2009–10_West_Ham_United_F.C._season

2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season

2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season

2009–10 season of West Ham United

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.

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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

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First-team squad

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Out on loan

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    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.

    15 July 2009 SVL Flavia Solva 1 – 1 West Ham United Roman Stadium, Wagna, Austria
    Ploschnik 16' Report Collison 30' (pen.)
    22 July 2009 Bursaspor 1 – 1 West Ham United Thermenarena, Bad Radkersburg, Austria
    Bahadır 54' Report Dyer 3'
    23 July 2009 ND Mura 05 0 – 0 West Ham United Fazanerija, Murska Sobota, Slovenia
    Report
    8 August 2009 West Ham United 0 – 1 Napoli Boleyn Ground
    Report Quagliarella 78'

    2009 Barclays Asia Trophy

    See also: 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy
    29 July 2009 West Ham United 0 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Workers Stadium, Beijing
    Report Defoe 74' Attendance: 10,005
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    31 July 2009 West Ham United 2 – 0 Beijing Guoan Workers Stadium, Beijing
    Gabbidon 80'
    Hines 90'    		 Report Attendance: 7,501
    Referee: China Sun Baojie

    Premier League

    15 August 2009 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 2 West Ham United Molineux
    Report Noble 22'
    Upson 69'    		 Attendance: 28,674
    Referee: Chris Foy
    23 August 2009 2 West Ham United 1 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur Boleyn Ground
    Cole 49' Report Defoe 54'
    Lennon 79'    		 Attendance: 33,095
    Referee: Mark Clattenburg
    29 August 2009 3 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 West Ham United Ewood Park
    Report Attendance: 23,421
    Referee: Phil Dowd
    12 September 2009 4 Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 West Ham United DW Stadium
    Rodallega 55' Report Attendance: 17,142
    Referee: Alan Wiley
    19 September 2009 5 West Ham United 2 – 3 Liverpool Boleyn Ground
    Diamanti 29' (pen.)
    Cole 45'    		 Report Torres 20', 75'
    Kuyt 41'    		 Attendance: 34,658
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    28 September 2009 6 Manchester City 3 – 1 West Ham United City of Manchester Stadium
    Tevez 5', 61'
    Petrov 32'    		 Report Cole 24' Attendance: 42,745
    Referee: Chris Foy
    4 October 2009 7 West Ham United 2 – 2 Fulham Boleyn Ground
    Cole 16'
    Stanislas 90+2'    		 Report Murphy 47' (pen.)
    Gera 57'    		 Attendance: 32,612
    Referee: Phil Dowd
    17 October 2009 8 Stoke City 2 – 1 West Ham United Britannia Stadium
    Beattie 11' (pen.), 69' Report Upson 34' Attendance: 27,026
    Referee: Martin Atkinson
    25 October 2009 9 West Ham United 2 – 2 Arsenal Boleyn Ground
    Cole 74'
    Diamanti 80' (pen.)    		 Report van Persie 16'
    Gallas 37'    		 Attendance: 34,442
    Referee: Chris Foy
    31 October 2009 10 Sunderland 2 – 2 West Ham United Stadium of Light
    Reid 39'
    Richardson 76'    		 Report Franco 30'
    Cole 36'    		 Attendance: 39,033
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    4 November 2009 11 West Ham United 2 – 1 Aston Villa Boleyn Ground
    Noble 45+3' (pen.)
    Hines 90+3'    		 Report A. Young 52' Attendance: 30,024
    Referee: Steve Bennett
    8 November 2009 12 West Ham United 1 – 2 Everton Boleyn Ground
    Stanislas 65' Report Saha 27'
    Gosling 64'    		 Attendance: 32,466
    Referee: Alan Wiley
    21 November 2009 13 Hull City 3 – 3 West Ham United KC Stadium
    Bullard 27', 45+1' (pen.)
    Zayatte 44'
    Mendy Red card 54'    		 Report Franco 5'
    Collison 11'
    Da Costa 69'    		 Attendance: 24,909
    Referee: Mark Clattenburg
    28 November 2009 14 West Ham United 5 – 3 Burnley 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
    5 December 2009 15 West Ham United 0 – 4 Manchester United Boleyn Ground
    Report Scholes 45+1'
    Gibson 61'
    Valencia 71'
    Rooney 72'    		 Attendance: 34,980
    Referee: Peter Walton
    12 December 2009 16 Birmingham City 1 – 0 West Ham United St Andrew's
    Bowyer 52' Report Attendance: 28,203
    Referee: Lee Mason
    15 December 2009 17 Bolton Wanderers 3 – 1 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
    Lee 64'
    Klasnić 77'
    Cahill 88'    		 Report Diamanti 69' Attendance: 17,849
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    20 December 2009 18 West Ham United 1 – 1 Chelsea Boleyn Ground
    Diamanti 45' (pen.) Report Lampard 61' (pen.) Attendance: 33,338
    Referee: Mike Dean
    26 December 2009 19 West Ham United 2 – 0 Portsmouth Boleyn Ground
    Diamanti 23' (pen.)
    Kováč 89'    		 Report Attendance: 33,686
    Referee: Lee Probert
    28 December 2009 20 Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 0 West Ham United White Hart Lane
    Modrić 11'
    Defoe 81'    		 Report Attendance: 35,994
    Referee: Chris Foy
    17 January 2010 21 Aston Villa 0 – 0 West Ham United Villa Park
    Report Attendance: 35,646
    Referee: Mike Jones
    26 January 2010 22 Portsmouth 1 – 1 West Ham United Fratton Park
    Webber 76' Report Upson 52' Attendance: 18,322
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    30 January 2010 23 West Ham United 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Boleyn Ground
    Report Attendance: 33,093
    Referee: Peter Walton
    6 February 2010 24 Burnley 2 – 1 West Ham United Turf Moor
    Nugent 14'
    Fox 55'    		 Report Ilan 81' Attendance: 21,001
    Referee: Howard Webb
    10 February 2010 25 West Ham United 2 – 0 Birmingham City Boleyn Ground
    Diamanti 45+2'
    Cole 67'    		 Report Attendance: 34,458
    Referee: Mike Dean
    20 February 2010 26 West Ham United 3 – 0 Hull City Boleyn Ground
    Behrami 3'
    Cole 59'
    Faubert 90+3'    		 Report Attendance: 33,971
    Referee: Martin Atkinson
    23 February 2010 27 Manchester United 3 – 0 West Ham United Old Trafford
    Rooney 38', 55'
    Owen 80'    		 Report Attendance: 73,797
    Referee: Alan Wiley
    6 March 2010 28 West Ham United 1 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
    Diamanti 88' Report K. Davies 10'
    Wilshere 16'
    Cohen Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 71'    		 Attendance: 33,824
    Referee: Lee Probert
    13 March 2010 29 Chelsea 4 – 1 West Ham United Stamford Bridge
    Alex 16'
    Drogba 56', 90'
    Malouda 77'    		 Report Parker 30' Attendance: 41,755
    Referee: Mark Clattenburg
    20 March 2010 30 Arsenal 2 – 0 West Ham United Emirates Stadium
    Denílson 5'
    Fàbregas 83' (pen.)    		 Report Attendance: 60,077
    Referee: Martin Atkinson
    23 March 2010 31 West Ham United 1 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
    Franco 90+3' Report Doyle 28'
    Zubar 58'
    Jarvis 61'    		 Attendance: 33,988
    Referee: Phil Dowd
    27 March 2010 32 West Ham United 0 – 1 Stoke City Boleyn Ground
    Report Fuller 69' Attendance: 34,564
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    4 April 2010 33 Everton 2 – 2 West Ham United Goodison Park
    Bilyaletdinov 24'
    Yakubu 85'    		 Report Da Costa 60'
    Ilan 87'    		 Attendance: 37,451
    Referee: Howard Webb
    10 April 2010 34 West Ham United 1 – 0 Sunderland Boleyn Ground
    Ilan 51' Report Attendance: 34,685
    Referee: Mike Jones
    19 April 2010 35 Liverpool 3 – 0 West Ham United Anfield
    Benayoun 19'
    N'Gog 29'
    Green 59' (o.g)    		 Report Attendance: 37,697
    Referee: Peter Walton
    24 April 2010 36 West Ham United 3 – 2 Wigan Athletic Boleyn Ground
    Ilan 31'
    Kováč 45+5'
    Parker 77'    		 Report Spector 4' (o.g.)
    Rodallega 52'    		 Attendance: 33,057
    Referee: Alan Wiley
    2 May 2010 37 Fulham 3 – 2 West Ham United Craven Cottage
    Dempsey 45+1'
    Cole 58' (o.g.)
    Okaka 79'    		 Report Cole 61'
    Franco 90+2'    		 Attendance: 24,201
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    9 May 2010 38 West Ham United 1 – 1 Manchester City Boleyn Ground
    Boa Morte 17' Report Wright-Phillips 21' Attendance: 34,989
    Referee: Howard Webb

    League Cup

    25 August 2009 Second round West Ham United 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Millwall Boleyn Ground
    Stanislas 87', 98' (pen.)
    Hines 100'    		 Report Harris 26' Attendance: 24,492
    Referee: Paul Taylor
    22 September 2009 Third round Bolton Wanderers 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) West Ham United Reebok Stadium
    K. Davies 86'
    Cahill 96'
    Elmander 119'    		 Report Ilunga 59' Attendance: 8,050
    Referee: Howard Webb

    FA Cup

    3 January 2010 Third round West Ham United 1 – 2 Arsenal Boleyn Ground
    Diamanti 45+1' Report Ramsey 78'
    Eduardo 83'    		 Attendance: 25,549
    Referee: Mark Clattenburg

    Statistics

    Overview

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    Goalscorers

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    League position by matchday

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    Source: [citation needed]
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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    Transfers

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