The Football League 2009–10 (entitled Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), will be the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2009 and will conclude in May 2010.
The Football League is contested through three divisions. The second division of these is League One. The winner and the runner up of League One will be automatically promoted to the Football League Championship and they will be joined by the winner of the League One play-offs. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the third division, League Two.
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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
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 56 | Promotion to Football League Championship 2010–11 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 48 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 48 | Qualification to Football League Playoffs 2009–10 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 45 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 38 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 38 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 30 | |
| 12 | Brentford | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 30 | |
| 13 | Southend United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 29 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 28* | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 28 | |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
| 17 | Gillingham | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 26 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 26 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 25 | |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 24 | |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to League Two |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 21 | |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 18 | |
| 24 | Stockport County | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 14 |
Updated to games played on 2 January 2010
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd 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 will be applied in the 2009–10 season.[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
| Home \ Away1 | BRE | BHA | BRR | CLU | CHA | COL | EXE | GIL | HPL | HUD | LEE | LEY | MIL | MKD | NWC | OLD | SOT | SOU | SPC | SWI | TRA | WAL | WYC | YEO |
| Brentford | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |||||||||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Carlisle United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Colchester United | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Hartlepool United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |||||||||||||
| Leyton Orient | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Millwall | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norwich City | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–7 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Southampton | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Southend United | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Stockport County | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swindon Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walsall | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yeovil Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Source: The Football League
1The 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.
Top scorers
League One
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rickie Lambert |
Southampton | 18 |
| 2 | Jermaine Beckford |
Leeds | 16 |
| 3 | Lee Barnard |
Southend | 15 |
| 4 | Grant Holt |
Norwich | 14 |
| 5 |  Deon Burton |
Charlton | 12 |
| 6 | Nicky Forster |
Brighton | 11 |
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | Elland Road | 39,460 |
| Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Norwich City | Carrow Road | 26,034 |
| Huddersfield Town | Galpharm Stadium | 24,500 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | stadium:mk | 22,000 |
| Millwall | The New Den | 20,146 |
| Carlisle United | Brunton Park Stadium | 16,981 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 16,567 |
| Swindon Town | The County Ground | 15,728 |
| Brentford | Griffin Park | 12,763 |
| Southend United | Roots Hall | 12,306 |
| Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 11,916 |
| Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
| Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park | 11,000 |
| Stockport County | Edgeley Park | 10,651 |
| Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 10,638 |
| Colchester United | Colchester Community Stadium | 10,000 |
| Yeovil Town | Huish Park | 9,978 |
| Leyton Orient | Brisbane Road | 9,271 |
| Exeter City | St James Park | 9,036 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 8,850 |
| Hartlepool United | Victoria Park | 7,691 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City |  Bryan Gunn |
Contract terminated | 14 August 2009[2] | Paul Lambert |
18 August 2009[3] | 23rd |
| Colchester United | Paul Lambert |
Resigned | 18 August 2009[4] | Adrian Boothroyd |
2 September 2009[5] | 1st |
Kits
References
- ^ "Southampton Football Club". The Football League. 2009-04-23. http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0,,10794~1636735,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "Manager Gunn sacked by Canaries". BBC Sport. 2009-08-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/8202278.stm.
- ^ "Norwich appoint Lambert as boss". BBC Sport. 2009-08-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/8204016.stm.
- ^ "U's Flash: Lambert Quits Manager's Job". Colchester United F.C. 2009-08-18. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1758963,00.html.
- ^ "Boothroyd handed Colchester job". BBC Sport. 2009-09-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/8233403.stm.
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