2009–10 Yeovil Town F.C. season explained

Club:	Yeovil Town
Season:	2009–2010
Manager:	Terry Skiverton
Chairman:	John Fry
Stadium:	Huish Park
League:	League One
League Result:	15th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First Round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First Round
Cup3:	FL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	First Round
League Topscorer:	Dean Bowditch (10)
Season Topscorer:	Dean Bowditch (10)
Highest Attendance:	7,484 (17 April vs. Southampton, League One)
Lowest Attendance:	3,469 (16 February vs. Colchester United, League One)
Average Attendance:	4,664
Pattern La1:	_thinblackborder
Pattern B1:	_yeovil10h
Pattern Ra1:	_thinblackborder
Leftarm1:	008000
Body1:	008000
Rightarm1:	008000
Shorts1:	FFFFFF
Socks1:	FFFFFF
Leftarm2:	34B36B
Body2:	000000
Rightarm2:	000000
Shorts2:	34B36B
Socks2:	000000
Prevseason:	2008–09
Nextseason:	2010–11

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	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Position	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Date joined	Notes
1	Alex McCarthy		Guildford	August 8, 2009	GK	45	0	–	–	Reading	24 July 2009	on loan from Reading
2	Craig Alcock		Truro	August 8, 2009	DF	93	2	–	–	Trainee	16 June 2006	Captain
3	Nathan Jones		Rhondda	August 8, 2009	DF	177	2	–	–	Brighton & Hove Albion	28 June 2005
4	Stefan Stam		Alkmaar	August 8, 2009	DF	20	1	–	–	Oldham Athletic	1 July 2009	Vice-captain
5	Steven Caulker		Feltham	August 8, 2009	DF	46	0	–	–	Tottenham Hotspur	13 July 2009	on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
6	Terrell Forbes		Southwark	August 8, 2009	DF	182	1	–	–	Oldham Athletic	22 June 2006
7	Arron Davies		Cardiff	August 8, 2009	MF	125	27	1	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	11 February 2010	on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion
8	Keiran Murtagh		Wapping	August 8, 2009	MF	59	3	–	–	Fisher Athletic	12 June 2008
9	Sam Williams		Greenwich	August 8, 2009	FW	37	4	–	–	Aston Villa	21 July 2009
10	Gavin Tomlin		Lewisham	August 8, 2009	FW	84	16	–	–	Fisher Athletic	21 July 2008
11	Andy Welsh		Manchester	August 8, 2009	MF	83	2	–	–	Blackpool	3 September 2008
14	Dean Bowditch		Bishop's Stortford	August 8, 2009	FW	30	10	–	–	Ipswich Town	30 July 2009
15	Richard Martin		Chelmsford	August 8, 2009	GK	5	0	–	–	Manchester City	4 August 2009
16	Scott Murray		Aberdeen	August 8, 2009	MF	22	2	–	–	Bristol City	1 July 2009
17	Aidan Downes		Dublin	August 8, 2009	MF, FW	36	1	–	–	Everton	1 July 2009
19	Luke Ayling		Lambeth	August 8, 2009	DF, MF	4	0	–	–	Arsenal	17 March 2010	on loan from Arsenal
20	Gavin Williams		Merthyr Tydfil	August 8, 2009	MF	117	27	2	0	Bristol City	11 March 2010	on loan from Bristol City
21	Jean-Paul Kalala		Lubumbashi	August 8, 2009	MF	76	1	7	0	Oldham Athletic	20 August 2009
23	Danny Hutchins		Northolt	August 8, 2009	DF, MF	18	0	–	–	Tottenham Hotspur	3 March 2009
24	Terry Skiverton		Mile End	August 8, 2009	DF	382	44	–	–	Welling United	14 June 1999	Player-manager
25	Shaun MacDonald		Swansea	August 8, 2009	MF	35	5	–	–	Swansea City	1 January 2010	on loan from Swansea City
28	Nathan Smith		Enfield	August 8, 2009	DF	77	1	–	–	Potters Bar Town	23 March 2008
32	Andre McCollin		Lambeth	August 8, 2009	FW	15	1	–	–	Fisher Athletic	15 August 2008
33	Ben Roberts		Bishop Auckland	August 8, 2009	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	August 8, 2009	MF	34	2	–	–	Crewe Alexandra	22 August 2008
	Danny Schofield		Doncaster	August 8, 2009	MF	47	5	–	–	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2008
	Craig Davies		Burton upon Trent	August 8, 2009	FW	4	0	5	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 September 2009	on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion
	George O'Callaghan		Cork	August 8, 2009	MF	15	0	–	–	Dundalk	24 July 2009
	Andy Lindegaard		Taunton	August 8, 2009	DF, MF	190	12	–	–	Cheltenham Town	6 August 2009
	Louis Lavers		Brent	August 8, 2009	DF	0	0	–	–	Nike Football Academy	16 October 2009
	Sam Lechmere		Barking and Dagenham	August 8, 2009	MF	0	0	–	–	Nike Football Academy	28 December 2009
	Darren Way		Plymouth	August 8, 2009	MF	274	36	–	–	Swansea City	8 July 2008
	Jonathan Obika		Enfield	August 8, 2009	FW	35	11	–	–	Tottenham Hotspur	11 August 2009	on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
	Owain Tudur Jones		Bangor	August 8, 2009	MF	6	1	4	0	Norwich City	27 January 2010	on loan from Norwich City
	Ryan Mason		Enfield	August 8, 2009	MF, FW	29	6	–	–	Tottenham Hotspur	13 July 2009	on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
	Scott Davies		Aylesbury	August 8, 2009	MF	4	0	–	–	Reading	15 March 2010	on loan from Reading

Transfers

In

scope=col style="background:#008000; color:#FFFFFF;"	Date	scope=col style="background:#008000; color:#FFFFFF;"	Name	scope=col style="background:#008000; color:#FFFFFF;"	From	scope=col style="background:#008000; color:#FFFFFF;"	Fee	scope=col class=unsortable style="background:#008000; color:#FFFFFF;"	Ref
scope=row			Tottenham Hotspur	Free (released)
scope=row			Bristol City	Free (released)
scope=row			Unattached	Free (released)
scope=row			Oldham Athletic	Free (released)
scope=row			Aston Villa	Free (released)
scope=row			Dundalk	Free (released)
scope=row			Ipswich Town	Free (released)
scope=row			Manchester City	Free (released)
scope=row			Cheltenham Town	Free (released)
scope=row			Oldham Athletic	Free (released)
scope=row			Nike Football Academy	Free
scope=row			Nike Football Academy	Free

Out

scope=col	Date	scope=col	Name	scope=col	To	scope=col	Fee	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
scope=row			Rotherham United	Contract terminated
scope=row			Millwall	Undisclosed fee
scope=row			Wealdstone	Released
scope=row			Waterford United	Released
scope=row			Truro City	Rejected new contract
scope=row			Grays Athletic	Released
scope=row			n/a	Retired
scope=row			n/a	Retired
scope=row			Shamrock Rovers	Released
scope=row			Havant & Waterlooville	Released
scope=row			Bath City	Released
scope=row			Leyton Orient	Rejected new contract
scope=row			Wycombe Wanderers	Rejected new contract
scope=row			Dagenham & Redbridge	Rejected new contract

Loan in

scope=col	Date	scope=col	Name	scope=col	From	scope=col	End date	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
scope=row			Tottenham Hotspur		^[1] ^[2]
scope=row			Tottenham Hotspur		^[3]
scope=row			Reading		^[4]
scope=row			Tottenham Hotspur		^[5] ^[6]
scope=row			Swansea City
scope=row			Brighton & Hove Albion
scope=row			Swansea City
scope=row			Norwich City
scope=row			Brighton & Hove Albion
scope=row			Bristol City
scope=row			Reading
scope=row			Arsenal		^[7] ^[8]

Loan out

scope=col	Date	scope=col	Name	scope=col	To	scope=col	End date	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
scope=row			Dorchester Town
scope=row			Dorchester Town
scope=row			Grays Athletic
scope=row			Sherborne Town
scope=row			Sherborne Town

Match results

League One

See main article: 2009–10 Football League One.

Date	League position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
		Tranmere Rovers	H	W	2–0	Bowditch, Tomlin (pen)	4,349	^[9]
		Colchester United	A	L	1–2	Mason	4,263	^[10]
		Exeter City	A	D	1–1	Mason	6,650	^[11]
		Leyton Orient	H	D	3–3	Tomlin (pen), Obika, Schofield	3,827	^[12]
		Huddersfield Town	A	L	1–2	Murtagh	12,646	^[13]
		Swindon Town	H	L	0–1		4,807	^[14]
		Stockport County	H	D	2–2	Tomlin, S. Williams	3,519	^[15]
		Southampton	A	L	0–2		19,907	^[16]
		Brentford	H	W	2–0	Alcock, Welsh	4,249	^[17]
		Millwall	A	D	0–0		6,617	^[18]
		Oldham Athletic	A	D	0–0		4,208	^[19]
		Brighton & Hove Albion	H	D	2–2	Murray (2, 1 pen)	4,412	^[20]
		Carlisle United	H	W	3–1	Mason (2), Murtagh	4,333	^[21]
		Bristol Rovers	A	W	2–1	Obika, Forbes	7,812	^[22]
		Leeds United	A	L	0–4		24,482	^[23]
		Southend United	H	W	1–0	Bowditch	3,906	^[24]
		Charlton Athletic	H	D	1–1	Obika	5,632	^[25]
		Gillingham	A	L	0–1		4,450	^[26]
		Walsall	H	L	1–3	Obika	3,508	^[27]
		Milton Keynes Dons	A	D	2–2	Bowditch, MacDonald	8,695	^[28]
		Norwich City	H	D	3–3	Bowditch, MacDonald, Obika	4,964	^[29]
		Hartlepool United	A	D	1–1	S.Williams	2,778	^[30]
		Wycombe Wanderers	H	W	4–0	Murtagh, Kalala, Obika, S. Williams	5,055	^[31]
		Swindon Town	A	L	1–3	Tomlin	8,059	^[32]
		Leyton Orient	A	L	0–2		2,669	^[33]
		Exeter City	H	W	2–1	Stam, Mason	6,282	^[34]
		Tranmere Rovers	A	L	1–2	Mason (pen)	4,584	^[35]
		Huddersfield Town	H	L	0–1		4,110	^[36]
		Wycombe Wanderers	A	W	4–1	Bowditch (2), Welsh, Tudur Jones	4,793	^[37]
		Gillingham	H	D	0–0		3,853	^[38]
		Colchester United	H	L	0–1		3,469	^[39]
		Charlton Athletic	A	L	0–2		15,991	^[40]
		Walsall	A	W	1–0	S. Williams	2,929	^[41]
		Milton Keynes Dons	H	W	1–0	MacDonald	3,844	^[42]
		Norwich City	A	L	0–3		24,868	^[43]
		Hartlepool United	H	W	4–0	Tomlin (pen), G. Williams, Collins (og), Bowditch	4,169	^[44]
		Carlisle United	A	L	0–1		3,731	^[45]
		Bristol Rovers	H	L	0–3		5,968	^[46]
		Southend United	A	D	0–0		6,854	^[47]
		Leeds United	H	L	1–3	Bowditch	6,308	^[48]
		Stockport County	A	W	3–1	Bowditch, G. Williams (2)	3,587	^[49]
		Millwall	H	D	1–1	Bowditch	4,713	^[50]
		Southampton	H	L	0–1		7,484	^[51]
		Brentford	A	D	1–1	Tomlin (pen)	5,395	^[52]
		Oldham Athletic	H	W	3–0	Tomlin, G. Williams (2)	4,513	^[53]
		Brighton & Hove Albion	A	L	0–1		7,323	^[54]

League table

FA Cup

See main article: 2009–10 FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup.

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy.

Statistics

Player details

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Position	Nationality	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
				League		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total		Discipline
1	Goalkeeper			44	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	45	0	0	1
2	Defender				1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	0
3	Defender			17	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	19	0	5	0
4	Defender			18	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	20	1	4	0
5	Defender			44	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	46	0	2	0
6	Defender				1	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	8	0
7	Midfielder				0		0	1	0	1	0		0	3	0
7	Midfielder				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
8	Midfielder				3	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	3	0
9	Forward				4	1	0	1	0	1	0		4	6	0
10	Forward				7	0	0	1	0	1	0		7	8	0
11	Midfielder				2	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	2	0
12	Midfielder			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Midfielder				6	1	0	0	0	0	0		6	4	0
14	Forward				10	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	1	0
15	Goalkeeper				0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
16	Midfielder				2	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0
17	Midfielder				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
18	Defender				0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
19	Defender				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
20	Midfielder				1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0
20	Midfielder				5	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	1	1
21	Midfielder				1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	15	1
22	Midfielder				1	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	1	0
22	Defender			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Defender				0		0	0	0	1	0		0	2	0
24	Defender			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Midfielder			31	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	3	0	0
26	Forward				6	1	0		0	1	1		7	3	0
27	Midfielder				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
28	Defender				0	0	0		0	1	0		0	10	0
29	Midfielder			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Forward				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
32	Forward				0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0
33	Goalkeeper			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
–	Midfielder			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• 2009–10 in English football
• List of Yeovil Town F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. News: Yeovil to sign young Spurs duo . 13 July 2009 . BBC Sport .
2. News: Yeovil hang on to Tottenham trio . 5 November 2009 . BBC Sport .
3. News: Mason recalled . 15 March 2010 . TottenhamHotspur.com .
4. News: Reading keeper Alex McCarthy extends loan at Yeovil . 25 January 2010 . BBC Sport .
5. News: Striker Obika returns to Yeovil . 11 August 2009 . BBC Sport .
6. News: Millwall sign Tottenham's Jonathan Obika on loan . 12 February 2010 . BBC Sport .
7. News: Yeovil Town sign Arsenal defender Luke Ayling . 17 March 2010 . BBC Sport .
8. News: Luke Ayling remains at Yeovil Town for rest of season . 14 April 2010 . BBC Sport .
9. News: Yeovil 2–0 Tranmere . BBC Sport . 8 August 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
10. News: Colchester 2–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 15 August 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
11. News: Exeter 1–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 18 August 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
12. News: Yeovil 3–3 Leyton Orient . BBC Sport . 22 August 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
13. News: Huddersfield 2–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 29 August 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
14. News: Yeovil 0–1 Swindon . BBC Sport . 5 September 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
15. News: Yeovil 2–2 Stockport . BBC Sport . 12 September 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
16. News: Southampton 2–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 19 September 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
17. News: Yeovil 2–0 Brentford . BBC Sport . 26 September 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
18. News: Millwall 0–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 29 September 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
19. News: Oldham 0–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 3 October 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
20. News: Yeovil 2–2 Brighton . BBC Sport . 10 October 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
21. News: Yeovil 3–1 Carlisle . BBC Sport . 17 October 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
22. News: Bristol Rovers 1–2 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 24 October 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
23. News: Leeds 4–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 31 October 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
24. News: Yeovil 1–0 Southend . BBC Sport . 14 November 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
25. News: Yeovil 1–1 Charlton . BBC Sport . 21 November 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
26. News: Gillingham 1–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 24 November 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
27. News: Yeovil 1–3 Walsall . BBC Sport . 2 December 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
28. News: MK Dons 2–2 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 5 December 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
29. News: Yeovil 3–3 Norwich . BBC Sport . 12 December 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
30. News: Hartlepool 1–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 19 December 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
31. News: Yeovil 4–0 Wycombe . BBC Sport . 27 August 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
32. News: Swindon 3–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 28 December 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
33. News: Leyton Orient 2–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 19 January 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
34. News: Yeovil 2–1 Exeter . BBC Sport . 23 January 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
35. News: Tranmere 2–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 26 January 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
36. News: Yeovil 0–1 Huddersfield . BBC Sport . 30 January 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
37. News: Wycombe 1–4 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 6 February 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
38. News: Yeovil 0–0 Gillingham . BBC Sport . 13 February 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
39. News: Yeovil 0–1 Colchester . BBC Sport . 16 February 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
40. News: Charlton 2–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 20 February 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
41. News: Walsall 0–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 23 February 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
42. News: Yeovil 1–0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 27 February 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
43. News: Norwich 3–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 6 March 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
44. News: Yeovil 4–0 Hartlepool . BBC Sport . 13 March 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
45. News: Carlisle 1–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 16 March 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
46. News: Yeovil 0–3 Bristol Rovers . BBC Sport . 20 March 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
47. News: Southend 0–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 3 April 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
48. News: Yeovil 1–3 Leeds . BBC Sport . 5 April 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
49. News: Stockport 1–3 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 10 April 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
50. News: Yeovil 1–1 Millwall . BBC Sport . 13 April 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
51. News: Yeovil 0–1 Southampton . BBC Sport . 17 April 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
52. News: Brentford 1–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 24 April 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
53. News: Yeovil 3–0 Oldham . BBC Sport . 1 May 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
54. News: Brighton 1–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 8 May 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
55. News: Oxford 1–0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 14 December 2010 . 27 August 2013 .
56. News: Yeovil 0–4 Norwich . BBC Sport . 10 August 2009 . 27 August 2013 .
57. News: Bournemouth 2–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 1 September 2009 . 27 August 2013 .