| 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 vsCrystal Palace (28 December 2009) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 12,775 vsReading (18 August 2009) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,407 | ||
The2009–10 season wasSwansea City's 81st season inthe Football League. It was their second consecutive season in the second tier following an eighth-placed finish in theprevious campaign.
Swansea finished the season in seventh place, one place higher than the previous season, having just missed out on a play-off place toBlackpool.[1]
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order.
| Total | League Champ'ship | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | De Vries | 47 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Williams | 44 | 45 | 5 | 45 | 5 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Painter | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | DF | O'Leary | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Tate | 41 | 41 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 6 | MF | Bodde | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | Britton | 36 | 37 | 35 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Pratley | 33 | 36 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | FW | Beattie | 11 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Orlandi | 23 | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Van der Gun | 20 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | MF | Dyer | 38 | 41 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | FW | Dobbie | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 15 | MF | López | 9 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 16 | DF | Monk | 23 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 17 | GK | Cornell | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 18 | FW | Pintado | 18 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 19 | FW | Trundle | 2 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | MF | MacDonald | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 21 | DF | Bessone | 22 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | DF | Rangel | 36 | 38 | 37 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | FW | Bauzà | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | MF | Allen | 14 | 22 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 25 | DF | Collins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 26 | DF | Serran | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | Gower | 25 | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 28 | MF | Butler | 9 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 29 | MF | Richards | 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| 31 | MF | Howard | ||||||||||
| 30 | FW | Bond | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 33 | FW | Morgan | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 34 | DF | Walsh | ||||||||||
| 35 | DF | Sheehan | ||||||||||
| 36 | MF | Thomas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 37 | MF | Lucas | ||||||||||
| 38 | DF | Grimes | ||||||||||
| 39 | DF | Burgin | ||||||||||
| 40 | FW | Idrizaj | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 42 | FW | Kuqi | 15 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 5 | |||||
| 43 | DF | Edgar | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 49 | MF | Cotterill | 15 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | DF | Rangel | 6 | 2 | |||
| 18 | FW | Pintado | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | DF | Monk | 4 | 1 | |||
| 26 | DF | Serran | 1 | ||||
| 12 | MF | Dyer | 5 | 1 | |||
| 15 | MF | López | 1 | ||||
| 7 | MF | Britton | 7 | ||||
| 10 | MF | Orlandi | 7 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Tate | 7 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Pratley | 6 | ||||
| 2 | DF | Williams | 5 | ||||
| 27 | MF | Gower | 4 | ||||
| 42 | FW | Kuqi | 3 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Painter | 3 | ||||
| 24 | MF | Allen | 2 | ||||
| 1 | GK | De Vries | 2 | ||||
| 29 | MF | Richards | 2 | ||||
| 14 | FW | Dobbie | 1 | ||||
| 11 | FW | Van der Gun | 1 | ||||
| 23 | MF | Bauzà | 1 | ||||
| 49 | MF | Cotterill | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Only competitive matches
= Number ofbookings;
= Number ofsending offs after a second yellow card;
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
The following Swansea players have been selected in the officialChampionship team of the week.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | FW | Dobbie | 42 | EU | Queen of the South | Free Agent | Summer | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport | |
| 12 | MF | Dyer | 37 | EU | Southampton | Transferred | Summer | 2012 | £400k | BBC Sport | |
| 15 | MF | López | 44 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Transferred | Summer | 2011 | Free | BBC Sport | |
| 40 | FW | Idrizaj | 38 | EU | Free Agent | Summer | 2011 | Free | Swansea Official Website | ||
| 9 | FW | Beattie | 41 | EU | West Bromwich Albion | Transferred | Summer | 2012 | £800k | BBC Sport | |
| 11 | MF | van der Gun | 46 | EU | Free Agent | Summer | 2010 | Free | BBC Sport | ||
| 49 | MF | Cotterill | 37 | EU | Sheffield United | Transferred | Winter | 2013 | £600k | BBC Sport | |
| 42 | FW | Kuqi | 49 | EU | TuS Koblenz | Transferred | Winter | 2011 | Free | BBC Sport |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Country | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF | Lawrence | 34 | Released | San Juan Jabloteh | Summer | n/a | 79 | 7 | BBC Sport | |
| 17 | MF | Tudur Jones | 24 | Transferred | Norwich City | Summer | £250k | 41 | 3 | BBC Sport | |
| 19 | FW | Jones | 19 | Released | Grimsby Town | Summer | n/a | 7 | 0 | Swansea Official Website | |
| 9 | FW | Scotland | 30 | Transferred | Wigan Athletic | Summer | £2mil | 102 | 53 | BBC Sport | |
| 4 | DF | O'Leary | 32 | Released | Winter | n/a | 281 | 10 | BBC Sport |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW | Trundle | 49 | Bristol City | 27 August 2009 | 2 May 2010 | BBC Sport | ||
| 37 | DF | Abu Bakr | 38 | Caledonia AIA | 1 September 2009 | 1 January 2010 | BBC Sport | thisissouthwales.co.uk | |
| 49 | MF | Cotterill | 37 | Sheffield United | 26 November 2009 | 1 January 2010 | BBC Sport | BBC Sport | |
| 43 | DF | Edgar | 38 | Burnley | 23 March 2010 | 2 May 2010 | BBC Sport |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | DF | Grimes | 34 | Haverfordwest County | 24 July 2009 | April 2010 | Swansea Official website | ||
| 4 | MF | O'Leary | 48 | Leyton Orient | 30 August 2009 | 30 September 2009 | Swansea Official website | Orient Official website | |
| 20 | MF | MacDonald | 37 | Yeovil Town | 22 September 2009 | 26 April 2010 | BBC Sport | Swansea Official website | |
| 32 | FW | Morgan | 37 | Newport County | 15 October 2009 | 24 April 2010 | Swansea Official website | ||
| 36 | MF | Thomas | 35 | Newport County | 15 October 2009 | 24 April 2010 | Swansea Official website | ||
| 3 | DF | Painter | 39 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 January 2010 | 8 May 2010 | BBC Sport | ||
| 14 | FW | Dobbie | 42 | Blackpool | 1 February 2010 | 22 May 2010 | BBC Sport |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | DF | Collins | 39 | Signed | 2 years | June 2011 | [13] | |
| 24 | MF | Allen | 35 | Signed | 3 years | June 2012 | [22] | |
| 19 | FW | Jones | 36 | Rejected | n/a | July 2009 | [50] | |
| 10 | MF | Orlandi | 41 | Signed | 1 Year | July 2010 | [26] | |
| 5 | DF | Tate | 43 | Signed | 4 Years | August 2013 | [51] | |
| 2 | DF | Williams | 41 | Signed | 4 Years | October 2013 | [52] | |
| 16 | DF | Monk | 46 | Signed | 3 Years | November 2012 | [53] | |
| 17 | GK | Cornell | 34 | Signed | 3.5 Years | July 2013 | [54] |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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:[citation needed]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Leicester City | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 76 | Qualification forChampionship play-offs |
| 6 | Blackpool(O, P) | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 70 | |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 69 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 65 | |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 63 |
| 11 July 2009Friendly | Trofense | 0–1 | Swansea City | Estádio do Fão |
| Report | Pintado | Attendance: ? | ||
| Note: The match was split into three 30-minute periods. | ||||
| 18 July 2009Friendly | Swansea City | 3–1 | Liberty Stadium | |
| Pintado Thomas | Report | Rukavytsya | Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Huw Jones |
| 20 July 2009Friendly | Neath Athletic | 1–6 | Swansea City | The Gnoll |
| Davey | Report | Dobbie Orlandi Bond Bauzà Collins | Attendance: ? Referee: ? |
| 24 July 2009Friendly | RCD Espanyol B | 2–0 | Swansea City | Nou Estadi |
| Williams Pedraza | Report | Attendance: ? Referee: ? |
| 26 July 2009Friendly | Palamós CF | 0–2 | Swansea City | Nou Estadi |
| Report | Bauzà Gower | Attendance: ? Referee: ? |
| 27 July 2009Friendly | Gimnàstic Tarragona | 0–0 (5–4p) | Swansea City | Nova Creu Alta |
| Report | Attendance: ? Referee: ? | |||
| Note: 45 minutes were played for each match. | ||||
| 27 July 2009Friendly | Sabadell | 1–2 | Swansea City | Nova Creu Alta |
| Roberto | Report | Dobbie | ||
| Note: 45 minutes were played for each match. | ||||
| 1 August 2009Friendly | Swansea City | 4–1 | Liberty Stadium | |
| Gower Bond | Report | Sammon | Attendance: 5,193 Referee: ? |
| 2 August 2009Friendly | Port Talbot Town | 0–1 | Swansea City | GenQuip Stadium |
| Report | López | Attendance: ~1,200 Referee: Ryan Thomas |
| 8 August 2009FLC | Leicester City | 2–1 | Swansea City | Walkers Stadium |
| Waghorn N'Guessan | Report | Williams | Attendance: 26,171 Referee: G. Hegley |
| 15 August 2009FLC | Swansea City | 0–3 | Middlesbrough | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Johnson Emnes Tuncay | Attendance: 16,201 Referee:P. Taylor |
| 18 August 2009FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Reading | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 12,775 Referee: Hooper |
| 22 August 2009FLC | Coventry City | 0–1 | Swansea City | Ricoh Arena |
| Report | Williams | Attendance: 16,307 Referee: P. Crossley |
| 29 August 2009FLC | Swansea City | 1–1 | Watford | Liberty Stadium |
| Tate | Report | Graham | Attendance: 14,172 Referee:A. Taylor |
| 12 September 2009FLC | Preston North End | 2–0 | Swansea City | Deepdale |
| Mellor Elliot | Report | Attendance: 12,854 Referee: E. Ilderton |
| 15 September 2009FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Bristol City | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 12,859 Referee: D. Whitestone |
| 19 September 2009FLC | Barnsley | 0–0 | Swansea City | Oakwell |
| Report | Attendance: 11,596 Referee: R. Shoebridge |
| 26 September 2009FLC | Swansea City | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Liberty Stadium |
| Trundle Butler | Report | Quinn | Attendance: 14,324 Referee: D. Deadman |
| 29 September 2009FLC | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Swansea City | Keepmoat Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 8,833 Referee: A. Haines |
| 3 October 2009FLC | Swansea City | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Liberty Stadium |
| Gower Trundle | Report | Attendance: 14,444 Referee: K. Hill |
| 17 October 2009FLC | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Swansea City | Portman Road |
| Couñago | Report | Beattie | Attendance: 19,667 Referee: K. Wright |
| 20 October 2009FLC | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Swansea City | The Hawthorns |
| Report | Beattie | Attendance: 21,022 Referee:A. D'Urso |
| 24 October 2009FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Blackpool | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 14,724 Referee: A. Hall |
| 31 October 2009FLC | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Swansea City | Glanford Park |
| Report | Beattie Van der Gun | Attendance: 5,201 Referee: K. Evans |
| 7 November 2009FLC | Swansea City | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Liberty Stadium |
| Dyer Pratley | Report | Bothroyd Hudson | Attendance: 18,209 Referee:L. Probert |
| 20 November 2009FLC | Swansea City | 1–0 | Derby County | Liberty Stadium |
| Bessone | Report | Attendance: 17,804 Referee: R. East |
| 28 November 2009FLC | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Swansea City | St James' Park |
| Harewood Løvenkrands | Report | Attendance: 42,616 Referee: M. Haywood |
| 5 December 2009FLC | Peterborough United | 2–2 | Swansea City | London Road Stadium |
| Whelpdale McLean | Report | Trundle | Attendance: 7,312 Referee: R. Booth |
| 8 December 2009FLC | Swansea City | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Liberty Stadium |
| Trundle | Report | Attendance: 14,004 Referee:S. Tanner |
| 12 December 2009FLC | Swansea City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | McGoldrick | Attendance: 16,690 Referee: S. Hooper |
| 19 December 2009FLC | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Swansea City | Hillsborough |
| Report | Pratley | Attendance: 18,329 Referee: O. Langford |
| 26 December 2009FLC | Reading | 1–1 | Swansea City | Madejski Stadium |
| Sigurðsson | Report | Pratley | Attendance: 19,608 Referee: M. Russell |
| 28 December 2009FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 18,794 Referee:A. Taylor |
| 16 January 2010FLC | Swansea City | 1–0 | Leicester City | Liberty Stadium |
| Pintado | Report | Attendance: 15,037 Referee: F. Graham |
| 23 January 2010FLC | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Swansea City | Riverside Stadium |
| Flood | Report | Pintado | Attendance: 16,847 Referee: A. Penn |
| 26 January 2010FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Coventry City | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 13,868 Referee: D. McDermid |
| 6 February 2010FLC | Swansea City | 2–0 | Preston North End | Liberty Stadium |
| Cotterill Williams | Report | Attendance: 14,659 Referee: P. Gibbs |
| 9 February 2010FLC | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Swansea City | Selhurst Park |
| Report | Kuqi | Attendance: 12,328 Referee: G. Scott |
| 13 February 2010FLC | Swansea City | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Liberty Stadium |
| Cotterill | Report | Carroll | Attendance: 15,188 Referee: A. Woolmer |
| 16 February 2010FLC | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Swansea City | Home Park |
| Johnson | Report | Pratley | Attendance: 9,184 Referee: K. Hill |
| 20 February 2010FLC | Derby County | 0–1 | Swansea City | Pride Park |
| Report | Kuqi | Attendance: 31,024 Referee:S. Tanner |
| 27 February 2010FLC | Swansea City | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Liberty Stadium |
| Cotterill | Report | Attendance: 16,175 Referee: G. Ward |
| 6 March 2010FLC | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Swansea City | City Ground |
| Chambers | Report | Attendance: 25,012 Referee: C. Webster |
| 9 March 2010FLC | Watford | 0–1 | Swansea City | Vicarage Road |
| Report | Kuqi | Attendance: 12,907 Referee: T. Kettle |
| 13 March 2010FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 14,167 Referee: R. Booth |
| 16 March 2010FLC | Swansea City | 0–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Dorrans Miller | Attendance: 17,774 Referee: R. East |
| 20 March 2010FLC | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Swansea City | Loftus Road |
| German | Report | Dyer | Attendance: 15,502 Referee: C. Boyeson |
| 23 March 2010FLC | Blackpool | 5–1 | Swansea City | Bloomfield Road |
| Ormerod Evatt Burgess Taylor-Fletcher | Report | Van der Gun | Attendance: 9,149 Referee: N. Miller |
| 27 March 2010FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 14,902 Referee: C. Pawson |
| 3 April 2010FLC | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Swansea City | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Chopra | Report | Orlandi | Attendance: 25,130 Referee:P. Dowd |
| 5 April 2010FLC | Swansea City | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Liberty Stadium |
| Edgar Williams Kuqi | Report | Attendance: 14,830 Referee: D. Whitestone |
| 10 April 2010FLC | Bristol City | 1–0 | Swansea City | Ashton Gate |
| Maynard | Report | Attendance: 14,719 Referee:M. Dean |
| 17 April 2010FLC | Swansea City | 3–1 | Barnsley | Liberty Stadium |
| Williams Kuqi Pratley | Report | Moore | Attendance: 15,139 Referee: D. Phillips |
| 24 April 2010FLC | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Swansea City | Bramall Lane |
| Cresswell De Vries | Report | Attendance: 25,966 Referee: S. Mathieson |
| 2 May 2010FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Liberty Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 17,630 Referee: G. Hegley |
| 11 August 2009Round 1 | Swansea City | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Liberty Stadium |
| Monk Dobbie | Report | Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Scott |
| 25 August 2009Round 2 | Swansea City | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Scunthorpe United | Liberty Stadium |
| Dobbie | Report | Canavan Hooper | Attendance: 7,321 Referee: J.Linington |
| 2 January 2010Round 3 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Swansea City | Walkers Stadium |
| King N'Guessan | Report | Cotterill | Attendance: 12,307 Referee: Taylor |