2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season

Season summary

The Hammers won their first Premier League game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, but failed to win another until early November after an injury time winner from Zavon Hines sealed an upset victory against Aston Villa.

The Upton Park riots took place in West Ham's first Football League Cup game on 25 August against fierce rivals Millwall. The club was fined £115,000 after pitch invasions and brawling, resulting in a Millwall fan being stabbed. West Ham won the game 3–1 after extra time.

On 19 January 2010, former Birmingham City owners David Gold and David Sullivan completed a joint takeover of West Ham United from cash-strapped Icelandic owner Björgólfur Guðmundsson.

West Ham's mid-season form was patchy, but a loss at Old Trafford began a string of six consecutive losses to put them in relegation danger. The run was broken by a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Everton, followed by a 1–0 win at home against Sunderland. Another poor game at Anfield was a minor hiccup in West Ham's quest for survival, as they then earned three points against Wigan Athletic in a hard-fought 3–2 win. Simultaneously, Hull City blew an opportunity against Sunderland, losing 1–0. West Ham's Premier League status was confirmed on 3 May with Hull's 2–2 draw with Wigan, which left them five points behind West Ham with one game left to play.

West Ham's away record of only one away win all season equalled their lowest number of away wins for a season, previously set in 1960–61.{{cite web |access-date=4 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522000203/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20071017/facts-and-figures_2240257_1193980 |archive-date=22 May 2010 |url-status=dead On 11 May 2010, two days after the end of the season, the club announced the termination of their manager Gianfranco Zola's contract with immediate effect.

Final league table

Main article: 2009–10 Premier League

First-team squad

Out on loan

Results

Pre season

West Ham took part in a pre-season training camp in Austria and Slovenia, and had scheduled four pre-season games; however, the game against Bundesliga side Werder Bremen was called off due to wet weather. West Ham also took place in the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy, where they finished third.

2009 Barclays Asia Trophy

Hines

Premier League

Upson

Lennon

Cole Kuyt Petrov Stanislas Gera Diamanti Gallas Richardson Cole Hines Gosling Zayatte Mendy Collison Da Costa Stanislas Cole Franco Jiménez Eagles Gibson Valencia Rooney

Klasnić Cahill Kováč Defoe Fox Cole Cole Faubert Owen Wilshere Cohen Drogba Malouda Fàbregas Zubar Jarvis Yakubu Ilan Ngog Green Kováč Parker Rodallega Cole Okaka Franco

League Cup

Hines Cahill Elmander

FA Cup

Eduardo

Statistics

Overview

Goalscorers

League position by matchday

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |}

Transfers

In

Out

References

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31. "Holmar heads to Cheltenham".
32. "Fry loaned to Gills".
33. "Payne heads to Colchester".
34. "Quashie loaned out".
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36. "Ashton forced to retire".
37. "Payne loaned to Chairboys".
38. "Quashie departs".
39. "Nouble off to West Brom".
40. "Sears signs for Coventry".
41. "Davenport departs".
42. "Nouble set for Swindon".
43. "Fry joins Charlton".