2009–10 Stockport County F.C. season

The 2009–10 season is Stockport County's 128th season in football, and the second in England's third tier of football since gaining promotion via the League Two Play Offs in 2008. Stockport completed the whole season in Administration. This season ran from 8 August 2009 to 8 May 2010.[5]

Stockport County

2009–10 season
Chairman	Administrators
Manager	Gary Ablett [1]
Stadium	Edgeley Park
League One	24th [2]
FA Cup	Second Round
League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Carl Baker (9) [3] All: Carl Baker (13) [3]
Highest home attendance	7,768 vs Leeds United, League One, 28 December 2009 [4]
Lowest home attendance	3,281 vs Swindon Town, League One 19 January 2010 [4]
Average home league attendance	4,420 [4]
Home colours Away colours

Gary Ablett was named manager of Stockport for the whole of the season after his Predecessor Jim Gannon was made redundant in the summer of 2009.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

On 17 June the Administrators agreed terms with the Melrose Consortium for the sale of Stockport County.[9] The club also announced that they will play Huddersfield Town away in the League Cup First Round.,[10] As well as announcing the fixtures for the season[11]

On 3 July Administrators agree Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with previous shareholders and creditors.[12]

On 8 July Stockport County appointment Gary Ablett as new manager.[1][13]

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.[14]

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 .[15]

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[16] Due to Carl'shat -trick against Crewe, Stockport advanced to the second round where they faced Port Vale [17] However a day later Assistant Manager John Ward left the club to take up same position at Colchester United.[18]

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.[19]

On 16 December 2009 the team's training ground was put up for sale.[20]

Summary

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	5	10	31	35	95	−60	25	2	6	15	21	51	−30	3	4	16	14	44	−30

Last updated: 5 June 2010.
Source: SCFC League One Results

Round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	15	20	21	15	14	18	18	13	13	16	20	13	18	20	21	21	21	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2010. Source: League One Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League One table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Hartlepool United	46	14	11	21	59	67	−8	50[lower-alpha 1]
21	Gillingham (R)	46	12	14	20	48	64	−16	50	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Wycombe Wanderers (R)	46	10	15	21	56	76	−20	45
23	Southend United (R)	46	10	13	23	51	72	−21	43
24	Stockport County (R)	46	5	10	31	35	95	−60	25

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

1. Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[21]

Statistics

Goalscorers

[22] [23]

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
10		MF	Carl Baker	9	1	0	3	13
10		FW	Jabo Ibehre	5	0	0	0	5
36		FW	George Donnelly	4	0	0	0	4
9		FW	Peter Thompson	2	1	0	0	3
24		FW	Nicholas Bignall	2	0	0	1	3
15		MF	David Poole	0	1	1	0	2
11		DF	Michael Rose	2	0	0	0	2
11		FW	Jemal Johnson	2	0	0	0	2
11		MF	Greg Tansey	2	0	0	0	2
11		MF	Paul Turnbull	0	2	0	0	2
11		FW	Michael Raynes	1	0	0	0	1
11		FW	Danny Pilkington	1	0	0	0	1
11		MF	Richie Partridge	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Johnny Mullins	1	0	0	0	1
11		FW	Oli Johnson	1	0	0	0	1
11		MF	Liam Bridcutt	0	0	0	1	1
			Own Goals	2	0	0	0	2

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition	Notes
22 August 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Brighton & Hove Albion	League One
29 August 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Southampton	League One
12 September 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Yeovil Town	League One
12 October 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Tranmere Rovers	League One
7 November 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Tooting & Mitcham United	FA Cup
6 February 2010	N	George Donnelly	Milton Keynes Dons	League One
3 April 2010	Y	Jabo Ibehre	Walsall	League One

Assists

[24]

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
10		MF	Danny Pilkington	1	1	0	1	3
10		MF	Liam Bridcutt	3	0	0	0	3
36		MF	David Poole	2	1	0	0	3
9		FW	Jabo Ibehre	2	0	0	0	2
24		MF	Carl Baker	1	0	0	1	2
15		MF	Richie Partridge	2	0	0	0	2
11		MF	James Vincent	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Michael Rose	0	0	1	0	1
11		MF	Paul Turnbull	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Johnny Mullins	0	1	0	0	1
11		DF	Paul Huntington	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Mat Sadler	1	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

[25]

Note: Cards from all competitions are included.

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total
20		DF	Johnny Mullins	8	0
20		MF	Paul Turnbull	6	0
20		MF	Greg Tansey	5	0
20		DF	Michael Raynes	5	0
20		DF	Michael Rose	5	0
20		MF	David Poole	4	2
20		FW	Jabo Ibehre	4	1
20		MF	Liam Bridcutt	4	1
20		MF	David Perkins	4	0
20		DF	Danny Swailes	3	1
20		DF	Paul Huntington	3	1
20		DF	Mat Sadler	2	0
20		FW	Jemal Johnson	2	0
20		MF	Danny Pilkington	2	0
20		DF	George Donnelly	2	0
20		DF	Carl Baker	1	1
20		DF	Peter Thompson	1	0
20		DF	James Vincent	1	0
20		DF	Richie Partridge	1	0
			Totals	63	7

Player Awards

Date	Player	Award	Notes
24 August 2009	Carl Baker	League One Team of the Week	[26]
14 September 2009	Carl Baker	League One Team of the Week	[27]
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	[28]

Overall Statistics

[22]

Statistic	Total	League	FA Cup	League Cup	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	4-1 vs Crewe Alexandra, Football League Trophy, 1 September 2009.
Biggest defeat	0-6 vs Huddersfield Town, League One, 24 April 2010.
Most appearances	Owain Fôn Williams — 46 (46 starts, 0 substitute)
Top scorer	Carl Baker — 13
Top assists	Danny Pilkington — 3 Liam Bridcutt — 3 David Poole — 3
Worst discipline	Johnny Mullins — 8 0 David Poole — 4 2

Last updated: 10 May 2010.
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Review

Pre-season

Stockport County wore a pink and black kit to raise money for leukaemia research

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.[29] These kits were then auctioned off after pre-season.[30]

Stockport began pre-season with a 0 - 0 away draw against Barrow in Gary Ablett's first match in charge.[31] 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).[32] 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. [33] 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.[34] Matty Mainwaring would suffer a serious leg injury in this match ruling him out for the season.[35] 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.[36] 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.[37]

August

Stockport earned a point in their first League match of the season with a 0 - 0 draw against Oldham Athletic.[38] 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.[39] Stockport then lost 2 - 0 at home to Bristol Rovers. Danny Coles and Jo Kuffour scored the Rovers goals.[40] 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.[41] 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.[42] 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.[43]

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Results

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Barrow v Stockport County

15 July 2009	Barrow	0 – 0	Stockport County	Holker Street, Barrow
19:45		Report		Attendance: 427

Nostell Miners Welfare v Stockport County

18 July 2009	Nostell Miners Welfare	0 – 5	Stockport County	Cougar Park, Crofton
14:30		Report	Thompson  46',  72' Johnson  55' Fisher  61',  75'	Attendance: 300

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Vauxhall Motors v Stockport County

22 July 2009	Vauxhall Motors	0 – 1	Stockport County	Rivacre Park, Ellesmere Port
19:15		Report	Roberts  80'

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Stockport County v Grimsby Town

25 July 2009	Stockport County	1 – 0	Grimsby Town	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00	Poole  53'	Report		Attendance: 1,144

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Linfield v Stockport County

1 August 2009	Linfield	1 – 3	Stockport County	Windsor Park, Belfast
15:00	Ferguson  14'	Report	Tansey  58' Pilkington  75' Griffin  77'

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Stockport County v Real Valladolid

4 August 2009	Stockport County	1 – 3	Real Valladolid	Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:30	Havern  20'	Report	Nivaldo  37' Font  75' Manucho  88'	Attendance: 1,993

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League One

Oldham Athletic v Stockport County

8 August 2009	Oldham Athletic	0 – 0	Stockport County	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,918

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Stockport County v Bristol Rovers

15 August 2009	Stockport County	0 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00		Report	Kuffour  3' Coles  8'	Attendance: 4,084

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Stockport County v Carlisle United

18 August 2009	Stockport County	1 – 2	Carlisle United	Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:45	Keogh og  14'	Report	Hurst  13' Anyinsah  65'	Attendance: 4,009

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Brighton & Hove Albion v Stockport County

22 August 2009	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 – 4	Stockport County	Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00	Forster  28' Dickinson  59' Elphick  62' Hawkins  65'	Report	Baker  30',  54',  pen 66' Johnson  89' Bridcutt  84'	Attendance: 5,270

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Stockport County v Southampton

29 August 2009	Stockport County	1 – 1	Southampton	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00	Baker  90'	Report	Lambert  45'	Attendance: 4,680

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Leeds United v Stockport County

5 September 2009	Leeds United	2 – 0	Stockport County	Elland Road, Leeds
15:00	Grella  9' Michalík  37'	Report		Attendance: 22,870

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Yeovil Town v Stockport County

12 September 2009	Yeovil Town	2 – 2	Stockport County	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00	Tomlin  33' Williams  68' McCarthy  20'	Report	Baker  22',  45'	Attendance: 3,519

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Stockport County v Leyton Orient

19 September 2009	Stockport County	2 – 1	Leyton Orient	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00	Bignall  49' Tansey  77'	Report	Mkandawire  88'	Attendance: 4,091

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Huddersfield Town v Stockport County

26 September 2009	Huddersfield Town	0 - 0	Stockport County	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
15:00		Report		Attendance: 14,921

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Stockport County v Hartlepool United

29 September 2009	Stockport County	2 – 2	Hartlepool United	Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:45	Bignall  16' Raynes  17'	Report	Boyd  51' Denis Behan  75'	Attendance: 3,780

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Stockport County v Southend United

3 October 2009	Stockport County	0 – 2	Southend United	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00		Report	Barnard  pen 57',  90+5'	Attendance: 4,102

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Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

12 October 2009	Tranmere Rovers	0 – 1	Stockport County	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
19:45		Report	Baker  pen 67'	Attendance: 5,645

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Stockport County v Millwall

17 October 2009	Stockport County	0 - 4	Millwall	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00		Report	Robinson  18' Harris  23',  37',  68'	Attendance: 4,394

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Brentford v Stockport County

24 October 2009	Brentford	2 - 0	Stockport County	Griffin Park, London
15:00	MacDonald  45+1' Weston  70'	Report		Attendance: 5,045

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Stockport County v Norwich City

31 October 2009	Stockport County	1 - 3	Norwich City	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00	Thompson  82'	Report	Holt  16',  90' Hoolahan  pen 69'	Attendance: 5,218

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Walsall v Stockport County

14 November 2009	Walsall	2 - 0	Stockport County	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Richards  37' Byfield  56'	Report		Attendance: 4,143

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Stockport County v Exeter City

21 November 2009	Stockport County	1 - 3	Exeter City	Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00	Rose  81'	Report	Harley  39' Stansfield  90+1' Logan  90+4'	Attendance: 4,101

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FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup

Stockport County v Tooting & Mitcham

7 November 2009 First round	Stockport County	5–0	Tooting & Mitcham	Stockport
15:00	Thompson  13' Poole  20' Baker  38' (pen.) Turnbull  67', 72'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,076

Stockport County v Torquay United

15 December 2009 Second round	Stockport County	0–4	Torquay United	Macclesfield
19:45		Report	Benyon  2', 33', 79' Rendell  28'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,690

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup

Huddersfield Town v Stockport County

11 August 2009 First round	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Stockport County	Huddersfield
19.45	Rhodes  45', 48' Robinson  74'	Report	Poole  88'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 5,120

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra v Stockport County

1 September 2009 First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Stockport County	Crewe
19:00	Zola  90'	Report	Baker  8', 33', 90' Bignall  41'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,331

Port Vale v Stockport County

6 October 2009 Second round	Port Vale	3–1	Stockport County	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	Haldane  4' Dodds  7' Richards  13'	Report	Bridcutt  22'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,154

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.[44] Four days later Leon McSweeney left for Hartlepool United on a free transfer[45]

Squad

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Total		League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Owain Fôn Williams	46	0	44	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Johnny Mullins	41	0	36	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF		Michael Rose	28	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
4	MF		Paul Turnbull	35	0	30	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
5	MF		Liam Bridcutt	19	0	15	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF		Michael Raynes	28	0	25	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
6	DF		Paul Huntington	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		James Vincent	39	0	34	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
8	MF		Greg Tansey	37	0	32	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW		Peter Thompson	27	0	22	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
10	MF		Carl Baker	24	13	20	9	1	1	1	0	2	3
11	FW		Oli Johnson	19	1	16	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
13	GK		Paul Gerrard	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF		Adam Griffin	21	0	18	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF		David Poole	41	1	36	0	2	0	1	1	2	0
16	MF		Matty Mainwaring	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Danny Pilkington	33	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
18	DF		Andy Halls	12	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW		Declan Edwards	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Gianluca Havern	10	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
21	MF		Craig Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Daniel Rowe	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK		Lloyd Rigby	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW		Nicholas Bignall	13	1	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
25	DF		Paul Huntington	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Christian Ribeiro	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Sam Barnes	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Tom Fisher	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		John Disney	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Matty McNeil	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Date	Fee	Notes
Paul Gerrard	Sheffield United	27 July 2009	Free	[15]
David Poole	Darlington F.C	1 July 2009	Free	[19]
Gianluca Havern	Mansfield Town	1 July 2009	Free	[19]
Adam Griffin	Darlington F.C	1 July 2009	Free	[19]
Paul Huntington	Leeds United	1 February 2010	Free	[46]

Out

Player	To	Date	Fee	Notes
Tommy Rowe	Peterborough United	12 May 2009	Undisclosed	[44]
Leon McSweeney	Hartlepool United	18 May 2009	Free	[45]
James Tunnicliffe	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 June 2009	Free	[47]
Gary Dicker	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 June 2009	Free	[47]
Dominic Blizzard	Bristol Rovers	9 July 2009	Free	[48]
Josh Thompson	Celtic	June 2009	Free	[49]
Carl Baker	Coventry City	8 January 2010	£300,000	[50][51]
Oli Johnson	Norwich City	8 January 2010	Undisclosed	[52]
Michael Rose	Norwich City	23 January 2010	Free	[53]
Michael Raynes	Scunthorpe United	1 February 2010	Undisclosed	[54]
Declan Edwards	Northwich Victoria	March 2010	Released	[55]
Peter Thompson	Linfield	2 July 2010	Free	[56]

Loans in

Player	From	Start Date	Expiry	Notes
Liam Bridcutt	Chelsea	14 August 2009	22 September 2009	[57]
Nicholas Bignall	Reading	31 August 2009	3 January 2010	[58]
Paul Huntington	Leeds United	4 September 2009	31 October 2009	[59]
Danny Swailes	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2010	8 May 2010	[60]
Richie Partridge	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2010	8 May 2010	[60]
David Perkins	Colchester United	3 January 2010	8 May 2010	[61]
Jemal Johnson	Milton Keynes Dons	18 January 2010	8 May 2010	[60]
Jabo Ibehre	Milton Keynes Dons	18 January 2010	8 May 2010	[60]
George Donnelly	Plymouth Argyle	29 January 2010	7 May 2010	[53]
Mat Sadler	Watford	29 January 2010	8 May 2010	[53]

Loans out

Player	To	Start Date	Expiry	Notes
Declan Edwards	Northwich Victoria	15 September 2009	15 December 2009	[62]
Peter Thompson	Linfield	January 2010	Until the end of the Season.	[63]

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