| 2009–10 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mohamed al-Fayed | |||
| Manager | Roy Hodgson | |||
| Stadium | Craven Cottage | |||
| Premier League | 12th | |||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Bobby Zamora (8) All: Bobby Zamora (19) | |||
The2009–10 season wasFulham's 112th professional season and their ninth consecutiveseason in the top flight of English football, thePremier League, since their return in 2001. They also competed inEuropean competition for the second time in their history, in the newly formedUEFA Europa League after finishing in the seventh position in the2008–09 season.[1] After beginning in the qualifying rounds of the competition, Fulham eventually reached thefinal, where they lost 2–1 toAtlético Madrid after extra-time.
The fixtures for the Premier League season were announced on 17 June, with Fulham beginning the season againstPortsmouth atFratton Park on the weekend of 15 August.[2] They entered theFootball League Cup at the third round stage due to their participation in European competition.[3] They also reached the quarter-finals of theFA Cup, where they were defeated byTottenham Hotspur.
Fulham announced the first three fixtures of their 2009 pre-season schedule on 4 May 2009, with the team scheduled to tour Australia soon after the end of the squad's summer break.[4] The team first playedGold Coast United atSkilled Park inRobina on Wednesday, 8 July. Next, the squad travelled toMelbourne to faceMelbourne Victory atEtihad (Docklands) Stadium on Saturday, 11 July. The trip concluded with a match againstPerth Glory atMembers Equity Stadium (Perth Oval) on Wednesday, 15 July.
Upon their return to England, they played a friendly againstAFC Bournemouth on 21 July[5] andPeterborough United on 25 July.[6] Further fixtures were added for the Development Squad against local semi-professional sidesAFC Wimbledon,Woking,Aldershot,Staines andWalton Casuals.[7] The team were also involved in a third roundqualifying match for theUEFA Europa League. The draw was made on 17 July, giving Fulham a match against Lithuanian sideFK Vėtra or Finnish clubHJK Helsinki.[8] Vėtra were confirmed as Fulham's opponents after winning the tie 3–2 on aggregate.[9]
Their pre-season campaign started with defeat to Gold Coast United. DespiteDanny Murphy scoring in the 15th minute, Gold Coast scored twice in the final ten minutes to win the match. This was followed by a 3–0 victory against Melbourne Glory and a 5–0 win against Perth Glory.Andy Johnson scored in both games andErik Nevland scored a hat-trick against Perth to follow up a goal in Melbourne.Eddie Johnson andAndranik Teymourian were the other two scorers in the matches in Melbourne and Perth respectively.
Fulham's first match back in England was a 0–0 draw against AFC Bournemouth on 21 July atDean Court.[10] This was followed four days later by their final pre-season friendly, an eventful match atLondon Road against Peterborough United.Clint Dempsey andBobby Zamora (2) gave Fulham a 3–0 half-time lead, butAaron McLean andGeorge Boyd (2) scored second-half goals to salvage a 3–3 draw.[11]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2009 | Gold Coast United | A | 1–2 | Danny Murphy15' (Gold Coast:Milson80',Smeltz86') | 10,336 |
| 11 July 2009 | Melbourne Victory | A | 3–0 | A. Johnson 32'(pen.),E. Johnson67',Nevland72' | 20,666 |
| 15 July 2009 | Perth Glory | A | 5–0 | A. Johnson16',Nevland60',64',67'(hat-trick),Teymourian84' | 14,903 |
| 21 July 2009 | AFC Bournemouth | A | 0–0 | 3,030 | |
| 25 July 2009 | Peterborough United | A | 3–3 | Dempsey21',Zamora34',45' (Peterborough:McLean55',Boyd85',87'(pen.)) | 1,738 |
Fulham began their Premier League season with an away match atFratton Park againstPortsmouth. Their opponents were in financial trouble and had sold many of their top players, includingPeter Crouch andGlen Johnson during the summer. A minute's applause was held before the game in memory of Fulham's former managerSir Bobby Robson.[12] In a game that Fulham controlled,Bobby Zamora put the away side in the lead after 13 minutes, deflecting a Clint Dempsey shot past Portsmouth goalkeeperDavid James. Both sides created chances but Fulham held the greater threat and won the match 1–0.[13]
Fulham's second league match of the season was against near-neighboursChelsea in theWest London derby. Fulham were missing the injured Andy Johnson and new signingDamien Duff came into the side to replace him, with Dempsey playing alongside Zamora. Dempsey and Chelsea'sDidier Drogba both had opportunities but, in the hot conditions, neither side had many shots in the first half. Drogba, however, gave Chelsea the lead five minutes before the break, shooting low past Schwarzer.Nicolas Anelka, the provider for Drogba's goal, doubled their lead from Drogba's throughball in the 76th minute, effectively sealing the match 2–0 in Chelsea's favour.[14]
The third fixture of the season was an away match atVilla Park againstAston Villa. New midfield signingJonathan Greening made his debut andAaron Hughes captained the side in the absence of Murphy. Fulham got off to the worst possible start whenJohn Paintsil, under pressure from Villa'sCarlos Cuéllar, inadvertently headed the ball past Schwarzer. Villa had a few promising attacks, notably through the pace of strikerGabriel Agbonlahor, but Fulham created chances of their own in an even first half. However they could not score past goalkeeperBrad Friedel and were punished by a second goal, this time from their own player Agbonlahor on the hour mark. Villa held out for a 2–0 victory and Fulham lost their second successive Premier League match.[15]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2009 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | Zamora13' | 17,510 |
| 23 August 2009 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | (Chelsea:Drogba39',Anelka76') | 25,404 |
| 30 August 2009 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | (Aston Villa:Paintsil3'(o.g.),Agbonlahor59') | 32,917 |
| 13 September 2009 | Everton | H | 2–1 | Konchesky57',Duff79' (Everton:Cahill33') | 24,191 |
| 20 September 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Murphy66'(pen.) (Wolves:Doyle18',Edwards50') | 27,670 |
| 26 September 2009 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | (Arsenal:Van Persie52') | 25,700 |
| 4 October 2009 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | Murphy47'(pen.),Gera57' (West Ham:Cole16',Stanislas90+2') | 32,612 |
| 19 October 2009 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | Zamora43',Kamara64' | 23,943 |
| 25 October 2009 | Manchester City | A | 2–2 | Duff62',Dempsey68' (Man City:Lescott53',Petrov60') | 44,906 |
| 31 October 2009 | Liverpool | H | 3–1 | Zamora24',Nevland73',Dempsey87' (Liverpool:Torres42') | 25,700 |
| 8 November 2009 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | Dempsey39'(pen.) (Wigan:Boyce13') | 16,172 |
| 21 November 2009 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | (Birmingham City:Bowyer16') | 23,659 |
| 25 November 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–0 | Nevland43',Dempsey67',88' | 21,414 |
| 28 November 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | Duff75' (Bolton Wanderers:Klasnić35') | 23,554 |
| 6 December 2009 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Zamora7' | 23,168 |
| 12 December 2009 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | Zamora50' (Burnley:Elliott60') | 18,397 |
| 19 December 2009 | Manchester United | H | 3–0 | Murphy22',Zamora46',Duff75' | 25,700 |
| 26 December 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 25,679 | |
| 28 December 2009 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | Gera4' (Chelsea:Drogba73',Smalling75'(o.g.)) | 41,805 |
| 5 January 2010 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | Duff61',Dempsey85' (Stoke:Tuncay12',Faye34',Sidibé37') | 25,104 |
| 17 January 2010 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | (Blackburn:Samba25',Nelsen54') | 21,287 |
| 26 January 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | (Tottenham:Crouch27',Bentley60') | 35,467 |
| 30 January 2010 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | (Aston Villa:Agbonlahor40',44') | 25,408 |
| 3 February 2010 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | Greening74' | 21,934 |
| 6 February 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 22,289 | |
| 9 February 2010 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | Murphy23',Elm31',Zamora54' | 23,005 |
| 21 February 2010 | Birmingham | H | 2–1 | Duff23'Zamora91' (Birmingham:Baird3'(o.g.)) | 21,758 |
| 28 February 2010 | Sunderland | A | 0–0 | 40,192 | |
| 14 March 2010 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 | (Man Utd:Rooney46',84',Berbatov89') | 75,207 |
| 21 March 2010 | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | Murphy75' (Man City:Santa Cruz7',Tevez36') | 25,359 |
| 27 March 2010 | Hull City | A | 0–2 | (Hull City:Bullard16',Fagan48') | 24,361 |
| 4 April 2010 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | Okaka47'Hangeland58' (Wigan:Scotland3') | 22,730 |
| 11 April 2010 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 42,331 | |
| 17 April 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 25,597 | |
| 25 April 2010 | Everton | A | 1–2 | Nevland36' (Everton:Smalling49'(o.g.),Arteta94') | 35,578 |
| 2 May 2010 | West Ham United | H | 3–2 | Dempsey45'Cole(o.g)58'Okaka79' (West Ham:Cole61'Franco92') | 24,201 |
| 5 May 2010 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | (Stoke:Etherington83') | 20,831 |
| 9 May 2010 | Arsenal | A | 0–4 | (Arsenal:Arshavin21'Van Persie26'Baird37' (o.g.)Vela84') | 60,039 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 50 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 47 |
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 46 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 44 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 39 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | −19 |
Last updated: 9 May.
Source:Barclays Premier League
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Date | Opponents | Round | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2010 | Swindon Town | 3rd round | H | 1–0 | Zamora16' | 19,623 |
| 23 January 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 4th round | A | 3–1 | Nevland21',Duff59',Gera80' (Accrington Stanley:Symes25') | 3,712 |
| 14 February 2010 | Notts County | 5th round | H | 4–0 | Davies22',Zamora41',Duff73',Okaka79' | 16,132 |
| 6 March 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6th round | H | 0–0 | 24,533 | |
| 24 March 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6th round replay | A | 1–3 | Zamora17' (Tottenham Hotspur:Bentley47'Pavlyuchenko60'Guðjohnsen66') |
In the third round draw, Fulham were drawn against fellow Premier League sideManchester City,[16] who had spent £120 million on new players during the summer.[17]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2009 | Manchester City | A | 1–2 | Gera34' (Man City:Barry52',Touré111'AET) | 24,507 |
Fulham began their first European campaign in seven years with a third qualifying round tie againstFK Vėtra fromLithuania. The first leg was played away at the Vėtra Stadium on 30 July 2009. Hodgson started with his preferred line-up from the previous season, withBrede Hangeland,Aaron Hughes,John Pantsil andPaul Konchesky in front ofSchwarzer and the front pairing ofAndy Johnson andBobby Zamora.Dickson Etuhu was the only absentee, giving an opportunity toChris Baird in central midfield. The game was tight for the first half-hour before Fulham seized the initiative andBobby Zamora gave them the lead on the stroke of half-time with a shot just inside the penalty area.Danny Murphy doubled Fulham's advantage from the penalty spot in the 56th minute following a foul on Zamora. Both sides made changes but Fulham continued to press and they added a third goal throughSeol Ki-hyeon five minutes from the end.[18] A minute's silence was held before the second match at Craven Cottage following the death of former Fulham managerSir Bobby Robson.[19] Fulham took the lead in the 57th minute through Etuhu, putting the tie beyond any real doubt at 4–0. Andy Johnson scored two further goals from close range in the 80th and 84th minutes, the latter set up by his namesakeEddie Johnson. Fulham progressed to the next round and awaited the identity of their opponents for the play-offs.[20]
The draw for the play-off round was conducted on 7 August and saw Fulham drawn against the unfamiliar opposition ofAmkar Perm from Russia.[21] In the first leg at Craven Cottage, Andy Johnson scored early on in the 4th minute to settle any nerves but he also picked up an injury to hiscollarbone in the first half and had to be substituted.Clint Dempsey scored a second goal just after half-time and Zamora added to the lead in the 75th minute. Amkar Perm did manage to score an away-goal two minutes later in the shape of aMartin Kushev volley but Fulham held a 3–1 advantage.[22] Fulham travelled to Russia for the second leg without the presence of injured first-team regulars Andy Johnson, Murphy, Zamora and Konchesky.[23] Amkar Perm dominated the match but did not score a goal until the last minute when Martin Kushev scored a header past Schwarzer.[24] Fulham's 3–1 victory from the first leg, however, was enough to see them through 3–2 on aggregate.
The draw for the group stages was made a day later. Fulham were drawn in Group E along withRoma of Italy, Swiss sideBasel and Bulgaria'sCSKA Sofia.[25]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Third qualifying round, 1st leg |  Vėtra | A | 3–0 | Zamora44',Murphy56'(pen.),Seol84' | 5,900 | Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
| 6 August | Third qualifying round, 2nd leg | Vėtra | H | 3–0 | Etuhu57',A. Johnson80', 84' | 15,016 | Istvan Vad (Hungary) |
| 20 August | Play-off round, 1st leg |  Amkar Perm | H | 3–1 | A. Johnson4',Dempsey51',Zamora75' (Amkar Perm:Vitaliy Grishin77') | 13,029 | Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
| 27 August | Play-off round, 2nd leg | Amkar Perm | A | 0–1 | (Amkar Perm:Kushev90') | 20,000 | Markus Strombergsson (Sweden) |
| 17 September | Group stage |  CSKA Sofia | A | 1–1 | Kamara65' (CSKA Sofia:Michel62') | 28,000 | Darko Čeferin (Slovenia) |
| 1 October | Group stage |  Basel | H | 1–0 | Murphy57' | 16,100 | Michael Weiner (Germany) |
| 22 October | Group stage |  Roma | H | 1–1 | Hangeland24' (Roma:Andreolli90+3') | 23,561 | Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
| 5 November | Group stage | Roma | A | 1–2 | Kamara19'(pen.) (Roma:John Arne Riise69',Okaka76') | 20,000 | Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
| 3 December | Group stage | CSKA Sofia | H | 1–0 | Gera14' | 23,604 | Cristian Balaj (Romania) |
| 16 December | Group stage | Basel | A | 3–2 | Zamora42',45',Gera77' (Basel:A. Frei64'(pen.),Streller87') | 20,063 | Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
| 18 February | Round of 32, 1st leg |  Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 2–1 | Gera3',Zamora63' (Shakthar Donetsk:Luiz Adriano32') | 21,832 | Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
| 25 February | Round of 32, 2nd leg | Shakhtar Donetsk | A | 1–1 | Hangeland33' (Shakthar Donetsk:Jádson69') | 47,509 | Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
| 11 March | Round of 16, 1st leg | Juventus | A | 1–3 | Etuhu36' (Juventus:Legrottaglie9',Zebina25',Trezeguet48') | 11,402 | Florian Meyer (Germany) |
| 18 March | Round of 16, 2nd leg | Juventus | H | 4–1 | Zamora9',Gera39',49'(pen.),Dempsey82' (Juventus:Trezeguet2') | 23,458 | Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 1 April | Quarter-final, 1st leg |  VfL Wolfsburg | H | 2–1 | Zamora59',Duff63' (Wolfsburg:Madlung89') | 22,307 | Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 8 April | Quarter-final, 2nd leg | VfL Wolfsburg | A | 1–0 | Zamora1' | 24,843 | Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 22 April | Semi-final, 1st leg | Hamburger SV | A | 0–0 | 49,171 | Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) | |
| 29 April | Semi-final, 2nd leg | Hamburger SV | H | 2–1 | Davies69',Gera76' (Hamburg:Petrić22') | 25,700 | Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 12 May | Final |  Atlético Madrid | N | 2–1 | Davies37' (Atlético:Forlán32',116,) | 49,000 | Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Advance toknockout phase |
| 2 |  Fulham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Basel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
The squad numbers were announced at the beginning of the2009–10 season.[26]Chris Baird was given the number 6 shirt, whichAndranik Teymourian wore during the 2008–09 season – Teymourian was given the number 14 shirt instead.Seol Ki-hyeon managed to get back the number 7 afterGiles Barnes returned toDerby County after having been at Fulham on loan.Bobby Zamora was given the number 25 shirt, pushingSimon Davies to number 29. The players with higher squad numbers changed squad numbers to fill the list. BeforeJoe Anderson left the club and made his debut, he was given the number 36 shirt.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Europa League | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  AUS | Mark Schwarzer | 60 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  IRL | Stephen Kelly | 22 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 42 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  GHA | John Paintsil | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  NOR | Brede Hangeland | 52 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  NIR | Chris Baird | 52 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Nicky Shorey | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Andrew Johnson | 13 | 3 | 7+1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Stefano Okaka | 13 | 3 | 3+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Erik Nevland | 33 | 4 | 12+11 | 3 | 2+7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  HUN | Zoltán Gera | 50 | 10 | 19+8 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | David Stockdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Danny Murphy | 41 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  IRN | Andranik Teymourian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Damien Duff | 50 | 9 | 30+2 | 6 | 10+4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Bjørn Helge Riise | 28 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NIR | Aaron Hughes | 56 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | SUI | Pascal Zuberbühler | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  NGA | Dickson Etuhu | 37 | 2 | 14+6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |  SWE | Fredrik Stoor | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  USA | Clint Dempsey | 44 | 9 | 27+2 | 7 | 6+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Bobby Zamora | 48 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 16+1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Chris Smalling | 18 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Greening | 38 | 1 | 15+8 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF |  WAL | Simon Davies | 33 | 3 | 12+5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |  RSA | Kagisho Dikgacoi | 15 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | SWE | David Elm | 16 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who are no longer playing for Fulham or who have been loaned out in the January transfer window: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  KOR | Seol Ki-hyeon | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  SEN | Diomansy Kamara | 13 | 3 | 5+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA | Eddie Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF |  FIN | Toni Kallio | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Joe Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Europa League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 25 | Bobby Zamora | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | | 11 | Zoltán Gera | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | | 16 | Damien Duff | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| = | | 23 | Clint Dempsey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | | 13 | Danny Murphy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | | 10 | Erik Nevland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | | 5 | Brede Hangeland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | 8 | Andrew Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | 9 | Stefano Okaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | 15 | Diomansy Kamara | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | 29 | Simon Davies | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | 20 | Dickson Etuhu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | 3 | Paul Konchesky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 7 | Seol Ki-hyeon† | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 27 | Jonathan Greening | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 35 | David Elm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 39 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 80 |
† = Player is no longer with the club but still scored a goal during the season.
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Europa League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total (FA Total) | |||||
| Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | 2 | Stephen Kelly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 (0) |
| DF | | 3 | Paul Konchesky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 |
| DF | | 4 | John Paintsil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 |
| DF | | 5 | Brede Hangeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 |
| DF | | 6 | Chris Baird | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 |
| MF | | 13 | Danny Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 |
| FW | | 15 | Diomansy Kamara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| DF | | 18 | Aaron Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| MF | | 20 | Dickson Etuhu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| FW | | 21 | Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| MF | | 23 | Clint Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| FW | | 25 | Bobby Zamora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| DF | | 26 | Chris Smalling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| MF | | 27 | Jonathan Greening | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| MF | | 34 | Kagisho Dikgacoi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| TOTALS | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (17) | 2 (1) | |||
There was transfer speculation surrounding the futures ofBrede Hangeland andBobby Zamora, with the former wanted by several clubs includingArsenal[27] and the latter byHull City, however both remained at Fulham.[28] GoalkeeperMark Schwarzer was in talks about a new contract at the club.Danny Murphy signed a new contract during pre-season to keep him at the club until 2011.[29]
Roy Hodgson made his first signing of the summer on 16 June when he brought inStephen Kelly fromBirmingham City on a free transfer.[30]Bjørn Helge Riise, the brother of former Liverpool playerJohn Arne Riise, became Fulham's second signing of the summer when he moved fromLillestrøm SK.[31]Damien Duff was Fulham's third summer signing when he joined fromNewcastle United for an undisclosed fee.[32] MidfielderJonathan Greening signed fromWest Bromwich Albion[33] and he was joined by another midfielder, South AfricanKagisho Dikgacoi fromGolden Arrows.[34] Swedish international strikerDavid Elm was the final transfer of the summer, signing on deadline day fromKalmar FF.
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2009 | DF | Stephen Kelly | Birmingham City | Free[30] |
| 22 July 2009 | MF | Bjørn Helge Riise | Lillestrøm SK | Undisclosed[31] |
| 18 August 2009 | MF | Damien Duff | Newcastle United | Undisclosed[35] |
| 24 August 2009 | MF | Jonathan Greening | West Brom | Season-long loan[33] |
| 27 August 2009 | MF | Kagisho Dikgacoi | Golden Arrows | Undisclosed[34] |
| 1 September 2009 | FW | David Elm | Kalmar FF | Undisclosed[36] |
| 1 February 2010 | FW | Stefano Okaka | Roma | Season-long loan[37] |
| 1 February 2010 | DF | Nicky Shorey | Aston Villa | Season-long loan[38] |
| 1 February 2010 | DF | Christopher Buchtmann | Liverpool | Undisclosed[39] |
Seven players left the club on 2 July:[40] Karim Laribi,Collins John,Moritz Volz andJulian Gray were released;Giles Barnes andOlivier Dacourt departed at the end of their loan spells;Leon Andreasen made a permanent move toHannover 96.[41]Hamer Bouazza andAdrian Leijer were both released by the club; Bouazza moved to Turkish clubSivasspor[42] while Leijer went toMelbourne Victory for an undisclosed fee.[43]
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2009 | DF | Moritz Volz |  | Released[44] |
| 2 July 2009 | FW |  Collins John |  KSV Roeselare | Released[41] |
| 2 July 2009 | DF |  Leon Andreasen | Hannover 96 | £2.5m[41] |
| 2 July 2009 | MF |  Olivier Dacourt | Standard Liège[45] | End of Loan[41] |
| 2 July 2009 | MF | Julian Gray | Barnsley[46] | Released[41] |
| 2 July 2009 | MF | Giles Barnes | Derby County | End of Loan[41] |
| 2 July 2009 | DF | Karim Laribi[47] | Palermo | Released[41] |
| 17 August 2009 | MF |  Hamer Bouazza |  Sivasspor | Released[42][48] |
| 21 August 2009 | DF | Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Victory | Undisclosed[43] |
| 1 January 2010 | DF | Joe Anderson | Lincoln City | Undisclosed[49] |
| 1 January 2010 | DF | Adam Watts | Lincoln City | Undisclosed[49] |
| 15 January 2010 | FW | Seol Ki-hyeon | Pohang Steelers | Released[50] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Return Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2009 | MF | Wayne Brown | TPS Turku | 31 October 2009[51] |
| 26 September 2009 | DF | Fredrik Stoor | Derby County | 27 December 2009[52] |
| 2 October 2009 | DF | Adam Watts[nb 1] | Lincoln City | 2 January 2010[53][54] |
| 30 October 2009 | DF | Elliot Omozusi | Charlton Athletic[55] | 1 December 2009 |
| 26 November 2009 | DF | Toni Kallio | Sheffield United[56] | 23 December 2009 |
| 31 December 2009 | FW | Eddie Johnson |  Aris Thessaloniki | 30 June 2010[57] |
| 1 January 2010 | MF | Matthew Saunders | Lincoln City | 30 January 2010[49] |
| 1 January 2010 | FW | Michael Uwezu | Lincoln City | 30 January 2010[49] |
| 15 January 2010 | DF | Matthew Briggs | Leyton Orient | 13 February 2010[58] |
| 22 January 2010 | GK | David Stockdale | Plymouth Argyle | 18 February 2010[59] |
| 1 February 2010 | DF | Toni Kallio | Sheffield United | End of season |
| 1 February 2010 | FW | Diomansy Kamara |  Celtic | 30 June 2010 |
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