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.^[1] They also entered the FA Cup in January 2010 at the third round stage, losing to Cardiff City after a replay.^[2]

Bristol City

2009–10 season
Chairman	Steve Lansdown
Manager	Gary Johnson
Stadium	Ashton Gate Stadium
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Third round (eliminated by Cardiff City)
League Cup	Second round (eliminated by Carlisle United)
Top goalscorer	League: Nicky Maynard (10) All: Nicky Maynard (11)
Highest home attendance	16,035 (vs Watford, 28 December 2009)
Lowest home attendance	6,359 (vs Carlisle United, 26 August 2009)
Average home league attendance	14,601
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Competitions

League One

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Championship match details

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
8 August 2009	Preston North End	A	D	2–2	Hartley 49' (pen.), Clarkson 58'	13,025	^[3]
15 August 2009	Crystal Palace	H	W	1–0	Maynard 89'	14,603	^[4]
18 August 2009	Queens Park Rangers	H	W	1–0	Maynard 78'	14,571	^[5]
23 August 2009	Cardiff City	A	L	0–3		20,853	^[6]
29 August 2009	Middlesbrough	H	W	2–1	Maynard 63', 90+1'	14,402	^[7]
12 September 2009	Coventry City	A	D	1–1	Maynard 48'	16,449	^[8]
15 September 2009	Swansea City	A	D	0–0		12,859	^[9]
19 September 2009	Scunthorpe United	H	D	1–1	Saborío 50'	14,203	^[10]
26 September 2009	Derby County	A	L	0–1		27,144	^[11]
29 September 2009	Blackpool	H	W	2–0	Maynard 28', Haynes 57'	13,673	^[12]
3 October 2009	Newcastle United	A	D	0–0		43,326	^[13]
17 October 2009	Peterborough United	H	D	1–1	Skuse 31'	13,833	^[14]
20 October 2009	Plymouth Argyle	H	W	3–1	Haynes 73', McCombe 76', Maynard 79'	15,021	^[15]
24 October 2009	Barnsley	A	W	3–2	Maynard 26', Sno 42', Elliott 75'	11,314	^[16]
31 October 2009	Sheffield Wednesday	H	D	1–1	Maynard 59'	15,005	^[17]
7 November 2009	Nottingham Forest	A	D	1–1	Haynes 90'	21,467	^[18]
21 November 2009	West Bromwich Albion	A	L	1–4	Hartley 83'	23,444	^[19]
28 November 2009	Sheffield United	H	L	2–3	Carey 53', Saborío 90+5'	14,637	^[20]
5 December 2009	Ipswich Town	H	D	0–0		14,287	^[21]
8 December 2009	Leicester City	A	W	3–1	Sproule 19', Skuse 29', Sno 76'	19,349	^[22]
12 December 2009	Doncaster Rovers	A	L	0–1		9,572	^[23]
19 December 2009	Reading	H	D	1–1	Hartley 13' (pen.)	14,366	^[24]
26 December 2009	Queens Park Rangers	A	L	1–2	Maynard 57'	13,534	^[25]
28 December 2009	Watford	H	D	2–2	Haynes 38', Hartley 45+2'	16,035	^[26]
16 January 2010	Preston North End	H	W	4–2	Haynes 2', Fontaine 12', Carey 58', Sno 90'	13,146	^[27]
26 January 2010	Cardiff City	H	L	0–6		13,825	^[28]
30 January 2010	Middlesbrough	A	D	0–0		17,865	^[29]
6 February 2010	Coventry City	H	D	1–1	Clarkson 83'	13,852	^[30]
9 February 2010	Watford	A	L	0–2		12,179	^[31]
13 February 2010	Sheffield United	A	L	0–2		22,613	^[32]
16 February 2010	Leicester City	H	D	1–1	Clarkson 90+1'	13,746	^[33]
21 February 2010	West Bromwich Albion	H	W	2–1	Iwelumo 55', Johnson 59'	14,374	^[34]
27 February 2010	Ipswich Town	A	D	0–0		20,302	^[35]
6 March 2010	Doncaster Rovers	H	L	2–5	Orr 9', 15'	13,401	^[36]
9 March 2010	Crystal Palace	A	W	1–0	Iwelumo 73'	12,844	^[37]
13 March 2010	Reading	A	L	0–2		17,900	^[38]
16 March 2010	Plymouth Argyle	A	L	2–3	Maynard 58', 78'	9,289	^[39]
20 March 2010	Newcastle United	H	D	2–2	Nyatanga 10', Maynard 44'	19,144	^[40]
23 March 2010	Barnsley	H	W	5–3	Haynes 2', 63', Maynard 43', 56', Hartley 76' (pen.)	13,009	^[41]
27 March 2010	Peterborough United	A	W	1–0	Clarkson 71'	6,445	^[42]
3 April 2010	Nottingham Forest	H	D	1–1	Fontaine 3'	16,125	^[43]
5 April 2010	Sheffield Wednesday	A	W	1–0	Maynard 81'	19,688	^[44]
10 April 2010	Swansea City	H	W	1–0	Maynard 84'	14,719	^[45]
17 April 2010	Scunthorpe United	A	L	0–3		5,430	^[46]
24 April 2010	Derby County	H	W	2–1	Maynard 3', 79' (pen.)	15,835	^[47]
2 May 2010	Blackpool	A	D	1–1	Maynard 16'	12,296	^[48]

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 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	^[49]
Third round replay	19 January 2010	Cardiff City	A	L	0–1		6,731	^[2]

Football League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 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	^[50]
Second round	26 August 2009	Carlisle United	H	L	0–2		6,359	^[1]

References

1. "Bristol City 0-2 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
2. "Cardiff 1-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
3. "Preston 2-2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009.
4. "Bristol City 1-0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 16 August 2009.
5. "Bristol City 1-0 QPR". BBC Sport. 18 August 2009.
6. "Cardiff City 3-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2009.
7. "Bristol City 2-1 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009.
8. "Coventry 1-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 12 September 2009.
9. "Swansea 0-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 15 September 2009.
10. "Bristol City 1-1 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 19 September 2009.
11. "Derby 1-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 26 September 2009.
12. "Bristol City 2-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. October 2009.
13. "Newcastle 0-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 3 October 2009.
14. "Bristol City 1-1 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 17 October 2009.
15. "Bristol City 3-1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 20 October 2009.
16. "Barnsley 2-3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 24 October 2009.
17. "Bristol City 1-1 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 31 October 2009.
18. "Nottm Forest 1-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 7 November 2009.
19. "West Brom 4-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 21 November 2009.
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21. "Bristol City 0-0 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 5 December 2009.
22. "Leicester 1-3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 8 December 2009.
23. "Doncaster 1-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 12 December 2009.
24. "Bristol City 1-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 19 December 2009.
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35. "Ipswich 0-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 27 February 2010.
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37. "Crystal Palace 0-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 9 March 2010.
38. "Reading 2-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 13 March 2010.
39. "Plymouth 3-2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 16 March 2010.
40. "Bristol City 2-2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 20 March 2010.
41. "Bristol City 5-3 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 23 March 2010.
42. "Peterborough 0-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010.
43. "Bristol City 1-1 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 3 April 2010.
44. "Sheff Wed 0-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 5 April 2010.
45. "Bristol City 1-0 Swansea". BBC Sport. 10 April 2010.
46. "Scunthorpe 3-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 17 April 2010.
47. "Bristol City 2-1 Derby". BBC Sport. 24 April 2010.
48. "Blackpool 1-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 2 May 2010.
49. "Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 12 January 2010.
50. "Brentford 0-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009.