2009–10 Swansea City A.F.C. season

Swansea City
2009–10 season
Chairman Huw Jenkins
Manager Paulo Sousa
Football League Championship 7th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League: Darren Pratley (7)
All: Darren Pratley (7)
Highest home attendance 18,794 vs Crystal Palace (28 December 2009)
Lowest home attendance 12,775 vs Reading (18 August 2009)
Average home league attendance 15,407
Home colours
Away colours

The 2009–10 season was Swansea City's 81st season in the Football League. It was their second consecutive season in the second tier following an eighth-placed finish in the previous campaign.

Swansea finished the season in seventh place, one place higher than the previous season, having just missed out on a play-off place to Blackpool.[1]

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order.

May

June

  • 2 June: Swansea City completed the signing of Southampton winger Nathan Dyer for a fee of £400,000.[6]
  • 4 June: Swansea City have given boss Roberto Martínez permission to hold talks with Wigan Athletic following the departure of Steve Bruce to Sunderland.[7] Should the deal go ahead, Wigan will pay a sum close to £2 million in compensation.[8]
  • 11 June: Roberto Martínez was set to be unveiled as the new manager of Wigan Athletic at a press conference, but the deal was halted as Martínez failed to mention that he wanted his backroom staff from Swansea too join him.[9] Huw Jenkins had demanded compensation for the backroom staff, and branded Whelan as "unfair and disrespectful."[10][11]
  • 15 June: Swansea and Wigan agree compensation for the loss of Martínez; the club has now confirmed the compensation package with the Premier League outfit for assistant-manager Graeme Jones, chief scout Kevin Reeves, goalkeeping coach Iñaki Bergara and masseur Oscar Brau.[12]
  • 16 June: Defender Matthew Collins signed a new contract extending his stay at Swansea until 2011.[13]
  • 16 June: Swansea City were handed a home tie against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Football League Cup first round.[14]
  • 16 June: Norwich City signed midfielder Owain Tudur Jones on a three-year deal for a sum thought to be in the region of £250,000.[15]
  • 17 June: The fixture list for all championship teams were released on 17 June. Swansea City's first match will be away against newly-crowned League One champions Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium. Swansea's first home game will be against relegated Premier League side Middlesbrough.[16]
  • 18 June: Swansea City announced that they had offered the vacant managerial position to the Portuguese two-time Champions League-winning player Paulo Sousa and had verbally agreed a three-year contract. Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins went on to say, "He's young, bright, enthusiastic and a visionary with extensive knowledge and contacts not only throughout Europe, but world football."[17]
  • 23 June: Eredivisie runners-up Twente will be the first team to face Swansea City in pre-season on 18 July, they will then be playing Spanish side Almería on 1 August at the Liberty Stadium.[18]
  • 23 June: Paulo Sousa returned from Portugal and was officially unveiled as the new Swansea City manager at a press conference held at the Liberty Stadium at 13:30 GMT. He signed a three-year deal. Sousa said, "Together with the fans we can build a strong club, a strong city to be on the map not only in Wales and England, but everywhere."[19][20]
  • 25 June: Swansea City unveiled the online casino, 32Red, as their shirt sponsors for the 2009–10 season. The home and away kits were modeled by defenders Alan Tate and Marcos Painter.[21]
  • 26 June: Midfielder Joe Allen signed a new three-year contract with Swansea that will see him stay until 2012.[22]
  • 26 June: Swansea City rejected a £2.5 million bid from Bolton Wanderers for midfielder Ferrie Bodde.[23]

July

August

  • 7 August: Ashley Williams was called up to the Welsh national team to face Montenegro in a Friendly.[33]
  • 8 August: Swansea football league campaign kicked off against Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium, but ended in a 2–1 defeat. However, midfielder Joe Allen suffered a Hamstring injury after 25 minutes.[34]
  • 11 August: Ashley Williams was named in the Championship Team of the Week following his performance against Leicester.
  • 12 August: Swansea were drawn against Scunthorpe United at home in the second round of the League Cup following their 3–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[35]
  • 13 August: Swansea City and the Swansea City Council had come to an agreement to develop a Football academy in Landore in an investment worth over £1m.[36]
  • 18 August: Swansea City rejected a bid for Ferrie Bodde from previous, and now manager of Wigan Athletic, Roberto Martínez. It was understood that the Wigan had offered £4.5 million. However, Swansea Chairman Huw Jenkins went on to say, "Not only have we rejected the bid, but it's an offer we wouldn't even think twice about considering... In fact, the way it is structured – over such a long period of time and appearance related – it doesn't even constitute an offer."[37][38]
  • 22 August: Austrian front-man Besian Idrizaj signed for Swansea City on a two-year deal.[39]
  • 25 August: Swansea City's clash with Scunthorpe ended in controversy as Swansea had captain Garry Monk, Gorka Pintado and Àngel Rangel sent off, whilst striker Stephen Dobbie went off injured. This left Swansea down to just 7 men on the field. Tempers then erupted as debutant Besian Idrizaj was forced to play on despite being injured. The match would have been abandoned according to Football League rules. Football League rules state each side must have at least seven players on the pitch for a game to be played.[40][41]
  • 27 August: Swansea City completed a double swoop and signed club legend Lee Trundle on loan from Bristol City until 1 January 2010 and Craig Beattie joined the Swans from West Bromwich Albion on a three-year deal for a club record deal of £800k.[42]

September

  • 1 September: Swansea sign Trinidad and Tobago centre back Radanfah Abu Bakr on a three-month deal.[43]
  • 3 September: Lil Fuccillo became Swansea's new Chief Scout, moving from Newcastle United.[44]
  • 10 September: Former Ajax player Cedric van der Gun signed for Swansea on a one-year deal with an option to extend his stay a further 12 months.[45]
  • 28 September: Ferrie Bodde was ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing a cruciate ligament in his left knee for a second time. Bodde lasted just eight minutes in the 2–1 victory against Sheffield United.[46]

October

Players

Squad stats

Total League Champ'ship FA CupLeague Cup
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKNetherlands De Vries 47 48 46 1 1
2 DFWales
England
Williams 44 455 455
3 DFRepublic of Ireland
England
Painter 6 6 4 1 1
4 DFWales O'Leary
5 DFEngland Tate 41 411 381 1 2
6 MFNetherlands Bodde 2 4 4
7 MFEngland Britton 36 37 35 2
8 MFJamaica
England
Pratley 33 367 357 1
9 FWScotland Beattie 11 213 213
10 MFSpain Orlandi 23 301 291 1
11 MFNetherlands Van der Gun 20 242 232 1
12 MFEngland Dyer 38 412 392 2
14 FWScotland Dobbie 5 93 6 1 23
15 MFSpain López 9 14 11 1 2
16 DFEngland Monk 23 251 22 1 21
17 GKWales Cornell 1 1 1
18 FWSpain Pintado 18 332 312 1 1
19 FWEngland Trundle 2 185 175 1
20 MFWales MacDonald 2 3 3
21 DFItaly
Argentina
Bessone 22 221 211 1
22 DFSpain Rangel 36 38 37 1
23 FWSpain Bauzà 3 7 6 1
24 MFWales Allen 14 22 21 1
25 DFWales Collins 2 2 1 1
26 DFSpain Serran 4 7 6 1
27 MFEngland Gower 25 331 301 1 2
28 MFRepublic of Ireland Butler 9 241 241
29 MFWales Richards 10 15 15
31 MFWales Howard
30 FWWales Bond 2 2 1 1
33 FWWales Morgan 2 5 3 2
34 DFWales Walsh
35 DFWales Sheehan
36 MFWales Thomas 1 1
37 MFWales Lucas
38 DFEngland Grimes
39 DFEngland Burgin
40 FWAustria Idrizaj 1 4 3 1
42 FWFinland Kuqi 15 195 195
43 DFCanada Edgar 5 51 51
49 MFWales Cotterill 15 214 203 11

Last updated: 2 May 2010
Source: Swans World
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Notes
22 DF Spain Rangel 6 2
18 FW Spain Pintado 2 1 1
16 DF England Monk 4 1
26 DF Spain Serran 1
12 MF England Dyer 5 1
15 MF Spain López 1
7 MF England Britton 7
10 MF Spain Orlandi 7
5 DF England Tate 7
8 MF Jamaica Pratley 6
2 DF Wales Williams 5
27 MF England Gower 4
42 FW Finland Kuqi 3
3 DF Republic of Ireland Painter 3
24 MF Wales Allen 2
1 GK Netherlands De Vries 2
29 MF Wales Richards 2
14 FW Scotland Dobbie 1
11 FW Netherlands Van der Gun 1
23 MF Spain Bauzà 1
49 MF Wales Cotterill 1

Source:
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

PFA Team of the Year

Wales Ashley Williams

Championship Team of the Week

The following Swansea players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.

Transfers

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
14 FW Scotland Dobbie 35EU Queen of the South Scotland Free Agent Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
12 MF England Dyer 30EU Southampton Transferred Summer 2012 £400k BBC Sport
15 MF Spain López 37EU Queens Park Rangers Transferred Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
40 FW Austria Idrizaj 31EU Free Agent Summer 2011 Free Swansea Official Website
9 FW Scotland Beattie 34EU West Bromwich Albion Transferred Summer 2012 £800k BBC Sport
11 MF Netherlands van der Gun 39EU Free Agent Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
49 MF Wales Cotterill 30EU Sheffield United Transferred Winter 2013 £600k BBC Sport
42 FW Finland Kuqi 41EU TuS Koblenz Germany Transferred Winter 2011 Free BBC Sport

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
15 DF Lawrence Trinidad and Tobago34 Released San Juan Jabloteh Summer n/a 79 7 BBC Sport
17 MF Tudur Jones Wales24 Transferred Norwich City Summer £250k 41 3 BBC Sport
19 FW Jones Wales19 Released Grimsby Town Summer n/a 7 0 Swansea Official Website
9 FW Scotland Trinidad and Tobago30 Transferred Wigan Athletic Summer £2mil 102 53 BBC Sport
4 DF O'Leary Wales32 Released Winter n/a 281 10 BBC Sport
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans

In

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
19 FW Trundle England42 Bristol City 27 August 2009 2 May 2010 BBC Sport
37 DF Abu Bakr Trinidad and Tobago31 Caledonia AIA 1 September 2009 1 January 2010 BBC Sport thisissouthwales.co.uk
49 MF Cotterill Wales30 Sheffield United 26 November 2009 1 January 2010 BBC Sport BBC Sport
43 DF Edgar Canada31 Burnley 23 March 2010 2 May 2010 BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
38 DF Grimes England27 Haverfordwest County 24 July 2009 April 2010 Swansea Official website
4 MF O'Leary Wales41 Leyton Orient 30 August 2009 30 September 2009 Swansea Official website Orient Official website
20 MF MacDonald Wales30 Yeovil Town 22 September 2009 26 April 2010 BBC Sport Swansea Official website
32 FW Morgan Wales29 Newport County 15 October 2009 24 April 2010 Swansea Official website
36 MF Thomas Wales27 Newport County 15 October 2009 24 April 2010 Swansea Official website
3 DF Painter Republic of Ireland32 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 January 2010 8 May 2010 BBC Sport
14 FW Dobbie Scotland35 Blackpool 1 February 2010 22 May 2010 BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

New contracts

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
25 DF Wales Collins 32 Signed 2 years June 2011 [13]
24 MF Wales Allen 28 Signed 3 years June 2012 [22]
19 FW Wales Jones 29 Rejected n/a July 2009 [50]
10 MF Spain Orlandi 34 Signed 1 Year July 2010 [26]
5 DF England Tate 36 Signed 4 Years August 2013 [51]
2 DF Wales Williams 34 Signed 4 Years October 2013 [52]
16 DF England Monk 39 Signed 3 Years November 2012 [53]
17 GK Wales Cornell 27 Signed 3.5 Years July 2013 [54]

Last updated:

Championship Stats

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 18 11 40 37  +3 69 10 10 3 21 12  +9 7 8 8 19 25  −6

Last updated: 2 May 2010.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLDWDLDDWDWDWDWWWLDWLWDDWDDWWDDWWLWDLDLDLWLWLD
Position2324231519201919171615161112119477565664455544444445555556677

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Championship Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C) 46 30 12 4 90 35 +55 102 Promotion to Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 26 13 7 88 47 +41 91
3 Nottingham Forest (Q) 46 22 13 11 65 40 +25 79 Qualification for League Championship playoffs
4 Cardiff City (Q) 46 22 10 14 73 54 +19 76
5 Leicester City (Q) 46 21 13 12 61 45 +16 76
6 Blackpool (Q) 46 19 13 14 74 58 +16 70
7 Swansea City 46 17 18 11 40 37 +3 69

Updated to games played on 26 April 2010.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Pre-season Friendlies

Football League Championship

League Cup

FA Cup

References and footnotes

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  55. The match was split into three 30 minute periods.
  56. 1 2 45 minutes were played for each match.
  57. Swansea City lost 5–4 on penalties.

See also

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