Cambridge United F.C. season 2009–10

The 2009–10 season was the 98th season in the history of Cambridge United F.C.

Cambridge United F.C.

Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...

, and the club's fifth consecutive season in the Conference National

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

. After finishing as runners-up and losing in the play-off final for two years in a row, the club were once again optimistic of a return to the Football League.

Preparation for the season was, however, disrupted when Gary Brabin

Gary Brabin

Gary Brabin is an English former footballer and manager, currently manager at Conference National club Luton Town.-Playing career:...

, the manager who had taken them to Wembley

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

the season before and was named Manager of the 2008–09

2008–09 in English football

The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...

Season, was sacked over complaints made about the club's budget. He was replaced by former Leyton Orient manager Martin Ling

Martin Ling

Martin Ling is an English football manager and former player, who is currently manager of Torquay United in League Two. He played in over 100 Football League matches for Exeter City, Southend United, Swindon Town and Leyton Orient, before moving into management where he led Orient for over five...

, however he resigned just eight days into the job and before the start of the season over claims of boardroom interference. Following chairman George Rolls' departure, Ling returned to take the manger's job once more, a little over a fortnight since his initial appointment. Despite a torid spell - the club did not win a league game from November to February - which saw Cambridge enter the relegation zone at one point in the season, the club recovered well in the final few months to finish tenth.

Background

Cambridge United were founded in 1912

1912 in football (soccer)

The following are the football events of the year 1912 throughout the world.-Events:For goalkeepers handling the ball is being restricted to their boxes; previously it was their own half, where goalkeepers were permitted to handle the ball....

as Abbey United, named after the Abbey district of Cambridge

Cambridge

The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...

. For many years they played amateur football until their election to the Football League in 1970. The early 1990s was Cambridge's most successful period; managed by John Beck

John Beck (footballer)

John Alexander Beck is an English former footballer and manager. As a player he made nearly 500 league appearances between 1972 and 1988....

the club won the first ever play-off final at Wembley Stadium and gained promotion from the Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division

The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

before reaching two successive FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

quarter finals in 1990 and 1991 and winning the Third Division

Football League Third Division

The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...

in 1991. The club reached the play-offs in 1992 but failed in their bid to become founder members of the Premier League. This was the club's highest final league placing to date and since then it has been in almost constant decline.

The following season the club sacked Beck and were relegated from the First Division

Football League First Division

The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....

. Further relegation followed two seasons later. United returned to Division Two

Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...

but were relegated in 2002. In 2005, after 35 years in the Football League, Cambridge United were relegated into the Football Conference

Football Conference

The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...

. This brought with it financial difficulties and the club filed for administration

Administration (insolvency)

As a legal concept, administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions. It functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent entities and allows them to carry on running their business. The process – an alternative to liquidation – is often known as going...

, coming out of it three months later after the intervention of sports minister Richard Caborn

Richard Caborn

Richard George Caborn PC is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central from 1983 to 2010...

, but not before selling their Abbey Stadium home to keep the club afloat and closing the youth system.

The club's first season in the Conference National

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

was one of stabilisation, followed by a close shave with relegation. Under the stewardship of Jimmy Quinn, the club had recovered and finished second and made it to the play-off final. The game was lost, however, to Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...

but the club returned a year later after again finishing second under Gary Brabin

Gary Brabin

Gary Brabin is an English former footballer and manager, currently manager at Conference National club Luton Town.-Playing career:...

's management, where they lost again to Torquay

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

. Heading in to the season, the club were hopeful of building on two seasons of relative success and pushing again for promotion back to the Football League.

Team kit

The team kit for the season was produced by Vandanel

Vandanel Sports Limited

Vandanel Sports Limited are a British-based sports apparel company.Vandanel was a family business that was formed in 1984, with Graham Burke who headed the company with his son Neil...

, their third season in the role. As for previous seasons, the kit had different home and away sponsors.

The home kit changed from the black and amber striped kit which had seen success in the previous two seasons, to a plain amber kit with a black sash running from left to right across the front of the shirt, along with amber shorts and socks. This design was the result of a poll of fans, who were given four designs to choose from, however after feedback and disucssion on the club's official messageboard, a fifth design was put forward by supporter Andy Stock which Vandanel eventually adapted and released. The shirt bore the club's home sponsor Global Self Drive until October, when Greene King IPA became the main club sponsors and took over the shirt sponsorship on a three year deal.

The away kit was sponsored by Kershaw for the ninth season, a local record for shirt sponsorship, breaking the company's own record from the preceding sponsorship agreement. It was an all light blue shirt, shorts and socks kit, with darker blue trim on the shirt.

First team squad

This table shows the squad as it stood at the end of the season. See below for transfers during the season.

Top scorers

Includes matched in the Conference National

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

, FA Cup

FA Cup

and FA Trophy

FA Trophy

The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...

. Where total goals are equal, the list is sorted in favour of league goals, and then alphabetical order.

Position	Name	Conference National	FA Cup	Total
1	Danny Crow Danny Crow Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.-Career:...	19	0	23
2	Chris Holroyd Chris Holroyd Christopher "Chris" Holroyd is an English professional football player who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United....	12	1	15
3	Adam Marriott	4	1	5
4	Jai Reason	2	1	4
=	Wayne Hatswell Wayne Hatswell Wayne Mervin Hatswell is an English professional footballer, currently player-coach at .-Career:Hatswell began his career with Swindon Supermarine and also played for Witney Town before joining Forest Green Rovers in 1999. During his first season at Forest Green, he made 34 league appearances, and...	3	0	3
=	Scott Neilson Scott Neilson Scott Steven Neilson is a footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a right winger. He comes from a footballing family being the grandson of Cliff Jones and great-grandson of Ivor Jones, both former Welsh internationals....	3	0	3
=	Brian Saah Brian Saah Brian Ebo Saah is an English footballer who plays for Torquay United.-Club career:Despite starting as a central midfielder, Saah was converted to a central defender and won praise for his displays deputising for first team regulars John Mackie and Gabriel Zakuani during the 2005–06...	3	0	3
5	Courtney Pitt Courtney Pitt Courtney Leon Pitt is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder. He previously played for Portsmouth, Luton Town, Coventry City, Oxford United, Boston United, Cambridge United, York City and Weymouth....	2	1	3
=	Mark Beesley Mark Beesley Mark Anthony Beesley is an English footballer who is currently with Burscough.-Career:Born in Burscough, Lancashire, Beesley began his career at the youth system of Preston North End before signing a professional contract in June 1999. He subsequently spent three and a half seasons at Chester City...	2	0	2
=	Paul Carden Paul Carden Paul Andrew Carden is an English footballer who plays in midfield as a player/coach for Luton Town. While at Cambridge United, Carden was the club's assistant manager. He has previously played for Blackpool, Rochdale, Chester City, Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United, Accrington Stanley, Burton...	2	0	2
=	Josh Coulson	2	0	2
=	Sam Ives	2	0	3
6	Lee Phillips	2	0	2
=	Robbie Willmott	2	0	2
=	Blaine Hudson	1	0	1
=	Rory McAuley	1	0	1
=	Antonio Murray Antonio Murray Antonio James Murray is a professional football player who is currently playing for Brisbane. He formerly played professionally for Ipswich Town and in Scotland for Hibernian....	1	0	1
=	Andy Parkinson Andy Parkinson Andrew John "Andy" Parkinson is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder and a winger and is signed to Aberystwyth Town in the Welsh Premier League....	1	0	1
=	Anthony Tonkin Anthony Tonkin Anthony Tonkin is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a defender.-Career:Born in Penzance, Tonkin began his career at Yeovil Town in 1999; he made 95 appearances and scored one goal in three years at the club...	0	1	1
	TOTALS	64	5	69

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Match results

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost	Biggest win	Biggest loss	Play-Off Position	Relegation Zone

Pre-season

Friendlies Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
Kick Off	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 July 2009	Ely City Ely City F.C. Ely City F.C. is an English football club based in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the Unwin Sports Ground.-History:...	A	3 – 0	Robbins 30', Amory 41', Holroyd 83'	560
8 July 2009	Cherry Hinton	A	9 – 0	Lodge 28'(pen), McAuley 30', Robbins 32'(pen), Amory 34', Marriott 43', 46', 63', 81', Ives 90'	350
11 July 2009	Cambridge City Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport...	A City Ground, Cambridge The City Ground is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It is the home of Southern League Premier Division club Cambridge City F.C.-History:...	2 – 2	Gleeson 27', Holroyd 71'	605
14 July 2009	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....	H Abbey Stadium The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...	0 – 4	–	1,813
18 July 2009	West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...	H Abbey Stadium The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...	1 – 1	McAuley 83'	1,423
22 July 2009	Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....	H Abbey Stadium The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...	1 – 1	Beesley 82'	823
14 July 2009	Liverpool XI Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	H Abbey Stadium The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...	0 – 1	–	4,115
1 August 2009	St Ives Town St Ives Town F.C. St. Ives Town is a football club based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. This St Ives Town must not be confused with the Cornwall Combination team playing in St Ives, Cornwall, which is also called St Ives Town.-History:...	A	5 – 0	Carden 23', Willmott 48', Beesley 55', 60', Pitt 57'	801

Cambs Professional Cup Final Cambridgeshire County Football Association The Cambridgeshire County Football Association, or simply the Cambridgeshire FA is the governing body of football in the county of Cambridgeshire, England...
Kick Off	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 July 2009	Histon Histon F.C. Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...	H Abbey Stadium The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...	1 – 2	Pitt 70'	886

League Results

Kick Off	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
8 August 2009	Barrow	H Abbey Stadium The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...	0 – 2	–	2,990	19th
11 August 2009	Ebbsfleet United	A Stonebridge Road Stonebridge Road is a multi-purpose stadium in Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, England, which is primarily used for football matches. Stonebridge Road was constructed in 1905, and was initially the home of Northfleet F.C., which merged with Gravesend F.C. in 1946. It is currently the home ground of...	3 – 1	Holroyd Chris Holroyd Christopher "Chris" Holroyd is an English professional football player who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United.... 16',72', Reason 50'	1,523	9th
15 August 2009

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Crawley Town F.C.

Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...

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Abbey Stadium

The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...

Tamworth F.C.

Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system....

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The Lamb Ground

The Lamb Ground is a football stadium in the district of Kettlebrook, in Tamworth, England and the home of Tamworth F.C. It is approximately half a mile south of Tamworth railway station.-History:...

Gateshead F.C.

Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....

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Chris Holroyd

Christopher "Chris" Holroyd is an English professional football player who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United....

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Anthony Parkinson

Anthony Parkinson was a historian. In 1692 he was appointed professor of philosophy at the Franciscan Convent of Douai; the following year he was approved for preaching and hearing confessions...

Rushden & Diamonds F.C.

Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...

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Nene Park

Nene Park is a football stadium situated by Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, along the bank of the River Nene, and holds 6,441, with 4,641 seated and 1,800 standing. The car park can hold 800 vehicles. From 1992 until 2011 it was the home ground of Rushden & Diamonds football club...

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Wayne Hatswell

Wayne Mervin Hatswell is an English professional footballer, currently player-coach at .-Career:Hatswell began his career with Swindon Supermarine and also played for Witney Town before joining Forest Green Rovers in 1999. During his first season at Forest Green, he made 34 league appearances, and...

Forest Green Rovers F.C.

Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:...

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Danny Crow

Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.-Career:...

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Chris Holroyd

Christopher "Chris" Holroyd is an English professional football player who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United....

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Mark Beesley

Mark Anthony Beesley is an English footballer who is currently with Burscough.-Career:Born in Burscough, Lancashire, Beesley began his career at the youth system of Preston North End before signing a professional contract in June 1999. He subsequently spent three and a half seasons at Chester City...

Altrincham F.C.

Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...

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York City F.C.

York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...

Mark Beesley

Luton Town F.C.

Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

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Courtney Pitt

Courtney Leon Pitt is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder. He previously played for Portsmouth, Luton Town, Coventry City, Oxford United, Boston United, Cambridge United, York City and Weymouth....

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Chris Holroyd

Christopher "Chris" Holroyd is an English professional football player who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United....

Grays Athletic F.C.

Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season...

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New Recreation Ground

The New Recreation Ground was a football stadium on Bridge Road, Grays, Essex, England, and was the home ground of Grays Athletic. Prior to it being closed, the capacity stood at 4,100, of which 1,000 is seated....

Histon F.C.

Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...

Chris Holroyd

Christopher "Chris" Holroyd is an English professional football player who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United....

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Courtney Pitt

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Chris Holroyd

Christopher "Chris" Holroyd is an English professional football player who currently plays for League Two side Rotherham United....

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Danny Crow

Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.-Career:...

Hayes & Yeading United F.C.

Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:...

Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

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Chris Holroyd

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Wayne Hatswell

Kettering Town F.C.

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Kenilworth Road

Kenilworth Road Stadium is a football stadium in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been home to Luton Town Football Club since 1905, when financial complications forced the club to leave its previous location at Dunstable Road...

Rushden & Diamonds F.C.

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Paul Carden

Paul Andrew Carden is an English footballer who plays in midfield as a player/coach for Luton Town. While at Cambridge United, Carden was the club's assistant manager. He has previously played for Blackpool, Rochdale, Chester City, Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United, Accrington Stanley, Burton...

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Brian Saah

Brian Ebo Saah is an English footballer who plays for Torquay United.-Club career:Despite starting as a central midfielder, Saah was converted to a central defender and won praise for his displays deputising for first team regulars John Mackie and Gabriel Zakuani during the 2005–06...

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

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Eastbourne Borough F.C.

Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference South. They are known as The Sports after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at Priory Lane in Langney...

Stevenage Borough F.C.

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Mansfield Town F.C.

Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...

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Field Mill

Field Mill is a multi-use stadium in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.It is currently occupied by its main tenant, Mansfield Town.The stadium has a capacity of around 10,000 when fully open, but due to the Bishop Street Stand being closed and safety restrictions, the ground currently holds less...

Stevenage Borough F.C.

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Broadhall Way

Broadhall Way, known as The Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage since 1980, and has a capacity of 7,100 people, including 3,142 seats.-History:The club plays at Broadhall Way, previously...

Eastbourne Borough F.C.

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York City F.C.

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Crawley Town F.C.

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Broadfield Stadium

Broadfield Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Crawley, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Crawley Town F.C.. The stadium has a capacity of 4,996 people, and is owned by Crawley Borough Council.-West Stand:...

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Forest Green Rovers F.C.

Oxford United F.C.

Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...

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Barrow A.F.C.

Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...

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Holker Street

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Scott Neilson

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Kettering Town F.C.

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Rockingham Road

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Histon F.C.

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Salisbury City F.C.

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Antonio Murray

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Racecourse Ground

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Tamworth F.C.

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Grays Athletic F.C.

Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season...

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Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

Gateshead F.C.

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Gateshead International Stadium

Gateshead International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The stadium is primarily set up for athletics, with a running track, but it is home to Gateshead Thunder rugby league club, Gateshead Senators American Football and Gateshead FC. It has also held a...

Mansfield Town F.C.

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Salisbury City F.C.

Salisbury City Football Club is an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire currently playing in the Conference South. They were formed in 1947 and play at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium...

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Raymond McEnhill Stadium

The Raymond McEnhill Stadium is a purpose built 5,000 capacity football stadium in Salisbury, Wiltshire. It is the home of Salisbury City, who in the 2011–12 season are playing in the Conference South.-History:...

Oxford United F.C.

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Kassam Stadium

The Kassam Stadium is the home of Oxford United Football Club, and is named after the ground's owner, and former chairman of the club, Firoz Kassam....

Hayes & Yeading United F.C.

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Altrincham F.C.

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Moss Lane

Moss Lane is a multi-purpose stadium in Altrincham, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Altrincham and Manchester United Reserves...

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FA Cup

FA Trophy
2009–10 FA Trophy
The FA Trophy 2009–10 is the 40th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system...

League table

^*Salisbury City were deducted 10 points for entering administration. On 10 June 2010, Salisbury were demoted from the Football Conference for breaching financial regulations.
^‡ Chester City were initially deducted 25 points for entering administration and insolvency, but were later expelled on 26 February 2010 and their record (P28 W5 D7 L16 GF23 GA42 Pts-3) was expunged on 8 March 2010.
^¶Gateshead deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture.
^∞Grays Athletic were deducted two points for fielding ineligible players.

Awards

Awarded on 17 April 2010.

Award	Name	No.	Pos.
Player of the Year	Danny Crow Danny Crow Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.-Career:...	10	FW
Young Player of the Year	Josh Coulson	4	DF
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Backroom staff

Job title	Name
Manager	Martin Ling Martin Ling Martin Ling is an English football manager and former player, who is currently manager of Torquay United in League Two. He played in over 100 Football League matches for Exeter City, Southend United, Swindon Town and Leyton Orient, before moving into management where he led Orient for over five...
Player/Assistant Manager	Paul Carden Paul Carden Paul Andrew Carden is an English footballer who plays in midfield as a player/coach for Luton Town. While at Cambridge United, Carden was the club's assistant manager. He has previously played for Blackpool, Rochdale, Chester City, Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United, Accrington Stanley, Burton...
Director of Youth Football	Jez George
Centre of Excellence Manager	Marc Tracy
Physiotherapist Athletic trainer An athletic trainer is a certified, health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession since 1990....	Greg Reid
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon	Dennis Edwards
Medical Officer	Dr M Wharton

Background

Team kit

First team squad

Top scorers

Out on loan

In

Out

Match results

Pre-season

League Results

FA Cup

FA Trophy2009–10 FA TrophyThe FA Trophy 2009–10 is the 40th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system...

League table

Awards

Backroom staff

See also

FA Trophy
2009–10 FA Trophy
The FA Trophy 2009–10 is the 40th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system...