2009–10 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 111th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. This season saw the club return to the Premier League after a five-year absence. They had won promotion in the previous season as champions of the Football League Championship.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2009–10 season
ChairmanSteve Morgan
ManagerMick McCarthy
Premier League15th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Doyle (9)
All: Kevin Doyle (9)
Highest home attendance29,023 (vs Portsmouth,
3 October 2009)
Lowest home attendance11,416 (vs Swindon,
25 August 2009)
Average home league attendance28,366

Although this season was the club's 61st at the top level of English football, it was only their second season in the modern Premier League; their only previous Premier League campaign had ended in relegation in 2003–04.

The club avoided relegation, finishing 15th, some eight points clear of the relegation zone. Survival was confirmed with two games to spare, marking the first time they had avoided relegation from the highest level since 1980–81.

Season review

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Kevin Doyle became Wolves' record signing when he joined from Reading.

The summer transfer window saw the arrival of nine new recruits in total (seven permanent, two loans) at a cost of £18.5 million. The most notable new addition was Irish international striker Kevin Doyle, signed for a club record fee of £6.5 million from Championship side Reading.[1] Serbian midfielder Nenad Milijaš was the next most expensive signing, bought to add additional creativity.[2] The summer also saw contract extensions signed by Kevin Foley,[3] Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Jody Craddock[4] and David Edwards.[5] On the field the players resumed training at their Sir Jack Hayward training ground on 29 June 2009,[6] before flying out to Perth, Australia on 4 July for a two-week stay where they stepped up their training and played their first two games of pre-season. Preparations were completed with the only home friendly, a game against La Liga side Real Valladolid.

The season proper began with a 0–2 loss to West Ham United in the club's first Premier League fixture in five years. Wolves immediately bounced back by winning on the road at Wigan despite a long injury list, giving the club their first ever away win in the modern Premier League.

A further victory against Fulham put them 12th after six games, but this was their last victory for almost two months - a run which included a home loss to winless Portsmouth. Despite credible draws against the likes of Everton and Aston Villa, the team fell into the relegation zone with a defence unable to keep clean sheets. Heavy defeats followed against "Big 4" sides Arsenal and Chelsea, before a lacklustre home loss to local rivals Birmingham City put manager McCarthy under increasing pressure.

 
Stephen Hunt was pursued without success in the January transfer window.

December saw a change of fortune with three wins in four games, including a surprise away success at Tottenham, to help propel the club out of the mire. The month also brought controversy though after manager Mick McCarthy opted to field an entirely new outfield line-up to the one that defeated Spurs when they visited Manchester United three days later.[7][8] The uproar caused by the decision led to the Premier League requesting an official explanation from the club,[9] resulting in a £25,000 suspended fine.[10] 2009 closed with two successive defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City, but enough points to remain above the relegation zone.

The January transfer window saw the club make a club record bid to sign winger Adam Johnson from Middlesbrough,[11] and a long-winded attempt to lure Stephen Hunt from relegation rivals Hull City.[12] Both bids failed, as did late attempts for young defender Nathaniel Clyne[13] and even a loan offer to former starlet Robbie Keane.[11] With no permanent transfers agreed, the club instead brought in two loan signings, both from Belgian club CharleroiAdlène Guedioura and Geoffrey Mujangi Bia.[14][15]

The start to 2010 proved equally frustrating on the field with only two points taken from four games, as well as a convincing FA Cup exit at the hands of financially troubled Championship side Crystal Palace. The rot was stopped with a home win over Tottenham, which meant Wolves had completed their first top flight double since the 1980–81 season. Wolves added a second double over Burnley, before a draw at Aston Villa and then a 3–1 victory at fellow strugglers West Ham finished a series of three away game which yielded seven points from a possible nine, giving their chances of avoiding relegation a strong boost.

The team drew four of their five following games, their only defeat coming in the 95th minute away at title challengers Arsenal. This run of points helped assure their Premier League survival. Survival was mathematically confirmed on 25 April 2010 when Burnley failed to beat Liverpool, thus filling the final relegation spot.[16]

The season was concluded with a 1–3 loss at already-relegated Portsmouth before a final day victory over Sunderland took their points tally to 38, yielding a 15th-place finish. This marked their highest position in the English football system since 1979–80. It also meant the club had survived at the top level for the first time in 29 years. Although they finished the division's lowest goalscorers (with 32), a strong defensive resolve meant they had conceded the least of the bottom 8 (56), creating the formula for their survival.

Results

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Pre season

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Wolves took part in their first foreign pre-season tour in five years as they traveled to Perth, Australia to train and play their opening two friendlies against A-League opposition in their first visit to the country since 1972. As had become common in recent years, only their final game was held at their Molineux home. A second "Wolves XI" team largely comprising academy prospects and out of favour senior players also played a series of matches during this period.

10 July 2009 Perth Glory 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Perth, Australia
12:30 BST Report Ebanks-Blake   2' Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 11,083
Referee: Craig Zetter
21 July 2009 Walsall 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall
19:45 BST Report Surman   16' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,867
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 July 2009 Bristol City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
15:00 BST Haynes   33'
Maynard   38'
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Kevin Friend
4 August 2009 Scunthorpe United 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Hurst   39'
McCann   47'
Report Friend   16'
Keogh   44'
Halford   63', 86'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Jon Moss

"Wolves XI" pre season results (all away): 0–0 vs Kidderminster Harriers (18 July), 1–2[permanent dead link] vs Port Vale (22 July), 0–0[permanent dead link] vs Hereford United (25 July), 1–0 vs Crewe Alexandra (29 July), 3–1 vs Wrexham (5 August)

Premier League

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A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2009–10 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2009, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.[17]

15 August 2009 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 West Ham United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Noble   22'
Upson   69'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,674 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
18 August 2009 2 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wigan
19:45 BST Report Keogh   6' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,661 (4,174 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
22 August 2009 3 Manchester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 BST Adebayor   17' Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,287 (2,800 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
29 August 2009 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Hull City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stearman   46' Report Geovanni   3' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,906 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
12 September 2009 5 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
15:00 BST Diouf   10'
Roberts   56'
Dunn   64'
Report Maierhofer   88' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,845 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Steve Bennett
20 September 2009 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Fulham Wolverhampton
14:00 BST Doyle   18'
Edwards   50'
Report Murphy   66' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,670 (448 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 September 2009 7 Sunderland 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
16:00 BST Bent   9' (pen.)
Jones   48' (pen.), 70'
Turner   73'
Mancienne   90+1' (o.g.)
Report Mensah   50' (o.g.)
Doyle   55'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,566 (1,514 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
3 October 2009 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Yebda   19' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,023 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Howard Webb
17 October 2009 9 Everton 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 BST Bilyaletdinov   88' Report Doyle   76' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,319 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
24 October 2009 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
12:45 BST Ebanks-Blake   83' (pen.) Report Agbonlahor   79' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,734 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
31 October 2009 11 Stoke City 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Elokobi   17' (o.g.)
Etherington   44'
Report Craddock   47', 64' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,500 (2,800 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
7 November 2009 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–4 Arsenal Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT Craddock   89' Report Zubar   28' (o.g.)
Craddock   36' (o.g.)
Fàbregas   45+1'
Arshavin   66'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,937 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 November 2009 13 Chelsea 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Malouda   5'
Essien   12', 22'
J. Cole   56'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,786 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
29 November 2009 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
12:00 GMT Report Bowyer   3' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,668 (2,421 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
5 December 2009 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Craddock   3'
Milijaš   63'
Report Elmander   79' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,362 (1,002 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
12 December 2009 16 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Report Doyle   3' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,012 (2,900 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
15 December 2009 17 Manchester United 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
20:00 GMT Rooney   30' (pen.)
Vidić   43'
Valencia   66'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,709 (2,530 away fans)
Referee: Steve Bennett
20 December 2009 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Burnley Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT Milijaš   15'
Doyle   50'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,410 (1,296 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2009 19 Liverpool 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
17:30 GMT Gerrard   62'
Benayoun   70'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,956 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 December 2009 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Manchester City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Tevez   33', 86'
Garrido   69'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,957 (2,599 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
16 January 2010 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Rodallega   45+2'
McCarthy   60'
N'Zogbia   73'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,604 (984 away fans)
Referee: Howard Webb
26 January 2010 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Liverpool Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,763 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
30 January 2010 23 Hull City 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hull
15:00 GMT Vennegoor of Hesselink   11'
Hunt   52' (pen.)
Report Gardner   49' (o.g.)
Jarvis   67'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,957 (2,500 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
7 February 2010 24 Birmingham City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
13:30 GMT Phillips   80', 85' Report Doyle   42' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,165 (2,650 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
10 February 2010 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Jones   27' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,992 (2,599 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 February 2010 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Drogba   40', 67' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,978 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 February 2010 27 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
15:00 GMT Knight   45+1' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,261 (3,852 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 March 2010 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Manchester United Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT Report Scholes   73' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,883 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
13 March 2010 29 Burnley 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 GMT Thompson   73' Report Jarvis   26'
Carlisle   47' (o.g.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,217 (2,300 away fans)
Referee: Steve Bennett
20 March 2010 30 Aston Villa 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
12:45 GMT Carew   16', 82' Report Craddock   23'
Milner   38' (o.g.)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,562 (1,969 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 March 2010 31 West Ham United 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
20:00 GMT Franco   90+3' Report Doyle   28'
Zubar   58'
Jarvis   61'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,988 (1,822 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 March 2010 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Everton Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,995 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
3 April 2010 33 Arsenal 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Bendtner   90+4' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,067 (2,864 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 April 2010 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Stoke City Wolverhampton
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,455 (2,422 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
17 April 2010 35 Fulham 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,597 (2,900 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
24 April 2010 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Ebanks-Blake   81' Report Nelsen   28' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,967 (1,317 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 May 2010 37 Portsmouth 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00BST Dindane   20'
Utaka   39'
Brown   67'
Report Doyle   35' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,213 (2,400 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
9 May 2010 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Sunderland Wolverhampton
16:00 BST Doyle   10' (pen.)
Guedioura   78'
Report Jones   8' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,971 (2,585 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Sunderland 38 11 11 16 48 56 −8 44
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 9 19 42 67 −25 39
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 9 11 18 32 56 −24 38
16 Wigan Athletic 38 9 9 20 37 79 −42 36
17 West Ham United 38 8 11 19 47 66 −19 35

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 9 11 18 32 56  −24 38 5 6 8 13 22  −9 4 5 10 19 34  −15

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
ResultLWLDLWLLDDDLLLWWLWLLLDDLWLLLWDWDLDDDLW
Position1611131215121616141616181919181718121516161717191516171717161514141415151515
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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3 January 2010 R3 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
18:15 GMT Report Jarvis   77' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,476 (1,745 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
23 January 2010 R4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Jones   37'
Zubar   84'
Report Lee   3'
Ambrose   49'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,449 (1,131 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
2 February 2010 R4 rep. Crystal Palace 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 GMT Butterfield   62', 65', 68' Report Henry   90' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,282 (436 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason

League Cup

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25 August 2009 R2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Swindon Town Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,416 (1,390 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Hill
Penalties
Surman  
Jones  
Edwards  
Keogh  
Vokes  
Collins  
  Kennedy
  Marshall
  Easton
  Macklin
  Lucas
  Greer
23 September 2009 R3 Manchester United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
20:00 BST Welbeck   66' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 51,160 (1,407 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton

Players

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Statistics

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Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of the season's end. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG     Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK   Wayne Hennessey 13 0 3 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
3 DF   George Elokobi 17(5) 0 1(1) 0 2 0 20(6) 0 2 0
4 MF   David Edwards 16(4) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 16(5) 1 3 0
5 DF   Richard Stearman 12(4) 1 2 0 0 0 14(4) 1 4 1
6 DF   Jody Craddock 33 5 2 0 1 0 36 5 1 0
7 MF   Michael Kightly 3(6) 0 0 0 1 0 4(6) 0 3 0
8 MF   Karl Henry (c) 34 0 3 1 1 0 38 1 6 1
9 FW   Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 12(11) 2 2(1) 0 1 0 15(12) 2 3 0
10 FW   Andy Keogh 8(5) 1 0 0 0(2) 0 8(7) 1 4 0
11 DF   Stephen Ward 18(4) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 19(5) 0 2 1
12 MF   Andrew Surman 3(4) 0 1 0 1 0 5(4) 0 0 0
13 GK   Marcus Hahnemann 25 0 0 0 2 0 27 0 4 0
14 MF   David Jones 16(4) 1 1(1) 1 2 0 19(5) 2 3 0
15 MF   Greg Halford 12(3) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 12(4) 0 2 0
16 DF   Christophe Berra 32 0 2 0 2 0 36 0 6 0
17 MF   Matt Jarvis 30(4) 3 1 1 0(1) 0 31(5) 4 3 0
18 FW   Sam Vokes ¤ 0(5) 0 2(1) 0 1 0 3(6) 0 0 0
19 FW   Chris Iwelumo ¤ 2(13) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3(14) 0 0 0
20 MF   Nenad Milijaš 12(7) 2 2 0 0(1) 0 14(8) 2 2 0
21 DF   Daniel Jones ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   Jason Shackell ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Ronald Zubar 23 1 2 1 1 0 26 2 5 0
24 DF   Mark Little ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   Neill Collins ¤ † 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 [nb 1]
25 MF   Geoffrey Mujangi Bia 1(2) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 2(3) 0 0 0
26 DF   Matt Hill ¤ 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
27 DF   Michael Mancienne 22(8) 0 3 0 0 0 25(8) 0 6 0
28 MF   George Friend ¤ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 FW   Kevin Doyle 33(1) 9 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 34(3) 9 5 0
30 GK   Carl Ikeme ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   Kevin Foley 23(2) 0 3 0 1 0 27(2) 0 1 0
33 FW   Stefan Maierhofer ¤ 1(7) 1 0 0 1 0 2(7) 1 0 1
34 DF   Darren Ward ¤ † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [nb 2]
34 MF   Adlène Guedioura 7(7) 1 0 0 0 0 7(7) 1 2 0
35 MF   Elliott Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [nb 3]
35 MF   Segundo Castillo 7(1) 0 0 0 1 0 8(1) 0 0 0
36 DF   John Dunleavy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   Kyle Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   David Davis ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   Sam Winnall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF   Danny Batth ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW   Ashley Hemmings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   Scott Malone ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW   James Spray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
  1. ^ Collins was initially loaned to Preston North End, and later transferred there permanently.
  2. ^ Ward was initially loaned to Millwall, and later transferred there permanently.
  3. ^ Bennett was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Awards

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Award Winner[18]
Fans' Player of the Season Jody Craddock
Players' Player of the Season Kevin Doyle
Young Player of the Season Danny Batth
Academy Player of the Season Nathan Rooney
Goal of the Season Nenad Milijaš (vs Bolton, 5 December 2009)

Transfers

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Date Player From Fee
15 June 2009   Nenad Milijaš   Red Star Belgrade £2.6 million[2]
17 June 2009   Marcus Hahnemann Reading Free[19]
30 June 2009   Kevin Doyle Reading £6.5 million[1]
30 June 2009   Johnny Gorman Manchester United Free
30 June 2009   Aljaž Cotman   Triglav Free
1 July 2009   Andrew Surman Southampton £1.2 million[20]
3 July 2009   Greg Halford Sunderland £2 million[21]
4 July 2009   Ronald Zubar   Marseille £2.5 million[22]
31 August 2009   Stefan Maierhofer   Rapid Vienna £1.8 million[23]
Date Player To Fee
June 2009   Matt Bailey Released Free[24]
June 2009   Mark Connolly Released Free
June 2009   Lewis Gobern Released Free[24]
June 2009   David Ijaha Released Free
June 2009   Billy Lumley Released Free
June 2009   Alex Melbourne Released Free[24]
1 July 2009   Stephen Gleeson Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed[25]
10 July 2009   Darren Potter Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed[26]
19 August 2009   Elliott Bennett Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed[27]
1 January 2010   Darren Ward Millwall Undisclosed[28]
5 January 2010   Neill Collins Preston North End Undisclosed[29]

Loans in

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Start date Player From End date
13 August 2009   Michael Mancienne Chelsea End of season[30]
31 August 2009   Segundo Castillo   Red Star Belgrade End of season[31]
15 September 2009   Bence Szabó   Újpest End of season[32]
21 January 2010   Geoffrey Mujangi Bia   RSC Charleroi End of season[15]
25 January 2010   Adlène Guedioura   RSC Charleroi End of season[14]

Loans out

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Start date Player To End date
11 August 2009   George Friend Millwall 16 September 2010[33]
15 August 2009   Jason Shackell Doncaster Rovers End of season[34]
31 August 2009   Neill Collins Preston North End 4 January 2010[35]
11 September 2009   Darren Ward Millwall 4 January 2010[36]
17 September 2009   Danny Batth Colchester United 29 April 2010[37]
18 September 2009   George Friend Southend United 18 October 2009[38]
24 September 2009   Daniel Jones Notts County 4 January 2010[39]
5 October 2009   Mark Little Chesterfield 4 January 2010[40]
19 October 2009   Sam Vokes Leeds United 1 January 2010[41]
22 October 2009   David Davis Darlington 4 January 2010[42]
28 October 2009   Carl Ikeme Charlton Athletic 28 November 2010[43]
30 October 2009   George Friend Scunthorpe United 13 December 2009[44]
24 November 2009   Scott Malone Southend United 29 April 2010[45]
26 November 2009   Carl Ikeme Sheffield United 26 December 2010[46]
6 January 2010   Carl Ikeme Queens Park Rangers 6 April 2010[47]
25 January 2010   Matt Hill Queens Park Rangers End of season[48]
12 February 2010   Chris Iwelumo Bristol City 15 March 2010[49]
15 February 2010   Daniel Jones Bristol Rovers End of season[50]
2 March 2010   Mark Little Peterborough United End of season[51]
4 March 2010   George Friend Exeter City End of season[52]
15 March 2010   Stefan Maierhofer Bristol City 11 April 2010[53]

Management and coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager Mick McCarthy
Assistant manager Terry Connor
First Team Fitness and Conditioning coach Tony Daley
Goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain
Development Coach, 18-21's Steve Weaver
Academy Manager Kevin Thelwell
Assistant Academy Manager / Under-18's coach Mick Halsall
Club Doctor Dr Matthew Perry
Head of medical department Steve Kemp
Club Physio Alan Peacham

The season saw a new home and away kit, both manufactured by Le Coq Sportif. The away kit was notable in featuring red trims, a reference to their original red and white stripes when the club was first formed. Both shirts featured the club's new sponsor, the internet gambling company Sportingbet.com.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Wolves make Doyle record signing". BBC Sport. 30 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Wolves snap up Serbian midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Foley signs new Wolves contract". BBC Sport. 5 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Craddock agrees new Wolves deal". BBC Sport. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Edwards pens new Wolves contract". BBC Sport. 29 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Wolves back to work". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  7. ^ "McCarthy branded 'disrespectful' over Wolves selection". BBC Sport. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Wolves manager Mick McCarthy defends team selection". BBC Sport. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  9. ^ "Premier League asks Wolves to explain team selection". BBC Sport. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
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