West Ham United 2009–10 football season
West Ham United 2009–10 season Co-chairmen David Gold David Sullivan Manager Gianfranco Zola Ground Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) Premier League 17th League Cup Third round FA Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Carlton Cole (10) All: Carlton Cole (10) Highest home attendance 34,989 (vs. Manchester City , 9 May) Lowest home attendance 24,492 (vs. Millwall , 25 August)
The 2009–10 Premier League was West Ham United ' s fifth consecutive season in the Premier League , following a ninth-placed finish in the 2008–09 Premier League . They were managed by Gianfranco Zola - in his second season after replacing Alan Curbishley in September 2008.
Season summary [ ]
The Hammers won their first Premier League game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux ,[1] but failed to win another until early November after an injury time winner from Zavon Hines sealed an upset victory against Aston Villa .[2]
The Upton Park riots took place in West Ham's first Football League Cup game on 25 August against fierce rivals Millwall . The club was fined £115,000 after pitch invasions and brawling, resulting in a Millwall fan being stabbed.[3] West Ham won the game 3–1 after extra time .
On 19 January 2010, former Birmingham City owners David Gold and David Sullivan completed a joint takeover of West Ham United from cash-strapped Icelandic owner Björgólfur Guðmundsson .[4]
West Ham's mid-season form was patchy, but a loss at Old Trafford [5] began a string of six consecutive losses to put them in relegation danger. The run was broken by a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Everton ,[6] followed by a 1–0 win at home against Sunderland .[7] Another poor game at Anfield [8] was a minor hiccup in West Ham's quest for survival, as they then earned three points against Wigan Athletic in a hard-fought 3–2 win.[9] Simultaneously, Hull City blew an opportunity against Sunderland , losing 1–0. West Ham's Premier League status was confirmed on 3 May with Hull's 2–2 draw with Wigan, which left them five points behind West Ham with one game left to play.[10]
West Ham's away record of only one away win all season equalled their lowest number of away wins for a season, previously set in 1960–61.[11]
On 11 May 2010, two days after the end of the season, the club announced the termination of their manager Gianfranco Zola 's contract with immediate effect.[12]
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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
18
Burnley (R)
38
8
6
24
42
82
−40
30
Relegation to the Football League Championship
19
Hull City (R)
38
6
12
20
34
75
−41
30
First-team squad [ ]
[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Results [ ]
Pre season [ ]
West Ham took part in a pre-season training camp in Austria and Slovenia, and had scheduled four pre-season games; however, the game against Bundesliga side Werder Bremen was called off due to wet weather.[14] West Ham also took place in the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy , where they finished third.
SVL Flavia Solva v West Ham United
15 July 2009 SVL Flavia Solva 1 – 1 West Ham United show Roman Stadium, Wagna , Austria
Ploschnik 16'
Report
Collison 30' (pen. )
Bursaspor v West Ham United
22 July 2009 Bursaspor 1 – 1 West Ham United show Thermenarena, Bad Radkersburg , Austria
Bahadır 54'
Report
Dyer 3'
2009 Barclays Asia Trophy [ ]
See also: 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
29 July 2009 West Ham United 0 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur show Workers Stadium , Beijing
Report
Defoe 74'
Attendance: 10,005 Referee: Andre Marriner
West Ham United v Beijing Guoan
31 July 2009 West Ham United 2 – 0 Beijing Guoan show Workers Stadium , Beijing
Gabbidon 80' Hines 90'
Report
Attendance: 7,501 Referee: Sun Baojie
Premier League [ ]
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
23 August 2009 2 West Ham United 1 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur show Boleyn Ground
Cole 49'
Report
Defoe 54' Lennon 79'
Attendance: 33,095 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United
29 August 2009 3 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 West Ham United show Ewood Park
Report
Attendance: 23,421 Referee: Phil Dowd
Wigan Athletic v West Ham United
12 September 2009 4 Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 West Ham United show DW Stadium
Rodallega 55'
Report
Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Alan Wiley
West Ham United v Liverpool
19 September 2009 5 West Ham United 2 – 3 Liverpool show Boleyn Ground
Diamanti 29' (pen. ) Cole 45'
Report
Torres 20' , 75' Kuyt 41'
Attendance: 34,658 Referee: Andre Marriner
Manchester City v West Ham United
28 September 2009 6 Manchester City 3 – 1 West Ham United show City of Manchester Stadium
Tevez 5' , 61' Petrov 32'
Report
Cole 24'
Attendance: 42,745 Referee: Chris Foy
West Ham United v Fulham
4 October 2009 7 West Ham United 2 – 2 Fulham show Boleyn Ground
Cole 16' Stanislas 90+2'
Report
Murphy 47' (pen. ) Gera 57'
Attendance: 32,612 Referee: Phil Dowd
Stoke City v West Ham United
17 October 2009 8 Stoke City 2 – 1 West Ham United show Britannia Stadium
Beattie 11' (pen. ) , 69'
Report
Upson 34'
Attendance: 27,026 Referee: Martin Atkinson
West Ham United v Arsenal
25 October 2009 9 West Ham United 2 – 2 Arsenal show Boleyn Ground
Cole 74' Diamanti 80' (pen. )
Report
van Persie 16' Gallas 37'
Attendance: 34,442 Referee: Chris Foy
Sunderland v West Ham United
31 October 2009 10 Sunderland 2 – 2 West Ham United show Stadium of Light
Reid 39' Richardson 76'
Report
Franco 30' Cole 36'
Attendance: 39,033 Referee: Andre Marriner
West Ham United v Aston Villa
West Ham United v Everton
8 November 2009 12 West Ham United 1 – 2 Everton show Boleyn Ground
Stanislas 65'
Report
Saha 27' Gosling 64'
Attendance: 32,466 Referee: Alan Wiley
Hull City v West Ham United
West Ham United v Burnley
28 November 2009 14 West Ham United 5 – 3 Burnley show Boleyn Ground
Collison 18' Stanislas 33' Cole 43' (pen. ) Franco 51' Jiménez 64' (pen. )
Report
Fletcher 68' , 74' Eagles 90+5'
Attendance: 34,003 Referee: Chris Foy
West Ham United v Manchester United
5 December 2009 15 West Ham United 0 – 4 Manchester United show Boleyn Ground
Report
Scholes 45+1' Gibson 61' Valencia 71' Rooney 72'
Attendance: 34,980 Referee: Peter Walton
Birmingham City v West Ham United
12 December 2009 16 Birmingham City 1 – 0 West Ham United show St Andrew's
Bowyer 52'
Report
Attendance: 28,203 Referee: Lee Mason
Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United
15 December 2009 17 Bolton Wanderers 3 – 1 West Ham United show Reebok Stadium
Lee 64' Klasnić 77' Cahill 88'
Report
Diamanti 69'
Attendance: 17,849 Referee: Andre Marriner
West Ham United v Chelsea
20 December 2009 18 West Ham United 1 – 1 Chelsea show Boleyn Ground
Diamanti 45' (pen. )
Report
Lampard 61' (pen. )
Attendance: 33,338 Referee: Mike Dean
West Ham United v Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
28 December 2009 20 Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 0 West Ham United show White Hart Lane
Modrić 11' Defoe 81'
Report
Attendance: 35,994 Referee: Chris Foy
Aston Villa v West Ham United
17 January 2010 21 Aston Villa 0 – 0 West Ham United show Villa Park
Report
Attendance: 35,646 Referee: Mike Jones
Portsmouth v West Ham United
26 January 2010 22 Portsmouth 1 – 1 West Ham United show Fratton Park
Webber 76'
Report
Upson 52'
Attendance: 18,322 Referee: Andre Marriner
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers
30 January 2010 23 West Ham United 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Boleyn Ground
Report
Attendance: 33,093 Referee: Peter Walton
Burnley v West Ham United
6 February 2010 24 Burnley 2 – 1 West Ham United show Turf Moor
Nugent 14' Fox 55'
Report
Ilan 81'
Attendance: 21,001 Referee: Howard Webb
West Ham United v Birmingham City
10 February 2010 25 West Ham United 2 – 0 Birmingham City show Boleyn Ground
Diamanti 45+2' Cole 67'
Report
Attendance: 34,458 Referee: Mike Dean
West Ham United v Hull City
20 February 2010 26 West Ham United 3 – 0 Hull City show Boleyn Ground
Behrami 3' Cole 59' Faubert 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 33,971 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Manchester United v West Ham United
23 February 2010 27 Manchester United 3 – 0 West Ham United show Old Trafford
Rooney 38' , 55' Owen 80'
Report
Attendance: 73,797 Referee: Alan Wiley
West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers
6 March 2010 28 West Ham United 1 – 2 Bolton Wanderers show Boleyn Ground
Diamanti 88'
Report
K. Davies 10' Wilshere 16' Cohen 63' 71'
Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Lee Probert
Chelsea v West Ham United
13 March 2010 29 Chelsea 4 – 1 West Ham United show Stamford Bridge
Alex 16' Drogba 56' , 90' Malouda 77'
Report
Parker 30'
Attendance: 41,755 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Arsenal v West Ham United
West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
23 March 2010 31 West Ham United 1 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Boleyn Ground
Franco 90+3'
Report
Doyle 28' Zubar 58' Jarvis 61'
Attendance: 33,988 Referee: Phil Dowd
West Ham United v Stoke City
27 March 2010 32 West Ham United 0 – 1 Stoke City show Boleyn Ground
Report
Fuller 69'
Attendance: 34,564 Referee: Andre Marriner
Everton v West Ham United
4 April 2010 33 Everton 2 – 2 West Ham United show Goodison Park
Bilyaletdinov 24' Yakubu 85'
Report
Da Costa 60' Ilan 87'
Attendance: 37,451 Referee: Howard Webb
West Ham United v Sunderland
10 April 2010 34 West Ham United 1 – 0 Sunderland show Boleyn Ground
Ilan 51'
Report
Attendance: 34,685 Referee: Mike Jones
Liverpool v West Ham United
West Ham United v Wigan Athletic
Fulham v West Ham United
2 May 2010 37 Fulham 3 – 2 West Ham United show Craven Cottage
Dempsey 45+1' Cole 58' (o.g. ) Okaka 79'
Report
Cole 61' Franco 90+2'
Attendance: 24,201 Referee: Andre Marriner
West Ham United v Manchester City
9 May 2010 38 West Ham United 1 – 1 Manchester City show Boleyn Ground
Boa Morte 17'
Report
Wright-Phillips 21'
Attendance: 34,989 Referee: Howard Webb
League Cup [ ]
West Ham United v Millwall
25 August 2009 Second round West Ham United 3 – 1 (a.e.t. ) Millwall show Boleyn Ground
Stanislas 87' , 98' (pen. ) Hines 100'
Report
Harris 26'
Attendance: 24,492 Referee: Paul Taylor
Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United
22 September 2009 Third round Bolton Wanderers 3 – 1 (a.e.t. ) West Ham United show Reebok Stadium
K. Davies 86' Cahill 96' Elmander 119'
Report
Ilunga 59'
Attendance: 8,050 Referee: Howard Webb
FA Cup [ ]
West Ham United v Arsenal
Statistics [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
Record
Premier League
38
8
11
19
47
66
−19
0 21.05
FA Cup
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
League Cup
2
1
0
1
4
4
+0
0 50.00
Total
41
9
11
21
52
72
−20
0 21.95
Goalscorers [ ]
1
ST
12
Carlton Cole
10
0
0
10
2
ST
32
Alessandro Diamanti
7
1
0
8
3
ST
10
Guillermo Franco
5
0
0
5
MF
46
Junior Stanislas
3
0
2
5
5
ST
9
Ilan
4
0
0
4
6
DF
15
Matthew Upson
3
0
0
3
7
MF
8
Scott Parker
2
0
0
2
MF
14
Radoslav Kovac
2
0
0
2
MF
16
Mark Noble
2
0
0
2
DF
22
Manuel da Costa
2
0
0
2
MF
31
Jack Collison
2
0
0
2
ST
41
Zavon Hines
1
0
1
2
13
DF
23
Herita Ilunga
0
0
1
1
MF
13
Luis Boa Morte
1
0
0
1
MF
20
Julien Faubert
1
0
0
1
MF
17
Luis Jiménez
1
0
0
1
MF
21
Valon Behrami
1
0
0
1
Totals
47
1
4
52
League position by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H A A H A H A H A H H A H H A A H H A A A H A H H A H A A H H A H A H A H Result W L D L L L D L D D W L D W L L L D W L D D D L W W L L L L L L D W L W L D Position 4 11 10 12 14 18 19 19 19 19 16 18 17 17 17 18 19 19 17 17 16 16 15 18 14 13 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17
Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Robert Green
41
0
38
0
1
0
2
0
28
GK
Péter Kurucz
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
Defenders
3
DF
Herita Ilunga
17
1
16
0
0
0
1
1
4
DF
Daniel Gabbidon
11
0
8+2
0
0
0
1
0
15
DF
Matthew Upson
35
3
33
3
1
0
0+1
0
18
DF
Jonathan Spector
29
0
22+5
0
0
0
2
0
19
DF
James Collins
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
22
DF
Manuel da Costa
16
2
12+3
2
0
0
1
0
30
DF
James Tomkins
26
0
22+1
0
1
0
2
0
33
DF
Fabio Daprela
8
0
4+3
0
1
0
0
0
44
DF
Bondz N'Gala
1
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
45
DF
Jordan Spence
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
Midfielders
7
MF
Kieron Dyer
11
0
4+6
0
0
0
1
0
8
MF
Scott Parker
33
2
30+1
2
0
0
2
0
13
MF
Luis Boa Morte
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
14
MF
Radoslav Kovac
34
2
27+4
2
1
0
2
0
16
MF
Mark Noble
28
2
25+2
2
0
0
1
0
17
MF
Luis Jimenez
12
1
6+5
1
1
0
0
0
20
MF
Julien Faubert
36
1
32+1
1
1
0
1+1
0
21
MF
Valon Behrami
28
1
24+3
1
1
0
0
0
28
MF
Kyel Reid
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
31
MF
Jack Collison
23
2
19+3
2
0
0
1
0
35
MF
Josh Payne
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
36
MF
Anthony Edgar
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
46
MF
Junior Stanislas
28
4
11+15
2
1
0
1
2
Forwards
9
FW
Ilan
11
4
6+5
4
0
0
0
0
10
FW
Guillermo Franco
23
5
16+7
5
0
0
0
0
11
FW
Mido
9
0
5+4
0
0
0
0
0
12
FW
Carlton Cole
32
10
26+4
10
0
0
1+1
0
17
FW
Benni McCarthy
5
0
2+3
0
0
0
0
0
19
FW
Freddie Sears
2
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
0
0
24
FW
Frank Nouble
10
0
3+5
0
1
0
0+1
0
32
FW
Alessandro Diamanti
29
8
18+9
7
1
1
1
0
41
FW
Zavon Hines
15
2
5+8
1
0
0
1+1
1
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