2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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

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]

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

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG David Wright
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley
6 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan
8 MF England ENG Lee Martin
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago
10 MF England ENG David Norris
12 DF Canada CAN Jaime Peters
17 MF England ENG Jack Colback (on loan from Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Walters (captain)[notes 1]
20 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy (on loan from Sunderland)
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy (on loan from Sunderland)
23 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Carlos Edwards
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Quinn
26 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Murphy
28 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett
30 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane O'Connor
35 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith[notes 2]
40 FW England ENG Connor Wickham

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Bruce[notes 3] (on loan to Leicester City)
11 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 4] (on loan to Colchester United)
14 FW England ENG Jon Stead (on loan to Coventry City)
15 DF Netherlands NED Pim Balkestein (on loan to Brentford)
16 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin[notes 5] (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy (on loan to Falkirk)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Stern John (on loan from Crystal Palace)
22 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior (on loan from Reading)
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple (retired)
27 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Asmir Begović[notes 6] (on loan from Portsmouth)
36 MF England ENG Liam Trotter (on loan to Millwall)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Argentina ARG Luciano Civelli
29 MF England ENG Ed Upson
31 MF United States USA Devann Yao
32 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ian McLoughlin
33 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher[notes 7]
34 DF England ENG Jack Ainsley
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF Bermuda BER Reggie Lambe
39 DF Wales WAL Troy Brown[notes 8]
41 DF England ENG Tom Eastman
42 MF England ENG Billy Clark
44 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ronan Murray
46 MF England ENG Luke Hyam

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
Assistant Manager England Tony Loughlan
Assistant Manager Scotland Ian McParland
Goalkeeping Coach England James Hollman
Specialist Skills Coach England Steve Foley
Fitness Coach Spain Antonio Gomez
Fitness Coach England Simon Thadani
Head Physiotherapist England Matt Byard

Pre-season

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

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 July 2009 Republic of Ireland Finn Harps A 1–2 Unknown Wickham (pen)
15 July 2009 England Brentford A 3–1 Unknown Martin, Wickham, Rhodes
17 July 2009 Republic of Ireland Waterford A 3–0 Unknown Garvan (2), Lisbie
19 July 2009 Republic of Ireland Cork City A 0–2 3,262
22 July 2009 England Southend United A 2–0 Unknown Trotter (2)
25 July 2009 England Colchester United H 2–0 Unknown Okuonghae (o.g.), Rhodes
28 July 2009 England Charlton Athletic A 1–2 Unknown Norris
31 July 2009 Spain Real Valladolid H 3–1 5,873 Balkestein, Wickham, Prieto (o.g.)

Competitions

Football League Championship

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 15 17 58 65 −7 57
14 Derby County 46 15 11 20 53 63 −10 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 12 20 14 50 61 −11 56
16 Watford 46 14 12 20 61 68 −7 54
17 Preston North End 46 13 15 18 58 73 −15 54
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 20 14 50 61  −11 56 8 11 4 24 23  +1 4 9 10 26 38  −12

Source: Table

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2009 Coventry City A 1–2 16,279 Walters
15 August 2009 Leicester City H 0–0 22,454
18 August 2009 Crystal Palace H 1–3 20,348 Bruce
22 August 2009 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 19,390
29 August 2009 Preston North End H 1–1 19,454 Walters
12 September 2009 Middlesbrough A 1–3 19,742 Walters (pen)
15 September 2009 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 21,130 Leadbitter
19 September 2009 Doncaster Rovers A 3–3 10,711 Colback, Priskin, Martin
26 September 2009 Newcastle United H 0–4 27,059
29 September 2009 Sheffield United A 3–3 28,366 Walters, Leadbitter, McAuley
3 October 2009 Barnsley A 1–2 12,224 Rosenior
17 October 2009 Swansea City H 1–1 19,667 Couñago
20 October 2009 Watford H 1–1 19,283 McAuley
24 October 2009 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 10,875 Stead
31 October 2009 Derby County H 1–0 20,299 Wright
7 November 2009 Reading A 1–1 19,053 Stead
21 November 2009 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 19,636
29 November 2009 Cardiff City A 2–1 19,463 Walters, Stead
5 December 2009 Bristol City A 0–0 14,287
8 December 2009 Peterborough United H 0–0 19,975
12 December 2009 Blackpool H 3–1 19,831 Stead, Colback, McAuley
26 December 2009 Crystal Palace A 1–3 16,496 Peters
28 December 2009 Queens Park Rangers H 3–0 25,349 Walters, Stead (2)
10 January 2010 Leicester City A 1–1 20,758 Norris
16 January 2010 Coventry City H 3–2 20,135 John, Colback, Couñago
26 January 2010 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 19,574 Leadbitter
30 January 2010 Preston North End A 0–2 12,087
6 February 2010 Middlesbrough H 1–1 21,243 Murphy
9 February 2010 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 10,940 Norris, Murphy
16 February 2010 Peterborough United A 1–3 9,428 Murphy
20 February 2010 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 21,641 Edwards
23 February 2010 Scunthorpe United A 1–1 5,828 Healy
27 February 2010 Bristol City H 0–0 20,302
6 March 2010 Blackpool A 0–1 8,635
9 March 2010 Cardiff City H 2–0 19,997 Murphy (2)
13 March 2010 Scunthorpe United H 1–0 19,378 Wickham
16 March 2010 Watford A 1–2 13,996 Colback
20 March 2010 Barnsley H 1–0 20,558 Murphy
23 March 2010 Plymouth Argyle H 0–2 19,316
27 March 2010 Swansea City A 0–0 14,902
3 April 2010 Reading H 2–1 21,403 McAuley, Walters
5 April 2010 Derby County A 3–1 28,137 McAuley, Edwards, Wickham
10 April 2010 Nottingham Forest A 0–3 23,459
17 April 2010 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 19,943 Wickham
24 April 2010 Newcastle United A 2–2 52,181 Wickham, Walters
2 May 2010 Sheffield United H 0–3 23,003

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup

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.

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third 2 January Blackpool Bloomfield Road 2–1 Colback 3', Garvan 77' 7,332 [8]
Fourth 23 January Southampton St Mary's 1–2 Couñago 90' 20,446 [9]

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup

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.

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
First 11 August Shrewsbury Town New Meadow 3–3 (won 4–2 on Penalties) Wickham (2) 11', 59', Quinn 32' 4,184 [10]
Second 25 August Peterborough United London Road 1–2 Priskin 14' 5,451 [11]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 July 2009 DF Wales Troy Brown England Fulham Free transfer [12]
2 July 2009 DF Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [13]
6 July 2009 MF England Lee Martin England Manchester United £1,500,000 [14]
24 July 2009 MF Republic of Ireland Colin Healy Republic of Ireland Cork City Undisclosed [15]
27 July 2009 DF Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor England Liverpool Free transfer [16]
6 August 2009 FW Hungary Tamás Priskin England Watford £1,200,000 [17]
21 August 2009 GK England Arran Lee-Barrett England Hartlepool United Free transfer [18]
1 September 2009 MF Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards England Sunderland £1,350,000 [19]
1 September 2009 MF England Grant Leadbitter England Sunderland £2,600,000 [19]
6 November 2009 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy Republic of Ireland Bohemian Free transfer [20]
  • Total transfer spending: £6,650,000+

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
6 August 2009 MF England Jack Colback England Sunderland 30 June 2010 [21]
14 October 2009 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović England Portsmouth 23 November 2009 [22]
26 November 2009 FW Trinidad and Tobago Stern John England Crystal Palace 1 February 2010 [23]
2 September 2009 DF England Liam Rosenior England Reading 1 June 2010 [24]
1 February 2010 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy England Sunderland 30 June 2010 [25]
1 February 2010 FW Northern Ireland David Healy England Sunderland 30 June 2010 [25]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
8 May 2009 MF England Tommy Miller England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [26]
8 May 2009 DF Northern Ireland Chris Casement Scotland Dundee United Free transfer [26]
8 May 2009 FW England Dean Bowditch England Yeovil Town Free transfer [26]
8 May 2009 DF Spain Iván Campo Cyprus AEK Larnaca Free transfer [26]
8 May 2009 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke England Blackpool Free transfer [26]
8 May 2009 DF England Kurt Robinson England Rushden & Diamonds Free transfer [26]
8 May 2009 MF England Jai Reason England Cambridge United Free transfer [26]
14 May 2009 MF England Matt Richards England Walsall Free transfer [26]
21 May 2009 DF England Dan Harding England Southampton Free transfer [27]
13 July 2009 FW England Danny Haynes England Bristol City Undisclosed [28]
31 July 2009 FW England Jordan Rhodes England Huddersfield Town £350,000 [29]
4 August 2009 MF North Macedonia Veliče Šumulikoski England Preston North End £400,000 [30]
20 August 2009 GK Republic of Ireland Shane Supple Retired [31]
26 February 2010 DF Wales Ben Thatcher Free agent Contract terminated [32]
  • Total transfer income: £750,000+

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
3 August 2009 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie England Colchester United 30 June 2010 [33]
6 November 2009 DF England Jack Ainsley England Rushden & Diamonds 1 January 2010 [34]
20 November 2009 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein England Brentford 31 December 2009 [35]
4 January 2010 MF England Liam Trotter England Millwall 30 June 2010 [36]
7 January 2010 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith England Brentford 30 June 2010 [37]
12 January 2010 MF Republic of Ireland Colin Healy Scotland Falkirk 30 June 2010 [38]
1 February 2010 DF Republic of Ireland Alex Bruce England Leicester City 30 June 2010 [39]
1 February 2010 FW Hungary Tamás Priskin England Queens Park Rangers 30 June 2010 [40]
15 February 2010 FW England Jon Stead England Coventry City 30 June 2010 [41]
12 March 2010 MF England Ed Upson England Barnet 30 June 2010 [42]
25 March 2010 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein England Brentford 30 June 2010 [43]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
26 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Murphy 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett 15 0 12+1 0 2 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG David Wright 29 1 25+1 1 1 0 2 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney 39 0 36 0 2 0 1 0
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley 43 5 40+1 5 2 0 0 0
12 DF Canada CAN Jaime Peters 34 1 22+10 1 0 0 2 0
22 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior 31 1 26+3 1 2 0 0 0
30 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane O'Connor 13 0 11+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
34 DF England ENG Jack Ainsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 15 0 11+3 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF Wales WAL Troy Brown 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF England ENG Tom Eastman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 40 3 36+2 3 2 0 0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan 28 1 14+11 0 1+1 1 1 0
8 MF England ENG Lee Martin 18 1 9+7 1 0+1 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG David Norris 25 2 24 2 1 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Jack Colback 41 5 29+8 4 2 1 2 0
23 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Carlos Edwards 29 3 21+7 2 1 1 0 0
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Quinn 21 1 8+11 0 0 0 2 1
37 MF Bermuda BER Reggie Lambe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
42 MF England ENG Billy Clark 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago 29 3 11+16 2 0+1 1 1 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Walters 47 8 43 8 2 0 0+2 0
20 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy 12 1 5+7 1 0 0 0 0
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy 18 6 18 6 0 0 0 0
40 FW England ENG Connor Wickham 29 7 9+17 4 0+1 1 1+1 2
Players transferred out during the season
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Bruce 15 1 12+1 1 2 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Jon Stead 22 6 13+9 6 0 0 0 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Pim Balkestein 10 0 8+1 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin 19 2 9+8 1 0+1 0 1 1
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
21 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Stern John 9 1 5+2 1 2 0 0 0
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Asmir Begović 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England ENG Ed Upson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
36 MF England ENG Liam Trotter 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
19 FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 8 0 0 8
40 FW England Connor Wickham 4 1 2 7
14 FW England Jon Stead 6 0 0 6
21 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy 6 0 0 7
4 DF Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley 5 0 0 5
17 MF England Jack Colback 4 1 0 5
6 MF England Grant Leadbitter 3 0 0 3
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 2 1 0 3
23 MF Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards 2 1 0 3
10 MF England David Norris 2 0 0 2
16 FW Hungary Tamás Priskin 1 0 1 2
2 DF England David Wright 1 0 0 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Alex Bruce 1 0 0 1
7 MF Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan 0 1 0 1
8 MF England Lee Martin 1 0 0 1
12 DF Canada Jamie Peters 1 0 0 1
20 FW Northern Ireland David Healy 1 0 0 1
21 FW Trinidad and Tobago Stern John 1 0 0 1
22 DF England Liam Rosenior 1 0 0 1
25 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Quinn 0 0 1 1
Total 50 5 4 59

Clean sheets

Number Nation Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Richard Wright 1 0 0 1
26 Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy 6 0 0 6
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović 2 0 0 2
28 England Arran Lee-Barrett 3 0 0 3
Total 12 0 0 12

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF England David Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Alex Bruce 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
6 MF England Grant Leadbitter 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF England Lee Martin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF England David Norris 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
12 DF Canada Jamie Peters 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW England Jon Stead 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 FW Hungary Tamás Priskin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF England Jack Colback 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
21 FW Trinidad and Tobago Stern John 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF England Liam Rosenior 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
26 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 GK England Arran Lee-Barrett 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
35 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 FW England Connor Wickham 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
41 DF England Tom Eastman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 65 3 4 0 2 0 71 3

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley [44]
Players' Player of the Year England Jack Colback [44]
Young Player of the Year England Tom Eastman [44]
Goal of the Season England Jack Colback [45]

Football League Young Player of the Month

Month Player Ref
April England Connor Wickham [46]

Notes

  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.

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