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SEasON: 2009-10

Prev Season: 2008-09
Next Season: 2010-11

DIVISION:: Coca-Cola Championship (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):: Billy Davies
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (Birmingham City (A) 0-1)
League Cup:: 3rd Round (Blackburn Rovers (H) 0-1)
Player Of The Year:: Lee Camp

Top Goalscorer:: Robert Earnshaw (17 goals)

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	19 times	10 times	7 times	1 time	2 times
Conceded	22 times	5 times	3 times	2 times
Won By	13 times	4 times	5 times	1 time	1 time
Lost By	11 times	3 times	1 time

ATTENDANCES

Highest League Attendance:: 29,155 (League - Newcastle United)
Lowest League Attendance:: 18,332 (League - Scunthorpe United)
Average League Attendance:: 24,020
Highest Cup Attendance:: 20,975 (FA Cup - Birmingham City)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 4,639 (League Cup - Bradford City)

MISC

Clean Sheets:: 21
Red cards:: 4
Yellow cards:: 90

END OF SEasON TABLE

CHAMPIONSHIP								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Newcastle United	46	30	12	4	90	35	18	5	0	56	13	12	7	4	34	22	55	102	Promoted as Champions	1-0	0-2
2	West Bromwich Albion	46	26	13	7	89	48	16	3	4	48	21	10	10	3	41	27	41	91	Promoted	0-1	3-1
3	Nottingham Forest	46	22	13	11	65	40	18	2	3	45	13	4	11	8	20	27	25	79
4	Cardiff City	46	22	10	14	73	54	12	6	5	37	20	10	4	9	36	34	19	76		0-0	1-1
5	Leicester City	46	21	13	12	61	45	13	6	4	40	18	8	7	8	21	27	16	76		5-1	0-3
6	Blackpool	46	19	13	14	74	58	13	6	4	46	22	6	7	10	28	36	16	70	Promoted via playoffs	0-1	1-3
7	Swansea City	46	17	18	11	40	37	10	10	3	21	12	7	8	8	19	25	3	69		1-0	1-0
8	Sheffield United	46	17	14	15	62	55	12	8	3	37	20	5	6	12	25	35	7	65		1-0	0-0
9	Reading	46	17	12	17	68	63	10	7	6	39	22	7	5	11	29	41	5	63		2-1	0-0
10	Bristol City	46	15	18	13	56	65	10	10	3	38	34	5	8	10	18	31	-9	63		1-1	1-1
11	Middlesbrough	46	16	14	16	58	50	9	8	6	25	21	7	6	10	33	29	8	62		1-0	1-1
12	Doncaster Rovers	46	15	15	16	59	58	9	7	7	32	29	6	8	9	27	29	1	60		4-1	0-1
13	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	15	17	58	65	8	9	6	36	28	6	6	11	22	37	-7	57		5-0	1-1
14	Derby County	46	15	11	20	53	63	12	3	8	37	32	3	8	12	16	31	-10	56		3-2	0-1
15	Ipswich Town	46	12	20	14	50	61	8	11	4	24	23	4	9	10	26	38	-11	56		3-0	1-1
16	Watford	46	14	12	20	61	68	10	6	7	36	26	4	6	13	25	42	-7	54		2-4	0-0
17	Preston North End	46	13	15	18	58	73	9	10	4	35	26	4	5	14	23	47	-15	54		3-0	2-3
18	Barnsley	46	14	12	20	53	69	8	7	8	25	29	6	5	12	28	40	-16	54		1-0	1-2
19	Coventry City	46	13	15	18	47	64	8	9	6	27	29	5	6	12	20	35	-17	54		2-0	0-1
20	Scunthorpe United	46	14	10	22	62	84	10	7	6	40	32	4	3	16	22	52	-22	52		2-0	2-2
21	Crystal Palace	46	14	17	15	50	53	8	5	10	24	27	6	12	5	26	26	-3	49		2-0	1-1
22	Sheffield Wednesday	46	11	14	21	49	69	8	6	9	30	31	3	8	12	19	38	-20	47	Relegated	2-1	1-1
23	Plymouth Argyle	46	11	8	27	43	68	5	6	12	20	30	6	2	15	23	38	-25	41	Relegated	3-0	1-0
24	Peterborough United	46	8	10	28	46	80	6	5	12	32	37	2	5	16	14	43	-34	34	Relegated	1-0	2-1

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GAMES

League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Ground
1	Sat Aug 08, 2009	Reading	A	0-0	Draw	19,640	16	Madejski Stadium
2	Sat Aug 15, 2009	West Bromwich Albion	H	0-1	Loss	22,794	20
3	Tue Aug 18, 2009	Watford	H	2-4	Loss	19,232	21
4	Sat Aug 22, 2009	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-1	Draw	13,058	20	Loftus Road
5	Sat Aug 29, 2009	Derby County	H	3-2	Win	28,143	16
6	Sat Sep 12, 2009	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-1	Draw	25,270	16	Hillsborough
7	Tue Sep 15, 2009	Ipswich Town	A	1-1	Draw	21,130	16	Portman Road
8	Sat Sep 19, 2009	Blackpool	H	0-1	Loss	23,487	19
9	Sun Sep 27, 2009	Plymouth Argyle	A	1-0	Win	14,792	17	Home Park
10	Wed Sep 30, 2009	Scunthorpe United	H	2-0	Win	18,332	14
11	Sat Oct 03, 2009	Peterborough United	A	2-1	Win	12,711	10	London Road
12	Sat Oct 17, 2009	Newcastle United	H	1-0	Win	29,155	7
13	Tue Oct 20, 2009	Barnsley	H	1-0	Win	20,395	7
14	Sat Oct 24, 2009	Crystal Palace	A	1-1	Draw	15,692	9	Selhurst Park
15	Sun Nov 01, 2009	Cardiff City	A	1-1	Draw	20,413	9	Cardiff City Stadium
16	Sat Nov 07, 2009	Bristol City	H	1-1	Draw	21,467	8
17	Sat Nov 21, 2009	Middlesbrough	A	1-1	Draw	22,710	9	Riverside Stadium
18	Sat Nov 28, 2009	Doncaster Rovers	H	4-1	Win	22,035	4
19	Sat Dec 05, 2009	Leicester City	H	5-1	Win	28,626	3
20	Tue Dec 08, 2009	Sheffield United	A	0-0	Draw	26,490	4	Bramall Lane
21	Sat Dec 12, 2009	Swansea City	A	1-0	Win	16,690	3	Liberty Stadium
22	Sat Dec 19, 2009	Preston North End	H	3-0	Win	21,582	3
23	Sat Dec 26, 2009	Watford	A	0-0	Draw	17,086	3	Vicarage Road
24	Mon Dec 28, 2009	Coventry City	H	2-0	Win	28,608	3
25	Fri Jan 08, 2010	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-1	Win	22,873	2	The Hawthorns
26	Sat Jan 16, 2010	Reading	H	2-1	Win	27,635	2
27	Tue Jan 26, 2010	Queens Park Rangers	H	5-0	Win	23,293	2
28	Sat Jan 30, 2010	Derby County	A	0-1	Loss	32,674	2	Pride Park
29	Sat Feb 06, 2010	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	Win	27,900	3
30	Tue Feb 09, 2010	Coventry City	A	0-1	Loss	18,225	3	Ricoh Arena
31	Sat Feb 13, 2010	Doncaster Rovers	A	0-1	Loss	12,768	3	Keepmoat Stadium
32	Tue Feb 16, 2010	Sheffield United	H	1-0	Win	22,076	3
33	Sat Feb 20, 2010	Middlesbrough	H	1-0	Win	25,498	2
34	Sat Feb 27, 2010	Leicester City	A	0-3	Loss	31,759	3	Walkers Stadium
35	Sat Mar 06, 2010	Swansea City	H	1-0	Win	25,012	2
36	Sat Mar 13, 2010	Preston North End	A	2-3	Loss	14,426	3	Deepdale
37	Tue Mar 16, 2010	Barnsley	A	1-2	Loss	13,174	3	Oakwell
38	Sat Mar 20, 2010	Peterborough United	H	1-0	Win	24,582	3
39	Tue Mar 23, 2010	Crystal Palace	H	2-0	Win	20,025	3
40	Mon Mar 29, 2010	Newcastle United	A	0-2	Loss	45,987	3	St. James Park (Newcastle)
41	Sat Apr 03, 2010	Bristol City	A	1-1	Draw	16,125	3	Ashton Gate
42	Mon Apr 05, 2010	Cardiff City	H	0-0	Draw	22,185	3
43	Sat Apr 10, 2010	Ipswich Town	H	3-0	Win	23,459	3
44	Sat Apr 17, 2010	Blackpool	A	1-3	Loss	11,164	3	Bloomfield Road
45	Sat Apr 24, 2010	Plymouth Argyle	H	3-0	Win	22,602	3
46	Sun May 02, 2010	Scunthorpe United	A	2-2	Draw	8,119	3	Glanford Park

Playoffs

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Ground	Notes
Sat May 08, 2010	Blackpool	Semi	1	A	1-2	Loss	11,805	Bloomfield Road
Tue May 11, 2010	Blackpool	Semi	2	H	3-4	Loss	28,358		Lost 6-4 on aggregate

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Ground	Notes
Sat Jan 02, 2010	Birmingham City	3			H	0-0	Draw	20,975
Tue Jan 12, 2010	Birmingham City	3	Y	1	A	0-1	Loss	9,399	St. Andrews

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att
Wed Aug 12, 2009	Bradford City	1	H	3-0	Win	4,639
Tue Aug 25, 2009	Middlesbrough	2	H	2-1	Win	8,838
Tue Sep 22, 2009	Blackburn Rovers	3	H	0-1	Loss	11,553

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Ground	Notes
Sat Jul 11, 2009	Sporting Lisbon	Portugal	A	1-0	Win	-	Estadio Municipal Albufeira
Sat Jul 18, 2009	Burton Albion	England	A	4-1	Win	2,013	Pirelli Stadium
Wed Jul 22, 2009	Rotherham United	England	A	1-0	Win	1,223	Don Valley Stadium	Played two pre-season friendlies at same time
Wed Jul 22, 2009	Rushden and Diamonds	England	A	1-1	Draw	1,223	Nene Park	Played two pre-season friendlies at same time
Sat Jul 25, 2009	Notts County	England	A	1-2	Loss	12,040	Meadow Lane
Wed Jul 29, 2009	Stoke City	England	H	1-1	Draw	5,542
Sun Aug 02, 2009	Birmingham City	England	H	2-1	Win	6,735

SQUAD

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Ben Gathercole
GK		Shane Redmond											Went on loan to Burton Albion and Darlington
GK		Zannetos Mytides
GK	1	Lee Camp	49	22	13	14		3					Player Of The Year
GK	21	Paul Smith (2006-11)	4	2	1	1
GK	38	Karl Darlow
D		Robbie Gibbons
D		Sam Benjamin
D		Sean McCashin
D		Tony Diagne
D		Watson Karlton
D	3	Nicky Shorey	9	7	2			1	1				On loan from Aston Villa (Nov - Jan)
D	4	Luke Chambers	26	11	11	4	4	2	1	1	6	24
D	5	Wes Morgan	51	24	12	15	3	8		1
D	35	Aaron Mitchell										5	Went on loan to Ilkeston Town and then sold to Tamworth in January
D	39	Jordan Fairclough
M		James Reid											Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds; Sold to Lincoln in January
M		Joe Heath											On loan to Lincoln (until January); Sold to Exeter in January
M		Mark Byrne											Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds
M		Matt Thornhill											Went on loan to Brighton and Cheltenham
M	2	James Perch	21	9	3	9	1	6		3	3	6
M	6	Kelvin Wilson	38	18	9	11		5		1		5
M	16	Chris Gunter	50	23	13	14	1	8			1	2	Signed from Tottenham in July
M	18	Paul McKenna	41	20	11	10	1	8		4	1		Signed from Preston in July
M	19	Guy Moussi	28	14	6	8	3	3	1	6	6	6
M	29	Julian Bennett
M	33	Joel Lynch	12	2	5	5		1		2	1	6	Signed from Brighton in July
M	36	Mickael Darnet
M	37	Brendan Moloney										1	Went on loan to Notts Country and Scunthorpe
F		Ben Fairclough										2
F		Hopkinson Tim
F		Nialle Rodney
F	7	Paul Anderson	44	22	10	12	5	3		25	7	4	Signed from Liverpool in June
F	8	Lewis McGugan	22	7	5	10	4	2		5	14	22
F	9	Dele Adebola	38	14	13	11	4	2		9	24		Signed from Bristol City in July
F	10	Robert Earnshaw	37	16	8	13	17	3		15	13	1
F	11	Nathan Tyson	40	20	8	12	2	4		10	18	2
F	12	Garath McCleary	27	11	13	3		1	1	1	24	3
F	14	Joe Garner	21	6	10	5	2	4		12	6	2
F	15	Chris Cohen	51	23	13	15	4	8		2
F	17	David McGoldrick	38	15	12	11	3	4		12	19	5	Signed from Southampton in June
F	20	Arron Davies	2	2						2		4	Went on loan and then sold to Brighton in January
F	20	George Boyd	6	2	2	2	1			3	1	4	On loan from Peterborough (March to June)
F	23	Dexter Blackstock	45	23	8	14	13	6		19	9	1	Signed from Queens Park Rangers in July
F	28	Radoslaw Majewski	40	23	7	10	4	8		24	4	3	On loan from Polonia Warsaw (Until June)
		Danny Elliot
		Mullen Tom

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals	Player	Games
17	Robert Earnshaw	37
13	Dexter Blackstock	45
5	Paul Anderson	44
4	Chris Cohen	51
4	Dele Adebola	38
4	Lewis McGugan	22
4	Luke Chambers	26
4	Radoslaw Majewski	40
3	David McGoldrick	38
3	Guy Moussi	28
3	Wes Morgan	51
2	Joe Garner	21
2	Nathan Tyson	40
1	Chris Gunter	50
1	George Boyd	6
1	James Perch	21
1	Paul McKenna	41

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season

2009-10

Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Peterborough United	Sat Oct 03, 2009	A	2-1	Sat Mar 20, 2010	H	1-0
Plymouth Argyle	Sun Sep 27, 2009	A	1-0	Sat Apr 24, 2010	H	3-0
Swansea City	Sat Dec 12, 2009	A	1-0	Sat Mar 06, 2010	H	1-0