# 2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 season of Hull City is the club's second season in the Premier League. Home games were played at the KC Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,404. City had finished the 2008–09 season in 17th place in the table, successfully avoiding relegation by a margin of one point over Newcastle.

## Players
### Current squad

    Updated 9 May 2010.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Boaz Myhill |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Dawson |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ian Ashbee (captain) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Anthony Gardner |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Paul McShane |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Craig Fagan |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Nick Barmby |
| 9 | FW | USA | Jozy Altidore (on loan from Villarreal CF) |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Geovanni |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Stephen Hunt |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Matt Duke |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Mark Cullen |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Richard Garcia |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Bernard Mendy |
| 16 | MF | HUN | Péter Halmosi |
| 17 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane |
| 18 | FW | IRL | Caleb Folan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Steven Mouyokolo |
| 20 | MF | NED | George Boateng |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Jimmy Bullard |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Dean Marney |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Kamel Ghilas |
| 24 | DF | GUI | Kamil Zayatte |
| 25 | FW | GAB | Daniel Cousin |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Nicky Featherstone |
| 28 | DF | SEN | Ibrahima Sonko (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 29 | FW | NED | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Will Atkinson |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Mark Oxley |
| 35 | DF | SCO | Liam Cooper |
| 36 | MF | IRL | Jamie Devitt |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Steve Gardner |
| 44 | MF | NGA | Seyi Olofinjana |
| 45 | MF | SCO | Tom Cairney |

### Squad statistics

    Updated 14 May 2010.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Boaz Myhill | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Nathan Doyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Andy Dawson | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Ian Ashbee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Anthony Gardner | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Michael Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Paul McShane | 26 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 26 (2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Craig Fagan | 20 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (5) | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Nick Barmby | 6 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 (14) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 16 (12) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 (13) | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Geovanni | 16 (10) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 (1) | 1 | 17 (11) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Stephen Hunt | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Matt Duke | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Mark Cullen | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Richard Garcia | 14 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Bernard Mendy | 15 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (6) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Péter Halmosi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | 15 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 16 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Caleb Folan | 7 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Steven Mouyokolo | 19 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | George Boateng | 26 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (4) | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | Jimmy Bullard | 13 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Dean Marney | 15 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 15 (2) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kamel Ghilas | 6 (7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Kamil Zayatte | 21 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 (2) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Daniel Cousin | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Tony Warner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Nicky Featherstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Ibrahima Sonko | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | 17 (14) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 (14) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Amr Zaki | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Will Atkinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | Mark Oxley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Liam Cooper | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Jamie Devitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Steve Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Ryan Kendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | John Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Nathan Hanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | Yann Ekra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Seyi Olofinjana | 11 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Tom Cairney | 10 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| – | MF | Bryan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All statistics below are correct as of 31 August 2009 and only Premier League games are included in the list below.
* Top goal scorer: Stephen Hunt, 2
* Most assists: Jozy Altidore, 1
* Most Shots on target: Geovanni, 5
* Most Red Cards: None yet, 0
* Most Yellow Cards: Stephen Hunt, 2
* Most fouls: Stephen Hunt, 9

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
    Considering a 4-4-2 formation
| No. | Pos. | Name | MS | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Boaz Myhill | 28 | |
| 6 | RB | Paul McShane | 26 | Bernard Mendy has 17 starts |
| 5 | CB | Anthony Gardner | 24 | |
| 24 | CB | Kamil Zayatte | 23 | Steven Mouyokolo has 21 starts |
| 3 | LB | Andy Dawson | 35 | |
| 7 | RM | Craig Fagan | 21 | Geovanni has 17 starts |
| 22 | CM | Dean Marney | 15 | Richard Garcia has 15 starts |
| 20 | CM | George Boateng | 27 | |
| 11 | LM | Stephen Hunt | 27 | Kevin Kilbane has 16 starts |
| 29 | CF | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | 19 | |
| 9 | CF | Jozy Altidore | 21 | |

### Transfers

In
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Notes |
| 2 June 2009 | DF | Steven Mouyokolo | Boulogne | £1.8 million | |
| 6 August 2009 | MF | Seyi Olofinjana | Stoke City | £3 million | |
| 13 August 2009 | MF | Kamel Ghilas | Celta Vigo | £2 million | |
| 13 August 2009 | MF | Stephen Hunt | Reading | Undisclosed | |
| 26 August 2009 | DF | Paul McShane | Sunderland | £1.5 million | Also included in Michael Turner transfer |
| 3 September 2009 | FW | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | Unattached | Free | |
Out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Notes |
| 25 July 2009 | DF | Sam Ricketts | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2009 | DF | Michael Turner | Sunderland | Undisclosed | Also included in Paul McShane transfer |
| 13 January 2010 | DF | Nathan Doyle | Barnsley | Free | |
| 29 January 2010 | MF | Bryan Hughes | | Released | |
| 1 February 2010 | GK | Tony Warner | | Released | |
| 17 May 2010 | DF | Bernard Mendy | | Released | |
| 28 May 2010 | FW | Yann Ekra | | Released | |
| 28 May 2010 | DF | Nathan Hanley | | Released | |
| 28 May 2010 | FW | Ryan Kendall | | Released | |
| 28 May 2010 | MF | John Leonard | | Released | |
| 28 May 2010 | MF | Dean Marney | Burnley | Undisclosed | |
| 20 June 2010 | DF | Steven Mouyokolo | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | |
| 21 June 2010 | MF | Stephen Hunt | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | |

### Loans

In
| Date | Pos | Name | From | End date |
| 10 August 2009 | FW | Jozy Altidore | Villarreal | 30 June 2010 |
| 1 September 2009 | DF | Ibrahima Sonko | Stoke City | 30 June 2010 |
| 17 January 2010 | FW | Amr Zaki | Zamalek SC | 17 April 2010 |
Out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | End date |
| 15 September 2009 | MF | Jamie Devitt | Darlington | 15 October 2009 |
| 17 September 2009 | FW | Caleb Folan | Middlesbrough | 17 December 2009 |
| 18 September 2009 | DF | Nathan Doyle | Barnsley | 18 December 2009 |
| 22 October 2009 | MF | Jamie Devitt | Shrewsbury Town | January 2010 |
| 22 October 2009 | MF | Bryan Hughes | Derby County | 22 November 2009 |
| 23 October 2009 | GK | Mark Oxley | Walsall | December 2009 |
| 21 November 2009 | MF | Will Atkinson | Rochdale | 21 January 2010 |
| 23 November 2009 | MF | Nicky Featherstone | Grimsby Town | 4 January 2010 |
| 10 January 2010 | MF | Nicky Featherstone | Grimsby Town | 2 February 2010 |
| 1 February 2010 | MF | Péter Halmosi | Szombathelyi Haladás | 30 June 2010 |
| 1 February 2010 | FW | Daniel Cousin | Larissa | 30 June 2010 |
| 1 February 2010 | MF | Will Atkinson | Rochdale | 31 March 2010 |
| 17 February 2010 | MF | Jamie Devitt | Grimsby Town | 30 June 2010 |
| 26 February 2010 | GK | Mark Oxley | Grimsby Town | 22 March 2010 |
| 16 March 2010 | FW | Ryan Kendall | Bradford City | 16 April 2010 |
| 2 April 2010 | GK | Mark Oxley | Grimsby Town | 9 April 2010 |

## Awards

Stephen Hunt was named as player of the year and also took the first Tigers Player trophy. George Boateng came second and Andy Dawson came third. Andy Dawson was awarded players' player of the year, with Mark Cullen taking the Young Player of the Year award.
Tom Cairney's goal against Everton in March being voted goal of the season.

## Non-playing staff

    Updated 7 June 2010.
* Manager: Iain Dowie
* Assistant Manager: Tim Flowers
* First Team Coach: Steve Parkin
* First Team Coach: Steve Wigley
* Goalkeeping Coach: Mark Prudhoe
* Reserve Team Coach: Aidan Davison
* Development Coach: Stuart Watkiss
* Head of Youth: Billy Russell
* Fitness Coordinator: Sean Rush
* Sports Psychologist: Mark Nesti
* ProZone Consultant/Performance Analyst: Laurence Stewart
* Chief Scout: Bob Shaw
* Youth Recruitment Officer: Neil Mann
* Football in the Community Officer: John Davies
* Enterprise Co-Ordinator: Andy McMillan
* Head Physiotherapist: Simon Maltby
* Assistant Physiotherapist: Liam McGarry
* Kit Manager: Barry Lowe
* Club Secretary: Phil Hough

## Kits

For the 2009–10 season Hull used the most common black and amber stripes as their home kit. They used a blue coloured shirt as their away shirt. The goalkeeper kit was green. Hull's kit was produced by Umbro and all the shirts had totesport.com printed on the front as the sponsor.
| Hull's Home kit for 2009–10. | Hull's Away Kit for 2009–10 | Hull's Goalkeeper Kit for 2009–10 |

## Preseason
### Preseason training

Hull's preseason training took the tigers back to Bormio, Italy once more this time just for five days. Boaz Myhill spoke out saying it was hard work but essential. Injured Ian Ashbee was present in Bormio after he had a knee brace fitted and he was working to "Get the strength back in his leg". On day five in Bormio the tigers training include a 16 km bike ride. On the final day the team took part in a bike ride and further training along with massages with light training.
Winger Jerome Thomas joined Hull in part of their preseason training on a 10-day trial however he was not signed. On Hull's trip to China to play in the Barclays Beijing Asia Trophy and they trained at the Workers Stadium.

### Preseason friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 July | North Ferriby United | A | 0–6 | Thomas (33), Devitt (53), Featherstone (70), Folan (74) & (81), Barmby (80) | |
| 19 July | Winterton Rangers | A | 0–3 | Cairney, Boateng, Marney | |
| 21 July | Carlisle United | A | 1–2 | Robson (12), Cousin (46), Halmosi (73) | 2,156 |
| 25 July | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | | 5,230 |
| 5 August | Bridlington Town | A | 1–4 | Featherstone (20), Kendall (46), (57), (62), Rhodes (60) | |
| 9 August | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | Lee Miller (38) | 8,272 |
* ↑ Dean Windass benefit match.

## Barclays Asia Trophy

On 10 June 2009, Hull City were officially announced as part of the Barclays Asia Trophy 2009. In this 4-team tournament Hull City competed against two English sides, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, as well local side Beijing Guoan, who they beat 5–4 on a penalty shoot out after a 1–1 draw. On 31 July 2009, Hull City faced Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy and were defeated 3–0.
| Date | Opponents | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 29 July | Beijing Guoan | 1–1 (5–4 penalties) | Geovanni (9), Paul (47) Devitt, Wei, Dawson, Ting, Cousin, Bowen, Hughes, Hui, Folan | 15,000 | |
| 31 July | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Keane (16), (68) pen, Lennon (88) | 10,056 | |

## Premier League

Hull's second season in the top tier of English Football in their 105-year history.

### August–December

On 29 October 2009 chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson on 2 November 2009.

### January–June

On 15 March 2010 manager Phil Brown was relieved of his duties after a run of four defeats left Hull in the relegation zone. On 17 March 2010 Brown's replacement was named as former Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic boss, Iain Dowie. Dowie's first move as manager was to bring Tim Flowers and Steve Wigley onto his backroom staff, with former Hull City assistant manager Brian Horton joining Phil Brown on gardening leave. Phil Brown's contract as manager was confirmed ended on 7 June 2010.

### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 August | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | Hunt (28), Drogba (37, 90+2) | 41,597 |
| 18 August | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–5 | Defoe (10, 45, 90+4), Palacios (14), Hunt (25), Keane (78) | 24,735 |
| 22 August | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Ghilas (61) | 22,999 |
| 29 August | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | Geovanni (3), Stearman (46) | 27,906 |
| 12 September | Sunderland | A | 4–1 | Bent (13 pen., 66), Zayatte (44, 75 o.g.), Reid (49) | 38,997 |
| 19 September | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | O'Connor (75) | 23,759 |
| 26 September | Liverpool | A | 6–1 | Torres (12, 28, 47), Geovanni (15), Gerrard (61), Babel (88, 90+1) | 44,392 |
| 3 October | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | Vennegoor of Hesselink (60), Geovanni (68), Sinclair (87) | 22,822 |
| 19 October | Fulham | A | 0–2 | Zamora (43), Kamara (67) | 22,943 |
| 24 October | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | | 23,720 |
| 31 October | Burnley | A | 2–0 | Alexander (20 pen., 77) | 20,219 |
| 8 November | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Etherington (29), Olofinjana (62), Vennegoor of Hesselink (90+1) | 24,516 |
| 21 November | West Ham United | H | 3–3 | Franco (5), Collison (11), Bullard (27, (45+1 pen.), Zayatte (44), da Costa (69) | 24,909 |
| 25 November | Everton | H | 3–2 | Hunt (9), Dawson (20), Marney (28), Zayatte (49 o.g.), Saha (65 pen.) | 24,685 |
| 28 November | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Wright-Phillips (45+1), Bullard (82 pen.) | 46,382 |
| 5 December | Aston Villa | A | 3–0 | Dunne (13), Milner (29), Carew (88 pen.) | 39,748 |
| 12 December | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | | 24,124 |
| 19 December | Arsenal | A | 3–0 | Denilson (45+4), Eduardo (59), Diaby (80) | 60,006 |
| 27 December | Manchester United | H | 1–3 | Rooney (45+2), Fagan (60 pen.), Dawson (73 o.g.), Berbatov (82) | 24,627 |
| 29 December | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Klasnić (20), Davies (61), Hunt (71, 78) | 20,696 |
| 16 January | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | | 35,729 |
| 24 January | Manchester United | A | 4–0 | Rooney (8, 82, 86, 90+3) | 73,933 |
| 30 January | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | Vennegoor of Hesselink (11), Gardner (49 o.g.), Hunt (52 pen.), Jarvis (67) | 24,957 |
| 2 February | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | Mouyokolo (30), Drogba (42) | 24,957 |
| 6 February | Manchester City | H | 2–1 | Altidore (31), Boateng (54), Adebayor (59) | 24,959 |
| 10 February | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | Myhill (16 o.g.) | 23,518 |
| 20 February | West Ham United | A | 3–0 | Behrami (3), Cole (59), Faubert (90+3) | 33,971 |
| 7 March | Everton | A | 5–1 | Arteta (17, 39), Cairney {32}, Garcia (51 o.g.), Donovan (82), Rodwell (86) | 34,682 |
| 13 March | Arsenal | H | 1–2 | Arshavin (14), Bullard (28 pen.), Bendtner (90+3) | 25,023 |
| 20 March | Portsmouth | A | 3–2 | Folan (27, 73), Smith (37), O'Hara (88), Kanu (89) | 16,513 |
| 27 March | Fulham | H | 2–0 | Bullard (16 pen.), Fagan (48) | 24,361 |
| 3 April | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | Fuller (6), Lawrence (90) | 27,604 |
| 10 April | Burnley | H | 1–4 | Kilbane (3), Paterson (35), Alexander (64 pen., 70 pen.), Elliott (90+6) | 24,369 |
| 17 April | Birmingham | A | 0–0 | | 26,669 |
| 21 April | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | Agbonlahor (13), Milner (76 pen.) | 23,842 |
| 24 April | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | Bent (7) | 25,012 |
| 3 May | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–2 | Moses (30), Atkinson (42), Cullen (64), Gohouri (90+3) | 20,242 |
| 9 May | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | | 25,030 |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D |
| Position | 11 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 36 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 35 | |
| 18 | Burnley (R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 30 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
| 19 | Hull City (R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 30 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
| 20 | Portsmouth (R) | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
* ↑ Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration.

### Records

Top Goalscorer Stephen Hunt
Assists
Appearances
Attendance Average:
Highest:
Lowest:

## FA Cup
### Summary

On Sunday 29 November the draw for the F.A. Cup third round was made, Hull City were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Wigan Athletic.

### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 2 January 2010 | Wigan Athletic | A | 4–1 | Geovanni (35), N'Zogbia (47),(66), McCarthy (63), Sinclair (90+1) | 5,335 | |

### Records

Top Goalscorer
Assists
Appearances
Attendance Average: Highest: Lowest:

## League Cup
### Summary

On 12 August the draw for the League Cup second round was made. Hull were seeded so they couldn't get another Premier League side. Hull City were drawn at home to Football League One side Southend United. The match took place at the KC stadium on 25 August 2009 with Hull quickly off the mark with Tom Cairney scoring after seven minutes. They went further ahead from a Nicky Barmby free-kick which Jozy Altidore hit in. Southend replied minutes later on half-time through Franck Moussa. In the second half Geovanni came on and scored giving Hull a 3–1 victory putting then into the League Cup third round. The draw took place on 29 August 2009 and Hull were drawn at home to fellow Premier League team Everton. The game took place on 23 September 2009 at the KC Stadium. Hull lost the game 0–4 ending their cup run for this season.

### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 25 August | Southend United | H | 3–1 | Cairney (7), Altidore (42), Moussa (45), Geovanni (75) | 7,994 | |
| 23 September | Everton | H | 0–4 | Yakubu (11), Jô (20), Gosling (24), Osman (57) | 13,558 | |

### Records

Top Goalscorer
Assists
Appearances
Attendance Average: Highest: Lowest:

## Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 26 February 2010 | Galway United | A | 0–1 | Barmby (38) | 2,257 | |