Manchester City F.C. season 2009–10
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The 2009–10 season
is Manchester City Football Club
's eighth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football
, and its thirteenth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it is the team's 118th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. The club started the season under the management of Mark Hughes
who was controversially sacked in mid-December after the team notched up seven consecutive draws in the Premier League. He was replaced by the Italian manager Roberto Mancini
.
, new manager Roberto Mancini demonstrated that he clearly deserved, and should get, more time to "mould the team to his own image." In his first few months in the job, after succeeding Mark Hughes in December, the Italian did make some noticeable improvements to the team, such as ironing out its occasional lack of focus and cohesion in defence whilst also improving the overall mentality of the team. Yet by the end of the season it had become obvious that there was much work still to be done in order to convince some of Mancini's higher-profile players to sign up to his personal ethos
.
With a prolific 29 goals in his first season at the club, Carlos Tévez
was widely regarded as the club's best and most important player this season, with the feisty Argentinian striker becoming an almost talismanic figurehead, not just for the team on the field of play and the fans in the stands, but also with regard to the whole zeitgeist associated with this new era in the club's history. Unfortunately for City, this campaign saw too many of his team mates failing to match his high work rate and fecund output. There were a number of players who flattered to deceive this season, with the most notable of them being the previous season's fan's favourite and top scorer, Robinho. The Brazilian's second season in English football proved to be a disastrous one for both the "marquee signing" and the Mark who signed him, with his January loan out to Brazilian club Santos for the remainder of the season only serving to emphasise the magnitude of his failure to deliver on the pitch anything remotely comparable to what he had already received in his bank account.
The loss in the team's last home game of the season to fellow rivals for landing one of the Premier League's "Top Four" elite slots, Tottenham Hotspur
, in what had been dubbed by the media beforehand as the "Champions League
play-off" game, was considered by many observers to be the Manchester club's defining moment of the season. Breaking the established stranglehold of the "Big Four" had been, and still is, one of the ambitions of the club's new wealthy owners, yet the players they expensively accumulated to achieve this feat failed to deliver, if only marginally so. However, one of the positives for City to be taken from this season's campaign will be that the club reached its first major semi-final since 1981 (albeit with the most expensive squad ever assembled to try to win the Carling Cup) before finally succumbing to the eventual trophy winners and bitter rivals from across the city, Manchester United
. The City team also notched up some highly noteworthy victories over the other "Top Four" incumbents, Chelsea
and Arsenal
.
In fact, Manchester City earned itself the distinction of being the only team to do the "league double" over the team that ultimately achieved the "league and cup
double" this season. So as much as the season may have seemed like yet another false dawn to the ever-faithful and loyal City fans, the club is in reality "a work in progress" that appears to still be on course to arrive where it ultimately wants to be, and with more new signings in the close season, will presumably get even closer to achieving its very ambitious agenda next season. Given that the club is building its team from a much weaker base than Chelsea did under Roman Abramovich
(viz. Chelsea had already finished fourth in the Premier League in the 2002–03 season before Abramovich purchased the club in June 2003) progress will naturally be somewhat slower despite the vast wealth of City's current ownership. So this season's campaign should still be considered to be a successful one for City, regardless of the fact that the team narrowly missed its main goal of qualifying for an opportunity to play in the Champions League in 2010–11.
which replaced the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook
. There was also a change in the supplier of those kits for this season, with Nike
owned Umbro
replacing the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif
. As a result of the switch from its prior French kit supplier to the Greater Manchester-based Umbro, all of the club's previous season's team and goalkeeper kits were essentially replaced with new ones for this season. The overall sky blue color of the first team kit was retained but the style and trim if this strip was significantly changed. Completely new away and third team kits were introduced, while a new all green goalkeeper strip replaced the previous season's gold and black strip as the primary one for use by the stoppers, with a newly styled and trimmed variant of the old gold and black strip now becoming the secondary strip for use by the keepers in away fixtures.
The new all black away team kit came with gold vertical shoulder trim on the front that enabled the kit to be color coordinated with the gold and black goalkeeper strip, although it was sometimes also used with the all green goalkeeper strip. This gold and black color scheme was, according to its designer David Blanch, intended to be symbolic of the globe covered with bees (representing the world, to all parts of which the goods of the city are exported) that is featured on the city of Manchester coat of arms. That is because the Manchester City teams in the past have established the unique tradition of always wearing this crest on their shirts when playing at Wembley (or in a major cup final elsewhere) as a symbol of their pride in representing the city of Manchester at a major sporting event. In heraldic terms, the bee is symbolic of a hive of industry, and even today the Manchester bee is often used all by itself as a shorthand emblem for the city of Manchester.
The red and black diagonal sash across the white shirts of the new third team kit was intended as a nostalgic re-mastering of the original sashed strip worn by the City team back in the seventies,
while that original design had, in its turn, been a nod back at the classic red and black striped shirts with black shorts that had originally been introduced by coach Malcolm Allison
in imitation of A.C. Milan
's strip, and which was frequently worn in its cup ties by the successful trophy-winning City team of the late sixties and early seventies.
Vodacom Challenge
Joan Gamper Trophy
Points away from home: 27
Points against "Big Four" teams: 12
Points against promoted teams: 14
Biggest home defeat: 0–2 vs. Everton, 24 March 2010
Biggest away win: 1–6 vs. Burnley, 3 April 2010
Biggest away defeat: 3–0 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 16 December 2009
Biggest home attendance: 47,370 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 5 May 2010
Smallest home attendance: 40,292 vs. Blackburn Rovers, 11 January 2010
Biggest away attendance: 75,066 vs. Manchester United, 20 September 2009
Smallest away attendance: 17,826 vs. Portsmouth, 30 August 2009
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Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Apps. numbers denote: Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)
Red card numbers denote: No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards
Information current as of 9 May 2010 (end of season)
FA Cup
Information current as of 9 May 2010 (end of season)
Premier League Player of the Month
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor
PFA
Awarded monthly to four players - one in each of the Premier League plus the three divisions of the Football League - those players being the ones that receive the most votes cast for that league in a poll conducted each month on the PFA's OWS (http://www.givemefootball.com)
LMA
Awarded on a weekly basis to the Premier League or Football League team that a five-man LMA adjudication panel deems to have performed in some outstanding manner
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
is Manchester City Football Club
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
's eighth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
, and its thirteenth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it is the team's 118th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. The club started the season under the management of Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
who was controversially sacked in mid-December after the team notched up seven consecutive draws in the Premier League. He was replaced by the Italian manager Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...
.
Season review
After only five months in the job at EastlandsCity of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...
, new manager Roberto Mancini demonstrated that he clearly deserved, and should get, more time to "mould the team to his own image." In his first few months in the job, after succeeding Mark Hughes in December, the Italian did make some noticeable improvements to the team, such as ironing out its occasional lack of focus and cohesion in defence whilst also improving the overall mentality of the team. Yet by the end of the season it had become obvious that there was much work still to be done in order to convince some of Mancini's higher-profile players to sign up to his personal ethos
Ethos
Ethos is a Greek word meaning "character" that is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology. The Greeks also used this word to refer to the power of music to influence its hearer's emotions, behaviors, and even morals. Early Greek stories of...
.
With a prolific 29 goals in his first season at the club, Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
was widely regarded as the club's best and most important player this season, with the feisty Argentinian striker becoming an almost talismanic figurehead, not just for the team on the field of play and the fans in the stands, but also with regard to the whole zeitgeist associated with this new era in the club's history. Unfortunately for City, this campaign saw too many of his team mates failing to match his high work rate and fecund output. There were a number of players who flattered to deceive this season, with the most notable of them being the previous season's fan's favourite and top scorer, Robinho. The Brazilian's second season in English football proved to be a disastrous one for both the "marquee signing" and the Mark who signed him, with his January loan out to Brazilian club Santos for the remainder of the season only serving to emphasise the magnitude of his failure to deliver on the pitch anything remotely comparable to what he had already received in his bank account.
The loss in the team's last home game of the season to fellow rivals for landing one of the Premier League's "Top Four" elite slots, Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, in what had been dubbed by the media beforehand as the "Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
play-off" game, was considered by many observers to be the Manchester club's defining moment of the season. Breaking the established stranglehold of the "Big Four" had been, and still is, one of the ambitions of the club's new wealthy owners, yet the players they expensively accumulated to achieve this feat failed to deliver, if only marginally so. However, one of the positives for City to be taken from this season's campaign will be that the club reached its first major semi-final since 1981 (albeit with the most expensive squad ever assembled to try to win the Carling Cup) before finally succumbing to the eventual trophy winners and bitter rivals from across the city, Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. The City team also notched up some highly noteworthy victories over the other "Top Four" incumbents, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
.
In fact, Manchester City earned itself the distinction of being the only team to do the "league double" over the team that ultimately achieved the "league and cup
2009–10 FA Cup
The 2009–10 FA Cup was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition. One club, Newcastle Blue Star, folded before the fixtures were released...
double" this season. So as much as the season may have seemed like yet another false dawn to the ever-faithful and loyal City fans, the club is in reality "a work in progress" that appears to still be on course to arrive where it ultimately wants to be, and with more new signings in the close season, will presumably get even closer to achieving its very ambitious agenda next season. Given that the club is building its team from a much weaker base than Chelsea did under Roman Abramovich
Roman Abramovich
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich is a Russian businessman and the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC.In 2003, Abramovich was named Person of the Year by Expert, a Russian business magazine. He shared this title with Mikhail Khodorkovsky...
(viz. Chelsea had already finished fourth in the Premier League in the 2002–03 season before Abramovich purchased the club in June 2003) progress will naturally be somewhat slower despite the vast wealth of City's current ownership. So this season's campaign should still be considered to be a successful one for City, regardless of the fact that the team narrowly missed its main goal of qualifying for an opportunity to play in the Champions League in 2010–11.
Team kit
For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits was Etihad AirwaysEtihad Airways
Etihad Airways is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. Established in July 2003 and based at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Etihad commenced operations in November 2003....
which replaced the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook Group
Thomas Cook Group plc is a travel company created on 19 June, 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG and MyTravel Group plc. At flotation on the London Stock Exchange 52% of the shares in the new company were held by the German mail order and department store corporation Arcandor and 48% owned by...
. There was also a change in the supplier of those kits for this season, with Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
owned Umbro
Umbro
Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
replacing the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif
Le Coq Sportif
Le Coq Sportif is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and T-shirts. It was founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset, but the first clothing items branded with the rooster appeared in 1948...
. As a result of the switch from its prior French kit supplier to the Greater Manchester-based Umbro, all of the club's previous season's team and goalkeeper kits were essentially replaced with new ones for this season. The overall sky blue color of the first team kit was retained but the style and trim if this strip was significantly changed. Completely new away and third team kits were introduced, while a new all green goalkeeper strip replaced the previous season's gold and black strip as the primary one for use by the stoppers, with a newly styled and trimmed variant of the old gold and black strip now becoming the secondary strip for use by the keepers in away fixtures.
The new all black away team kit came with gold vertical shoulder trim on the front that enabled the kit to be color coordinated with the gold and black goalkeeper strip, although it was sometimes also used with the all green goalkeeper strip. This gold and black color scheme was, according to its designer David Blanch, intended to be symbolic of the globe covered with bees (representing the world, to all parts of which the goods of the city are exported) that is featured on the city of Manchester coat of arms. That is because the Manchester City teams in the past have established the unique tradition of always wearing this crest on their shirts when playing at Wembley (or in a major cup final elsewhere) as a symbol of their pride in representing the city of Manchester at a major sporting event. In heraldic terms, the bee is symbolic of a hive of industry, and even today the Manchester bee is often used all by itself as a shorthand emblem for the city of Manchester.
The red and black diagonal sash across the white shirts of the new third team kit was intended as a nostalgic re-mastering of the original sashed strip worn by the City team back in the seventies,
while that original design had, in its turn, been a nod back at the classic red and black striped shirts with black shorts that had originally been introduced by coach Malcolm Allison
Malcolm Allison
Malcolm Alexander Allison was an English football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Mal", he was one of English football's most flamboyant and intriguing characters because of his panache, fedora and cigar, controversies off the pitch and outspoken nature.Allison's managerial potential become...
in imitation of A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
's strip, and which was frequently worn in its cup ties by the successful trophy-winning City team of the late sixties and early seventies.
Historical league performance
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991-92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).Pre-season
Vodacom ChallengeVodacom Challenge 2009The Vodacom Challenge celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2009 with the English Premier League side Manchester City touring South Africa and playing against two local PSL clubs, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs...
Joan Gamper TrophyJoan Gamper TrophyThe Joan Gamper Trophy or Joan Gamper Cup is an annual friendly football competition held in August, before the start of Spanish club FC Barcelona's La Liga season. The competition is hosted by FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium and is named in honour of Joan Gamper, a founding member, player,...
Emirates Foundation Cup
Position in final standings
Results summary
Points breakdown
Points at home: 40Points away from home: 27
Points against "Big Four" teams: 12
Points against promoted teams: 14
- 6 points: Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 4 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley,
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- Fulham, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic
- Fulham, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic
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- 2 points: Liverpool
- 1 point: Hull City
- 0 points: Everton, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
Biggest & smallest
Biggest home win: 5–1 vs. Birmingham City, 11 April 2010Biggest home defeat: 0–2 vs. Everton, 24 March 2010
Biggest away win: 1–6 vs. Burnley, 3 April 2010
Biggest away defeat: 3–0 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 16 December 2009
Biggest home attendance: 47,370 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 5 May 2010
Smallest home attendance: 40,292 vs. Blackburn Rovers, 11 January 2010
Biggest away attendance: 75,066 vs. Manchester United, 20 September 2009
Smallest away attendance: 17,826 vs. Portsmouth, 30 August 2009
Results by round
Individual match reports
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Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
First leg
Second leg
Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Fifth round replay
Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games onlyApps. numbers denote: Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)
Red card numbers denote: No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards
| No. | Pos. | Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK |  Shay GivenShay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
35(0) | 3(0) | 6(0) | 44(0) | 2 | |||||
| 2 | DF |  Micah RichardsMicah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
23(4) | 3 | 2(0) | 4(0) | 29(4) | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | DF | Wayne Bridge Wayne Bridge Wayne Michael Bridge is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City.A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career.... |
23(0) | 2(0) | 3(0) | 28(0) | 2 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Nedum Onuoha Nedum Onuoha Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha is an English-Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Manchester City. He is a defender, typically a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back.-Biography:... |
10(5) | 1 | 2(0) | 1 | 1(1) | 13(6) | 2 | |||
| 5 | DF |  Pablo ZabaletaPablo Zabaleta Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod is an Argentine footballer who plays for Manchester City.Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or defensive midfielder, but is predominantly a right sided player. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport... |
27(4) | 4(1) | 4(0) | 35(5) | 12 | 1 / - | ||||
| 6 | MF | Michael Johnson |
1(1) | 1(1) | 1 | 2(2) | 1 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
22(6) | 2 | 3(0) | 5(1) | 1 | 30(7) | 3 | |||
| 8 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
30 (11) | 4 | 2(1) | 1 | 6(0) | 2 | 38 (12) | 7 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW |  Robinho |
10(4) | 1(0) | 1 | 1(0) | 12(4) | 1 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Adam Johnson |
16(2) | 1 | 16(2) | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | GK | Stuart Taylor |
1(0) | 1(0) | ||||||||
| 14 | FW |  Roque Santa CruzRoque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
19 (13) | 3 | 2(2) | 1(0) | 1 | 22 (15) | 4 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF |  Javier Garrido |
9(2) | 1 | 1(0) | 2(0) | 12(2) | 1 | 2 | |||
| 16 | DF | Sylvinho |
10(4) | 3(1) | 1 | 2(1) | 15(6) | 1 | 3 | |||
| 17 | MF |  Martin PetrovMartin Petrov Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa... |
17(9) | 4 | 4(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 22 (11) | 5 | |||
| 18 | MF | Gareth Barry Gareth Barry Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in... |
34(0) | 2 | 3(1) | 6(0) | 1 | 43(1) | 3 | 5 | ||
| 19 | DF | Joleon Lescott Joleon Lescott Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.... |
19(1) | 1 | 2(0) | 4(0) | 1 | 25(1) | 2 | 1 | ||
| 24 | MF |  Patrick VieiraPatrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
13(5) | 1 | 1(1) | 14(6) | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | FW |  Emmanuel AdebayorEmmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008... |
26(1) | 14 | 2(0) | 3(1) | 31(2) | 14 | 1 | |||
| 27 | FW |  Benjani MwaruwariBenjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
2(1) | 2(0) | 1 | 2(2) | 6(3) | 1 | ||||
| 28 | DF |  Kolo TouréKolo Touré Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:... (c) |
31(0) | 1 | 1(0) | 3(0) | 1 | 35(0) | 2 | 1 | ||
| 32 | FW | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
35(3) | 23 | 1(1) | 6(0) | 6 | 42(4) | 29 | 7 | ||
| 33 | DF |  Vincent KompanyVincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
25(4) | 2 | 3(0) | 4(1) | 32(5) | 2 | 3 | |||
| 34 | MF |  Nigel de JongNigel de Jong Nigel de Jong is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.... |
34(4) | 3(0) | 5(1) | 42(5) | 9 | |||||
| 37 | GK |  Gunnar Nielsen |
1(1) | 1(1) | ||||||||
| 38 | GK |  Márton FülöpMárton Fülöp Márton Fülöp is a Hungarian footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a goalkeeper. After playing in Hungary for MTK Budapest FC, BKV Előre SC and BFC Siófok, he signed for English club Tottenham Hotspur.... |
3(0) | 3(0) | ||||||||
| 39 | FW |  Craig BellamyCraig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
32(6) | 10 | 3(2) | 1 | 5(1) | 40(9) | 11 | 7 | 1 / - | |
| 40 | MF |  Vladimir WeissVladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989) Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:... |
1(0) | 3(3) | 1 | 4(3) | 1 | |||||
| 44 | DF | Dedryck Boyata Dedryck Boyata Anga Dedryck Boyata , is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Manchester City, as a centre back or right back.-Early Career:... |
3(2) | 2(0) | 2(0) | 7(2) | 1 | |||||
| 45 | DF | Greg Cunningham Greg Cunningham Gregory Richard "Greg" Cunningham is an Irish footballer who plays as a left back for Nottingham Forest and the Republic of Ireland national football team.-Manchester City:... |
2(2) | 1(1) | 3(3) | 1 | ||||||
| 48 | MF |  Abdisalam IbrahimAbdisalam Ibrahim Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim is a Somali-Norwegian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie side NEC on loan from Manchester City.... |
1(1) | 1(0) | 2(1) | |||||||
| 52 | FW | Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely |
1(1) | 1(1) | ||||||||
| Sold | DF | Richard Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
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| TOTALS | 73 | 7 | 15 | 95 | 68 | 2 / 1 | ||||||
Information current as of 9 May 2010 (end of season)
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
29 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008... |
14 |
| Craig Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
11 |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
7 |
| Martin Petrov Martin Petrov Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa... |
5 |
| Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
4 |
| Gareth Barry Gareth Barry Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in... |
3 |
| Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
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| Micah Richards Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
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| Joleon Lescott Joleon Lescott Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.... |
2 |
| Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
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| Nedum Onuoha Nedum Onuoha Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha is an English-Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Manchester City. He is a defender, typically a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back.-Biography:... |
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| Kolo Touré Kolo Touré Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:... |
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| Javier Garrido |
1 |
| Adam Johnson |
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| Michael Johnson |
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| Benjani Mwaruwari Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
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| Robinho |
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| Sylvinho |
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| Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
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| Vladimir Weiss Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989) Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:... |
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Premier League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
23 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008... |
14 |
| Craig Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
10 |
| Martin Petrov Martin Petrov Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa... |
4 |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
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| Micah Richards Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
3 |
| Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
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| Gareth Barry Gareth Barry Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in... |
2 |
| Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
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| Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
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| Javier Garrido |
1 |
| Adam Johnson |
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| Joleon Lescott Joleon Lescott Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.... |
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| Nedum Onuoha Nedum Onuoha Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha is an English-Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Manchester City. He is a defender, typically a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back.-Biography:... |
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| Kolo Touré Kolo Touré Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:... |
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| Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
League Cup
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
6 |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
2 |
| Gareth Barry Gareth Barry Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in... |
1 |
| Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
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| Michael Johnson |
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| Joleon Lescott Joleon Lescott Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.... |
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| Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
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| Kolo Touré Kolo Touré Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:... |
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| Vladimir Weiss Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989) Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:... |
FA Cup2009–10 FA CupThe 2009–10 FA Cup was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition. One club, Newcastle Blue Star, folded before the fixtures were released...
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Craig Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
1 |
| Benjani Mwaruwari Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
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| Nedum Onuoha Nedum Onuoha Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha is an English-Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Manchester City. He is a defender, typically a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back.-Biography:... |
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| Martin Petrov Martin Petrov Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa... |
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| Robinho |
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| Sylvinho |
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| Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
Information current as of 9 May 2010 (end of season)
Premier League Player of the MonthPremier League Player of the MonthThe Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Premier League player each month of the season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor, and announced alongside the Manager of the Month on the first or second Friday of the following month...
award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| December | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
PFAProfessional Footballers' AssociationThe Professional Footballers' Association is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales. The world's oldest professional sport trade union, it has 4,000 members....
Fans' Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to four players - one in each of the Premier League plus the three divisions of the Football League - those players being the ones that receive the most votes cast for that league in a poll conducted each month on the PFA's OWS (http://www.givemefootball.com)
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
LMALeague Managers AssociationThe League Managers Association is the organisation which collectively represents all Premiership and Football League managers in English football...
Performance of the Week award
Awarded on a weekly basis to the Premier League or Football League team that a five-man LMA adjudication panel deems to have performed in some outstanding manner
| Week ending | Awarded to | For performance in |
|---|---|---|
| 5 March 2010 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Chelsea 2 – 4 Manchester City |
Etihad Player of the Month awards
Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS| Month | First Team | Reserve Team | Academy |
|---|---|---|---|
| August/September | Craig Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
David Ball |
Tom Smith |
| October | Martin Petrov Martin Petrov Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa... |
Donal McDermott Donal McDermott Donal Jeremiah McDermott is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town.-Manchester City:... |
Omar Elabdellaoui |
| November | Shay Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
James Poole James Poole (footballer) James Alexander Poole is an English footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United.-Career:After joining Manchester City's academy from Macclesfield Town's centre of excellence for a small fee, he went on to be part of the Manchester City FA Youth Cup winning side in 2007–08 which beat Chelsea... |
Sean Tse |
| December | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
N/A | |
| January | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
N/A | |
| February | Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
N/A | |
| March | Adam Johnson |
N/A | |
| April | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
N/A | |
Etihad / OSC Player of the Year awards
| Player | Season 2009–10 awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
OSC Player of the Year | OSC = Official Supporters Club |
| Dedryck Boyata Dedryck Boyata Anga Dedryck Boyata , is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Manchester City, as a centre back or right back.-Early Career:... |
OSC Young Player of the Year | |
| Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
Players' Player of the Year | |
| Adam Johnson |
Goal of the Season | Sunderland 1 – 1 Manchester City 14 March 2010 |
| Craig Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
Performance of the Season | Manchester United 4 – 3 Manchester City 20 September 2009 |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
Community Player of the Year | |
First team
| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 2009 | MF | Gareth Barry Gareth Barry Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in... |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
£12m |
| 01 July 2009 | FW | Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
£18m |
| 01 July 2009 | GK | Stuart Taylor |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Free |
| 13 July 2009 | FW | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
 MSIMedia Sports Investments Media Sports Investments is a London-based international investment fund that until June 2006 was headed by the Iranian-born, British-educated, businessman Kia Joorabchian... |
£25.5m |
| 18 July 2009 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
£25m |
| 29 July 2009 | DF | Kolo Touré Kolo Touré Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
£16m |
| 24 Aug. 2009 | DF | Sylvinho |
Barcelona |
Free |
| 25 Aug. 2009 | DF | Joleon Lescott Joleon Lescott Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.... |
Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
£22m |
| 08 Jan. 2010 | MF | Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
 InternazionaleF.C. Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always... |
Free |
| 01 Feb. 2010 | MF | Adam Johnson |
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
Undisc. |
Reserves & Academy
| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 2009 | GK |  Loris Karius |
Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons... |
Undisc. |
| 01 July 2009 | DF | Nils Zander |
Schalke FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
Undisc. |
| 29 Aug. 2009 | MF | Joan Angel Román |
Espanyol RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009... |
Undisc. |
| Sep. 2009 | GK |  David GonzálezDavid González Giraldo David González Giraldo is a Colombian football goalkeeper who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen on loan from Manchester City.-Club career:... |
Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
Trial |
| Jan. 2010 | GK | David González David González Giraldo David González Giraldo is a Colombian football goalkeeper who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen on loan from Manchester City.-Club career:... |
Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
Free |
First team
| Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 2009 | DF | Danny Mills Danny Mills Daniel John Mills is a former English professional footballer best known for his time at Leeds United. His main position was right-back, though he could also play as central defender... |
Retired | |
| 01 July 2009 | FW | Daniel Sturridge Daniel Sturridge Daniel Andre Sturridge is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He is primarily a forward, but has been used on the right flank as a winger for Chelsea... |
Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
Tribunal |
| 01 July 2009 | FW | Darius Vassell Darius Vassell Darius Vassell is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Leicester City, having previously played for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Ankaragücü, as well as the England national team.... |
 AnkaragücüAnkaragücü MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis.... |
Released |
| 01 July 2009 | MF | Dietmar Hamann Dietmar Hamann Dietmar "Didi" Hamann is a German footballer who was most recently manager at Stockport County. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at Milton Keynes Dons as a... |
MK Dons |
Released |
| 01 July 2009 | DF | Michael Ball Michael Ball (footballer) Michael John Ball is an English professional footballer who plays for Leicester City, having previously played as a left-back for English Premier League team Manchester City.... |
Released | |
| 01 July 2009 | DF | Gláuber |
São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of... |
Released |
| 10 July 2009 | MF | Gelson Fernandes Gelson Fernandes Gelson Tavares Fernandes is a Swiss footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Leicester City on loan from AS Saint Etienne... |
Saint-Étienne AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city... |
Undisc. |
| 24 July 2009 | FW | Ched Evans Ched Evans Chedwyn Michael "Ched" Evans is a Wales international footballer currently playing as a striker for Sheffield United.Born in St Asaph, Denbighshire Evans was an inexperienced youth striker with Manchester City, when he arrived at Norwich City on loan in 2007... |
Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
£3m |
| 30 July 2009 | MF | Elano |
Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
£8m |
| 14 Aug. 2009 | GK |  Kasper SchmeichelKasper Schmeichel Kasper Peter Schmeichel is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, and son of Peter Schmeichel. He plays in the Npower Championship for Leicester City. He played 17 games for the Denmark under-21 national team... |
Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Undisc. |
| 01 Sep. 2009 | DF |  Tal Ben HaimTal Ben Haim Tal Ben Haim is an Israeli professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth.He can play at either centre back or right back. He is also a member of the Israeli national squad... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Free |
| 02 Sep. 2009 | DF | Richard Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
£6m |
Reserves & Academy
| Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | DF | Matthew Brown |
Released | |
| 1 July 2009 | FW | Ian Daly Ian Daly Ian Daly is an Irish professional football player currently playing for St Patrick's Athletic in the Airtricity League of Ireland.-Club career:... |
 Aris ThessalonikiAris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in... |
Released |
| 1 July 2009 | GK | Gregory Hartley |
Released | |
| 1 July 2009 | GK | Richard Martin Richard Martin (footballer born 1987) Richard William Martin is an English footballer who currently plays the Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League.-England:... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
Released |
| 1 July 2009 | MF | Ben Morris |
F.C. United F.C. United of Manchester F.C. United of Manchester is an English semi-professional football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester that plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. It was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the... |
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| 1 July 2009 | DF |  Chris Ramsey |
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| 1 July 2009 | MF |  Angelos Tsiaklis |
F.C. United F.C. United of Manchester F.C. United of Manchester is an English semi-professional football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester that plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. It was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the... |
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| 1 July 2009 | MF | Berna Hovath |
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| 1 July 2009 | DF | Peter Varga |
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| 1 July 2009 | MF |  Adrian Cieslewicz |
Wrexham |
Released |
| 1 July 2009 | DF | Igor Paldan |
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| 1 July 2009 | MF | Gary Nolan |
F.C. United F.C. United of Manchester F.C. United of Manchester is an English semi-professional football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester that plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. It was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the... |
Released |
| 1 July 2009 | MF | Joe Clegg |
Witton Albion Witton Albion F.C. Witton Albion F.C. are a football club based in Northwich, England. They were founded in 1887. They have won the Cheshire Senior Cup 11 times since 1902. Their most recent success in this competition was in 2006, when they defeated Stalybridge Celtic in the final. They have also reached the FA Cup... |
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| 1 Aug. 2009 | DF | Curtis Obeng |
Wrexham |
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| 1 Jan. 2010 | DF | Clayton McDonald Clayton McDonald Clayton Rodney McDonald is an English football defender who plays for League Two side Port Vale. He is the son of former professional Rod McDonald, and brother to another footballer also called Rod McDonald.... |
Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
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First team
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr. 2010 | 09 May 2010 | GK | Márton Fülöp Márton Fülöp Márton Fülöp is a Hungarian footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a goalkeeper. After playing in Hungary for MTK Budapest FC, BKV Előre SC and BFC Siófok, he signed for English club Tottenham Hotspur.... |
Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
Reserves & Academy
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct. 2009 | 31 Jan. 2010 | FW | J. Cullinane |
Swansea City |
First team
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 09 | 31 May 10 | GK | Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
| 07 July 09 | 21 Jan. 10 | FW | Jô João Alves de Assis Silva João Alves de Assis Silva , commonly referred to as Jô, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national team as a striker.... |
Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
| 23 July 09 | 01 Jan. 10 | FW |  Felipe CaicedoFelipe Caicedo Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Basel:... |
 Sporting CP |
| 24 July 09 | 31 May 10 | DF | Shaleum Logan Shaleum Logan Shaleum Narval Logan is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Brentford.He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers.... |
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
| 30 July 09 | 31 May 10 | FW | Valeri Bojinov Valeri Bojinov Valeri Emilov Bozhinov , commonly known as Valeri Bojinov, is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Sporting CP.-Biography:Born in the Bulgarian town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bozhinov moved to Malta at the age of 12 with his mother Pepa, a former Bulgarian national basketball team player and... |
Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its... |
| 22 Aug. 09 | 31 May 10 | MF |  Kelvin EtuhuKelvin Etuhu 'Kelvin Etuhu' is a Nigerian-English professional football player who is currently without a club after his release from Manchester City.... |
Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
| 09 Jan. 10 | 31 May 10 | FW | Felipe Caicedo Felipe Caicedo Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Basel:... |
Málaga |
| 21 Jan. 10 | 30 June 10 | FW | Jô João Alves de Assis Silva João Alves de Assis Silva , commonly referred to as Jô, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national team as a striker.... |
Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
| 25 Jan. 10 | 31 May 10 | MF | Vladimír Weiss Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989) Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:... |
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
| 28 Jan. 10 | 04 Aug. 10 | FW | Robinho |
Santos |
| 01 Feb. 10 | 15 May 10 | FW | Benjani Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
Reserves & Academy
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug. 09 | 07 Nov. 09 | MF | Donal McDermott Donal McDermott Donal Jeremiah McDermott is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town.-Manchester City:... |
Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
| 29 Aug. 09 | 31 May 10 | DF | Ryan McGivern Ryan McGivern (footballer) Ryan McGivern is a Northern Irish footballer with Bristol City on loan from Manchester City, he can play left-back or central defender.-Manchester City:... |
Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
| 01 Sep. 09 | 15 Dec. 09 | DF | Clayton McDonald Clayton McDonald Clayton Rodney McDonald is an English football defender who plays for League Two side Port Vale. He is the son of former professional Rod McDonald, and brother to another footballer also called Rod McDonald.... |
Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
| 02 Nov. 09 | 02 Jan. 10 | MF | Adam Clayton Adam Clayton (footballer) Adam Clayton is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United as a midfielder. Clayton joined Leeds from Manchester City. He has also previously had a spell on loan at Carlisle United as well as Peterborough United and Milton Keynes Dons... |
Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
| 02 Jan. 10 | 31 May 10 | MF | Paul Marshall Paul Marshall (footballer) Paul Anthony Marshall is an English footballer who plays for Football League One side Rochdale.... |
Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
| 19 Jan. 10 | 31 May 10 | MF | Adam Clayton Adam Clayton (footballer) Adam Clayton is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United as a midfielder. Clayton joined Leeds from Manchester City. He has also previously had a spell on loan at Carlisle United as well as Peterborough United and Milton Keynes Dons... |
Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
| 26 Jan. 10 | 31 May 10 | MF | Donal McDermott Donal McDermott Donal Jeremiah McDermott is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town.-Manchester City:... |
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
| 01 Feb. 10 | 05 Mar. 10 | DF | Javan Vidal Javan Vidal Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:... |
Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
| 09 Feb. 10 | 11 Mar. 10 | DF | Kieran Trippier Kieran Trippier Kieran John Trippier is a footballer who currently plays for Burnley on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:Trippier came through the ranks at Eastlands and signed professional terms for City in 2008... |
Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
| 24 Mar. 10 | 12 June 10 | GK | Tobias Johansen Tobias Holmen Johansen Tobias Holmen Johansen is a Norwegian professional football goalkeeper who plays for Norwegian club Kongsvinger.-Career:... |
Kongsvinger |
| 25 Mar. 10 | 31 May 10 | FW | James Poole James Poole (footballer) James Alexander Poole is an English footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United.-Career:After joining Manchester City's academy from Macclesfield Town's centre of excellence for a small fee, he went on to be part of the Manchester City FA Youth Cup winning side in 2007–08 which beat Chelsea... |
Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
| 15 Apr. 10 | 31 May 10 | FW |  John GuidettiJohn Guidetti John Alberto Guidetti is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, on loan from Manchester City.-Brommapojkarna:... |
IF Brommapojkarna IF Brommapojkarna IF Brommapojkarna, also called BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is the largest football club in Europe in terms of the number of active teams of all ages - in 2007 there were 247 teams and 3,000 players.... |