| 2009–10 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-chairmen | David Gold David Sullivan | ||
| Manager | Gianfranco Zola | ||
| Ground | Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) | ||
| Premier League | 17th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League 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) | ||
The2009–10 Premier League wasWest Ham United's fifth consecutive season in thePremier League, following a ninth-placed finish in the2008–09 Premier League. They were managed byGianfranco Zola - in his second season after replacingAlan Curbishley in September 2008.
The Hammers won their first Premier League game of the season againstWolverhampton Wanderers atMolineux,[1] but failed to win another until early November after an injury time winner fromZavon Hines sealed an upset victory againstAston Villa.[2]
TheUpton Park riots took place in West Ham's firstFootball League Cup game on 25 August against fierce rivalsMillwall. The club was fined £115,000 afterpitch invasions and brawling, resulting in a Millwall fan being stabbed.[3] West Ham won the game 3–1 afterextra time.
On 19 January 2010, formerBirmingham City ownersDavid Gold andDavid Sullivan completed a joint takeover of West Ham United fromcash-strappedIcelandic ownerBjörgólfur Guðmundsson.[4]
West Ham's mid-season form was patchy, but a loss atOld Trafford[5] began a string of six consecutive losses to put them in relegation danger. The run was broken by a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw atEverton,[6] followed by a 1–0 win at home againstSunderland.[7] Another poor game atAnfield[8] was a minor hiccup in West Ham's quest for survival, as they then earned three points againstWigan Athletic in a hard-fought 3–2 win.[9] Simultaneously,Hull City blew an opportunity againstSunderland, losing 1–0. West Ham's Premier League status was confirmed on 3 May with Hull's 2–2 draw with Wigan, which left them 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, previously set in 1960–61.[11]On 11 May 2010, two days after the end of the season, the club announced the termination of their managerGianfranco Zola's contract with immediate effect.[12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 38 | |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 36 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 35 | |
| 18 | Burnley(R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 30 | Relegation toFootball League Championship |
| 19 | Hull City(R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 30 |
[13]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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West Ham took part in a pre-season training camp in Austria and Slovenia, and had scheduled four pre-season games; however, the game againstBundesliga sideWerder Bremen was called off due to wet weather.[14] West Ham also took place in the2009 Barclays Asia Trophy, where they finished third.
| 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 |
| 8 August 2009 | West Ham United | 0 – 1 | Napoli | Boleyn Ground |
| Report | Quagliarella 78' |
| 29 July 2009 | West Ham United | 0 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Workers Stadium, Beijing |
| Report | Defoe 74' | Attendance: 10,005 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 31 July 2009 | West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Beijing Guoan | Workers Stadium, Beijing |
| Gabbidon 80' Hines 90' | Report | Attendance: 7,501 Referee:  Sun Baojie |
| 15 August 20091 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 – 2 | West Ham United | Molineux |
| Report | Noble 22' Upson 69' | Attendance: 28,674 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 23 August 20092 | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Boleyn Ground |
| Cole 49' | Report | Defoe 54' Lennon 79' | Attendance: 33,095 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 29 August 20093 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 0 | West Ham United | Ewood Park |
| Report | Attendance: 23,421 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 12 September 20094 | Wigan Athletic | 1 – 0 | West Ham United | DW Stadium |
| Rodallega 55' | Report | Attendance: 17,142 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 19 September 20095 | West Ham United | 2 – 3 | Liverpool | Boleyn Ground |
| Diamanti 29' (pen.) Cole 45' | Report | Torres 20',75' Kuyt 41' | Attendance: 34,658 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 28 September 20096 | 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 20097 | West Ham United | 2 – 2 | Fulham | Boleyn Ground |
| Cole 16' Stanislas 90+2' | Report | Murphy 47' (pen.) Gera 57' | Attendance: 32,612 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 17 October 20098 | Stoke City | 2 – 1 | West Ham United | Britannia Stadium |
| Beattie 11' (pen.),69' | Report | Upson 34' | Attendance: 27,026 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 25 October 20099 | West Ham United | 2 – 2 | Arsenal | Boleyn Ground |
| Cole 74' Diamanti 80' (pen.) | Report | van Persie 16' Gallas 37' | Attendance: 34,442 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 31 October 200910 | 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 200911 | 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 200912 | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Everton | Boleyn Ground |
| Stanislas 65' | Report | Saha 27' Gosling 64' | Attendance: 32,466 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 21 November 200913 | 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 200914 | 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 200915 | 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 200916 | Birmingham City | 1 – 0 | West Ham United | St Andrew's |
| Bowyer 52' | Report | Attendance: 28,203 Referee:Lee Mason |
| 15 December 200917 | 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 200918 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Chelsea | Boleyn Ground |
| Diamanti 45' (pen.) | Report | Lampard 61' (pen.) | Attendance: 33,338 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 26 December 200919 | West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Portsmouth | Boleyn Ground |
| Diamanti 23' (pen.) Kováč 89' | Report | Attendance: 33,686 Referee:Lee Probert |
| 28 December 200920 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 0 | West Ham United | White Hart Lane |
| Modrić 11' Defoe 81' | Report | Attendance: 35,994 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 17 January 201021 | Aston Villa | 0 – 0 | West Ham United | Villa Park |
| Report | Attendance: 35,646 Referee:Mike Jones |
| 26 January 201022 | Portsmouth | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Fratton Park |
| Webber 76' | Report | Upson 52' | Attendance: 18,322 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 30 January 201023 | West Ham United | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Boleyn Ground |
| Report | Attendance: 33,093 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 6 February 201024 | Burnley | 2 – 1 | West Ham United | Turf Moor |
| Nugent 14' Fox 55' | Report | Ilan 81' | Attendance: 21,001 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 10 February 201025 | West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Birmingham City | Boleyn Ground |
| Diamanti 45+2' Cole 67' | Report | Attendance: 34,458 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 20 February 201026 | 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 201027 | Manchester United | 3 – 0 | West Ham United | Old Trafford |
| Rooney 38',55' Owen 80' | Report | Attendance: 73,797 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 6 March 201028 | 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 201029 | 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 201030 | Arsenal | 2 – 0 | West Ham United | Emirates Stadium |
| Denílson 5' Fàbregas 83' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 60,077 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 23 March 201031 | 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 201032 | West Ham United | 0 – 1 | Stoke City | Boleyn Ground |
| Report | Fuller 69' | Attendance: 34,564 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 4 April 201033 | 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 201034 | West Ham United | 1 – 0 | Sunderland | Boleyn Ground |
| Ilan 51' | Report | Attendance: 34,685 Referee:Mike Jones |
| 19 April 201035 | Liverpool | 3 – 0 | West Ham United | Anfield |
| Benayoun 19' Ngog 29'Green 59' (o.g) | Report | Attendance: 37,697 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 24 April 201036 | 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 201037 | 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 201038 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Manchester City | Boleyn Ground |
| Boa Morte 17' | Report | Wright-Phillips 21' | Attendance: 34,989 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 25 August 2009Second round | West Ham United | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Millwall | Boleyn Ground |
| Stanislas 87',98' (pen.) Hines 100' | Report | Harris 26' | Attendance: 24,492 Referee:Paul Taylor |
| 22 September 2009Third round | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | West Ham United | Reebok Stadium |
| K. Davies 86' Cahill 96'Elmander 119' | Report | Ilunga 59' | Attendance: 8,050 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 3 January 2010Third round | West Ham United | 1 – 2 | Arsenal | Boleyn Ground |
| Diamanti 45+1' | Report | Ramsey 78' Eduardo 83' | Attendance: 25,549 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 021.05 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 41 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 021.95 |
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST | 12 |  | Carlton Cole | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | ST | 32 |  | Alessandro Diamanti | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | ST | 10 |  | Guillermo Franco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 46 | | Junior Stanislas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | ST | 9 |  | Ilan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 15 | | Matthew Upson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | | Scott Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 14 |  | Radoslav Kovac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 16 | | Mark Noble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 22 |  | Manuel da Costa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 31 |  | Jack Collison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| ST | 41 | | Zavon Hines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | DF | 23 |  | Herita Ilunga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | 13 | | Luis Boa Morte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 20 |  | Julien Faubert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 17 |  | Luis Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 21 |  | Valon Behrami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 47 | 1 | 4 | 52 | ||||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Robert Green | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | GK |  HUN | Péter Kurucz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | COD | Herita Ilunga | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Daniel Gabbidon | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Matthew Upson | 35 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  USA | Jonathan Spector | 29 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | WAL | James Collins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | POR | Manuel da Costa | 16 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | James Tomkins | 26 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SUI | Fabio Daprela | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Bondz N'Gala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Jordan Spence | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Kieron Dyer | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker | 33 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | POR | Luis Boa Morte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CZE | Radoslav Kovac | 34 | 2 | 27+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Mark Noble | 28 | 2 | 25+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | CHI | Luis Jimenez | 12 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Julien Faubert | 36 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SUI | Valon Behrami | 28 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Kyel Reid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | WAL | Jack Collison | 23 | 2 | 19+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Josh Payne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Anthony Edgar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Junior Stanislas | 28 | 4 | 11+15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Ilan | 11 | 4 | 6+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Guillermo Franco | 23 | 5 | 16+7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  EGY | Mido | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Carlton Cole | 32 | 10 | 26+4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  RSA | Benni McCarthy | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Freddie Sears | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Frank Nouble | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ITA | Alessandro Diamanti | 29 | 8 | 18+9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Zavon Hines | 15 | 2 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Luis Jiménez | Inter Milan | Loan | 23 June 2009 | ||
24 | Frank Nouble | Chelsea | Undisclosed | 21 July 2009 | ||
33 | Fabio Daprelà | Grasshoppers | Undisclosed | 31 July 2009 | ||
14 | Radoslav Kováč |  Spartak Moscow | Free | 14 August 2009 | ||
32 | Alessandro Diamanti | Livorno | Undisclosed | 28 August 2009 | ||
22 | Manuel da Costa | Fiorentina | Trade forSavio | 31 August 2009 | ||
10 | Guillermo Franco |  Villarreal | Undisclosed | 17 September 2009 | ||
17 | Benni McCarthy | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed | 1 February 2010 | ||
11 | Mido | Middlesbrough | Loan | 1 February 2010 | ||
9 | Ilan | Saint-Étienne | Free | 1 February 2010 |
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lucas Neill | Everton | Released | 4 June 2009 | ||
| Freddie Sears | Crystal Palace | Loan | 26 June 2009 | ||
| Kyel Reid | Sheffield United | Free | 1 July 2009 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | Tottenham Hotspur | Released | 3 July 2009 | ||
| Lee Bowyer | Birmingham City | Free | 8 July 2009 | ||
 Savio Nsereko | Fiorentina | Trade forda Costa | 31 August 2009 | ||
| James Collins | Aston Villa | Undisclosed | 1 September 2009 | ||
| Anthony Edgar | Bournemouth | Loan | 1 October 2009 | ||
 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | Cheltenham Town | Loan | 1 October 2009 | ||
| Matt Fry | Gillingham | Loan | 15 October 2009 | ||
| Josh Payne | Colchester United | Loan | 22 October 2009 | ||
 Nigel Quashie | MK Dons | Loan | 24 November 2009 | ||
| Marek Štěch | Bournemouth | Loan | 11 December 2009 | ||
| Dean Ashton | Unattached | Retired | 11 December 2009 | ||
| Josh Payne | Wycombe Wanderers | Loan | 22 January 2010 | ||
| Nigel Quashie | Queens Park Rangers | Free | 22 January 2010 | ||
| Frank Nouble | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | 8 February 2010 | ||
| Freddie Sears | Coventry City | Loan | 12 February 2010 | ||
| Bondz N'Gala | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | 16 March 2010 | ||
| Calum Davenport | Unattached | Released | 17 March 2010 | ||
| Frank Nouble | Swindon Town | Loan | 19 March 2010 | ||
| Matt Fry | Charlton Athletic | Loan | 25 March 2010 |
