs. Scunthorpe United	Peterborough United (A), Plymouth Argyle (H)

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Championship Team of the Week	17 August 2009	Stephen Wright
Championship Team of the Week	28 September 2009	Leon Best
Championship Player of the Month	3 October 2009	Leon Best
Championship Team of the Week	5 October 2009	Sammy Clingan
Championship Team of the Week	30 November 2009	Richard Wood
Championship Team of the Week	14 December 2009	Freddy Eastwood
Championship Team of the Week	22 February 2010	Keiren Westwood
Championship Team of the Week	1 March 2010	Sammy Clingan
Championship Team of the Week	8 March 2010	Jon Stead
Championship Team of the Week	15 March 2010	Michael McIndoe
Championship Team of the Week	26 April 2010	Aron Gunnarsson

End of Season Awards

Player of The Season Award	Keiren Westwood
Young Player of The Season Award	Jordan Clarke
Players' Player of The Season Award	Keiren Westwood
Top Scorer Award	Clinton Morrison
Goal of The Season Award	David Bell
Community Player of The Season Award	Clinton Morrison

Overall

Games played	49 (46 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games won	13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn	16 (15 Championship, 0 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	18 (17 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	49 (47 Championship, 0 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	68 (64 Championship, 1 League Cup, 3 FA Cup)
Goal difference	−19
Yellow cards	73 (68 Championship, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)
Red cards	4 (4 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Worst discipline	Stephen Wright (9 , 1 )
Best result	2–0 (A) v Barnsley – Championship – 2009.08.15
	3–1 (H) v Barnsley – Championship – 2010.01.09
Worst result	0–4 (H) v Watford – Championship – 2010.05.02
Most appearances	Keiren Westwood (46 appearances)
Top scorer	Clinton Morrison (11 goals)
Points	54 / 138 (39.13%)

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Sammy Clingan	Norwich City	24 July 2009	£700,000[51]
Michael McIndoe	Bristol City	4 August 2009	£300,000[52]
Martin Cranie	Portsmouth	13 August 2009	£500,000[53]
Chris Hussey	AFC Wimbledon	1 January 2010	Undisclosed[54]
Richard Wood	Sheffield Wednesday	1 January 2010	Undisclosed[54]
Gary Deegan	Bohemians	4 January 2010	€90,000[55]
Carl Baker	Stockport County	8 January 2010	Undisclosed[56]

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Donovan Simmonds	Floriana	1 June 2009	Free[57]
Scott Dann	Birmingham City	12 June 2009	£3,500,000[58]
Robbie Simpson	Huddersfield Town	18 June 2009	£300,000[59]
Sean Fraser	Falkirk	28 June 2009	Free[60]
Bradley Jones	Glenn Hoddle Academy	28 June 2009	Free[61]
Chris Hollist	Nuneaton Town	28 June 2009	Free[62]
Andy Marshall	Aston Villa	30 June 2009	Free[63]
Michael Mifsud	Valletta	30 June 2009	Free[64]
Guillaume Beuzelin	Hamilton Academical	30 June 2009	Free[65]
Kevin Thornton	Boyne Rovers	2 July 2009	Free[66]
Daniel Fox	Celtic	24 July 2009	Undisclosed[67]
Leon McKenzie	Charlton Athletic	1 September 2009	Free[68]
Tyrone Belford	Liverpool	21 October 2009	Tribunal[69]
Leon Best	Newcastle United	1 February 2010	Undisclosed[70]
Adam Walker	Nuneaton Town	1 April 2010	Free[71]
Robert Ogleby	Hearts	9 April 2010	Free[72]

Loans in

Player	From	Date From	Date Till
Patrick van Aanholt	Chelsea	7 August 2009	31 December 2009[73]
Jack Cork	Chelsea	21 August 2009	31 December 2009[74]
Chris Hussey	AFC Wimbledon	19 October 2009	31 December 2009[75]
Gary Madine	Carlisle United	19 October 2009	21 January 2010[76]
Leon Barnett	West Bromwich Albion	4 October 2009	3 May 2010[77][78]
Richard Wood	Sheffield Wednesday	18 November 2009	31 December 2009[79]
Freddie Sears	West Ham United	11 February 2010	30 May 2010[80]
Jon Stead	Ipswich Town	15 February 2010	8 April 2010[81]

Loans out

Player	To	Date From	Date Till
Michael Doyle	Leeds United	6 August 2009	30 June 2010[82]
Adam Walker	Nuneaton Town	28 October 2009	27 December 2009[83]
Ashley Cain	Luton Town	26 November 2009	28 December 2009[84]
Danny Ireland	Forest Green Rovers	12 February 2010	12 March 2010[85]
Elliott Ward	Doncaster Rovers	15 February 2010	15 March 2010[81]
Ashley Cain	Oxford United	19 February 2010	21 March 2010[86]
Elliott Ward	Preston North End	23 March 2010	2 May 2010[87]
Nathan Cameron	Nuneaton Town	1 April 2010	5 May 2010[88]
Jamie Greenway	Nuneaton Town	1 April 2010	5 May 2010[89]

Kit profile

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Home – Cassidy Group
Sponsor: Away – StadiArena

Home Strip

Away Strip

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External links

• Official Site: 2009/2010 Fixtures & Results
• BBC Sport – Club Stats
• Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers