2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season
2009–10 season | |||
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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) | ||
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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. This was his first and only full season as manager.
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]
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]
First-team squad
- As of 9 April 2010.[13]
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Out on loan
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Reserves and Academy
Results
Pre season
West Ham took part in a two week foreign pre-season training camp in Austria, 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. A second "West Ham United XI" team largely comprising academy prospects and out-of-favour senior players also played a series of matches in England during this period.
15 July 2009 | SVL Flavia Solva | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Roman Stadium, Wagna, Austria |
Ploschnik 16' | Report | Collison 30' (pen.) |
22 July 2009 | Bursaspor | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Thermenarena, Bad Radkersburg, Austria |
Bahadır 54' | Report | Dyer 3' |
23 July 2009 | ND Mura 05 | 0 – 0 | West Ham United | Fazanerija, Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
Report |
"West Ham United XI" pre season results (all away): 2–1 (W) v Grays Athletic (12 July), 1–1 (D) v Cambridge United (18 July), 3–2 (W) v Thurrock (24 July), 3–0 (W) v Kingstonian (31 July)
Asia Trophy
Semi-final 29 July 2009 | West Ham United | 0 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Workers Stadium, Beijing |
Report | Defoe 74' | Attendance: 10,005 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Third place playoff 31 July 2009 | West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Beijing Guoan | Workers Stadium, Beijing |
Gabbidon 80' Hines 90' |
Report | Attendance: 7,501 Referee: Sun Baojie |
Premier League
A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2009–10 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2009, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.
15 August 2009 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 – 2 | West Ham United | Molineux |
Report | Noble 22' Upson 69' |
Attendance: 28,674 Referee: Chris Foy |
23 August 2009 2 | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Boleyn Ground |
C. Cole 49' | Report | Defoe 54' Lennon 79' |
Attendance: 33,095 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
29 August 2009 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 0 | West Ham United | Ewood Park |
Report | Attendance: 23,421 Referee: Phil Dowd |
12 September 2009 4 | Wigan Athletic | 1 – 0 | West Ham United | DW Stadium |
Rodallega 55' | Report | Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Alan Wiley |
19 September 2009 5 | West Ham United | 2 – 3 | Liverpool | Boleyn Ground |
Diamanti 29' (pen.) C. Cole 45' |
Report | Torres 20', 75' Kuyt 41' |
Attendance: 34,658 Referee: Andre Marriner |
28 September 2009 6 | Manchester City | 3 – 1 | West Ham United | City of Manchester Stadium |
Tevez 5', 61' Petrov 32' |
Report | Cole 24' | Attendance: 42,745 Referee: Chris Foy |
4 October 2009 7 | West Ham United | 2 – 2 | Fulham | Boleyn Ground |
C. Cole 16' Stanislas 90+2' |
Report | Murphy 47' (pen.) Gera 57' |
Attendance: 32,612 Referee: Phil Dowd |
17 October 2009 8 | Stoke City | 2 – 1 | West Ham United | Britannia Stadium |
Beattie 11' (pen.), 69' | Report | Upson 34' | Attendance: 27,026 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
25 October 2009 9 | West Ham United | 2 – 2 | Arsenal | Boleyn Ground |
C. Cole 74' Diamanti 80' (pen.) |
Report | Van Persie 16' Gallas 37' |
Attendance: 34,442 Referee: Chris Foy |
31 October 2009 10 | Sunderland | 2 – 2 | West Ham United | Stadium of Light |
Reid 39' Richardson 76' |
Report | Franco 30' Cole 36' |
Attendance: 39,033 Referee: Andre Marriner |
4 November 2009 11 | West Ham United | 2 – 1 | Aston Villa | Boleyn Ground |
Noble 45+3' (pen.) Hines 90+3' |
Report | A. Young 52' | Attendance: 30,024 Referee: Steve Bennett |
8 November 2009 12 | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Everton | Boleyn Ground |
Stanislas 65' | Report | Saha 27' Gosling 64' |
Attendance: 32,466 Referee: Alan Wiley |
21 November 2009 13 | Hull City | 3 – 3 | West Ham United | KC Stadium |
Bullard 27', 45+1' (pen.) Zayatte 44' Mendy 54' |
Report | Franco 5' Collison 11' Da Costa 69' |
Attendance: 24,909 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
28 November 2009 14 | West Ham United | 5 – 3 | Burnley | Boleyn Ground |
Collison 18' Stanislas 33' Cole 43' (pen.) Franco 51' Jiménez 64' (pen.) |
Report | Fletcher 68', 74' Eagles 90+5' |
Attendance: 34,003 Referee: Chris Foy |
5 December 2009 15 | West Ham United | 0 – 4 | Manchester United | Boleyn Ground |
Report | Scholes 45+1' Gibson 61' Valencia 71' Rooney 72' |
Attendance: 34,980 Referee: Peter Walton |
12 December 2009 16 | Birmingham City | 1 – 0 | West Ham United | St Andrew's |
Bowyer 52' | Report | Attendance: 28,203 Referee: Lee Mason |
15 December 2009 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 1 | West Ham United | Reebok Stadium |
Lee 64' Klasnić 77' Cahill 88' |
Report | Diamanti 69' | Attendance: 17,849 Referee: Andre Marriner |
20 December 2009 18 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Chelsea | Boleyn Ground |
Diamanti 45' (pen.) | Report | Lampard 61' (pen.) | Attendance: 33,338 Referee: Mike Dean |
26 December 2009 19 | West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Portsmouth | Boleyn Ground |
Diamanti 23' (pen.) Kováč 89' |
Report | Attendance: 33,686 Referee: Lee Probert |
28 December 2009 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 0 | West Ham United | White Hart Lane |
Modrić 11' Defoe 81' |
Report | Attendance: 35,994 Referee: Chris Foy |
17 January 2010 21 | Aston Villa | 0 – 0 | West Ham United | Villa Park |
Report | Attendance: 35,646 Referee: Mike Jones |
26 January 2010 22 | Portsmouth | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Fratton Park |
Webber 76' | Report | Upson 52' | Attendance: 18,322 Referee: Andre Marriner |
30 January 2010 23 | West Ham United | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Boleyn Ground |
Report | Attendance: 33,093 Referee: Peter Walton |
6 February 2010 24 | Burnley | 2 – 1 | West Ham United | Turf Moor |
Nugent 14' Fox 55' |
Report | Ilan 81' | Attendance: 21,001 Referee: Howard Webb |
10 February 2010 25 | West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Birmingham City | Boleyn Ground |
Diamanti 45+2' Cole 67' |
Report | Attendance: 34,458 Referee: Mike Dean |
20 February 2010 26 | West Ham United | 3 – 0 | Hull City | Boleyn Ground |
Behrami 3' Cole 59' Faubert 90+3' |
Report | Attendance: 33,971 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
23 February 2010 27 | Manchester United | 3 – 0 | West Ham United | Old Trafford |
Rooney 38', 55' Owen 80' |
Report | Attendance: 73,797 Referee: Alan Wiley |
6 March 2010 28 | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Boleyn Ground |
Diamanti 88' | Report | K. Davies 10' Wilshere 16' Cohen 63' 71' |
Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Lee Probert |
13 March 2010 29 | Chelsea | 4 – 1 | West Ham United | Stamford Bridge |
Alex 16' Drogba 56', 90' Malouda 77' |
Report | Parker 30' | Attendance: 41,755 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
20 March 2010 30 | Arsenal | 2 – 0 | West Ham United | Emirates Stadium |
Denílson 5' Fàbregas 83' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 60,077 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
23 March 2010 31 | West Ham United | 1 – 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Boleyn Ground |
Franco 90+3' | Report | Doyle 28' Zubar 58' Jarvis 61' |
Attendance: 33,988 Referee: Phil Dowd |
27 March 2010 32 | West Ham United | 0 – 1 | Stoke City | Boleyn Ground |
Report | Fuller 69' | Attendance: 34,564 Referee: Andre Marriner |
4 April 2010 33 | Everton | 2 – 2 | West Ham United | Goodison Park |
Bilyaletdinov 24' Yakubu 85' |
Report | Da Costa 60' Ilan 87' |
Attendance: 37,451 Referee: Howard Webb |
10 April 2010 34 | West Ham United | 1 – 0 | Sunderland | Boleyn Ground |
Ilan 51' | Report | Attendance: 34,685 Referee: Mike Jones |
19 April 2010 35 | Liverpool | 3 – 0 | West Ham United | Anfield |
Benayoun 19' N'Gog 29' Green 59' (o.g) |
Report | Attendance: 37,697 Referee: Peter Walton |
24 April 2010 36 | West Ham United | 3 – 2 | Wigan Athletic | Boleyn Ground |
Ilan 31' Kováč 45+5' Parker 77' |
Report | Spector 4' (o.g.) Rodallega 52' |
Attendance: 33,057 Referee: Alan Wiley |
2 May 2010 37 | Fulham | 3 – 2 | West Ham United | Craven Cottage |
Dempsey 45+1' Cole 58' (o.g.) Okaka 79' |
Report | Cole 61' Franco 90+2' |
Attendance: 24,201 Referee: Andre Marriner |
9 May 2010 38 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Manchester City | Boleyn Ground |
Boa Morte 17' | Report | Wright-Phillips 21' | Attendance: 34,989 Referee: Howard Webb |
League Cup
25 August 2009 Second round | West Ham United | 3 – 1 (AET) | Millwall | Boleyn Ground |
Stanislas 87', 98' (pen.) Hines 100' |
Report | Harris 26' | Attendance: 24,492 Referee: Paul Taylor |
22 September 2009 Third round | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 1 (AET) | West Ham United | Reebok Stadium |
K. Davies 86' Cahill 96' Elmander 119' |
Report | Ilunga 59' | Attendance: 8,050 Referee: Howard Webb |
FA Cup
3 January 2010 Third round | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Arsenal | Boleyn Ground |
Diamanti 45+1' | Report | Ramsey 78' Eduardo 83' |
Attendance: 25,549 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Statistics
Goal scorers
Position | Nation | Name | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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1 | Carlton Cole | |||||
2 | Alessandro Diamanti | |||||
3 | Guillermo Franco | |||||
4 | Junior Stanislas | |||||
5 | Ilan | |||||
6 | Matthew Upson | |||||
7 | Jack Collison | |||||
8 | Mark Noble | |||||
9 | Manuel da Costa | |||||
10 | Radoslav Kováč | |||||
11 | Scott Parker | |||||
12 | Zavon Hines | |||||
13 | Valon Behrami | |||||
14 | Julien Faubert | |||||
15 | Luis Jiménez | |||||
16 | Luís Boa Morte | |||||
17 | Hérita Ilunga | |||||
18 | Own Goals | |||||
TOTAL |
Transfers
In
# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | Notes |
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Luis Jiménez | Inter Milan | Loan | 23 June 2009 | |||
Frank Nouble | Chelsea | Undisclosed | 21 July 2009 | |||
Fabio Daprelà | Grasshoppers | Undisclosed | 31 July 2009 | |||
Radoslav Kováč | Spartak Moscow | Free | 14 August 2009 | |||
Alessandro Diamanti | Livorno | Undisclosed | 28 August 2009 | |||
Manuel da Costa | Fiorentina | Trade for Savio | 31 August 2009 | |||
Guillermo Franco | Villarreal | Undisclosed | 17 September 2009 | |||
Benni McCarthy | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed | 1 February 2010 | |||
Mido | Middlesbrough | Loan | 1 February 2010 | |||
Ilan | Saint-Étienne | Free | 1 February 2010 |
Out
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External links
- West Ham United FC Official Website
- 2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season at ESPN
- 2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures