The 2009–10 Premier League was West Ham United's fifth consecutive season in the Premier League, following a ninth-placed finish in the 2008–09 Premier League. They were managed by Gianfranco Zola - in his second season after replacing Alan Curbishley in September 2008.
Season summary The Hammers won their first Premier League game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, but failed to win another until early November after an injury time winner from Zavon Hines sealed an upset victory against Aston Villa.
The Upton Park riots took place in West Ham's first Football League Cup game on 25 August against fierce rivals Millwall. The club was fined £115,000 after pitch invasions and brawling, resulting in a Millwall fan being stabbed. West Ham won the game 3–1 after extra time.
On 19 January 2010, former Birmingham City owners David Gold and David Sullivan completed a joint takeover of West Ham United from cash-strapped Icelandic owner Björgólfur Guðmundsson.
West Ham's mid-season form was patchy, but a loss at Old Trafford began a string of six consecutive losses to put them in relegation danger. The run was broken by a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Everton, followed by a 1–0 win at home against Sunderland. Another poor game at Anfield was a minor hiccup in West Ham's quest for survival, as they then earned three points against Wigan Athletic in a hard-fought 3–2 win. Simultaneously, Hull City blew an opportunity against Sunderland, losing 1–0. West Ham's Premier League status was confirmed on 3 May with Hull's 2–2 draw with Wigan, which left them five points behind West Ham with one game left to play.
West Ham's away record of only one away win all season equalled their lowest number of away wins for a season, previously set in 1960–61. On 11 May 2010, two days after the end of the season, the club announced the termination of their manager Gianfranco Zola's contract with immediate effect.
Final league table
First-team squad
Out on loan
Results
Preseason West Ham took part in a pre-season training camp in Austria and Slovenia, and had scheduled four pre-season games; however, the game against Bundesliga side Werder Bremen was called off due to wet weather. West Ham also took place in the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy, where they finished third.
2009 Barclays Asia Trophy
Premier League
League Cup
FA Cup
Statistics
Overview CompetitionRecord Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Goalscorers NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1ST12Carlton Cole1000102ST32Alessandro Diamanti71083ST10Guillermo Franco5005MF46Junior Stanislas30255ST9Ilan40046DF15Matthew Upson30037MF8Scott Parker2002MF14Radoslav Kovac2002MF16Mark Noble2002DF22Manuel da Costa2002MF31Jack Collison2002ST41Zavon Hines101213DF23Herita Ilunga0011MF13Luis Boa Morte1001MF20Julien Faubert1001MF17Luis Jiménez1001MF21Valon Behrami1001Totals471452
League position by matchday
Appearances and goals
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Transfers
In # Pos Player From Fee DateNotes Luis Jiménez Inter Milan Loan 23 June 2009 Frank Nouble Chelsea Undisclosed 21 July 2009 Fabio Daprelà Grasshoppers Undisclosed 31 July 2009 Radoslav Kováč Spartak Moscow Free 14 August 2009 Alessandro Diamanti Livorno Undisclosed 28 August 2009 Manuel da Costa Fiorentina Trade for Savio 31 August 2009 Guillermo Franco Villarreal Undisclosed 17 September 2009 Benni McCarthy Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed 1 February 2010 Mido Middlesbrough Loan 1 February 2010 Ilan Saint-Étienne Free 1 February 2010
Out Pos Player To Fee Date Notes Lucas Neill Everton Released 4 June 2009 Freddie Sears Crystal Palace Loan 26 June 2009 Kyel Reid Sheffield United Free 1 July 2009 Jimmy Walker Tottenham Hotspur Released 3 July 2009 Lee Bowyer Birmingham City Free 8 July 2009 Savio Nsereko Fiorentina Trade for da Costa 31 August 2009 James Collins Aston Villa Undisclosed 1 September 2009 Anthony Edgar Bournemouth Loan 1 October 2009 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Cheltenham Town Loan 1 October 2009 Matt Fry Gillingham Loan 15 October 2009 Josh Payne Colchester United Loan 22 October 2009 Nigel Quashie MK Dons Loan 24 November 2009 Marek Štěch Bournemouth Loan 11 December 2009 Dean Ashton Unattached Retired 11 December 2009 Josh Payne Wycombe Wanderers Loan 22 January 2010 Nigel Quashie Queens Park Rangers Free 22 January 2010 Frank Nouble West Bromwich Albion Loan 8 February 2010 Freddie Sears Coventry City Loan 12 February 2010 Bondz N'Gala Plymouth Argyle Loan 16 March 2010 Calum Davenport Unattached Released 17 March 2010 Frank Nouble Swindon Town Loan 19 March 2010 Matt Fry Charlton Athletic Loan 25 March 2010
References
External links West Ham United FC Official Website