2009–10 Premier League

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The 2009–10 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams competed in the league, with Chelsea unseating the three-time defending champions Manchester United, scoring a then Premier League record 103 goals in the process.[4][5] The season began on 15 August 2009 and concluded on 9 May 2010.[6] Prior to each opening week match, a minute's applause was held in memory of Sir Bobby Robson. Nike provided a new match ball – the T90 Ascente – for this season. Barclays sponsored the league.

Premier League
Season2009–10
Dates15 August 2009 – 9 May 2010
ChampionsChelsea
3rd Premier League title
4th English title
RelegatedBurnley
Hull City
Portsmouth
Champions LeagueChelsea
Manchester United
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Europa LeagueManchester City
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Matches played380
Goals scored1,053 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerDidier Drogba
(29 goals)
Best goalkeeperPetr Čech (17 clean sheets)
Biggest home winTottenham Hotspur 9–1 Wigan Athletic
(22 November 2009)[1]
Chelsea 8–0 Wigan Athletic
(9 May 2010)
Biggest away winEverton 1–6 Arsenal
(15 August 2009)
Wigan Athletic 0–5 Manchester United
(22 August 2009)
Portsmouth 0–5 Chelsea
(24 March 2010)
Burnley 1–6 Manchester City
(3 April 2010)
Highest scoringTottenham Hotspur 9–1 Wigan Athletic
(22 November 2009)[1]
Longest winning run6 games[2]
Arsenal
Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run12 games[2]
Birmingham City
Longest winless run14 games[2]
Sunderland
Longest losing run7 games[2]
Portsmouth
Highest attendance75,316[3]
Manchester United 4–0 Stoke City
(9 May 2010)
Lowest attendance14,323[3]
Wigan Athletic 0–0 Portsmouth
(14 April 2010)
Total attendance12,977,252[3]
Average attendance34,150[3]

The race for the title went to the final day of the season with Chelsea one point ahead of Manchester United; Chelsea's 8–0 win over Wigan Athletic was enough to secure their first title since 2006, despite Manchester United's 4–0 defeat of Stoke City.[7] The title win came in Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti's first season at the club and he followed this up a week later by securing Chelsea's first FA Cup and League double with a win over Portsmouth at Wembley. Chelsea striker Didier Drogba won the Golden Boot award as the league's top goalscorer for the second time[8] The victorious Chelsea side were noted for their attacking style of football: the team averaged 2.71 goals per game, scoring a Premier League record 103 goals for the season, compared to the average of 1.89 when they won the title in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons.[9]

In February 2010, Portsmouth became the first club to go into administration whilst a member of the Premier League.[10] They were docked nine points, and two months later they were the first team of the season to be relegated. Hull City and Premier League debutants Burnley were relegated alongside them.

Overview

Pre-season

Pre-season was overshadowed by the death of Sir Bobby Robson on 31 July. On the opening games of the season, players stood around the centre circle for a minute's applause for the former Newcastle United, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Barcelona, Porto, PSV and England manager who died at the age of 76.

Broadcasting

This season was the last of a three-year domestic television rights deal agreed in 2006. Television rights continue to provide a large portion of Premier League clubs' revenue. However, on 19 June 2009, the Premier League annulled its contract with Ireland-based broadcaster Setanta Sports after the company failed to pay an instalment to the league with speculation mounting that the company would enter administration. As a result, Setanta Sports' share was bought by United States-based broadcasters ESPN, while Sky Sports continue to hold four of the six 23-live match packages.[11] In the United States, the Disney-owned network is making use of sibling-network ESPN2 to televise early Saturday matches and Monday matches. This was possible due to Setanta Sports' financial troubles, which required their USA-based North America division to sell its rights to those games back to Fox Sports International, who in turn sublicensed them to ESPN. Setanta continues to broadcast a reduced number of matches in Ireland. In Australia, most games are available live on Fox Sports. Sentanta Sports USA operations ceased on 28 February, and Fox Soccer Plus replaced Sentanta as a pay service the following day.

On 31 January 2010, Sky Sports broadcast the match between Arsenal and Manchester United in 3D. The 3D broadcast was shown at nine pubs in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin, making the match the first sports event to be televised in 3D to a public audience anywhere in the world.[12][13]

List of 2009–10 transfers

Final results

Chelsea won the league by a point over second placed Manchester United on 9 May 2010, with an 8–0 win at home to Wigan Athletic. They won despite Manchester United's 4–0 win against Stoke. The title win came in Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti's first season with the club. Portsmouth were the first team to be relegated on 10 April 2010, followed by Hull City and Burnley.[14][15][16] Fulham's manager Roy Hodgson was voted manager of the year by the League Managers Association.[17] The season saw Liverpool, runners-up the previous season and considered one of the established 'Big Four', finish outside the top four for the first time since 2004–05 leaving them unable to compete in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2003–04 season. Tottenham Hotspur finished with their best point total at the time in the Premier League era, finishing in fourth place on 70 points, earning their first ever berth into the Champions league.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Coca-Cola Championship. The promoted teams were Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Burnley returning to the top flight after absences of five, one and thirty-three years respectively. This was also Burnley's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Newcastle United, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion, who were relegated to the Coca-Cola Championship after their top flight spells of sixteen, eleven and one year respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Greater London Premier League football clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ArsenalLondon (Holloway)Emirates Stadium60,355
Aston VillaBirmingham (Aston)Villa Park42,788
Birmingham CityBirmingham (Bordesley)St Andrew's30,009
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium28,723
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor22,546
ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge42,055
EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park40,157
FulhamLondon (Fulham)Craven Cottage25,700
Hull CityKingston upon HullKC Stadium25,404
LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield45,276[18]
Manchester CityManchester (Bradford)City of Manchester Stadium55,097
Manchester UnitedTrafford (Old Trafford)Old Trafford76,212
PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park20,688
Stoke CityStoke-on-TrentBritannia Stadium28,383
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane36,240
West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground35,309
Wigan AthleticWiganDW Stadium[a]25,138
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux Stadium29,303

Personnel and kits

(as of 9 May 2010)

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Arsenal Arsène Wenger Cesc FàbregasNikeEmirates
Aston Villa Martin O'Neill Stiliyan PetrovNikeAcorns Children's Hospice
Birmingham City Alex McLeish Stephen CarrUmbroF&C Investments
Blackburn Rovers Sam Allardyce Ryan NelsenUmbroCrown Paints
Bolton Wanderers Owen Coyle Kevin DaviesReebok188BET
Burnley Brian Laws Steven CaldwellErreàCooke Fuels
Chelsea Carlo Ancelotti John TerryAdidasSamsung
Everton David Moyes Phil NevilleLe Coq SportifChang Beer
Fulham Roy Hodgson Danny MurphyNikeLG Electronics
Hull City Iain Dowie* Ian AshbeeUmbroTotesport.com
Liverpool Rafael Benítez Steven GerrardAdidasCarlsberg
Manchester City Roberto Mancini Kolo TouréUmbroEtihad Airways
Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson Gary NevilleNikeAIG
Portsmouth Avram Grant David JamesCanterburyJobsite
Stoke City Tony Pulis Abdoulaye FayeLe Coq SportifBritannia
Sunderland Steve Bruce Lorik CanaUmbroBoylesports
Tottenham Hotspur Harry Redknapp Ledley KingPumaMansion
West Ham United Gianfranco Zola Matthew UpsonUmbroSBOBET
Wigan Athletic Roberto Martínez Mario MelchiotVandanel188BET
Wolverhampton Wanderers Mick McCarthy Karl HenryLe Coq SportifSportingbet

* – Football Management Consultant

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Sunderland Ricky SbragiaResigned24 May 2009Pre-season Steve Bruce2 June 2009
Chelsea Guus HiddinkEnd of interim contract31 May 2009 Carlo Ancelotti1 June 2009
Wigan Athletic Steve BruceSigned by Sunderland2 June 2009 Roberto Martínez15 June 2009[1]
Portsmouth Paul HartSacked24 November 2009[19]20th Avram Grant26 November 2009[20]
Manchester City Mark Hughes19 December 2009[21]6th Roberto Mancini19 December 2009[21]
Bolton Wanderers Gary Megson30 December 2009[22]18th Owen Coyle8 January 2010[23]
Burnley Owen CoyleSigned by Bolton Wanderers8 January 2010[23]14th Brian Laws13 January 2010[24]
Hull City Phil BrownResigned15 March 2010[25]19th Iain Dowie17 March 2010[26]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Chelsea (C)38275610332+7186Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Manchester United3827478628+5885
3Arsenal3823698341+4275
4Tottenham Hotspur38217106741+2670Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5Manchester City38181377345+2867Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
6Aston Villa38171385239+1364
7Liverpool38189116135+2663Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
8Everton38161396049+1161
9Birmingham City381311143847−950
10Blackburn Rovers381311144155−1450
11Stoke City381114133448−1447
12Fulham381210163946−746
13Sunderland381111164856−844
14Bolton Wanderers38109194267−2539
15Wolverhampton Wanderers38911183256−2438
16Wigan Athletic3899203779−4236
17West Ham United38811194766−1935
18Burnley (R)3886244282−4030Relegation to Football League Championship
19Hull City (R)38612203475−4130
20Portsmouth (R)3877243466−3219[c]
Source: Premier League
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayARSAVLBIRBLBBOLBURCHEEVEFULHULLIVMCIMUNPORSTKSUNTOTWHUWIGWOL
Arsenal3–03–16–24–23–10–32–24–03–01–00–01–34–12–02–03–02–04–01–0
Aston Villa0–01–00–15–15–22–12–22–03–00–11–11–12–01–01–11–10–00–22–2
Birmingham City1–10–12–11–22–10–02–21–00–01–10–01–11–00–02–11–11–01–02–1
Blackburn Rovers2–12–12–13–03–21–12–32–01–00–00–20–03–10–02–20–20–02–13–1
Bolton Wanderers0–20–12–10–21–00–43–20–02–22–33–30–42–21–10–12–23–14–01–0
Burnley1–11–12–10–11–11–21–01–12–00–41–61–01–21–13–14–22–11–31–2
Chelsea2–07–13–05–01–03–03–32–12–12–02–41–02–17–07–23–04–18–04–0
Everton1–61–11–13–02–02–02–12–15–10–22–03–11–01–12–02–22–22–11–1
Fulham0–10–22–13–01–13–00–22–12–03–11–23–01–00–11–00–03–22–10–0
Hull City1–20–20–10–01–01–41–13–22–00–02–11–30–02–10–11–53–32–12–2
Liverpool1–21–32–22–12–04–00–21–00–06–12–22–04–14–03–02–03–02–12–0
Manchester City4–23–15–14–12–03–32–10–22–21–10–00–12–02–04–30–13–13–01–0
Manchester United2–10–11–02–02–13–01–23–03–04–02–14–35–04–02–23–13–05–03–0
Portsmouth1–41–21–20–02–32–00–50–10–13–22–00–11–41–21–11–21–14–03–1
Stoke City1–30–00–13–01–22–01–20–03–22–01–11–10–21–01–01–22–12–22–2
Sunderland1–00–23–12–14–02–11–31–10–04–11–01–10–11–10–03–12–21–15–2
Tottenham Hotspur2–10–02–13–11–05–02–12–12–00–02–13–01–32–00–12–02–09–10–1
West Ham United2–22–12–00–01–25–31–11–22–23–02–31–10–42–00–11–01–23–21–3
Wigan Athletic3–21–22–31–10–01–03–10–11–12–21–01–10–50–01–11–00–31–00–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–41–10–11–12–12–00–20–02–11–10–00–30–10–10–02–11–00–20–2
Source: Barclays Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: 27 minutes and 12 seconds – Stephen Hunt for Hull City against Chelsea (15 August 2009)[28]
  • Fastest goal in a match: 36 seconds – Darren Bent for Sunderland against Tottenham Hotspur (3 April 2010)[29]
  • Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+5 minutes and 48 seconds – Wade Elliott for Burnley against Hull City (10 April 2010)[30]
  • First own goal of the season: Stephen Jordan (Burnley) for Stoke City, 32 minutes and 28 seconds (15 August 2009)[31]
  • First hat-trick of the season: Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) against Hull City (19 August 2009)[32]
  • Quickest hat-trick: 6 minutes – Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) against Wigan Athletic (22 November 2009)
  • Widest winning margin: 8 goals
    • Tottenham Hotspur 9–1 Wigan Athletic (22 November 2009)
    • Chelsea 8–0 Wigan Athletic (9 May 2010)
  • Most goals in one half: 9 goals – Tottenham Hotspur 9–1 Wigan Athletic (1–0 at half time) (22 November 2009)[1]
  • Most goals in one half by a single team: 8 goals – Tottenham Hotspur 9–1 Wigan Athletic (22 November 2009)[1]
  • Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals –
  • Most goals scored in a match by one player: 5 goals – Jermain Defoe for Tottenham Hotspur against Wigan Athletic (22 November 2009)[1]
  • Shortest time between goals: 50 seconds – Robin van Persie (41'52") and Cesc Fàbregas (42'42") for Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur (31 October 2009)[36]
  • Most own goals scored in a match by same team: 3 – Portsmouth (Anthony Vanden Borre, Richard Hughes and Marc Wilson) against Manchester United (6 February 2010)[37] However, on 26 May 2010, the Dubious Goal Committee declared the second own goal by Richard Hughes as Michael Carrick's goal.
  • Last goal of the season: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Everton) against Portsmouth 93 minutes and 10 seconds (9 May 2010)[38]
  • Fewest times failed to score: 1 game – Chelsea against Birmingham[39]
  • Most times failed to score: 17 games – Wolverhampton Wanderers[39]
  • Highest scoring draw: 6 goals:
    • Bolton 3–3 Manchester City
    • Chelsea 3–3 Everton
    • Hull City 3–3 West Ham
    • Manchester City 3–3 Burnley

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[40]
1 Didier DrogbaChelsea29
2 Wayne RooneyManchester United26
3 Darren BentSunderland24
4 Carlos TevezManchester City23
5 Frank LampardChelsea22
6 Fernando TorresLiverpool18
Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur18
8 Cesc FàbregasArsenal15
9 Emmanuel AdebayorManchester City14
10 Gabriel AgbonlahorAston Villa13
Louis SahaEverton13

Table-related statistics

Overall

  • Most wins – Chelsea and Manchester United (27)
  • Fewest wins – Hull City (6)
  • Most losses – Burnley and Portsmouth (24)
  • Fewest losses – Chelsea (6)
  • Most goals scored – Chelsea (103)
  • Fewest goals scored – Wolverhampton Wanderers (32)
  • Most goals conceded – Burnley (82)
  • Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United (28)
  • Best goal difference – Chelsea (+71)
  • Worst goal difference – Wigan Athletic (−42)

Home

  • Most wins – Chelsea (17)
  • Fewest wins – Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers (5)
  • Most losses – Portsmouth (11)
  • Fewest losses – Chelsea (1)
  • Most goals scored – Chelsea (68)
  • Fewest goals scored – Wolverhampton Wanderers (13)
  • Most goals conceded – Portsmouth (32)
  • Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur (12)

Away

  • Most wins – Manchester United (11)
  • Fewest wins – Hull City (0)
  • Most losses – Burnley (17)
  • Fewest losses – Manchester City (4)
  • Most goals scored – Arsenal and Chelsea (35)
  • Fewest goals scored – Portsmouth and Stoke City (10)
  • Most goals conceded – Wigan Athletic (55)
  • Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United (16)

Clean sheets

  • Most clean sheets – Manchester United (19)
  • Fewest clean sheets – Burnley (3)

Discipline

Miscellaneous

  • Longest first half injury time: 8 minutes, 26 seconds – Stoke City against Chelsea (12 September 2009)[47]
  • Longest second half injury time: 10 minutes, 25 seconds – Hull City against Aston Villa (21 April 2010)[48]
  • Worst start to a Premier League season: 0 points from 7 games – Portsmouth (26 September 2009). Losing streak ended on 3 October 2009, with 1–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers[49]
  • Most own goals in a season for a single team: 10 – Manchester United

Records

  • Chelsea broke the record for most goals scored in a season with 103 goals, becoming the first Premier League club to cross the century mark. The previous record of 97 goals was set by Manchester United in the 1999–2000 season. The Blues also broke the record for the highest goal difference in a season with +71 goals. The previous record of +58 goals was set by Manchester United in the 2007–08 campaign. United equalled their own previous record during the 2009–10 campaign.
  • Wigan Athletic were the first team to lose two matches by eight goals in a Premier League season, away to Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.
  • Chelsea scored seven or more goals in four league matches, a record for both the club and the Premier League, and in consecutive home fixtures achieved an aggregate score of 15–0, in their last two home matches of the season against Stoke City and Wigan Athletic, having already scored seven in home matches against Sunderland and Aston Villa.

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
August[50]Harry RedknappTottenham HotspurJermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur
September[51]Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedFernando TorresLiverpool
October[52][53]Roy HodgsonFulhamRobin van PersieArsenal
November[54][55]Carlo AncelottiChelseaJimmy BullardHull City
December[56][57]Alex McLeishBirmingham CityCarlos TevezManchester City
January[58][59]David MoyesEvertonWayne RooneyManchester United
February[60]Roy HodgsonFulhamMark SchwarzerFulham
March[61][62]David MoyesEvertonFlorent MaloudaChelsea
April[63][64]Martin O'NeillAston VillaGareth BaleTottenham Hotspur

Annual awards

Premier League Manager of the Season

Harry Redknapp, 63, received the Premier League Manager of the Season for the first time in his career, as a result of leading Tottenham Hotspur to Champions League qualification. Redknapp winning Manager of the Season marked the first time a non-title winning manager received the award since George Burley in the 2000–01 Premier League season.[65][66]

Premier League Player of the Season

The Premier League Player of the Season award was won by Wayne Rooney of Manchester United.

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Wayne Rooney.

The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:[67]

PFA Team of the Year

PFA Team of the Year
GoalkeeperJoe Hart (Birmingham City)
DefendersPatrice Evra (Manchester United)Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea)Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)Richard Dunne (Aston Villa)
MidfieldersJames Milner (Aston Villa)Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)Darren Fletcher (Manchester United)Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal)
ForwardsWayne Rooney (Manchester United)Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

PFA Young Player of the Year

The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to James Milner for the first time.

Premier League Golden Boot

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba won the Premier League Golden Boot award, scoring 29 goals in 32 appearances; this was the second time he won the award.

Premier League Fair Play Award

The Premier League Fair Play Award was given to Arsenal, the team deemed to have been the most sporting and best behaved. Sunderland occupied last place as the least sporting side[68]

Behaviour of The Public Fair Play League

The Public Fair Play League was again given to Fulham for the third consecutive year.[69]

Premier League Merit Award

Chelsea collected the Premier League Merit Award for being the first team to score 100 goals in a Premier League season.

References