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2009–10 in English football

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The 2009–2010 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.[citation needed]

Football in England
Season2009–10
Men's football
Premier LeagueChelsea
ChampionshipNewcastle United
League OneNorwich City
League TwoNotts County
Conference NationalStevenage Borough
FA CupChelsea
League CupManchester United
Community ShieldChelsea
Women's football
Premier League National DivisionArsenal
Premier League Northern DivisionLiverpool
Premier League Southern DivisionBarnet
FA Women's CupEverton
Premier League CupLeeds Carnegie
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The 2009 season officially began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One, League Two and the Premier League. The Championship season finished on 2 May 2010, with the Premier League, League One and League Two concluding on the weekend of 8–9 May.[1]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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Teams promoted to 2009–10 Premier League Rise

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Premier League Fall

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Football League Championship Rise

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Football League Championship Fall

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Football League One Rise

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Football League One Fall

Teams promoted to 2009–10 Football League Two Rise

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Football League Two Fall

Managerial changes

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NameClubDate of departureReplacementDate of appointment
Bryan GunnNorwich City14 August 2009[2]Paul Lambert18 August 2009[3]
Paul LambertColchester United18 August 2009[3]Aidy Boothroyd2 September 2009[4]
Simon DaveyBarnsley29 August 2009[5]Mark Robins9 September 2009[6]
Peter JacksonLincoln City2 September 2009[7]Chris Sutton28 September 2009[8]
Stuart GrayNorthampton Town8 September 2009[9]Ian Sampson15 October 2009[10]
Mark RobinsRotherham United9 September 2009[11]Ronnie Moore24 September 2009[12]
Colin ToddDarlington26 September 2009[13]Steve Staunton5 October 2009[14]
Guðjón ÞórðarsonCrewe Alexandra2 October 2009[15]Dario Gradi2 October 2009[16]
John BarnesTranmere Rovers9 October 2009[17]Les Parry16 December 2009[18]
Peter TaylorWycombe Wanderers9 October 2009[19]Gary Waddock13 October 2009[20]
Ian McParlandNotts County12 October 2009[21]Hans Backe27 October 2009[22]
Gary WaddockAldershot Town13 October 2009[20]Kevin Dillon9 November 2009[23]
Mike NewellGrimsby Town18 October 2009[24]Neil Woods23 November 2009[25]
Gareth SouthgateMiddlesbrough21 October 2009[26]Gordon Strachan26 October 2009[27]
Russell SladeBrighton & Hove Albion1 November 2009[28]Gustavo Poyet10 November 2009[29]
Darren FergusonPeterborough United9 November 2009[30]Mark Cooper14 November 2009[31][32]
Paul HartPortsmouth24 November 2009[33]Avram Grant26 November 2009[34]
Paul SturrockPlymouth Argyle10 December 2009[35]Paul Mariner10 December 2009[35]
Martin AllenCheltenham Town11 December 2009[36]Mark Yates22 December 2009[37]
Brian LawsSheffield Wednesday13 December 2009[38]Alan Irvine8 January 2010[39]
Hans BackeNotts County15 December 2009[40]Steve Cotterill23 February 2010[41]
Jim MagiltonQueens Park Rangers16 December 2009[42]Paul Hart17 December 2009[43]
Brendan RodgersReading17 December 2009[44]Brian McDermott227 January 2010[45]
Mark HughesManchester City19 December 2009[46]Roberto Mancini21 December 2009[47]
Alan IrvinePreston North End29 December 2009[48]Darren Ferguson6 January 2010[49]
Gary MegsonBolton Wanderers30 December 2009[50]Owen Coyle8 January 2010[51]
Owen CoyleBurnley8 January 2010[51]Brian Laws13 January 2010[52]
Paul HartQueens Park Rangers15 January 2010[53]Neil Warnock1 March 2010[54]
Mark CooperPeterborough United1 February 2010[55]Jim Gannon2 February 2010[56]
Stuart McCallBradford City8 February 2010[57]Peter Taylor17 February 2010[58]
Neil WarnockCrystal Palace1 March 2010[54]Paul Hart2 March 2010[59]
Keith AlexanderMacclesfield Town3 March 2010[60]Gary Simpson314 April 2010[61]
John TrewickHereford United8 March 2010Graham Turner8 March 2010[62]
Phil BrownHull City15 March 2010[63]Iain Dowie17 March 2010
Gary JohnsonBristol City18 March 2010[64]Steve Coppell419 April 2010
Steve StauntonDarlington21 March 2010[65]Simon Davey1 April 2010[66]
Geraint WilliamsLeyton Orient3 April 2010[67]Russell Slade5 April 2010[68]
Jim GannonPeterborough United6 April 2010[69]Gary Johnson6 April 2010[70]
Ian HendonBarnet28 April 2010Mark Stimson1 June 2010[71]
Paul SimpsonShrewsbury Town30 April 2010Graham Turner11 June 2010[72]
Chris ColemanCoventry City4 May 2010[73]Aidy Boothroyd20 May 2010
Dave PenneyOldham Athletic6 May 2010Paul Dickov9 June 2010[74]
Paul MarinerPlymouth Argyle6 May 2010Peter Reid24 June 2010[75]
Mark StimsonGillingham10 May 2010[76]Andy Hessenthaler21 May 2010
Paul InceMilton Keynes Dons10 May 2010[77]Karl Robinson10 May 2010
Gianfranco ZolaWest Ham United11 May 2010[78]Avram Grant3 June 2010[79]
Aidy BoothroydColchester United20 May 2010John Ward31 May 2010[80]
Avram GrantPortsmouth31 May 2010Steve Cotterill17 June 2010[81]
Steve CotterillNotts County27 May 2010Craig Short4 June 2010[82]
Rafael BenítezLiverpool3 June 2010[83]Roy Hodgson1 July 2010

Notes

  • 1 Sampson was named caretaker manager following Gray's departure on 8 September and appointed full-time on 5 October.
  • 2 McDermott was named caretaker manager following Rogers' departure on 17 December and was appointed full-time on 27 January.
  • 3 Simpson was named caretaker manager on 3 March and appointed full-time on 14 April.
  • 4 Keith Millen remained caretaker manager until the end of the season when Coppell took charge.

Retirements

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8 October 2009: Stephen Roberts, 29-year-old former Wrexham, Doncaster Rovers and Walsall defender.

22 October 2009: Marc Edworthy, 36-year-old right-back who last played for Burton Albion retired after playing over 500 senior appearances in 18-year career. He played for eight clubs in his career which included spells in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Norwich City and Derby County.[84][85]

8 December 2009: Linvoy Primus, 36-year-old Portsmouth defender, after failing to overcome a serious knee injury but now work ambassadorial role for Portsmouth. He previously played for Charlton Athletic, Barnet and Reading.[citation needed]

11 December 2009: Dean Ashton, 26-year-old West Ham United striker, after failing to make a full recovery from an ankle injury suffered when training with the England team in August 2006.[86]

17 December 2009: Riccardo Scimeca, 34-year-old Cardiff City midfielder formerly of Aston Villa, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest.[87]

6 January 2010: Neil Clement, 31-year-old West Bromwich Albion defender and club's longest serving player after 10 years there, after failing to make a full recovery from a knee injury suffered in August 2008.[88]

6 January 2010: Patrik Berger, 36-year-old Czech midfielder who had spells in England with Liverpool, Portsmouth and Aston Villa before returning to Sparta Prague.[89]

Notable debutants

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National team

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The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Friendly matches

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[96]

Netherlands 2–2 England
Kuyt 10'
Van der Vaart 38'		 (Report) Defoe 49', 77'
Attendance: 50,000
England 2–1 Slovenia
Lampard 31' (pen.)
Defoe 63'		 (Report) Ljubijankič 85'
Attendance: 67,232
England 0–1 Brazil
(Report) Nilmar 48'
Attendance: 50,000
England 3–1 Egypt
Crouch 56', 80'
Wright-Phillips 75'		 (Report) Zidan 23'
Attendance: 80,602
England 3–1 Mexico
King 17'
Crouch 35'
Johnson 47'		 (Report) Franco 45'
Attendance: 88,638
Japan 1–2 England
Tulio 7' (Report) Tulio red-colored football 72' (o.g.)
Nakazawa red-colored football 83' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,326
Referee: Rene Eisner (Austria)

World Cup qualifiers

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England were in Group 6 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process.[97]

England 5–1 Croatia
Lampard 7' (pen.), 59'
Gerrard 18', 66'
Rooney 77'		 (Report) Eduardo 72'
Attendance: 87,319
Ukraine 1–0 England
Nazarenko 27' (Report)
Attendance: 40,000
England 3–0 Belarus
Crouch 4', 76'
Wright-Phillips 59'		 (Report)
Attendance: 76,897

Honours

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Trophy and league champions

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Competition Winner Details At Match Report
FA Cup Chelsea 2009–10 FA Cup
beat Portsmouth 1–0		 Wembley Report
League Cup Manchester United 2009–10 Football League Cup
beat Aston Villa 2–1		 Wembley Report
Premier League Chelsea 2009–10 Premier League Stamford Bridge Report
Championship Newcastle United 2009–10 Football League Championship Home Park Report
League One Norwich City 2009–10 Football League One Carrow Road Report
League Two Notts County 2009–10 Football League Two The Darlington Arena Report
FA Community Shield Chelsea 2009 FA Community Shield
beat Manchester United 4–1 on penalties (2–2 final score)		 Wembley Report
Football League Trophy Southampton 2009–10 Football League Trophy
beat Carlisle United 4–1		 Wembley Report
FA Trophy Barrow 2009–10 FA Trophy
beat Stevenage Borough 2–1		 Wembley Report

Playoff winners

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Competition Winner Details
Football League Championship Blackpool 2009–10 Football League Championship
Beat Cardiff 3–2
Football League One Millwall 2009–10 Football League One
Beat Swindon Town 1–0
Football League Two Dagenham & Redbridge 2009–10 Football League Two
Beat Rotherham 3–2
Conference National Oxford United 2009–10 Conference National
Beat York 3–1
Conference North Fleetwood Town 2009–10 Conference North
Beat Alfreton 2–1
Conference South Bath City 2009–10 Conference South
Beat Woking 1–0

League tables

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Premier League

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In one of the most closely fought title races in recent history, Chelsea were crowned Premier League Champions for the second time in five years, breaking the goal-scoring record with 103 goals. Despite the disappointment in the Champions League, the club managed to retain the FA Cup, recording their first domestic double under Carlo Ancelotti. The £80 million departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer meant Manchester United narrowly missed out on the title, though they managed to retain the League Cup. Arsenal took third place and once again qualified for Europe's elite competition, while Tottenham Hotspur took the final spot for the Champions League by finishing fourth, with the manager Harry Redknapp winning the Premier League Manager of the Year award.

Three teams took the UEFA Europa League spots. Taking fifth place were Manchester City, whose controversial gamble of sacking Mark Hughes at Christmas and replacing him with Roberto Mancini paid off as they finished in their best position in years. Finishing sixth once again were Aston Villa, who again looked like breaking into the top four, but ultimately fell short. Taking seventh place were Liverpool, who were runners-up the year before, but suffered from losing key players, such as Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, Sami Hyypiä to Bayer Leverkusen and Fernando Torres several times to injury throughout the season; these factors resulted in indifferent form in all of their competitions, meaning they only took a Europa League spot after the FA Cup finalists were refused a UEFA licence and finished in their lowest position for eleven years.

Fulham built on last season's finish of seventh place as they came close to Europa League glory in Hamburg, losing 2–1 in extra time to Atlético Madrid with ex-Manchester United striker Diego Forlán scoring the winning goal. However, critics universally praised manager Roy Hodgson for guiding a club threatened with relegation two seasons previously to the Europa League final. By a wide margin, he won the LMA Manager of the Year award. Birmingham City finished ninth in their best position in the top flight in years, with their season including a twelve match unbeaten run, while fellow promoted side Wolverhampton Wanderers flirted with relegation several times, but ultimately finished in a respectable 15th place.

Portsmouth endured a season of financial worries, a nine-point deduction and four different owners that effectively ended their seven-year stay in the top flight. Hull City failed to emulate their previous season's success and were also relegated. After the departure of promotion-winning manager Owen Coyle at the turn of the year, Burnley's league form under Brian Laws declined rapidly and they were relegated to the Championship after just one season.

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 27 5 6 103 32 +71 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester United 38 27 4 7 86 28 +58 85
3 Arsenal 38 23 6 9 83 41 +42 75
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 7 10 67 41 +26 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester City 38 18 13 7 73 45 +28 67 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
6 Aston Villa 38 17 13 8 52 39 +13 64
7 Liverpool 38 18 9 11 61 35 +26 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
8 Everton 38 16 13 9 60 49 +11 61
9 Birmingham City 38 13 11 14 38 47 −9 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 13 11 14 41 55 −14 50
11 Stoke City 38 11 14 13 34 48 −14 47
12 Fulham 38 12 10 16 39 46 −7 46
13 Sunderland 38 11 11 16 48 56 −8 44
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 9 19 42 67 −25 39
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 9 11 18 32 56 −24 38
16 Wigan Athletic 38 9 9 20 37 79 −42 36
17 West Ham United 38 8 11 19 47 66 −19 35
18 Burnley (R) 38 8 6 24 42 82 −40 30 Relegation to Football League Championship
19 Hull City (R) 38 6 12 20 34 75 −41 30
20 Portsmouth (R) 38 7 7 24 34 66 −32 19[c]
Source: Barclays Premier League
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since Manchester United won the League Cup and then qualified for the Champions League, their spot in the Europa League was passed down to the 6th-placed team. The 6th-placed Aston Villa was coincidentally also the League Cup runners-up.
  2. ↑ Originally Portsmouth qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League as the FA Cup runners-up, replacing the winners, Champions League-qualified Chelsea. However, they failed to apply for a UEFA licence. Therefore, Liverpool as the best placed team not qualified for the European competitions took their place.
  3. ↑ Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration.[98]

Leading goalscorer: Didier Drogba (Chelsea) – 29

Football League Championship

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Newcastle United put last season's relegation behind them as they returned to the Premier League at the first attempt, staying top for the majority of the season and losing just four matches under the management of Chris Hughton, remaining unbeaten at home in the process. Roberto Di Matteo's first season in charge of West Bromwich Albion brought success as the Midlands club enjoyed automatic promotion to the top flight for the third time in eight years. They were joined by Blackpool, who were tipped by many as relegation favourites at the beginning of the season. Ian Holloway masterminded the Lancashire club's promotion with a thrilling 3–2 victory over Cardiff City in the play-off final, returning to the top flight for the first time since 1971.

Swansea City occupied a play-off place for most of the season but missed out on the final day, this despite scoring fewer goals than all three relegated sides. Middlesbrough made a strong start to the season, however the mid-season decision to sack Gareth Southgate while still in contention for promotion backfired. Their form subsequently declined under his replacement Gordon Strachan, and they fell out of the promotion race and finished in 11th place.

Peterborough United went straight back down to League One, employing four different managers and propping up the table for the majority of the season. They were soon joined by Plymouth Argyle, who did not win a game until late September and went on a five-match losing streak towards the end of the season, ending six years in the second tier. Crystal Palace, who had been on the brink of the playoffs before being deducted ten points for entering administration, faced Sheffield Wednesday in the final match of the season as they both fought for survival. The match finished 2–2, meaning Palace survived and Wednesday dropped into League One.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 46 30 12 4 90 35 +55 102 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 26 13 7 89 48 +41 91
3 Nottingham Forest 46 22 13 11 65 40 +25 79 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Cardiff City 46 22 10 14 73 54 +19 76
5 Leicester City 46 21 13 12 61 45 +16 76
6 Blackpool (O, P) 46 19 13 14 74 58 +16 70
7 Swansea City 46 17 18 11 40 37 +3 69
8 Sheffield United 46 17 14 15 62 55 +7 65
9 Reading 46 17 12 17 68 63 +5 63
10 Bristol City 46 15 18 13 56 65 −9 63
11 Middlesbrough 46 16 14 16 58 50 +8 62
12 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 15 16 59 58 +1 60
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 15 17 58 65 −7 57
14 Derby County 46 15 11 20 53 63 −10 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 12 20 14 50 61 −11 56
16 Watford 46 14 12 20 61 68 −7 54
17 Preston North End 46 13 15 18 58 73 −15 54
18 Barnsley 46 14 12 20 53 69 −16 54
19 Coventry City 46 13 15 18 47 64 −17 54
20 Scunthorpe United 46 14 10 22 62 84 −22 52
21 Crystal Palace 46 14 17 15 50 53 −3 49[a]
22 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 46 11 14 21 49 69 −20 47 Relegation to Football League One
23 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 11 8 27 43 68 −25 41
24 Peterborough United (R) 46 8 10 28 46 80 −34 34
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Crystal Palace were given a ten-point deduction for entering administration.[99]

Leading goalscorers: Nicky Maynard (Bristol City) – 20, and Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) – 20

Football League One

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After recovering from an embarrassing 7–1 defeat to Colchester on the first day of the season, a turnaround under new manager Paul Lambert and the 24 goals from free-scoring striker Grant Holt saw Norwich City make an immediate return to the Championship. Leeds United secured automatic promotion in the runners-up spot; their season almost fell apart disastrously after they led the table by eight points at the turn of the year and also knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup. They rebounded in the final weeks of the season and a last day 2–1 victory over Bristol Rovers saw the Yorkshire side end their three-year spell in League One. Millwall, who narrowly missed out on automatic promotion by just one point, beat Swindon Town in the play-off final, returning to the Championship after a four-year absence. Despite being deducted ten points and missing out on the play-offs, Southampton managed to win the Football League Trophy and striker Rickie Lambert was the league's top scorer with 31 goals.

Stockport County spent the entire season in administration and were subsequently relegated. Southend United were faced with financial problems and also relegated. Wycombe Wanderers' first season at this level for six years proved a disappointment, and they were immediately relegated back to League Two. Gillingham also suffered an immediate relegation after their play-off victory the previous year, their inability to win an away fixture all season proved to be their downfall. Hartlepool stayed up on goal difference after they received a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player, but Gillingham's loss to Wycombe confirmed their survival.

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 to Football 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 for League 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 to Football 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
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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.[100]
  2. ↑ Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[101]

Leading goalscorer: Rickie Lambert (Southampton) – 31

Football League Two

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Notts County's season mostly made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as they were involved in an abortive high-spending takeover by a consortium who brought in Sven-Göran Eriksson as director of football and went through four managers during the season. However, they managed to overcome their off-field problems and won the title. AFC Bournemouth continued their revival under Eddie Howe and won promotion in the runners-up spot. The last automatic promotion spot was taken by Rochdale, who were promoted for the first time since 1969. Dagenham & Redbridge won the play-offs, reaching the third tier of the Football League for the first time in their 18-year history.

Darlington were unable to recover from losing many of their players during their spell in administration at the end of the previous season and finished bottom of the league, becoming the third club (after Halifax Town and Chester City) to be relegated to the Football Conference on two separate occasions. Grimsby suffered the relegation that they only avoided the previous year due to Luton Town's points deduction; their form improved significantly in the final weeks of the season, but they were ultimately undone by an earlier run of nearly five months without a win and were relegated to the Conference Premier after losing on the final day.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Notts County (C, P) 46 27 12 7 96 31 +65 93 Promotion to Football League One
2 Bournemouth (P) 46 25 8 13 61 44 +17 83
3 Rochdale (P) 46 25 7 14 82 48 +34 82
4 Morecambe 46 20 13 13 73 64 +9 73 Qualification to League Two play-offs
5 Rotherham United 46 21 10 15 55 52 +3 73
6 Aldershot Town 46 20 12 14 69 56 +13 72
7 Dagenham & Redbridge (O, P) 46 20 12 14 69 58 +11 72
8 Chesterfield 46 21 7 18 61 62 −1 70
9 Bury 46 19 12 15 54 59 −5 69
10 Port Vale 46 17 17 12 61 50 +11 68
11 Northampton Town 46 18 13 15 62 53 +9 67
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 12 17 55 54 +1 63
13 Burton Albion 46 17 11 18 71 71 0 62
14 Bradford City 46 16 14 16 59 62 −3 62
15 Accrington Stanley 46 18 7 21 62 74 −12 61
16 Hereford United 46 17 8 21 54 65 −11 59
17 Torquay United 46 14 15 17 64 55 +9 57
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 68 73 −5 55
19 Macclesfield Town 46 12 18 16 49 58 −9 54
20 Lincoln City 46 13 11 22 42 65 −23 50
21 Barnet 46 12 12 22 47 63 −16 48
22 Cheltenham Town 46 10 18 18 54 71 −17 48
23 Grimsby Town (R) 46 9 17 20 45 71 −26 44 Relegation to Conference National
24 Darlington (R) 46 8 6 32 33 87 −54 30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Leading goalscorer: Lee Hughes (Notts County) – 30

Women's football

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Women's Premier League

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National Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C, P) 22 20 1 1 79 19 +60 61 Qualification for the Champion League knockout phase
Approved for FA WSL
2 Everton (P) 22 16 2 4 67 19 +48 50 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
Approved for FA WSL
3 Chelsea (P) 22 16 1 5 60 27 +33 49 Approved for FA WSL
4 Leeds Carnegie 22 15 2 5 50 16 +34 47
5 Sunderland 22 12 1 9 36 35 +1 37
6 Doncaster Rovers Belles (P) 22 9 7 6 36 37 −1 34 Approved for FA WSL
7 Blackburn Rovers 22 7 3 12 27 45 −18 24
8 Millwall Lionesses 22 6 3 13 24 43 −19 21
9 Watford 22 4 5 13 23 60 −37 17
10 Birmingham City (P) 22 4 4 14 21 41 −20 16 Approved for FA WSL
11 Nottingham Forest 22 3 4 15 16 51 −35 13
12 Bristol Academy (P) 22 3 1 18 12 58 −46 10 Approved for FA WSL
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Northern Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Liverpool (C, P) 22 19 2 1 59 19 +40 59 Approved for FA WSL
2 Lincoln (P) 22 15 4 3 46 22 +24 49
3 Leicester City 22 11 6 5 53 35 +18 39
4 Manchester City 22 10 6 6 36 25 +11 36
5 Curzon Ashton 22 9 4 9 37 39 −2 31
6 Aston Villa 22 7 8 7 37 35 +2 29
7 Leeds City Vixens 22 9 2 11 41 48 −7 29
8 Newcastle United 22 7 6 9 38 48 −10 27
9 Preston North End 22 6 6 10 56 54 +2 24
10 Derby County 22 5 5 12 30 51 −21 20
11 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 22 4 6 12 29 50 −21 18 Relegation to the Northern Combination League
12 Luton Town (R) 22 1 3 18 12 48 −36 6 Relegation to the South East Combination League
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Southern Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Barnet (C, P) 22 16 4 2 53 18 +35 52 Promotion to the National Division
2 Reading (P) 22 13 5 4 43 28 +15 44
3 Keynsham Town 22 12 5 5 55 36 +19 41
4 Portsmouth 22 11 6 5 42 32 +10 39
5 West Ham United 22 9 9 4 38 24 +14 36
6 Cardiff City 22 10 5 7 44 32 +12 35
7 Charlton Athletic 22 10 4 8 24 20 +4 34
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 6 8 8 33 33 0 26
9 Colchester United 22 6 5 11 19 40 −21 23
10 Queen's Park Rangers 22 5 5 12 42 43 −1 20
11 Fulham (R) 22 2 2 18 14 63 −49 8 Club folded at the end of the season
12 Crystal Palace (R) 22 1 4 17 12 50 −38 7 Relegation to the South East Combination League
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

FA Women's Cup

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Final

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Arsenal2–3 (a.e.t.)Everton
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Attendance: 17,505

FA Women's Premier League Cup

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Clubs that folded

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ClubLeagueDate of Dissolution
Newcastle Blue StarNorthern Premier League Premier DivisionJune 2009
King's LynnNorthern Premier League Premier Division25 November 2009
Chester CityConference National10 March 2010[102]
Farsley CelticConference North10 March 2010[103]

Deaths

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References

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  1. ↑ "Key Dates Revealed". The Football League. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Manager Gunn sacked by Canaries BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2009
  3. 1 2 Norwich appoint Lambert as boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2009
  4. ↑ Boothroyd handed Colchester job BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2009
  5. ↑ Davey and Barnsley part company BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2009
  6. ↑ Robins confirmed as Barnsley boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2009
  7. ↑ Jackson sacked as Lincoln manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2009
  8. ↑ Lincoln appoint Sutton as manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2009
  9. ↑ Northampton part with boss Gray BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2009
  10. ↑ Cobblers appoint Sampson as boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2009
  11. ↑ "Robins confirmed as Barnsley boss". BBC Sport. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  12. ↑ "Moore returns as Rotherham boss". BBC Sport. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  13. ↑ Darlington part company with Todd BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2009
  14. ↑ Darlington name Staunton as boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2009
  15. ↑ Thordarson sacked as Crewe boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2009
  16. ↑ "Thordarson sacked as Crewe boss". BBC Sport. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  17. ↑ Tranmere sack Barnes and McAteer BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2009
  18. ↑ "Parry has Tranmere job for season". BBC Sport. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
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