# 2009–10 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 3rd season in the Football League played by Dagenham & Redbridge F.C., an English football club based in Dagenham, Greater London. It was their third consecutive season in Football League Two after promotion from Football Conference in 2007. The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

## Match results

League positions are sourced from Statto, while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 73 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 72 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Dagenham & Redbridge (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 72 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 70 | |
| 9 | Bury | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 69 | |

### League Two

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 August 2009 | 6th | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 2–1 | Nurse 43', Benson 74' | 3,936 |
| 15 August 2009 | 3rd | Torquay United | H | W | 5–3 | Gain 18', Green (2) 55', 56', Scott 66', Thomas 90' | 1,824 |
| 18 August 2009 | 1st | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 5–0 | Benson (4) 20', 26' 39', 70', Griffiths 37' | 1,683 |
| 22 August 2009 | 2nd | Notts County | A | L | 0–3 | | 6,561 |
| 29 August 2009 | 1st | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–0 | Nurse (2) 13', 72', Green 57' | 1,810 |
| 5 September 2009 | 3rd | Cheltenham Town | A | D | 1–1 | Benson 49' | 2,969 |
| 12 September 2009 | 2nd | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Antwi 25', Benson 48' | 2,034 |
| 19 September 2009 | 2nd | Burton Albion | A | W | 1–0 | Benson 4' | 2,689 |
| 26 September 2009 | 2nd | Morecambe | H | D | 1–1 | Scott 37' | 1,770 |
| 29 September 2009 | 3rd | Barnet | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,093 |
| 3 October 2009 | 3rd | Hereford United | A | D | 1–1 | Thomas 83' | 2,253 |
| 10 October 2009 | 2nd | Darlington | H | W | 2–0 | Green 17', Scott 18' | 1,981 |
| 17 October 2009 | 2nd | Bradford City | H | W | 2–1 | Benson 8', Ogogo 72' | 2,446 |
| 24 October 2009 | 2nd | Macclesfield Town | A | D | 2–2 | Thomas 79', Arber 90' pen. | 1,574 |
| 31 October 2009 | 3rd | Port Vale | H | D | 1–1 | Scott 88' | 2,003 |
| 14 November 2009 | 1st | Accrington Stanley | A | W | 1–0 | Arber 39' | 1,538 |
| 21 November 2009 | 3rd | Rochdale | H | L | 1–2 | Gain 3' | 2,235 |
| 24 November 2009 | 4th | Bournemouth | A | D | 0–0 | | 6,881 |
| 1 December 2009 | 4th | Aldershot Town | H | L | 2–5 | Arber 40' pen., Ofori-Twumasi 53' | 1,876 |
| 5 December 2009 | 5th | Grimsby Town | A | D | 1–1 | Nurse 60' | 3,090 |
| 12 December 2009 | 4th | Bury | H | W | 3–1 | Benson (2) 18', 79', Ofori-Twumasi 90' | 1,915 |
| 26 December 2009 | 4th | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,108 |
| 28 December 2009 | 5th | Cheltenham Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,028 |
| 16 January 2010 | 3rd | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 2–0 | Scott 35', Green 41' | 1,951 |
| 23 January 2010 | 7th | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 1–2 | Benson 6' | 4,812 |
| 26 January 2010 | 8th | Notts County | H | L | 0–3 | | 1,916 |
| 6 February 2010 | 10th | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,206 |
| 9 February 2010 | 12th | Rotherham United | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,604 |
| 13 February 2010 | 10th | Bournemouth | H | W | 1–0 | Arber 39' pen. | 2,215 |
| 20 February 2010 | 13th | Rochdale | A | L | 1–3 | Scott 10' | 3,153 |
| 23 February 2010 | 9th | Aldershot Town | A | W | 3–2 | Benson (2) 66', 72', Scott 85' | 2,053 |
| 27 February 2010 | 9th | Grimsby Town | H | W | 2–0 | Scott 49', Green 86' | 2,190 |
| 2 March 2010 | 9th | Torquay United | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,140 |
| 6 March 2010 | 10th | Bury | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,886 |
| 13 March 2010 | 11th | Rotherham United | H | L | 0–1 | | 1,862 |
| 16 March 2010 | 12th | Lincoln City | A | D | 1–1 | Nurse 33' | 2,457 |
| 20 March 2010 | 8th | Macclesfield Town | H | W | 3–1 | Green (2) 51', 87', Ogogo 71' | 3,721 |
| 27 March 2010 | 9th | Bradford City | A | D | 3–3 | Nurse 69', Williams 75' o.g., Oliver 90' o.g. | 11,064 |
| 3 April 2010 | 9th | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 3–1 | Benson 7', Gain 41', Green 53' | 2,031 |
| 5 April 2010 | 11th | Port Vale | A | L | 1–3 | Pack 15' | 4,572 |
| 10 April 2010 | 11th | Chesterfield | A | D | 2–2 | Green (2) 24', 50' pen. | 3,588 |
| 13 April 2010 | 11th | Barnet | H | W | 4–1 | Green (2) 5', 67', Benson 80', Scott 82' | 2,004 |
| 17 April 2010 | 7th | Burton Albion | H | W | 2–1 | Vincelot 52', Montgomery 90' | 1,891 |
| 24 April 2010 | 11th | Morecambe | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,100 |
| 1 May 2010 | 7th | Hereford United | H | W | 2–1 | Benson 35', Montgomery 90' | 2,663 |
| 8 May 2010 | 7th | Darlington | A | W | 2–0 | Nurse 31', Scott 75' | 2,720 |

### Football League Two play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Semi final first leg | 16 May 2010 | Morecambe | H | W | 6–0 | Benson (2) 4', 66', Scott (4) 35', 48', 54', 69' | 4,566 |
| Semi final second leg | 20 May 2010 | Morecambe | A | L | 1–2 | Benson 85' | 4,972 |
| Final | 30 May 2010 | Rotherham United | N | W | 3–2 | Benson 39', Green 56', Nurse 70' | 32,054 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 6 November 2009 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–6 | Benson 74' | 5,858 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 11 August 2009 | Cardiff City | A | L | 1–3 | Scott 81' | 5,545 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 1 September 2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | L | 1–3 | Scott 90+3' | 4,413 | |

## Player details

    As of 15 February 2013.
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Dagenham & Redbridge.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Tony Roberts | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Alex Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Seth Ofori-Twumasi * † | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Damien McCrory | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Scott Doe | 40 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 (2) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | NGA | Solomon Taiwo † | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | TOG | Yoann Folly * † | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mark Arber | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Danny Green | 45 (1) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50 (2) | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Stuart Thurgood | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRB | Jon Nurse | 30 (8) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 (8) | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Josh Scott | 36 (4) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 (6) | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Mark Nwokeji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Scott Griffiths † | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Paul Benson | 45 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Anwar Uddin | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Wes Thomas | 3 (20) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (21) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Darren Currie | 5 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Stephen Demetriou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Abu Ogogo | 27 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 (4) | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Tom Kilbey * † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | POR | Joao Carlos † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Romain Vincelot | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Will Hendry † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Matt Lockwood * † | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Gavyn Dayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Graeme Montgomery | 14 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 15 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Danny Spiller | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Billy Bingham | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | GHA | Will Antwi | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Tommy Tejan-Sie | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Dave Hogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack * † | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Adam Miller * † | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Chris Lewington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Phil Walsh | 0 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Hakeem Araba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IRL | Peter Gain | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Jamie Day * † | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Harlee Dean | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |