# 2009–10 Bristol City F.C. season

The 2009–10 football season was Bristol City's 112th season as a professional football club and third consecutive season in the second division. They competed in the Football League Championship having finished in tenth position the previous season. Bristol City were knocked out in the second round of the Football League Cup against Carlisle United. They also entered the FA Cup in January 2010 at the third round stage, losing to Cardiff City after a replay.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 65 |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 63 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 63 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 62 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 60 |

#### Results

Championship match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 August 2009 | Preston North End | A | D | 2–2 | Hartley 49' (pen.), Clarkson 58' | 13,025 |
| 15 August 2009 | Crystal Palace | H | W | 1–0 | Maynard 89' | 14,603 |
| 18 August 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 1–0 | Maynard 78' | 14,571 |
| 23 August 2009 | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–3 | | 20,853 |
| 29 August 2009 | Middlesbrough | H | W | 2–1 | Maynard 63', 90+1' | 14,402 |
| 12 September 2009 | Coventry City | A | D | 1–1 | Maynard 48' | 16,449 |
| 15 September 2009 | Swansea City | A | D | 0–0 | | 12,859 |
| 19 September 2009 | Scunthorpe United | H | D | 1–1 | Saborío 50' | 14,203 |
| 26 September 2009 | Derby County | A | L | 0–1 | | 27,144 |
| 29 September 2009 | Blackpool | H | W | 2–0 | Maynard 28', Haynes 57' | 13,673 |
| 3 October 2009 | Newcastle United | A | D | 0–0 | | 43,326 |
| 17 October 2009 | Peterborough United | H | D | 1–1 | Skuse 31' | 13,833 |
| 20 October 2009 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 3–1 | Haynes 73', McCombe 76', Maynard 79' | 15,021 |
| 24 October 2009 | Barnsley | A | W | 3–2 | Maynard 26', Sno 42', Elliott 75' | 11,314 |
| 31 October 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | D | 1–1 | Maynard 59' | 15,005 |
| 7 November 2009 | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1–1 | Haynes 90' | 21,467 |
| 21 November 2009 | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 1–4 | Hartley 83' | 23,444 |
| 28 November 2009 | Sheffield United | H | L | 2–3 | Carey 53', Saborío 90+5' | 14,637 |
| 5 December 2009 | Ipswich Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 14,287 |
| 8 December 2009 | Leicester City | A | W | 3–1 | Sproule 19', Skuse 29', Sno 76' | 19,349 |
| 12 December 2009 | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–1 | | 9,572 |
| 19 December 2009 | Reading | H | D | 1–1 | Hartley 13' (pen.) | 14,366 |
| 26 December 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 1–2 | Maynard 57' | 13,534 |
| 28 December 2009 | Watford | H | D | 2–2 | Haynes 38', Hartley 45+2' | 16,035 |
| 16 January 2010 | Preston North End | H | W | 4–2 | Haynes 2', Fontaine 12', Carey 58', Sno 90' | 13,146 |
| 26 January 2010 | Cardiff City | H | L | 0–6 | | 13,825 |
| 30 January 2010 | Middlesbrough | A | D | 0–0 | | 17,865 |
| 6 February 2010 | Coventry City | H | D | 1–1 | Clarkson 83' | 13,852 |
| 9 February 2010 | Watford | A | L | 0–2 | | 12,179 |
| 13 February 2010 | Sheffield United | A | L | 0–2 | | 22,613 |
| 16 February 2010 | Leicester City | H | D | 1–1 | Clarkson 90+1' | 13,746 |
| 21 February 2010 | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 2–1 | Iwelumo 55', Johnson 59' | 14,374 |
| 27 February 2010 | Ipswich Town | A | D | 0–0 | | 20,302 |
| 6 March 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 2–5 | Orr 9', 15' | 13,401 |
| 9 March 2010 | Crystal Palace | A | W | 1–0 | Iwelumo 73' | 12,844 |
| 13 March 2010 | Reading | A | L | 0–2 | | 17,900 |
| 16 March 2010 | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 2–3 | Maynard 58', 78' | 9,289 |
| 20 March 2010 | Newcastle United | H | D | 2–2 | Nyatanga 10', Maynard 44' | 19,144 |
| 23 March 2010 | Barnsley | H | W | 5–3 | Haynes 2', 63', Maynard 43', 56', Hartley 76' (pen.) | 13,009 |
| 27 March 2010 | Peterborough United | A | W | 1–0 | Clarkson 71' | 6,445 |
| 3 April 2010 | Nottingham Forest | H | D | 1–1 | Fontaine 3' | 16,125 |
| 5 April 2010 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | W | 1–0 | Maynard 81' | 19,688 |
| 10 April 2010 | Swansea City | H | W | 1–0 | Maynard 84' | 14,719 |
| 17 April 2010 | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 0–3 | | 5,430 |
| 24 April 2010 | Derby County | H | W | 2–1 | Maynard 3', 79' (pen.) | 15,835 |
| 2 May 2010 | Blackpool | A | D | 1–1 | Maynard 16' | 12,296 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Third round | 12 January 2010 | Cardiff City | H | D | 1–1 | Williams 90+2' | 7,289 | |
| Third round replay | 19 January 2010 | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,731 | |

### Football League Cup

Football League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 11 August 2009 | Brentford | A | W | 1–0 | Maynard 58' | 3,024 | |
| Second round | 26 August 2009 | Carlisle United | H | L | 0–2 | | 6,359 | |