2009–10 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

This article documents the 2009–10 season of Lancashire football club Accrington Stanley. It was the team's 4th season in League Two after winning promotion from the Conference National in 2005–06.

Accrington Stanley
ChairmanDavid O'Neill
ManagerJohn Coleman
League Two15th
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyNorth Semi Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Robert Grant (14)
All: Robert Grant
Michael Symes (17)

Shareholder Ilyas Khan withdrew financial support in early October,[1] and the debt ridden club struggled with early season form. With debts mounting, fans came to the aid of Stanley through the 'Save our Stanley' campaign. The club was forced to clear £308,000 worth of tax debt, and the club's target was reached on 3 November 2009.[2]

After winning 7 from 8 games in League Two during midseason, Stanley found themselves challenging for a playoff spot, and reaching the 2009–10 Football League Trophy north semi-final was also a highlight. Stanley were winless from 9 games late in the season, but held 15th spot with 2 wins and a draw in the last 3 games of the season.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 12 March 2010.

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   AUS Dean Bouzanis (on loan from Liverpool)
3 DF   ENG Leam Richardson
5 DF   ENG Darran Kempson
6 MF   ENG Andrew Procter (captain)
7 MF   ENG John Miles (vice captain)
8 MF   ENG Luke Joyce
9 FW   NIR Billy Kee (on loan from Leicester City)
11 MF   ENG Robert Grant
12 DF   ENG Phil Edwards
14 MF   IRL Jimmy Ryan
15 DF   ENG Dean Winnard
16 MF   ENG Chris Turner
17 MF   ENG Sean McConville
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   ENG John Mullin
19 FW   ENG Michael Symes
20 DF   ENG Peter Murphy
24 FW   ENG Gary King
25 GK   ENG Ian Dunbavin
26 DF   ENG Tom Lees (on loan from Leeds United)
27 GK   ENG Josh Molloy
28 FW   ENG Adam Black
29 DF   ENG Zack Riley
30 DF   ENG James McCarten (on loan from Everton)
31 DF   NIR Johnny Flynn (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
32 GK   ENG Matthew Ince

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ENG Alan Burton (on loan at Marine)
22 DF   ENG Bee Ami (on loan at Radcliffe Borough)

Pre-season

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11 July 2009 Maidstone United 0–2 Accrington Stanley Ashford
15:00 Report Cavanagh   21'
Miles   85'
Stadium: The Homelands
Attendance: 213
Referee: Ian Crouch
14 July 2009 Burscough 1–1 Accrington Stanley Burscough
19:30 Williams   62' Report Grant   36' Stadium: Victoria Park
18 July 2009 F.C. Halifax Town 1–3 Accrington Stanley Halifax
15:00 Dean   12' Report King   16'
Grant   61'   84'
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 600+
21 July 2009 Radcliffe Borough 0–5 Accrington Stanley Radcliffe
19:30 Report King  
Joyce  
Kee      
Stadium: Stainton Park
28 July 2009 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Burnley Accrington
19:30 Miles   39'
McConville   67'
Report Blake   83'
Thompson   90'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: J Moss
31 July 2009 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
19:30 Report Gallagher   10'   42'   52' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 618

League Two

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Burton Albion 46 17 11 18 71 71 0 62
14 Bradford City 46 16 14 16 59 62 −3 62
15 Accrington Stanley 46 18 7 21 62 74 −12 61
16 Hereford United 46 17 8 21 54 65 −11 59
17 Torquay United 46 14 15 17 64 55 +9 57
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk

Results

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8 August 2009 Rotherham United 1–0 Accrington Stanley Sheffield
15:00 Warne   89' Report Martin   79' (Time wasting) Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 10,254
Referee: Danny McDermid
15 August 2009 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Lincoln City Accrington
15:00 Kempson   51' Report Hughton   17' (Unsporting behaviour)
Howe   32' (Unsporting behaviour)
Heath   36'
Kerr   49'
Kovács   62'
Hutchinson   90+5' (Unsporting behaviour)
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,498
Referee: Langford
18 August 2009 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Northampton Town Accrington
19:45 Joyce   83' (Unsporting behaviour)
Ryan  
Report Guinan   3'
Akinfenwa   18' (pen.)
McKay   78'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Bratt
22 August 2009 Aldershot 3–1 Accrington Stanley Aldershot
15:00 Donnelly   8'   90+1'
Morgan   22'
Harding   45+2'
Winfield   84'
Report Mullin   45'
Edwards   48'
Procter   60'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Jarnail Singh
29 August 2009 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Shrewsbury Accrington
15:00 Symes   67' Report Leslie   18' (pen.)
Elder   38'
Holden   42'
Langmead   50'
Hibbert   82'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Moss
5 September 2009 Bury 0–2 Accrington Stanley Bury
15:00 Report Grant   83'   85' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Graham Salisbury
11 September 2009 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Darlington Accrington
19:45 Procter   21'
Kee   83'
Report Gall   59' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Andy Penn
19 September 2009 Hereford United 2–0 Accrington Stanley Hereford
15:00 C. King   6'
Valentine   67'
Report Kempson   16'
Lees   24'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Steve Rushton
25 September 2009 Accrington Stanley 5–3 Crewe Alexandra Accrington
19:45 R. Grant   3'   49'
Symes   5'   77'
Procter   68'
Report J. Grant   43'   82'
L. Murphy   90+3'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Steve Whitestone
29 September 2009 Port Vale 2–2 Accrington Stanley Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Dodds   5'
Fraser   86'
Report Winnard   37'
Edwards   82' (pen.)
Procter   90'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
3 October 2009 Chesterfield 1–0 Accrington Stanley Chesterfield
15:00 Page   26'
McDermott   30'
Small   90+2'   90+3'
Report Kee   51'
Symes   83'
Dunbavin   88'
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
10 October 2009 Accrington Stanley 4–0 Cheltenham Town Accrington
15:00 Turner   54'
Edwards   59'
Grant   62'   68'
Joyce   64'
Report Low   77' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,843
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 October 2009 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Bournemouth Accrington
15:00 Symes   8'
Winnard   75'
Report Feeney   30'
Pearce   72'
Hollands   76'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 October 2009 Rochdale 1–2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
15:00 Dagnall   90+1' Report Edwards   39'
Kempson   43'
Grant   45'
Symes   54'   70'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: Russell Booth
30 October 2009 Grimsby Town 2–2 Accrington Stanley Cleethorpes
19:45 Forbes   14'
Sweeney   21'
Boshell   31'
Lancashire   67'
Akpa Akpro   74'
Conlon   90+5'
Report King   5'   21'
Lees   13'
Joyce   45+1'
Edwards   68' (pen.)
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Howard Webb
14 November 2009 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Accrington
Report Arber   39' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,538
21 November 2009 Bradford City 1–1 Accrington Stanley Bradford
Edwards   21' (o.g.) Report Symes   56' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 11,176
Referee: S Cook
1 December 2009 Burton Albion 0–2 Accrington Stanley Burton upon Trent
Report Kee   45+1'
Symes   76'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Paul Taylor
5 December 2009 Accrington Stanley 4–2 Torquay United Accrington
Edwards   39' (pen.)
Procter   40'
Joyce   56'
Grant   70'
Report Wroe   10' (pen.)
Zebroski   82'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: A Woolmer
12 December 2009 Notts County 1–2 Accrington Stanley Nottingham
Hughes   82' (pen.) Report Symes   60'
Ryan   74'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,855
Referee: M Haywood
26 December 2009 Morecambe 1–2 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
Hunter   68' Report Edwards   56', 62' (pen.) Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: C Webster
28 December 2009 Accrington Stanley 2–4 Bury Accrington
Symes   14'
McConville   69'
Report Jones   53'
Morrell   55', 75'
Lowe   90+3'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,138
Referee: D Webb
26 January 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Aldershot Town Accrington
Procter   30'
Kee   75'
Report Sandell   58' (pen.) Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 January 2010 Shrewsbury 0–1 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
Report Grant   26'
Procter   30'   84'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,139
Referee: P Miller
6 February 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Morecambe Accrington
Grant   29', 62'
Ryan   83'
Report Artell   17', 54' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
9 February 2010 Northampton Town 4–0 Accrington Stanley Northampton
Akinfenwa   10'
McKay   57', 61'
Guttridge   66'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: James Linington
13 February 2010 Macclesfield 0–0 Accrington Stanley Macclesfield
Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,729
Referee: Peter Quinn
16 February 2010 Lincoln City 2–1 Accrington Stanley Lincolnshire
Lennnon   83'
Kempson   90+1' (o.g.)
Report Grant   30' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,779
Referee: Shoebridge
20 February 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Bradford City Accrington
Miles   54', 86' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,396
Referee: Kettle
27 February 2010 Torquay United 2–1 Accrington Stanley Torquay
Mansell   50'
Kempson   90+5' (o.g.)
Report Symes   69' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,503
Referee: Hooper
6 March 2010 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Notts County Accrington
Report Davies   29'
Hughes   48'
Rodgers   55'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,123
Referee: Hall
9 March 2010 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Macclesfield Accrington
Kee   65' Report Tipton   78' (pen.) Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,210
Referee: Haines
13 March 2010 Barnet 1–2 Accrington Stanley High Barnet, London
O'Flynn   32' (pen.)
Kamdjo   80'
Report Edwards   59'
Kee   84'
Dunbavin   20'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Cook
16 March 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Rotherham United Accrington
Symes   18'
Ryan   79'
Report Josh Walker   56' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Sutton
20 March 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–4 Rochdale Accrington
Symes   61'   74'
Miles   65'
Report Jones   67', 72'
O'Grady   83'
Higginbotham   90+5'
Taylor   75'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Salisbury
23 March 2010 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Burton Albion Accrington
Report Harrad   27'
Pearson   79'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Russell Booth
27 March 2010 Bournemouth 2–0 Accrington Stanley Bournemouth
Feeney   18'
Pitman   79'
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Scott
3 April 2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 3–1 Accrington Stanley Dagenham, London
Benson   7'
Gain   41'
Green   53'
Report Grant   5' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,031
Referee: Ward
5 April 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Grimsby Town Accrington
Kee   38'
Symes   44'
Report Hudson   56'
Coulson   59'
Devitt   61'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Rushton
10 April 2010 Darlington 0–0 Accrington Stanley Darlington
Report Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Woolmer
13 April 2010 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Port Vale Accrington
19:45 Grant   52' Report Davies   35'
Taylor   65'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Moss
17 April 2010 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Hereford United Accrington
15:00 Symes   48' (pen.) Report McCallum   35', 90+3' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Quinn
24 April 2010 Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Accrington Stanley Crewe
15:00 Zola   5', 90+2'
Donaldson   62'
Westwood   70'
Grant   81'
Report Brayford   65' (o.g.)
Dunbavin   67'
Stadium: Gresty Road,
Attendance: 3,810
Referee: Langford
27 April 2010 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Barnet Accrington
19:45 Kee   70' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 May 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Chesterfield Accrington
15:00 Kee   70', 88' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Haywood
8 May 2010 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Accrington Stanley Cheltenham
15:00 Low   9' Report Turner   24' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,856
Referee: Darren Deadman

League Cup

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11 August 2009 1st Round Accrington Stanley 2–1 Walsall Accrington
19:45 Grant   53'
Mullin   90+1'
Report Nicholls   9'
Weston   23'   35'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Miller
25 August 2009 2nd Round Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Accrington Stanley Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 Ramage   28'
Ephraim   68'
Routledge   90+1'
Report Ryan   38'
Symes   90+4'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Pawson

Football League Trophy

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1 September 2009 North, Round 1 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Accrington Stanley Oldham
19:45 Whitaker   10'
Hazell   59'
Report Kempson   19'
Gregan   60' (o.g.)   66'
Edwards   67'
Grant   90+3'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Tierney
6 October 2009 North, Round 2 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Shrewsbury Accrington
19:45 Ryan   12'
Lees   45+3'
G. King   47'
Winnard   52'
Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 819
Referee: Scott Foster
10 November 2009 North, Q. Final Accrington Stanley 3–2 Bury Accrington
19:00 Symes   2', 40'
Grant   6'   82'
Joyce   62'
Report Racchi   41'
Jones   48'
Futcher   71'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 December 2009 North, Semi Final Leeds United 2–0 Accrington Stanley Leeds
19:45 Ephraim   9'
Kilkenny   50'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 12,696
Referee: Mick Russell

FA Cup

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7 November 2009 1st Round Accrington Stanley 2–1 Salisbury Accrington
15:00 Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,379
28 November 2009 2nd Round Accrington Stanley 2–2 Barnet Accrington
15:00 Grant   29'
Symes   50'
Report Yakubu   47'
O'Flynn   90' (pen)
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,501
Referee: Pawson
8 December 2009 2nd Round
(Replay)
Barnet 0–1 Accrington Stanley High Barnet, London
19:45 Report Grant   16' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,288
Referee: Mattison
19 January 2010 3rd Round Accrington Stanley 1–0 Gillingham Accrington
19:45 Miles   81' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 January 2010 4th Round Accrington Stanley 1–3 Fulham Accrington
15:00 Symes   25'
Kempson   27'   42'
Report Nevland   21'
Duff   59'
Gera   80'  44'
Baird   29'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Atwell

References

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  1. ^ "Khan withdraws financial backing". Vital Sport. 5 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Save our Stanley". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
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