# 2009–10 Barnsley F.C. season

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

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 | ENG | Luke Steele |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Bobby Hassell |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Rob Kozluk |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Darren Moore |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Hugo Colace |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Stephen Foster (Club Captain) |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume |
| 8 | MF | POR | Filipe Teixeira (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |
| 10 | FW | MLT | Daniel Bogdanovic |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Martin Devaney |
| 12 | GK | ENG | David Preece |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Anderson de Silva |
| 17 | FW | EIR | Jamil Adam |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jordan Hibbert |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jacob Butterfield |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus |
| 21 | FW | EIR | Jon Macken |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Luke Potter |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Mounir El Haimour |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Michael Coulson (on loan at Grimsby Town) |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Adam Hammill |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Simon Heslop |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Andy Gray |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Tom Rusling |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Carl Dickinson (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Ryan Shotton (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Nathan Doyle |
| 45 | MF | JAM | O'Neil Thompson |

### Squad statistics

Last Updated 2 May 2010
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | 43 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Bobby Hassell | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Rob Kozluk | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Darren Moore | 37 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Hugo Colace | 45 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Stephen Foster | 47 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume | 37 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | JAM | Jamal Campbell-Ryce* | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POR | Filipe Teixeira | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Kayode Odejayi* | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jay Rodriguez* | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MLT | Daniel Bogdanovic | 33 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Martin Devaney | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | David Preece | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | SVN | Suad Filekovič* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ISL | Emil Hallfreðsson* | 29 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Anderson de Silva | 36 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | NGA | Onome Sodje* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Kieran Trippier | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Jamil Adam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jordan Hibbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jacob Butterfield | 25 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | EIR | Jon Macken | 36 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Luke Potter | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Mounir El Haimour* | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Michael Coulson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Adam Hammill | 43 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Simon Heslop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Andy Gray | 31 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Tom Rusling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Carl Dickinson | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Ryan Shotton | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Julian Gray* | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | POL | Bartosz Bialkowski* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Nathan Doyle | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | JAM | O'Neil Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* * Indicates player left club during the season.

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Pos | Player | | |
| 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

| Player | Club | Fee |
| 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.
| Player | Club | Fee |
| 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

| Player | Club | Arrival Date | Return 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

| Player | Club | Arrival Date | Return 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

| Player | Club | Fee |
| Nathan Doyle | Hull City | Free |

### January transfers out

| Player | Club | Fee |
| Kayode Odejayi | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
| Jamal Campbell-Ryce | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| Onome Sodje | FK Senica | Free |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 84 | −22 | 52 |

## Fixtures and results
### League

Championship match details :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 August 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | D | 2–2 | Butterfield 59', Macken 76' | 30,644 |
| 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 | A. Gray 11' | 11,116 |
| 12 September 2009 | Watford | A | L | 0–1 | | 12,613 |
| 15 September 2009 | Derby County | A | W | 3–2 | Hammill 36', A. Gray 57', Anderson 90+3' | 27,609 |
| 19 September 2009 | Swansea City | H | D | 0–0 | | 11,596 |
| 26 September 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 2–5 | Foster 51', A. Gray 56' | 12,025 |
| 29 September 2009 | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 3–1 | Hammill 14', Hume 32' pen., Martis 80' o.g. | 12,191 |
| 3 October 2009 | Ipswich Town | H | W | 2–1 | Hume 8', Macken 90+6' | 12,224 |
| 17 October 2009 | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Hammill 74' | 12,708 |
| 20 October 2009 | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 0–1 | | 20,395 |
| 24 October 2009 | Bristol City | H | L | 2–3 | Bogdanović 62', Hammill 90+1' | 11,314 |
| 31 October 2009 | Peterborough United | A | W | 2–1 | Bogdanović 26', Macken 39' | 8,556 |
| 9 November 2009 | Sheffield United | H | D | 2–2 | Anderson 53', Bogdanović 74' | 12,998 |
| 21 November 2009 | Cardiff City | H | W | 1–0 | Dickinson 90+4' | 11,903 |
| 5 December 2009 | Blackpool | A | W | 2–1 | Vaughan 85' o.g., A. Gray 88' pen. | 8,108 |
| 9 December 2009 | Scunthorpe United | H | D | 1–1 | Colace 53' | 11,657 |
| 12 December 2009 | Newcastle United | H | D | 2–2 | Hallfreðsson 52', Hassell 87' | 20,079 |
| 19 December 2009 | Crystal Palace | A | D | 1–1 | Bogdanović 19' | 14,279 |
| 28 December 2009 | Middlesbrough | H | W | 2–1 | Foster 49', Colace 59' | 18,001 |
| 9 January 2010 | Coventry City | A | L | 1–3 | Macken 50' | 15,031 |
| 16 January 2010 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | L | 1–2 | Hallfreðsson 7' | 17,844 |
| 26 January 2010 | Leicester City | H | W | 1–0 | Colace 77' | 12,065 |
| 30 January 2010 | Reading | A | L | 0–1 | | 15,580 |
| 2 February 2010 | Preston North End | A | W | 4–1 | Anderson 8', Hart 41' o.g., A. Gray 69', Rodriguez 90+4' | 12,453 |
| 6 February 2010 | Watford | H | W | 1–0 | Hallfreðsson 55' | 11,739 |
| 9 February 2010 | Middlesbrough | A | L | 1–2 | Colace 65' | 17,775 |
| 13 February 2010 | Plymouth Argyle | H | L | 1–3 | Colace 45' | 11,661 |
| 16 February 2010 | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 1–2 | Bogdanović 78' | 5,648 |
| 20 February 2010 | Cardiff City | A | W | 2–0 | Bogdanović 9', 12' | 19,753 |
| 27 February 2010 | Blackpool | H | W | 1–0 | Hume 75' | 12,347 |
| 6 March 2010 | Newcastle United | A | L | 1–6 | Bogdanović 83' | 44,464 |
| 13 March 2010 | Crystal Palace | H | D | 0–0 | | 11,416 |
| 16 March 2010 | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2–1 | Bogdanović 12', 65' pen. | 13,174 |
| 20 March 2010 | Ipswich Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 20,558 |
| 23 March 2010 | Bristol City | A | L | 3–5 | Colace 3', Bogdanović 25', A. Gray 81' | 13,009 |
| 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 | Hume 7', 84' | 11,290 |
| 10 April 2010 | Derby County | H | D | 0–0 | | 13,034 |
| 17 April 2010 | Swansea City | A | L | 1–3 | Moore 35' | 15,139 |
| 24 April 2010 | Queens Park Rangers | H | L | 0–1 | | 11,944 |
| 2 May 2010 | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 1–1 | Colace 59' | 25,297 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Third round | 2 January 2010 | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,457 | |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 11 August 2009 | Lincoln City | A | W | 1–0 | Bogdanović 72' | 3,635 |
| Second round | 25 August 2009 | Reading | A | W | 2–1 | Bogdanović 56', 90+5' pen. | 5,576 |
| Third round | 22 September 2009 | Burnley | H | W | 3–2 | Macken 22', Anderson 45+7', Colace 75' | 6,270 |
| Fourth round | 27 October 2009 | Manchester United | H | L | 0–2 | | 20,019 |