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Coventry City F.C.

2009–10 season
Chairman	Ray Ranson
Manager	Chris Coleman
Championship	19
FA Cup	Out – third round vs Portsmouth
League Cup	Out – first round vs Hartlepool United
Top goalscorer	League: All: Clinton Morrison, 11
Highest home attendance	22,209 vs Leicester City, Championship, 9 October 2003 Cup: 7,097 vs Portsmouth, FA Cup, 12 January 2010
Lowest home attendance	14,426 vs Sheffield United, Championship, 9 September 2015 Cup: 6,055 vs Hartlepool United, League Cup, 12 August 2009
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Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

June:

• 16 – Coventry City draw Hartlepool United at home in the League Cup First Round.
• 17 – Coventry City's fixtures for the 2009–10 Championship season are announced
• 18 – Midfielder Kevin Thornton is banned from driving for 22 months for multiple driving offences.
• 24 – 2009 FA Cup Finalists Everton have agreed to face Coventry City for Marcus Hall's testimonial.
• 26 – Defender Marcus Hall signs new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2010.
• 29 – Curtis Wynter, Adam Walker, Ashley Cain and Jermaine Grandison sign one-year contracts, their first professional contracts.

July:

• 14 – Stephen Wright is named new club captain for the 2009–10 season, taking over from Scott Dann.
• 21 – Coventry City announce the new squad numbers for the forthcoming season.
• 27 – Academy player Conor Thomas is called up to the England Under-17 squad for the first time – for the Nordic Cup.
• 29 – Academy player Conor Thomas wins his first England Under-17 cap against Denmark Under-17 in the Nordic Cup.
• 31 – Defender Jordan Clarke signs two-year contract, his first professional contract.

August

• 17 – Stephen Wright is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performances against Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers.

September

• 2 – Jordan Clarke is called up to the England Under-19 squad for the first time in a friendly against Russia Under-19 .
• 8 – Jordan Clarke wins his first England Under-19 cap in a friendly against Russia Under-19.
• 28 – Leon Best is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Middlesbrough.

October

• 3 – Leon Best is named the September Football League Championship Player of the Month.
• 5 – Sammy Clingan is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Leicester City.

November

• 29 – Coventry City draw Portsmouth away in the FA Cup Third Round.
• 30 – Richard Wood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Queens Park Rangers.

December

• 14 – Freddy Eastwood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Peterborough United.

January

• 3 – If Coventry City get past Portsmouth they have drawn Sunderland at home in the FA Cup Fourth Round.
• 21 – David Bell's goal against Doncaster Rovers is voted Sky Blues' 2009 Goal of the Year.

February

• 9 – Chris Coleman is fined £1,000 for improper conduct following his outburst after the Sky Blues defeat to Ipswich Town in January.
• 22 – Keiren Westwood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Crystal Palace.

March

• 1 – Sammy Clingan is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Scunthorpe United.
• 8 – Jon Stead is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Peterborough United.
• 9 – Coventry City announce that at the end of the season the deal current sponsors Cassidy Group will end and they will seek a new sponsor.
• 15 – Michael McIndoe is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Plymouth Argyle.
• 16 – Callum Wilson is named the March League Football Education Apprentice of the Month.
• 16 – Callum Wilson, Nathan Cameron, Michael Quirke and Shaun Jeffers are offered their first professional contracts.
• 22 – Keiren Westwood wins South Wales Supporters' Club's Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 26- Coventry City announce they have signed a £1 million, three-year sponsorship deal with City Link, starting with the 2010/2011 season.

April

• 7 – Keiren Westwood wins Irish Supporters' Club Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 8 – Michael Quirke wins Under 18 Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 12 – Former Coventry City captain Charlie Timmins passes away following a long battle with cancer.
• 17 – Keiren Westwood wins London Supporters' Club Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 26 – Aron Gunnarsson is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Middlesbrough.

May

• 3 – Clinton Morrison wins Community Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 3 – Jordan Clarke wins Young Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 3 – David Bell wins Goal of The Season Award for 2009/2010 for his strike against Crystal Palace.
• 3 – Clinton Morrison wins Top Scorer Award for 2009/2010.
• 3 – Keiren Westwood wins Player' Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 3 – Keiren Westwood wins Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
• 4 – Chris Coleman is relieved of his duties as manager with immediate effect.
• 14 – Striker Shaun Jeffers signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.
• 14 – Defender Jermaine Grandison signs new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2011.
• 17 – Striker Callum Wilson signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.
• 20 – Aidy Boothroyd is appointed as new Coventry City manager, signing a three-year contract.
• 21 – Defender Nathan Cameron signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.
• 24 – Coach and reserve team manager Frankie Bunn leaves The Sky Blues after his contract expires.

Squad details

Players info

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Club Apps.	Club Goals	Int. Caps	Int. Goals	Previous Club	Date Joined	Fee
1	Keiren Westwood		Manchester	23 October 1984	49	0	1	0	Carlisle United	18 June 2008	£500,000
2	Stephen Wright		Bootle	8 February 1980	21	0	–	–	Sunderland	8 August 2008	Free
3	Marcus Hall		Coventry	24 March 1976	300	2	–	–	Stoke City	21 February 2005	Free
4	Sammy Clingan		Belfast	13 January 1984	–	–	18	–	Norwich City	24 July 2009	£700,000
5	Elliott Ward		Harrow	19 January 1985	116	16	–	–	West Ham United	16 June 2006	£1,000,000
6	James McPake		Bellshill	24 June 1984	5	0	–	–	Livingston	2 February 2009	Undisclosed
7	David Bell		Kettering	21 January 1984	9	1	–	–	Norwich City	30 January 2009	£500,000
8	Michael Doyle		Dublin	8 July 1981	278	25	1	0	Celtic	1 July 2003	Free
9	Leon Best		Nottingham	19 September 1986	75	13	1	0	Southampton	6 July 2007	£650,000
9	Jon Stead		Huddersfield	7 April 1983	–	–	–	–	Ipswich Town	15 February 2010	Loan
10	Freddy Eastwood		Basildon	29 October 1983	52	4	9	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11 July 2008	£1,200,000
11	Clinton Morrison		Tooting	14 May 1979	52	12	36	9	Crystal Palace	7 August 2008	Free
12	Patrick van Aanholt		Den Bosch	29 August 1990	–	–	–	–	Chelsea	7 August 2009	Loan
12	Gary Deegan		Dublin	28 September 1987	–	–	–	–	Bohemians	4 January 2010	€90,000
13	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos		Thessaloniki	29 November 1978	23	0	–	–	Hartlepool United	30 June 2007	Free
14	Leon McKenzie		Croydon	17 May 1978	67	14	–	–	Norwich City	31 August 2006	£1,000,000
14	Chris Hussey		Hammersmith	2 January 1989	–	–	–	–	AFC Wimbledon	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
15	Martin Cranie		Yeovil	23 September 1986	–	–	–	–	Portsmouth	13 August 2009	£500,000
16	Isaac Osbourne		Coventry	22 June 1986	119	0	–	–	N/A	1 January 2003	Trainee
17	Aron Gunnarsson		Akureyri	22 April 1989	47	2	11	0	AZ Alkmaar	17 June 2008	Undisclosed
18	Jack Cork		Carshalton	25 June 1989	–	–	–	–	Chelsea	21 August 2009	Loan
18	Carl Baker		Whiston	26 December 1982	–	–	–	–	Stockport County	8 January 2010	Undisclosed
19	Gary Madine		Gateshead	24 August 1990	–	–	–	–	Carlisle United	19 October 2009	Loan
19	Freddie Sears		Hornchurch	27 November 1989	–	–	–	–	West Ham United	12 February 2010	Loan
20	Ben Turner		Birmingham	21 January 1988	56	0	–	–	N/A	1 July 2005	Trainee
21	Michael McIndoe		Edinburgh	2 December 1979	–	–	–	–	Bristol City	4 August 2009	£350,000
22	Leon Barnett		Luton	30 November 1985	–	–	–	–	West Bromwich Albion	4 October 2009	Loan
23	Danny Ireland		Australia	30 September 1990	1	0	–	–	N/A	1 July 2007	Trainee
24	Richard Wood		Ossett	5 July 1985	–	–	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
30	Adam Walker		Meriden	22 January 1991	2	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
31	Curtis Wynter		Birmingham	24 June 1991	2	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
32	Ashley Cain		Nuneaton	27 September 1990	5	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
33	Michael Quirke		Coventry	10 September 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
34	Jermaine Grandison		Birmingham	15 December 1990	2	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
35	Jordan Clarke		Coventry	19 November 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
36	Shaun Jeffers		Bedford	14 April 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
37	Jacob Blackwell		Coventry	15 April 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
38	Nathan Cameron		Birmingham	21 November 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
39	Conor Grogan		London	4 September 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee
40	Callum Wilson		Coventry	27 February 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Wrexham	1–1	Coventry City
Williams 25'	(report)	Grandison 65'

Nuneaton Town	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Morrison 33'

Hinckley United	0–2	Coventry City
	(report)	Best 25' Eastwood 85'

Northampton Town	1–2	Coventry City
McKay 84'	(report)	Best 52' Jeffers 87'

Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Coventry City
Kirk 39'	(report)

Coventry City	2–2	Everton
Doyle 34' Gunnarsson 88'	(report)	Cahill 15' Baxter 84'

Championship

Coventry City	2–1	Ipswich Town
Morrison 10', 24'	(report)	Walters 28'

Barnsley	0–2	Coventry City
Kozluk  58'	(report)	Best 8' Morrison 81'

Coventry City	0–1	Swansea City
	(report)	Williams 69'

Blackpool	3–0	Coventry City
Adam pen 13' Burgess 59' Taylor-Fletcher 71'	(report)

Coventry City	1–1	Bristol City
Best 18'	(report)	Maynard 48'

Coventry City	3–2	Sheffield United
Best 12' Morrison 50' Cranie 60'	(report)	Ward 31' Harper 76'

Preston North End	3–2	Coventry City
Brown 50', 68' Mellor 55'	(report)	Clingan 19' Morrison 90'

Coventry City	2–2	Middlesbrough
Morrison 78' Best 90'	(report)	St Ledger 40' Williams 45'

Watford	2–3	Coventry City
Cleverley 21' Hoskins 37'	(report)	Clingan 14' Best 67', 84'

Coventry City	1–1	Leicester City
Clingan 38'	(report)	Waghorn 40'

Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Coventry City
Purse 4' Clarke pen 20'	(report)

Cardiff City	2–0	Coventry City
Gerrard 5' Whittingham pen 60'	(report)

Coventry City	1–3	Reading
Eastwood 63'	(report)	Rasiak 1', 72' McAnuff 53'

Derby County	2–1	Coventry City
Hulse 49', 62'	(report)	Best 4' Clarke  63'

Coventry City	1–1	Crystal Palace
Best 47'	(report)	Ambrose 28'

Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Coventry City
Simpson 35' Buzsaky 69'	(report)	Best 16' Wood 80' Wright  85'

Scunthorpe United	1–0	Coventry City
Hooper 30'	(report)

Coventry City	0–2	Newcastle United
	(report)	Ameobi 45' Ranger 82'

Coventry City	3–2	Peterborough United
Eastwood 32', 34', 71'	(report)	Mackail-Smith 66', 69'

Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Eastwood 72'

Coventry City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers
Morrison pen 83'	(report)

Nottingham Forest	2–0	Coventry City
Earnshaw 42' Blackstock 77'	(report)

Coventry City	3–1	Barnsley
Eastwood 24' Clingan 27' Morrison 90'	(report)	Macken 24'

Ipswich Town	3–2	Coventry City
John 42' Colback 52' Couñago 90'	(report)	Morrison 2' Wood 90'

Coventry City	1–1	Blackpool
Baptiste og 83'	(report)	Bannan 69' Ormerod  52'

Bristol City	1–1	Coventry City
Clarkson 83'	(report)	Bell 47'

Coventry City	1–0	Nottingham Forest
Eastwood 25'	(report)

Coventry City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers
Deegan 11'	(report)

Newcastle United	4–1	Coventry City
Routledge 37' Carroll 53' Løvenkrands pen 70' R Taylor 90'	(report)	Morrison 35' Barnett  69'

Crystal Palace	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Bell 85'

Coventry City	2–1	Scunthorpe United
Stead 55' Clingan 68' Barnett  59'	(report)	McCann 82'

Peterborough United	0–1	Coventry City
	(report)	Stead 24'

Coventry City	1–1	Plymouth Argyle
McIndoe 49'	(report)	Árnason 45'

Coventry City	1–2	Cardiff City
Morrison 32'	(report)	Burke 41' Whittingham pen 90'

Leicester City	2–2	Coventry City
King 4', 20'	(report)	McPake 54' Deegan 87'

West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Coventry City
Reid 22'	(report)

Coventry City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday
Wood 78'	(report)	Varney 68'

Coventry City	0–1	Derby County
	(report)	Barker 20'

Reading	3–0	Coventry City
Rasiak 15' Church pen 23' Kébé 40'	(report)

Sheffield United	1–0	Coventry City
Cresswell 47'	(report)

Coventry City	1–1	Preston North End
Eastwood 17'	(report)	Davidson pen 37'

Middlesbrough	1–1	Coventry City
McDonald 52'	(report)	Gunnarsson 58'

Coventry City	0–4	Watford
	(report)	Graham pen 16', 78' Lansbury 17' Sordell 81'

League Cup

First Round

Coventry City	0–1	Hartlepool United
	(AET) (report)	Boyd 105'

FA Cup

Third Round

Portsmouth	1–1	Coventry City
Boateng 45'	(report)	Bell 30'

Third Round Replay

Coventry City	1–2	Portsmouth
Best 21'	(AET) (report)	Wright og 90' Mokoena 120'

Championship data

League table

1. Crystal Palace were given a ten-point deduction for entering administration.

Results summary

Last updated: 2 May 2010.
Source: CCFC Championship Results

Round by round

Aggregate Scores

Season statistics

Starts & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	EIR	Keiren Westwood	46	0	44	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	Stephen Wright	40	0	37	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Marcus Hall	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	NIR	Sammy Clingan	34	5	32	5	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Elliott Ward (on loan to Doncaster Rovers & Preston North End)	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	James McPake	19	1	17	1	0	0	2	0
7	MF	EIR	David Bell	22	3	20	2	0	0	2	1
8	MF	EIR	Michael Doyle (on loan to Leeds United)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	EIR	Leon Best	26	10	25	9	0	0	1	1
9	FW	ENG	Jon Stead (on loan from Ipswich Town)	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0
10	FW	WAL	Freddy Eastwood	23	8	21	8	1	0	1	0
11	FW	EIR	Clinton Morrison	40	11	38	11	0	0	2	0
12	DF	NED	Patrick van Aanholt (on loan from Chelsea)	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	EIR	Gary Deegan	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0
13	GK	GRE	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Leon McKenzie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Chris Hussey (on loan from AFC Wimbledon)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Martin Cranie	41	1	39	1	0	0	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Isaac Osbourne	13	0	12	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	ISL	Aron Gunnarsson	36	1	34	1	0	0	2	0
18	MF	ENG	Jack Cork (on loan from Chelsea)	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Carl Baker	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Gary Madine (on loan from Carlisle United)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Freddie Sears (on loan from West Ham United)	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Ben Turner	14	0	13	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	SCO	Michael McIndoe	41	1	38	1	1	0	2	0
22	DF	ENG	Leon Barnett (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	AUS	Danny Ireland (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Richard Wood (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	24	3	22	3	0	0	2	0
30	MF	ENG	Adam Walker (on loan to Nuneaton Town)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Curtis Wynter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Ashley Cain (on loan to Luton Town & Oxford United)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	GK	ENG	Michael Quirke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Jermaine Grandison	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Jordan Clarke	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Shaun Jeffers	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Jacob Blackwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	ENG	Nathan Cameron (on loan to Nuneaton Town)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Conor Grogan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Note: Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
11		FW	Clinton Morrison	11	0	0	11
9		FW	Leon Best	9	0	1	10
10		FW	Freddy Eastwood	8	0	0	8
4		MF	Sammy Clingan	5	0	0	5
7		MF	David Bell	2	0	1	3
24		DF	Richard Wood	3	0	0	3
9		FW	Jon Stead	2	0	0	2
12		MF	Gary Deegan	2	0	0	2
6		DF	James McPake	1	0	0	1
15		DF	Martin Cranie	1	0	0	1
17		MF	Aron Gunnarsson	1	0	0	1
21		MF	Michael McIndoe	1	0	0	1
			Own Goal	1	0	0	1

Assists

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
21		MF	Michael McIndoe	6	0	0	6
9		FW	Leon Best	4	0	0	4
4		MF	Sammy Clingan	3	0	0	3
15		DF	Martin Cranie	3	0	0	3
18		MF	Carl Baker	3	0	0	3
5		DF	Elliott Ward	2	0	0	2
10		FW	Freddy Eastwood	2	0	0	2
16		MF	Isaac Osbourne	2	0	0	2
1		GK	Keiren Westwood	0	0	1	1
2		DF	Stephen Wright	1	0	0	1
3		DF	Marcus Hall	1	0	0	1
6		DF	James McPake	1	0	0	1
7		MF	David Bell	1	0	0	1
9		FW	Jon Stead	1	0	0	1
11		FW	Clinton Morrison	1	0	0	1
12		DF	Patrick van Aanholt	1	0	0	1
22		DF	Leon Barnett	1	0	0	1
24		DF	Richard Wood	1	0	0	1

Yellow cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
2		DF	Stephen Wright	8	1	0	9
11		FW	Clinton Morrison	6	0	0	6
12		DF	Patrick van Aanholt	5	0	0	5
17		MF	Aron Gunnarsson	4	0	1	5
22		DF	Leon Barnett	5	0	0	5
24		DF	Richard Wood	4	0	1	5
18		MF	Jack Cork	4	0	0	4
9		FW	Leon Best	4	0	0	4
4		MF	Sammy Clingan	4	0	0	4
21		MF	Michael McIndoe	3	0	0	3
6		DF	James McPake	3	0	0	3
15		DF	Martin Cranie	2	0	1	3
10		FW	Freddy Eastwood	3	0	0	3
14		DF	Chris Hussey	2	0	0	2
1		GK	Keiren Westwood	2	0	0	2
3		DF	Marcus Hall	2	0	0	2
12		MF	Gary Deegan	2	0	0	2
5		DF	Elliott Ward	1	0	0	1
20		DF	Ben Turner	1	0	0	1
16		MF	Isaac Osbourne	1	0	0	1
35		DF	Jordan Clarke	1	0	0	1
7		MF	David Bell	0	0	1	1
18		MF	Carl Baker	1	0	0	1
36		FW	Sean Jeffers	1	0	0	1

Red cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
22		DF	Leon Barnett	2	0	0	2
35		DF	Jordan Clarke	1	0	0	1
2		DF	Stephen Wright	1	0	0	1

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
2	DF	Stephen Wright	40
11	FW	Clinton Morrison	4
24	DF	Richard Wood	3
6	DF	James McPake	2

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition
2009-08-22	N	Sammy Clingan	Swansea City	Championship
2009-12-26	N	Leon Best	Doncaster Rovers	Championship
2009-12-26	Y	Clinton Morrison	Doncaster Rovers	Championship

Suspensions served

Date	Matches missed	Suspended player	Reason	Missed ppponents
2009-11-20	1	Jordan Clarke	Sent off vs. Derby County	Crystal Palace (H)
2009-12-06	1	Patrick van Aanholt	Reached 5 yellow cards	Scunthorpe United (A)
2009-12-06	2	Stephen Wright	Sent off vs. Queens Park Rangers	Scunthorpe United (A), Newcastle United (H)
2009-12-19	1	Stephen Wright	Reached 5 yellow cards	Plymouth Argyle (A)
2010-02-20	1	Leon Barnett	Sent off vs. Newcastle United	Crystal Palace (A)
2010-03-06	2	Leon Barnett	Sent off vs. Scunthorpe United	Peterborough United (A), Plymouth Argyle (H)

Monthly & Weekly Awards

End of Season Awards

Overall

Games played	49 (46 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games won	13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn	16 (15 Championship, 0 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	18 (17 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	49 (47 Championship, 0 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	68 (64 Championship, 1 League Cup, 3 FA Cup)
Goal difference	−19
Yellow cards	73 (68 Championship, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)
Red cards	4 (4 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Worst discipline	Stephen Wright (9 , 1 )
Best result	2–0 (A) v Barnsley – Championship – 2009.08.15
	3–1 (H) v Barnsley – Championship – 2010.01.09
Worst result	0–4 (H) v Watford – Championship – 2010.05.02
Most appearances	Keiren Westwood (46 appearances)
Top scorer	Clinton Morrison (11 goals)
Points	54 / 138 (39.13%)

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Sammy Clingan	Norwich City	24 July 2009	£700,000
Michael McIndoe	Bristol City	4 August 2009	£300,000
Martin Cranie	Portsmouth	13 August 2009	£500,000
Chris Hussey	AFC Wimbledon	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
Richard Wood	Sheffield Wednesday	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
Gary Deegan	Bohemians	4 January 2010	€90,000
Carl Baker	Stockport County	8 January 2010	Undisclosed

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Donovan Simmonds	Floriana	1 June 2009	Free
Scott Dann	Birmingham City	12 June 2009	£3,500,000
Robbie Simpson	Huddersfield Town	18 June 2009	£300,000
Sean Fraser	Falkirk	28 June 2009	Free
Bradley Jones	Glenn Hoddle Academy	28 June 2009	Free
Chris Hollist	Nuneaton Town	28 June 2009	Free
Andy Marshall	Aston Villa	30 June 2009	Free
Michael Mifsud	Valletta	30 June 2009	Free
Guillaume Beuzelin	Hamilton Academical	30 June 2009	Free
Kevin Thornton	Boyne Rovers	2 July 2009	Free
Daniel Fox	Celtic	24 July 2009	Undisclosed
Leon McKenzie	Charlton Athletic	1 September 2009	Free
Tyrone Belford	Liverpool	21 October 2009	Tribunal
Leon Best	Newcastle United	1 February 2010	Undisclosed
Adam Walker	Nuneaton Town	1 April 2010	Free
Robert Ogleby	Hearts	9 April 2010	Free

Loans in

Player	From	Date From	Date Till
Patrick van Aanholt	Chelsea	7 August 2009	31 December 2009
Jack Cork	Chelsea	21 August 2009	31 December 2009
Chris Hussey	AFC Wimbledon	19 October 2009	31 December 2009
Gary Madine	Carlisle United	19 October 2009	21 January 2010
Leon Barnett	West Bromwich Albion	4 October 2009	3 May 2010
Richard Wood	Sheffield Wednesday	18 November 2009	31 December 2009
Freddie Sears	West Ham United	11 February 2010	30 May 2010
Jon Stead	Ipswich Town	15 February 2010	8 April 2010

Loans out

Player	To	Date From	Date Till
Michael Doyle	Leeds United	6 August 2009	30 June 2010
Adam Walker	Nuneaton Town	28 October 2009	27 December 2009
Ashley Cain	Luton Town	26 November 2009	28 December 2009
Danny Ireland	Forest Green Rovers	12 February 2010	12 March 2010
Elliott Ward	Doncaster Rovers	15 February 2010	15 March 2010
Ashley Cain	Oxford United	19 February 2010	21 March 2010
Elliott Ward	Preston North End	23 March 2010	2 May 2010
Nathan Cameron	Nuneaton Town	1 April 2010	5 May 2010
Jamie Greenway	Nuneaton Town	1 April 2010	5 May 2010

Kit profile

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Home – Cassidy Group
Sponsor: Away – StadiArena

Home Strip

Away Strip

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External links

• Official Site: 2009/2010 Fixtures & Results
• BBC Sport – Club Stats
• Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers

• 2009–10 Football League Championship by team
• Coventry City F.C. seasons