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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.

Season2009–10
ChampionsNorwich City
PromotedNorwich City
Leeds United
Millwall
RelegatedGillingham
Wycombe Wanderers
Southend United
Stockport County
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Football League One
Season2009–10
ChampionsNorwich City
PromotedNorwich City
Leeds United
Millwall
RelegatedGillingham
Wycombe Wanderers
Southend United
Stockport County
Matches557
Goals1,468 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerRickie Lambert (30)
Biggest home winHuddersfield 7–1 Brighton
Huddersfield 6–0 Wycombe
Biggest away winNorwich 1–7 Colchester
Stockport 0–6 Huddersfield
Highest scoringNorwich 1–7 Colchester
Huddersfield 7–1 Brighton
Charlton 4–4 Millwall
Longest winning run8 games
Norwich City[1]
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Norwich City[1]
Longest losing run12 games
Stockport County[1]
Highest attendanceLeeds United 2–1 Bristol Rovers (38,234)[1]
Lowest attendanceHartlepool United 1–1 Gillingham (2,465)[1]
Average attendance9,139[1]
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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.

Changes from last season

From League One

Promoted to Championship

Relegated to League Two

To League One

Relegated from Championship

Promoted from League Two

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
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
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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. [a]
    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.[2]
  2. [b]
    Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[3]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final at Wembley
        
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

First leg

More information Swindon Town, 2–1 ...
Swindon Town2–1Charlton Athletic
Austin 52'
Ward 60'		 (Report) 65' Burton
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Attendance: 13,560
Referee: James Linington
More information Huddersfield Town, 0–0 ...
Huddersfield Town0–0Millwall
(Report)
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Attendance: 14,654
Referee: Darren Deadman

Second leg

More information Charlton Athletic, 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) ...
Charlton Athletic2 – 1
(a.e.t.)		Swindon Town
Ferry red-colored football 27' (o.g.)
Mooney 45+3'
Miguel Llera Red card 90+3'		 (Report) Red card 67' Greer
74' Ward
Penalties
Burton football with check mark
Bailey football with red X
Forster football with check mark
Dailly football with check mark
Richardson football with check mark		 4–5 football with check mark McGovern
football with check mark Austin
football with check mark Amankwaah
football with check mark Ward
football with check mark Darby
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The Valley, London
Attendance: 21,521

Charlton Athletic 3–3 Swindon Town on aggregate. Swindon Town win 5–4 on penalties.

More information Millwall, 2–0 ...
Millwall2–0Huddersfield Town
Morison 23'
Robinson 82'		 (Report)
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The Den, London
Attendance: 15,463
Referee: Tony Bates

Millwall win 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2010 Football League One play-off final
More information Millwall, 1–0 ...
Millwall1–0Swindon Town
Robinson 39' (Report)
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Attendance: 73,108
Referee: Colin Webster

Millwall are promoted to the Football League Championship

Results

More information Home \ Away, BRE ...
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
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Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

More information Rank, Scorer ...
Rank Scorer Club Goals[4]
1 England Rickie Lambert Southampton 30
2 England Billy Paynter Swindon Town 26
3 England Jermaine Beckford Leeds United 25
4 England Lee Barnard Southampton/Southend Utd 24
England Grant Holt Norwich City 24
6 Wales Steve Morison Millwall 21
7 England Charlie Austin Swindon Town 20
8 Scotland Jordan Rhodes Huddersfield Town 19
9 England Chris Martin Norwich City 17
10 Republic of Ireland Ian Harte Carlisle United 16
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Stadia

Locations of the League One 2009–10 teams
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
Leeds UnitedElland Road39,460
SouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,689
Charlton AthleticThe Valley27,111
Norwich CityCarrow Road26,034
Huddersfield TownGalpharm Stadium24,500
Milton Keynes Donsstadium:mk22,000
MillwallThe Den20,146
Carlisle UnitedBrunton Park Stadium16,981
Tranmere RoversPrenton Park16,567
Swindon TownThe County Ground15,728
BrentfordGriffin Park12,763
Southend UnitedRoots Hall12,306
Bristol RoversMemorial Stadium11,916
GillinghamPriestfield Stadium11,582
WalsallBescot Stadium11,300
Wycombe WanderersAdams Park11,000
Stockport CountyEdgeley Park10,651
Oldham AthleticBoundary Park10,638
Colchester UnitedColchester Community Stadium10,000
Yeovil TownHuish Park9,978
Leyton OrientBrisbane Road9,271
Exeter CitySt James Park9,036
Brighton & Hove AlbionWithdean Stadium8,850
Hartlepool UnitedVictoria Park7,691
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Norwich City Scotland Bryan Gunn Contract terminated 14 August 2009[5] Scotland Paul Lambert 18 August 2009[6] 23rd
Colchester United Scotland Paul Lambert Resigned 18 August 2009[7] England Adrian Boothroyd 2 September 2009[8] 1st
Wycombe Wanderers England Peter Taylor Mutual agreement 9 October 2009[9] England Gary Waddock 13 October 2009[10] 23rd
Tranmere Rovers England John Barnes Contract terminated 9 October 2009[11] England Les Parry 16 December 2009[12] 22nd
Brighton & Hove Albion England Russell Slade Contract terminated 1 November 2009[13] Uruguay Gus Poyet 10 November 2009[14] 20th
Leyton Orient Wales Geraint Williams Contract terminated 3 April 2010[15] England Russell Slade 5 April 2010[16] 19th
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Kits

More information Team, Kit maker ...
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
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