2009–10 Swansea City A.F.C. season

Swansea City
2009–10 season
Chairman Huw Jenkins
Manager Paulo Sousa
Football League Championship 7th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League: Darren Pratley (7)
All: Darren Pratley (7)
Highest home attendance 18,794 vs Crystal Palace (28 December 2009)
Lowest home attendance 12,775 vs Reading (18 August 2009)
Average home league attendance 15,407
Home colours
Away colours

The 2009–10 season was Swansea City's 81st season in the Football League. It was their second consecutive season in the second tier following an eighth-placed finish in the previous campaign.

Swansea finished the season in seventh place, one place higher than the previous season, having just missed out on a play-off place to Blackpool.[1]

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order.

May

June

July

August

September

October

Players

Squad stats

Total League Champ'ship FA CupLeague Cup
N
P
Name
Nationality
GS
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
Notes
1 GK De Vries Netherlands 47 48 46 1 1
2 DF Williams Wales
England
44 45 5 45 5
3 DF Painter Republic of Ireland
England
6 6 4 1 1
4 DF O'Leary Wales
5 DF Tate England 41 41 1 38 1 1 2
6 MF Bodde Netherlands 2 4 4
7 MF Britton England 36 37 35 2
8 MF Pratley Jamaica
England
33 36 7 35 7 1
9 FW Beattie Scotland 11 21 3 21 3
10 MF Orlandi Spain 23 30 1 29 1 1
11 MF Van der Gun Netherlands 20 24 2 23 2 1
12 MF Dyer England 38 41 2 39 2 2
14 FW Dobbie Scotland 5 9 3 6 1 2 3
15 MF López Spain 9 14 11 1 2
16 DF Monk England 23 25 1 22 1 2 1
17 GK Cornell Wales 1 1 1
18 FW Pintado Spain 18 33 2 31 2 1 1
19 FW Trundle England 2 18 5 17 5 1
20 MF MacDonald Wales 2 3 3
21 DF Bessone Italy
Argentina
22 22 1 21 1 1
22 DF Rangel Spain 36 38 37 1
23 FW Bauzà Spain 3 7 6 1
24 MF Allen Wales 14 22 21 1
25 DF Collins Wales 2 2 1 1
26 DF Serran Spain 4 7 6 1
27 MF Gower England 25 33 1 30 1 1 2
28 MF Butler Republic of Ireland 9 24 1 24 1
29 MF Richards Wales 10 15 15
31 MF Howard Wales
30 FW Bond Wales 2 2 1 1
33 FW Morgan Wales 2 5 3 2
34 DF Walsh Wales
35 DF Sheehan Wales
36 MF Thomas Wales 1 1
37 MF Lucas Wales
38 DF Grimes England
39 DF Burgin England
40 FW Idrizaj Austria 1 4 3 1
42 FW Kuqi Finland 15 19 5 19 5
43 DF Edgar Canada 5 5 1 5 1
49 MF Cotterill Wales 15 21 4 20 3 1 1

Last updated: 2 May 2010
Source: Swans World
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N
P
Nat.
Name
Notes
22 DF Spain Rangel 6 2
18 FW Spain Pintado 2 1 1
16 DF England Monk 4 1
26 DF Spain Serran 1
12 MF England Dyer 5 1
15 MF Spain López 1
7 MF England Britton 7
10 MF Spain Orlandi 7
5 DF England Tate 7
8 MF Jamaica Pratley 6
2 DF Wales Williams 5
27 MF England Gower 4
42 FW Finland Kuqi 3
3 DF Republic of Ireland Painter 3
24 MF Wales Allen 2
1 GK Netherlands De Vries 2
29 MF Wales Richards 2
14 FW Scotland Dobbie 1
11 FW Netherlands Van der Gun 1
23 MF Spain Bauzà 1
49 MF Wales Cotterill 1

Source:
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

PFA Team of the Year

Wales Ashley Williams

Championship Team of the Week

The following Swansea players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.

Transfers

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
14 FW Dobbie EU Scotland33 Free Agent Queen of the South Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
12 MF Dyer EU England28 Transferred SouthamptonEngland Summer 2012 £400k BBC Sport
15 MF López EU Spain34 Transferred Queens Park RangersEngland Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
40 FW Idrizaj EU Austria28 Free Agent Summer 2011 Free Swansea Official Website
9 FW Beattie EU Scotland32 Transferred West Bromwich AlbionEngland Summer 2012 £800k BBC Sport
11 MF van der Gun EU Netherlands36 Free Agent Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
49 MF Cotterill EU Wales28 Transferred Sheffield UnitedEngland Winter 2013 £600k BBC Sport
42 FW Kuqi EU Finland39 Transferred TuS KoblenzGermany Winter 2011 Free BBC Sport

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
15 DF Lawrence Trinidad and Tobago34 Released San Juan Jabloteh Summer n/a 79 7 BBC Sport
17 MF Tudur Jones Wales24 Transferred Norwich City Summer £250k 41 3 BBC Sport
19 FW Jones Wales19 Released Grimsby Town Summer n/a 7 0 Swansea Official Website
9 FW Scotland Trinidad and Tobago30 Transferred Wigan Athletic Summer £2mil 102 53 BBC Sport
4 DF O'Leary Wales32 Released Winter n/a 281 10 BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans

In

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
19 FW Trundle England39 Bristol City 27 August 2009 2 May 2010 BBC Sport
37 DF Abu Bakr Trinidad and Tobago28 Caledonia AIA 1 September 2009 1 January 2010 BBC Sport thisissouthwales.co.uk
49 MF Cotterill Wales28 Sheffield United 26 November 2009 1 January 2010 BBC Sport BBC Sport
43 DF Edgar Canada28 Burnley 23 March 2010 2 May 2010 BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
38 DF Grimes England25 Haverfordwest County 24 July 2009 April 2010 Swansea Official website
4 MF O'Leary Wales38 Leyton Orient 30 August 2009 30 September 2009 Swansea Official website Orient Official website
20 MF MacDonald Wales27 Yeovil Town 22 September 2009 26 April 2010 BBC Sport Swansea Official website
32 FW Morgan Wales27 Newport County 15 October 2009 24 April 2010 Swansea Official website
36 MF Thomas Wales25 Newport County 15 October 2009 24 April 2010 Swansea Official website
3 DF Painter Republic of Ireland29 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 January 2010 8 May 2010 BBC Sport
14 FW Dobbie Scotland33 Blackpool 1 February 2010 22 May 2010 BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

New contracts

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
25 DF Wales Collins 29 Signed 2 years June 2011 [13]
24 MF Wales Allen 25 Signed 3 years June 2012 [22]
19 FW Wales Jones 26 Rejected n/a July 2009 [50]
10 MF Spain Orlandi 31 Signed 1 Year July 2010 [26]
5 DF England Tate 33 Signed 4 Years August 2013 [51]
2 DF Wales Williams 31 Signed 4 Years October 2013 [52]
16 DF England Monk 36 Signed 3 Years November 2012 [53]
17 GK Wales Cornell 24 Signed 3.5 Years July 2013 [54]

Last updated:

Championship Stats

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 18 11 40 37 +3 69 10 10 3 21 12 +9 7 8 8 19 25 −6

Last updated: 2 May 2010.
Source:

Results by round

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Result L L D W D L D D W D W D W D W W W L D W L W D D W D D W W D D W W L W D L D L D L W L W L D
Position 23 24 23 15 19 20 19 19 17 16 15 16 11 12 11 9 4 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7

Championship Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C) 46 30 12 4 90 35+55 102 Promotion to Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 26 13 7 88 47+41 91
3 Nottingham Forest (Q) 46 22 13 11 65 40+25 79 Qualification to League Championship playoffs
4 Cardiff City (Q) 46 22 10 14 73 54+19 76
5 Leicester City (Q) 46 21 13 12 61 45+16 76
6 Blackpool (Q) 46 19 13 14 74 58+16 70
7 Swansea City 46 17 18 11 40 37+3 69

Updated to games played on 26 April 2010.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Pre-season Friendlies

Football League Championship

League Cup

FA Cup

References and footnotes

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  2. "Roberto's clocking up the miles". Swansea Official Site. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  3. "Uncapped trio not ready – Toshack". BBC Sport. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  4. "Swansea finalise Dobbie signing". BBC Sport. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  5. "Swansea to continue Spanish tour". BBC Sport. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  6. "Dyer completes switch to Swansea". BBC Sport. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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  13. 1 2 "Collins signs for two more years". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  14. "Clubs discover Carling Cup fate". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
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  16. "Newcastle begin against West Brom". BBC Sport. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
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  21. "Swans announce sponsorship deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  22. 1 2 "Allen signs new Swansea contract". BBC Sport. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
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  26. 1 2 "Orlandi signs new Swans contract". BBC Sport. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  27. "Almería friendly confirmed for August 1". Swansea Official Site. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  28. "Squad numbers announced for 2009/10". Swansea Official Site. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  29. "Scotland completes Wigan transfer". BBC Sport. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  30. "Lopez signs two-year Swansea deal". BBC Sport. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  31. "Counago snubs Swansea overtures". BBC Sport. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  32. "Four Swans called into Under-21 squad". Swansea Official website. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  33. "Williams named in Wales squad". BBC Sport. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  34. "Leicester 2 – 1 Swansea". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  35. "Swans will host Scunthorpe". Swansea Official Website. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  36. "Swans Academy bid boost". Swansea Official Website. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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  38. "Swans reject Wigan offer for Ferrie". Swansea Official Website. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  39. "Swansea recruit Austrian Idrizaj". BBC Sport. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  40. "Swansea 1 – 2 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  41. "FA 'satisfied' with ref Linington". BBC Sport. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  42. "Swansea sign Trundle and Beattie". BBC Sport. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  43. "Swansea capture Trinidad defender". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  44. "Swansea recruit Newcastle scout". BBC Sport. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  45. "Swansea seal Van der Gun signing". BBC Sport. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  46. "Bodde out for rest of the season". BBC Sport. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  47. "Williams signs new Swans contract". BBC Sport. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  48. "Morgan completes Newport loan move". Swansea Official Website. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  49. "Casey Thomas joins Newport on loan". Swansea Official Website. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  50. "Chris Jones taken on by Grimsby". Swans Official Site. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  51. "Tate signs new four-year contract". BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  52. "Williams signs new Swans contract". BBC Sport. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  53. "Swans captain Monk signs new deal". BBC Sport. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  54. "Goalkeeper David Cornell pens new Swansea contract". BBC Sport. 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  55. The match was split into three 30 minute periods.
  56. 1 2 45 minutes were played for each match.
  57. Swansea City lost 5–4 on penalties.

See also

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