2009–10 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
2009–10 season
ChairmanLee Strafford
Manager
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird Round
(eliminated by Crystal Palace)
League CupSecond Round
(eliminated by Port Vale)
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcus Tudgay (10)
All: Marcus Tudgay (10)
Highest home attendance37,121 (League)
Lowest home attendance18,329 (League)
6,696 (League Cup)
Average home league attendance23,179[1]

The 2009–10 season will be Sheffield Wednesday's fifth consecutive season in the Football League Championship and 108th season in The Football League since being elected to the Football League First Division in 1892 (from The Football Alliance).

Chronological list of events

Team kit

The team kit's for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Puma. The logo of the Sheffield Children's Hospital will be featured on the shirts rather than that of a sponsor.[11][12]
£1 from every shirt sale will go to the charity, after a month of being on sale 6,000 home shirts had been sold.[13]

Home colours
Away colours

Pre-season

Sheffield Wednesday's 2009/10 pre-season programme:

Date Opponents Venue Res. Scorers Att. Notes
21 July 2009 Floriana Victor Tedesco Stadium 1–0 McAllister 949 JPL Cup – 45 minute game
21 July 2009 Dingli Swallows Victor Tedesco Stadium 1–0 Esajas 949 JPL Cup – 45 minute game
21 July 2009 Birkirkara Victor Tedesco Stadium 0 – 0 lp 949 Sliema Wanderers Centenary Cup – 45 minute game
21 July 2009 Sliema Wanderers Victor Tedesco Stadium 0–1 949 Sliema Wanderers Centenary Cup – 45 minute game
21 July 2009 Hartlepool United Victoria Park, Hartlepool 2–0 Tudgay, France 1,627
25 July 2009 Hull City Hillsborough Stadium 0–0 5,213
28 July 2009 Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium 2–0 Johnson, Jeffers 1,912
1 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers Hillsborough Stadium 2–2 Sodje, Tudgay 5,579

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Fixtures schedule

Football League Championship

(Please note League fixture lists are copyright of The Football League and can not be published without permission)

Fixtures for the 2009–10 season were announced by The Football League on 17 June 2009 at 10am.[10] Sheffield Wednesday will face Barnsley at Hillsborough on the opening day of the season, the season continues away to new boys Peterborough on 15 August and the final day clash is away to Crystal Palace on 2 May.[15]

"The Owls will be looking for another six points from the Steel City derby clashes on September 19th (at Bramall Lane) and 17 April (the penultimate home game of the season). Vital SWFC members are looking forward to the away day at St James' Park: the meeting with the Magpies is on August 19th, the return fixture a mouthwatering clash at Hillsborough on Boxing Day."[15]

For a comprehensive list of fixtures go to the official SWFC web site fixtures page

League results

League results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 11 14 21 49 69  −20 47 8 6 9 30 31  −1 3 8 12 19 38  −19

Last updated: 3 May 2010 03:50 UK.
Source: [1]

League round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDDLWWDLLWDLWLLDLDLLLLLDWWWLWLWLLLWLDDDWDDLLDLD
Position71216118911121213161315151414171920212222222221202119201819212222222120212019202222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2010. Source: swfc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 2009 Barnsley H 2–2 Johnson, Gray
15 August 2009 Peterborough A 1–1 O'Connor
19 August 2009 Newcastle A 0–1
22 August 2009 Scunthorpe H 4–0 Wood, Johnson, Tudgay, Potter

Legend

win draw loss

Domestic cups

FA Cup

Round Tie no Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
Third Round 18 2 January Crystal Palace H 1–2 Danns, Hill(O.G), Andrew 8,690

League Cup

Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Match Report
First round 11 August Rochdale H 3–0 Esajas, Johnson 2, 6,696 [2]
Second round 25 August Port Vale A 0–2 6,667 [3]

Transfers

In

Date Player Previous Club Fee
10 May 2009 EnglandDarren Purse Cardiff City free/released
21 May 2009 EnglandTommy Miller Ipswich Town free/released

Loans in

Date Player Club Return Date
21 August 2009 EnglandLuke Varney Derby County 1 January 2010

Out

Date Player New Club Fee
8 May 2009 EnglandKenny Lunt Hereford United Released
8 May 2009 EnglandWade Small Chesterfield Released
1 January 2010 EnglandRichard Wood Coventry City Undisclosed

Loaned out

Date No. Position Player Club Return Date
2009 12 MF NorwayRocky Lekaj Sandefjord Fotball Unknown

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Lee Grant
2 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr
3 DF England ENG Lewis Buxton
4 DF England ENG Darren Purse (captain)
5 DF England ENG Richard Hinds
6 MF England ENG Tommy Miller
7 FW England ENG Marcus Tudgay
8 MF England ENG Sean McAllister
9 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers
11 MF Netherlands NED Etienne Esajas
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Potter
15 DF England ENG Mark Beevers
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James O'Connor
18 FW England ENG Leon Clarke
19 FW England ENG Luke Varney (on loan from Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF United States USA Frank Simek
21 DF England ENG Nick Wood
22 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell
23 MF Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson
24 MF England ENG Luke Boden
25 GK England ENG Arron Jameson
26 DF England ENG Max Wragg
27 MF England ENG Callum Harrison
28 FW England ENG Nathan Modest
29 MF England ENG Liam Palmer
30 MF England ENG Tom Soares (on loan from Stoke City)
30 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eddie Nolan (on loan from Preston North End)
33 MF England ENG Michael Gray

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW England ENG Akpo Sodje (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
12 MF Norway NOR Rocky Lekaj (to Lyn)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Richard Wood (to Coventry City)
29 FW Northern Ireland NIR Warren Feeney (on loan from Cardiff City)

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  12. ^ a b "Hospital patients unveil new Owls' Kit". swfc. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
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