# 1909–10 in English football

The 1909–10 season was the 39th season of competitive football in England.

## Events

Aston Villa won their sixth top division title.
Lincoln City were re-admitted to the Football League after a season away, at the expense of Chesterfield.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner |
| First Division | Aston Villa (6th) |
| Second Division | Manchester City |
| FA Cup | Newcastle United (1st) |
| Charity Shield | Newcastle United |
| Home Championship | Scotland |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## League tables
### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Aston Villa (C) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 53 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 57 | 1.368 | 48 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 45 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 1.250 | 45 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | 45 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 | 1.512 | 42 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 42 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 1.294 | 41 | |
| 9 | Notts County | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 59 | 1.136 | 40 | |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 40 | |
| 11 | The Wednesday | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 39 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 35 | |
| 13 | Bury | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 33 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 33 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 32 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 | 0.750 | 32 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 | 0.767 | 31 | |
| 18 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 67 | 0.552 | 31 | |
| 19 | Chelsea (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 29 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 71 | 0.620 | 24 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 54 | Division Champions |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 2.026 | 53 | Promoted |
| 3 | Hull City | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 1.739 | 53 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 53 | |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | 44 | |
| 6 | Glossop | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 43 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 43 | 1.186 | 41 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 1.016 | 40 | |
| 9 | Barnsley | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 59 | 1.051 | 39 | |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 38 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 37 | |
| 12 | Blackpool | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 0.962 | 36 | |
| 13 | Stockport County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 34 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 34 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 0.609 | 31 | |
| 16 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 60 | 0.617 | 30 | |
| 17 | Leeds City | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 80 | 0.575 | 27 | |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 75 | 0.440 | 26 | Re-elected |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 0.649 | 24 | Failed re-election |
| 20 | Birmingham | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 78 | 0.538 | 23 | Re-elected |
* ↑ New club in the league
* ↑ Grimsby Town failed re-election, and Huddersfield Town entered the Football League in their place the following season, for the first time.