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2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season

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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,[4] which has a capacity of 25,404.[5] City had finished the 2008–09 season in 17th place in the table, successfully avoiding relegation by a margin of one point over Newcastle.[6]

ChairmanAdam Pearson
ManagerPhil Brown
(until 15 March 2010)
Iain Dowie
StadiumKC Stadium
Premier League19th (relegated)
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Hull City
2009–10 season
ChairmanAdam Pearson
ManagerPhil Brown
(until 15 March 2010)
Iain Dowie
StadiumKC Stadium
Premier League19th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stephen Hunt (6)
All: Stephen Hunt (6)
Highest home attendance25,030 (9 May vs Liverpool)[1]
Lowest home attendance22,833 (3 October vs Wigan Athletic)[2]
Average home league attendance24,390[3]
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Players

Current squad

Updated 9 May 2010.[7][8][9][10][11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Squad statistics

Updated 14 May 2010.

 [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][2][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][47][48][49][50][51][1]

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKBoaz Myhill 270100028020
2MFNathan Doyle 0000101010
3DFAndy Dawson 351000035170
4MFIan Ashbee 0000000000
5DFAnthony Gardner 240000024010
6DFMichael Turner 4000004010
6DFPaul McShane 26 (1)0000 (1)026 (2)050
7FWCraig Fagan 20 (5)2001021 (5)271
8MFNick Barmby 6 (14)000208 (14)040
9FWJozy Altidore 16 (12)10 (1)01117 (13)241
10MFGeovanni 16 (10)3110 (1)117 (11)541
11MFStephen Hunt 276000027640
12GKMatt Duke 110001012010
13FWMark Cullen 2 (1)10 (1)0002 (2)110
14MFRichard Garcia 14 (4)0100015 (4)010
15DFBernard Mendy 15 (6)0101017 (6)061
16MFPéter Halmosi 0010203000
17MFKevin Kilbane 15 (6)1100 (2)016 (8)130
18FWCaleb Folan 7 (1)200007 (1)210
19DFSteven Mouyokolo 19 (2)1101021 (2)110
20MFGeorge Boateng 26 (3)10 (1)01027 (4)142
21MFJimmy Bullard 13 (1)5[52]000013 (1)500
22MFDean Marney 15 (1)1000 (1)015 (2)140
23MFKamel Ghilas 6 (7)1101 (1)08 (8)100
24DFKamil Zayatte 21 (2)2101023 (2)240
25FWDaniel Cousin 1 (2)000001 (2)000
26GKTony Warner 0000101000
27FWNicky Featherstone 0000202000
28DFIbrahima Sonko 9000009000
29FWJan Vennegoor of Hesselink 17 (14)3110019 (14)300
30FWAmr Zaki 2 (4)000002 (4)000
31MFWill Atkinson 2100103120
34GKMark Oxley 0000000000
35DFLiam Cooper 1 (1)000203 (1)000
36MFJamie Devitt 0000000000
39DFSteve Gardner 0000000000
40FWRyan Kendall 0000000000
41MFJohn Leonard 0000000000
42DFNathan Hanley 0000000000
43FWYann Ekra 0000000000
44MFSeyi Olofinjana 11 (8)1000011 (8)130
45MFTom Cairney 10 (1)1102113 (1)220
–MFBryan Hughes 0000000000
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All statistics below are correct as of 31 August 2009 and only Premier League games are included in the list below.[53][54]

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[59]
Considering a 4-4-2 formation[60]
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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK Wales Boaz Myhill 28
6 RB Republic of Ireland Paul McShane 26 Bernard Mendy has 17 starts
5 CB England Anthony Gardner 24
24 CB Guinea Kamil Zayatte 23 Steven Mouyokolo has 21 starts
3 LB England Andy Dawson 35
7 RM England Craig Fagan 21 Geovanni has 17 starts
22 CM England Dean Marney 15 Richard Garcia has 15 starts
20 CM Netherlands George Boateng 27
11 LM Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt 27 Kevin Kilbane has 16 starts
29 CF Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 19
9 CF United States Jozy Altidore 21
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Transfers

In

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Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
2 June 2009 DF Steven Mouyokolo Boulogne £1.8 million  [61][62]
6 August 2009 MF Seyi Olofinjana Stoke City £3 million  [63]
13 August 2009 MF Kamel Ghilas Celta Vigo £2 million  [64]
13 August 2009 MF Stephen Hunt Reading Undisclosed  [64]
26 August 2009 DF Paul McShane Sunderland £1.5 million  [65][66] Also included in Michael Turner transfer
3 September 2009 FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Unattached Free  [67][68][69][70][71]
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Out

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Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
25 July 2009 DF Sam Ricketts Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed  [72][73]
31 August 2009 DF Michael Turner Sunderland Undisclosed  [74][75][76][77] Also included in Paul McShane transfer
13 January 2010 DF Nathan Doyle Barnsley Free  [78]
29 January 2010 MF Bryan Hughes Released  [79]
1 February 2010 GK Tony Warner Released  [80]
17 May 2010 DF Bernard Mendy Released  [81]
28 May 2010 FW Yann Ekra Released  [82]
28 May 2010 DF Nathan Hanley Released  [82]
28 May 2010 FW Ryan Kendall Released  [82]
28 May 2010 MF John Leonard Released  [82]
28 May 2010 MF Dean Marney Burnley Undisclosed  [83]
20 June 2010 DF Steven Mouyokolo Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed  [84]
21 June 2010 MF Stephen Hunt Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed  [85]
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Loans

In

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Date Pos Name From End date Notes
10 August 2009 FW Jozy Altidore Villarreal 30 June 2010  [86]
1 September 2009 DF Ibrahima Sonko Stoke City 30 June 2010  [87][88]
17 January 2010 FW Amr Zaki Zamalek SC 17 April 2010  [89][90]
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Date Pos Name To End date Notes
15 September 2009 MF Jamie Devitt Darlington 15 October 2009 [91]
17 September 2009 FW Caleb Folan Middlesbrough 17 December 2009 [92]
18 September 2009 DF Nathan Doyle Barnsley 18 December 2009 [93]
22 October 2009 MF Jamie Devitt Shrewsbury Town January 2010 [94][95][96]
22 October 2009 MF Bryan Hughes Derby County 22 November 2009 [97]
23 October 2009 GK Mark Oxley Walsall December 2009 [98]
21 November 2009 MF Will Atkinson Rochdale 21 January 2010 [99][100]
23 November 2009 MF Nicky Featherstone Grimsby Town 4 January 2010 [101]
10 January 2010 MF Nicky Featherstone Grimsby Town 2 February 2010 [102][103]
1 February 2010 MF Péter Halmosi Szombathelyi Haladás 30 June 2010 [104]
1 February 2010 FW Daniel Cousin AEL 30 June 2010 [105]
1 February 2010 MF Will Atkinson Rochdale 31 March 2010 [106]
17 February 2010 MF Jamie Devitt Grimsby Town 30 June 2010 [107][108]
26 February 2010 GK Mark Oxley Grimsby Town 22 March 2010 [108][109][110]
16 March 2010 FW Ryan Kendall Bradford City 16 April 2010 [111]
2 April 2010 GK Mark Oxley Grimsby Town 9 April 2010 [112]
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Awards

Stephen Hunt was named as player of the year and also took the first Tigers Player trophy.[113] George Boateng came second and Andy Dawson came third.[113] Andy Dawson was awarded players' player of the year, with Mark Cullen taking the Young Player of the Year award.[113]

Tom Cairney's goal against Everton in March being voted goal of the season.[113]

Non-playing staff

Phil Brown, former manager of Hull City 2006–10
Updated 7 June 2010.[114]

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[118] and all the shirts had totesport.com printed on the front as the sponsor.[119]

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.[120] Boaz Myhill spoke out saying it was hard work but essential.[121] 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".[122] On day five in Bormio the tigers training include a 16 km bike ride.[123] On the final day the team took part in a bike ride and further training along with massages with light training.[124]

Winger Jerome Thomas joined Hull in part of their preseason training on a 10-day trial however he was not signed.[125] On Hull's trip to China to play in the Barclays Beijing Asia Trophy and they trained at the Workers Stadium.[126]

Preseason friendlies

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Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Notes
18 July North Ferriby United A 0–6 Thomas (33), Devitt (53), Featherstone (70), Folan (74) & (81), Barmby (80)  [127]
19 July Winterton Rangers A 0–3 Cairney, Boateng, Marney  [128]
21 July Carlisle United A 1–2 Robson (12), Cousin (46), Halmosi (73) 2,156  [129]
25 July Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 5,230  [130]
5 August Bridlington Town A 1–4 Featherstone (20), Kendall (46), (57), (62), Rhodes (60)  [131]
9 August Aberdeen H 0–1 Lee Miller (38) 8,272  [132][Note 1]
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  1. Dean Windass benefit match.

Barclays Asia Trophy

On 10 June 2009, Hull City were officially announced as part of the Barclays Asia Trophy 2009.[133] 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.[134] On 31 July 2009, Hull City faced Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy and were defeated 3–0.[135]

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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  [134]
31 July Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Keane (16), (68) pen, Lennon (88) 10,056  [135]
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Premier League

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

KC Stadium where Hull play their Premier League home games[4]

August–December

On 29 October 2009 chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club[136] and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson on 2 November 2009.[137][138]

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.[139] 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.[140] Phil Brown's contract as manager was confirmed ended on 7 June 2010.[141]

Results

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Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Notes
15 August Chelsea A 2–1 Hunt (28), Drogba (37, 90+2) 41,597  [12]
18 August Tottenham Hotspur H 1–5 Defoe (10, 45, 90+4), Palacios (14), Hunt (25), Keane (78) 24,735  [13]
22 August Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Ghilas (61) 22,999  [14]
29 August Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 Geovanni (3), Stearman (46) 27,906  [16]
12 September Sunderland A 4–1 Bent (13 pen., 66), Zayatte (44, 75 o.g.), Reid (49) 38,997  [18]
19 September Birmingham City H 0–1 O'Connor (75) 23,759  [19]
26 September Liverpool A 6–1 Torres (12, 28, 47), Geovanni (15), Gerrard (61), Babel (88, 90+1) 44,392  [21]
3 October Wigan Athletic H 2–1 Vennegoor of Hesselink (60), Geovanni (68), Sinclair (87) 22,822  [2]
19 October Fulham A 0–2 Zamora (43), Kamara (67) 22,943  [22]
24 October Portsmouth H 0–0 23,720  [23]
31 October Burnley A 2–0 Alexander (20 pen., 77) 20,219  [24]
8 November Stoke City H 2–1 Etherington (29), Olofinjana (62), Vennegoor of Hesselink (90+1) 24,516  [25]
21 November West Ham United H 3–3 Franco (5), Collison (11), Bullard (27,[52] (45+1 pen.),

Zayatte (44), da Costa (69)

24,909  [26]
25 November Everton H 3–2 Hunt (9), Dawson (20), Marney (28), Zayatte (49 o.g.), Saha (65 pen.) 24,685  [27]
28 November Manchester City A 1–1 Wright-Phillips (45+1), Bullard (82 pen.) 46,382  [28]
5 December Aston Villa A 3–0 Dunne (13), Milner (29), Carew (88 pen.) 39,748  [29]
12 December Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 24,124  [30]
19 December Arsenal A 3–0 Denilson (45+4), Eduardo (59), Diaby (80) 60,006  [31]
27 December Manchester United H 1–3 Rooney (45+2), Fagan (60 pen.), Dawson (73 o.g.), Berbatov (82) 24,627  [32]
29 December Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 Klasnić (20), Davies (61), Hunt (71, 78) 20,696  [33]
16 January Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 35,729  [35]
24 January Manchester United A 4–0 Rooney (8, 82, 86, 90+3) 73,933  [36]
30 January Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–2 Vennegoor of Hesselink (11), Gardner (49 o.g.), Hunt (52 pen.), Jarvis (67) 24,957  [37]
2 February Chelsea H 1–1 Mouyokolo (30), Drogba (42) 24,957  [38]
6 February Manchester City H 2–1 Altidore (31), Boateng (54), Adebayor (59) 24,959  [39]
10 February Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 Myhill (16 o.g.) 23,518  [40]
20 February West Ham United A 3–0 Behrami (3), Cole (59), Faubert (90+3) 33,971  [41]
7 March Everton A 5–1 Arteta (17, 39), Cairney {32}, Garcia (51 o.g.), Donovan (82), Rodwell (86) 34,682  [42]
13 March Arsenal H 1–2 Arshavin (14), Bullard (28 pen.), Bendtner (90+3) 25,023  [43]
20 March Portsmouth A 3–2 Folan (27, 73), Smith (37), O'Hara (88), Kanu (89) 16,513  [44]
27 March Fulham H 2–0 Bullard (16 pen.), Fagan (48) 24,361  [45]
3 April Stoke City A 2–0 Fuller (6), Lawrence (90) 27,604  [46]
10 April Burnley H 1–4 Kilbane (3), Paterson (35), Alexander (64 pen., 70 pen.), Elliott (90+6) 24,369  [47]
17 April Birmingham A 0–0 26,669  [48]
21 April Aston Villa H 0–2 Agbonlahor (13), Milner (76 pen.) 23,842  [49]
24 April Sunderland H 0–1 Bent (7) 25,012  [50]
3 May Wigan Athletic A 2–2 Moses (30), Atkinson (42), Cullen (64), Gohouri (90+3) 20,242  [51]
9 May Liverpool H 0–0 25,030  [1]
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Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAAAHHHAAAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLWDLLLWLDLWDWDLDLLDDLDDWLLLLLWLLDLLDD
Position1119151416191918181818171615141516171919171819181417171819191818191818181819
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2010. Source: Hull City Results[142]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Final league table

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Pos Team 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
20 Portsmouth (R) 38 7 7 24 34 66 −32 19[a]
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Source: Barclays Premier League
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration.[143]

Records

Top Goalscorer Stephen Hunt

Assists

Appearances

Attendance
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FA Cup

The FA Cup Trophy

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.[144]

Results

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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  [34]
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Records

Top Goalscorer

Assists

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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.[145] 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.[146] The game took place on 23 September 2009 at the KC Stadium.[20] Hull lost the game 0–4 ending their cup run for this season.[20]

Results

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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  [15]
23 September Everton H 0–4 Yakubu (11), Jô (20), Gosling (24), Osman (57) 13,558  [20]
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Records

Top Goalscorer

Assists

Appearances

Attendance
Average:
Highest:
Lowest:

Friendlies

More information Date, Opponents ...
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Notes
26 February 2010 Galway United A 0–1 Barmby (38) 2,257  [147]
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