# 2009–10 Premier Reserve League

The 2009–10 Premier Reserve League (officially known as the 2009–10 Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League. The season began on 24 August 2009 and ended with the play-off final being hosted by the Northern League champions on 3 May 2010 (The venue for the final alternates between the Northern & Southern champions).
The events in the senior leagues during the 2008–09 season saw Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Birmingham City. Tottenham Hotspur will not be entering a team for this season.
On 12 April 2010, in a behind closed doors fixture at their Bodymoor Heath training ground, Aston Villa beat Fulham 2-1 with goals from Barry Bannan and Ciaran Clark to book their place in the playoff final with 2 league games to spare.
On 20 April, Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Everton. This was their 4th defeat in a row and it handed the Premier Reserve League North title to Manchester United.
The playoff final went to a penalty shoot out where Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-2. Goalkeeper, Ben Foster scoring the decisive penalty kick. The match had finished 3-3 in normal time.

## Tables
### Premier Reserve League North

Final table as of 4 May 2010
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester United Reserves (C) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 41 |
| 2 | Manchester City Reserves | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 35 |
| 3 | Liverpool Reserves | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 32 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 29 |
| 5 | Sunderland Reserves | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 22 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 21 |
| 7 | Burnley Reserves | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | –14 | 21 |
| 8 | Hull City Reserves | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 26 | –4 | 20 |
| 9 | Everton Reserves | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | –13 | 18 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 37 | –13 | 17 |

### Premier Reserve League South

Final table as of 27 April 2010
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aston Villa Reserves (C) | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 37 |
| 2 | Arsenal Reserves | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 32 |
| 3 | Fulham Reserves | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 | Chelsea Reserves | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 |
| 5 | Portsmouth Reserves | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | –6 | 21 |
| 6 | West Ham United Reserves | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | –1 | 19 |
| 7 | Birmingham City Reserves | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 15 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 14 |
| 9 | Stoke City Reserves | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | –11 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions

## Promotion and relegation

* Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:
* Hull City
* Burnley
* Portsmouth
* Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League next season:
* Newcastle United
* West Bromwich Albion
* Blackpool