2009–10 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was West Bromwich Albion's 107th season in the Football League. West Bromwich returned to the Championship after being relegated from the Premier League.

West Bromwich Albion
2009–10 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerRoberto Di Matteo
Football League Championship2nd (promoted)
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Brunt (13)
All: Graham Dorrans (17)
Highest home attendance25,297 (vs. Barnsley)
Lowest home attendance10,659 (vs. Rotherham United, 26 August)

Background edit

West Bromwich continued with English company Umbro as the shirt designers. For the second season running, West Bromwich were unable to find a kit sponsor.

On 16 June 2009, Tony Mowbray left West Bromwich Albion to join Scottish club Celtic as their new manager. He was replaced two weeks later by former Chelsea player Roberto Di Matteo, with the job title changed to head coach.

As part of ongoing ground refurbishments at The Hawthorns, Albion replaced all of the seating in both the Birmingham Road End and Smethwick End with navy blue seats, matching those already fitted in the East and West Stands. The stadium's "iconic" large-scale seat patterns, dating back to the mid-1990s—an italic "Albion" at the Smethwick End and "WBAFC" below a blue and white scarf at the Birmingham Road End—were removed as a result of the work.[1]

Football League Championship edit

West Bromwich began their season with a 1–1 draw against Newcastle United. They then travelled to City Ground to play Nottingham Forest, whom they beat, followed by another away win. West Bromwich's second home game was against Ipswich Town, whom they defeated 2–0. This was followed by a draw at Sheffield United. They then came back from against Plymouth Argyle, then beat Doncaster Rovers. West Bromwich then won one of their most remarkable games in a 5–0 win over Middlesbrough, before losing their next two games to Crystal Palace and Barnsley.

The first game of October saw West Brom draw against Preston North End. This was followed by a 3–1 win over Reading. Former Baggie Craig Beattie scored the only goal in a 1–0 loss to Swansea City. This was followed with a 0–0 draw with Coventry City. The Baggies bounced back by thrashing Watford 5–0. A 2–1 win over Leicester City kept the Baggies second. The Baggies trashed Bristol City 4–1, and then became the top goalscorers in the Football League when they humiliated Sheffield Wednesday 4–0, scoring 15 goals in 4 games.

December began with a draw against Derby County, following this with a defeat to promotion rivals Cardiff City and a late draw against QPR. The following two games ended in wins against strugglers Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United. The Baggies then lost to Nottingham Forest, causing the Baggies to drop to third. This was followed by draws to Newcastle United and Ipswich Town. Wins against Sheffield United, Blackpool, Plymouth and Scunthorpe put them top of the table. Cardiff City held West Brom to a 1–1 draw, with Gianni Zuiverloon scoring the equaliser. Bristol City beat them 2–1 but they quickly bounced back with a 3–1 win over Derby County. West Brom started March badly with a 3–1 loss to QPR, but wins against Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool, Swansea, Preston and Coventry widened the gap between the play-offs and the automatic spots. On-form Reading held the Albion to a 1–1 draw. Playoff hopefuls Leicester City were the next to fall at the Hawthorns, where West Brom won 3–0. Chris Brunt then saved a point for West Brom after Danny Graham put Watford ahead. West Brom secured promotion back to the Premier League after a 3–2 win against Doncaster Rovers on 10 April 2010.

FA Cup edit

The third round saw West Brom beat League One side Huddersfield Town. West Brom then beat fellow Championship side Newcastle 4–2 in the fourth round to proceed to the fifth round.[2] They drew with Reading in the fifth round but lost the subsequent replay.

League Cup edit

In the first round West Bromwich faced League Two side Bury, whom they beat 2–0. In the second round they were taken to extra time by another League Two side, Rotherham United, where Simon Cox scored his first goal for the club. The final score was 4–3. They were knocked out in the third round as they lost 2–0 against Arsenal.

Players edit

Squad at end of season[3]

First-team squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   EIR Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2 DF   ENG Joe Mattock
3 DF   SWE Jonas Olsson (vice-captain)[4]
4 DF   SVK Marek Čech
7 MF   SVN Robert Koren
9 FW   CZE Roman Bednář
10 FW   ENG Ishmael Miller
11 MF   NIR Chris Brunt
12 MF   ENG Giles Barnes[notes 2]
14 MF   ENG Jerome Thomas
15 FW   NZL Chris Wood
16 FW   ENG Luke Moore
17 MF   SCO Graham Dorrans
18 FW   ENG Reuben Reid
19 GK   ENG Scott Carson (club captain)[4]
20 MF   POR Filipe Teixeira[notes 3]
21 MF   COD Youssuf Mulumbu[notes 4]
22 DF   NED Gianni Zuiverloon
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   CIV Abdoulaye Méïté[notes 5]
25 MF   ENG Joss Labadie
26 DF   ROU Gabriel Tamaș (on loan from Auxerre)
27 MF   SCO James Morrison[notes 6]
29 FW   NED Andwélé Slory[notes 7]
30 DF   ENG Paul Downing
31 FW   ENG Simon Cox[notes 8]
32 FW   ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu[notes 9]
33 DF   ENG Dwayne Samuels
34 FW   WAL Josh Knight
35 MF   ENG Romaine Sawyers[notes 10]
36 MF   CHI Gonzalo Jara
37 MF   ENG George Thorne
38 FW   ENG Saido Berahino[notes 11]
39 GK   ENG Ryan Allsop
41 MF   ENG Sam Mantom
43 FW   WAL Kayleden Brown[notes 12]
44 MF   EIR Steven Reid[notes 13] (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   ENG Leon Barnett (on loan to Coventry City)
6 DF   ENG Neil Clement (retired)
8 MF   ENG Jonathan Greening (on loan to Fulham)
12 FW   SCO Craig Beattie (to Swansea City)
13 GK   ENG Luke Daniels (on loan to Tranmere Rovers)
24 DF   ANT Shelton Martis (to Doncaster Rovers)
24 MF   ENG Ben Watson (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   ENG Shaun Cummings[notes 14] (on loan from Chelsea)
28 MF   ESP Borja Valero (on loan to Mallorca)
29 DF   ENG David Worrall (to Bury)
30 DF   ENG Paul Downing (on loan to Hereford United)
40 FW   CAN Marcus Haber (on loan to Vancouver Whitecaps)
42 FW   ENG Frank Nouble (on loan from West Ham United)

Player statistics edit

As of 31 May 2010
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   EIR Dean Kiely 8 0 3+2 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF   ENG Joe Mattock 34 1 26+3 0 2+1 1 1+1 0
3 DF   SWE Jonas Olsson 48 5 43 4 3 1 2 0
4 DF   SVK Marek Čech 37 2 29+4 2 2+1 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Leon Barnett 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF   SVN Robert Koren 39 8 26+8 5 3+1 3 1 0
8 MF   ENG Jonathan Greening 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   CZE Roman Bednář 32 11 21+6 11 4 0 1 0
10 FW   ENG Ishmael Miller 16 2 4+11 2 0+1 0 0 0
11 MF   NIR Chris Brunt 43 13 39+1 13 3 0 0 0
12 FW   SCO Craig Beattie 5 2 0+3 0 0 0 2 2
12 MF   ENG Giles Barnes 9 0 1+8 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   ENG Luke Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   ENG Jerome Thomas 29 8 22+5 7 1 1 1 0
15 FW   NZL Chris Wood 23 2 6+12 1 0+2 1 0+3 0
16 FW   ENG Luke Moore 29 4 23+3 4 1+1 0 1 0
17 MF   SCO Graham Dorrans 52 18 42+3 13 4 3 3 2
18 FW   ENG Reuben Reid 8 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 2 0
19 GK   ENG Scott Carson 47 0 43 0 4 0 0 0
20 MF   POR Filipe Teixeira 12 0 1+8 0 1 0 2 0
21 MF   COD Youssuf Mulumbu 46 3 35+5 3 3+1 0 0+2 0
22 DF   NED Gianni Zuiverloon 35 4 26+4 4 2+1 0 2 0
23 DF   CIV Abdoulaye Méïté 24 0 16+4 0 2 0 1+1 0
24 DF   ANT Shelton Martis 15 2 10+3 2 1 0 1 0
24 MF   ENG Ben Watson 7 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF   ENG Joss Labadie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG Shaun Cummings 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF   ROU Gabriel Tamaș 26 2 23 2 2+1 0 0 0
27 MF   SCO James Morrison 12 1 5+6 1 0+1 0 0 0
28 MF   ESP Borja Valero 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF   ENG David Worrall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   NED Andwélé Slory 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG Paul Downing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW   ENG Simon Cox 34 10 17+11 9 3 0 3 1
32 FW   ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   ENG Dwayne Samuels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   ENG Romaine Sawyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   CHI Gonzalo Jara 26 1 20+2 1 3 0 1 0
37 MF   ENG George Thorne 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW   CAN Marcus Haber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW   ENG Frank Nouble 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   EIR Steven Reid 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0

Transfers edit

Summer edit

In edit

Date # Player Club Fee
8 July 2009[5] 31   Simon Cox   Swindon Town Undisclosed
10 July 2009[6] 21   Youssuf Mulumbu   Paris Saint-Germain £750,000
31 July 2009[7] 18   Reuben Reid   Rotherham United Free
10 August 2009[8] 2   Joe Mattock   Leicester City Undisclosed
14 August 2009[9] 14   Jerome Thomas   Portsmouth Free
36   Gonzalo Jara   Colo-Colo £3,000,000

Out edit

Date # Player Club Fee
  Kim Do-heon   Suwon Bluewings £360,000
  Sherjill MacDonald   Germinal Beerschot £650,000
21 August 2009[10]   Carl Hoefkens   Club Brugge Free
27 August 2009[11]   Craig Beattie   Swansea City £500,000

Winter edit

In edit

Date # Player Club Fee
1 February 2010[12] 29   Andwélé Slory   Feyenoord Free
3 February 2010[13] 12   Giles Barnes None Free
40   Marcus Haber   Vancouver Whitecaps Free

Out edit

Date # Player Club Fee
29   David Worrall   Bury Free
6   Neil Clement Retired
  Paul Robinson   Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
1 February 2010[14] 24   Shelton Martis   Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed

Loans in edit

# Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
26   Shaun Cummings   Chelsea 17 September 17 October
26   Gabriel Tamaș   Auxerre 1 January[15] End of season
42   Frank Nouble   West Ham United 9 February 9 March
24   Ben Watson   Wigan Athletic 22 February[16] 1 April[17]
44   Steven Reid   Blackburn Rovers 5 March End of season

Loans out edit

# Player Club Arrival date Return date
  Paul Robinson   Bolton Wanderers 12 July[18] End of season
13   Luke Daniels   Tranmere Rovers 21 July End of season
25   Joss Labadie   Shrewsbury Town 3 August 3 September
29   David Worrall   Shrewsbury Town 6 August 6 September
8   Jonathan Greening   Fulham 22 August[19] End of season
28   Borja Valero   RCD Mallorca 31 August End of season
25   Joss Labadie   Shrewsbury Town 6 September 6 January
5   Leon Barnett   Coventry City 4 November 31 January
25   Joss Labadie   Cheltenham Town 20 November 20 December
18   Reuben Reid   Peterborough United 6 January 6 April
30   Paul Downing   Hereford United 25 January[20] 25 February
32   Lateef Elford-Alliyu   Hereford United 25 January[20] 25 February
5   Leon Barnett   Coventry City 31 January End of season
20   Filipe Teixeira   Barnsley 1 February End of season
40   Marcus Haber   Exeter City 18 February 18 March
30   Paul Downing   Hereford United 25 February End of season
32   Lateef Elford-Alliyu   Hereford United 25 February End of season
40   Marcus Haber   Vancouver Whitecaps 9 April 9 June

Fixtures and results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season friendlies edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 Jul Histon
(Conference National)
A L 0 – 1 1,058
15 Jul Nafta Lendava
(Slovenian PrvaLiga)
A W 3 – 0 Luke Moore, Jonathan Greening, Jonas Olsson
18 Jul NK Varteks
(Prva HNL)
A D 2 – 2 Craig Beattie
22 Jul Shrewsbury Town
(Football League Two)
A W 2 – 0 2,437 Luke Moore, Robert Koren
24 Jul Kidderminster Harriers
(Conference National)
A D 1 – 2 1,057 Lateef Elford-Alliyu
25 Jul Walsall
(Football League One)
A D 2 – 2 4,358 Luke Moore, Craig Beattie
28 Jul Swindon Town
(Football League One)
A L 0 – 1 2,482
31 Jul Cheltenham Town
(Football League Two)
A L 1 – 2 Chris Wood
1 Aug Cheivo
(Serie A)
H D 0 – 0 3,359

Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 Aug Newcastle United H D 1 – 1 23,502 (2,600) Martis
15 Aug Nottingham Forest A W 1 – 0 22,794 (2,373) own goal
18 Aug Peterborough United A W 3 – 2 8,752 Moore (2), Brunt
22 Aug Ipswich Town H W 2 – 0 19,390 Mulumbu, Koren
29 Aug Sheffield United A D 2 – 2 25,169 Bednář (2)
12 Sep Plymouth Argyle H W 3 – 1 22,190 (905) Martis, Čech (2)
15 Sep Doncaster Rovers H W 3 – 1 22,184 (1,184) Olsson (2), Wood
19 Sep Middlesbrough A W 5 – 0 22,725 (1,633) Brunt (2), Mulumbu, Bednář, Thomas
26 Sep Crystal Palace H L 0 – 1 21,007
29 Sep Barnsley A L 1 – 3 12,191 Brunt
3 Oct Preston North End A D 0 – 0 11,180
17 Oct Reading H W 3 – 1 20,935 Thomas(2), Mulumbu
20 Oct Swansea City H L 0 – 1 21,022
24 Oct Coventry City A D 0 – 0 20,871
31 Oct Watford H W 5 – 0 21,421 (1,293) Olsson, Dorrans, Moore, Zuiverloon, Cox
6 Nov Leicester City A W 2 – 1 28,748 Dorrans, Jara
21 Nov Bristol City H W 4 – 1 23,444 (2,600) Thomas, Brunt, own goal, Cox
28 Nov Sheffield Wednesday A W 4 – 0 20,824 Cox (2), Thomas, Brunt
5 Dec Derby County A D 2 – 2 30,127 (3,065) Cox, Dorrans
8 Dec Cardiff City H L 0 – 2 20,742
14 Dec Queens Park Rangers H D 2 – 2 21,565 Thomas, Cox
26 Dec Peterborough United H W 2 – 0 24,924 Moore, own goal
28 Dec Scunthorpe United A W 3 – 1 7,221 (1,800) Dorrans (2), Zuiverloon
8 Jan Nottingham Forest H L 1 – 3 22,873 (2,554) Bednář
18 Jan Newcastle United A D 2 – 2 39,921 Olsson, Bednář
26 Jan Ipswich Town A D 1 – 1 19,574 (865) Brunt
30 Jan Sheffield United H W 3 – 1 22,193 Dorrans, Bednář, Thomas
3 Feb Blackpool A W 3 – 2 7,221 (1,426) Bednář (2), Dorrans
6 Feb Plymouth Argyle A W 1 – 0 12,053 Cox
9 Feb Scunthorpe United H W 2 – 0 23,146 Bednář, Zuiverloon
16 Feb Cardiff City A D 1 – 1 20,758 Zuiverloon
21 Feb Bristol City A L 1 – 2 14,374 (1,587) Dorrans
27 Feb Derby County H W 3 – 1 23,335 (2,200) Brunt (2), Cox
6 Mar Queens Park Rangers A L 1 – 3 14,578 (2,302) Brunt
9 Mar Sheffield Wednesday H W 1 – 0 20,458 Koren
13 Mar Blackpool H W 3 – 2 21,592 (1,022) Miller, Koren, Dorrans
16 Mar Swansea City A W 2 – 0 17,774 (958) Dorrans, Miller
20 Mar Preston North End H W 3 – 2 21,343 (882) Watson, Brunt, Dorrans
24 Mar Coventry City H W 1 – 0 22,140 Reid
27 Mar Reading A D 1 – 1 20,515 (2,948) Tamaș
2 Apr Leicester City H W 3 – 0 23,334 (1,420) Morrison, Koren (2)
5 Apr Watford A D 1 – 1 14,555 Brunt
10 Apr Doncaster Rovers A W 3 – 2 12,708 (3,200) Dorrans, Brunt, Bednář
17 Apr Middlesbrough H W 2 – 0 22,548 (663) Cox, Bednář
26 Apr Crystal Palace A D 1 – 1 17,798 Tamaș
2 May Barnsley H D 1 – 1 25,297 (700) Dorrans

FA Cup edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
2 Jan Three Huddersfield Town A W 2 – 0 13,472 Dorrans, Wood
23 Jan Four Newcastle United H W 4 – 2 16,102 Olsson, Dorrans (2), Thomas
13 Feb Five Reading A D 2 – 2 18,008 Koren, Mattock
24 Feb Five (replay) Reading H L 2 – 3 13,982 (1,376) Koren (2)

League Cup edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 Aug One Bury A W 2 – 0 3,077 Dorrans, own goal
26 Aug Two Rotherham United H W 4 – 3 10,659 (611) Beattie (2), Dorrans, Cox
23 Sep Three Arsenal A L 0 – 2 56,592 (4,062)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  2. ^ Barnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his grandparents, declared for them internationally in 2014, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015.
  3. ^ Teixeira was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level.
  4. ^ Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.
  5. ^ Méïté was born in Colombes, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003.
  6. ^ Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
  7. ^ Slory was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in June 2007.
  8. ^ Cox was born in Tilehurst, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.
  9. ^ Elford-Alliyu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
  10. ^ Sawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012.
  11. ^ Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
  12. ^ Brown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
  13. ^ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  14. ^ Cummings was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in September 2013.

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