2009–10 Southampton F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Southampton's fifth consecutive season in The Football League and their first season in League One. Having been relegated the previous season, Southampton looked to reclaim their place in the Championship by being promoted in 2009–10. On 28 March 2010, The Saints won the League Trophy for the first time, defeating Carlisle United 4–1 at Wembley. On 25 April, however, Southampton's hopes of a playoff place were ended after Huddersfield Town beat bottom-place side Stockport County 6–0 to claim the final place. The Saints eventually finished in 7th position, just one place and seven points below the play-offs.

Southampton F.C.
2009–10 season
ChairmanNicola Cortese
ManagerAlan Pardew
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
League One7th
FA CupFifth Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rickie Lambert (29)

All:
Rickie Lambert (35)
Highest home attendance31,385 vs Portsmouth
(13 February 2010)
Lowest home attendance16,402 vs Wycombe Wanderers (1 December 2009)
Average home league attendance20,108

Administration and change of ownership

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The club ended the previous season with its parent company, Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC in administration. As a result the club entered the 2009–10 season with a ten-point deduction imposed by The Football League.[1]

On 8 July 2009 the administrators confirmed that the club had been sold to a buyer "owned and controlled by Markus Liebherr".[2] On 9 July 2009 Mark Wotte was sacked as Head Coach with Stewart Henderson taking temporary charge. The club confirmed that the search for the new manager had already begun. They said in a statement that the decision is part of a wider strategic plan being implemented to improve all aspects of the club's operations, both on and off the field.[3]

On 17 July 2009 the club confirmed the appointment of Alan Pardew as the new First Team Manager.[4] On the opening day of the season Saints forced a 1–1 draw against Millwall, with Matthew Paterson netting the club's first goal in League One. Following this, the Saints made their first big signing under Markus Liebherr as they unveiled new striker Rickie Lambert who was purchased on 10 August 2009, for an initial £800,000, which could rise to £1m subject to appearances, from fellow League One side Bristol Rovers.[5]

Liebherr also brought in Italian businessman Nicola Cortese to look after the club's business interests on his behalf.[3]

As well as Rickie Lambert, Pardew was given the funds to complete a string of other signings to rebuild the squad including: Dean Hammond, Radhi Jaïdi, Graeme Murty, Dan Harding, David Connolly, Michail Antonio, Papa Waigo, Lee Barnard, José Fonte, Danny Seaborne, Jon Otsemobor and Jason Puncheon, meaning that by the end of the January transfer window, Southampton had spent over £3 million on players, a significantly larger amount than any other League one club.[3]

Pre-season

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4 July 2009 Friendly Eastleigh 1–1 Southampton Eastleigh
15:00 BST Taggart   89' Report Paterson   59' Stadium: Silverlake Stadium
Attendance: 1,714
Referee: Pete Lavelle
7 July 2009 Friendly Totton 2–2 Southampton Totton
19:45 BST Osman   83'
Faithfull   90'
Report Richardson   31' (o.g.)
McNish   81'
Stadium: Testwood Park
Attendance: 1,746
11 July 2009 Friendly Bournemouth 2–1 Southampton Bournemouth
15:00 BST Feeney   56'
Igoe   60'
Report Paterson   51' Stadium: Dean Court
Referee: G. Scott
14 July 2009 Friendly Cheltenham Town 0–0 Southampton Cheltenham
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: G. Scott
18 July 2009 Ted Bates Trophy Southampton 1–4   Ajax Southampton
Mills   15' Report Suárez   24' (pen.), 53'
de Jong   81'
Zeegelaar   83'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
25 July 2009 Friendly Southampton 3–0   Heart of Midlothian Southampton
Lallana   13'
Rasiak   64', 78'
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Steve Tanner
1 August 2009 Friendly Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Southampton London
Gorkšs   8'
Balanta   34'
Taarabt   70'
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: P. Crossley

League One

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8 August 2009 1 Southampton 1–1 Millwall Southampton
12:45 BST Paterson   51' Abdou   67' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,103
Referee: Mike Russell
15 August 2009 2 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Southampton Huddersfield
Rhodes   50', 68'
Kay   82'
Lambert   53' Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 12,449
Referee: Andy Haines
18 August 2009 3 Swindon Town 1–0 Southampton Swindon
Morrison   9' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,673
Referee: Steven Cook
22 August 2009 4 Southampton 1–1 Brentford Southampton
Harding   73' Taylor   83' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 19,169
Referee: David Phillips
29 August 2009 5 Stockport County 1–1 Southampton Stockport
Baker   90' (pen.) Lambert   45' (pen.) Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,680
Referee: Carl Boyeson
5 September 2009 6 Southampton 0–0 Colchester United Southampton
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,070
Referee: Graham Scott
12 September 2009 7 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Southampton London
Burton   49' Lallana   42' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,441
Referee: Kevin Wright
19 September 2009 8 Southampton 2–0 Yeovil Town Southampton
Lambert   19' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 19,907
Referee: Tony Bates
26 September 2009 9 Carlisle United 1–1 Southampton Carlisle
Dobie   69' Jaïdi   90' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Graham Salisbury
29 September 2009 10 Southampton 2–3 Bristol Rovers Southampton
Lallana   34'
Waigo   46'
Dickson   42'
Kuffour   65'
Williams   90'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 19,724
Referee: Darren Deadman
3 October 2009 11 Southampton 4–1 Gillingham Southampton
Lambert   13'
Waigo   35'
Lallana   44', 74'
Rooney   27' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 19,457
Referee: Stuart Attwell
9 October 2009 12 Southend United 1–3 Southampton Southend
Friend   27' Trotman   6'
Lallana   32', 45'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,281
Referee: Grant Hegley
17 October 2009 13 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Southampton Manchester
Abbott   65' Hammond   12'
Lambert   23'
Connolly   82'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,341
Referee: Dave Foster
24 October 2009 14 Southampton 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons Southampton
Hammond   56'
Lambert   74'
Connolly   90'
Puncheon   45' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,387
Referee: Mike Russell
31 October 2009 15 Leyton Orient 2–2 Southampton London
Mkandawire   2'
Trotman   56' (o.g.)
Lambert   74', 84' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,544
Referee: James Linington
15 November 2009 16 Southampton 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
16:30 GMT Lambert   44' (pen.) Murray   16', 22'
Crofts   86'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,932
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 November 2009 17 Southampton 2–2 Norwich City Southampton
Lallana   11'
Connolly   65'
Hoolahan   54'
Hughes   75'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,362
Referee: Andy Penn
24 November 2009 18 Hartlepool United 1–3 Southampton Hartlepool
Monkhouse   16' Lallana   29', 53'
Lambert   82'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,818
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 December 2009 19 Southampton 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Southampton
Lambert   41' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 16,402
Referee: Dean Whitestone
5 December 2009 20 Walsall 1–3 Southampton Walsall
Byfield   66' Connolly   32'
Hammond   38'
Lambert   65'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,681
Referee: Craig Pawson
12 December 2009 21 Southampton 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Southampton
Harding   51'
Lambert   64' (pen.), 70'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 19,800
Referee: Danny McDermid
19 December 2009 22 Leeds United 1–0 Southampton Leeds
Snodgrass   77' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,498
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 December 2009 23 Southampton 3–1 Exeter City Southampton
James   14'
Trotman   30'
Waigo   88'
Taylor   68' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,890
Referee: Graham Horwood
28 December 2009 24 Colchester United 2–1 Southampton Colchester
Wordsworth   23'
Gillespie   75'
Lambert   90' (pen.) Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,514
Referee: Darren Deadman
16 January 2010 25 Millwall 1–1 Southampton London
Trotter   90' Lambert   90' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,524
Referee: Andy Woolmer
26 January 2010 26 Brentford 1–1 Southampton London
Legge   83' James   4' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,501
Referee: Chris Sarginson
30 January 2010 27 Southampton 2–0 Stockport County Southampton
Lambert   63'
Waigo   69'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,308
Referee: Fred Graham
6 February 2010 28 Exeter City 1–1 Southampton Exeter
Taylor   49' Lallana   37' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,654
Referee: Mark Haywood
20 February 2010 29 Norwich City 0–2 Southampton Norwich
Barnard   33', 77' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,103
Referee: Russell Booth
23 February 2010 30 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Southampton High Wycombe
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,232
Referee: Darren Deadman
27 February 2010 31 Southampton 5–1 Walsall Southampton
Puncheon   8'
Barnard   33', 36'
Lambert   61'
Lallana   89'
Richards   3' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,461
Referee: Graham Scott
2 March 2010 32 Southampton 5–0 Huddersfield Town Southampton
Lambert   16'
Barnard   24'
Puncheon   34'
Hammond   76'
Waigo   84'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 19,821
Referee: Pat Miller
6 March 2010 33 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Southampton Birkenhead
Broomes   3'
Thomas-Moore   85' (pen.)
Barnard   12' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,187
Referee: Peter Quinn
13 March 2010 34 Southampton 1–0 Leeds United Southampton
Harding   25' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,794
Referee: Peter Walton
16 March 2010 35 Southampton 0–1 Swindon Town Southampton
Austin   56' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Keith Hill
20 March 2010 36 Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Southampton Milton Keynes
Lambert   48', 69' (pen.), 76' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,570
Referee: Colin Webster
23 March 2010 37 Southampton 3–2 Hartlepool United Southampton
Barnard   13'
Lambert   38'
Waigo   56'
Monkhouse   10'
Austin   57'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,072
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 April 2010 38 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Southampton Brighton
Bennett   12'
Barnes   66'
Hammond   41'
Barnard   89'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,784
Referee: Steve Tanner
5 April 2010 39 Southampton 2–1 Leyton Orient Southampton
15:00 GMT Lallana   41', 54' Spicer   2' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,559
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 April 2010 40 Southampton 1–0 Charlton Athletic Southampton
Antonio   34' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 23,061
Referee: Grant Hegley
13 April 2010 41 Bristol Rovers 1–5 Southampton Bristol
Hughes   24' (pen.) Lambert   43', 45'
Schneiderlin   53'
Lallana   73'
Puncheon   75'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,607
Referee: Phil Crossley
17 April 2010 42 Yeovil Town 0–1 Southampton Yeovil
Barnard   90' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 7,484
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 April 2010 43 Southampton 0–0 Oldham Athletic Southampton
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,366
Referee: Kevin Wright
24 April 2010 44 Southampton 3–2 Carlisle United Southampton
Antonio   45', 52'
Lambert   46'
Harte   45'
Madine   90'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,908
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 May 2010 45 Gillingham 2–1 Southampton Gillingham
Howe   19'
Gowling   51'
Connolly   65' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,504
Referee: Mike Russell
8 May 2010 46 Southampton 3–1 Southend United Southampton
Lambert   58', 85' (pen.)
Lallana   90'
Moussa   56' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,289
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAAHAAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultDLLDDDDWDLWWWWDLDWWWWLWLDDWDWDWWLWLWWDWWWWDWLW
Position242424242424242424242424232222222221201514151213131511121211111010101010101099888777
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2010. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Swindon Town 46 22 16 8 73 57 +16 82 Qualification for League One play-offs
6 Huddersfield Town 46 23 11 12 82 56 +26 80
7 Southampton 46 23 14 9 85 47 +38 73[a]
8 Colchester United 46 20 12 14 64 52 +12 72
9 Brentford 46 14 20 12 55 52 +3 62
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three last season, the points deduction were applied in the 2009–10 season.[6]

FA Cup

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6 November 2009 Round 1 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Southampton Bristol
19:45 GMT Duffy   73'
Hughes   90' (pen.)
Report Connolly   63', 68'
Antonio   70'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: Keith Hill
28 November 2009 Round 2 Northampton Town 2–3 Southampton Northampton
15:00 GMT Hammond   68' (o.g.)
Gilligan   90' (pen.)
Report Waigo   41'
Lallana   43'
Hammond   59'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: Steve Tanner
2 January 2010 Round 3 Southampton 1–0 Luton Town Southampton
15:00 GMT Lambert   36' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,786
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 January 2010 Round 4 Southampton 2–1 Ipswich Town Southampton
15:00 GMT Thomas   31'
Antonio   74'
Report Couñago   90' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: Andy Hall
13 February 2010 Round 5 Southampton 1–4 Portsmouth Southampton
12:30 GMT Lambert   70' Report Owusu-Abeyie   66'
Dindane   75'
Belhadj   82'
O'Hara   85'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,385
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

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11 August 2009 Round 1 Southampton 2–0 Northampton Town Southampton
19:45 GMT Lambert   29'
Lallana   68'
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 10,921
Referee: Simon Hooper
25 August 2009 Round 2 Southampton 1–2 Birmingham City Southampton
19:45 GMT Lallana   51' Report Bowyer   77'
Carsley   80'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 11,753
Referee: Phil Crossley

League Trophy

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6 October 2009 Round 2 Southampton 2–2
(5–3 p)
Torquay United Southampton
19:00 BST Waigo   59', 69' Report Sills   21'
Wroe   42' (pen.)
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 9,319
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Penalties
11 November 2009 Area Quarter-Final Southampton 2–1 Charlton Athletic Southampton
19:45 GMT Thomas   34'
Lambert   63'
Report McKenzie   90' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 13,906
Referee: Paul Taylor
15 December 2009 Area Semi-Final Southampton 2–2
(6–5 p)
Norwich City Southampton
19:45 GMT Waigo   14'
Waigo   90'
Report Doherty   33'
C. Martin   55'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 15,453
Referee: Kevin Wright
Penalties
20 January 2010 Area Final
Leg 1
Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Southampton Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT Report Antonio   26' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 7,918
Referee: Jonathan Moss
9 February 2010 Area Final
Leg 2
Southampton 3–1
(4–1 agg.)
Milton Keynes Dons Southampton
GMT Lambert   15'
Woodards   30' (o.g.)
Lallana   87'
Report Randall   44' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,901
Referee: Grant Hegley
28 March 2010 Final Carlisle United 1–4 Southampton London
13:30 GMT Madine   84' [Report] Lambert   15' (pen.)
Lallana   44'
Waigo   50'
Antonio   60'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 73,476
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals    
1 GK   Kelvin Davis 40 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 50 0 5 0
2 DF   Dan Harding 42 3 4 0 2 0 5 1 53 4 8 0
3 DF   Wayne Thomas 10(5) 0 4 1 2 0 4(1) 1 20(6) 2 6 0
4 MF   Jason Puncheon 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   Chris Perry 11(1) 0 4 0 1 0 3(1) 0 19(2) 0 2 0
6 DF   Radhi Jaïdi 26(1) 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 33(1) 1 5 0
7 FW   Rickie Lambert 44(1) 29 5 2 2 1 6 3 57(1) 35 2 0
8 MF   Simon Gillett 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 1(5) 0 0 0
9 FW   Papa Waigo 11(24) 6 3 1 0 0 4(2) 4 18(26) 11 3 0
10 MF   Paul Wotton 12(14) 0 2(1) 0 2 0 3(2) 0 19(17) 0 0 0
11 MF   Lee Holmes 2(3) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 3(5) 0 1 0
12 DF   José Fonte 21 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 0 5 0
13 GK   Tommy Forecast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Dean Hammond 40 5 4 1 0 0 5 0 49 6 8 0
16 DF   Graeme Murty 5(1) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8(1) 0 0 0
17 FW   Lee Barnard 14(6) 9 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 15(7) 9 3 0
18 DF   Joseph Mills 8(8) 0 1(2) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 11(11) 0 3 0
19 MF   Morgan Schneiderlin 35(2) 1 4 0 1(1) 0 4 0 44(3) 1 8 2
20 MF   Adam Lallana 44 15 5 1 2 2 5 2 56 20 4 0
21 MF   Anthony Pulis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Lloyd James 28(2) 2 3 0 2 0 4(1) 0 37(3) 2 5 0
24 FW   Kayne McLaggon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Jake Thomson 0(4) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(5) 0 0 0
27 FW   Jamie White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   Bartosz Białkowski 6(1) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9(1) 0 0 0
29 MF   Oscar Gobern 0(4) 0 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(7) 0 1 0
30 MF   Jack Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Ryan Doble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   Andrej Pernecký 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Jack Saville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   Callum McNish 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
35 DF   Danny Seaborne 11(5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11(5) 0 1 0
36 MF   Garyn Preen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   Michail Antonio 14(14) 3 3(2) 2 0 0 5(1) 2 22(17) 7 2 0
38 FW   David Connolly 9(11) 5 1 2 0 0 1(1) 0 11(12) 7 1 0
40 DF   Jon Otsemobor 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0
41 MF   Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
44 MF   Ben Reeves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players with appearances who finished their season out on loan
15 DF   Olly Lancashire 1(1) 0 0(2) 0 1 0 0 0 2(3) 0 0 0
22 DF   Lee Molyneux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK   Michael Poke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   Aaron Martin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Players with appearances who left the club before the end of the season
4 FW   Marek Saganowski 3(3) 0 0 0 1 0 0(1) 0 4(4) 0 0 0
9 FW   Grzegorz Rasiak 1(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0
12 DF   Neal Trotman 17(1) 2 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 18(2) 2 6 0
17 FW   Matt Paterson 4(3) 1 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 5(5) 1 2 0
35 MF   Jacob Mellis 7(5) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 9(6) 0 1 0

Most appearances

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Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Total
1 FW   Rickie Lambert 44 1 5 0 2 0 6 0 57 1 58
2 MF   Adam Lallana 44 0 5 0 2 0 5 0 56 0 56
3 DF   Dan Harding 42 0 4 0 2 0 5 0 53 0 53
4 GK   Kelvin Davis 40 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 50 0 50
5 MF   Dean Hammond 40 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 49 0 49
6 MF   Morgan Schneiderlin 35 2 4 0 1 1 4 0 44 3 47
7 FW   Papa Waigo 11 24 3 0 0 0 4 2 18 26 44
8 MF   Lloyd James 28 2 3 0 2 0 4 1 37 3 40
9 MF   Michail Antonio 14 14 3 2 0 0 5 1 22 17 39
10 MF   Paul Wotton 12 14 2 1 2 0 3 2 19 17 36

Top goalscorers

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Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. GPG
1 FW   Rickie Lambert 29 45 2 5 1 2 3 6 35 58 0.60
2 MF   Adam Lallana 15 44 1 5 2 2 2 5 20 56 0.35
3 FW   Papa Waigo 6 35 1 3 0 0 4 6 11 44 0.25
4 FW   Lee Barnard 9 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 22 0.40
5 FW   David Connolly 5 20 2 1 0 0 0 2 7 23 0.30
MF   Michail Antonio 3 28 2 5 0 0 2 6 7 39 0.17
7 MF   Dean Hammond 5 40 1 4 0 0 0 5 6 49 0.12
8 DF   Dan Harding 3 42 0 4 0 2 1 5 4 53 0.07
9 MF   Jason Puncheon 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 0.15
10 DF   Neal Trotman 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20 0.10
DF   Wayne Thomas 0 15 1 4 0 2 1 5 2 26 0.07
MF   Lloyd James 2 30 0 3 0 2 0 5 2 40 0.05

Transfers

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Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
10 August 2009 FW   Rickie Lambert   Bristol Rovers £1 million [7]
19 August 2009 MF   Dean Hammond   Colchester United Undisclosed [8]
4 November 2009 DF   Aaron Martin   Eastleigh Undisclosed [9]
9 January 2010 DF   José Fonte   Crystal Palace Undisclosed [10]
13 January 2010 DF   Danny Seaborne   Exeter City Undisclosed [11]
14 January 2010 DF   Jon Otsemobor   Norwich City Free [12]
22 January 2010 FW   Lee Barnard   Southend United Undisclosed [13]
30 January 2010 MF   Jason Puncheon   Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [14]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
2 June 2009 MF   Nathan Dyer   Swansea City £400,000 [15]
29 June 2009 FW   David McGoldrick   Nottingham Forest £1 million [16]
1 July 2009 MF   Andrew Surman   Wolverhampton Wanderers £1.2 million [17]
21 July 2009 FW   Jason Euell   Blackpool Free [18]
27 August 2009 FW   Grzegorz Rasiak   Reading Undisclosed [19]
22 January 2010 FW   Matt Paterson   Southend United Exchange [20]
27 January 2010 FW   Marek Saganowski   Atromitos Free [21]
Free agents signed
Date Pos. Name Former club Date released Ref.
21 July 2009 DF   Dan Harding   Ipswich Town 21 May 2009 [22]
5 August 2009 DF   Graeme Murty   Reading 15 May 2009 [23]
2 September 2009 DF   Radhi Jaïdi   Birmingham City 15 May 2009 [24]
8 October 2009 FW   David Connolly   Sunderland 1 June 2009 [25]
Players loaned in
Start date Pos. Name Club End date Ref.
14 August 2009 MF   Jacob Mellis   Chelsea 2 January 2010 [26]
20 August 2009 DF   Neal Trotman   Preston North End 2 January 2010 [27][28]
8 September 2009 FW   Papa Waigo   Fiorentina End of season [29]
5 October 2009 MF   Michail Antonio   Reading End of season [30][31]
Players loaned out
Start date Pos. Name Club End date Ref.
14 August 2009 GK   Tommy Forecast   Grimsby Town 14 September 2009 [26]
1 September 2009 GK   Michael Poke   Torquay United End of season [32][33]
17 September 2009 MF   Oscar Gobern   Milton Keynes Dons 17 October 2009 [34]
28 September 2009 GK   Bartosz Białkowski   Barnsley 5 October 2009 [35]
2 October 2009 DF   Ryan Tafazolli   Salisbury City 2 November 2009 [36]
7 October 2009 MF   Anthony Pulis   Lincoln City 7 January 2010 [37][38]
9 October 2009 FW   Jamie White   Eastleigh 9 December 2009 [39][40]
12 October 2009 MF   Simon Gillett   Doncaster Rovers 12 December 2009 [41]
24 October 2009 DF   Olly Lancashire   Grimsby Town 24 December 2009 [42]
27 October 2009 MF   Jake Thomson   Torquay United 27 January 2010 [43][44]
1 February 2010 DF   Olly Lancashire   Grimsby Town End of season [45]
3 March 2010 DF   Aaron Martin   Salisbury City End of season [46][47]
25 March 2010 DF   Lee Molyneux   Port Vale End of season [48]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
25 June 2009 DF   Michael Svensson   Halmstad 1 August 2011 [49]
30 June 2009 FW   Bradley Wright-Phillips   Plymouth Argyle 15 July 2009 [50]
30 June 2009 FW   Stern John   Crystal Palace 30 July 2009 [51]

References

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