2009–10 Preston North End F.C. season

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.

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)

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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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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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
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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