2009–10 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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.

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)

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 Dwayne Samuels
34 FW Wales WAL Josh Knight
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 TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ireland EIR Dean Kiely 803+200030
2 DF England ENG Joe Mattock 34126+302+111+10
3 DF Sweden SWE Jonas Olsson 4854343120
4 DF Slovakia SVK Marek Čech 37229+422+1010
5 DF England ENG Leon Barnett 500+200030
7 MF Slovenia SVN Robert Koren 39826+853+1310
8 MF England ENG Jonathan Greening 20200000
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Roman Bednář 321121+6114010
10 FW England ENG Ishmael Miller 1624+1120+1000
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Brunt 431339+1133000
12 FW Scotland SCO Craig Beattie 520+300022
12 MF England ENG Giles Barnes 901+800000
13 GK England ENG Luke Daniels 00000000
14 MF England ENG Jerome Thomas 29822+571110
15 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Wood 2326+1210+210+30
16 FW England ENG Luke Moore 29423+341+1010
17 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans 521842+3134332
18 FW England ENG Reuben Reid 801+400+1020
19 GK England ENG Scott Carson 4704304000
20 MF Portugal POR Filipe Teixeira 1201+801020
21 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Youssuf Mulumbu 46335+533+100+20
22 DF Netherlands NED Gianni Zuiverloon 35426+442+1020
23 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Méïté 24016+40201+10
24 DF Netherlands Antilles ANT Shelton Martis 15210+321010
24 MF England ENG Ben Watson 716+110000
25 MF England ENG Joss Labadie 00000000
26 DF England ENG Shaun Cummings 40300010
26 DF Romania ROU Gabriel Tamaș 2622322+1000
27 MF Scotland SCO James Morrison 1215+610+1000
28 MF Spain ESP Borja Valero 200+100010
29 MF England ENG David Worrall 00000000
29 MF Netherlands NED Andwélé Slory 601+500000
30 DF England ENG Paul Downing 00000000
31 FW England ENG Simon Cox 341017+1193031
32 FW England ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu 00000000
33 DF England ENG Dwayne Samuels 00000000
35 MF England ENG Romaine Sawyers 00000000
36 DF Chile CHI Gonzalo Jara 26120+213010
37 MF England ENG George Thorne 100+100000
40 FW Canada CAN Marcus Haber 00000000
42 FW England ENG Frank Nouble 30300000
44 MF Ireland EIR Steven Reid 91910000

Transfers

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

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
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 JulHiston
(Conference National)		AL 0 – 11,058
15 JulNafta Lendava
(Slovenian PrvaLiga)		AW 3 – 0–Luke Moore, Jonathan Greening, Jonas Olsson
18 JulNK Varteks
(Prva HNL)		AD 2 – 2–Craig Beattie
22 JulShrewsbury Town
(Football League Two)		AW 2 – 02,437Luke Moore, Robert Koren
24 JulKidderminster Harriers
(Conference National)		AD 1 – 21,057Lateef Elford-Alliyu
25 JulWalsall
(Football League One)		AD 2 – 24,358Luke Moore, Craig Beattie
28 JulSwindon Town
(Football League One)		AL 0 – 12,482
31 JulCheltenham Town
(Football League Two)		AL 1 – 2–Chris Wood
1 AugCheivo
(Serie A)		HD 0 – 03,359

Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 AugNewcastle UnitedHD 1 – 123,502 (2,600)Martis
15 AugNottingham ForestAW 1 – 022,794 (2,373)own goal
18 AugPeterborough UnitedAW 3 – 28,752Moore (2), Brunt
22 AugIpswich TownHW 2 – 019,390Mulumbu, Koren
29 AugSheffield UnitedAD 2 – 225,169Bednář (2)
12 SepPlymouth ArgyleHW 3 – 122,190 (905)Martis, Čech (2)
15 SepDoncaster RoversHW 3 – 122,184 (1,184)Olsson (2), Wood
19 SepMiddlesbroughAW 5 – 022,725 (1,633)Brunt (2), Mulumbu, Bednář, Thomas
26 SepCrystal PalaceHL 0 – 121,007
29 SepBarnsleyAL 1 – 312,191Brunt
3 OctPreston North EndAD 0 – 011,180
17 OctReadingHW 3 – 120,935Thomas(2), Mulumbu
20 OctSwansea CityHL 0 – 121,022
24 OctCoventry CityAD 0 – 020,871
31 OctWatfordHW 5 – 021,421 (1,293)Olsson, Dorrans, Moore, Zuiverloon, Cox
6 NovLeicester CityAW 2 – 128,748Dorrans, Jara
21 NovBristol CityHW 4 – 123,444 (2,600)Thomas, Brunt, own goal, Cox
28 NovSheffield WednesdayAW 4 – 020,824Cox (2), Thomas, Brunt
5 DecDerby CountyAD 2 – 230,127 (3,065)Cox, Dorrans
8 DecCardiff CityHL 0 – 220,742
14 DecQueens Park RangersHD 2 – 221,565Thomas, Cox
26 DecPeterborough UnitedHW 2 – 024,924Moore, own goal
28 DecScunthorpe UnitedAW 3 – 17,221 (1,800)Dorrans (2), Zuiverloon
8 JanNottingham ForestHL 1 – 322,873 (2,554)Bednář
18 JanNewcastle UnitedAD 2 – 239,921Olsson, Bednář
26 JanIpswich TownAD 1 – 119,574 (865)Brunt
30 JanSheffield UnitedHW 3 – 122,193Dorrans, Bednář, Thomas
3 FebBlackpoolAW 3 – 27,221 (1,426)Bednář (2), Dorrans
6 FebPlymouth ArgyleAW 1 – 012,053Cox
9 FebScunthorpe UnitedHW 2 – 023,146Bednář, Zuiverloon
16 FebCardiff CityAD 1 – 120,758Zuiverloon
21 FebBristol CityAL 1 – 214,374 (1,587)Dorrans
27 FebDerby CountyHW 3 – 123,335 (2,200)Brunt (2), Cox
6 MarQueens Park RangersAL 1 – 314,578 (2,302)Brunt
9 MarSheffield WednesdayHW 1 – 020,458Koren
13 MarBlackpoolHW 3 – 221,592 (1,022)Miller, Koren, Dorrans
16 MarSwansea CityAW 2 – 017,774 (958)Dorrans, Miller
20 MarPreston North EndHW 3 – 221,343 (882)Watson, Brunt, Dorrans
24 MarCoventry CityHW 1 – 022,140Reid
27 MarReadingAD 1 – 120,515 (2,948)Tamaș
2 AprLeicester CityHW 3 – 023,334 (1,420)Morrison, Koren (2)
5 AprWatfordAD 1 – 114,555Brunt
10 AprDoncaster RoversAW 3 – 212,708 (3,200)Dorrans, Brunt, Bednář
17 AprMiddlesbroughHW 2 – 022,548 (663)Cox, Bednář
26 AprCrystal PalaceAD 1 – 117,798Tamaș
2 MayBarnsleyHD 1 – 125,297 (700)Dorrans

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
2 JanThreeHuddersfield TownAW 2 – 013,472Dorrans, Wood
23 JanFourNewcastle UnitedHW 4 – 216,102Olsson, Dorrans (2), Thomas
13 FebFiveReadingAD 2 – 218,008Koren, Mattock
24 FebFive (replay)ReadingHL 2 – 313,982 (1,376)Koren (2)

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 AugOneBuryAW 2 – 03,077Dorrans, own goal
26 AugTwoRotherham UnitedHW 4 – 310,659 (611)Beattie (2), Dorrans, Cox
23 SepThreeArsenalAL 0 – 256,592 (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
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