2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
2009–10 season
Co-chairmen David Gold
David Sullivan
Manager Gianfranco Zola
Ground Boleyn Ground (Upton Park)
Premier League 17th
League Cup Third round
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Carlton Cole (10)
All: Carlton Cole (10)
Highest home attendance 34,989 (vs. Manchester City, 9 May)
Lowest home attendance 24,492 (vs. Millwall, 25 August)
Home colours
Away colours

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.

Season summary

The Hammers managed to win 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 win against Aston Villa.[2] and failed to win another away match during the rest of the season.

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]

Mid-season form was up and down, but after a loss at Old Trafford,[5] West Ham had a string of six consecutive losses to put them in major relegation danger. A late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Everton,[6] followed by a 1-0 win at home against Sunderland,[7] restored the faith. Another poor game at Anfield[8] was a minor hiccup in West Ham's quest for survival, and, after being given a golden opportunity to stay up, West Ham earned three points against Wigan Athletic in a hard-fought 3-2 win.[9] Simultaneously, Hull City blew an opportunity against Sunderland, losing 0-1. West Ham's Premier League status was confirmed on 3 May with Hull City's 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic leaving Hull 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, last achieved in 1960-61.[11] On 11 May 2010, two days after the end of the season, West Ham announced the termination of manager Gianfranco Zola's contract with immediate effect.[12]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 9 11 18 32 56 −24 38
16 Wigan Athletic 38 9 9 20 37 79 −42 36
17 West Ham United 38 8 11 19 47 66 −19 35
18 Burnley (R) 38 8 6 24 42 82 −40 30 Relegation to 2010–11 Football League Championship
19 Hull City (R) 38 6 12 20 34 75 −41 30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League
(R) Relegated.

First-team squad

[13] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Robert Green
4 Wales DF Danny Gabbidon
7 England MF Kieron Dyer
8 England MF Scott Parker (vice-captain)
9 Brazil FW Ilan
10 Mexico FW Guillermo Franco
11 Egypt FW Mido (on loan from Middlesbrough)
12 England FW Carlton Cole
13 Portugal MF Luís Boa Morte
14 Czech Republic MF Radoslav Kováč
15 England DF Matthew Upson (captain)
16 England MF Mark Noble
17 South Africa FW Benni McCarthy
18 United States DF Jonathan Spector
20 France MF Julien Faubert
No. Position Player
21 Switzerland MF Valon Behrami
22 Portugal DF Manuel da Costa
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Hérita Ilunga
28 Hungary GK Péter Kurucz
29 Czech Republic GK Marek Štěch
30 England DF James Tomkins
31 Wales MF Jack Collison
32 Italy MF Alessandro Diamanti
33 Switzerland DF Fabio Daprelà
35 England MF Josh Payne
36 England MF Anthony Edgar
41 England FW Zavon Hines
45 England DF Jordan Spence
46 England MF Junior Stanislas
- Chile MF Luis Jimenez (on loan from Inter)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
19 England FW Freddie Sears (on loan to Coventry City)
24 England FW Frank Nouble (on loan to Swindon Town)
44 England DF Bondz Ngala (on loan to Plymouth Argyle)
No. Position Player
Iceland DF Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (on loan to Roeselare)
England DF Matt Fry (on loan to Charlton Athletic)

    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.

    2009 Barclays Asia Trophy

    Premier League

    League Cup

    FA Cup

    Statistics

    Overview

    Competition Record
    P W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Premier League 38 8 11 19 47 66 −19 021.05
    FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
    League Cup 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
    Total 41 9 11 21 52 72 −20 021.95

    Goalscorers

    Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
    1ST12EnglandCarlton Cole100010
    2ST32ItalyAlessandro Diamanti7108
    3ST10MexicoGuillermo Franco5005
    MF46EnglandJunior Stanislas3025
    5ST9BrazilIlan4004
    6DF15EnglandMatthew Upson3003
    7MF8EnglandScott Parker2002
    MF14Czech RepublicRadoslav Kovac2002
    MF16EnglandMark Noble2002
    DF22PortugalManuel da Costa2002
    MF31WalesJack Collison2002
    ST41EnglandZavon Hines1012
    13DF23Democratic Republic of the CongoHerita Ilunga0011
    MF13PortugalLuis Boa Morte1001
    MF20FranceJulien Faubert1001
    MF17ChileLuis Jiménez1001
    MF21SwitzerlandValon Behrami1001
    Totals 47 1 4 52

    League position by matchday

    Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    GroundAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAH
    ResultWLDLLLDLDDWLDWLLLDWLDDDLWWLLLLLLDWLWLD
    Position411101214181919191916181717171819191717161615181413131416171717171617171717

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

    Appearances and goals

    No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Goalkeepers
    1 GK England Robert Green 4103801020
    28 GK Hungary Péter Kurucz 100+100000
    Defenders
    3 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Herita Ilunga 1711600011
    4 DF Wales Daniel Gabbidon 1108+200010
    15 DF England Matthew Upson 353333100+10
    18 DF United States Jonathan Spector 29022+500020
    19 DF Wales James Collins 30300000
    22 DF Portugal Manuel da Costa 16212+320010
    30 DF England James Tomkins 26022+101020
    33 DF Switzerland Fabio Daprela 804+301000
    44 DF England Bondz N'Gala 1000000+10
    45 DF England Jordan Spence 100+100000
    Midfielders
    7 MF England Kieron Dyer 1104+600010
    8 MF England Scott Parker 33230+120020
    13 MF Portugal Luis Boa Morte 11110000
    14 MF Czech Republic Radoslav Kovac 34227+421020
    16 MF England Mark Noble 28225+220010
    17 MF Chile Luis Jimenez 1216+511000
    20 MF France Julien Faubert 36132+11101+10
    21 MF Switzerland Valon Behrami 28124+311000
    28 MF England Kyel Reid 21000021
    31 MF Wales Jack Collison 23219+320010
    35 MF England Josh Payne 10000010
    36 MF England Anthony Edgar 10000+1000
    46 MF England Junior Stanislas 28411+1521012
    Forwards
    9 FW Brazil Ilan 1146+540000
    10 FW Mexico Guillermo Franco 23516+750000
    11 FW Egypt Mido 905+400000
    12 FW England Carlton Cole 321026+410001+10
    17 FW South Africa Benni McCarthy 502+300000
    19 FW England Freddie Sears 200+100+1000
    24 FW England Frank Nouble 1003+50100+10
    32 FW Italy Alessandro Diamanti 29818+971110
    41 FW England Zavon Hines 1525+81001+11

    Transfers

    In

    # Pos Player From Fee Date Notes
    17
    FW
    		Chile Luis JiménezItaly Inter MilanLoan23 June 2009
    [15]
    24
    FW
    		England Frank NoubleEngland ChelseaUndisclosed21 July 2009
    [16]
    33
    DF
    		Switzerland Fabio DaprelàSwitzerland GrasshoppersUndisclosed31 July 2009
    [17]
    14
    MF
    		Czech Republic Radoslav KováčRussia Spartak MoscowFree14 August 2009
    [18]
    32
    MF
    		Italy Alessandro DiamantiItaly LivornoUndisclosed28 August 2009
    [19]
    22
    DF
    		Portugal Manuel da CostaItaly FiorentinaTrade for Savio31 August 2009
    [20]
    10
    FW
    		Mexico Guillermo FrancoSpain VillarrealUndisclosed17 September 2009
    [21]
    17
    FW
    		South Africa Benni McCarthyEngland Blackburn RoversUndisclosed1 February 2010
    [22]
    11
    FW
    		Egypt MidoEngland MiddlesbroughLoan1 February 2010
    [23]
    9
    FW
    		Brazil IlanFrance Saint-ÉtienneFree1 February 2010
    [24]

    Out

    Pos Player To Fee Date Notes
    DF
    		Australia Lucas NeillEngland EvertonReleased4 June 2009
    [25]
    FW
    		England Freddie SearsEngland Crystal PalaceLoan26 June 2009
    [26]
    MF
    		England Kyel ReidEngland Sheffield UnitedFree1 July 2009
    [27]
    GK
    		England Jimmy WalkerEngland Tottenham HotspurReleased3 July 2009
    [28]
    MF
    		England Lee BowyerEngland Birmingham CityFree8 July 2009
    [29]
    FW
    		Germany Savio NserekoItaly FiorentinaTrade for da Costa31 August 2009
    [20]
    DF
    		Wales James CollinsEngland Aston VillaUndisclosed1 September 2009
    [30]
    MF
    		England Anthony EdgarEngland BournemouthLoan1 October 2009
    [31]
    DF
    		Iceland Hólmar Örn EyjólfssonEngland Cheltenham TownLoan1 October 2009
    [32]
    DF
    		England Matt FryEngland GillinghamLoan15 October 2009
    [33]
    MF
    		England Josh PayneEngland Colchester UnitedLoan22 October 2009
    [34]
    MF
    		Scotland Nigel QuashieEngland MK DonsLoan24 November 2009
    [35]
    GK
    		Czech Republic Marek ŠtěchEngland BournemouthLoan11 December 2009
    [36]
    FW
    		England Dean AshtonUnattachedRetired11 December 2009
    [37]
    MF
    		England Josh PayneEngland Wycombe WanderersLoan22 January 2010
    [38]
    MF
    		Scotland Nigel QuashieEngland Queens Park RangersFree22 January 2010
    [39]
    FW
    		England Frank NoubleEngland West Bromwich AlbionLoan8 February 2010
    [40]
    FW
    		England Freddie SearsEngland Coventry CityLoan12 February 2010
    [41]
    DF
    		England Bondz N'GalaEngland Plymouth ArgyleLoan16 March 2010
    [41]
    DF
    		England Calum DavenportUnattachedReleased17 March 2010
    [42]
    FW
    		England Frank NoubleEngland Swindon TownLoan19 March 2010
    [43]
    DF
    		England Matt FryEngland Charlton AthleticLoan25 March 2010
    [44]

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