Football League Championship 2009-10
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United |
| Promoted |
Newcastle United West Bromwich Albion Blackpool |
| Relegated |
Sheffield Wednesday Plymouth Argyle Peterborough United |
| Matches played | 557 |
| Goals scored | 1,446 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Peter Whittingham (22) |
| Biggest home win | Reading 6–0 Peterborough |
| Biggest away win | Bristol City 0–6 Cardiff City |
| Highest scoring |
Peterborough 4–4 Cardiff Derby 5–3 Preston Bristol City 5–3 Barnsley |
| Longest winning run | Newcastle United (7 games, twice) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Nottingham Forest (19 games) |
| Longest losing run | Plymouth Argyle (7 games) |
| Highest attendance | 52,381 Newcastle United 2–2 Ipswich Town |
| Lowest attendance | 4,995 Scunthorpe United 4–0 Peterborough United |
| Average attendance | 18,119 |
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The 2009–10 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the league under its current title and eighteenth season under its current league division format. It started on 7 August 2009.
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League One
Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from League One
Note: "Amendments to the laws of the game 2009–2010" also applied
1 Ground contains some terracing
A total of 24 teams contested the division, including 18 sides remaining in the division from last season, three relegated from the Premier League, and three promoted from League One.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Crystal Palace were given a ten-point deduction for entering administration.
(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.
Blackpool win 6–4 on aggregate
Cardiff City 3–3 Leicester City on aggregate. Cardiff City win 4–3 on penalties
Blackpool are promoted to the Premier League
Fixtures for the 2009–10 season were announced by The Football League on 17 June 2009.
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