2009–10 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
2009–10 season
ChairmanLee Strafford
Manager
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird Round
(eliminated by Crystal Palace)
League CupSecond Round
(eliminated by Port Vale)
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcus Tudgay (10)
All: Marcus Tudgay (10)
Highest home attendance37,121 (League)
Lowest home attendance18,329 (League)
6,696 (League Cup)
Average home league attendance23,179[1]

The 2009–10 season will be Sheffield Wednesday's fifth consecutive season in the Football League Championship and 108th season in The Football League since being elected to the Football League First Division in 1892 (from The Football Alliance).

Chronological list of events

Team kit

The team kit's for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Puma. The logo of the Sheffield Children's Hospital will be featured on the shirts rather than that of a sponsor.[11][12]
£1 from every shirt sale will go to the charity, after a month of being on sale 6,000 home shirts had been sold.[13]

Home colours
Away colours

Pre-season

Pre-season match details[14]
Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
13 July 2009 Floriana A W 1–0[a] McAllister 31' [16]
Dingli Swallows W 1–0[a] Esajas 35' [17]
16 July 2009 Birkirkara A D 0–0 (4–5 p)[a] [18]
Sliema Wanderers L 0–1[a] [19]
21 July 2009 Hartlepool United A W 2–0 Tudgay 13', France 19' 1,625 [20]
25 July 2009 Hull City H D 0–0 5,213
28 July 2009 Northampton Town A W 2–0 Johnson, Jeffers 1,912
1 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers H D 2–2 Sodje, Tudgay 5,579

League results

League 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
46 11 14 21 49 69  −20 47 8 6 9 30 31  −1 3 8 12 19 38  −19

Last updated: 3 May 2010 03:50 UK.
Source: [1]

League round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDDLWWDLLWDLWLLDLDLLLLLDWWWLWLWLLLWLDDDWDDLLDLD
Position71216118911121213161315151414171920212222222221202119201819212222222120212019202222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2010. Source: swfc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Championship match details
Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
8 August 2009 Barnsley H D 2–2 Johnson 9', Gray 38' 30,644 [21]
15 August 2009 Peterborough United A D 1–1 O'Connor 21' 10,747 [22]
19 August 2009 Newcastle United A L 0–1 43,904 [23]
22 August 2009 Scunthorpe United H W 4–0 R. Wood 6', Johnson 12', Tudgay 34', Potter 58' 20,215 [24]
29 August 2009 Plymouth Argyle A W 3–1 R. Wood 33', Tudgay 72' pen., 90+2' 10,228 [25]
12 September 2009 Nottingham Forest H D 1–1 Tudgay 39' 25,270 [26]
15 September 2009 Middlesbrough H L 1–3 Varney 2' 21,722 [27]
18 September 2009 Sheffield United A L 2–3 Tudgay 46', Esajas 65' 29,210 [28]
26 September 2009 Cardiff City H W 3–1 Esajas 4', Varney 48', Clarke 80' 18,959 [29]
29 September 2009 Crystal Palace A D 0–0 12,476 [30]
3 October 2009 Derby County A L 0–3 30,116 [31]
17 October 2009 Coventry City H W 2–0 Purse 4', Clarke 20' pen. 20,026 [32]
20 October 2009 Preston North End H L 1–2 Gray 38' 20,882 [33]
23 October 2009 Watford A L 1–4 Tudgay 45' 14,591 [34]
31 October 2009 Bristol City A D 1–1 Varney 75' 15,005 [35]
7 November 2009 Queens Park Rangers H L 1–2 Johnson 13' 19,491 [36]
21 November 2009 Ipswich Town A D 0–0 19,636 [37]
28 November 2009 West Bromwich Albion H L 0–4 20,824 [38]
5 December 2009 Reading H L 0–2 22,090 [39]
8 December 2009 Doncaster Rovers A L 0–1 12,825 [40]
12 December 2009 Leicester City A L 0–3 22,236 [41]
19 December 2009 Swansea City H L 0–2 Pratley 5', 36' 18,329 [42]
26 December 2009 Newcastle United H D 2–2 Varney 14', O'Connor 59' 30,030 [43]
16 January 2010 Barnsley A W 2–1 Spurr 3', Johnson 21' 17,844 [44]
19 January 2010 Blackpool A W 2–1 Soares 71', Clarke 84' 8,007 [45]
23 January 2010 Peterborough United H W 2–1 Tudgay 45', 67' 24,882 [46]
27 January 2010 Scunthorpe United A L 0–2 7,038 [47]
30 January 2010 Plymouth Argyle H W 2–1 Varney 24', 42' 22,590 [48]
6 February 2010 Nottingham Forest A L 1–2 Varney 73' 27,900 [49]
9 February 2010 Blackpool H W 2–0 O'Connor 3', Potter 50' 19,058 [50]
16 February 2010 Doncaster Rovers H L 0–2 22,252 [51]
20 February 2010 Ipswich Town H L 0–1 21,641 [52]
27 February 2010 Reading A L 0–5 17,573 [53]
6 March 2010 Leicester City H W 2–0 Clarke 6', 61' 21,647 [54]
9 March 2010 West Bromwich Albion A L 0–1 20,458 [55]
13 March 2010 Swansea City A D 0–0 14,167 [56]
16 March 2010 Preston North End A D 2–2 Miller 57', Tudgay 60' 12,311 [57]
20 March 2010 Derby County H D 0–0 21,827 [58]
24 March 2010 Watford H W 2–1 Nolan 56', Varney 89' 18,449 [59]
27 March 2010 Coventry City A D 1–1 Varney 67' 17,608 [60]
3 April 2010 Queens Park Rangers A D 1–1 Soares 77' 13,405 [61]
5 April 2010 Bristol City H L 0–1 19,688 [62]
10 April 2010 Middlesbrough A L 0–1 19,932 [63]
18 April 2010 Sheffield United H D 1–1 Potter 41' 35,485 [64]
24 April 2010 Cardiff City A L 2–3 Johnson 15', Tudgay 78' 23,304 [65]
2 May 2010 Crystal Palace H D 2–2 Clarke 43', Purse 87' 37,121 [66]

Domestic cups

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round 2 January 2010 Crystal Palace H L 1–2 Hill 44' o.g. 8,690 [67]

Football League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup
Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 11 August 2009 Rochdale H W 3–0 Esajas 19', Johnson 21', 50' 6,696 [68]
Second round 25 August 2009 Port Vale A L 0–2 6,667 [69]

Transfers

In

Date Position Player Previous club Fee Ref.
10 May 2009 DF Darren Purse Cardiff City free/released
21 May 2009 MF Tommy Miller Ipswich Town free/released

Loans in

Date from Position Player Club Date until Ref.
21 August 2009 FW Luke Varney Derby County 1 January 2010

Out

Date Position Player New Club Fee Ref.
8 May 2009 MF Kenny Lunt Hereford United Released
8 May 2009 FW Wade Small Chesterfield Released
6 January 2010 DF Richard Wood Coventry City Undisclosed [70]

Loaned out

Date from Position Player Club Date until Ref.
18 November 2009 DF Richard Wood Coventry City 1 January 2010 [71]
2009 MF Rocky Lekaj Sandefjord Fotball Unknown

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Lee Grant
2 DF  ENG Tommy Spurr
3 DF  ENG Lewis Buxton
4 DF  ENG Darren Purse (captain)
5 DF  ENG Richard Hinds
6 MF  ENG Tommy Miller
7 FW  ENG Marcus Tudgay
8 MF  ENG Sean McAllister
9 FW  ENG Francis Jeffers
11 MF  NED Etienne Esajas
14 MF  IRL Darren Potter
15 DF  ENG Mark Beevers
17 MF  IRL James O'Connor
18 FW  ENG Leon Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ENG Luke Varney (on loan from Derby County)
20 DF  USA Frank Simek
21 DF  ENG Nick Wood
22 GK  ENG Richard O'Donnell
23 MF  JAM Jermaine Johnson
24 MF  ENG Luke Boden
25 GK  ENG Arron Jameson
26 DF  ENG Max Wragg
27 MF  ENG Callum Harrison
28 FW  ENG Nathan Modest
29 MF  ENG Liam Palmer
30 MF  ENG Tom Soares (on loan from Stoke City)
30 DF  IRL Eddie Nolan (on loan from Preston North End)
33 MF  ENG Michael Gray

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW  ENG Akpo Sodje (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
12 MF  NOR Rocky Lekaj (to Lyn)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ENG Richard Wood (to Coventry City)
29 FW  NIR Warren Feeney (on loan from Cardiff City)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Match was 45 minutes in duration.[15]

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