2009–10 Accrington Stanley F.C. season
| Chairman | David O'Neill |
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| Manager | John Coleman |
| League Two | 15th |
| FA Cup | Third Round |
| League Cup | Second Round |
| Football League Trophy | North Semi Final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Robert Grant (14) All: Robert Grant & Michael Symes (17) |
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,[1] 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.[2]
After winning 7 from 8 games in League Two during midseason, Stanley found themselves challenging for a playoff spot, and reaching the Football League Trophy 2009-10 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Fixtures & Results
Pre-Season
| 11 July 2009 | Maidstone United | 0 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | The Homelands, Ashford |
| 15:00 | Report | Cavanagh  21'Miles 85' |
Attendance: 213 Referee: Ian Crouch |
| 14 July 2009 | Burscough | 1 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Victoria Park, Burscough |
| 19:30 | Williams 62' |
Report | Grant 36' |
| 18 July 2009 | F.C. Halifax Town | 1 - 3 | Accrington Stanley | The Shay, Halifax |
| 15:00 | Dean 12' |
Report | King 16' Grant 61' 84' |
Attendance: 600+ |
| 21 July 2009 | Radcliffe Borough | 0 - 5 | Accrington Stanley | Stainton Park, Radcliffe |
| 19:30 | Report | King Joyce Kee |
| 28 July 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 2 | Burnley | Crown Ground, Accrington |
| 19:30 | Miles 39' McConville 67' |
Report | Blake 83' Thompson 90' |
Attendance: 2,672 Referee: J Moss |
| 31 July 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 0 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Crown Ground, Accrington |
| 19:30 | Report | Gallagher 10' 42' 52' |
Attendance: 618 |
League Two
| 8 August 2009 | Rotherham United | 1 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Warne 89' |
Report | Martin  79' (Time wasting) |
Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Danny McDermid |
| 15 August 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | Fraser Eagle Stadium, 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) |
Attendance: 1,498 Referee: Langford |
| 18 August 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 0 - 3 | Northampton Town | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:45 | Joyce 83' (Unsporting behaviour) Ryan  |
Report | Guinan 3' Akinfenwa 18' (pen.)McKay 78' |
Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Bratt |
| 22 August 2009 | Aldershot | 3 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | EBB Stadium, Aldershot |
| 15:00 | Donnelly 8' 90+1' Morgan 22'Harding 45+2'Winfield 84' |
Report | Mullin 45' Edwards 48'Procter 60' |
Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Jarnail Singh |
| 29 August 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 1 - 3 | Shrewsbury | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Symes 67' |
Report | Leslie 18' (pen.) Elder 38'Holden 42'Langmead 50'Hibbert 82' |
Attendance: 1,447 Referee: Moss |
| 5 September 2009 | Bury | 0 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Report | Grant 83' 85' |
Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 11 September 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 1 | Darlington | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:45 | Procter 21' Kee 83' |
Report | Gall 59' |
Attendance: 3,228 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 19 September 2009 | Hereford United | 2 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | Edgar Street, Hereford |
| 15:00 | C. King 6' Valentine 67' |
Report | Kempson 16' Lees 24' |
Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Steve Rushton |
| 25 September 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 5 - 3 | Crewe Alexandra | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:45 | R. Grant 3' 49' Symes 5' 77'Procter 68' |
Report | J. Grant 43' 82' L. Murphy 90+3' |
Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Steve Whitestone |
| 29 September 2009 | Port Vale | 2 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Vale Park, Burslem |
| 15:00 | Dodds 5' Fraser 86' |
Report | Winnard 37' Edwards 82' (pen.)Procter 90' |
Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 3 October 2009 | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | Saltergate, Chesterfield |
| 15:00 | Page 26' McDermott 30'Small 90+2' 90+3' |
Report | Kee 51' Symes 83'Dunbavin 88' |
Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 10 October 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 4 - 0 | Cheltenham Town | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Turner 54' Edwards 59'Grant 62' 68'Joyce 64' |
Report | Low 77' |
Attendance: 1,843 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 17 October 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Symes 8' Winnard 75' |
Report | Feeney 30' Pearce 72'Hollands 76' |
Attendance: 1,858 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 24 October 2009 | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Spotland, Rochdale |
| 15:00 | Dagnall 90+1' |
Report | Edwards 39' Kempson 43'Grant 45'Symes 54' 70' |
Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Russell Booth |
| 30 October 2009 | Grimsby Town | 2 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Blundell Park, 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.) |
Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 14 November 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 0 - 1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Report | Arber 39' |
Attendance: 1,538 |
| 21 November 2009 | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Valley Parade, Bradford |
| Edwards 21' (o.g.) |
Report | Symes 56' |
Attendance: 11,176 Referee: S Cook |
| 1 December 2009 | Burton Albion | 0 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent |
| Report | Kee 45+1' Symes 76' |
Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 5 December 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 4 - 2 | Torquay United | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Edwards 39' (pen.) Procter 40'Joyce 56'Grant 70' |
Report | Wroe 10' (pen.) Zebroski 82' |
Attendance: 1,351 Referee: A Woolmer |
| 12 December 2009 | Notts County | 1 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
| Hughes 82' (pen.) |
Report | Symes 60' Ryan 74' |
Attendance: 5,855 Referee: M Haywood |
| 26 December 2009 | Morecambe | 1 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Christie Park, Morecambe |
| Hunter 68' |
Report | Edwards 56', 62' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,478 Referee: C Webster |
| 28 December 2009 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 4 | Bury | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Symes 14' McConville 69' |
Report | Jones 53' Morrell 55', 75'Lowe 90+3' |
Attendance: 3,138 Referee: D Webb |
| 26 January 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 1 | Aldershot Town | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Procter 30' Kee 75' |
Report | Sandell 58' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 30 January 2010 | Shrewsbury | 0 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Prostar Stadium, Shrewsbury |
| Report | Grant 26' Procter 30'  84' |
Attendance: 5,139 Referee: P Miller |
| 6 February 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Grant 29', 62' Ryan 83' |
Report | Artell 17', 54' |
Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 9 February 2010 | Northampton Town | 4 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton |
| Akinfenwa 10' McKay 57', 61'Guttridge 66' |
Report | Attendance: 3,206 Referee: James Linington |
| 13 February 2010 | Macclesfield | 0 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | Moss Rose, Macclesfield |
| Report | Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Peter Quinn |
| 16 February 2010 | Lincoln City | 2 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Sincil Bank, Lincolnshire |
| Lennnon 83' Kempson 90+1' (o.g.) |
Report | Grant 30' |
Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Shoebridge |
| 20 February 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Miles 54', 86' |
Report | Attendance: 3,396 Referee: Kettle |
| 27 February 2010 | Torquay United | 2 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Plainmoor, Torquay |
| Mansell 50' Kempson 90+5' (o.g.) |
Report | Symes 69' |
Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Hooper |
| 6 March 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 0 - 3 | Notts County | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Report | Davies 29' Hughes 48'Rodgers 55' |
Attendance: 2,123 Referee: Hall |
| 9 March 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Kee 65' |
Report | Tipton 78' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,210 Referee: Haines |
| 13 March 2010 | Barnet | 1 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Underhill Stadium, London |
| O'Flynn 32' (pen.) Kamdjo 80' |
Report | Edwards 59' Kee 84'Dunbavin 20' |
Attendance: 1,559 Referee: Cook |
| 16 March 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 1 | Rotherham United | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Symes 18' Ryan 79' |
Report | Josh Walker 56' |
Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Sutton |
| 20 March 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 4 | Rochdale | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Symes 61' 74' Miles 65' |
Report | Jones 67', 72' O'Grady 83'Higginbotham 90+5'Taylor 75' |
Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Salisbury |
| 23 March 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 0 - 2 | Burton Albion | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Report | Harrad 27' Pearson 79' |
Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Russell Booth |
| 27 March 2010 | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | Dean Court, Bournemouth |
| Feeney 18' Pitman 79' |
Report | Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Scott |
| 3 April 2010 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Victoria Road, Dagenham |
| Benson 7' Gain 41'Green 53' |
Report | Grant 5' |
Attendance: 2,031 Referee: Ward |
| 5 April 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 3 | Grimsby Town | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| Kee 38' Symes 44' |
Report | Hudson 56' Coulson 59'Devitt 61' |
Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Rushton |
| 10 April 2010 | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | The Darlington Arena, Darlington |
| Report | Attendance: 1,545 Referee: Woolmer |
| 13 April 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:45 | Grant 52' |
Report | Davies 35' Taylor 65' |
Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Moss |
| 17 April 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 1 - 2 | Hereford United | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Symes 48' (pen.) |
Report | McCallum 35', 90+3' |
Attendance: 1,420 Referee: Quinn |
| 24 April 2010 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Gresty Road, Crewe |
| 15:00 | Zola 5', 90+2' Donaldson 62'Westwood 70'Grant 81' |
Report | Brayford 65' (o.g.) Dunbavin 67' |
Attendance: 3,810 Referee: Langford |
| 27 April 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 1 - 0 | Barnet | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:45 | Kee 70' |
Report | Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 1 May 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Kee 70', 88' |
Report | Attendance: 2,475 Referee: Haywood |
| 8 May 2010 | Cheltenham Town | 1 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham |
| 15:00 | Low 9' |
Report | Turner 24' |
Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Deadman |
League Cup
| 11 August 2009 1st Round | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 1 | Walsall | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:45 | Grant 53' Mullin 90+1' |
Report | Nicholls 9' Weston 23' 35' |
Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Miller |
| 25 August 2009 2nd Round | QPR | 2 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Loftus Road, London |
| 19:45 | Ramage 28' Ephraim 68'Routledge 90+1' |
Report | Ryan 38' Symes 90+4' |
Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Pawson |
Football League Trophy
| 1 September 2009 North, Round 1 | Oldham | 1 - 2 | Accrington Stanley | Boundary Park, Oldham |
| 19:45 | Whitaker 10' Hazell 59' |
Report | Kempson 19' Gregan 60' (o.g.) 66'Edwards 67'Grant 90+3' |
Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Tierney |
| 6 October 2009 North, Round 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:45 | Ryan 12' Lees 45+3'G. King 47'Winnard 52' |
Report | Attendance: 819 Referee: Scott Foster |
| 10 November 2009 North, Q. Final | Accrington Stanley | 3 - 2 | Bury | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 19:00 | Symes 2', 40' Grant 6' 82'Joyce 62' |
Report | Racchi 41' Jones 48'Futcher 71' |
Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
| 15 December 2009 North, Semi Final | Leeds United | 2 - 0 | Accrington Stanley | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 19:45 | Ephraim 9' Kilkenny 50' |
Report | Attendance: 12,696 Referee: Mick Russell |
FA Cup
| 7 November 2009 1st Round | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 1 | Salisbury | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,379 |
| 28 November 2009 2nd Round | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 2 | Barnet | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Grant 29' Symes 50' |
Yakubu 47' O'Flynn 90' (pen) |
Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Pawson |
| 8 December 2009 2nd Round (Replay) | Barnet | 0 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | Underhill Stadium, London |
| 19:45 | Grant 16' |
Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Mattison |
| 23 January 2009 3rd Round | Accrington Stanley | 1 - 3 | Fulham | Fraser Eagle Stadium, Accrington |
| 15:00 | Symes 25' Kempson 27' 42' |
Nevland 21' Duff 59' Gera 80' 44' Baird 29' |
Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Atwell |
References
- ^ "Khan withdraws financial backing". Vital Sport. 5 October 2009.
- ^ [1]
External links
- 2009–10 Accrington Stanley F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures