2009–10 Tamworth F.C. season

Tamworth
2009–10 season
Chairman Bob Andrews
Manager Gary Mills
Ground The Lamb Ground
Conference National 16th
FA Cup Fourth Qual. Round
FA Trophy Fourth Round
B'ham Senior Cup First Round
Highest home attendance 1,669 vs AFC Wimbledon
(5 September 2009)
Lowest home attendance 729 vs Grays Athletic
(15 August 2009)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2009–10 season is Tamworth F.C.'s first season back in the Conference National and 5th overall at the fifth tier of English football, the highest tier ever achieved by the club. The club entered the 2009–10 FA Cup in the Fourth Qualifying Round and were eliminated in their first match, a 2–0 loss away to Ilkeston Town.

Contents

Events

Pre-season

Craig McAughtrie joins Northern Premier League Premier Division side King's Lynn.[1] Last seasons top Striker Gareth Sheldon also joins The Linnets.[2] A week later and Matthew Birley follows in McAughtrie and Sheldons footsteps.[3] Michael Briscoe returns following spells with Halesowen Town and Redditch United.[4]

August

Former West Bromwich Albion youngster Anthony Bruce joins.[5] Former Jamaica international Trevor Benjamin joins following a successful trial period.[6]

September

Simon Russell joins on month's loan from York City.[7]

October

Both Gavin Hurren and Stuart Nicholson join Conference North side A.F.C. Telford United on a months long.[8] Former Histon player Wayne Looker joins on a free transfer and Peterborough United youngster Samuel Gaughran on loan.[9]

November

Wrexham winger Simon Brown joined the club on a month's loan. The same day saw much-travelled striker Iyseden Christie join on non-contract terms.[10]

December

Nick Wright was placed on the transfer list by boss Gary Mills to "freshen up" the squad.[11]

January

Former Notts County player Jay Smith joins from Eastwood Town.[12]

March

Gateshead signed Gavin Hurren on an initial 28-day emergency loan as cover for the club's injured captain Kris Gate.[13]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
First Team Manager Gary Mills
First Team Assistant Manager Darron Gee
Kit Manager Buster Belford
Backroom Staff Manager Degsy Bond
Sports Therapist Chris Leary
Club Doctor Dr Moosa

Last updated: 8 August 2009
Source: TheLambs.co.uk

Other information

Chairman Bob Andrews
Ground (capacity and dimensions) The Lamb Ground (4,065 / )

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: TheLambs.co.uk and www.footballgroundguide.com

Competitions

Conference National

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
14 Altrincham 44 13 15 16 53 51 +2 54
15 Barrow 44 13 13 18 50 67 −17 52
16 Tamworth 44 11 16 17 42 52 −10 49
17 Hayes & Yeading United 44 12 12 20 59 85 −26 48
18 Histon 44 11 13 20 44 67 −23 46

Updated to games played on 24 April 2010
Source: Blue Square Premier
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
44 11 16 17 42 52 −10 49 7 6 9 26 30 −4 4 10 8 16 22 −6

Last updated: 24 April 2010
Source: Blue Square Premier

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Ground A H A H H A H H A A H A A A H H A H H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H H H A A H A A H A H A A H
Result D W D D W L W D W D W D D L L L L L W W L L D L D D W D W D L L L W L L D D L D W W D L W L
Position 14 9 12 15 7 13 6 8 5 7 3 4 7 10 10 12 13 16

Source: Conference National
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

Conference National

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Birmingham Senior Cup

Player statistics

Correct as of 23 May 2010. Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup FA Trophy BS Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Danny Alcock 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Richard Tait 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 MF Michael Blackwood 0 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Chris Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Michael Wylde 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF Neil MacKenzie 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Nick Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Gavin Hurren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Stuart Nicholson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Jerome Murdock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Alex Rodman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Bradley Pritchard 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Jake Sheridan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Chamberlin Fankem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Tom Shaw 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Des Lyttle 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Michael Briscoe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Dominic Langdon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Jay Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Gary Mills 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 GK Dale Belford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Anthony Bruce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Aaron Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Sebastian Lake-Gaskin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Trevor Benjamin 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Josh Apps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Simon Russell 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Danny Andrew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Nathan Koranteng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Wayne Looker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Samuel Gaughran 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Gökhan Ülker 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Simon Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Iyseden Christie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Managerial statistics

As of 24 April 2010
Name Nat. From To Competition Record Honours
PLD W D L GF GA GD W%
Gary Mills 27 January 2007 Present Pre-season &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000060000006 +8 &1000000000000006250000062.5
Conference National &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001600000016 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000004200000042 &1000000000000005200000052 −10 &1000000000000002500000025.0
FA Cup &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 −2 &0&100000000000000000000000.0
FA Trophy &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000030000003 +3 &1000000000000006000000060.0
Birmingham Senior Cup &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000020000002 −1 &0&100000000000000000000000.0
Total &1000000000000005900000059 &1000000000000001900000019 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000006300000063 &1000000000000006500000065 −2 &1000000000000003220000032.2

Awards

Awarded on 25 April 2010.[14]
Award Name No. Pos. Notes
Tamworth Supporters Club Player of the Year Danny Alcock 1 GK
Players' Player of the Season Michael Wylde 5 DF
Herald Player of the Season Chris Smith 4 DF
Manager's Player of the Season Michael Wylde 5 DF

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Notes
2 July 2009 Michael Briscoe Redditch United Free [4]
5 August 2009 Anthony Bruce Unattached [5]
7 August 2009 Trevor Benjamin Unattached [6]
17 October 2009 Wayne Looker Unattached [9]
13 November 2009 Iyseden Christie Unattached [10]
29 January 2010 Jay Smith Eastwood Town Free [12]

Out

Date Player To Fee Notes
14 June 2009 Craig McAughtrie King's Lynn Free [1]
7 June 2009 Gareth Sheldon King's Lynn Free [2]
16 June 2009 Matthew Birley King's Lynn Free [3]
October 2009 Trevor Benjamin Harrogate Town Free

Loans in

Date Player From End date Notes
17 September 2009 Simon Russell York City 19 December 2009 [7]
17 October 2009 Samuel Gaughran Peterborough United 17 November 2009 [9]
13 November 2009 Simon Brown Wrexham 13 January 2010 [10]

Loans out

Date Player To End date Notes
11 September 2009 Gavin Hurren A.F.C. Telford United 11 October 2009 [8]
11 September 2009 Stuart Nicholson A.F.C. Telford United 11 October 2009 [8]
16 March 2010 Gavin Hurren Gateshead 13 April 2010 [13]

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Linnets sign 'winner' McAughtrie". BBC Sport. 14 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8099404.stm. Retrieved 14 June 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Heggs brings two more to Linnets". BBC Sport. 8 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8089112.stm. Retrieved 8 June 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Lynn sign third Tamworth player". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8102871.stm. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
  4. ^ a b "Briscoe makes return to Tamworth". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/8131257.stm. Retrieved 2 July 2009. 
  5. ^ a b "Tamworth sign Tamworth bring in youngster Bruce". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/8185868.stm. Retrieved 5 August 2009. 
  6. ^ a b "Tamworth sign travelled Benjamin". BBC Sport. 7 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/8190548.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2009. 
  7. ^ a b "Tamworth seal Russell loan deal". BBC Sport. 17 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/8259486.stm. Retrieved 17 September 2009. 
  8. ^ a b c "Rodman out and two go on loan ahead of Hayes". TheLambs.co.uk. 11 October 2009. http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/rodman-out-and-two-go-on-loan-ahead-of-hayes-1068.htm. Retrieved 11 October 2009. 
  9. ^ a b c "Two new signings ahead of Rushden trip". TheLambs.co.uk. 17 October 2009. http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/two-new-signings-ahead-of-rushden-trip-1094.htm. Retrieved 17 October 2009. 
  10. ^ a b c "Tamworth sign Brown and Christie". BBC Sport. 13 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/8357759.stm. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
  11. ^ "Striker Nick Wright is put on transfer list by Tamworth". BBC Sport. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/8405715.stm. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 
  12. ^ a b "Lambs must try again in Trophy". The Lambs. 29 January 2010. http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/trophy-match-postponed-'til-tuesday-1148.htm. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  13. ^ a b "Gateshead secure Gavin Hurren loan deal from Tamworth". BBC Sport. 16 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gateshead/8570066.stm. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
  14. ^ "Lambs Awards night". TheLambs.co.uk. 25 April 2010. http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/lambs-awards-night-1184.htm. Retrieved 25 April 2010.