2009–10 Premier League
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 122 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jermain Defoe Wayne Rooney (5 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Liverpool 4–0 Stoke City (19 August 2009) Liverpool 4-0 Burnley (12 September 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Everton 1–6 Arsenal (15 August 2009) Wigan Athletic 0–5 Manchester United (22 August 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Everton 1–6 Arsenal (15 August 2009) |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams are competing in the league, with Manchester United the defending champions.[1][2] The season began with a match between Chelsea and Hull City on 15 August 2009 with Chelsea winning 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Hull's Stephen Hunt scored the opening goal of the Premier League season on his competitive debut. The league season is scheduled to end on 9 May 2010.[3] The fixture list was announced on 17 June.[4][5] Prior to each opening week match, a minute's applause was held in memory of Sir Bobby Robson's passing. For the first time in the Premier League's history, there were no draws on the opening day.[6]
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2008–09 Football League Championship
- Champions: Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Runners-up: Birmingham City
- Play-off winners: Burnley
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Football League Championship
League table
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Results
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Season statistics
 Relevant discussion at | → Talk:2009–10 Premier League#Statistics |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Stephen Hunt for Hull City against Chelsea, 27 minutes and 14 seconds (15 August 2009).[7]
- Fastest goal in a match: 48 seconds – Jermain Defoe for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United (12 September 2009).
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes and 23 seconds – Aaron Lennon for Tottenham Hotspur against Birmingham City (29 August 2009).[8]
- First own goal of the season: Stephen Jordan (Burnley) for Stoke City, 32 minutes and 28 seconds (15 August 2009).[9]
- First penalty kick of the season: 55 minutes and 19 seconds – Steven Gerrard (scored) for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur (16 August 2009).[10]
- First hat-trick of the season: Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) against Hull City (19 August 2009)[11]
- Widest winning margin: 5 goals
- Everton 1–6 Arsenal (15 August 2009)[12]
- Wigan Athletic 0–5 Manchester United (22 August 2009)[13]
- Most goals in a match: 7 goals – Everton 1–6 Arsenal (15 August 2009)[12]
- Most goals in one half: 5 goals – Wigan Athletic 0–5 (0–0 at half-time) Manchester United (22 August 2009)[13]
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Bernard Mendy for Hull City against Chelsea, 45+1 minute and 30 seconds (15 August 2009).[7]
- First red card of the season: Sean Davis for Bolton Wanderers against Liverpool, 53 minutes and 57 seconds (29 August 2009).
- Card given at latest point in a game: Younes Kaboul (yellow) at 90+3 minutes and 6 seconds for Portsmouth against Birmingham City (19 August 2009).[14]
- Most yellow cards in a single match: 9
- Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal – 3 for Manchester United (Wes Brown, Patrice Evra & Wayne Rooney) and 6 for Arsenal (Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Emmanuel Eboué, Alexandre Song & Robin van Persie) (29 August 2009)
Miscellaneous
- Longest first half injury time: 8 minutes, 26 seconds – Stoke City against Chelsea (12 September 2009).[15]
- Longest second half injury time: 5 minutes, 51 seconds – Stoke City against Chelsea (12 September 2009).[16]
Top scorers
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August[18] |  Harry Redknapp
|
Tottenham Hotspur | Jermain Defoe
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
Kits
| Club | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Nike | Fly Emirates | Same home kit used in the 2008–09 season, new navy away kit with light blue pinstripes[19] and new white third/international kit with redcurrant pinstripes[20]. |
| Aston Villa | Nike | acorns | Minor differences to home shirt. Second year forgoing sponsorship payments to allow Acorns as charitable sponsor. New away kit unveiled on 24 May 2009 and inspired by the England national football team. White and gray halved with reverse pinstripes and navy accent, intended to pay tribute to the 67 Villa players that have appeared for their country while playing for the club.[21] Last season's blue and black away kit becomes this season's third kit.[22] |
| Birmingham City | Umbro | F&C Investments | New black away kit with yellow and white trim. New Home Shirt features half white and blue design. |
| Blackburn Rovers | Umbro | Crown Paints | New Home Shirt with minor alterations. Away kit reverts to white with red and blue accents and red shorts. |
| Bolton Wanderers | Reebok | 188BET | Kit maker drops sponsorship for online gambling site. Home kit has changed to an all white body with black vertical lines nearer the bottom. Away is blue. |
| Burnley | Erreà | Cooke Oils | Home and away kits are replicas of those worn 50 years ago when Burnley won the League title |
| Chelsea | adidas | Samsung | Home kit is new with more modern adidas template. Away is navy with blue hoops and neon yellow trim. Third is white with small black/gray hoops. Goalkeeper is navy with bright green trim.[23] |
| Everton | le coq sportif | Chang Beer | French kit makers replaces Umbro. Home kit celebrates 25th anniversary of UEFA Cup Winners Cup title of 1985. The home shirt is blue with white shorts. The goalkeeper kit is completely green. The away kit is black with thin pink hoops and a pink badge. |
| Fulham | Nike | LG | Nike remain the kit makers of Fulham. Usual home colours, White with black sleeves. Away kit will be an all red shirt with black trimmings.[citation needed] |
| Hull City | Umbro | totesport.com | Umbro remain kit maker for final season of their contract. New home shirt: amber with black pinstripes and new away shirt- plain sky blue with dark blue collar.[24] New online gambling sponsor replaces longtime primary Kingston Communications on shirt. |
| Liverpool | adidas | Carlsberg | New away kit, black with gold stripes. New European away kit, all white with red stripes.[25] |
| Manchester City | Umbro | Etihad Airways | British Umbro replaces French Le Coq Sportif as kit maker; Thomas Cook out as sponsor replaced by Abu Dhabi flag carrier airline. While light blue remains the traditional colour on the home kit, the new away kit is black with yellow shoulder stripes. New third kit features a white shirt with red and black right-to-left diagonal strip saluting the 1970s. |
| Manchester United | Nike | AIG[26] | New home kit celebrating 100 years at Old Trafford featuring the traditional red shirt, this time with a black chevron running through the club crest and sponsor logo. The kit also has white shorts with red stripes on the outside of each leg, and plain black socks. The away kit is a black shirt with a blue chevron. The shorts are black with a blue stripe on each side. Last season's white away kit became this season's third kit. The goalkeeper shirt is white with a red chevron and the goalkeeper away shirt is blue with a black chevron. AIG will appear on the club's shirts for a final season. |
| Portsmouth | Canterbury | Jobsite | New sponsor. Home kit two tones of blue. Away kit white with a blue collar and two blue stripes running along the left hand side of the shirt. Third kit black with thin blue hoops. |
| Stoke City | le coq sportif | Britannia | New home kit big red stripe replaced with two new stripes similar to promotion season strip new collar with red trimming at bottom of shirt, yellow away kit replaced by black. |
| Sunderland | Umbro | Boylesports | Home kit to feature club shield on a white badge and a subliminated copy. . New Away kit will be all white with carbon sleeves and yellow piping.[27]. 3rd Shirt will be the Away shirt from 2008/2009 season which is blue and black stripes |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Puma | Mansion Casino/Poker | Home kit to use new Puma template with a yellow trim on white shirts, navy shorts and white socks. Away all navy with yellow trim and third all yellow. |
| West Ham United | Umbro | SBOBET | New dark blue away kit with sky blue centre stripe. SBOBET in first full season of kit sponsorship. Home Shirt willbe all maroon with blue trimmings. |
| Wigan Athletic | Vandanel | 188BET | British company makes Premiership debut as the Latics' fourth kit maker in four years, replacing Champion, which replaced Umbro preceded by longtime sponsor JJB Sports, who will be replaced by online gambling site; sponsorship along with Bolton marks fourth time one sponsor will be on two teams, after Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers were sponsored by McEwans Lager in 1993, Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton were both sponsored by Sanderson Electronics in 1995, and Newcastle United and Aston Villa were sponsored by NTL in 2000. New Away Shirt will be orange and black to celebrate the 1978 era. |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | le coq sportif | Sportingbet | First year of new seven-figure kit sponsorship deal. Home kit will be the classic old gold shirts, black shorts and old gold socks, with the familiar and traditional all-white away strip. |
Additionally, Nike will have a new match ball this season based on their T90 Ascente. The colours will be white with dark blue, yellow and orange accents for autumn and spring matches, while the winter ball will remain yellow. Umbro is also supplying AirAsia-sponsored referee kits in black with white piping, with yellow with white piping and blue and green with black piping as the alternate jerseys.
Stadia
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| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | Manchester | Old Trafford | 76,212 |
| Arsenal | London | Emirates Stadium | 60,355 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Manchester City | Manchester | City of Manchester Stadium | 47,726 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 45,362 |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,640 |
| Chelsea | London | Stamford Bridge | 42,055 |
| Everton | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 40,170 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London | White Hart Lane | 36,240 |
| West Ham United | London | Boleyn Ground | 35,303 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | St Andrews | 30,009 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Molineux | 29,303 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Reebok Stadium | 28,723 |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | Britannia Stadium | 28,383 |
| Fulham | London | Craven Cottage | 27,000 |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | KC Stadium | 25,404 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | DW Stadium | 25,138 |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 20,688 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |  Guus Hiddink
|
End of contract | 30 May 2009[28] | 3rd (08–09) |  Carlo Ancelotti
|
1 July 2009[29] | Pre-season |
Ownership changes
| Club | New Owner | Previous Owner | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | Sulaiman Al-Fahim | Alexandre Gaydamak | 26 August 2009 |
| Sunderland | Ellis Short | Drumaville Consortium | 27 May 2009 |
| West Ham United | CB Holding | Björgólfur Guðmundsson | 8 June 2009 |
Broadcasting
This season is the last of a three-year domestic television rights deal agreed in 2006. Television rights continue to provide a large portion of Premier League clubs' revenue. However, on 19 June 2009, the Premier League annulled its contract with Ireland-based broadcaster Setanta Sports after the company failed to pay an installment to the league with speculation mounting that the company would enter administration. As a result, Setanta's share was bought by American broadcasters ESPN, while Sky Sports continue to hold four of the six 23-live match packages.[30] ESPN (through ESPN 2) in the USA will televise two matches per week through a purchase of rights from the American branch of Setanta Sports of the Saturday 12:45 PM and Monday 8 PM broadcast windows. Setanta will continue to broadcast a reduced number of matches in both the USA and Ireland.
List of 2009–10 transfers
Chelsea will be suspended from from the winter 2009-10 and summer 2010 transfer periods by FIFA as punishment for making gestures to Gaël Kakuta luring him away from French club Lens in 2007.[31]
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