2009–10 Football League One
Football league season
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.
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
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:
^ 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]
^ Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[ 3]
Play-offs
First leg
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
Top scorers
Stadia
Locations of the League One 2009–10 teams
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
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22,000
Millwall
The 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
Kits
References
Seasons Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Finances Sponsors Associated competitions Prospects
National teams League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups