Preseason friendlies featuring Premier League teams are one of the rituals of summer. During July and August of 2009, all 20 Premier League clubs traveled throughout England and many of them around the world to play friendly matches to get ready for the new season.
The following were the list of pre season friendlies for Premier League clubs during the summer of 2009:
Thursday, July 9
Gold Coast United v Fulham, Queensland, Australia
Friday, July 10
Perth Glory v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bury v Everton
Saturday, July 11
Melbourne Victory v Fulham, Melbourne, Australia
Bradford City v Burnley
Sunday, July 12
Grays Athletic v West Ham United
Newcastle Town v Stoke City
Tuesday, July 14
Cambridge United v Blackburn Rovers
Wednesday, July 15
Exeter City v Tottenham Hotspur
Perth Glory v Fulham, Australia
North Queensland Fury v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Australia
FC St Gallen v Liverpool
Thursday, July 16
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
Friday, July 17
Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur
FC St Pauli v Stoke City
Saturday, July 18
Seattle Sounders v Chelsea
Malaysian Select XI v Manchester United, Kuala Lumpur
Peterborough v Aston Villa
Barnet v Arsenal
Orlando Pirates v Manchester City, South Africa
North Ferriby United v Hull City
Rochdale v Everton
Sunday, July 19
Rapid Vienna v Liverpool
Winterton Rangers v Hull City
Monday, July 20
Indonesia All Star v Manchester United
Ventura County Fusion v Burnley, Los Angeles, California
Team TBD v Birmingham City, Austria
Hannover 96 v Wigan Athletic
Tuesday, July 21
Chelsea v Inter Milan, Pasadena, USA
Colchester v Aston Villa
Kaizer Chiefs v Manchester City, South Africa
Bournemouth v Fulham
Carlisle United v Hull City
Peterborough v Tottenham Hotspur
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Stoke City
Walsall v Wolverhampton Wanderers
SC Columbia v Arsenal, Vienna, Austria
Wednesday, July 22
Thailand national team v Liverpool, Bangkok, Thailand
FC Timi?oara v Wigan Athletic
Thursday, July 23
Team TBD v Birmingham City, Austria
Friday, July 24
FC Seoul v Manchester United
Chelsea v AC Milan, Baltimore, USA
Tottenham Hotspur v Barcelona, Wembley Stadium, London
Ajax or Atletico Madrid or Benfica v Sunderland, Amsterdam, Holland
PFC Minyor v Wigan Athletic, at Bad Bleiberg SV, Austria
Saturday, July 25
Kaizer Chiefs or Orlando Pirates v Manchester City, South Africa
River Plate v Everton, Edmonton, Canada
Portland Timbers v Burnley
Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City
Ajax or Atletico Madrid or Benfica v Sunderland, Amsterdam, Holland
Malaga v Aston Villa, Peace Cup
Peterborough v Fulham
Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers
Borussia Monchengladbach v Bolton Wanderers
Basingstoke Town v Portsmouth
Preston North End v Stoke City
Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunday, July 26
Greentown FC v Manchester United, China
Club America v Chelsea, Arlington, USA
Singapore national team v Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur v Celtic, Wembley Stadium, London
Team TBD v Birmingham City, Austria
Monday, July 27
Eastleigh v Portsmouth
Szombathely Haladas v Arsenal, Szombathely, Hungary
Tuesday, July 28
Den Bosch v Bolton Wanderers
Accrington Stanley v Burnley
MK Dons v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wednesday, July 29
Manchester United v Boca Juniors, Munich, Germany
MLS All-Star Team v Everton, Salt Lake City, USA
Dagenham & Redbridge v Birmingham City
Aston Villa v Atlante, Malaga, Spain
Hannover 96 v Arsenal
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur, Beijing (Asia Trophy)
Hull City v Beijing Guoan, Beijing (Asia Trophy)
Nottingham Forest v Stoke City
Thursday, July 30
Bayern Munich or AC Milan v Manchester United, Munich, Germany
Chester City v Burnley
Friday, July 31
Cheltenham Town v West Bromwich Albion
Guimaraes v Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City or Beijing Guoan, Beijing (Asia Trophy)
West Ham United v Hull City or Beijing Guoan, Beijing (Asia Trophy)
FC Eindhoven v Bolton Wanderers
Saturday, August 1
Arsenal v Atletico Madrid
Derby County v Stoke City
Celtic v Sunderland
Barnsley v Manchester City
Benfica v Portsmouth
Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers
Burnley v Leeds United
Reading v Chelsea
Doncaster Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunday, August 2
South China v Tottenham Hotspur, Hong Kong
Espanyol v Liverpool
Arsenal v Rangers
Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City
Coventry City v Everton
Tuesday, August 4
Hearts v Bolton Wanderers
Crewe v Birmingham City
Blackpool v Everton
Scunthorpe United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wednesday, August 5
FC Lyn v Liverpool, Norway
Manchester United v Valencia
Blackburn Rovers v Hibernian
Glasgow Rangers v Manchester City
Thursday, August 6
Kilmarnock v Burnley
Friday, August 7
Everton v Malaga
Stoke City v Real Valladolid
Saturday, August 8
Bolton Wanderers v Hibernian
West Ham United v Napoli, Bobby Moore Cup
Portsmouth v Glasgow Rangers
Wigan Athletic v Almeria
St Johnstone v Burnley
Hearts v Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Real Valladolid
Aston Villa v Fiorentina
Manchester City v Glasgow Celtic
Valencia v Arsenal
Sunday, August 9
Manchester United v Chelsea, FA Community Shield, Wembley, London
Tottenham Hotspur v Olympiakos
Wednesday, August 19
Barcelona v Manchester City
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