The 2009-10 squad
Back row:
Middle row:
Front row:
| Opponents | Comp | Result | Scorers | Att | Pos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8 Aug | Hartlepool United | H | FL1 | 0-0 | 8,965 | 14th | |
| Tue 11 Aug | Swindon Town | H | FlC | 1-4 | Easter | 4,812 | FLC |
| Sat 15 Aug | Swindon Town | A | FL1 | 0-0 | 6,692 | 15th | |
| Tue 18 Aug | Tranmere Rovers | A | FL1 | 1-0 | Ibehre | 5,744 | 8th |
| Sat 22 Aug | Colchester United | H | FL1 | 2-1 | Easter, Carrington | 8,633 | 6th |
| Sat 29 Aug | Exeter City | A | FL1 | 2-1 | Easter (2) | 5,333 | 3rd |
| Tue 1 Sep | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | JPT | 3-1 | Lewington, Easter (2) | 4,413 | JPT |
| Sat 5 Sep | Huddersfield Town | H | FL1 | 2-3 | Johnson, Easter | 9,772 | 5th |
| Mon 14 Sep | Norwich City | H | FL1 | 2-1 | Puncheon, Leven | 10,354 | 5th |
| Sat 19 Sep | Wycombe Wanderers | A | FL1 | 1-0 | Kouo-Doumbé | 6,127 | 4th |
| Sat 26 Sep | Leeds United | H | FL1 | 0-1 | 16,713 | 4th | |
| Tue 29 Sep | Oldham Athletic | A | FL1 | 1-2 | Brill (o.g.) | 3,630 | 5th |
| Sat 3 Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | FL1 | 1-0 | Easter | 6,419 | 5th |
| Tue 6 Oct | Southend United | H | JPT | 2-0 | Doran, Carrington | 4,792 | JPT |
| Sat 10 Oct | Walsall | H | FL1 | 1-0 | Easter | 8,919 | 4th |
| Sat 17 Oct | Gillingham | H | FL1 | 2-0 | Easter, Wilbraham | 11,764 | 3rd |
| Sat 24 Oct | Southampton | A | FL1 | 1-3 | Puncheon | 21,387 | 4th |
| Sat 31 Oct | Bristol Rovers | H | FL1 | 2-1 | Leven, Puncheon | 9,711 | 3rd |
| Sat 7 Nov | Macclesfield Town | H | FAC | 1-0 | Gobern | 4,868 | FAC |
| Tue 10 Nov | Northampton Town | H | JPT QF | 3-1 | Wilbraham, Baldock (2) | 8,886 | JPT |
| Sat 14 Nov | Charlton Athletic | A | FL1 | 1-5 | Wilbraham | 17,188 | 4th |
| Fri 20 Nov | Southend United | A | FL1 | 1-2 | Baldock | 6,957 | 4th |
| Tue 24 Nov | Carlisle United | H | FL1 | 3-4 | Baldock, Chadwick (2) | 9,459 | 6th |
| Sat 28 Nov | Exeter City | H | FAC | 4-3 | Baldock (2), Devaney, Easter | 4,867 | FAC |
| Tue 1 Dec | Millwall | A | FL1 | 2-3 | Easter (2) | 7,883 | 10th |
| Sat 5 Dec | Yeovil Town | H | FL1 | 2-2 | Baldock, Leven | 8,965 | 10th |
| Sat 12 Dec | Leyton Orient | A | FL1 | 2-1 | Morgan, Quashie | 3,959 | 8th |
| Tue 15 Dec | Hereford United | A | JPT SF | 4-1 | Baldock, Puncheon, Wilbraham, Easter | 1,367 | JPT |
| Sat 19 Dec | Brentford | H | FL1 | 0-1 | 9,520 | 10th | |
| Sat 26 Dec | Stockport County | H | FL1 | 4-1 | Easter, Quashie, Puncheon (2) | 9,661 | 6th |
| Mon 28 Dec | Huddersfield Town | A | FL1 | 0-1 | 16,086 | 9th | |
| Sat 2 Jan | Burnley | H | FAC | 1-2 | Morgan | 11,816 | FAC |
| Sat 16 Jan | Hartlepool United | A | FL1 | 5-0 | Easter, Liddle (o.g.), Leven, Baldock, Puncheon | 3,211 | 8th |
| Thu 20 Jan | Southampton | H | JPT F1 | 0-1 | 7,918 | JPT | |
| Sat 23 Jan | Tranmere Rovers | H | FL1 | 1-0 | Puncheon | 9,438 | 7th |
| Tue 26 Jan | Colchester United | A | FL1 | 0-2 | 3,601 | 8th | |
| Sat 30 Jan | Exeter City | H | FL1 | 1-1 | Baldock | 8,740 | 9th |
| Sat 6 Feb | Stockport County | A | FL1 | 3-1 | Easter, Wilbraham, Townsend | 3,720 | 8th |
| Tue 9 Feb | Southampton | A | JPT F2 | 1-3 | Randall | 29,901 | JPT |
| Sat 13 Feb | Carlisle United | A | FL1 | 0-5 | 4,930 | 8th | |
| Sat 20 Feb | Southend United | H | FL1 | 3-1 | Carrington (2), Townsend | 9,801 | 8th |
| Tue 23 Feb | Millwall | A | FL1 | 1-3 | Wilbraham | 10,610 | 8th |
| Sat 27 Feb | Yeovil Town | A | FL1 | 0-1 | 3,844 | 9th | |
| Sat 6 Mar | Leyton Orient | H | FL1 | 1-0 | Carrington | 14,323 | 9th |
| Tue 9 Mar | Swindon Town | H | FL1 | 2-1 | Wilbraham, Tunnicliffe | 8,764 | 8th |
| Sat 13 Mar | Brentford | A | FL1 | 3-3 | Wilbraham (2), Easter | 5,209 | 9th |
| Sat 20 Mar | Southampton | H | FL1 | 0-3 | 10,570 | 9th | |
| Sat 27 Mar | Gillingham | A | FL1 | 2-2 | McCracken, Easter | 5,465 | 10th |
| Sat 3 Apr | Charlton Athletic | H | FL1 | 0-1 | 10,869 | 10th | |
| Mon 5 Apr | Bristol Rovers | A | FL1 | 0-1 | 10,869 | 10th | |
| Sat 10 Apr | Norwich City | A | FL1 | 1-1 | Wilbraham | 24,888 | 10th |
| Tue 13 Apr | Oldham Athletic | H | FL1 | 0-0 | 8,528 | 10th | |
| Sat 17 Apr | Wycombe Wanderers | H | FL1 | 2-3 | Wilbraham (2) | 10,561 | 10th |
| Sat 24 Apr | Leeds United | A | FL1 | 1-4 | Lewington | 25,964 | 11th |
| Sat 1 May | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | FL1 | 0-0 | 12,023 | 11th | |
| Sat 8 May | Walsall | A | FL1 | 1-2 | Powell | 4,772 | 12th |
| DATE | PLAYER | FROM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 2009 | Jabo Ibehre | Walsall | Free |
| 14 July 2009 | Jemal Johnson | Free agent | Free |
| 14 July 2009 | Jermaine Easter | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2009 | Stuart Searle | Free agent | Free |
| 21 July 2009 | Richie Partridge | Free agent | Free |
| 21 July 2009 | Mark Carrington | Free agent | Free |
| 04 August 2009 | Jason Puncheon | Plymouth Argyle | Loan to 3 Jan 2010 |
| 06 August 2009 | Sol Davis | Free agent | Free |
| 07 August 2009 | Darren Powell | Free agent | Free |
| 08 August 2009 | Michael Bridges | Free agent | Free |
| 28 September 2009 | Dean Morgan | Free agent | Free |
| 05 October 2009 | Aaron Doran | Blackburn Rovers | Loan to5 Nov 2009 |
| 24 November 2009 | Nigel Quashie | West Ham United | Loan to 3 Jan 2010 |
| 14 January 2010 | Andros Townsend | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan to 5 Mar 2010 |
| 11 February 2010 | James Tunnicliffe | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan to 1 Mar 2010 |
| DATE | PLAYER | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 2009 | Nathan Abbey | Released | |
| 01 July 2009 | Tore André Flo | Released | |
| 01 July 2009 | Ali Gerba | Released | |
| 01 July 2009 | Jemal Johnson | Released | |
| 01 July 2009 | Miguel Llera | Released | |
| 01 July 2009 | Alan Navarro | Released | |
| 19 January 2010 | Danny Swailes | Released | |
| 19 January 2010 | Richie Partridge | Released |
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Brighton & Hove A | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 95 |
| P | Southampton | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 38 | 48 | 92 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 48 | 29 | 87 |
| P | Peterborough U | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 106 | 75 | 31 | 79 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 60 | 7 | 77 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 54 | 21 | 71 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 70 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 8 | 68 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 62 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 61 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 62 | -2 | 59 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 59 |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 59 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 58 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 57 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 56 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 56 |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 50 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 75 | -19 | 48 |
| R | Dagnhm & Red | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 70 | -18 | 47 |
| R | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 82 | -34 | 45 |
| R | Plymouth Arg | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 74 | -23 | 42 |
| R | Swindon Town | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 41 |
| APPS | GOALS | |
|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Easter | 45 | 19 |
| Aaron Wilbraham | 43 | 12 |
| Sam Baldock | 28 | 10 |
| Jason Puncheon | 32 | 8 |
| Mark Carrington | 24 | 5 |
| Peter Leven | 34 | 4 |
| Dean Lewington | 50 | 2 |
| Dean Morgan | 10 | 2 |
| Luke Chadwick | 44 | 2 |
| Andros Townsend | 9 | 2 |
| Mathias Kouo-Doumbé | 36 | 1 |
| David McCracken | 44 | 1 |
| Jemal Johnson | 18 | 1 |
| Lewis Gobern | 21 | 1 |
| James Tunnicliffe | 9 | 1 |
| Jabo Ibehre | 10 | 1 |
| Mark Randall | 18 | 1 |
| Daniel Powell | 2 | 1 |
| Aaron Doran | 5 | 1 |
| Martin Devaney | 7 | 1 |
THE PLAYERS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
TOP SCORERS
The season's transfers
IN
OUT
THE RESULTS
EFL1: How they finished
No. Player
2 Jude Stirling
3 Dean Lewington
4 Mathias Kouo-Doumbé
5 David McCracken
6 Sean O'Hanlon
7 Stephen Gleeson
8 Jermaine Easter
9 Aaron Wilbraham
10 Jemal Johnson
11 Sam Baldock
12 Willy Guéret
13 Mark Carrington
2 Jude Stirling
3 Dean Lewington
4 Mathias Kouo-Doumbé
5 David McCracken
6 Sean O'Hanlon
7 Stephen Gleeson
8 Jermaine Easter
9 Aaron Wilbraham
10 Jemal Johnson
11 Sam Baldock
12 Willy Guéret
13 Mark Carrington
No. Player
14 Lewis Gobern
16 Richie Partridge
16 Jason Puncheon
16 James Tunnicliffe
17 Stuart Searle
19 Jabo Ibehre
20 Sol Davis
22 Peter Leven
24 Dean Morgan
25 Danny Swailes
26 Luke Chadwick
27 David King
14 Lewis Gobern
16 Richie Partridge
16 Jason Puncheon
16 James Tunnicliffe
17 Stuart Searle
19 Jabo Ibehre
20 Sol Davis
22 Peter Leven
24 Dean Morgan
25 Danny Swailes
26 Luke Chadwick
27 David King
No. Player
28 Adam Chicksen
29 Oscar Gobern
29 Nigel Quashie
29 Mark Randall
30 Daniel Powell
31 Tom Flanagan
33 Aaron Doran
35 Charlie Collins
35 Martin Devaney
35 Andros Townsend
39 Alex Rae
28 Adam Chicksen
29 Oscar Gobern
29 Nigel Quashie
29 Mark Randall
30 Daniel Powell
31 Tom Flanagan
33 Aaron Doran
35 Charlie Collins
35 Martin Devaney
35 Andros Townsend
39 Alex Rae
This was manager Paul Ince's single season in charge of the club during his second spell as manager, after he replaced Roberto Di Matteo who had moved to become manager at West Bromwich Albion.
Ince resigned in April 2010 blaming proposed budget cuts as a reason for his departure. Ince's assistant manager Karl Robinson replaced him as manager on 10 May 2010.
Top scorer for the season was Welsh striker Jermaine Easter, with 19 goals.
A season total of 236,663 people watched
Ince resigned in April 2010 blaming proposed budget cuts as a reason for his departure. Ince's assistant manager Karl Robinson replaced him as manager on 10 May 2010.
Top scorer for the season was Welsh striker Jermaine Easter, with 19 goals.
A season total of 236,663 people watched
the team play their 23 home League One
games giving an average attendance of 10,290 per match, 7th highest in the league.
The Dons finished in 12th position in League One, 20 points outside of the play-off
positions, after a long injury list and a poor disciplinary record undermined their chances
of success.
Although in fifth place and in the play-off places on Boxing Day, 2009, following a 4-1 win against Stockport County, they lost their next game at Huddersfield Town, and did not
games giving an average attendance of 10,290 per match, 7th highest in the league.
The Dons finished in 12th position in League One, 20 points outside of the play-off
positions, after a long injury list and a poor disciplinary record undermined their chances
of success.
Although in fifth place and in the play-off places on Boxing Day, 2009, following a 4-1 win against Stockport County, they lost their next game at Huddersfield Town, and did not
regain a place in the play-off positions for the rest of the season, falling away towards the end of the season and failing to win any of their last 11 games.
The Dons reached the Third Round of the
FA Cup before being beaten 2-1 at home by Burnley.
They were eliminated in the First Round of the League Cup beaten 1-4 by Swindon Town. They reached the Southern Area Final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy before being
beaten 4-1 on aggregate by Southampton.
The Dons reached the Third Round of the
FA Cup before being beaten 2-1 at home by Burnley.
They were eliminated in the First Round of the League Cup beaten 1-4 by Swindon Town. They reached the Southern Area Final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy before being
beaten 4-1 on aggregate by Southampton.
Season
in
review
Luke
Chadwick
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2015-20 with the assistance of David Gundry