# 2009–10 Yeovil Town F.C. season

The 2009–10 Yeovil Town F.C. season was Yeovil Town's 7th season in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in League One, finishing in 15th position with 53 points.

## First team squad

* Statistics include only League, FA Cup and League Cup appearances and goals, as of the end of the season.
* Age given is at the start of Yeovil's first match of the season (8 August 2009).
| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth | Position | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Notes |
| 1 | Alex McCarthy | Guildford | (1989-12-03)3 December 1989 (aged 19) | GK | 45 | 0 | – | – | Reading | 24 July 2009 | on loan from Reading |
| 2 | Craig Alcock | Truro | (1987-12-08)8 December 1987 (aged 21) | DF | 93 | 2 | – | – | Trainee | 16 June 2006 | Captain |
| 3 | Nathan Jones | Rhondda | (1973-05-28)28 May 1973 (aged 36) | DF | 177 | 2 | – | – | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 June 2005 | |
| 4 | Stefan Stam | Alkmaar | (1979-09-14)14 September 1979 (aged 29) | DF | 20 | 1 | – | – | Oldham Athletic | 1 July 2009 | Vice-captain |
| 5 | Steven Caulker | Feltham | (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 (aged 17) | DF | 46 | 0 | – | – | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 July 2009 | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| 6 | Terrell Forbes | Southwark | (1981-08-17)17 August 1981 (aged 27) | DF | 182 | 1 | – | – | Oldham Athletic | 22 June 2006 | |
| 7 | Arron Davies | Cardiff | (1984-06-22)22 June 1984 (aged 25) | MF | 125 | 27 | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 February 2010 | on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 8 | Keiran Murtagh | Wapping | (1988-10-29)29 October 1988 (aged 20) | MF | 59 | 3 | – | – | Fisher Athletic | 12 June 2008 | |
| 9 | Sam Williams | Greenwich | (1987-06-09)9 June 1987 (aged 22) | FW | 37 | 4 | – | – | Aston Villa | 21 July 2009 | |
| 10 | Gavin Tomlin | Lewisham | (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 26) | FW | 84 | 16 | – | – | Fisher Athletic | 21 July 2008 | |
| 11 | Andy Welsh | Manchester | (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 25) | MF | 83 | 2 | – | – | Blackpool | 3 September 2008 | |
| 14 | Dean Bowditch | Bishop's Stortford | (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 (aged 23) | FW | 30 | 10 | – | – | Ipswich Town | 30 July 2009 | |
| 15 | Richard Martin | Chelmsford | (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 21) | GK | 5 | 0 | – | – | Manchester City | 4 August 2009 | |
| 16 | Scott Murray | Aberdeen | (1974-05-26)26 May 1974 (aged 35) | MF | 22 | 2 | – | – | Bristol City | 1 July 2009 | |
| 17 | Aidan Downes | Dublin | (1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 21) | MF, FW | 36 | 1 | – | – | Everton | 1 July 2009 | |
| 19 | Luke Ayling | Lambeth | (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 17) | DF, MF | 4 | 0 | – | – | Arsenal | 17 March 2010 | on loan from Arsenal |
| 20 | Gavin Williams | Merthyr Tydfil | (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 29) | MF | 117 | 27 | 2 | 0 | Bristol City | 11 March 2010 | on loan from Bristol City |
| 21 | Jean-Paul Kalala | Lubumbashi | (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 27) | MF | 76 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 20 August 2009 | |
| 23 | Danny Hutchins | Northolt | (1989-09-23)23 September 1989 (aged 19) | DF, MF | 18 | 0 | – | – | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 March 2009 | |
| 24 | Terry Skiverton | Mile End | (1975-06-26)26 June 1975 (aged 34) | DF | 382 | 44 | – | – | Welling United | 14 June 1999 | Player-manager |
| 25 | Shaun MacDonald | Swansea | (1988-06-17)17 June 1988 (aged 21) | MF | 35 | 5 | – | – | Swansea City | 1 January 2010 | on loan from Swansea City |
| 28 | Nathan Smith | Enfield | (1987-01-11)11 January 1987 (aged 22) | DF | 77 | 1 | – | – | Potters Bar Town | 23 March 2008 | |
| 32 | Andre McCollin | Lambeth | (1985-03-26)26 March 1985 (aged 24) | FW | 15 | 1 | – | – | Fisher Athletic | 15 August 2008 | |
| 33 | Ben Roberts | Bishop Auckland | (1975-06-22)22 June 1975 (aged 34) | GK | 0 | 0 | – | – | Derry City | 25 June 2009 | |
| Players who appeared in Yeovil Town's squad but finished the season not playing for Yeovil: |||||||||||||
| | Gary Roberts | Chester | (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 22) | MF | 34 | 2 | – | – | Crewe Alexandra | 22 August 2008 | |
| | Danny Schofield | Doncaster | (1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 29) | MF | 47 | 5 | – | – | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2008 | |
| | Craig Davies | Burton upon Trent | (1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 29) | FW | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 September 2009 | on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion |
| | George O'Callaghan | Cork | (1979-09-05)5 September 1979 (aged 29) | MF | 15 | 0 | – | – | Dundalk | 24 July 2009 | |
| | Andy Lindegaard | Taunton | (1980-09-10)10 September 1980 (aged 28) | DF, MF | 190 | 12 | – | – | Cheltenham Town | 6 August 2009 | |
| | Louis Lavers | Brent | (1990-09-29)29 September 1990 (aged 18) | DF | 0 | 0 | – | – | Nike Football Academy | 16 October 2009 | |
| | Sam Lechmere | Barking and Dagenham | (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 18) | MF | 0 | 0 | – | – | Nike Football Academy | 28 December 2009 | |
| | Darren Way | Plymouth | (1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 29) | MF | 274 | 36 | – | – | Swansea City | 8 July 2008 | |
| | Jonathan Obika | Enfield | (1990-09-12)12 September 1990 (aged 18) | FW | 35 | 11 | – | – | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 August 2009 | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| | Owain Tudur Jones | Bangor | (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 24) | MF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Norwich City | 27 January 2010 | on loan from Norwich City |
| | Ryan Mason | Enfield | (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 (aged 17) | MF, FW | 29 | 6 | – | – | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 July 2009 | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| | Scott Davies | Aylesbury | (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 21) | MF | 4 | 0 | – | – | Reading | 15 March 2010 | on loan from Reading |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2009 | Danny Hutchins | Tottenham Hotspur | Free (released) |
| 1 July 2009 | Scott Murray | Bristol City | Free (released) |
| 1 July 2009 | Ben Roberts | Unattached | Free (released) |
| 1 July 2009 | Stefan Stam | Oldham Athletic | Free (released) |
| 21 July 2009 | Sam Williams | Aston Villa | Free (released) |
| 24 July 2009 | George O'Callaghan | Dundalk | Free (released) |
| 30 July 2009 | Dean Bowditch | Ipswich Town | Free (released) |
| 4 August 2009 | Richard Martin | Manchester City | Free (released) |
| 6 August 2009 | Andy Lindegaard | Cheltenham Town | Free (released) |
| 4 September 2009 | Jean-Paul Kalala | Oldham Athletic | Free (released) |
| 16 October 2009 | Louis Lavers | Nike Football Academy | Free |
| 28 December 2009 | Sam Lechmere | Nike Football Academy | Free |

### Out

| Date | Name | To | Fee |
| 5 August 2009 | Gary Roberts | Rotherham United | Contract terminated |
| 1 September 2009 | Danny Schofield | Millwall | Undisclosed fee |
| 31 December 2009 | Louis Lavers | Wealdstone | Released |
| 31 December 2009 | George O'Callaghan | Waterford United | Released |
| 31 December 2009 | Andy Lindegaard | Truro City | Rejected new contract |
| 12 January 2010 | Sam Lechmere | Grays Athletic | Released |
| 2 April 2010 | Darren Way | n/a | Retired |
| 9 May 2010 | Terry Skiverton | n/a | Retired |
| 30 June 2010 | Aidan Downes | Shamrock Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2010 | Richard Martin | Havant & Waterlooville | Released |
| 30 June 2010 | Scott Murray | Bath City | Released |
| 30 June 2010 | Terrell Forbes | Leyton Orient | Rejected new contract |
| 30 June 2010 | Keiran Murtagh | Wycombe Wanderers | Rejected new contract |
| 30 June 2010 | Gavin Tomlin | Dagenham & Redbridge | Rejected new contract |

### Loan in

| Date | Name | From | End date |
| 14 July 2009 | Steven Caulker | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 May 2010 |
| 14 July 2009 | Ryan Mason | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 March 2010 |
| 23 July 2009 | Alex McCarthy | Reading | 9 May 2010 |
| 11 August 2009 | Jonathan Obika | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 February 2010 |
| 21 September 2009 | Shaun MacDonald | Swansea City | 23 December 2009 |
| 25 September 2009 | Craig Davies | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 October 2009 |
| 1 January 2010 | Shaun MacDonald | Swansea City | 8 May 2010 |
| 27 January 2010 | Owain Tudur Jones | Norwich City | 27 February 2010 |
| 11 February 2010 | Arron Davies | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 May 2010 |
| 11 March 2010 | Gavin Williams | Bristol City | 9 May 2010 |
| 15 March 2010 | Scott Davies | Reading | 10 April 2010 |
| 17 March 2010 | Luke Ayling | Arsenal | 9 May 2010 |

### Loan out

| Date | Name | To | End date |
| 30 October 2009 | Louis Lavers | Dorchester Town | 30 November 2009 |
| 30 October 2009 | Andre McCollin | Dorchester Town | 30 November 2009 |
| 12 February 2010 | Richard Martin | Grays Athletic | 24 April 2010 |
| 26 February 2010 | Rhys Baggridge | Sherborne Town | 5 May 2010 |
| 26 February 2010 | Robert Clowes | Sherborne Town | 9 May 2010 |

## Match results
### League One

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 August 2009 | 4th | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 2–0 | Bowditch, Tomlin (pen) | 4,349 |
| 15 August 2009 | 10th | Colchester United | A | L | 1–2 | Mason | 4,263 |
| 18 August 2009 | 9th | Exeter City | A | D | 1–1 | Mason | 6,650 |
| 22 August 2009 | 9th | Leyton Orient | H | D | 3–3 | Tomlin (pen), Obika, Schofield | 3,827 |
| 29 August 2009 | 12th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Murtagh | 12,646 |
| 5 September 2009 | 17th | Swindon Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,807 |
| 12 September 2009 | 17th | Stockport County | H | D | 2–2 | Tomlin, S. Williams | 3,519 |
| 19 September 2009 | 20th | Southampton | A | L | 0–2 | | 19,907 |
| 26 September 2009 | 17th | Brentford | H | W | 2–0 | Alcock, Welsh | 4,249 |
| 29 September 2009 | 17th | Millwall | A | D | 0–0 | | 6,617 |
| 3 October 2009 | 18th | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 0–0 | | 4,208 |
| 10 October 2009 | 17th | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 2–2 | Murray (2, 1 pen) | 4,412 |
| 17 October 2009 | 14th | Carlisle United | H | W | 3–1 | Mason (2), Murtagh | 4,333 |
| 24 October 2009 | 12th | Bristol Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Obika, Forbes | 7,812 |
| 31 October 2009 | 14th | Leeds United | A | L | 0–4 | | 24,482 |
| 14 November 2009 | 12th | Southend United | H | W | 1–0 | Bowditch | 3,906 |
| 21 November 2009 | 13th | Charlton Athletic | H | D | 1–1 | Obika | 5,632 |
| 24 November 2009 | 13th | Gillingham | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,450 |
| 1 December 2009 | 14th | Walsall | H | L | 1–3 | Obika | 3,508 |
| 5 December 2009 | 13th | Milton Keynes Dons | A | D | 2–2 | Bowditch, MacDonald | 8,695 |
| 12 December 2009 | 15th | Norwich City | H | D | 3–3 | Bowditch, MacDonald, Obika | 4,964 |
| 19 December 2009 | 17th | Hartlepool United | A | D | 1–1 | S.Williams | 2,778 |
| 26 December 2009 | 13th | Wycombe Wanderers | H | W | 4–0 | Murtagh, Kalala, Obika, S. Williams | 5,055 |
| 28 December 2009 | 14th | Swindon Town | A | L | 1–3 | Tomlin | 8,059 |
| 19 January 2010 | 16th | Leyton Orient | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,669 |
| 23 January 2010 | 12th | Exeter City | H | W | 2–1 | Stam, Mason | 6,282 |
| 26 January 2010 | 13th | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Mason (pen) | 4,584 |
| 30 January 2010 | 14th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,110 |
| 6 February 2010 | 14th | Wycombe Wanderers | A | W | 4–1 | Bowditch (2), Welsh, Tudur Jones | 4,793 |
| 13 February 2010 | 14th | Gillingham | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,853 |
| 16 February 2010 | 14th | Colchester United | H | L | 0–1 | | 3,469 |
| 20 February 2010 | 15th | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0–2 | | 15,991 |
| 23 February 2010 | 13th | Walsall | A | W | 1–0 | S. Williams | 2,929 |
| 27 February 2010 | 12th | Milton Keynes Dons | H | W | 1–0 | MacDonald | 3,844 |
| 6 March 2010 | 13th | Norwich City | A | L | 0–3 | | 24,868 |
| 13 March 2010 | 11th | Hartlepool United | H | W | 4–0 | Tomlin (pen), G. Williams, Collins (og), Bowditch | 4,169 |
| 16 March 2010 | 12th | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,731 |
| 20 March 2010 | 13th | Bristol Rovers | H | L | 0–3 | | 5,968 |
| 3 April 2010 | 15th | Southend United | A | D | 0–0 | | 6,854 |
| 5 April 2010 | 15th | Leeds United | H | L | 1–3 | Bowditch | 6,308 |
| 10 April 2010 | 14th | Stockport County | A | W | 3–1 | Bowditch, G. Williams (2) | 3,587 |
| 13 April 2010 | 14th | Millwall | H | D | 1–1 | Bowditch | 4,713 |
| 17 April 2010 | 17th | Southampton | H | L | 0–1 | | 7,484 |
| 24 April 2010 | 17th | Brentford | A | D | 1–1 | Tomlin (pen) | 5,395 |
| 1 May 2010 | 15th | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 3–0 | Tomlin, G. Williams (2) | 4,513 |
| 8 May 2010 | 15th | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | L | 0–1 | | 7,323 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 58 |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 53 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 52 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 51 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 7 November 2009 | Oxford United | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,144 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 11 August 2009 | Norwich City | H | L | 0–4 | | 3,860 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 1 September 2009 | Bournemouth | A | L | 1–2 | Obika | 2,655 | |

## Statistics
### Player details

    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Position | Nationality | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| No. | Position | Nationality | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | England | Alex McCarthy | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Defender | England | Craig Alcock | 39 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 (3) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Defender | Wales | Nathan Jones | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Defender | Netherlands | Stefan Stam | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Defender | England | Steven Caulker | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Defender | England | Terrell Forbes | 35 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 (3) | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Midfielder | Ireland | George O'Callaghan | 7 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (6) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Midfielder | Wales | Arron Davies | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Midfielder | England | Keiran Murtagh | 13 (14) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (14) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Forward | England | Sam Williams | 28 (6) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 (6) | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Forward | England | Gavin Tomlin | 29 (6) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 (6) | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Midfielder | England | Andy Welsh | 28 (14) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 (14) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Midfielder | England | Darren Way | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Midfielder | England | Ryan Mason | 26 (2) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 (2) | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Forward | England | Dean Bowditch | 26 (4) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (4) | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Goalkeeper | England | Richard Martin | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 04 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Midfielder | Scotland | Scott Murray | 10 (10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 (10) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Midfielder | Ireland | Aidan Downes | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Defender | England | Andy Lindegaard | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Defender | England | Luke Ayling | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Midfielder | Wales | Owain Tudur Jones | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Midfielder | Wales | Gavin Williams | 7 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Midfielder | DR Congo | Jean-Paul Kalala | 32 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 (2) | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 22 | Midfielder | England | Danny Schofield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Defender | England | Louis Lavers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Defender | England | Danny Hutchins | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Defender | England | Terry Skiverton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Midfielder | Wales | Shaun MacDonald | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Forward | England | Jonathan Obika | 13 (9) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 (10) | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Midfielder | Ireland | Scott Davies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Defender | England | Nathan Smith | 28 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 (8) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | Midfielder | England | Sam Lechmere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Forward | Wales | Craig Davies | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Forward | Wales | Andre McCollin | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Goalkeeper | England | Ben Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | Midfielder | England | Gary Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |