2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 2009–10 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.The 2009–10 football season marked the 131st year of existence of Ipswich Town Football Club. Additionally, it marked the club's 74th anniversary of turning professional and was the club's 71st consecutive season in the English football league system.[1]

Ipswich Town
2009–10 season
ChairmanMarcus Evans
ManagerRoy Keane
StadiumPortman Road
Championship15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonathan Walters (8)
All: Jonathan Walters (8)
Highest home attendance27,059
(vs Newcastle United, 26 Sep 2009, Championship)
Lowest home attendance19,283
(vs Watford, 20 Oct 2009, Championship)
Average home league attendance20,840

The 2009–10 season was Roy Keane's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town. Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship, finishing 15th out of the 24 teams.[2] The club also competed in the Football League Cup, where it was eliminated in the second round,[3] and the FA Cup, where it was eliminated in the fourth round.[4]

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ENGRichard Wright
2DF  ENGDavid Wright
3DF  IRLDamien Delaney
4DF  NIRGareth McAuley
6MF  ENGGrant Leadbitter
7MF  IRLOwen Garvan
8MF  ENGLee Martin
9FW  ESPPablo Couñago
10MF  ENGDavid Norris
12DF  CANJaime Peters
17MF  ENGJack Colback (on loan from Sunderland)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
19FW  IRLJonathan Walters (captain)[notes 1]
20FW  NIRDavid Healy (on loan from Sunderland)
21FW  IRLDaryl Murphy (on loan from Sunderland)
23MF  TRICarlos Edwards
25MF  IRLAlan Quinn
26GK  IRLBrian Murphy
28GK  ENGArran Lee-Barrett
30DF  IRLShane O'Connor
35DF  NZLTommy Smith[notes 2]
40FW  ENGConnor Wickham

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
5DF  IRLAlex Bruce[notes 3] (on loan to Leicester City)
11FW  JAMKevin Lisbie[notes 4] (on loan to Colchester United)
14FW  ENGJon Stead (on loan to Coventry City)
15DF  NEDPim Balkestein (on loan to Brentford)
16FW  HUNTamás Priskin[notes 5] (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
18MF  IRLColin Healy (on loan to Falkirk)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
21FW  TRIStern John (on loan from Crystal Palace)
22DF  ENGLiam Rosenior (on loan from Reading)
27GK  IRLShane Supple (retired)
27GK  BIHAsmir Begović[notes 6] (on loan from Portsmouth)
36MF  ENGLiam Trotter (on loan to Millwall)

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
13MF  ARGLuciano Civelli
29MF  ENGEd Upson
31MF  USADevann Yao
32GK  IRLIan McLoughlin
33DF  WALBen Thatcher[notes 7]
34DF  ENGJack Ainsley
No.Pos. NationPlayer
37MF  BERReggie Lambe
39DF  WALTroy Brown[notes 8]
41DF  ENGTom Eastman
42MF  ENGBilly Clark
44FW  IRLRonan Murray
46MF  ENGLuke Hyam

Coaching staff

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PositionName
Manager Roy Keane
Assistant Manager Tony Loughlan
Assistant Manager Ian McParland
Goalkeeping Coach James Hollman
Specialist Skills Coach Steve Foley
Fitness Coach Antonio Gomez
Fitness Coach Simon Thadani
Head Physiotherapist Matt Byard

Pre-season

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Ipswich traveled to the Republic of Ireland for pre-season in 2009, playing friendlies against Irish sides Finn Harps, Waterford and Cork City. The squad also spent time in Portugal on a four-day training camp.[6] On the 25 July Ipswich played Colchester United in a testimonial match for retired former player Fabian Wilnis, a match which Ipswich won 2–0.[7]

Legend

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WinDrawLoss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 July 2009 Finn HarpsA1–2UnknownWickham (pen)
15 July 2009 BrentfordA3–1UnknownMartin, Wickham, Rhodes
17 July 2009 WaterfordA3–0UnknownGarvan (2), Lisbie
19 July 2009 Cork CityA0–23,262
22 July 2009 Southend UnitedA2–0UnknownTrotter (2)
25 July 2009 Colchester UnitedH2–0UnknownOkuonghae (o.g.), Rhodes
28 July 2009 Charlton AthleticA1–2UnknownNorris
31 July 2009 Real ValladolidH3–15,873Balkestein, Wickham, Prieto (o.g.)

Competitions

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Football League Championship

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
13Queens Park Rangers461415175865−757
14Derby County461511205363−1056
15Ipswich Town461220145061−1156
16Watford461412206168−754
17Preston North End461315185873−1554
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
461220145061 −115681142423 +149102638 −12

Source: Table

Legend

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WinDrawLoss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches

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DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2009Coventry CityA1–216,279Walters
15 August 2009Leicester CityH0–022,454
18 August 2009Crystal PalaceH1–320,348Bruce
22 August 2009West Bromwich AlbionA0–219,390
29 August 2009Preston North EndH1–119,454Walters
12 September 2009MiddlesbroughA1–319,742Walters (pen)
15 September 2009Nottingham ForestH1–121,130Leadbitter
19 September 2009Doncaster RoversA3–310,711Colback, Priskin, Martin
26 September 2009Newcastle UnitedH0–427,059
29 September 2009Sheffield UnitedA3–328,366Walters, Leadbitter, McAuley
3 October 2009BarnsleyA1–212,224Rosenior
17 October 2009Swansea CityH1–119,667Couñago
20 October 2009WatfordH1–119,283McAuley
24 October 2009Plymouth ArgyleA1–110,875Stead
31 October 2009Derby CountyH1–020,299Wright
7 November 2009ReadingA1–119,053Stead
21 November 2009Sheffield WednesdayH0–019,636
29 November 2009Cardiff CityA2–119,463Walters, Stead
5 December 2009Bristol CityA0–014,287
8 December 2009Peterborough UnitedH0–019,975
12 December 2009BlackpoolH3–119,831Stead, Colback, McAuley
26 December 2009Crystal PalaceA1–316,496Peters
28 December 2009Queens Park RangersH3–025,349Walters, Stead (2)
10 January 2010Leicester CityA1–120,758Norris
16 January 2010Coventry CityH3–220,135John, Colback, Couñago
26 January 2010West Bromwich AlbionH1–119,574Leadbitter
30 January 2010Preston North EndA0–212,087
6 February 2010MiddlesbroughH1–121,243Murphy
9 February 2010Queens Park RangersA2–110,940Norris, Murphy
16 February 2010Peterborough UnitedA1–39,428Murphy
20 February 2010Sheffield WednesdayA1–021,641Edwards
23 February 2010Scunthorpe UnitedA1–15,828Healy
27 February 2010Bristol CityH0–020,302
6 March 2010BlackpoolA0–18,635
9 March 2010Cardiff CityH2–019,997Murphy (2)
13 March 2010Scunthorpe UnitedH1–019,378Wickham
16 March 2010WatfordA1–213,996Colback
20 March 2010BarnsleyH1–020,558Murphy
23 March 2010Plymouth ArgyleH0–219,316
27 March 2010Swansea CityA0–014,902
3 April 2010ReadingH2–121,403McAuley, Walters
5 April 2010Derby CountyA3–128,137McAuley, Edwards, Wickham
10 April 2010Nottingham ForestA0–323,459
17 April 2010Doncaster RoversH1–119,943Wickham
24 April 2010Newcastle UnitedA2–252,181Wickham, Walters
2 May 2010Sheffield UnitedH0–323,003

FA Cup

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As in the League Cup, Ipswich only progressed through one round of the FA Cup, falling to a 2–1 defeat against Southampton at St Mary's. This meant Ipswich was only left with trying to improve its league position.

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceRef.
Third2 JanuaryBlackpoolBloomfield Road2–1Colback 3', Garvan 77'7,332[8]
Fourth23 JanuarySouthamptonSt Mary's1–2Couñago 90'20,446[9]

League Cup

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Ipswich Town's League Cup campaign was disappointing. After winning a thrilling first round tie against Shrewsbury Town, Ipswich was knocked out of the competition by Peterborough United at London Road after Ipswich striker Tamas Priskin missed a vital penalty.

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceRef.
First11 AugustShrewsbury TownNew Meadow3–3 (won 4–2 on Penalties)Wickham (2) 11', 59', Quinn 32'4,184[10]
Second25 AugustPeterborough UnitedLondon Road1–2Priskin 14'5,451[11]

Transfers

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Transfers in

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DatePosNameFromFeeRef
1 July 2009DF Troy Brown FulhamFree transfer[12]
2 July 2009DF Damien Delaney Queens Park RangersUndisclosed[13]
6 July 2009MF Lee Martin Manchester United£1,500,000[14]
24 July 2009MF Colin Healy Cork CityUndisclosed[15]
27 July 2009DF Shane O'Connor LiverpoolFree transfer[16]
6 August 2009FW Tamás Priskin Watford£1,200,000[17]
21 August 2009GK Arran Lee-Barrett Hartlepool UnitedFree transfer[18]
1 September 2009MF Carlos Edwards Sunderland£1,350,000[19]
1 September 2009MF Grant Leadbitter Sunderland£2,600,000[19]
6 November 2009GK Brian Murphy BohemianFree transfer[20]
  • Total transfer spending: £6,650,000+

Loans in

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Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef
6 August 2009MF Jack Colback Sunderland30 June 2010[21]
14 October 2009GK Asmir Begović Portsmouth23 November 2009[22]
26 November 2009FW Stern John Crystal Palace1 February 2010[23]
2 September 2009DF Liam Rosenior Reading1 June 2010[24]
1 February 2010FW Daryl Murphy Sunderland30 June 2010[25]
1 February 2010FW David Healy Sunderland30 June 2010[25]

Transfers out

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DatePosNameToFeeRef
8 May 2009MF Tommy Miller Sheffield WednesdayFree transfer[26]
8 May 2009DF Chris Casement Dundee UnitedFree transfer[26]
8 May 2009FW Dean Bowditch Yeovil TownFree transfer[26]
8 May 2009DF Iván Campo AEK LarnacaFree transfer[26]
8 May 2009FW Billy Clarke BlackpoolFree transfer[26]
8 May 2009DF Kurt Robinson Rushden & DiamondsFree transfer[26]
8 May 2009MF Jai Reason Cambridge UnitedFree transfer[26]
14 May 2009MF Matt Richards WalsallFree transfer[26]
21 May 2009DF Dan Harding SouthamptonFree transfer[27]
13 July 2009FW Danny Haynes Bristol CityUndisclosed[28]
31 July 2009FW Jordan Rhodes Huddersfield Town£350,000[29]
4 August 2009MF Veliče Šumulikoski Preston North End£400,000[30]
20 August 2009GK Shane SuppleRetired[31]
26 February 2010DF Ben ThatcherFree agentContract terminated[32]
  • Total transfer income: £750,000+

Loans out

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Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef
3 August 2009FW Kevin Lisbie Colchester United30 June 2010[33]
6 November 2009DF Jack Ainsley Rushden & Diamonds1 January 2010[34]
20 November 2009DF Pim Balkestein Brentford31 December 2009[35]
4 January 2010MF Liam Trotter Millwall30 June 2010[36]
7 January 2010DF Tommy Smith Brentford30 June 2010[37]
12 January 2010MF Colin Healy Falkirk30 June 2010[38]
1 February 2010DF Alex Bruce Leicester City30 June 2010[39]
1 February 2010FW Tamás Priskin Queens Park Rangers30 June 2010[40]
15 February 2010FW Jon Stead Coventry City30 June 2010[41]
12 March 2010MF Ed Upson Barnet30 June 2010[42]
25 March 2010DF Pim Balkestein Brentford30 June 2010[43]

Squad statistics

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All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  ENGRichard Wright1301200010
26GK  IRLBrian Murphy1601600000
28GK  ENGArran Lee-Barrett15012+102000
Defenders
2DF  ENGDavid Wright29125+111020
3DF  IRLDamien Delaney3903602010
4DF  NIRGareth McAuley43540+152000
12DF  CANJaime Peters34122+1010020
22DF  ENGLiam Rosenior31126+312000
30DF  IRLShane O'Connor13011+10000+10
34DF  ENGJack Ainsley10000010
35DF  NZLTommy Smith15011+300010
39DF  WALTroy Brown100+100000
41DF  ENGTom Eastman10100000
Midfielders
6MF  ENGGrant Leadbitter40336+232000
7MF  IRLOwen Garvan28114+1101+1110
8MF  ENGLee Martin1819+710+1010
10MF  ENGDavid Norris2522421000
17MF  ENGJack Colback41529+842120
23MF  TRICarlos Edwards29321+721100
25MF  IRLAlan Quinn2118+1100021
37MF  BERReggie Lambe1000000+10
42MF  ENGBilly Clark300+300000
Forwards
9FW  ESPPablo Couñago29311+1620+1110
19FW  IRLJonathan Walters478438200+20
20FW  NIRDavid Healy1215+710000
21FW  IRLDaryl Murphy1861860000
40FW  ENGConnor Wickham2979+1740+111+12
Players transferred out during the season
5DF  IRLAlex Bruce15112+112000
14FW  ENGJon Stead22613+960000
15DF  NEDPim Balkestein1008+100010
16FW  HUNTamás Priskin1929+810+1011
18MF  IRLColin Healy50300020
21FW  TRIStern John915+212000
27GK  IRLShane Supple10000010
27GK  BIHAsmir Begović60600000
29MF  ENGEd Upson2000000+20
36MF  ENGLiam Trotter12011+100000

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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No.PosNatPlayerChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
19FW Jonathan Walters8008
40FW Connor Wickham4127
14FW Jon Stead6006
21FW Daryl Murphy6007
4DF Gareth McAuley5005
17MF Jack Colback4105
6MF Grant Leadbitter3003
9FW Pablo Couñago2103
23MF Carlos Edwards2103
10MF David Norris2002
16FW Tamás Priskin1012
2DF David Wright1001
5DF Alex Bruce1001
7MF Owen Garvan0101
8MF Lee Martin1001
12DF Jamie Peters1001
20FW David Healy1001
21FW Stern John1001
22DF Liam Rosenior1001
25MF Alan Quinn0011
Total505459

Clean sheets

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NumberNationNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1 Richard Wright1001
26 Brian Murphy6006
27 Asmir Begović2002
28 Arran Lee-Barrett3003
Total120012

Disciplinary record

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No.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
2DF David Wright30000030
3DF Damien Delaney40000040
4DF Gareth McAuley41000041
5DF Alex Bruce30001040
6MF Grant Leadbitter1001000110
7MF Owen Garvan20000020
8MF Lee Martin20000020
9FW Pablo Couñago20100030
10MF David Norris80000080
12DF Jamie Peters10000010
14FW Jon Stead01000001
15DF Pim Balkestein00001010
16FW Tamás Priskin20000020
17MF Jack Colback60000060
19FW Jonathan Walters80000080
21FW Stern John10000010
22DF Liam Rosenior30000030
26GK Brian Murphy10000010
28GK Arran Lee-Barrett10100020
35DF Tommy Smith10000010
40FW Connor Wickham30100040
41DF Tom Eastman01000001
Total6534020713

Awards

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Player awards

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AwardPlayerRef
Player of the Year Gareth McAuley[44]
Players' Player of the Year Jack Colback[44]
Young Player of the Year Tom Eastman[44]
Goal of the Season Jack Colback[45]
MonthPlayerRef
April Connor Wickham[46]

Notes

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  1. ^ Walters was born in Moreton, England, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 2010.
  2. ^ Smith was born in Macclesfield, England, and represented them at U-17 and U-18 level, but was also raised in New Zealand and made his international debut for New Zealand in March 2010.
  3. ^ Bruce was born in Norwich, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007; he would change his international allegiance to Northern Ireland in July 2011 and make his international debut for Northern Ireland in February 2013.
  4. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  5. ^ Priskin was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), but also qualified to represent Hungary internationally and made his international debut for Hungary in August 2005.
  6. ^ Begović was born in Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and represented them at U-20 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2009.
  7. ^ Thatcher was born in Swindon, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Wales in March 2004.
  8. ^ Brown was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.

References

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