The 2009–10 season is Stockport County's 128th season in football, and their second in League One since gaining promotion via the League Two play-offs in 2008. Stockport completed the whole season in administration. This season ran from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
Gary Ablett was named manager for the whole season after his predecessor Jim Gannon was made redundant in May 2009.
Background This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
After ending the 2008–09 season in 18th position with 50 points (60 points without the ten-point deduction), Stockport County were placed into administration following a battle to repay creditors. A creditor of the club wrote a petition to repay a loan of around £300,000 to him. The club has also struggled to repay a tax debt of £250,000 to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
On 17 June the Administrators agreed terms with the Melrose Consortium for the sale of Stockport County. The club also announced that they will play Huddersfield Town away in the League Cup First Round., As well as announcing the fixtures for the season
On 3 July Administrators agree Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with previous shareholders and creditors.
On 8 July Stockport County appointment Gary Ablett as new manager.
On 22 July Stockport Announced their new kit for the season which was manufactured my Macron. The home kit was a traditional blue and white, while there was a new away kit which consisted of orange and black.
On 27 July Gary Ablett appointed Paul Gerrard as the club's goalkeeping coach, Gerrard also carried on his playing career for the club as he registered as cover for first choice goalkeeper Owain Fôn Williams .
On 3 September Carl Baker became the first Stockport County player to score consecutive away hat-tricks, after he scored Three in a 4–2 win over Brighton in the League and also three in a 4–1 win over Crewe in the Football League Trophy Due to Carl'shat -trick against Crewe, Stockport advanced to the second round where they faced Port Vale However a day later Assistant Manager John Ward left the club to take up same position at Colchester United.
On 18 September Gary Ablett was handed a one match touchline ban after he was dismissed to the stands against Leeds United away from home.
On 16 December 2009 the team's training ground was put up for sale.
Summary
Results summary
Round by round
League One table
Statistics
Goalscorers
No.FlagPosNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal10MFCarl Baker9103 1310FWJabo Ibehre5000 536FWGeorge Donnelly4000 49FWPeter Thompson2100 324FWNicholas Bignall2001 315MFDavid Poole0110 211DFMichael Rose2000 211FWJemal Johnson2000 211MFGreg Tansey2000 211MFPaul Turnbull0200 211FWMichael Raynes1000 111FWDanny Pilkington1000 111MFRichie Partridge1000 111DFJohnny Mullins1000 111FWOli Johnson1000 111MFLiam Bridcutt0001 1 Own Goals2000 2
Penalties Awarded
DateSuccess?Penalty TakerOpponentCompetitionNotes22 August 2009 Carl BakerBrighton & Hove AlbionLeague One29 August 2009 Carl BakerSouthamptonLeague One12 September 2009 Carl BakerYeovil TownLeague One12 October 2009 Carl BakerTranmere RoversLeague One7 November 2009 Carl BakerTooting & Mitcham UnitedFA Cup6 February 2010 George DonnellyMilton Keynes DonsLeague One3 April 2010 Jabo IbehreWalsallLeague One
Assists
No.FlagPosNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal10MFDanny Pilkington1101 310MFLiam Bridcutt3000 336MFDavid Poole2100 39FWJabo Ibehre2000 224MFCarl Baker1001 215MFRichie Partridge2000 211MFJames Vincent1000 111DFMichael Rose0010 111MFPaul Turnbull1000 111DFJohnny Mullins0100 111DFPaul Huntington1000 111DFMat Sadler1000 1
Disciplinary record
Note: Cards from all competitions are included. NumberNationPositionNameTotal20DFJohnny Mullins8020MFPaul Turnbull6020MFGreg Tansey5020DFMichael Raynes5020DFMichael Rose5020MFDavid Poole4220FWJabo Ibehre4120MFLiam Bridcutt4120MFDavid Perkins4020DFDanny Swailes3120DFPaul Huntington3120DFMat Sadler2020FWJemal Johnson2020MFDanny Pilkington2020DFGeorge Donnelly2020DFCarl Baker1120DFPeter Thompson1020DFJames Vincent1020DFRichie Partridge10Totals637
Player Awards
DatePlayerAwardNotes 24 August 2009 Carl Baker League One Team of the Week 14 September 2009 Carl Baker League One Team of the Week 8 May 2010 Johnny Mullins Player of The Season Award 8 May 2010 Danny Pilkington Young Player of The Season Award 8 May 2010 Danny Pilkington Goal of The Season Award Goal Scored vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Home) 8 May 2010 Johnny Mullins Community Player of The Season Award
Overall statistics
{|class="wikitable" |- | style="width:125px;"| Statistic | style="width:100px;"| Total | style="width:100px;"| League | style="width:100px;"| FA Cup | style="width:100px;"| League Cup | style="width:100px;"| Football League Trophy |- |Games played || 51 || 46 || 2 || 1 || 2 |- |Games won || 7 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- |Games drawn || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |Games lost || 34 || 31 || 1 || 1 || 1 |- |Goals scored || 46 || 35 || 5 || 1 || 5 |- |Goals conceded || 106 || 95 || 4 || 3 || 4 |- |Goal difference || −60 || −60 || 1 || −2 || 1 |- |Clean sheets || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- |Yellow cards || 63 || 59 || 1 || 2 || 1 |- |Red cards || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |Biggest win || colspan="5" | 4–1 vs Crewe Alexandra, Football League Trophy, 1 September 2009. |- |Biggest defeat || colspan="5" | 0–6 vs Huddersfield Town, League One, 24 April 2010. |- |Most appearances || colspan="5" | Owain Fôn Williams — 46 (46 starts, 0 substitute) |- |Top scorer || colspan="5" | Carl Baker — 13 |- |Top assists || colspan="5" | Danny Pilkington — 3 Liam Bridcutt — 3 David Poole — 3 |- |Worst discipline || colspan="5" | Johnny Mullins — 8 0 David Poole — 4 2
Review
Pre-season
During Stockport's Pre-Season campaign they wore a limited edition kit containing the colours of pink and black which was manufactured by Prostar. This was worn until the official kits were announced. The pink and black kits were used to raise money for leukaemia research. These kits were then auctioned off after pre-season.
Stockport began pre-season with a 0 – 0 away draw against Barrow in Gary Ablett's first match in charge. Stockport's next Pre-Season match was away to Nostell Miners Welfare in which Stockport won 5 – 0. With Goals coming from Oli Johnson, Peter Thompson (Northern Ireland footballer) (Who scored two) and Tom Fisher (footballer) (Who also scored two). Four Days later Stockport won their third consecutive Pre-Season match when they won 1 – 0 away to Vauxhall Motors. Craig Roberts scored the only goal of the game for Stockport from 30 yards. On 25 July Stockport won their first Pre-Season home game when they beat Grimsby Town 1 – 0. David Poole scored the only goal for Stockport. Matty Mainwaring would suffer a serious leg injury in this match ruling him out for the season. Stockport would then travel to Belfast to play against striker Peter Thompson's former club Linfield in Glenn Ferguson's testimonial match. Stockport ran away with a 3 – 1 win with, Greg Tansey, Danny Pilkington and Adam Griffin scoring for Stockport. Glenn Ferguson scored the home sides consolation. Stockport's final Pre-Season match was against La Liga outfit Real Valladolid in a match they lost 3 – 1. Gianluca Havern scored Stockport's only goal after 20 minutes.
August Stockport earned a point in their first League match of the season with a 0 – 0 draw against Oldham Athletic. Stockport exited this season's Carling Cup in the first round when the lost 3 – 1 away to Huddersfield Town. Jordan Rhodes scored 2 for the home side and Theo Robinson extended the lead to 3. David Poole scored a consolation for Stockport in the 88th minute. Stockport then lost 2 – 0 at home to Bristol Rovers. Danny Coles and Jo Kuffour scored the Rovers goals. Three days later, Stockport then lost for the second time in succession in the league when they lost 2 – 1 at home to Carlisle United. Kevan Hurst opened the scoring but one minute later Stockport were lever via a Richard Keogh own goal.Joe Anyinsah rounded off the scoring to give Carlisle the points. Stockport won their first match of the season when they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4 – 2, in a match that was full of instances. Three of Stockport's four goals were scored by Carl Baker (One of which was a penalty) the other was scored by Oli Johnson. Liam Bridcutt was sent off on his Stockport début. Nicky Forster and Former Stockport star Liam Dickinson scored while Tommy Elphick and Colin Hawkins were sent off for the home side. Stockport finished the month with a 1 – 1 draw at home to Southampton. Carl Baker scored his second penalty in a week to salvage a point in second half stoppage time. Former Stockport midfielder Rickie Lambert scored a penalty for Southampton in first half stoppage time.
September
Results
Legend WinDrawLoss
Pre-season friendlies
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Team
Due to Stockport starting the season in Administration, the club had to sell some of its best players to accommodate everyday running costs and wage budget. Tommy Rowe was the first to leave after he was bought by Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee 10 days after the previous season ended. Four days later Leon McSweeney left for Hartlepool United on a free transfer
Squad
NumberNationalityPositionNameTotalLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Transfers
In PlayerFromDateFeeNotes Paul Gerrard Sheffield United 27 July 2009 Free David Poole Darlington 1 July 2009 Free Gianluca Havern Mansfield Town 1 July 2009 Free Adam Griffin Darlington 1 July 2009 Free Paul Huntington Leeds United 1 February 2010 Free
Out PlayerToDateFeeNotes Tommy Rowe Peterborough United 12 May 2009 Undisclosed Leon McSweeney Hartlepool United 18 May 2009 Free James Tunnicliffe Brighton & Hove Albion 25 June 2009 Free Gary Dicker Brighton & Hove Albion 25 June 2009 Free Dominic Blizzard Bristol Rovers 9 July 2009 Free Josh Thompson Celtic 8 August 2009 £250,000 Carl Baker Coventry City 8 January 2010 £300,000 Oli Johnson Norwich City 8 January 2010 Undisclosed Michael Rose Norwich City 23 January 2010 Free Michael Raynes Scunthorpe United 1 February 2010 Undisclosed Declan Edwards Northwich Victoria March 2010 Released Peter Thompson Linfield 2 July 2010 Free
Loans in PlayerFromStart dateExpiryNotes Liam Bridcutt Chelsea 14 August 2009 22 September 2009 Nicholas Bignall Reading 31 August 2009 3 January 2010 Paul Huntington Leeds United 4 September 2009 31 October 2009 Danny Swailes MK Dons 3 January 2010 8 May 2010 Richie Partridge MK Dons 3 January 2010 8 May 2010 David Perkins Colchester United 3 January 2010 8 May 2010 Jemal Johnson MK Dons 18 January 2010 8 May 2010 Jabo Ibehre MK Dons 18 January 2010 8 May 2010 George Donnelly Plymouth Argyle 29 January 2010 7 May 2010 Mat Sadler Watford 29 January 2010 8 May 2010
Loans out PlayerToStart dateExpiryNotes Declan Edwards Northwich Victoria 15 September 2009 15 December 2009 Peter Thompson Linfield January 2010 Until the end of the Season.
References
External links Official Site