# 2009–10 Coventry City F.C. season
## Review and events
### Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
June:
* 16 – Coventry City draw Hartlepool United at home in the League Cup First Round.
* 17 – Coventry City's fixtures for the 2009–10 Championship season are announced
* 18 – Midfielder Kevin Thornton is banned from driving for 22 months for multiple driving offences.
* 24 – 2009 FA Cup Finalists Everton have agreed to face Coventry City for Marcus Hall's testimonial.
* 26 – Defender Marcus Hall signs new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2010.
* 29 – Curtis Wynter, Adam Walker, Ashley Cain and Jermaine Grandison sign one-year contracts, their first professional contracts.
July:
* 14 – Stephen Wright is named new club captain for the 2009–10 season, taking over from Scott Dann.
* 21 – Coventry City announce the new squad numbers for the forthcoming season.
* 27 – Academy player Conor Thomas is called up to the England Under-17 squad for the first time – for the Nordic Cup.
* 29 – Academy player Conor Thomas wins his first England Under-17 cap against Denmark Under-17 in the Nordic Cup.
* 31 – Defender Jordan Clarke signs two-year contract, his first professional contract.
August
* 17 – Stephen Wright is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performances against Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers.
September
* 2 – Jordan Clarke is called up to the England Under-19 squad for the first time in a friendly against Russia Under-19 .
* 8 – Jordan Clarke wins his first England Under-19 cap in a friendly against Russia Under-19.
* 28 – Leon Best is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Middlesbrough.
October
* 3 – Leon Best is named the September Football League Championship Player of the Month.
* 5 – Sammy Clingan is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Leicester City.
November
* 29 – Coventry City draw Portsmouth away in the FA Cup Third Round.
* 30 – Richard Wood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Queens Park Rangers.
December
* 14 – Freddy Eastwood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Peterborough United.
January
* 3 – If Coventry City get past Portsmouth they have drawn Sunderland at home in the FA Cup Fourth Round.
* 21 – David Bell's goal against Doncaster Rovers is voted Sky Blues' 2009 Goal of the Year.
February
* 9 – Chris Coleman is fined £1,000 for improper conduct following his outburst after the Sky Blues defeat to Ipswich Town in January.
* 22 – Keiren Westwood is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Crystal Palace.
March
* 1 – Sammy Clingan is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Scunthorpe United.
* 8 – Jon Stead is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Peterborough United.
* 9 – Coventry City announce that at the end of the season the deal current sponsors Cassidy Group will end and they will seek a new sponsor.
* 15 – Michael McIndoe is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Plymouth Argyle.
* 16 – Callum Wilson is named the March League Football Education Apprentice of the Month.
* 16 – Callum Wilson, Nathan Cameron, Michael Quirke and Shaun Jeffers are offered their first professional contracts.
* 22 – Keiren Westwood wins South Wales Supporters' Club's Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 26- Coventry City announce they have signed a £1 million, three-year sponsorship deal with City Link, starting with the 2010/2011 season.
April
* 7 – Keiren Westwood wins Irish Supporters' Club Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 8 – Michael Quirke wins Under 18 Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 12 – Former Coventry City captain Charlie Timmins passes away following a long battle with cancer.
* 17 – Keiren Westwood wins London Supporters' Club Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 26 – Aron Gunnarsson is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Middlesbrough.
May
* 3 – Clinton Morrison wins Community Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 3 – Jordan Clarke wins Young Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 3 – David Bell wins Goal of The Season Award for 2009/2010 for his strike against Crystal Palace.
* 3 – Clinton Morrison wins Top Scorer Award for 2009/2010.
* 3 – Keiren Westwood wins Player' Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 3 – Keiren Westwood wins Player of The Season Award for 2009/2010.
* 4 – Chris Coleman is relieved of his duties as manager with immediate effect.
* 14 – Striker Shaun Jeffers signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.
* 14 – Defender Jermaine Grandison signs new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2011.
* 17 – Striker Callum Wilson signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.
* 20 – Aidy Boothroyd is appointed as new Coventry City manager, signing a three-year contract.
* 21 – Defender Nathan Cameron signs his first professional contract, a one-year deal running until June 2011.
* 24 – Coach and reserve team manager Frankie Bunn leaves The Sky Blues after his contract expires.

## Matches
### Pre-season friendlies
### League Cup

First Round

### FA Cup

Third Round
Third Round Replay

## Championship data
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 49 |
* ↑ Crystal Palace were given a ten-point deduction for entering administration.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 May 2010. Source: CCFC Championship Results

### Round 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 |

### Aggregate Scores

| Opposition | Home Score | Away Score | Aggregate Result |
| Barnsley | 3–1 | 2–0 | Coventry City Do Double |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Bristol City | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–2 | 0–2 | Cardiff City Do Double |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Derby County | 0–2 | 1–2 | Derby County Do Double |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 0–2 | 1–4 | Newcastle United Do Double |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Peterborough United | 3–2 | 1–0 | Coventry City Do Double |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Reading | 1–3 | 0–3 | Reading Do Double |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Swansea City | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Watford | 0–4 | 3–2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | 0–1 | |

## Season statistics
### Starts & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | EIR | Keiren Westwood | 46 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Stephen Wright | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Marcus Hall | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | NIR | Sammy Clingan | 34 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Elliott Ward (on loan to Doncaster Rovers & Preston North End) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | James McPake | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | EIR | David Bell | 22 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | EIR | Michael Doyle (on loan to Leeds United) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | EIR | Leon Best | 26 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jon Stead (on loan from Ipswich Town) | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Freddy Eastwood | 23 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | EIR | Clinton Morrison | 40 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NED | Patrick van Aanholt (on loan from Chelsea) | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | EIR | Gary Deegan | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | GRE | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Leon McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Chris Hussey (on loan from AFC Wimbledon) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Martin Cranie | 41 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Isaac Osbourne | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ISL | Aron Gunnarsson | 36 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jack Cork (on loan from Chelsea) | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Carl Baker | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Gary Madine (on loan from Carlisle United) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Freddie Sears (on loan from West Ham United) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Ben Turner | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Michael McIndoe | 41 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Leon Barnett (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | AUS | Danny Ireland (on loan to Forest Green Rovers) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Adam Walker (on loan to Nuneaton Town) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Curtis Wynter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Ashley Cain (on loan to Luton Town & Oxford United) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Michael Quirke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Grandison | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Jordan Clarke | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Shaun Jeffers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Jacob Blackwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Nathan Cameron (on loan to Nuneaton Town) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Conor Grogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Callum Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Player substitutions are not included.

### Captains

| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
| 2 | DF | Stephen Wright | 40 |
| 11 | FW | Clinton Morrison | 4 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Wood | 3 |
| 6 | DF | James McPake | 2 |

### Penalties Awarded

| Date | Success? | Penalty Taker | Opponent | Competition |
| 2009-08-22 | N | Sammy Clingan | Swansea City | Championship |
| 2009-12-26 | N | Leon Best | Doncaster Rovers | Championship |
| 2009-12-26 | Y | Clinton Morrison | Doncaster Rovers | Championship |

### Suspensions served

| Date | Matches missed | Suspended player | Reason | Missed ppponents |
| 2009-11-20 | 1 | Jordan Clarke | Sent off vs. Derby County | Crystal Palace (H) |
| 2009-12-06 | 1 | Patrick van Aanholt | Reached 5 yellow cards | Scunthorpe United (A) |
| 2009-12-06 | 2 | Stephen Wright | Sent off vs. Queens Park Rangers | Scunthorpe United (A), Newcastle United (H) |
| 2009-12-19 | 1 | Stephen Wright | Reached 5 yellow cards | Plymouth Argyle (A) |
| 2010-02-20 | 1 | Leon Barnett | Sent off vs. Newcastle United | Crystal Palace (A) |
| 2010-03-06 | 2 | Leon Barnett | Sent off vs. Scunthorpe United | Peterborough United (A), Plymouth Argyle (H) |

### Monthly & Weekly Awards

| Championship Team of the Week | 17 August 2009 | Stephen Wright |
| Championship Team of the Week | 28 September 2009 | Leon Best |
| Championship Player of the Month | 3 October 2009 | Leon Best |
| Championship Team of the Week | 5 October 2009 | Sammy Clingan |
| Championship Team of the Week | 30 November 2009 | Richard Wood |
| Championship Team of the Week | 14 December 2009 | Freddy Eastwood |
| Championship Team of the Week | 22 February 2010 | Keiren Westwood |
| Championship Team of the Week | 1 March 2010 | Sammy Clingan |
| Championship Team of the Week | 8 March 2010 | Jon Stead |
| Championship Team of the Week | 15 March 2010 | Michael McIndoe |
| Championship Team of the Week | 26 April 2010 | Aron Gunnarsson |

### End of Season Awards

| Player of The Season Award | Keiren Westwood |
| Young Player of The Season Award | Jordan Clarke |
| Players' Player of The Season Award | Keiren Westwood |
| Top Scorer Award | Clinton Morrison |
| Goal of The Season Award | David Bell |
| Community Player of The Season Award | Clinton Morrison |

### Overall

| Games played | 49 (46 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 16 (15 Championship, 0 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 18 (17 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored | 49 (47 Championship, 0 League Cup, 2 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 68 (64 Championship, 1 League Cup, 3 FA Cup) |
| Goal difference | −19 |
| Yellow cards | 73 (68 Championship, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup) |
| Red cards | 4 (4 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Worst discipline | Stephen Wright (9 , 1 ) |
| Best result | 2–0 (A) v Barnsley – Championship – 2009.08.15 |
| | 3–1 (H) v Barnsley – Championship – 2010.01.09 |
| Worst result | 0–4 (H) v Watford – Championship – 2010.05.02 |
| Most appearances | Keiren Westwood (46 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Clinton Morrison (11 goals) |
| Points | 54 / 138 (39.13%) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| Sammy Clingan | Norwich City | 24 July 2009 | £700,000 |
| Michael McIndoe | Bristol City | 4 August 2009 | £300,000 |
| Martin Cranie | Portsmouth | 13 August 2009 | £500,000 |
| Chris Hussey | AFC Wimbledon | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Richard Wood | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Gary Deegan | Bohemians | 4 January 2010 | €90,000 |
| Carl Baker | Stockport County | 8 January 2010 | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Donovan Simmonds | Floriana | 1 June 2009 | Free |
| Scott Dann | Birmingham City | 12 June 2009 | £3,500,000 |
| Robbie Simpson | Huddersfield Town | 18 June 2009 | £300,000 |
| Sean Fraser | Falkirk | 28 June 2009 | Free |
| Bradley Jones | Glenn Hoddle Academy | 28 June 2009 | Free |
| Chris Hollist | Nuneaton Town | 28 June 2009 | Free |
| Andy Marshall | Aston Villa | 30 June 2009 | Free |
| Michael Mifsud | Valletta | 30 June 2009 | Free |
| Guillaume Beuzelin | Hamilton Academical | 30 June 2009 | Free |
| Kevin Thornton | Boyne Rovers | 2 July 2009 | Free |
| Daniel Fox | Celtic | 24 July 2009 | Undisclosed |
| Leon McKenzie | Charlton Athletic | 1 September 2009 | Free |
| Tyrone Belford | Liverpool | 21 October 2009 | Tribunal |
| Leon Best | Newcastle United | 1 February 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Adam Walker | Nuneaton Town | 1 April 2010 | Free |
| Robert Ogleby | Hearts | 9 April 2010 | Free |

### Loans in

| Player | From | Date From | Date Till |
| Patrick van Aanholt | Chelsea | 7 August 2009 | 31 December 2009 |
| Jack Cork | Chelsea | 21 August 2009 | 31 December 2009 |
| Chris Hussey | AFC Wimbledon | 19 October 2009 | 31 December 2009 |
| Gary Madine | Carlisle United | 19 October 2009 | 21 January 2010 |
| Leon Barnett | West Bromwich Albion | 4 October 2009 | 3 May 2010 |
| Richard Wood | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 November 2009 | 31 December 2009 |
| Freddie Sears | West Ham United | 11 February 2010 | 30 May 2010 |
| Jon Stead | Ipswich Town | 15 February 2010 | 8 April 2010 |

### Loans out

| Player | To | Date From | Date Till |
| Michael Doyle | Leeds United | 6 August 2009 | 30 June 2010 |
| Adam Walker | Nuneaton Town | 28 October 2009 | 27 December 2009 |
| Ashley Cain | Luton Town | 26 November 2009 | 28 December 2009 |
| Danny Ireland | Forest Green Rovers | 12 February 2010 | 12 March 2010 |
| Elliott Ward | Doncaster Rovers | 15 February 2010 | 15 March 2010 |
| Ashley Cain | Oxford United | 19 February 2010 | 21 March 2010 |
| Elliott Ward | Preston North End | 23 March 2010 | 2 May 2010 |
| Nathan Cameron | Nuneaton Town | 1 April 2010 | 5 May 2010 |
| Jamie Greenway | Nuneaton Town | 1 April 2010 | 5 May 2010 |

## Kit profile

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