2009–10 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

June 2019 noref (GreenC bot) March 2015 March 2015 Scunthorpe United 2009–10 Nigel Adkins J. Steven Wharton Glanford Park Football League Championship 20th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round Gary Hooper (19) 2008–09 2010–11 During the 2009–10 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in the Football League Championship. Season summary Scunthorpe struggled all season on their return to the Championship, but eventually managed to survive. The goals of Gary Hooper, who was third-highest top-scorer in the Championship with 19, ahead of the likes of Charlie Adam and Andy Carroll, were crucial to the club's survival, but he left at the end of the season to join Scottish giants Celtic. His strike partner, Paul Hayes, also left, to Preston North End, making Scunthorpe's task of surviving in the Championship for a second consecutive season all the more difficult. Kit Scunthorpe's kit was manufactured by Carlotti and sponsored by Rainham Steel, with Smith's Fashion as secondary kit sponsors. Scunthorpe's home kits reverted to stripes for the first time since 1992, with the home kits featuring blue shirts, black shorts and blue socks with black turnovers. Squad 1 IRL GK Joe Murphy 2 ENG MF Andrew Wright 3 ENG DF Marcus Williams 4 ENG MF Sam Togwell 5 SCO DF Kenny Milne 6 IRL DF Cliff Byrne captain 7 ENG MF Matthew Sparrow 8 NIR MF Grant McCann 9 ENG FW Paul Hayes 10 ENG FW Gary Hooper 11 ENG MF Garry Thompson 12 ENG DF Rob Jones 14 BRB FW Jonathan Forte 15 ENG DF David Mirfin 16 ENG MF Martyn Woolford 17 ENG FW Ben May 18 NIR MF Michael O'Connor 19 ENG MF Josh Wright 20 IRL FW Donal McDermott on loan from Manchester City 21 ENG DF Jake Picton 22 ENG GK Josh Lillis 23 ENG GK Sam Slocombe 24 ENG FW Matt Godden 26 ENG DF Niall Canavan 27 ENG MF Ian Morris 28 ENG DF Rory Coleman 29 ENG FW Adam Boyes 30 ENG DF Andy Crosby 32 ENG DF Michael Raynes 33 SCO DF Jimmy McNulty on loan from Brighton Left club during season 20 ENG MF Kevan Hurst to Carlisle United 20 ENG DF Jordan Spence on loan from West Ham United 25 ENG FW Peter Winn on loan to Gateshead 31 ENG DF George Friend on loan from Wolves 31 IRL DF Brendan Moloney on loan from Forest 32 ENG DF Bondz N'Gala on loan from West Ham United Competitions #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 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 Result0–43–20–20–40–14–03–11–12–20–21–23–12–10–30–21–40–31–11–01–11–10–31–3 Position2410151820181213151719181416181921201818182021 Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Result4–11–12–01–01–20–21–52–12–21–11–20–10–32–14–01–02–40–32–33–02–23–42–2 Position1919181619212117181719222220191919192019192020 August 8 August 2009 15:00 BST Cardiff City 4–0 L Report Scunthorpe United Chopra 21 45Bothroyd 31Whittingham 90 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff, Wales 22,264 Jonathan Moss 15 August 2009 15:00 BST Scunthorpe United 3–2 W Report Derby County Hooper 17 45Woolford 82 Green 20Commons 60 Glanford Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire 7,352 Graham Horwood 18 August 2009 19:45 BST Scunthorpe United 0–2 L Report Middlesbrough Johnson 28 53 Glanford Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire 8,274 Michael Oliver 22 August 2009 15:00 BST Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 L Report Scunthorpe United Wood 6Johnson 12Tudgay 34Potter 58 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield, South Yorkshire 20,215 A Hall 29 August 2009 15:00 BST Scunthorpe United 0–1 L Report QPR Taarabt 3 Glanford Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire 5,866 Graham Salisbury A bruising return to life back in the Championship for Scunthorpe began with a 0–4 thrashing at the brand new Cardiff City Stadium which saw them immediately sink to the bottom of the table, although a win at home to Derby offered some form of redemption as well as hope that survival may not be beyond them. Defeats at home to recently relegated Middlesbrough and QPR, interspersed with another mauling on their travels at Sheffield Wednesday, meant that the Iron ended August having lost 4 out of 5 league games. Two wins in the League Cup provided some light relief as Scunny progressed into the third round of the competition. September 12 September 2009 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 0–4 W Report Scunthorpe United Forte 4Hayes 58Togwell 66O'Connor 68 Selhurst Park Croydon, London 12,912 Grant Hegley 15 September 2009 19:45 BST Scunthorpe United 3–1 W Report Preston North End McCann 12Hooper 42 53 Parkin 58 Glanford Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire 5,383 Keith Hill 19 September 2009 15:00 BST Bristol City 1–1 D Report Scunthorpe Saborio 50 McCann 90+3 Ashton Gate Stadium Ashton Gate, Bristol 14,203 Danny McDermid 26 September 2009 15:00 BST Scunthorpe United 2–2 D Report Doncaster Rovers Byrne 72McCann 90+3 Woods 13Sharp 61 Glanford Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire 7,945 Keith Stroud 30 September 2009 19:45 BST Nottingham Forest 2–0 L Report Scunthorpe Chambers 71Blackstock 76 City Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 18,332 David Webb September began with a much greater encouragement as Scunthorpe kickstarted their season with an impressive 4–0 win at Crystal Palace, followed up with victory over Preston at Glanford Park. A pair of injury-time equalisers (both from Grant McCann), first at Bristol City then again at home to Doncaster, pushed them up to 15th in the early season table, before their 4-match unbeaten run was ended by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. References Category:Scunthorpe United F.C. seasons Scunthorpe United F.C.