2009–10 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 West Bromwich Albion 2009–10 Roberto Di Matteo Jeremy Peace The Hawthorns Championship 2nd (promoted) FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round Chris Brunt (13) Graham Dorrans (17) 25,297 (vs. Barnsley) 10,659 (vs. Rotherham United, 26 August) _wba0910h _wba0910h _wba0910h _wba0910h _wba0910hl _wba0910a _wba0910a _wba0910a _wba0910a _wba0910al 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was West Bromwich Albion's 107th season in the Football League. West Bromwich returned to the Championship after being relegated from the Premier League. Background West Bromwich continued with English company Umbro as the shirt designers. For the second season running, West Bromwich were unable to find a kit sponsor. On 16 June 2009, Tony Mowbray left West Bromwich Albion to join Scottish club Celtic as their new manager. He was replaced two weeks later by former Chelsea player Roberto Di Matteo, with the job title changed to head coach. As part of ongoing ground refurbishments at The Hawthorns, Albion replaced all of the seating in both the Birmingham Road End and Smethwick End with navy blue seats, matching those already fitted in the East and West Stands. The stadium's "iconic" large-scale seat patterns, dating back to the mid-1990s—an italic "Albion" at the Smethwick End and "WBAFC" below a blue and white scarf at the Birmingham Road End—were removed as a result of the work.Chris Lepkowski New look for West Brom ground The Hawthorns http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-look-for-west-brom-ground-94522 Birmingham Mail 29 May 2009 29 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170829132205/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-look-for-west-brom-ground-94522 29 August 2017 live Football League Championship West Bromwich began their season with a 1–1 draw against Newcastle United. They then travelled to City Ground to play Nottingham Forest, whom they beat, followed by another away win. West Bromwich's second home game was against Ipswich Town, whom they defeated 2–0. This was followed by a draw at Sheffield United. They then came back from against Plymouth Argyle, then beat Doncaster Rovers. West Bromwich then won one of their most remarkable games in a 5–0 win over Middlesbrough, before losing their next two games to Crystal Palace and Barnsley. The first game of October saw West Brom draw against Preston North End. This was followed by a 3–1 win over Reading. Former Baggie Craig Beattie scored the only goal in a 1–0 loss to Swansea City. This was followed with a 0–0 draw with Coventry City. The Baggies bounced back by thrashing Watford 5–0. A 2–1 win over Leicester City kept the Baggies second. The Baggies trashed Bristol City 4–1, and then became the top goalscorers in the Football League when they humiliated Sheffield Wednesday 4–0, scoring 15 goals in 4 games. December began with a draw against Derby County, following this with a defeat to promotion rivals Cardiff City and a late draw against QPR. The following two games ended in wins against strugglers Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United. The Baggies then lost to Nottingham Forest, causing the Baggies to drop to third. This was followed by draws to Newcastle United and Ipswich Town. Wins against Sheffield United, Blackpool, Plymouth and Scunthorpe put them top of the table. Cardiff City held West Brom to a 1–1 draw, with Gianni Zuiverloon scoring the equaliser. Bristol City beat them 2–1 but they quickly bounced back with a 3–1 win over Derby County. West Brom started March badly with a 3–1 loss to QPR, but wins against Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool, Swansea, Preston and Coventry widened the gap between the play-offs and the automatic spots. On-form Reading held the Albion to a 1–1 draw. Playoff hopefuls Leicester City were the next to fall at the Hawthorns, where West Brom won 3–0. Chris Brunt then saved a point for West Brom after Danny Graham put Watford ahead. West Brom secured promotion back to the Premier League after a 3–2 win against Doncaster Rovers on 10 April 2010. FA Cup The third round saw West Brom beat League One side Huddersfield Town. West Brom then beat fellow Championship side Newcastle 4–2 in the fourth round to proceed to the fifth round.West Brom 4–2 Newcastle https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/8468636.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Coparation 23 January 2010 23 January 2010 They drew with Reading in the fifth round but lost the subsequent replay. League Cup In the first round West Bromwich faced League Two side Bury, whom they beat 2–0. In the second round they were taken to extra time by another League Two side, Rotherham United, where Simon Cox scored his first goal for the club. The final score was 4–3. They were knocked out in the third round as they lost 2–0 against Arsenal. Players Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2009-2010/flcham/wba.htm FootballSquads – West Bromwich Albion – 2009/10 First-team squad 1 IRL GK Dean KielyKiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999. 2 ENG DF Joe Mattock 3 SWE DF Jonas Olsson vice-captain Di Matteo makes Carson club captain http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1762461,00.html West Bromwich Albion F.C. 20 August 2009 20 August 2009 4 SVK DF Marek Čech 7 SLO MF Robert Koren 9 CZE FW Roman Bednář 10 ENG FW Ishmael Miller 11 NIR MF Chris Brunt 12 ENG MF Giles BarnesBarnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his grandparents, declared for them internationally in 2014, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015. 14 ENG MF Jerome Thomas 15 NZL FW Chris Wood 16 ENG FW Luke Moore 17 SCO MF Graham Dorrans 18 ENG FW Reuben Reid 19 ENG GK Scott Carson club captain 20 POR MF Filipe TeixeiraTeixeira was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level. 21 COD MF Youssuf MulumbuMulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008. 22 NED DF Gianni Zuiverloon 23 CIV DF Abdoulaye MéïtéMéïté was born in Colombes, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003. 25 ENG MF Joss Labadie 26 ROU DF Gabriel Tamaș on loan from Auxerre 27 SCO MF James MorrisonMorrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008. 29 NED FW Andwélé SlorySlory was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in June 2007. 30 ENG DF Paul Downing 31 ENG FW Simon CoxCox was born in Tilehurst, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011. 32 ENG FW Lateef Elford-AlliyuElford-Alliyu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-17 level. 33 ENG DF Dwayne Samuels 34 WAL FW Josh Knight 35 ENG MF Romaine SawyersSawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012. 36 CHI MF Gonzalo Jara 37 ENG MF George Thorne 38 ENG FW Saido BerahinoBerahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018. 39 ENG GK Ryan Allsop 41 ENG MF Sam Mantom 43 WAL FW Kayleden BrownBrown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level. 44 IRL MF Steven ReidReid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001. on loan from Blackburn Rovers Left club during season 5 ENG DF Leon Barnett on loan to Coventry City 6 ENG DF Neil Clement retired 8 ENG MF Jonathan Greening on loan to Fulham 12 SCO FW Craig Beattie to Swansea City 13 ENG GK Luke Daniels on loan to Tranmere Rovers 24 Netherlands Antilles DF Shelton Martis to Doncaster Rovers 24 ENG MF Ben Watson on loan from Wigan Athletic 26 ENG DF Shaun CummingsCummings was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in September 2013. on loan from Chelsea 28 ESP MF Borja Valero on loan to Mallorca 29 ENG DF David Worrall to Bury 30 ENG DF Paul Downing on loan to Hereford United 40 CAN FW Marcus Haber on loan to Vancouver Whitecaps 42 ENG FW Frank Nouble on loan from West Ham United Player statistics 31 May 2010 Championship FA Cup League Cup 1 IRL GK Dean Kiely 3+2 0 0 0 3 0 2 ENG DF Joe Mattock 26+3 0 2+1 1 1+1 0 3 SWE DF Jonas Olsson 43 4 3 1 2 0 4 SVK DF Marek Čech 29+4 2 2+1 0 1 0 5 ENG DF Leon Barnett 0+2 0 0 0 3 0 7 SLO MF Robert Koren 26+8 5 3+1 3 1 0 8 ENG MF Jonathan Greening 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 CZE FW Roman Bednář 21+6 11 4 0 1 0 10 ENG FW Ishmael Miller 4+11 2 0+1 0 0 0 11 NIR MF Chris Brunt 39+1 13 3 0 0 0 12 SCO FW Craig Beattie 0+3 0 0 0 2 2 12 ENG MF Giles Barnes 1+8 0 0 0 0 0 13 ENG GK Luke Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 England MF Jerome Thomas 22+5 7 1 1 1 0 15 NZL FW Chris Wood 6+12 1 0+2 1 0+3 0 16 England FW Luke Moore 23+3 4 1+1 0 1 0 17 Scotland MF Graham Dorrans 42+3 13 4 3 3 2 18 England FW Reuben Reid 1+4 0 0+1 0 2 0 19 England GK Scott Carson 43 0 4 0 0 0 20 Portugal MF Filipe Teixeira 1+8 0 1 0 2 0 21 COD MF Youssuf Mulumbu 35+5 3 3+1 0 0+2 0 22 Netherlands DF Gianni Zuiverloon 26+4 4 2+1 0 2 0 23 CIV DF Abdoulaye Méïté 16+4 0 2 0 1+1 0 24 Netherlands Antilles DF Shelton Martis 10+3 2 1 0 1 0 24 ENG MF Ben Watson 6+1 1 0 0 0 0 25 England MF Joss Labadie 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 England DF Shaun Cummings 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 Romania DF Gabriel Tamaș 23 2 2+1 0 0 0 27 SCO MF James Morrison 5+6 1 0+1 0 0 0 28 Spain MF Borja Valero 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 29 England MF David Worrall 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Netherlands MF Andwélé Slory 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 30 ENG DF Paul Downing 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 ENG FW Simon Cox 17+11 9 3 0 3 1 32 England FW Lateef Elford-Alliyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 England DF Dwayne Samuels 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 England MF Romaine Sawyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Chile DF Gonzalo Jara 20+2 1 3 0 1 0 37 ENG MF George Thorne 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 40 Canada FW Marcus Haber 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 England FW Frank Nouble 3 0 0 0 0 0 44 IRL MF Steven Reid 9 1 0 0 0 0 |} Transfers Summer In Date#PlayerClubFee8 July 20092009-07-08 Cox completes move to West Brom en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8124817.stm 2023-12-02 31 ENG Simon Cox ENG Swindon Town Undisclosed10 July 20092009-07-10 Mulumbu pens permanent WBA deal https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8145576.stm 2023-12-02 newsimg.bbc.co.uk 21 Congo DR Youssuf Mulumbu France Paris Saint-Germain £750,00031 July 2009Live Birmingham 2009-07-31 West Brom snap up Rotherham striker Reuben Reid http://www.birminghammail.net/sport/football/football-news/west-brom-snap-up-rotherham-99238 2023-12-02 Birmingham Live en 18 ENG Reuben Reid ENG Rotherham United Free10 August 20092009-08-10 Baggies complete deal for Mattock en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8193041.stm 2023-12-02 2 ENG Joe Mattock ENG Leicester City Undisclosed14 August 20092009-08-14 Free agent Thomas joins West Brom en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8201628.stm 2023-12-02 14 ENG Jerome Thomas ENG Portsmouth Free25 August 20092009-08-25 West Brom snap up defender Jara https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8220268.stm 2025-03-17 BBC Sport en-GB 36 Chile Gonzalo Jara Chile Colo-Colo £1,400,000 Out Date#PlayerClubFee South Korea Kim Do-heon South Korea Suwon Bluewings £360,000 NED Sherjill MacDonald Belgium Germinal Beerschot £650,00021 August 2009UEFA.com 2009-08-21 Brugge bring Hoefkens back home https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01dc-0e72a932c5bf-cf6c08aff37c-1000--brugge-bring-hoefkens-back-home/ 2023-12-02 UEFA enBelgium Carl HoefkensBelgium Club BruggeFree27 August 20092009-08-28 Swansea sign Trundle and Beattie en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/8224492.stm 2023-12-05 Scotland Craig Beattie Wales Swansea City £500,000 Winter In Date#PlayerClubFee5 January 20102010-01-12 Haber knows patience will be key https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8454524.stm 2025-03-17 BBC Sport en-GB40Canada Marcus HaberCanada Vancouver WhitecapsFree1 February 20102010-02-01 Slory In West Brom Move https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/slory-in-west-brom-move-166114 2023-12-02 FTBL29Netherlands Andwélé SloryNetherlands FeyenoordFree3 February 20102010-02-03 Baggies bag Barnes https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12875/5915045/baggies-bag-barnes 2023-12-02 Sky Sports en12ENG Giles BarnesNoneFree Out Date#PlayerClubFee 29 ENG David Worrall ENG Bury Free 6 ENG Neil Clement Retired ENG Paul Robinson ENG Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed1 February 20102010-02-01 Martis makes Rovers return https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11734/5909846/martis-makes-rovers-return 2023-12-05 Sky Sports en 24 Netherlands Antilles Shelton Martis ENG Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed Loans in #PlayerClubArrival DateReturn Date 26 England Shaun Cummings ENG Chelsea 17 August2009-08-17 Albion snap up Chelsea youngster https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8205281.stm 2025-03-17 BBC Sport en-GB 2 September 26 Romania Gabriel Tamaș France Auxerre 1 January2009-12-31 Tamas signs West Brom loan deal en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8435983.stm 2023-12-05 End of season 42 England Frank Nouble ENG West Ham United 9 February 9 March 24 England Ben Watson ENG Wigan Athletic 22 FebruaryLive Birmingham 2010-02-22 West Bromwich Albion complete loan signing of Ben Watson http://www.birminghammail.net/sport/football/football-news/west-bromwich-albion-complete-loan-119572 2023-12-05 Birmingham Live en 1 April2010-04-01 Wigan recall Watson from Baggies en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8599052.stm 2023-12-05 44 Ireland Steven Reid ENG Blackburn Rovers 5 March End of season Loans out #PlayerClubArrival dateReturn date England Paul Robinson ENG Bolton Wanderers 12 July2009-07-12 West Bromwich's Paul Robinson signs loan deal for Bolton en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jul/12/west-brom-paul-robinson-loan-bolton 2023-12-05 0261-3077 End of season 13 England Luke Daniels ENG Tranmere Rovers 21 July End of season 25 England Joss Labadie ENG Shrewsbury Town 3 August 3 September 29 England David Worrall ENG Shrewsbury Town 6 August 6 September 8 England Jonathan Greening ENG Fulham 22 August2009-08-20 Fulham to sign West Brom's Jonathan Greening on loan en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/aug/20/jonathan-greening-transfer-fulham-west-brom 2023-12-05 0261-3077 End of season 28 Spain Borja Valero Spain RCD Mallorca 31 August End of season 25 England Joss Labadie ENG Shrewsbury Town 6 September 6 January 5 England Leon Barnett ENG Coventry City 4 November 31 January 25 England Joss Labadie ENG Cheltenham Town 20 November 20 December 18 England Reuben Reid ENG Peterborough United 6 January 6 April 30 England Paul Downing ENG Hereford United 25 January2010-01-25 Bulls snap up Baggies youngsters en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/8479114.stm 2023-12-02 25 February 32 England Lateef Elford-Alliyu England Hereford United 25 January 25 February 5 England Leon Barnett ENG Coventry City 31 January End of season 20 Portugal Filipe Teixeira ENG Barnsley 1 February End of season 40 Canada Marcus Haber ENG Exeter City 18 February 18 March 30 England Paul Downing ENG Hereford United 25 February End of season 32 England Lateef Elford-Alliyu ENG Hereford United 25 February End of season 40 Canada Marcus Haber CAN Vancouver Whitecaps 9 April2010-04-09 West Brom loan Haber to Vancouver https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8612331.stm 2025-03-17 BBC Sport en-GB 9 June Fixtures and results #d0ffe3 Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffdd Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffd0e3 Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers11 July 2009HistonA0–11,05815 July 2009Nafta LendavaA3–0–Moore, Greening, Olsson18 July 2009NK VarteksA2–2–Beattie22 July 2009Shrewsbury TownA2–02,437Moore, Koren24 July 2009Kidderminster HarriersA1–21,057 Elford-Alliyu25 July 2009WalsallA2–24,358Moore, Beattie28 July 2009Swindon TownA0–12,48231 July 2009Cheltenham TownA1–2–Wood1 August 2009CheivoH0–03,359 Championship +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers8 August 2009Newcastle UnitedH1–123,502 (2,600)Martis15 August 2009Nottingham ForestA1–022,794 (2,373)own goal18 August 2009Peterborough UnitedA3–28,752Moore (2), Brunt22 August 2009Ipswich TownH2–019,390Mulumbu, Koren29 August 2009Sheffield UnitedA2–225,169Bednář (2)12 September 2009Plymouth ArgyleH3–122,190 (905) Martis, Čech (2)15 September 2009Doncaster RoversH3–122,184 (1,184)Olsson (2), Wood19 September 2009MiddlesbroughA5–022,725 (1,633) Brunt (2), Mulumbu, Bednář, Thomas26 September 2009Crystal PalaceH0–121,00729 September 2009BarnsleyA1–312,191Brunt3 October 2009Preston North EndA0–011,18017 October 2009ReadingH3–120,935Thomas(2), Mulumbu20 October 2009Swansea CityH0–121,02224 October 2009Coventry CityA0–020,87131 October 2009WatfordH5–021,421 (1,293)Olsson, Dorrans, Moore, Zuiverloon, Cox6 November 2009Leicester CityA2–128,748Dorrans, Jara21 November 2009Bristol CityH4–123,444 (2,600) Thomas, Brunt, own goal, Cox28 November 2009Sheffield WednesdayA4–020,824Cox (2), Thomas, Brunt5 December 2009Derby CountyA2–230,127 (3,065)Cox, Dorrans8 December 2009Cardiff CityH0–220,74214 December 2009Queens Park RangersH2–221,565Thomas, Cox26 December 2009Peterborough UnitedH2–024,924Moore, own goal28 December 2009Scunthorpe UnitedA3–17,221 (1,800) Dorrans (2), Zuiverloon8 January 2010Nottingham ForestH1–322,873 (2,554) Bednář18 January 2010Newcastle UnitedA2–239,921Olsson, Bednář26 January 2010Ipswich TownA1–119,574 (865)Brunt30 January 2010Sheffield UnitedH3–122,193Dorrans, Bednář, Thomas3 February 2010BlackpoolA3–27,221 (1,426)Bednář (2), Dorrans6 February 2010Plymouth ArgyleA1–012,053Cox9 February 2010Scunthorpe UnitedH2–023,146Bednář, Zuiverloon16 February 2010Cardiff CityA1–120,758Zuiverloon21 February 2010Bristol CityA1–214,374 (1,587)Dorrans27 February 2010Derby CountyH3–123,335 (2,200)Brunt (2), Cox6 March 2010Queens Park RangersA1–314,578 (2,302)Brunt9 March 2010Sheffield WednesdayH1–020,458Koren13 March 2010BlackpoolH3–221,592 (1,022)Miller, Koren, Dorrans16 March 2010Swansea CityA2–017,774 (958)Dorrans, Miller20 March 2010Preston North EndH3–221,343 (882)Watson, Brunt, Dorrans24 March 2010Coventry CityH1–022,140Reid27 March 2010ReadingA1–120,515 (2,948)Tamaș2 April 2010Leicester CityH3–023,334 (1,420) Morrison, Koren (2)5 April 2010WatfordA1–114,555Brunt10 April 2010Doncaster RoversA3–212,708 (3,200)Dorrans, Brunt, Bednář17 April 2010MiddlesbroughH2–022,548 (663)Cox, Bednář26 April 2010Crystal PalaceA1–117,798Tamaș2 May 2010BarnsleyH1–125,297 (700)Dorrans FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird round2 January 2010Huddersfield Town A2–013,472Dorrans, WoodFourth round23 January 2010Newcastle United H4–216,102Olsson, Dorrans (2), ThomasFifth round13 February 2010ReadingA2–218,008Koren, MattockFifth round replay24 February 2010ReadingH2–313,982 (1,376)Koren (2) League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersFirst round11 August 2009BuryA2–03,077Dorrans, own goalSecond round26 August 2009Rotherham UnitedH4–310,659 (611)Beattie (2), Dorrans, CoxThird round23 September 2009ArsenalA0–256,592 (4,062) See also West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons 2009–10 Football League Championship Notes notes 32em References 32em Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons West Bromwich Albion