2009–10 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2009–10 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerDarren Ferguson
StadiumDeepdale
Football League Championship17th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jon Parkin & Neil Mellor (10)
All: Jon Parkin (13)
Highest home attendance23,199 vs Chelsea (FA Cup, 23 January 2010)
Lowest home attendance5,407 vs Morecambe (League Cup, 11 August 2009)

The 2009–10 season is Preston North End's 6th season in the Championship. It is their 10th successive season in the second division of the English football league system.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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 Andy Lonergan
2 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart
3 DF Scotland SCO Callum Davidson
4 MF England ENG Richard Chaplow
5 DF France FRA Youl Mawéné
6 DF Scotland SCO Neill Collins
7 MF England ENG Chris Sedgwick
8 MF North Macedonia MKD Veliče Šumulikoski
9 FW England ENG Chris Brown
10 MF Scotland SCO Barry Nicholson
11 MF England ENG Darren Carter
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean St Ledger[notes 1]
13 GK England ENG Dominic Comrie
14 DF England ENG Liam Chilvers
15 MF Scotland SCO Paul Coutts
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Treacy
17 MF Wales WAL Paul Parry
18 FW England ENG Danny Welbeck (on loan from Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Billy Jones
20 DF Cyprus CYP Tom Williams[notes 2] (on loan from Peterborough United)
22 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
23 MF England ENG Matty James (on loan from Manchester United)
24 DF England ENG Elliott Ward (on loan from Coventry City)
25 MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace
26 FW England ENG Jon Parkin
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eddie Nolan
29 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Elliott
31 DF England ENG Dom Collins
33 FW England ENG Neil Mellor
34 MF Northern Ireland NIR Adam Barton[notes 3]
35 MF England ENG Danny Mayor
36 FW Northern Ireland NIR Neil Dougan
37 DF Northern Ireland NIR Conor McLaughlin
38 FW England ENG Jamie Proctor
39 MF England ENG George Miller
40 DF Australia AUS Bailey Wright

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Michael Tonge (on loan from Stoke City)
21 DF England ENG Neal Trotman (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF England ENG Phil Quirk (released)
36 DF England ENG Tom Smyth (released)

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
18 Barnsley 46 14 12 20 53 69 −16 54
19 Coventry City 46 13 15 18 47 64 −17 54
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Match results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Pre-season friendlies

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Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
11 July 2009 FC Erdal Hallien 04 A 11–0 Mellor 7', Brown 24', 32', 45', Mayor 52', 63', Nicholson 65', Parkin 74', 88', Trotman 77', Hawley 85' N/A [2]
14 July 2009 Bamber Bridge A 4–1 Parkin 26', Trotman 40', Trotman 40', Proctor 60', Smyth 63' 1,369 [3]
14 July 2009 Chorley A 3–0 Brown 54', Carter 72', Hawley 81' N/A [4]
18 July 2009 Tranmere Rovers A 2–1 Parkin 19', 50' 1,775 [5]
21 July 2009 Wrexham A 1–1 Chaplow 60' 1,022 [6]
25 July 2009 Stoke City H 2–1 Mellor 33', 44' 3,121 [7]
28 July 2009 Wigan Athletic H 1–4 Mellor 86' 3,645 [8]
1 August 2009 Hibernian A 3–1 Mellor 46', Brown 69', 81' 6,557 [9]

Championship

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Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
8 August 2009 Bristol City H 2–2 Parkin 82', Davidson 90+6' 13,025 [10]
15 August 2009 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 Brown 28', 10,070 [11]
18 August 2009 Barnsley A 3–0 Parry 11', Mellor 32', Parkin 72' 11,850 [12]
22 August 2009 Peterborough United H 2–0 Mellor 8', Jones 30' 11,549 [13]
29 August 2009 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Wallace 12' 19,454 [14]
12 September 2009 Swansea City H 2–0 Mellor 27', Elliott 89' 12,854 [15]
15 September 2009 Scunthorpe United A 1–3 Parkin 58' 5,383 [16]
19 September 2009 Coventry City H 3–2 Brown (2) 50', 68', Mellor 55', 11,230 [17]
26 September 2009 Leicester City A 2–1 Mellor 41', Chaplow 66' 20,623 [18]
29 September 2009 Reading H 1–2 Parkin85' 10,987 [19]
3 October 2009 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 12,489 [20]
17 October 2009 QPR A 0–4 12,810 [21]
20 October 2009 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 Mellor 20', Parkin 55' 20,882 [22]
24 October 2009 Middlesbrough H 2–2 Parry 61', Jones 90' 16,116 [23]
31 October 2009 Crystal Palace H 1–1 Wallace 35' 12,558 [24]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round January 2010

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 11 August 2009 Morecambe H 5–1 Brown 33', Elliott 45', Nicholson 57', Trotman 69', Mellor 90' 5,407 [25]
Second round 25 August 2009 Leicester City H 2–1 Brown (2) 14', 65' 6,977 [26]
Third round 23 September 2009 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–5 Brown 83' 16,533 [27]

Transfers

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In

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Date Player Previous Club Cost
3 August 2009 Wales Paul Parry Cardiff City Undisclosed[28]
6 August 2009 North Macedonia Veliče Šumulikoski Ipswich Town Undisclosed[29]
1 September 2009 Scotland Neill Collins Wolverhampton Wanderers On loan until January 2010[30]
1 February 2010 Republic of Ireland Keith Treacy Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed
1 February 2010 Scotland Paul Coutts Peterborough United Undisclosed
Total
Around £650-700k

Out

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Date Player New Club Cost
13 May 2009 England Andrew Murphy Chester City Free Transfer [31]
2 July 2009 England Chris Neal Shrewsbury Town Nominal Fee [32]
20 July 2009 England Paul McKenna Nottingham Forest £750,000 [33]
24 July 2009 England Simon Whaley Norwich City Undisclosed [34]
3 August 2009 England Karl Hawley Notts County Undisclosed [35]
Total
Around £1,000,000

Loaned out

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Date Player Club Return Date
21 August 2009 England Neal Trotman Southampton January 2010[36]
1 September 2009 England Adam Barton Crawley Town 29 September 2010[37]
1 September 2009 England Dominic Collins Crawley Town 29 September 2010[37]
15 September 2009 Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger Middlesbrough 15 December 2009[38]

Player statistics

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No. Pos. Nationality Player FLC FA CC Total Ast
1 GK England England Andrew Lonergan 5 0 3 7 0 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Scotland Michael Hart 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
3 DF Scotland Scotland Callum Davidson 5 0 0 5 1 0 2 1
4 MF England England Richard Chaplow 4 0 2 5 0 0 1 0
5 DF France France Youl Mawene 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 0
7 MF England England Chris Sedgwick 4 0 2 6 0 1 0 0
8 MF North Macedonia Macedonia Veliče Šumulikoski 3 0 2 4 0 2 0 0
9 FW England England Chris Brown 5 0 3 7 4 0 0 0
10 MF Scotland Scotland Barry Nicholson 3 0 1 4 1 1 1 0
11 MF England England Darren Carter 3 0 3 5 0 0 1 0
12 DF Republic of Ireland Ireland Sean St Ledger 5 0 1 6 0 0 1 0
14 DF England England Liam Chilvers 4 0 3 6 0 0 1 0
17 MF Wales Wales Paul Parry 5 0 2 7 1 1 0 0
19 DF England England Billy Jones 5 0 2 6 1 2 0 0
21 DF England England Neal Trotman 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
22 GK Republic of Ireland Ireland Wayne Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland Scotland Ross Wallace 5 0 2 6 1 3 1 0
26 FW England England Jon Parkin 5 0 1 5 2 0 0 0
27 DF Republic of Ireland Ireland Eddie Nolan 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
29 FW Republic of Ireland Ireland Stephen Elliott 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
33 FW England England Neil Mellor 3 0 3 5 3 1 0 0
40 MF England England Adam Barton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 MF England England Nicholas Farr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No. Pos. Nationality Player PL FA CC Total Ast
  • Last Update: 30 August 2009
  • Data includes all competitions
  • Substitution appearances included as full
  • FLC – Football League Championship
  • FA – FA Cup
  • CC – Carling Cup
  • Ast – Assists

Top scorer

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As of 29 August 2009

P. Player Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Jon Parkin Forward 10 3 0 13
2 England Neil Mellor Forward 10 0 1 11
3 England Chris Brown Forward 6 1 4 11
4 Scotland Ross Wallace Midfielder 7 0 0 7
5 Scotland Callum Davidson Defender 5 0 0 5
6 England Billy Jones Defender 4 0 0 4

Championship results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHA
ResultDDWWDWLWWLDLWDDLLD
Position6116464443356699111213
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Notes

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  1. ^ St Ledger was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  2. ^ Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.
  3. ^ Barton was born in Clitheroe, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his debut for Northern Ireland in November 2010 and then representing the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.

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