2009–10 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

Accrington Stanley Football team season

Accrington Stanley

Chairman

David O'Neill

Manager

15th

Third Round

Second Round

Football League Trophy

North Semi Final

Top goalscorer

League: Robert Grant (14)
All: Robert Grant
Michael Symes (17)

Home colours

Away colours

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This article documents the 2009–10 season of Lancashire football club Accrington Stanley. It was the team's 4th season in League Two after winning promotion from the Conference National in 2005–06.

Shareholder Ilyas Khan withdrew financial support in early October, and the debt ridden club struggled with early season form. With debts mounting, fans came to the aid of Stanley through the 'Save our Stanley' campaign. The club was forced to clear £308,000 worth of tax debt, and the club's target was reached on 3 November 2009.

After winning 7 from 8 games in League Two during midseason, Stanley found themselves challenging for a playoff spot, and reaching the 2009–10 Football League Trophy north semi-final was also a highlight. Stanley were winless from 9 games late in the season, but held 15th spot with 2 wins and a draw in the last 3 games of the season.

Players

Current squad

As of 12 March 2010.

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	AUS	Dean Bouzanis (on loan from Liverpool)
3	DF	ENG	Leam Richardson
5	DF	ENG	Darran Kempson
6	MF	ENG	Andrew Procter (captain)
7	MF	ENG	John Miles (vice captain)
8	MF	ENG	Luke Joyce
9	FW	NIR	Billy Kee (on loan from Leicester City)
11	MF	ENG	Robert Grant
12	DF	ENG	Phil Edwards
14	MF	IRL	Jimmy Ryan
15	DF	ENG	Dean Winnard
16	MF	ENG	Chris Turner
17	MF	ENG	Sean McConville


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ENG	John Mullin
19	FW	ENG	Michael Symes
20	DF	ENG	Peter Murphy
24	FW	ENG	Gary King
25	GK	ENG	Ian Dunbavin
26	DF	ENG	Tom Lees (on loan from Leeds United)
27	GK	ENG	Josh Molloy
28	FW	ENG	Adam Black
29	DF	ENG	Zack Riley
30	DF	ENG	James McCarten (on loan from Everton)
31	DF	NIR	Johnny Flynn (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
32	GK	ENG	Matthew Ince

Out on loan

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
21	MF	ENG	Alan Burton (on loan at Marine)
22	DF	ENG	Bee Ami (on loan at Radcliffe Borough)

Pre-season

Maidstone United v Accrington Stanley

11 July 2009	Maidstone United	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Ashford
15:00		Report	Cavanagh 21' Miles 85'	Stadium: The Homelands Attendance: 213 Referee: Ian Crouch

Burscough v Accrington Stanley

14 July 2009	Burscough	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Burscough
19:30	Williams 62'	Report	Grant 36'	Stadium: Victoria Park

F.C. Halifax Town v Accrington Stanley

18 July 2009	F.C. Halifax Town	1–3	Accrington Stanley	Halifax
15:00	Dean 12'	Report	King 16' Grant 61' 84'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 600+

Radcliffe Borough v Accrington Stanley

21 July 2009	Radcliffe Borough	0–5	Accrington Stanley	Radcliffe
19:30		Report	King Joyce Kee	Stadium: Stainton Park

Accrington Stanley v Burnley

28 July 2009	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Burnley	Accrington
19:30	Miles 39' McConville 67'	Report	Blake 83' Thompson 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,672 Referee: J Moss

Accrington Stanley v Blackburn Rovers

31 July 2009	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Accrington
19:30		Report	Gallagher 10' 42' 52'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 618

League Two

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Burton Albion	46	17	11	18	71	71	0	62
14	Bradford City	46	16	14	16	59	62	−3	62
15	Accrington Stanley	46	18	7	21	62	74	−12	61
16	Hereford United	46	17	8	21	54	65	−11	59
17	Torquay United	46	14	15	17	64	55	+9	57

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk

Results

Rotherham United v Accrington Stanley

8 August 2009	Rotherham United	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Sheffield
15:00	Warne 89'	Report	Martin 79' (Time wasting)	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Danny McDermid

Accrington Stanley v Lincoln City

15 August 2009	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Lincoln City	Accrington
15:00	Kempson 51'	Report	Hughton 17' (Unsporting behaviour) Howe 32' (Unsporting behaviour) Heath 36' Kerr 49' Kovács 62' Hutchinson 90+5' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,498 Referee: Langford

Accrington Stanley v Northampton Town

18 August 2009	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Northampton Town	Accrington
19:45	Joyce 83' (Unsporting behaviour) Ryan	Report	Guinan 3' Akinfenwa 18' (pen.) McKay 78'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Bratt

Aldershot v Accrington Stanley

22 August 2009	Aldershot	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Aldershot
15:00	Donnelly 8' 90+1' Morgan 22' Harding 45+2' Winfield 84'	Report	Mullin 45' Edwards 48' Procter 60'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury

29 August 2009	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Shrewsbury	Accrington
15:00	Symes 67'	Report	Leslie 18' (pen.) Elder 38' Holden 42' Langmead 50' Hibbert 82'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,447 Referee: Moss

Bury v Accrington Stanley

5 September 2009	Bury	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Bury
15:00		Report	Grant 83' 85'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Accrington Stanley v Darlington

11 September 2009	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Darlington	Accrington
19:45	Procter 21' Kee 83'	Report	Gall 59'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,228 Referee: Andy Penn

Hereford United v Accrington Stanley

19 September 2009	Hereford United	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Hereford
15:00	C. King 6' Valentine 67'	Report	Kempson 16' Lees 24'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Steve Rushton

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

25 September 2009	Accrington Stanley	5–3	Crewe Alexandra	Accrington
19:45	R. Grant 3' 49' Symes 5' 77' Procter 68'	Report	J. Grant 43' 82' L. Murphy 90+3'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Steve Whitestone

Port Vale v Accrington Stanley

29 September 2009	Port Vale	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00	Dodds 5' Fraser 86'	Report	Winnard 37' Edwards 82' (pen.) Procter 90'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley

3 October 2009	Chesterfield	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
15:00	Page 26' McDermott 30' Small 90+2' 90+3'	Report	Kee 51' Symes 83' Dunbavin 88'	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town

10 October 2009	Accrington Stanley	4–0	Cheltenham Town	Accrington
15:00	Turner 54' Edwards 59' Grant 62' 68' Joyce 64'	Report	Low 77'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,843 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Accrington Stanley v Bournemouth

17 October 2009	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Bournemouth	Accrington
15:00	Symes 8' Winnard 75'	Report	Feeney 30' Pearce 72' Hollands 76'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,858 Referee: Michael Oliver

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

24 October 2009	Rochdale	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
15:00	Dagnall 90+1'	Report	Edwards 39' Kempson 43' Grant 45' Symes 54' 70'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Russell Booth

Grimsby Town v Accrington Stanley

30 October 2009	Grimsby Town	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Cleethorpes
19:45	Forbes 14' Sweeney 21' Boshell 31' Lancashire 67' Akpa Akpro 74' Conlon 90+5'	Report	King 5' 21' Lees 13' Joyce 45+1' Edwards 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Howard Webb

Accrington Stanley v Dagenham & Redbridge

14 November 2009	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Accrington
		Report	Arber 39'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,538

Bradford City v Accrington Stanley

21 November 2009	Bradford City	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Bradford
	Edwards 21' (o.g.)	Report	Symes 56'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 11,176 Referee: S Cook

Burton Albion v Accrington Stanley

1 December 2009	Burton Albion	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Burton upon Trent
		Report	Kee 45+1' Symes 76'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Paul Taylor

Accrington Stanley v Torquay United

5 December 2009	Accrington Stanley	4–2	Torquay United	Accrington
	Edwards 39' (pen.) Procter 40' Joyce 56' Grant 70'	Report	Wroe 10' (pen.) Zebroski 82'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,351 Referee: A Woolmer

Notts County v Accrington Stanley

12 December 2009	Notts County	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Nottingham
	Hughes 82' (pen.)	Report	Symes 60' Ryan 74'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,855 Referee: M Haywood

Morecambe v Accrington Stanley

26 December 2009	Morecambe	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
	Hunter 68'	Report	Edwards 56', 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 3,478 Referee: C Webster

Accrington Stanley v Bury

28 December 2009	Accrington Stanley	2–4	Bury	Accrington
	Symes 14' McConville 69'	Report	Jones 53' Morrell 55', 75' Lowe 90+3'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,138 Referee: D Webb

Accrington Stanley v Aldershot Town

26 January 2010	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Aldershot Town	Accrington
	Procter 30' Kee 75'	Report	Sandell 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Shrewsbury v Accrington Stanley

30 January 2010	Shrewsbury	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Shrewsbury
		Report	Grant 26' Procter 30' 84'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,139 Referee: P Miller

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

6 February 2010	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Morecambe	Accrington
	Grant 29', 62' Ryan 83'	Report	Artell 17', 54'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Northampton Town v Accrington Stanley

9 February 2010	Northampton Town	4–0	Accrington Stanley	Northampton
	Akinfenwa 10' McKay 57', 61' Guttridge 66'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,206 Referee: James Linington

Macclesfield v Accrington Stanley

13 February 2010	Macclesfield	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Macclesfield
		Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Peter Quinn

Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley

16 February 2010	Lincoln City	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Lincolnshire
	Lennnon 83' Kempson 90+1' (o.g.)	Report	Grant 30'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Shoebridge

Accrington Stanley v Bradford City

20 February 2010	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Bradford City	Accrington
	Miles 54', 86'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,396 Referee: Kettle

Torquay United v Accrington Stanley

27 February 2010	Torquay United	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Torquay
	Mansell 50' Kempson 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Symes 69'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Hooper

Accrington Stanley v Notts County

6 March 2010	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Notts County	Accrington
		Report	Davies 29' Hughes 48' Rodgers 55'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,123 Referee: Hall

Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield

9 March 2010	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Macclesfield	Accrington
	Kee 65'	Report	Tipton 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,210 Referee: Haines

Barnet v Accrington Stanley

13 March 2010	Barnet	1–2	Accrington Stanley	High Barnet, London
	O'Flynn 32' (pen.) Kamdjo 80'	Report	Edwards 59' Kee 84' Dunbavin 20'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,559 Referee: Cook

Accrington Stanley v Rotherham United

16 March 2010	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Rotherham United	Accrington
	Symes 18' Ryan 79'	Report	Josh Walker 56'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Sutton

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

20 March 2010	Accrington Stanley	2–4	Rochdale	Accrington
	Symes 61' 74' Miles 65'	Report	Jones 67', 72' O'Grady 83' Higginbotham 90+5' Taylor 75'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Salisbury

Accrington Stanley v Burton Albion

23 March 2010	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Burton Albion	Accrington
		Report	Harrad 27' Pearson 79'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Russell Booth

Bournemouth v Accrington Stanley

27 March 2010	Bournemouth	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Bournemouth
	Feeney 18' Pitman 79'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Scott

Dagenham & Redbridge v Accrington Stanley

3 April 2010	Dagenham & Redbridge	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Dagenham, London
	Benson 7' Gain 41' Green 53'	Report	Grant 5'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,031 Referee: Ward

Accrington Stanley v Grimsby Town

5 April 2010	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Grimsby Town	Accrington
	Kee 38' Symes 44'	Report	Hudson 56' Coulson 59' Devitt 61'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Rushton

Darlington v Accrington Stanley

10 April 2010	Darlington	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Darlington
		Report		Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,545 Referee: Woolmer

Accrington Stanley v Port Vale

13 April 2010	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Port Vale	Accrington
19:45	Grant 52'	Report	Davies 35' Taylor 65'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Moss

Accrington Stanley v Hereford United

17 April 2010	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Hereford United	Accrington
15:00	Symes 48' (pen.)	Report	McCallum 35', 90+3'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,420 Referee: Quinn

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

24 April 2010	Crewe Alexandra	5–1	Accrington Stanley	Crewe
15:00	Zola 5', 90+2' Donaldson 62' Westwood 70' Grant 81'	Report	Brayford 65' (o.g.) Dunbavin 67'	Stadium: Gresty Road, Attendance: 3,810 Referee: Langford

Accrington Stanley v Barnet

27 April 2010	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Barnet	Accrington
19:45	Kee 70'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield

1 May 2010	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Chesterfield	Accrington
15:00	Kee 70', 88'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,475 Referee: Haywood

Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley

8 May 2010	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Cheltenham
15:00	Low 9'	Report	Turner 24'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Darren Deadman

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup Accrington Stanley v Walsall

11 August 2009 1st Round	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Walsall	Accrington
19:45	Grant 53' Mullin 90+1'	Report	Nicholls 9' Weston 23' 35'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Miller

Queens Park Rangers v Accrington Stanley

25 August 2009 2nd Round	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45	Ramage 28' Ephraim 68' Routledge 90+1'	Report	Ryan 38' Symes 90+4'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Pawson

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy Oldham Athletic v Accrington Stanley

1 September 2009 North, Round 1	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Oldham
19:45	Whitaker 10' Hazell 59'	Report	Kempson 19' Gregan 60' (o.g.) 66' Edwards 67' Grant 90+3'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Tierney

Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury

6 October 2009 North, Round 2	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Shrewsbury	Accrington
19:45	Ryan 12' Lees 45+3' G. King 47' Winnard 52'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 819 Referee: Scott Foster

Accrington Stanley v Bury

10 November 2009 North, Q. Final	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Bury	Accrington
19:00	Symes 2', 40' Grant 6' 82' Joyce 62'	Report	Racchi 41' Jones 48' Futcher 71'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Leeds United v Accrington Stanley

15 December 2009 North, Semi Final	Leeds United	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Leeds
19:45	Ephraim 9' Kilkenny 50'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 12,696 Referee: Mick Russell

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup Accrington Stanley v Salisbury

7 November 2009 1st Round	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Salisbury	Accrington
15:00		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,379

Accrington Stanley v Barnet

28 November 2009 2nd Round	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Barnet	Accrington
15:00	Grant 29' Symes 50'	Report	Yakubu 47' O'Flynn 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Pawson

Barnet v Accrington Stanley

8 December 2009 2nd Round (Replay)	Barnet	0–1	Accrington Stanley	High Barnet, London
19:45		Report	Grant 16'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Mattison

Accrington Stanley v Gillingham

19 January 2010 3rd Round	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Gillingham	Accrington
19:45	Miles 81'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Accrington Stanley v Fulham

23 January 2010 4th Round	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Fulham	Accrington
15:00	Symes 25' Kempson 27' 42'	Report	Nevland 21' Duff 59' Gera 80' 44' Baird 29'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Atwell

References

"Khan withdraws financial backing". Vital Sport. 5 October 2009.
"Save our Stanley". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.

External links

2009–10 Accrington Stanley F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures

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