The 2009–10 Season is Preston North End's 6th season in the Championship. It is their 10th successive season in the second division of the English football league system.
| 2009–10 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Derek Shaw | |||
| Manager | Darren Ferguson | |||
| Football League Championship | 17th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jon Parkin & Neil Mellor (10) All: Jon Parkin (13) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 23,199 vs Chelsea (FA Cup, 23 January 2010) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,407 vs Morecambe (League Cup, 11 August 2009) | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 56 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 54 |
| 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 |
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Match results edit
Legend edit
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Pre-season friendlies edit
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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| 11 July 2009 | FC Erdal Hallien 04 | A | 11–0 | Mellor 7', Brown 24', 32', 45', Mayor 52', 63', Nicholson 65', Parkin 74', 88', Trotman 77', Hawley 85' | N/A |
| 14 July 2009 | Bamber Bridge | A | 4–1 | Parkin 26', Trotman 40', Trotman 40', Proctor 60', Smyth 63' | 1,369 |
| 14 July 2009 | Chorley | A | 3–0 | Brown 54', Carter 72', Hawley 81' | N/A |
| 18 July 2009 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–1 | Parkin 19', 50' | 1,775 |
| 21 July 2009 | Wrexham | A | 1–1 | Chaplow 60' | 1,022 |
| 25 July 2009 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Mellor 33', 44' | 3,121 |
| 28 July 2009 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–4 | Mellor 86' | 3,645 |
| 1 August 2009 | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Mellor 46', Brown 69', 81' | 6,557 |
Championship edit
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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| 8 August 2009 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | Parkin 82', Davidson 90+6' | 13,025 |
| 15 August 2009 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Brown 28', | 10,070 |
| 18 August 2009 | Barnsley | A | 3–0 | Parry 11', Mellor 32', Parkin 72' | 11,850 |
| 22 August 2009 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | Mellor 8', Jones 30' | 11,549 |
| 29 August 2009 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | Wallace 12' | 19,454 |
| 12 September 2009 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | Mellor 27', Elliott 89' | 12,854 |
| 15 September 2009 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–3 | Parkin 58' | 5,383 |
| 19 September 2009 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | Brown (2) 50', 68', Mellor 55', | 11,230 |
| 26 September 2009 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | Mellor 41', Chaplow 66' | 20,623 |
| 29 September 2009 | Reading | H | 1–2 | Parkin85' | 10,987 |
| 3 October 2009 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 12,489 | |
| 17 October 2009 | QPR | A | 0–4 | 12,810 | |
| 20 October 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | Mellor 20', Parkin 55' | 20,882 |
| 24 October 2009 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | Parry 61', Jones 90' | 16,116 |
| 31 October 2009 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Wallace 35' | 12,558 |
FA Cup edit
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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| Third Round | January 2010 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
League Cup edit
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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| First round | 11 August 2009 | Morecambe | H | 5–1 | Brown 33', Elliott 45', Nicholson 57', Trotman 69', Mellor 90' | 5,407 |
| Second round | 25 August 2009 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | Brown (2) 14', 65' | 6,977 |
| Third round | 23 September 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–5 | Brown 83' | 16,533 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Player | Previous Club | Cost |
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| 3 August 2009 |  Paul Parry |
Cardiff City | Undisclosed[2] |
| 6 August 2009 |  Veliče Šumulikoski |
Ipswich Town | Undisclosed[3] |
| 1 September 2009 |  Neill Collins |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | On loan until January 2010[4] |
| 1 February 2010 |  Keith Treacy |
Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2010 | Paul Coutts |
Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| Total | |||
| Around £650-700k |
Out edit
| Date | Player | New Club | Cost | |
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| 13 May 2009 |  Andrew Murphy |
Chester City | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 2 July 2009 | Chris Neal |
Shrewsbury Town | Nominal Fee | [6] |
| 20 July 2009 | Paul McKenna |
Nottingham Forest | £750,000 | [7] |
| 24 July 2009 | Simon Whaley |
Norwich City | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 3 August 2009 | Karl Hawley |
Notts County | Undisclosed | [9] |
| Total | ||||
| Around £1,000,000 |
Loaned out edit
| Date | Player | Club | Return Date |
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| 21 August 2009 | Neal Trotman |
Southampton | January 2010[10] |
| 1 September 2009 | Adam Barton |
Crawley Town | 29 September 2010[11] |
| 1 September 2009 | Dominic Collins |
Crawley Town | 29 September 2010[11] |
| 15 September 2009 | Sean St Ledger |
Middlesbrough | 15 December 2009[12] |
Player statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | FLC | FA | CC | Total | 
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| 1 | GK | England |
Andrew Lonergan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Scotland |
Michael Hart | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Scotland |
Callum Davidson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | England |
Richard Chaplow | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF |  France |
Youl Mawene | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | England |
Chris Sedgwick | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Macedonia |
Veliče Šumulikoski | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | England |
Chris Brown | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Scotland |
Barry Nicholson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | England |
Darren Carter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Ireland |
Sean St Ledger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | England |
Liam Chilvers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Wales |
Paul Parry | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | England |
Billy Jones | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | England |
Neal Trotman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Ireland |
Wayne Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Scotland |
Ross Wallace | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | England |
Jon Parkin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Ireland |
Eddie Nolan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Ireland |
Stephen Elliott | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | England |
Neil Mellor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | MF | England |
Adam Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | MF | England |
Nicholas Farr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | PL | FA | CC | Total |
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- Last Update: 30 August 2009
- Data includes all competitions
- Substitution appearances included as full
- FLC – Football League Championship
- FA – FA Cup
- CC – Carling Cup
- Ast – Assists
Top scorer edit
As of 29 August 2009
| P. | Player | Position | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | Jon Parkin |
Forward | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Neil Mellor |
Forward | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Chris Brown |
Forward | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Ross Wallace |
Midfielder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Callum Davidson |
Defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Billy Jones |
Defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Championship results by round edit
Notes edit
- ^ St Ledger was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
- ^ Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.
- ^ Barton was born in Clitheroe, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his debut for Northern Ireland in November 2010 and then representing the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
References edit
- ^ "FootballSquads - Preston North End - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ "North End Clinch Parry Signing". Preston North End F.C. Official Website. 3 August 2009.
- ^ "PNE Complete Shumi Signing". Preston North End F.C. Official Website. 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Loan Wolf Collins Signs in". Preston North End F.C. Official Website. 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Five Development Players Released". Preston North End F.C. Official Website. 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Keeper Neal signs for Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009.
- ^ "Forest snap up Gunter and Mckenna". BBC Sport. 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Double swoop for City". Norwich City F.C. Official Website. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Hawley Joins Magpies". Preston North End F.C. Official Website. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Trotman Joins Saints". Sky Sports Official Website. 21 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Barton And Collins Loaned Out". Preston North End F.C. Official Website. 1 September 2009.
- ^ "St Ledger completes Boro switch". BBC Sport. 15 September 2009.