2009–10 Barnsley F.C. season
Introduction The '''2009–10''' season was Barnsley's 101st season in the Football League since joining in 1898.
Kit and sponsorship Barnsley's kits continue to be designed by Lotto and the main shirt sponsor stays as Barnsley Building Society.
Season review ===Events===*29 August 2009 – Simon Davey is sacked by Barnsley. *9 September 2009 – Mark Robins is confirmed as the new Manager of Barnsley.===League===Barnsley started the league with a 2–2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. This was followed by defeats by Coventry City and Preston North End, this kept Barnsley in the relegation zone with just one point. Then a 3–1 defeat to Reading put Barnsley to the bottom of the table and subsequently saw manager Simon Davey relieved of his duties. Their first win of the season came when they beat Derby County 3–2.This was followed by a draw against Swansea City, then a 5–2 loss to Queens Park Rangers. They bounced back with a shocking scoreline as they beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1.Ipswich Town and Doncaster Rovers both suffered defeats against the Tykes. This was followed by a defeat against Nottingham Forest and then the Tykes lost 3–2 against Bristol City. They bounced back with a 2–1 win over Peterborough United at London Road this was followed with a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United. They Tykes then beat Cardiff City with Dickinson grabbing an injury time winner. On 28 November the Tykes took on Plymouth Argyle at Home Park, the Tykes were winning 4–1 before referee Gavin Ward called off the game in the 58th minute. Following this unfortunate event the Tykes took on play-off contenders Blackpool who they beat 2–1, becoming the first side to take all three points from Bloomfield Road. This was followed by three consecutive draws against Scunthorpe United, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace.After their boxing day clash with Preston North End was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Deepdale, the Tykes took on Middlesbrough, who they beat 2–1, with two second half goals. Coventry City beat Barnsley 3–1 on the first league game of the New Year and then a 2–1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday but quickly bouncing back to back Leicester City.===FA Cup===Barnsley were knocked out of the cup by Scunthorpe United when they were beaten 1–0.===League Cup===Round One – Lincoln City 0–1 Barnsley: The Reds travelled to Sincil Bank to face Lincoln City, where Daniel Bogdanovic netted the only goal in a 1–0 win.Round Two – Reading 1–2 Barnsley: The Reds faced Reading away and two more goals from Bogdanovic either side of Rob Kozluk's own goal put them into the third round.Round Three – Barnsley 3–2 Burnley: Barnsley entertained Premier League side Burnley. The away side took the lead through Steven Fletcher before Jon Macken's immediate equaliser. Anderson de Silva then drilled in a piledriver to make it 2–1 and Chris Eagles equalised. Hugo Colace headed the winner.Round Four – Barnsley 0–2 Manchester United: Daniel Welbeck opened the score for Manchester United, Gary Neville was then sent off. Michael Owen put the visitors 2–0 up.
Squad ===Current squad======Squad statistics===''Last Updated 2 May 2010''* * Indicates player left club during the season.===Disciplinary record===+NumberPosPlayer 30  DF  Ryan Shotton  10  2 5  MF  Hugo Colace  9  0 15  MF  Anderson da Silva  8  0 6  DF  Stephen Foster  8  0 3  DF  Rob Kozluk  3  1 39  MF  Nathan Doyle  7  0 10  FW  Daniel Bogdanovic  5  0 1  GK  Luke Steele  0  1 19  DF  Jacob Butterfield  4  0 29  DF  Carl Dickinson  4  0 25  MF  Adam Hammill  4  0 2  DF  Bobby Hassell  4  0 4  DF  Darren Moore  4  0 22  DF  Luke Potter  4  0  7  FW  Iain Hume  3  0 8  MF  Felipie Teixeira  2  0 27  FW  Andy Gray  1  0 21  FW  Jon Macken  1  0
Transfers ===Summer transfers in===PlayerClubFee Onome Sodje York City Free David Preece OB Free Adam Hammill Liverpool Undisclosed Andy Gray Charlton Athletic Undisclosed O'Neil Thompson Unattached Free===Summer transfers out===* * Indicates player joined club after being released.PlayerClubFee Heinz Müller FSV Mainz 05 £600,000 Dennis Souza Al-Sailiya Sport Club Free Diego León UD Las Palmas* Free Kyle Letheren Plymouth Argyle* Free Marciano van Homoet Willem II* Free===Loan In===PlayerClubArrival DateReturn Date Emil Hallfreðsson Reggina Calcio 14 August 2009 End of Season Nathan Doyle Hull City 18 September 2009 18 December 2009 Carl Dickinson Stoke City 23 September 2009 23 December 2009 Ryan Shotton Stoke City 23 September 2009 23 December 2009 Bartosz Bialkowski Southampton 28 September 2009 5 October 2009 Carl Dickinson Stoke City 1 January 2010 End of Season Ryan Shotton Stoke City 1 January 2010 End of Season Jay Rodriguez Burnley 1 February 2010 1 March 2010 Filipe Teixeira West Bromwich Albion 1 February 2010 End of Season Kieran Trippier Manchester City 9 February 2010 9 March 2010===Loans out===PlayerClubArrival DateReturn Date Kayode Odejayi Colchester United 16 September 2009 16 December 2009 Michael Coulson Chester City 16 October 2009 13 November 2009 Martin Devaney Milton Keynes Dons 29 October 2009 29 December 2009 Simon Heslop Kettering Town 30 October 2009 30 November 2009 Michael Coulson Grimsby Town 19 November 2009 End of Season Onome Sodje Oxford United 23 November 2009 23 December 2009 O'Neil Thompson Burton Albion 18 January 2010 18 February 2010===January transfers in===PlayerClubFeeNathan DoyleHull CityFree===January transfers out===PlayerClubFee Kayode Odejayi Colchester United Undisclosed Jamal Campbell-Ryce Bristol City Undisclosed Onome Sodje FK Senica Free
League table
Fixtures and results ===League===+ Championship match detailsDateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AAttendanceScorers 8 August 2009  Sheffield Wednesday  A D 2–2  30,644  Butterfield, Macken 15 August 2009  Coventry City  H L 0–2  12,552 — 18 August 2009  Preston North End  H L 0–3  11,850 — 23 August 2009  Leicester City  A L 0–1  21,799  — 29 August 2009  Reading  H L 1–3  11,116  A. Gray 12 September 2009  Watford  A L 0–1  12,613  — 15 September 2009  Derby County  A W 3–2  27,609  Hammill, A. Gray, Anderson  19 September 2009  Swansea City  H D 0–0  11,596 — 26 September 2009  Queens Park Rangers  A L 2–5  12,025  Foster, A. Gray 29 September 2009  West Bromwich Albion  H W 3–1  12,191  Hammill, Hume, Martis (og) 3 October 2009  Ipswich Town  H W 2–1  12,224  Hume, Macken 17 October 2009  Doncaster Rovers  A W 1–0  12,708  Hammill 20 October 2009  Nottingham Forest  A L 0–1  20,395 — 24 October 2009  Bristol City  H L 2–3  11,314  Bogdanovic, Hammill 31 October 2009  Peterborough United  A W 2–1  8,556  Bogdanovic, Macken 9 November 2009  Sheffield United  H D 2–2  12,988  Anderson, Bogdanovic 21 November 2009  Cardiff City  H W 1–0  11,903  Dickinson 5 December 2009  Blackpool  A W 2–1  8,108  Hassell, A. Gray 9 December 2009  Scunthorpe United  H D 1–1  11,657  Colace 12 December 2009  Newcastle United  H D 2–2   20,079  Hallfreðsson, Hassell 19 December 2009  Crystal Palace  A D 1–1  14,279  Bogdanovic 28 December 2009  Middlesbrough  H W 2–1  18,001  Foster, Colace  9 January 2010  Coventry City  A L 1–3  15,031  Macken 16 January 2010  Sheffield Wednesday  H L 1–2  17,844  Hallfreðsson 26 January 2010  Leicester City  H W 1–0  12,065  Colace 30 January 2010  Reading  A L 0–1  15,580 — 2 February 2010  Preston North End  A W 4–1  12,453  Anderson, Hart (og), A. Gray, Rodriguez 6 February 2010  Watford  H W 1–0  11,739  Hallfreðsson 9 February 2010  Middlesbrough  A L 1–2  17,775  Colace 13 February 2010  Plymouth Argyle  H L 1–3  11,661  Colace 16 February 2010  Scunthorpe United  A L 1–2  5,648  Bogdanovic 20 February 2010  Cardiff City  A W 2–0  19,753  Bogdanovic (2) 27 February 2010  Blackpool  H W 1–0  12,347  Hume 6 March 2010  Newcastle United  A L 1–6  44,464  Bogdanovic 13 March 2010  Crystal Palace  H D 0–0  11,416 — 16 March 2010  Nottingham Forest  H W 2–1  13,174  Bogdanovic (2) (1 pen) 20 March 2010  Ipswich Town  A L 0–1  20,558 — 23 March 2010  Bristol City  A L 3–5  13,009  Colace, Bogdanovic, A. Gray 27 March 2010  Doncaster Rovers  H L 0–1  14,188 — 30 March 2010  Plymouth Argyle  A D 0–0  7,243 — 3 April 2010  Sheffield United  A D 0–0  24,808 — 5 April 2010  Peterborough United  H D 2–2  11,290  Hume (2) 10 April 2010  Derby County  H D 0–0  13,034 — 17 April 2010  Swansea City  A L 1–3  15,139  Moore 24 April 2010  Queens Park Rangers  H L 0–1  11,994 — 2 May 2010  West Bromwich Albion  A D 1–1  25,297  Colace===FA Cup===+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AAttendanceScorersThird round2 January 2009Scunthorpe UnitedAL0–15,457—===League Cup===+ League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AAttendanceScorersFirst round11 August 2009 Lincoln City  A W 1–0  3,635  BogdanovicSecond round25 August 2009 Reading  A W 2–1  5,576  Bogdanovic (2)Third round22 September 2009 Burnley  H W 3–2  6,270  Macken, Anderson, ColaceFourth round27 October 2009  Manchester United  H L 0–2  20,019 —
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