2009–10_Bolton_Wanderers_F.C._season
2009–10 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
Bolton Wanderers 2009–10 football season
The 2009–10 season was Bolton Wanderers 11th season in the Premier League, and their ninth consecutive season in the top division of English football and covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010. Bolton Wanderers failed to win the 2009–10 Premier League title, making it the 71st time that they have competed at the top level without winning the title, the most of any club.
| 2009–10 season | |||
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| Chairman | Phil Gartside | ||
| Manager | Gary Megson (until 30 December 2009) Chris Evans and Steve Wigley (caretakers from 30 December to 8 January) Owen Coyle (from 8 January) | ||
| Stadium | Reebok Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 14th | ||
| League Cup | 4th round | ||
| FA Cup | 5th round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Matthew Taylor Ivan Klasnić (8) All: Kevin Davies (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,370 v Manchester United, 27 March 2010 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 08,050 v West Ham United, 22 September 2009 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,125 | ||
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The team kit for the 2009–10 season was produced by Reebok who were replaced as shirt sponsor by 188BET after nineteen years. Reebok still held naming rights to the stadium. To reflect the change in sponsor the home kit was changed to an all-white body with black vertical lines nearer the bottom. The away kit was the same as the home but blue, whilst the 188bet logo was white.
Bolton confirmed that they would not be taking up the option of signing Ebi Smolarek, Sébastien Puygrenier or Ariza Makukula after the end of the previous season, and all returned to their parent clubs.[1]
Bolton announced on 6 May 2009 that long serving goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen had been granted a testimonial against Hibernian at the Reebok Stadium on 8 August.[2] This was later followed by an announcement that the club would play Hibs' neighbours Hearts at Tynecastle four days earlier.[3] On 12 June, the club published its full set of pre-season fixtures which included a three-game tour of Germany and the Netherlands, where the team met Borussia Mönchengladbach, Den Bosch and FC Eindhoven. Local fixtures were organised against Leigh Genesis, Altrincham, Fleetwood Town and Chorley.[4]
The first team finished its pre-season unbeaten, drawing all their games with the exception of Den Bosch, which they won 2–1, with Sam Ricketts and Kevin Davies scoring. The younger players did not do as well, the game against Leigh Genesis, where the new away kit was revealed, being their only victory.
Bolton's Premier League season did not get off to the best of starts, a 0–1 home defeat to Sunderland.[5] This was followed by a similar reverse away to Hull City.[6] This immediately put pressure on manager Gary Megson, with some fans chanting for his resignation during Bolton's 1–0 League Cup victory at Tranmere Rovers three days later.[7] Bolton went into the international break on the back of a 2–3 defeat to Liverpool, Sean Davis being sent off with Bolton leading 2–1.[8] This would prove to be Davis' last game of the season after an operation on his articular cartilage.[9]
The international break appeared to do the team some good as they went on a five-game unbeaten run, lasting until the next international break. A last-minute Gary Cahill goal saw Portsmouth fall in a 3–2 victory at Fratton Park,[10] and a week later another last-minute goal, this time a penalty converted by Matt Taylor, salvaged a point at home to Stoke City.[11] Another late goal, this time from captain Kevin Davies, took Bolton's third round League Cup tie against West Ham United into extra time, from which Bolton prevailed 3–1,[12] and yet another late goal, time from Lee Chung-yong, gave Bolton a 2–1 victory at Birmingham City, pushing Bolton up to 13th place.[13] The team returned from the fortnight's break to suffer a narrow defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, Matt Taylor scoring in a 2–1 defeat which saw Zat Knight score an own goal.[14] The club, however, bounced back a week later to defeat Everton 3–2 at Reebok Stadium, with Ivan Klasnić scoring the winner, his first goal for the club, after having been knocked unconscious minutes earlier.[15] This, however, was Bolton's last win for seven games as they went on a run that included two successive 4–0 defeats to Chelsea, the first away in the League Cup,[16] the second at home three days later with Zat Knight scoring another own goal.[17] A 5–1 defeat at Aston Villa followed[18] before a 0–2 home defeat to local rivals Blackburn Rovers, who had not managed to collect an away point all season before the game and whose manager, the former Bolton manager Sam Allardyce, was incapacitated due to an impending heart operation.[19] This run off defeats was halted after a 1–1 draw at Fulham[20] but a 2–1 loss to fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers[21] led to renewed pressure on the manager and calls for him to be replaced.[22]
This, however, was the team's last defeat of the calendar year, a 3–3 draw at home against big spending Manchester City[23] being followed with a 3–1 home victory against West Ham, which again lifted Bolton out of the relegation places.[24] A chance to move further away from the bottom three was curtailed by the postponement of the last game before Christmas at Wigan Athletic.[25] The Christmas programme started with a 1–1 draw at Lancashire rivals Burnley, managed by Bolton's former striker Owen Coyle,[26] before former Bolton player and assistant manager Phil Brown brought his Hull side to the Reebok. The game ended in a 2–2 draw after Bolton had led 2–0, the home fans loudly booing the decision to replace goalscorer Ivan Klasnić with Gavin McCann while leading 2–1.[27] The following morning, it was announced that manager Gary Megson had been relieved of his duties, with assistant manager Chris Evans and head coach Steve Wigley put in temporary charge.[28]
Various names were mentioned when it came to replacing Megson, who called his dismissal "galling",[29] with ex-Bolton players Peter Reid and Gary Speed mentioned as manager and assistant to Alan Shearer respectively, as well as Darren Ferguson and Alan Curbishley. Two people who ruled themselves out of the running were Mark Hughes and Owen Coyle.[30] In the meantime, the club safely came through its FA Cup third round tie at home to Lincoln City, winning 4–0.[31] Despite earlier seeming to rule himself out of the job, however, Coyle quickly became the favourite to take the job and within three days of the FA Cup game, Burnley confirmed that their manager wanted to leave and join his former club.[32] On 8 January 2010, it was announced that, after the clubs had agreed compensation, Coyle had been appointed manager of Bolton on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[33] With Bolton's weekend game at Sunderland being postponed due to the weather,[34] this meant that Coyle's first two games were due to be against Arsenal, home and away, losing the first 2–0[35] and the return 4–2.[36] On Coyle's appointment, both Wigley and reserve team coach Alan Cork left the club on 10 January,[37] with Evans following them out of the club two days later.[38]
Coyle's first win in charge came in the FA Cup fourth round with a 2–0 defeat of Sheffield United[39] and his first win in the Premier League was a 1–0 defeat of his former club Burnley,[40] during which he was subjected to abuse from the away fans.[41] January finished with a 2–0 away defeat at Liverpool.[42] The January transfer window saw Bolton loan Vladimír Weiss from Manchester City[43] and Jack Wilshere from Arsenal,[44] as well as bringing in American international Stuart Holden[43] on a free transfer, all until the end of the season, while the club loaned out Nicky Hunt to Derby County,[45] Tope Obadeyi to Rochdale[46] and Mark Connolly to St Johnstone,[47] all again until the end of the season. Meanwhile, Ricardo Vaz Tê refused a loan deal to Hamilton Academical.[48]
February started with a 0–0 draw at home to Fulham[49] after which it was confirmed that Gary Cahill had suffered a blood clot in his arm and could be out for the rest of the season.[50] Cahill, however, returned to the side in mid-March.[51] In Cahill's absence, the team did not win a game until the end of February, going down 2–0 at Manchester City[52] and 3–0 at Blackburn[53] while drawing 0–0 at Wigan Athletic.[54] They were also knocked out of the FA Cup by Tottenham Hotspur when, after a 1–1 draw at the Reebok,[55] Spurs won the replay 4–0.[56] Bolton recorded their first win in a month on 27 February with a 1–0 win over Wolves, during which Zat Knight scored his first goal for the club.[57] March began with Bolton securing a second successive win for the first and only time in the season, winning at West Ham 2–1,[58] before the run immediately came to an end with a 4–0 reversal at Sunderland.[59] Bolton then beat Wigan by the same score[60] with Fabrice Muamba scoring his first goal for the club.
Bolton then went on another poor run with four successive defeats to Everton,[61] Manchester United,[62] Aston Villa[63] and Chelsea,[64] failing to score in the process. This lasted until the 85th minute of the following game at Stoke before Matt Taylor scored two quick goals in a 2–1 win.[65] A point from the next game against already relegated Portsmouth all but ensured Bolton's participation in the following season's top flight[66] and although they lost to Spurs the following week,[67] results in other games made sure. Bolton finished the season with a 2–1 home win against Birmingham.[68]
After the final game of the season, it was announced that Lee Chung-yong has been awarded the club's Player of the Year as well as the Players' Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.[69] The following day, when the club released the names of those that would be leaving the club, the two highest profile names were Ricardo Vaz Tê, who had been at the club since 2003, and Zoltán Harsányi, who had been there for three years.[70]
Pre-season
| 21 July 2009 | Leigh Genesis | 1–4 | Bolton Wanderers | Leigh Sports Village |
| 19:45 BST | Thompson  58' |
Report | Harsányi 5' Obadeyi 14', 78'Ward 42' |
Attendance: 1,105 |
| 25 July 2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Borussia-Park |
| 15:00 BST | Bobadilla 75' |
Report | McCann 26' |
Attendance: 17,141 |
| 25 July 2009 | Altrincham | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Moss Lane |
| 15:00 BST | Obadeyi 43' (o.g.) Heffernan 56'Young 84' |
Report | Ward 45' Obadeyi 55'Michael 73' |
Attendance: 397 |
| 28 July 2009 | Den Bosch | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | De Vliert |
| 19:00 BST | Caracciolo 80' |
Report | Ricketts 28' K.Davies 57' |
Attendance: 2,050 |
| 31 July 2009 | FC Eindhoven | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Jan Louwers Stadion |
| 19:30 BST | Kurbegovic 14' Van Boekel 88' |
Report | K. Davies 44' Cohen 79' |
Attendance: 2,050 |
| 3 August 2009 | Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Highbury Stadium |
| 19:45 BST | Warlow 5' Dodgson 73' |
Report | Attendance: 808 |
| 4 August 2009 | Hearts | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:30 BST | Nadé 57' |
Report | Muamba 53' |
| 8 August 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Hibernian | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| 9 August 2009 | Chorley | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Victory Park |
| 13:00 BST | Rogers 81' Fearns 86' |
Report | Campbell 25' Sheridan 33' (pen.)Harsányi 79' |
Attendance: 452 Referee: Dean Mohareb |
Premier League
Results 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 August 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Sunderland | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Bent 5' |
Attendance: 22,247 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 22 August 2009 | Hull City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | KC Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Ghilas 61' |
Report | Attendance: 22,999 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 29 August 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Liverpool | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | K. Davies 33' Cohen 47' |
Report | Johnson 41' Torres 56'Gerrard 83' |
Attendance: 23,284 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 12 September 2009 | Portsmouth | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Fratton Park |
| 15:00 BST | Kaboul 25' Boateng 63' |
Report | Cohen 13' Taylor 41' (pen.)Cahill 89' |
Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 19 September 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Stoke City | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 89' (pen.) |
Report | Kitson 53' |
Attendance: 20,265 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 26 September 2009 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | St Andrew's |
| 15:00 BST | Phillips 84' |
Report | Cohen 10' Lee 86' |
Attendance: 28,671 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 3 October 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Gardner 4' K. Davies 69' |
Report | Kranjčar 34' Ćorluka 73' |
Attendance: 21,305 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 17 October 2009 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford |
| 15:00 BST | Knight 5' (o.g.) Valencia 33' |
Report | Taylor 75' |
Attendance: 75,103 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 25 October 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Everton | Reebok Stadium |
| 13:30 GMT | Lee 16' Cahill 27'Klasnić 86' |
Report | Saha 32' Fellaini 55' |
Attendance: 21,547 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 31 October 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | Chelsea | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Lampard 45+2' (pen.) Deco 61'Knight 82' (o.g.)Drogba 90' |
Attendance: 22,680 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 7 November 2009 | Aston Villa | 5–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| 15:00 GMT | A. Young 5' Agbonlahor 43'Carew 53'Milner 72'Cuéllar 75' |
Report | Elmander 45' |
Attendance: 38,101 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 22 November 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Reebok Stadium |
| 13:30 GMT | Report | Dunn 32' Ricketts 73' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 21,777 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 28 November 2009 | Fulham | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Craven Cottage |
| 15:00 GMT | Duff 75' |
Report | Klasnić 35' |
Attendance: 23,554 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 5 December 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Molineux Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Craddock 3' Milijaš 63' |
Report | Elmander 79' |
Attendance: 27,362 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 12 December 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–3 | Manchester City | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Klasnić 11', 53' Cahill 43' |
Report | Tevez 28', 77' Richards 45+2' |
Attendance: 22,735 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 15 December 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | West Ham United | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 GMT | Lee 64' Klasnić 77'Cahill 88' |
Report | Diamanti 69' |
Attendance: 17,849 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 26 December 2009 | Burnley | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Turf Moor |
| 14:00 GMT | Nugent 56' |
Report | Taylor 29' |
Attendance: 21,761 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 29 December 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Hull City | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 GMT | Klasnić 20' K. Davies 61' |
Report | Hunt 71', 78' |
Attendance: 20,696 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 17 January 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Arsenal | Reebok Stadium |
| 16:00 GMT | Report | Fàbregas 28' Mérida 78' |
Attendance: 23,893 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 20 January 2010 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Emirates Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Rosický 43' Fàbregas 52'Vermaelen 65'Arshavin 85' |
Report | Cahill 7' Taylor 28' (pen.) |
Attendance: 59,084 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 26 January 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Burnley | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 GMT | Lee 35' |
Report | Attendance: 23,986 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 30 January 2010 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Kuyt 37' K. Davies 70' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 43,413 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 6 February 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Fulham | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Attendance: 22,289 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 9 February 2010 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | City of Manchester Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Tevez 31' (pen.) Adebayor 73' |
Report | Attendance: 42,016 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 17 February 2010 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | DW Stadium |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Attendance: 18,089 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 20 February 2010 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park |
| 12:00 GMT | Kalinić 41' Roberts 73'Givet 84' |
Report | Attendance: 23,888 Referee: Chris Foy(Lee Probert) |
| 27 February 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Knight 45+1' |
Report | Attendance: 21,261 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 6 March 2010 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Boleyn Ground |
| 15:00 GMT | Diamanti 88' |
Report | K. Davies 10' Wilshere 16' |
Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 9 March 2010 | Sunderland | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Stadium of Light |
| 19:45 GMT | Campbell 1' Bent 64', 74' (pen.), 88' |
Report | Attendance: 36,087 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 13 March 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–0 | Wigan Athletic | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Elmander 10' K. Davies 48' (pen.)Muamba 53'Taylor 69' |
Report | Attendance: 20,053 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 20 March 2010 | Everton | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Arteta 72' Pienaar 89' |
Report | Attendance: 36,503 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 27 March 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | Manchester United | Reebok Stadium |
| 17:30 GMT | Report | Samuel 38' (o.g.) Berbatov 69', 78'Gibson 82' |
Attendance: 25,370 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 3 April 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Report | A. Young 11' |
Attendance: 21,111 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 13 April 2010 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge |
| 20:00 BST | Anelka 43' |
Report | Attendance: 40,539 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 17 April 2010 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Britannia Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Kitson 13' |
Report | Taylor 85', 88' |
Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 24 April 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Klasnić 26' K. Davies 28' |
Report | Dindane 54', 68' |
Attendance: 20,526 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 1 May 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | White Hart Lane |
| 15:00 BST | Huddlestone 38' |
Report | Attendance: 35,852 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 9 May 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Birmingham City | Reebok Stadium |
| 16:00 BST | K. Davies 33' Klasnić 60' |
Report | McFadden 77' |
Attendance: 22,863 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 46 |
| 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 |
FA Cup
| 2 January 2010 R3 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–0 | Lincoln City | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Swaibu 49' (o.g.) Lee 51'Cahill 83'M. Davies 90+3' |
Report | Attendance: 11,193 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 23 January 2010 R4 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Sheffield United | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Steinsson 48' Elmander 84' |
Report | Attendance: 14,572 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 14 February 2010 R5 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reebok Stadium |
| 13:30 GMT | K. Davies 34' |
Report | Defoe 61' |
Attendance: 13,596 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 24 February 2010 R5 Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | White Hart Lane |
| 20:00 GMT | Pavlyuchenko 23', 87' Jääskeläinen 35' (o.g.)A. O'Brien 47' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 31,436 Referee: Peter Walton |
League Cup
| 25 August 2009 R2 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Prenton Park |
| 20:00 BST | Report | M. Davies 41' |
Attendance: 5,381 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 22 September 2009 R3 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 1 a.e.t. | West Ham United | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 BST | K. Davies 86' Cahill 96'Elmander 119' |
Report | Ilunga 59' |
Attendance: 8,050 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 28 October 2009 R4 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge |
| 20:00 BST | Kalou 15' Malouda 26'Deco 67'Drogba 89' |
Report | Attendance: 41,538 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK |  Ádám Bogdán |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Nicky Hunt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  Jlloyd Samuel |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Paul Robinson |
25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gary Cahill |
29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Fabrice Muamba |
36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Matt Taylor |
37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  Joey O'Brien |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Johan Elmander |
25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  Riga Mustapha |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  Ricardo Gardner |
20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Zat Knight |
35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Kevin Davies |
37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  Grétar Steinsson |
27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Davies |
17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  Ivan Klasnić |
27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  Sam Ricketts |
27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Gavin McCann |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  Ricardo Vaz Tê |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  Tamir Cohen |
27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | GK |  Jussi Jääskeläinen |
38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Sean Davis |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  Danny Shittu |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |  Stuart Holden |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK |  Ali Al-Habsi |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF |  Lee Chung-yong |
34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  Zoltán Harsányi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Chris Basham |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Andy O'Brien |
6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Jack Wilshere |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Danny Ward |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Tope Obadeyi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Vladimír Weiss |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||
Statistics accurate as of match played 9 May 2010
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| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | MF | Sean Davis |
Portsmouth |
Free[71] |
| 25 July 2009 | DF | Zat Knight |
Aston Villa |
£4,230,000[72] |
| 25 July 2009 | MF | Sam Ricketts |
Hull City |
£2,160,000[72] |
| 14 August 2009 | MF | Lee Chung-yong |
FC Seoul |
£2,250,000[73] |
| 26 January 2010 | FW | Stuart Holden |
Houston Dynamo |
Free[74] |
| 29 January 2010 | DF | Paul Robinson |
West Bromwich Albion |
£1,080,000[75] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | MF |  Blerim Džemaili |
 Torino |
£1,800,000[76] |
| 1 July 2009 | FW | Nathan Woolfe |
Released | Free[77] |
| 1 July 2009 | MF | Robert Sissons |
Released | Free[77] |
| 1 July 2009 | FW | James Sinclair |
Gateshead |
Free[77] |
Loan in
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2009 | 29 January 2010 | DF | Paul Robinson |
West Bromwich Albion |
| 1 September 2009 | 30 June 2010 | FW | Ivan Klasnić |
 Nantes |
| 25 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 | MF | Vladimír Weiss |
Manchester City |
| 29 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 | MF | Jack Wilshere |
Arsenal |
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2009 | 17 November 2009 | FW | Tope Obadeyi |
Swindon Town |
| 28 September 2009 | 28 October 2009 | GK | Ádám Bogdán |
Crewe Alexandra |
| 26 November 2009 | 30 June 2010 | FW | Danny Ward |
Swindon Town |
| 7 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 | DF | Nicky Hunt |
Derby County |
| 30 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 | FW | Tope Obadeyi |
Rochdale |
| 1 February 2010 | 30 June 2010 | DF | Mark Connolly |
 St Johnstone |
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