2009–10 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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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)
Away colours

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.

Background[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Squad at end of season[3]

First-team squad[]

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

Left club during season[]

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

Player statistics[]

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 Ireland EIR Dean Kiely 8 0 3+2 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Joe Mattock 34 1 26+3 0 2+1 1 1+1 0
3 DF Sweden SWE Jonas Olsson 48 5 43 4 3 1 2 0
4 DF Slovakia SVK Marek Čech 37 2 29+4 2 2+1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Leon Barnett 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Slovenia SVN Robert Koren 39 8 26+8 5 3+1 3 1 0
8 MF England ENG Jonathan Greening 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Roman Bednář 32 11 21+6 11 4 0 1 0
10 FW England ENG Ishmael Miller 16 2 4+11 2 0+1 0 0 0
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Brunt 43 13 39+1 13 3 0 0 0
12 FW Scotland SCO Craig Beattie 5 2 0+3 0 0 0 2 2
12 MF England ENG Giles Barnes 9 0 1+8 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Luke Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Jerome Thomas 29 8 22+5 7 1 1 1 0
15 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Wood 23 2 6+12 1 0+2 1 0+3 0
16 FW England ENG Luke Moore 29 4 23+3 4 1+1 0 1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans 52 18 42+3 13 4 3 3 2
18 FW England ENG Reuben Reid 8 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 2 0
19 GK England ENG Scott Carson 47 0 43 0 4 0 0 0
20 MF Portugal POR Filipe Teixeira 12 0 1+8 0 1 0 2 0
21 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Youssuf Mulumbu 46 3 35+5 3 3+1 0 0+2 0
22 DF Netherlands NED Gianni Zuiverloon 35 4 26+4 4 2+1 0 2 0
23 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Méïté 24 0 16+4 0 2 0 1+1 0
24 DF Netherlands Antilles ANT Shelton Martis 15 2 10+3 2 1 0 1 0
24 MF England ENG Ben Watson 7 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Joss Labadie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Shaun Cummings 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Romania ROU Gabriel Tamaș 26 2 23 2 2+1 0 0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO James Morrison 12 1 5+6 1 0+1 0 0 0
28 MF Spain ESP Borja Valero 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF England ENG David Worrall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Netherlands NED Andwélé Slory 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Paul Downing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England ENG Simon Cox 34 10 17+11 9 3 0 3 1
32 FW England ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Romaine Sawyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Chile CHI Gonzalo Jara 26 1 20+2 1 3 0 1 0
37 MF England ENG George Thorne 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW Canada CAN Marcus Haber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW England ENG Frank Nouble 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Ireland EIR Steven Reid 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0

Transfers[]

Summer[]

In[]

# Player Club Fee
31 England Simon Cox England Swindon Town Undisclosed
2 England Joe Mattock England Leicester City Undisclosed
14 England Jerome Thomas England Portsmouth Free
18 England Reuben Reid England Rotherham United Free
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssuf Mulumbu France Paris Saint-Germain £750,000
36 Chile Gonzalo Jara Chile Colo-Colo £3,000,000

Out[]

# Player Club Fee
South Korea Kim Do-heon South Korea Suwon Bluewings £360,000
Netherlands Sherjill MacDonald Belgium Germinal Beerschot £650,000
Scotland Craig Beattie Wales Swansea City £500,000

Winter[]

In[]

# Player Club Fee
40 Canada Marcus Haber Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Free
29 Netherlands Andwélé Slory Netherlands Feyenoord Free

Out[]

# Player Club Fee
29 England David Worrall England Bury Free
6 England Neil Clement Retired
England Paul Robinson England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
24 Netherlands Antilles Shelton Martis England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed

Loans in[]

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

Loans out[]

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

Fixtures and results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season friendlies[]

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[]

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 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[]

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[]

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[]

Notes[]

  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.

References[]

  1. ^ Lepkowski, Chris (29 May 2009). "New look for West Brom ground The Hawthorns". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ "West Brom 4–2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Coparation. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - West Bromwich Albion - 2009/10".
  4. ^ a b "Di Matteo makes Carson club captain". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
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