Cambridge United F.C. season 2009–10

The 2009–10 season is the 98th season in the history of Cambridge United F.C., and the club's fifth consecutive season in the Conference National. Having lost in the play-off final for two years in a row, Cambridge are once again hopeful of promotion back to The Football League. This article covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Vandanel. The home kit will be changed from a black and amber striped kit with black shorts to a new plain amber kit with a black sash running from left to right across the players bodies. The new away kit is sky blue. The shirt sponsor is Global Self Drive.

Technical staff

Job title

Name

Manager

Martin Ling

Player/Asst Manager

Paul Carden

Head of Youth Development

Jez George

Physiotherapist

Greg Reid

Chief Scout

Vacant

Medical Officer

Dr. M. Wharton

First-Team squad

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 24 Oct

Position

Nation

Number

Name

Conference National

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Setanta Shield

Total

1

9

Chris Holroyd

14

1

0

0

15

2

10

Danny Crow

6

0

0

0

6

3

8

Robbie Willmott

3

2

0

0

5

4

6

Wayne Hatswell

3

1

0

0

4

5

14

Jai Reason

2

1

0

0

3

=

25

Courtney Pitt

2

1

0

0

3

7

7

Mark Beesley

2

0

0

0

2

=

20

Sam Ives

2

0

0

0

2

9

8

Andy Parkinson

1

0

0

0

1

10

8

Adam Marriott

0

1

0

0

1

TOTALS

35

7

0

0

39

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Match Results

Match won

Match drawn

Match lost

Biggest win

Biggest loss

Play-Off Position

Pre-season

Friendlies

Kick Off

2009-07-14

2009-07-18

2009-07-28

League Results

Kick Off

Opponents

H / A

Result

Scorers

Attendance

2009-08-08

Barrow

H

0 – 2

2,990

19th

2009-08-11

Ebbsfleet United

A

3 – 1

Holroyd 16',72', Reason 50'

1,523

9th

2009-08-15

Chester City

A

4 – 2

Holroyd 45' (pen), 74', 89', Willmott 45'

1,757

4th

2009-08-18

Crawley Town

H

0 – 1

2,733

10th

2009-08-22

Tamworth

A

0 – 0

1,316

10th

2009-08-29

Gatshead

H

3 – 0

Holroyd 41', 90' (pen), Parkinson 66'

2,417

6th

2009-08-31

Rushden & Diamonds

A

1 – 1

Hatswell 65'

2,344

8th

2009-09-05

Forest Green Rovers

H

7 – 0

Crow 44', 49' (pen), Holroyd 47', 65', Ives 68'74', Beesley 90'

2,646

5th

2009-09-08

Altricham

H

0 – 0

2,749

6th

2009-09-12

A.F.C. Wimbledon

A

0 – 0

4,128

8th

2009-09-19

Wrexham

H

2 – 0

Hatswell 9', Willmott 80'

2,823

4th

2009-09-22

York City

A

2 – 2

Reason 79', Beesley 83'

2,321

5th

2009-09-26

Luton Town

H

3 – 4

Pitt 20', Holroyd 33' (pen), 65'

4,870

9th

2009-09-29

Grays Athletic

A

0 – 2

976

12th

2009-10-04

Histon

A

1 – 1

Holroyd 81'

2,371

12th

2009-10-10

Ebbsfleet United

H

4 – 0

Pitt 45', Holroyd 53' (pen), Willmott 81', Crow 90'

3,668

8th

2009-10-17

Hayes & Yeading United

A

0 – 3

744

10th

2009-10-31

Kidderminster Harriers

H

2 – 0

Holroyd 13', Hatswell 31'

3,508

8th

2009-11-14

Kettering Town

H

0 – 2

3,088

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2009-11-21

Luton Town

A

2 – 2

Crow 81', 90'(pen)

7,458

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2009-11-24

Rushden & Diamonds

H

2 – 2

Carden 60', Saah 65'

2,612

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2009-12-01

Chester City

H

1 – 0

Crow 90'

2,239

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FA Cup