2009–10 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Oldham Athletic's 11th season in the third tier of the English football league system, and their 114th overall. The first-team squad was led by manager Dave Penney in his first season with the club, following the departure of former manager John Sheridan in the previous season.

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

2009–10 season
Chairman	Simon Blitz
Manager	Dave Penney (until 6 May) Paul Dickov (from 9 June)
Football League One	16th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Paweł Abbott (13) All: Paweł Abbott (13)
Highest home attendance	8,569 (1 November vs Huddersfield Town)
Lowest home attendance	1,619 (1 September 2009 vs Accrington Stanley)
Average home league attendance	4,630
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Results

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Pre-season and friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
13 July 2009	Hyde United	A	2–0	Whitaker 13', Alessandra 42'
16 July 2009	F.C. Halifax Town	A	1–2	O'Grady
18 July 2009	Bury	A	0–0
21 July 2009	Macclesfield Town	A	2–1	Parker 5', O'Grady 90'
25 July 2009	Sunderland	H	1–2	Abbott 55'
28 July 2009	Stalybridge Celtic	A	3–3	Stephens (2)
30 July 2009	Middlesbrough	H	2–2	Taylor 6', Parker
1 August 2009	Blackpool	H	2–4	Abbott, Furman 15'

League One

The 2009–10 Football League One fixtures were released on 17 June 2009, with Oldham Athletic opening their league campaign versus local rivals Stockport County on 8 August 2009.^[1] In Dave Penney's first competitive game in charge of the club, Oldham were held a scoreless draw against Stockport County. Despite having numerous shots, Owain Fôn Williams kept the Latics out of goal to keep the two teams level at 0–0 for the full 90 minutes.^[2]

League One

Oldham Athletic v Stockport County

8 August 2009 1	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Stockport County	Oldham
	Whitaker   78 '	Report	Havern   66 ' Williams   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,918 Referee: Oliver Langford

Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic

15 August 2009 2	Leyton Orient	1–2	Oldham Athletic	London
	Jarvis 31 ' Demetriou   34 ' Purches   44 ' Thornton   58 '	Report	Abbott 12', 59' (pen.) Holdsworth   25 ' Gilbert   28 ' Parker   34 ' Worthington   62 ' Marrow   75 '	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,061 Referee: Graham Scott

Millwall v Oldham Athletic

18 August 2009 3	Millwall	2–0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Martin 12 ' Craig   30 ' Fuseini   32 ' Friend   38 ' Harris   78 ' 90 '	Report	Taylor   32 ' Worthington   69 ' Furman   77 '	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,369 Referee: Andy D' Urso

Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town

23 August 2009 4	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Swindon Town	Oldham
	Worthington   36 ' Marrow 37 ' Lee 90+4 '	Report	McGovern 83 ' Paynter 89 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Mark Haywood

Brentford v Oldham Athletic

29 August 2009 5	Brentford	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Brentford
	O'Connor 43' (pen.)	Report	Blackman 52'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Grant Hegley

Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United

4 September 2009 6	Oldham Athletic	0–3	Hartlepool United	Oldham
		Report	Jones   18 ' Brown 21 ' McSweeney 37 ' Behan 60 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Bristol Rovers v Oldham Athletic

12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) 7	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Bristol
	Anthony   54 ' Kuffour 90 '	Report	Marrow   27 ' Sheehan   38 '	Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 6,674 Referee: Steve Bratt

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

19 September 2009 (2009-09-19) 8	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Carlisle United	Oldham
	Abbott 13 ' Parker 52 '	Report	Kavanagh   31 ' Livesey   84'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,268 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Southend United v Oldham Athletic

26 September 2009 (2009-09-26) 9	Southend United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Southend-on-Sea
	Christophe   34 ' Barnard   86 '	Report	Abbott 76 ' Taylor   80 ' Furman   90 '	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,979 Referee: Keith Hill

Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

29 September 2009 (2009-09-29) 10	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Oldham
	Sheehan 8 ' Marrow   9 ' Parker 70 '	Report	Doumbé   6 ' Leven   26 ' Howell   45 ' Lewington   46 ' Brill 87' (o.g.) Johnson   88 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Tony Bates

Oldham Athletic v Yeovil Town

3 October 2009 (2009-10-03) 11	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Yeovil Town	Oldham
	Worthington   57 '	Report	Kalala   25 ' Davies   35 ' Tomlin   64 ' Smith   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Nigel Miller

Charlton Athletic v Oldham Athletic

10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) 12	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Oldham Athletic	London
		Report	Lomax   71 ' Brill   85 '	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,441 Referee: Graham Horwood

Oldham Athletic v Southampton

17 October 2009 (2009-10-17) 13	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Southampton	Oldham
	Abbott 65 ' Lomax   76 '	Report	Hammond 12 ' Lambert 23 ' Connolly 82 '   83 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,341 Referee: Dave Foster

Brighton & Hove Albion v Oldham Athletic

24 October 2009 (2009-10-24) 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Brighton and Hove
		Report	Gregan   56 ' Abbott 57 '   81 ' Furman   62 ' Hazell 81 '	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,205 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Oldham Athletic v Huddersfield Town

1 November 2009 (2009-11-01) 15	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Oldham
	Hazell   59 ' Holdsworth   61 ' Abbott   63 '	Report	Williams 59 ' Rhodes   60 ' Smithies   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,569 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Oldham Athletic

14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) 16	Gillingham	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Gillingham
	Weston 61' (pen.)	Report	Taylor   45 ' Marrow   69 ' Holdsworth   79 ' Furman   82 ' Hazell   87 ' Parker   89 '	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,787 Referee: Mike Russell

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

21 November 2009 (2009-11-21) 17	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Colchester United	Oldham
	Colbeck   52 ' Taylor 63' (pen.) Brooke 88 '	Report	Fox 12 ' Tierney  41'  56 ' Odejayi 50 ' White   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Walsall v Oldham Athletic

24 November 2009 (2009-11-24) 18	Walsall	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Walsall
	O'Keefe   2 ' Deeney 20', 80 ' Hughes   34 ' Jones 45 ' Sansara   74 '	Report	Hills  43 ' Smalley   52 ' Parker   89 '	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,191 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Oldham Athletic v Leeds United

1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) 19	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Leeds United	Oldham
	Marrow   43 ' Black   58 '	Report	Kilkenny 37 ' Becchio 82 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,793 Referee: Colin Webster

Norwich City v Oldham Athletic

5 December 2009 (2009-12-05) 20	Norwich City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Norwich
	Holt 21 ' Hoolahan 32 '	Report	Furman   27 ' Gregan   80 '	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,404 Referee: David Phillips

Oldham Athletic v Exeter City

12 December 2009 (2009-12-12) 21	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Exeter City	Oldham
	Colbeck   13 ' Smalley   27 ' 51 ' Gregan   57 ' Heffernan 58 ' Marrow   79 ' Stephens   90 '	Report	Duffy   56 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,230 Referee: Jock Waugh

Wycombe Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

19 December 2009 (2009-12-19) 22	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Wycombe
	Akinde 9 '  22 ' Doherty   50 ' Harold 88' (pen.)	Report	Stephens   13 ' Furman   24 ' Smalley   34 ' Whitaker 45 ' Hazell 51 '   81 ' Lee   67 '	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Danny McDermid

Hartlepool United v Oldham Athletic

2 January 2010 (2010-01-02) 23	Hartlepool United	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Hartlepool
	Jones 32 ' Monkhouse 40 ' Hartley   82 '   83 '	Report	Goodwin   51 ' Gregan   83 ' Abbott 88 '	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,634 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

20 January 2010 (2010-01-20) 24	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
	Marrow   44 '	Report	Logan   55 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Craig Pawson

Oldham Athletic v Millwall

23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) 25	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Millwall	Oldham
	Gregan   56 '	Report	Martin   25 ' Craig   44 ' Schofield   53 ' Harris 57' (pen.) Smith   72 ' Morison   76 ' Ward   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Andy Haines

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

6 February 2010 (2010-02-06) 26	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
	Goodison   65 '	Report	Abbott 41 ' Stephens   73 ' Smalley   85 '	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,518 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic

9 February 2010 (2010-02-09) 27	Swindon Town	4–2	Oldham Athletic	Swindon
	Paynter 45 ' 45' (pen.) Austin 48 ' Ward 58 '	Report	Colbeck 79 ' Hazell   81 ' Price 90 '	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Darren Deadman

Oldham Athletic v Walsall

13 February 2010 (2010-02-13) 28	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Walsall	Oldham
	Smalley   34 ' Abbott 78 '	Report	Deeney   45 ' Westlake   77 ' Byfield   90 ' McDonald   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,968 Referee: Kevin Wright

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) 29	Colchester United	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
	Prutton   56 ' Batth 64 '	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,321 Referee: James Linington

Leeds United v Oldham Athletic

23 February 2010 (2010-02-23) 30	Leeds United	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Leeds
	Lowry   13 ' Becchio 54', 61 '	Report	Furman   15 ' Taylor   24 ' Smalley   25 ' Gregan   58 '	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,635 Referee: Paul Taylor

Oldham Athletic v Norwich City

27 February 2010 (2010-02-27) 31	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Norwich City	Oldham
	Stephens   47 '	Report	Holt 53 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,344 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Exeter City v Oldham Athletic

6 March 2010 (2010-03-06) 32	Exeter City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Exeter
	Golbourne   50 ' Harley 60' (pen.) Dunne   76 '	Report	Stephens   15 ' Hazell   59 ' Furman   60 ' Gregan 81 ' Taylor   89 '	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Simon Hooper

Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient

9 March 2010 (2010-03-09) 33	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Leyton Orient	Oldham
	Smalley 20 ' Stephens 49 '	Report	Chambers   53 ' Daniels   75 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Oldham Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers

13 March 2010 (2010-03-13) 34	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Oldham
	Hazell 29 '   36 ' Abbott 90 '	Report	Harrold 42' (pen.) Betsy 49 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,846 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Stockport County v Oldham Athletic

16 March 2010 (2010-03-16) 35	Stockport County	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Stockport
	Swailes   24 ' Turnbull   55 ' Mullins   90 '	Report	Abbott 25' (pen.) Eaves   90 '	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,283 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Oldham Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) 36	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Oldham
	Worthington   62 ' Furman   85 ' Eaves   90 '	Report	Bennett 40 ' Worthington 57' (o.g.) Elphick   81 ' Navarro   85 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,059 Referee: David Webb

Oldham Athletic v Brentford

30 March 2010 (2010-03-30) 37	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Brentford	Oldham
	Abbott 22', 82 '	Report	O'Connor   22 ' MacDonald 30 ' Balkestein 64 ' Legge   67 ' MacDonald 69 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,833 Referee: Tony Bates

Oldham Athletic v Gillingham

3 April 2010 (2010-04-03) 38	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Gillingham	Oldham
	Gregan   40 ' Guy 59 ' Millar   74 '	Report	Howe   71 ' Nutter   75 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Huddersfield Town v Oldham Athletic

6 April 2010 (2010-04-06) 39	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Huddersfield
	Robinson 38', 90 '	Report	Lee  55'  75 '	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 14,561 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Oldham Athletic v Bristol Rovers

10 April 2010 (2010-04-10) 40	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Oldham
	Guy 48 ' Smalley 88 '	Report	Lines   9 ' Elliott   45 ' Kuffour 77 ' Coles   87 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,769 Referee: Mark Halsey

Milton Keynes Dons v Oldham Athletic

13 April 2010 (2010-04-13) 41	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Milton Keynes
		Report	Stephens   79 '	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,528 Referee: Craig Pawson

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) 42	Carlisle United	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
	Madine 69 '	Report	Guy 59 ' Stephens 64 ' Furman   80 '	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,484 Referee: Danny McDermid

Southampton v Oldham Athletic

20 April 2010 (2010-04-20) 43	Southampton	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Southampton
	Harding   45 '	Report	Abbott   63 ' Marrow   72 '	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 18,366 Referee: Kevin Wright

Oldham Athletic v Southend United

24 April 2010 (2010-04-24) 44	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Southend United	Oldham
	Whitaker 2 ' Stephens   6 ' Smalley   35 ' Black 43 ' Furman   89 '	Report	Laurent 6 ' Mvoto 75 ' Crawford   78 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,225 Referee: Steve Tanner

Yeovil Town v Oldham Athletic

1 May 2010 (2010-05-01) 45	Yeovil Town	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Yeovil
	Tomlin 18 ' Kalala   68 ' Williams 83', 90 '	Report	Gregan   20 ' Taylor   88 '	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,513 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Oldham Athletic v Charlton Athletic

8 May 2010 (2010-05-08) 46	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Oldham
	Gregan   54 '	Report	Bailey 23 ' Llera 48 ' Sam   61 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,686 Referee: Colin Webster

FA Cup

Oldham Athletic v Leeds United

7 November 2009 1	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Leeds United	Oldham
	Furman  70' Smalley  86'	Report	Howson  23' 36' Kilkenny  54' Grella 90' Doyle  90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,552 Referee: Gavin Ward

League Cup

On 16 June 2009, the draws for the first round of the 2009–10 Football League Cup was drawn. Oldham Athletic was drawn against fellow League One club Carlisle United.^[3] Throughout the game, both teams remained scoreless until an 89th-minute winner was scored by Scott Dobie. The goal allowed Carlisle to advance with a 1–0 victory, as Oldham were eliminated in the first round of the Cup.^[4]

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

11 August 2009 1	Carlisle United	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
	Kavanagh  59' Dobie 89'	Report	Hazell  75'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,509 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

On 15 August 2009, the First Round draw for the 2009–10 Football League Trophy was made on Soccer AM, where Oldham was drawn against League Two club Accrington Stanley.^[5] The Latics held a 1–0 lead at halftime after Danny Whitaker grabbed a goal in the 10th minute, though Accrington Stanley came back on level terms in the 60th minute due to an own goal by Oldham defender Sean Gregan. Phil Edwards scored the winning goal seven minutes later following a free kick, giving Accrington a 2–1 victory and knocking Oldham out of the competition in the First Round.^[6]

Oldham Athletic v Accrington Stanley

1 September 2009 1	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Oldham
	Whitaker 10' Hazell  59' Gregan  66'	Report	Kempson  19' Gregan 60' (o.g.) Edwards 67' Grant  90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Paul Tierney

Squad statistics

Accurate as of end of season

No.	Pos.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Dean Brill	28	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	30	0	1	0
2	DF	Hasney Aljofree	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	Lee Hills	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1
2	DF	Krisztian Timar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF	Joe Jacobson	14+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14+1	0	0	0
4	MF	Jon Worthington	12+5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13+5	0	5	0
5	MF	Andy Holdsworth	11+1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	14+1	0	3	0
6	DF	Reuben Hazell	41	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	44	3	8	0
7	MF	Danny Whitaker	30+10	2	0+1	0	1	0	1	1	32+11	3	1	0
8	FW	Deane Smalley	23+6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	24+6	3	8	0
9	FW	Paweł Abbott	38+1	13	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	39+2	13	3	0
11	FW	Chris O'Grady	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	FW	Lewis Guy	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	3	0	0
11	FW	Jason Price	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0
12	DF	Kelvin Lomax	11+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11+4	0	2	0
14	MF	Dean Furman	32+6	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	35+6	0	12	0
15	FW	Lewis Alessandra	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
16	MF	Sean Gregan	46	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	49	1	10	0
17	MF	Keigan Parker	17+10	2	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	18+11	2	3	0
18	MF	Chris Taylor	27+5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	29+5	1	6	0
19	MF	Kieran Lee	16+8	1	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	17+9	1	1	1
20	MF	Dale Stephens	24+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24+2	2	7	0
21	DF	Paul Black	12+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12+1	1	1	0
22	FW	Ryan Brooke	2+13	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	2+15	1	0	0
25	MF	Chris Rowney	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
26	MF	Alex Marrow	26+6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	1	1	0
27	DF	Peter Gilbert	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	0
27	FW	Kirk Millar	2+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28+6	1	1	0
28	MF	Joe Colbeck	18+9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19+9	1	2	0
29	FW	Darren Byfield	0+3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1+3	0	0	0
29	FW	Djeny Bembo-Leta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	FW	Nick Blackman	6+6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7+6	1	0	0
30	FW	Daniel Nardiello	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
33	DF	Jim Goodwin	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0
33	FW	Paul Heffernan	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
33	DF	Alan Sheehan	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	1	1	0
37	GK	Darryl Flahavan	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
38	FW	Tom Eaves	0+15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+15	0	2	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2009	GK	Dean Brill	Unattached	Free[7]
22 July 2009	DF	Andy Holdsworth	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed[8]
23 July 2009	FW	Keigan Parker	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed[9]
24 July 2009	DF	Rene Steer	Arsenal	Undisclosed[10]
25 July 2009	MF	Philip Ojapah	A.F.C. Liverpool	Undisclosed[11]
28 July 2009	DF	Michael McKerr	Unattached	Free[12]
6 August 2009	FW	Darren Byfield	Unattached	Free[13]
6 August 2009	DF	Peter Gilbert	Unattached	Free[13]
6 August 2009	GK	Przemysław Kazimierczak	Unattached	Free[14]
1 September 2009	MF	Joe Colbeck	Bradford City	Undisclosed[15]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
23 July 2009	FW	Matthew Wolfenden	Wrexham	Free[16]
7 August 2009	DF	Neal Eardley	Blackpool	Undisclosed[17]
25 August 2009	FW	Darren Byfield	Walsall[18]
1 September 2009	GK	Przemysław Kazimierczak	Released[19]
1 September 2009	DF	Peter Gilbert	Northampton Town[20]

Loan in

Date From	Date To	Pos	Name	Loaned from
6 August 2009	January 2009	DF	Alex Marrow	Blackburn Rovers[21][22]
20 August 2009	January 2009	FW	Nick Blackman	Blackburn Rovers[22][23]
1 September 2009	1 October 2009	DF	Alan Sheehan	Leeds United[24]

Loan out

Date From	Date To	Pos	Name	Loaned to
10 July 2009	30 June 2010	GK	Greg Fleming	Dunfermline Athletic[25]
14 August 2009	14 September 2009	MF	Dale Stephens	Rochdale[26]
20 August 2009	20 September 2009	FW	Lewis Alessandra	Chester City[27]
21 August 2009	January 2010	FW	Chris O'Grady	Rochdale[28]
28 August 2009	28 September 2009	MF	Philip Ojapah	Stalybridge Celtic[29]

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[30]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Dean Brill 2 DF  ENG Hasney Aljofree 3 DF  WAL Joe Jacobson 4 MF  ENG Jon Worthington 5 DF  ENG Andy Holdsworth 6 DF  ENG Reuben Hazell 7 MF  ENG Danny Whitaker 8 FW  ENG Deane Smalley 9 FW  POL Pawel Abbott[notes 1] 10 MF  ENG Rob Purdie 11 FW  ENG Lewis Guy (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 12 DF  ENG Kelvin Lomax 13 GK  SCO Greg Fleming 14 MF  RSA Dean Furman 15 FW  ENG Lewis Alessandra 16 MF  ENG Sean Gregan 17 FW  SCO Keigan Parker 18 MF  ENG Chris Taylor

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  ENG Kieran Lee 20 MF  ENG Dale Stephens 21 DF  ENG Paul Black 22 FW  ENG Ryan Brooke 23 GK  ENG Josh Ollerenshaw 24 DF  ENG Liam Dawson 25 MF  ENG Chris Rowney 26 MF  ENG Alex Marrow (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 27 FW  NIR Kirk Millar 28 MF  ENG Joe Colbeck 29 FW  COD Djeny Bembo-Leta 30 FW  WAL Daniel Nardiello[notes 2] (on loan from Bury) 31 MF  NIR Philip McGrath 33 MF  IRL Jim Goodwin (on loan from Huddersfield Town) 36 DF  NIR Michael McKerr 37 GK  ENG Darryl Flahavan (on loan from Crystal Palace) 38 FW  ENG Tom Eaves

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ENG Lee Hills (on loan from Crystal Palace) 2 DF  HUN Krisztián Timár (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 11 FW  ENG Chris O'Grady (to Rochdale) 11 FW  WAL Jason Price (on loan from Millwall) 13 GK  SCO Greg Fleming (on loan to Dunfermline Athletic) 27 DF  WAL Peter Gilbert[notes 3] (to Northampton Town) 28 GK  POL Przemysław Kazimierczak (released)

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 FW  JAM Darren Byfield[notes 4] (released) 30 FW  ENG Nick Blackman[notes 5] (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 31 DF  HUN Dávid Kálnoki-Kis (on loan from MTK) 33 DF  IRL Alan Sheehan (on loan from Leeds United) 33 FW  IRL Paul Heffernan (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 34 FW  HUN Patrick Tischler (on loan from MTK) 35 FW  HUN Norbert Csiki (on loan from MTK)