# 2009–10 Football League One

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
* Leicester City
* Peterborough United
* Scunthorpe United
Relegated to League Two
* Northampton Town
* Crewe Alexandra
* Cheltenham Town
* Hereford United

### To League One

Relegated from Championship
* Norwich City
* Southampton
* Charlton Athletic
Promoted from League Two
* Brentford
* Exeter City
* Wycombe Wanderers
* Gillingham

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 47 | +42 | 95 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Leeds United (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 86 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Millwall (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 84 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 82 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Southampton | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 85 | 47 | +38 | 73 | |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 62 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 62 | |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 62 | |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 60 | |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 | |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 58 | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 53 | |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 52 | |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 51 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 51 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 51 | |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 50 | |
| 21 | Gillingham (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 50 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 45 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Stockport County (R) | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 95 | −60 | 25 | Relegation to Football League Two |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final at Wembley | Final at Wembley | Final at Wembley |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Millwall | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Millwall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Millwall | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Swindon Town | 0 |
| 5 | Swindon Town (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Swindon Town | 0 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |

### 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

| Home \ Away | BRE | B&HA | BRR | CRL | CHA | COL | EXE | GIL | HAR | HUD | LEE | LEY | MIL | MKD | NWC | OLD | SOU | STD | STP | SWI | TRA | WAL | WYC | YEO |
| Brentford | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Carlisle United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Colchester United | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Gillingham | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Hartlepool United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Southampton | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Southend United | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Stockport County | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 |
| Swindon Town | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Walsall | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 1–4 |
| Yeovil Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rickie Lambert | Southampton | 30 |
| 2 | Billy Paynter | Swindon Town | 26 |
| 3 | Jermaine Beckford | Leeds United | 25 |
| 4 | Lee Barnard | Southampton/Southend Utd | 24 |
| 4 | Grant Holt | Norwich City | 24 |
| 6 | Steve Morison | Millwall | 21 |
| 7 | Charlie Austin | Swindon Town | 20 |
| 8 | Jordan Rhodes | Huddersfield Town | 19 |
| 9 | Chris Martin | Norwich City | 17 |
| 10 | Ian Harte | Carlisle United | 16 |

## 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 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 | Paul Lambert | 18 August 2009 | 23rd |
| Colchester United | Paul Lambert | Resigned | 18 August 2009 | Adrian Boothroyd | 2 September 2009 | 1st |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Peter Taylor | Mutual agreement | 9 October 2009 | Gary Waddock | 13 October 2009 | 23rd |
| Tranmere Rovers | John Barnes | Contract terminated | 9 October 2009 | Les Parry | 16 December 2009 | 22nd |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Russell Slade | Contract terminated | 1 November 2009 | Gus Poyet | 10 November 2009 | 20th |
| Leyton Orient | Geraint Williams | Contract terminated | 3 April 2010 | Russell Slade | 5 April 2010 | 19th |

## Kits

| Team | Kit maker | Sponsor |
| Brentford | Puma | Hertings Fixings (home), MKT Computers (away) |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Erreà | It First |
| Bristol Rovers | Erreà | N-Gaged Training (home), Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Solicitors (away) |
| Carlisle United | Le Coq Sportif | Stobart |
| Charlton Athletic | Joma | Krbs.com |
| Colchester United | Puma | Weston Group (home), JobServe (away) |
| Exeter City | Carbrini | Flybe |
| Gillingham | Vandanel | Krbs.com |
| Hartlepool United | Nike | Dove Energy (home), GPS Arabia (away) |
| Huddersfield Town | Mitre | Yorkshire Air Ambulance (home), RadianB (away) |
| Leeds United | Macron | NetFlights.com |
| Leyton Orient | Puma | PartyCasino |
| Millwall | Bukta | CYC Courier Services |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Nike | Double Tree by Hilton |
| Norwich City | Xara | Aviva |
| Oldham Athletic | Carbrini | Carbrini |
| Southampton | Umbro | Flybe |
| Southend United | Nike | InsureandGo |
| Stockport County | Macron | Just Search |
| Swindon Town | Adidas | FourFourTwo (home), EA Sport FIFA 10 (away) |
| Tranmere Rovers | Vandanel | Wirral Metropolitan Council |
| Walsall | Admiral | Walsall Hospice |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Joma | Bucks New University |
| Yeovil Town | Vandanel | Jones Building Contractors |