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
← 2008–09

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.

Events

Pre-season

Craig McAughtrie joins Northern Premier League Premier Division side King's Lynn.[1] Last season's 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 a 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

Gary Mills, 3 seasons with Tamworth.
Position Staff
First Team Manager England Gary Mills
First Team Assistant Manager England Darron Gee
Kit Manager England Buster Belford
Backroom Staff Manager England Degsy Bond
Sports Therapist England Chris Leary
Club Doctor Dr Moosa

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

Other information

The Lamb Ground
Chairman England 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHHAAHAAAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAAH
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 = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

Conference National

For information on this season's Conference National, see 2009–10 Football Conference.

FA Cup

For information on this season's FA Cup, see 2009–10 FA Cup.

FA Trophy

For information on this season's FA Trophy, see 2009–10 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
1GKEngland Danny Alcock 101000100000
2DFScotland Richard Tait 101000100010
3MFEngland Michael Blackwood 0 (1)01000100000
4MFEngland Chris Smith 100000000000
5DFEngland Michael Wylde 101000110000
6MFEngland Neil MacKenzie 100 (1)000100000
7FWEngland Nick Wright 101000000000
8MFWales Gavin Hurren 000000000000
9FWEngland Stuart Nicholson 000000000000
9FWEngland Jerome Murdock 000000000000
10FWEngland Alex Rodman 100000000000
11MFZimbabwe Bradley Pritchard 111000100000
12MFEngland Jake Sheridan 101000000000
13GKCameroon Chamberlin Fankem 000000000000
14MFEngland Tom Shaw 101000000000
15DFEngland Des Lyttle 000 (1)0000 (1)00000
16DFEngland Michael Briscoe 1010000 (1)00000
17DFEngland Dominic Langdon 000000000000
17MFEngland Jay Smith 000000000000
18MFEngland Gary Mills 000 (1)000100000
19GKEngland Dale Belford 000000000000
20DFRepublic of Ireland Anthony Bruce 000000000000
20DFEngland Aaron Mitchell 000000000000
21MFEngland Sebastian Lake-Gaskin 000000100000
22FWJamaica Trevor Benjamin 0 (1)00000000000
23MFEngland Josh Apps 000000000000
24MFEngland Simon Russell 001000100000
25DFEngland Danny Andrew 000000000000
26MFEngland Nathan Koranteng 000000000000
27MFEngland Wayne Looker 000000000000
28DFEngland Samuel Gaughran 001000100000
29FWTurkey Gökhan Ülker 000000100000
32FWEngland Simon Brown 000000000000
34FWEngland Iyseden Christie 000000000000

Managerial statistics

As of 24 April 2010
Name Nat. From To Competition Record Honours
PLDWDLGFGAGDW%
Gary Mills England 27 January 2007 Present Pre-season 8 5 3 0 14 6 +8 62.5
Conference National 44 11 16 17 42 52 -10 25.0
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0.0
FA Trophy 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 60.0
Birmingham Senior Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.0
Total 59 19 20 20 63 65 -2 32.2

Awards

Awarded on 25 April 2010.[14]
Award Name No. Pos. Notes
Tamworth Supporters Club Player of the YearEngland Danny Alcock1GK
Players' Player of the SeasonEngland Michael Wylde5DF
Herald Player of the SeasonEngland Chris Smith4DF
Manager's Player of the SeasonEngland Michael Wylde5DF

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Linnets sign 'winner' McAughtrie". BBC Sport. 14 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Heggs brings two more to Linnets". BBC Sport. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lynn sign third Tamworth player". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Briscoe makes return to Tamworth". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tamworth sign Tamworth bring in youngster Bruce". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tamworth sign travelled Benjamin". BBC Sport. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Tamworth seal Russell loan deal". BBC Sport. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Rodman out and two go on loan ahead of Hayes". TheLambs.co.uk. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Two new signings ahead of Rushden trip". TheLambs.co.uk. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Tamworth sign Brown and Christie". BBC Sport. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "Striker Nick Wright is put on transfer list by Tamworth". BBC Sport. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Lambs must try again in Trophy". The Lambs. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Gateshead secure Gavin Hurren loan deal from Tamworth". BBC Sport. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  14. ↑ "Lambs Awards night". TheLambs.co.uk. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.