| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Norwich City |
| Promoted | Norwich City Leeds United Millwall |
| Relegated | Gillingham Wycombe Wanderers Southend United Stockport County |
| Matches | 557 |
| Goals | 1,468 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rickie Lambert (30) |
| Biggest home win | Huddersfield 7–1Brighton Huddersfield 6–0Wycombe |
| Biggest away win | Norwich 1–7Colchester Stockport 0–6Huddersfield |
| Highest scoring | Norwich 1–7Colchester Huddersfield 7–1Brighton Charlton4–4Millwall |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Norwich City[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Norwich City[1] |
| Longest losing run | 12 games Stockport County[1] |
| Highest attendance | Leeds United 2–1Bristol Rovers (38,234)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | Hartlepool United 1–1Gillingham (2,465)[1] |
| Average attendance | 9,139[1] |
2010–11 → | |
The Football League 2009–10 (calledCoca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2009 and ended on 8 May 2010.
The Football League is contested through three divisions. The second division of these isLeague One.Norwich City andLeeds United were automatically promoted to theFootball League Championship as winners and runners-up respectively, and they were joined by the winner of the League One play-offsMillwall. The bottom four teams in the league were relegated to the third division,League Two.
Promoted toChampionship
Relegated toLeague Two
Relegated fromChampionship
Promoted fromLeague Two
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City(C, P) | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 47 | +42 | 95 | Promotion toFootball League Championship |
| 2 | Leeds United(P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 86 | |
| 3 | Millwall(O, P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 85 | Qualification forLeague One play-offs |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 84 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 82 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 80 | |
| 7 | Southampton | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 85 | 47 | +38 | 73[a] | |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 62 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 62 | |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 62 | |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 60 | |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 | |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 58 | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 53 | |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 52 | |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 51 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 51 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 51 | |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 50[b] | |
| 21 | Gillingham(R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 50 | Relegation toFootball League Two |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers(R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 45 | |
| 23 | Southend United(R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 43 | |
| 24 | Stockport County(R) | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 95 | −60 | 25 |
| Semi-finals | Final atWembley | ||||||||||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Millwall | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Millwall | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Swindon Town | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Swindon Town (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Ward | (Report) |
| Charlton Athletic | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Swindon Town |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry Mooney Miguel Llera | (Report) | |
| Penalties | ||
| Burton Bailey Forster Dailly Richardson | 4–5 | |
Charlton Athletic 3–3 Swindon Town on aggregate. Swindon Town win 5–4 on penalties.
Millwall win 2–0 on aggregate.
Millwall are promoted to the Football League Championship
| Home \ Away | BRE | B&HA | BRR | CRL | CHA | COL | EXE | GIL | HAR | HUD | LEE | LEY | MIL | MKD | NWC | OLD | SOU | STD | STP | SWI | TRA | WAL | WYC | YEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Colchester United | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Gillingham | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Hartlepool United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Southampton | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Southend United | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Stockport County | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | |
| Swindon Town | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Walsall | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | Contract terminated | 14 August 2009[5] | 18 August 2009[6] | 23rd | ||
| Colchester United | Resigned | 18 August 2009[7] | 2 September 2009[8] | 1st | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | Mutual agreement | 9 October 2009[9] | 13 October 2009[10] | 23rd | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | Contract terminated | 9 October 2009[11] | 16 December 2009[12] | 22nd | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Contract terminated | 1 November 2009[13] | 10 November 2009[14] | 20th | ||
| Leyton Orient | Contract terminated | 3 April 2010[15] | 5 April 2010[16] | 19th |
| Team | Kit maker | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Brentford | Puma | Hertings Fixings (home), MKT Computers (away) |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Erreà | It First |
| Bristol Rovers | Erreà | N-Gaged Training (home), Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Solicitors (away) |
| Carlisle United | Le Coq Sportif | Stobart |
| Charlton Athletic | Joma | Krbs.com |
| Colchester United | Puma | Weston Group (home),JobServe (away) |
| Exeter City | Carbrini | Flybe |
| Gillingham | Vandanel | Krbs.com |
| Hartlepool United | Nike | Dove Energy (home), GPS Arabia (away) |
| Huddersfield Town | Mitre | Yorkshire Air Ambulance (home), RadianB (away) |
| Leeds United | Macron | NetFlights.com |
| Leyton Orient | Puma | PartyCasino |
| Millwall | Bukta | CYC Courier Services |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Nike | Double Tree by Hilton |
| Norwich City | Xara | Aviva |
| Oldham Athletic | Carbrini | Carbrini |
| Southampton | Umbro | Flybe |
| Southend United | Nike | InsureandGo |
| Stockport County | Macron | Just Search |
| Swindon Town | Adidas | FourFourTwo (home),EA Sport FIFA 10 (away) |
| Tranmere Rovers | Vandanel | Wirral Metropolitan Council |
| Walsall | Admiral | Walsall Hospice |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Joma | Bucks New University |
| Yeovil Town | Vandanel | Jones Building Contractors |