Season 2009–10 Dates 8 Aug 2009 – 8 May 2010 Matches played 557 | Goals scored 1,468 | |
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Promoted Norwich CityLeeds UnitedMillwall Similar 2011–12 Football League O, 2016–17 EFL League O, 2010–11 Football League C | ||
The Football League 2009–10 (called Coca-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.
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The Football League is contested through three divisions. The second division of these is League One. Norwich City and Leeds United were automatically promoted to the Football League Championship as winners and runners-up respectively, and they were joined by the winner of the League One play-offs Millwall. The bottom four teams in the league were relegated to the third division, League Two.
From League One
Promoted to Championship
Relegated to League Two
To League One
Relegated from Championship
Promoted from League Two
League table
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three last season, the points deduction were applied in the 2009–10 season.
(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.
† Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
Second Leg
Charlton Athletic 3–3 Swindon Town on aggregate. Swindon Town win 5–4 on penalties.
Millwall win 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
Millwall are promoted to the Football League Championship
Results
Source: The Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.