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2009–10 Cardiff City F.C. season
Welsh football club season
Welsh football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Cardiff City |
| season | 2009–10 |
| manager | Dave Jones |
| chairman | Peter Ridsdale |
| league | Football League Championship |
| league result | 4th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Fifth round |
| (eliminated by Chelsea) | |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Third round |
| (eliminated by Aston Villa) | |
| league topscorer | |
| Peter Whittingham (20) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Peter Whittingham (26) | |
| highest attendance | 26,033 vs Leicester City, 11 May |
| lowest attendance | 5,545 vs Dagenham & Redbridge, 11 August |
| average attendance | 19,413 |
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| prevseason | 2008–09 |
| nextseason | 2010–11 |
(eliminated by Chelsea) (eliminated by Aston Villa) Peter Whittingham (20) Peter Whittingham (26) The 2009–10 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 83rd season in The Football League since joining in 1920. The season was also the club's first in the Cardiff City Stadium, replacing their former ground Ninian Park, which had been used by the club for 99 years. Cardiff had their most successful season in the Football League Championship finishing 4th making the play-offs for the Premier League. Cardiff narrowly missed out on promotion after losing 3–2 to Blackpool in the Final.
Events
- 26 June 2009 – Cardiff City pen a five-year kit manufacturing deal with Puma.
- 4 July 2009 – Cardiff City break their record transfer fee with the £3 million signing of Michael Chopra from Sunderland.
- 22 July 2009 – Cardiff City Stadium is officially opened with a 0–0 draw against with Celtic.
- 7 August 2009 – Mark Hudson is named club captain.
- 11 September 2009 – Cardiff City agree a one-year shirt sponsorship deal with 777ball.com.
- 28 September 2009 – SBOBET are announced as replacement sponsors following the withdrawal of 777ball.com due to licensing problems.
- 7 November 2009 – Dave Jones receives Championship Manager of the Month for October.
- 14 November 2009 – Peter Whittingham receives Player of the Month for October.
- 20 November 2009 – Midfielder Stephen McPhail is diagnosed with stage one lymphoma, a rare form of cancer.
- 25 November 2009 – Datuk Chan Tien Ghee is appointed on the board of directors.
- 28 November 2009 – Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman is involved in a car crash but made a "luck escape" playing 45 mins the following day.
- 4 December 2009 – Club secretary, Jason Turner is suspended.
- 11 December 2009 – Cardiff City agree a settlement with Langston Corporation, over taking any more legal action over the clubs debt.
- 17 December 2009 – Riccardo Scimeca is forced to retire at the age of 34 due to injury.
- 29 January 2010 – Captain Mark Hudson is ruled out for 10–12 weeks with a split ankle tendon.
- 9 April 2010 – Gavin Rae is confirmed to be out for the season with a ruptured tendon in his ankle.
Football League Championship
[[2009–10 Football League Championship#League table|Standings]]
Results summary
Results by round
Kit
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Squad
|Glasgow |5 March 1985 | – | – |5 |0 |Norwich City |12 May 2009 |£500,000
| 2012 |
|---|
| 2 |
| Kevin McNaughton |
| SCO |
| Dundee |
| 28 August 1982 |
| 131 |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| Aberdeen |
| 26 May 2006 |
| Free |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 3 |
| Mark Kennedy |
| IRL |
| Dublin |
| 15 May 1976 |
| 40 |
| 0 |
| 34 |
| 4 |
| Crystal Palace |
| 10 July 2008 |
| Free |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 4 |
| Gavin Rae |
| SCO |
| Aberdeen |
| 28 November 1977 |
| 101 |
| 5 |
| 14 |
| 0 |
| Rangers |
| 7 October 2007 |
| Free |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 5 |
| Mark Hudson |
| ENG |
| Guildford |
| 30 March 1982 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| Charlton Athletic |
| 2 July 2009 |
| £1,075,000 |
| 2012 |
| - |
| 6 |
| Gábor Gyepes |
| HUN |
| Budapest |
| 26 June 1981 |
| 29 |
| 1 |
| 22 |
| 1 |
| Northampton Town |
| 19 August 2008 |
| £200,000 |
| 2013 |
| - |
| 7 |
| Peter Whittingham |
| ENG |
| Nuneaton |
| 8 September 1984 |
| 108 |
| 17 |
| – |
| – |
| Aston Villa |
| 11 January 2007 |
| £350,000 |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 8 |
| Michael Chopra |
| ENG |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 23 December 1983 |
| 71 |
| 31 |
| – |
| – |
| Sunderland |
| 1 July 2009 |
| £3,000,000 |
| 2012 |
| - |
| 9 |
| Jay Bothroyd |
| ENG |
| London |
| 5 May 1982 |
| 44 |
| 12 |
| – |
| – |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 4 August 2008 |
| £350,000 |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 10 |
| Stephen McPhail |
| IRL |
| London ENG |
| 9 December 1979 |
| 107 |
| 3 |
| 10 |
| 1 |
| Barnsley |
| 13 June 2006 |
| Free |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 11 |
| Chris Burke |
| SCO |
| Glasgow |
| 2 December 1983 |
| 16 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Rangers |
| 9 January 2009 |
| Free |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 12 |
| Tony Capaldi |
| NIR |
| Porsgrunn NOR |
| 12 August 1981 |
| 60 |
| 0 |
| 22 |
| 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle |
| 25 May 2007 |
| Free |
| 2010 |
| - |
| 14 |
| Paul Quinn |
| SCO |
| Wishaw |
| 21 July 1985 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| Motherwell |
| 4 June 2009 |
| £300,000 |
| 2012 |
| - |
| 15 |
| Anthony Gerrard |
| ENG |
| Liverpool |
| 6 February 1986 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| Walsall |
| 2 July 2009 |
| £200,000 |
| 2013 |
| - |
| 16 |
| Joe Ledley |
| WAL |
| Cardiff |
| 23 January 1987 |
| 220 |
| 26 |
| 12 |
| 1 |
| N/A |
| 1 June 2004 |
| Trainee |
| 2010 |
| - |
| 17 |
| Kelvin Etuhu |
| Nigeria |
| Kano |
| 30 May 1988 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| Manchester City |
| 22 August 2009 |
| Loan |
| 2010 |
| - |
| 18 |
| Solomon Taiwo |
| Nigeria |
| Lagos |
| 29 April 1985 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 25 August 2009 |
| £250,000 |
| 2012 |
| - |
| 20 |
| Peter Enckelman |
| FIN |
| Turku |
| 10 March 1977 |
| 35 |
| 0 |
| 11 |
| 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers |
| 18 July 2008 |
| Free |
| 2010 |
| - |
| 23 |
| Darcy Blake |
| WAL |
| New Tredegar |
| 13 December 1988 |
| 36 |
| 0 |
| – |
| – |
| N/A |
| 1 June 2005 |
| Trainee |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 24 |
| Miguel Comminges |
| Guadeloupe |
| Les Abymes |
| 16 March 1982 |
| 33 |
| 0 |
| 15 |
| 0 |
| Swindon Town |
| 1 June 2008 |
| Free |
| 2010 |
| - |
| 26 |
| Warren Feeney |
| NIR |
| Belfast |
| 17 January 1981 |
| 12 |
| 0 |
| 27 |
| 5 |
| Luton Town |
| 22 March 2007 |
| Free |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 27 |
| Adam Matthews |
| WAL |
| Swansea |
| 13 January 1992 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| N/A |
| 14 January 2009 |
| Trainee |
| 2011 |
| - |
| 28 |
| Aaron Wildig |
| ENG |
| Hereford |
| 15 April 1992 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| N/A |
| 15 April 2009 |
| Trainee |
| 2012 |
| - |
| 29 |
| Josh Magennis |
| NIR |
| Bangor |
| 15 August 1990 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| N/A |
| 1 June 2009 |
| Trainee |
| 2010 |
| - |
| 32 |
| Aaron Morris |
| WAL |
| Cardiff |
| 30 December 1989 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| – |
| – |
| N/A |
| 1 June 2007 |
| Trainee |
| 2010 |
| - |
| 44 |
| Ross McCormack |
| SCO |
| Glasgow |
| 18 August 1984 |
| 44 |
| 23 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Motherwell |
| 28 June 2008 |
| Free |
| 2014 |
| } |
Statistics
|}
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- Indicates player left club during the season.
Captains
| Number | Pos | Player | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| (as captain) | |||
| 5 | DF | Mark Hudson | 32 |
| 9 | FW | Jay Bothroyd | 17 |
| 10 | MF | Stephen McPhail | 4 |
| 16 | MF | Joe Ledley | 2 |
| 8 | FW | Michael Chopra | 1 |
Disciplinary record
| Number | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Jay Bothroyd |
| 8 | FW | Michael Chopra |
| 16 | MF | Joe Ledley |
| 14 | DF | Paul Quinn |
| 6 | DF | Gábor Gyepes |
| 10 | MF | Stephen McPhail |
| 15 | DF | Anthony Gerrard |
| 12 | DF | Tony Capaldi |
| 44 | FW | Ross McCormack |
| 5 | DF | Mark Hudson |
| 11 | MF | Chris Burke |
| 26 | FW | Warren Feeney |
| 1 | GK | David Marshall |
| 2 | DF | Kevin McNaughton |
| 4 | MF | Gavin Rae |
| 7 | MF | Peter Whittingham |
| 23 | MF | Darcy Blake |
| 17 | MF | Kelvin Etuhu |
| 3 | DF | Mark Kennedy |
| 27 | DF | Adam Matthews |
| 18 | MF | Solomon Taiwo |
Contracts
Transfers
In
- Total spent: ~ £5,250,750
Loans in
Out
- Total income: ~ £5,300,000
Loans out
Fixtures & results
Pre-season friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul | Chasetown | ||||
| (Southern Football League Division One Midlands) | H | W 4 – 0 | – | Bothroyd, Chopra, Magennis, Matthews | |
| 15 Jul | Fátima | ||||
| (Liga de Honra) | A | W 1 – 0 | – | Klimpl | |
| 18 Jul | President's XI | ||||
| (Portugal) | N | W 3 – 0 | – | Bothroyd (2), Chopra | |
| 22 Jul | Celtic | ||||
| (Scottish Premier League) | H | D 0 – 0 | 15,071 | ||
| 25 Jul | Swindon Town | ||||
| (Football League One) | A | D 0 – 0 | – | ||
| 1 Aug | Valencia | ||||
| (La Liga) | H | L 0 – 2 | 13,010 |
League
Bothroyd Whittingham Capaldi Chopra Rae Hayter Smith McPhail Varney Clarke Ledley Chopra Burke Matthews Bothroyd Whittingham Harper Whittingham Pratley Hudson Stead Whittingham Lee Boyd Bothroyd Whittingham McCormack Chopra Fontaine Bothroyd Gyepes Løvenkrands Gerrard Coutts Brown Whittingham Whittingham Burke Burke Whittingham Gyepes Bothroyd Tudgay Martin
Play-offs
Whittingham Hudson King McCormack Ledley Kennedy Howard Solano Kermorgant Waghorn Taylor-Fletcher Ormerod Ledley Main article: 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final
FA Cup
Whittingham Burke McCormack N'Guessan Ballack Sturridge Kalou
Football League Cup
Bothroyd Whittingham Whittingham Magennis
Overall summary
Summary
| Points | 76 / 138 (55.88%) |
|---|
Aggregate Scores
| Opposition | Home Score | Away Score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol City | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| Coventry City | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 6–1 | 0–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 0–1 | 1–5 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Peterborough United | 2–0 | 4–4 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Reading | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
| Swansea City | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Watford | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Backroom staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Dave Jones |
| Assistant manager | Terry Burton |
| Reserve team manager | Paul Wilkinson |
| Club doctor | Dr Leonard Noakes |
| Club physio | Sean Connelly |
| Fitness coach | Alex Armstrong |
| Goalkeeping coach | Martyn Margetson |
| Kit manager | Ian Lanning |
| Performance analyst | Enda Barron |
| Masseur | Steffan Burnett |
| Academy manager | Neal Ardley |
Awards
Team
- Football League Championship Play-Offs: Runners-Up
Individual
- October Championship manager of the month: Dave Jones
- October Championship player of the month: Peter Whittingham
- Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year: Adam Matthews
- PFA Team of the Year: Peter Whittingham, Michael Chopra
- Football League Championship top-goalscorer: Peter Whittingham (20 goals) (joint with Bristol City's Nicky Maynard)
References
References
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- (2009-07-22). "Cardiff City 0–0 Celtic". BBC Sport.
- (2009-09-11). "Cardiff City land 250k shirt sponsor". [[South Wales Echo]].
- (2009-09-17). "Sponsor removed from City shirts". BBC News.
- (2009-09-28). "SBOBET.com: City's new sponsor". cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
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- (2009-11-14). "Whittingham name Manager of the Month". [[The Football League]].
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