2009–10 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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)

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.

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2 DF  ENG Joe Mattock
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson (vice-captain)[4]
4 DF  SVK Marek Čech
7 MF  SVN Robert Koren
9 FW  CZE Roman Bednář
10 FW  ENG Ishmael Miller
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt
12 MF  ENG Giles Barnes[notes 2]
14 MF  ENG Jerome Thomas
15 FW  NZL Chris Wood
16 FW  ENG Luke Moore
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans
18 FW  ENG Reuben Reid
19 GK  ENG Scott Carson (club captain)[4]
20 MF  POR Filipe Teixeira[notes 3]
21 MF  COD Youssuf Mulumbu[notes 4]
22 DF  NED Gianni Zuiverloon
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  CIV Abdoulaye Méïté[notes 5]
25 MF  ENG Joss Labadie
26 DF  ROU Gabriel Tamaș (on loan from Auxerre)
27 MF  SCO James Morrison[notes 6]
29 FW  NED Andwélé Slory[notes 7]
30 DF  ENG Paul Downing
31 FW  ENG Simon Cox[notes 8]
32 FW  ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu[notes 9]
33 DF  ENG Dwayne Samuels
34 FW  WAL Josh Knight
35 MF  ENG Romaine Sawyers[notes 10]
36 MF  CHI Gonzalo Jara
37 MF  ENG George Thorne
38 FW  ENG Saido Berahino[notes 11]
39 GK  ENG Ryan Allsop
41 MF  ENG Sam Mantom
43 FW  WAL Kayleden Brown[notes 12]
44 MF  IRL Steven Reid[notes 13] (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)

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
5 DF  ENG Leon Barnett (on loan to Coventry City)
6 DF  ENG Neil Clement (retired)
8 MF  ENG Jonathan Greening (on loan to Fulham)
12 FW  SCO Craig Beattie (to Swansea City)
13 GK  ENG Luke Daniels (on loan to Tranmere Rovers)
24 DF  ANT Shelton Martis (to Doncaster Rovers)
24 MF  ENG Ben Watson (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  ENG Shaun Cummings[notes 14] (on loan from Chelsea)
28 MF  ESP Borja Valero (on loan to Mallorca)
29 DF  ENG David Worrall (to Bury)
30 DF  ENG Paul Downing (on loan to Hereford United)
40 FW  CAN Marcus Haber (on loan to Vancouver Whitecaps)
42 FW  ENG Frank Nouble (on loan from West Ham United)

Player statistics

As of 31 May 2010
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  IRL Dean Kiely 8 0 3+2 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF  ENG Joe Mattock 34 1 26+3 0 2+1 1 1+1 0
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson 48 5 43 4 3 1 2 0
4 DF  SVK Marek Čech 37 2 29+4 2 2+1 0 1 0
5 DF  ENG Leon Barnett 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF  SVN Robert Koren 39 8 26+8 5 3+1 3 1 0
8 MF  ENG Jonathan Greening 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  CZE Roman Bednář 32 11 21+6 11 4 0 1 0
10 FW  ENG Ishmael Miller 16 2 4+11 2 0+1 0 0 0
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt 43 13 39+1 13 3 0 0 0
12 FW  SCO Craig Beattie 5 2 0+3 0 0 0 2 2
12 MF  ENG Giles Barnes 9 0 1+8 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK  ENG Luke Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Jerome Thomas 29 8 22+5 7 1 1 1 0
15 FW  NZL Chris Wood 23 2 6+12 1 0+2 1 0+3 0
16 FW  ENG Luke Moore 29 4 23+3 4 1+1 0 1 0
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans 52 18 42+3 13 4 3 3 2
18 FW  ENG Reuben Reid 8 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 2 0
19 GK  ENG Scott Carson 47 0 43 0 4 0 0 0
20 MF  POR Filipe Teixeira 12 0 1+8 0 1 0 2 0
21 MF  COD Youssuf Mulumbu 46 3 35+5 3 3+1 0 0+2 0
22 DF  NED Gianni Zuiverloon 35 4 26+4 4 2+1 0 2 0
23 DF  CIV Abdoulaye Méïté 24 0 16+4 0 2 0 1+1 0
24 DF  ANT Shelton Martis 15 2 10+3 2 1 0 1 0
24 MF  ENG Ben Watson 7 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF  ENG Joss Labadie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  ENG Shaun Cummings 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF  ROU Gabriel Tamaș 26 2 23 2 2+1 0 0 0
27 MF  SCO James Morrison 12 1 5+6 1 0+1 0 0 0
28 MF  ESP Borja Valero 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF  ENG David Worrall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF  NED Andwélé Slory 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF  ENG Paul Downing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW  ENG Simon Cox 34 10 17+11 9 3 0 3 1
32 FW  ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF  ENG Dwayne Samuels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF  ENG Romaine Sawyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF  CHI Gonzalo Jara 26 1 20+2 1 3 0 1 0
37 MF  ENG George Thorne 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW  CAN Marcus Haber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW  ENG Frank Nouble 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF  IRL Steven Reid 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0

Transfers

Summer

In

Date # Player Club Fee
8 July 2009[5] 31 Simon Cox Swindon Town Undisclosed
10 July 2009[6] 21 Youssuf Mulumbu Paris Saint-Germain £750,000
31 July 2009[7] 18 Reuben Reid Rotherham United Free
10 August 2009[8] 2 Joe Mattock Leicester City Undisclosed
14 August 2009[9] 14 Jerome Thomas Portsmouth Free
25 August 2009[10] 36 Gonzalo Jara Colo-Colo £1,400,000

Out

Date # Player Club Fee
Kim Do-heon Suwon Bluewings £360,000
Sherjill MacDonald Germinal Beerschot £650,000
21 August 2009[11] Carl Hoefkens Club Brugge Free
27 August 2009[12] Craig Beattie Swansea City £500,000

Winter

In

Date # Player Club Fee
5 January 2010[13] 40 Marcus Haber Vancouver Whitecaps Free
1 February 2010[14] 29 Andwélé Slory Feyenoord Free
3 February 2010[15] 12 Giles Barnes None Free

Out

Date # Player Club Fee
29 David Worrall Bury Free
6 Neil Clement Retired
Paul Robinson Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
1 February 2010[16] 24 Shelton Martis Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed

Loans in

# Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
26 Shaun Cummings Chelsea 17 August[17] 2 September
26 Gabriel Tamaș Auxerre 1 January[18] End of season
42 Frank Nouble West Ham United 9 February 9 March
24 Ben Watson Wigan Athletic 22 February[19] 1 April[20]
44 Steven Reid Blackburn Rovers 5 March End of season

Loans out

# Player Club Arrival date Return date
Paul Robinson Bolton Wanderers 12 July[21] End of season
13 Luke Daniels Tranmere Rovers 21 July End of season
25 Joss Labadie Shrewsbury Town 3 August 3 September
29 David Worrall Shrewsbury Town 6 August 6 September
8 Jonathan Greening Fulham 22 August[22] End of season
28 Borja Valero RCD Mallorca 31 August End of season
25 Joss Labadie Shrewsbury Town 6 September 6 January
5 Leon Barnett Coventry City 4 November 31 January
25 Joss Labadie Cheltenham Town 20 November 20 December
18 Reuben Reid Peterborough United 6 January 6 April
30 Paul Downing Hereford United 25 January[23] 25 February
32 Lateef Elford-Alliyu Hereford United 25 January[23] 25 February
5 Leon Barnett Coventry City 31 January End of season
20 Filipe Teixeira Barnsley 1 February End of season
40 Marcus Haber Exeter City 18 February 18 March
30 Paul Downing Hereford United 25 February End of season
32 Lateef Elford-Alliyu Hereford United 25 February End of season
40 Marcus Haber Vancouver Whitecaps 9 April[24] 9 June

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 July 2009 Histon A 0–1 1,058
15 July 2009 Nafta Lendava A 3–0 – Moore, Greening, Olsson
18 July 2009 NK Varteks A 2–2 – Beattie
22 July 2009 Shrewsbury Town A 2–0 2,437 Moore, Koren
24 July 2009 Kidderminster Harriers A 1–2 1,057 Elford-Alliyu
25 July 2009 Walsall A 2–2 4,358 Moore, Beattie
28 July 2009 Swindon Town A 0–1 2,482
31 July 2009 Cheltenham Town A 1–2 – Wood
1 August 2009 Cheivo H 0–0 3,359

Championship

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 2009 Newcastle United H 1–1 23,502 (2,600) Martis
15 August 2009 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 22,794 (2,373) own goal
18 August 2009 Peterborough United A 3–2 8,752 Moore (2), Brunt
22 August 2009 Ipswich Town H 2–0 19,390 Mulumbu, Koren
29 August 2009 Sheffield United A 2–2 25,169 Bednář (2)
12 September 2009 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 22,190 (905) Martis, Čech (2)
15 September 2009 Doncaster Rovers H 3–1 22,184 (1,184) Olsson (2), Wood
19 September 2009 Middlesbrough A 5–0 22,725 (1,633) Brunt (2), Mulumbu, Bednář, Thomas
26 September 2009 Crystal Palace H 0–1 21,007
29 September 2009 Barnsley A 1–3 12,191 Brunt
3 October 2009 Preston North End A 0–0 11,180
17 October 2009 Reading H 3–1 20,935 Thomas(2), Mulumbu
20 October 2009 Swansea City H 0–1 21,022
24 October 2009 Coventry City A 0–0 20,871
31 October 2009 Watford H 5–0 21,421 (1,293) Olsson, Dorrans, Moore, Zuiverloon, Cox
6 November 2009 Leicester City A 2–1 28,748 Dorrans, Jara
21 November 2009 Bristol City H 4–1 23,444 (2,600) Thomas, Brunt, own goal, Cox
28 November 2009 Sheffield Wednesday A 4–0 20,824 Cox (2), Thomas, Brunt
5 December 2009 Derby County A 2–2 30,127 (3,065) Cox, Dorrans
8 December 2009 Cardiff City H 0–2 20,742
14 December 2009 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 21,565 Thomas, Cox
26 December 2009 Peterborough United H 2–0 24,924 Moore, own goal
28 December 2009 Scunthorpe United A 3–1 7,221 (1,800) Dorrans (2), Zuiverloon
8 January 2010 Nottingham Forest H 1–3 22,873 (2,554) Bednář
18 January 2010 Newcastle United A 2–2 39,921 Olsson, Bednář
26 January 2010 Ipswich Town A 1–1 19,574 (865) Brunt
30 January 2010 Sheffield United H 3–1 22,193 Dorrans, Bednář, Thomas
3 February 2010 Blackpool A 3–2 7,221 (1,426) Bednář (2), Dorrans
6 February 2010 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 12,053 Cox
9 February 2010 Scunthorpe United H 2–0 23,146 Bednář, Zuiverloon
16 February 2010 Cardiff City A 1–1 20,758 Zuiverloon
21 February 2010 Bristol City A 1–2 14,374 (1,587) Dorrans
27 February 2010 Derby County H 3–1 23,335 (2,200) Brunt (2), Cox
6 March 2010 Queens Park Rangers A 1–3 14,578 (2,302) Brunt
9 March 2010 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 20,458 Koren
13 March 2010 Blackpool H 3–2 21,592 (1,022) Miller, Koren, Dorrans
16 March 2010 Swansea City A 2–0 17,774 (958) Dorrans, Miller
20 March 2010 Preston North End H 3–2 21,343 (882) Watson, Brunt, Dorrans
24 March 2010 Coventry City H 1–0 22,140 Reid
27 March 2010 Reading A 1–1 20,515 (2,948) Tamaș
2 April 2010 Leicester City H 3–0 23,334 (1,420) Morrison, Koren (2)
5 April 2010 Watford A 1–1 14,555 Brunt
10 April 2010 Doncaster Rovers A 3–2 12,708 (3,200) Dorrans, Brunt, Bednář
17 April 2010 Middlesbrough H 2–0 22,548 (663) Cox, Bednář
26 April 2010 Crystal Palace A 1–1 17,798 Tamaș
2 May 2010 Barnsley H 1–1 25,297 (700) Dorrans

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third round 2 January 2010 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 13,472 Dorrans, Wood
Fourth round 23 January 2010 Newcastle United H 4–2 16,102 Olsson, Dorrans (2), Thomas
Fifth round 13 February 2010 Reading A 2–2 18,008 Koren, Mattock
Fifth round replay 24 February 2010 Reading H 2–3 13,982 (1,376) Koren (2)

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round 11 August 2009 Bury A 2–0 3,077 Dorrans, own goal
Second round 26 August 2009 Rotherham United H 4–3 10,659 (611) Beattie (2), Dorrans, Cox
Third round 23 September 2009 Arsenal A 0–2 56,592 (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.

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