2009–10 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
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| 2009–10 season | |
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| Chairman | J. Steven Wharton |
| Manager | Nigel Adkins |
| Stadium | Glanford Park |
| Football League Championship | 20th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Hooper (19) |
During the 2009–10 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary
[edit]Scunthorpe struggled all season on their return to the Championship, but eventually managed to survive. The goals of Gary Hooper, who was third-highest top-scorer in the Championship with 19, ahead of the likes of Charlie Adam and Andy Carroll, were crucial to the club's survival, but he left at the end of the season to join Scottish giants Celtic. His strike partner, Paul Hayes, also left, to Preston North End, making Scunthorpe's task of surviving in the Championship for a second consecutive season all the more difficult.
Kit
[edit]Scunthorpe's kit was manufactured by Carlotti and sponsored by Rainham Steel, with Smith's Fashion as secondary kit sponsors. Scunthorpe's home kits reverted to stripes for the first time since 1992, with the home kits featuring blue shirts, black shorts and blue socks with black turnovers.
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| Result | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Position | 24 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Round | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Result | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 |
| Position | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
August
[edit]| 8 August 2009 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Cardiff, Wales |
| 15:00 BST | Chopra  21', 45'Bothroyd 31'Whittingham 90' |
Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,264 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 15 August 2009 | Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | Derby County | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| 15:00 BST | Hooper 17', 45' Woolford 82' |
Report | Green 20' Commons 60' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 7,352 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 18 August 2009 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Johnson 28' (53) |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 8,274 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 22 August 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| 15:00 BST | Wood 6' Johnson 12'Tudgay 34'Potter 58' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,215 Referee: A Hall |
| 29 August 2009 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | QPR | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Taarabt 3' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,866 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
A bruising return to life back in the Championship for Scunthorpe began with a 0–4 thrashing at the brand new Cardiff City Stadium which saw them immediately sink to the bottom of the table, although a win at home to Derby offered some form of redemption as well as hope that survival may not be beyond them. Defeats at home to recently relegated Middlesbrough and QPR, interspersed with another mauling on their travels at Sheffield Wednesday, meant that the Iron ended August having lost 4 out of 5 league games. Two wins in the League Cup provided some light relief as Scunny progressed into the third round of the competition.
September
[edit]| 12 September 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–4 | Scunthorpe United | Croydon, London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Forte 4' Hayes 58'Togwell 66'O'Connor 68' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,912 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 15 September 2009 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Preston North End | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| 19:45 BST | McCann 12' Hooper 42' (53) |
Report | Parkin 58' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,383 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 19 September 2009 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Scunthorpe | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Saborio 50' |
Report | McCann 90+3' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 14,203 Referee: Danny McDermid |
| 26 September 2009 | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| 15:00 BST | Byrne 72' McCann 90+3' |
Report | Woods 13' Sharp 61' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 7,945 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 30 September 2009 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Scunthorpe | West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire |
| 19:45 BST | Chambers 71' Blackstock 76' |
Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,332 Referee: David Webb |
September began with a much greater encouragement as Scunthorpe kickstarted their season with an impressive 4–0 win at Crystal Palace, followed up with victory over Preston at Glanford Park. A pair of injury-time equalisers (both from Grant McCann), first at Bristol City then again at home to Doncaster, pushed them up to 15th in the early season table, before their 4-match unbeaten run was ended by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.