2010 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Season	2009–10
Champions	Blackpool; (Championship); Millwall; (League One); Dagenham & Redbridge; (League Two)
Matches played	15
Goals scored	47 (3.13 per match)
Biggest home win	Dagenham 6–0 Morecambe; (League Two)
Biggest away win	Nottm Forest 3–4 Blackpool; (Championship)
Highest scoring	Nottm Forest 3–4 Blackpool; (7 goals)
Highest attendance	82,244 – Blackpool v Cardiff; (Championship final)
Lowest attendance	4,566 – Dagenham v Morecambe; (League Two semi-final)
Average attendance	24,670
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The Football League play-offs for the 2009–10 season were held in May 2010, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.

Background

The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.

In the Championship, Nottingham Forest, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time since 1999, finished 12 points behind second placed West Bromwich Albion, who in turn finished 11 points behind champions Newcastle United, who returned to the top flight at the first attempt after relegation from the Premier League on the last day the season before. Cardiff City who haven't been in the top flight since 1962, finished in fourth place in the table. Leicester City who finished as champions of League One the season before, finished in fifth place looking for a return to the top flight for the first time in 6 years. Blackpool finished 6 points behind Leicester and Cardiff on 70 points, looking for a first spell back in the top flight since 1971.

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Nottingham Forest	46	22	13	11	65	40	+25	79
4	Cardiff City	46	22	10	14	73	54	+19	76
5	Leicester City	46	21	13	12	61	45	+16	76
6	Blackpool	46	19	13	14	74	58	+16	70

Semi-finals

First leg

8 May 2010

12:45

Blackpool	2–1	Nottingham Forest
Southern 26' Adam 57' (pen.)	Report	Cohen 13'

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Attendance: 11,805

Referee: Phil Dowd

9 May 2010

13:15

Leicester City	0–1	Cardiff City
	Report	Whittingham 78'

Walkers Stadium, Leicester

Attendance: 29,165

Referee: Alan Wiley

Second leg

11 May 2010

19:45

Nottingham Forest	3–4	Blackpool
Earnshaw 7', 66' Adebola 90+2'	Report	Campbell 56', 76', 79' Dobbie 72'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 28,358

Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Blackpool won 6–4 on aggregate.

12 May 2010

19:45

Cardiff City	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City
Chopra 21' Whittingham 69' (pen.)	Report	Fryatt 25' Hudson 36' (o.g.) King 49'
Penalties
Chopra McCormack Ledley Kennedy	4–3	Berner Howard Solano Kermorgant Waghorn

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 26,033

Referee: Howard Webb

Cardiff City 3–3 Leicester City on aggregate. Cardiff City won 4-3 on penalties.

Final

22 May 2010

15:00

Blackpool	3-2	Cardiff City
Adam 13' Taylor-Fletcher 41' Ormerod 45+1'	Report	Chopra 9' Ledley 37'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 82,244

Referee: Andre Marriner

League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Millwall	46	24	13	9	76	44	32	85
4	Charlton Athletic	46	23	15	8	71	48	23	84
5	Swindon Town	46	22	16	8	73	57	16	82
6	Huddersfield Town	46	23	11	12	82	56	26	80

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 2010

19:45

Swindon Town	2–1	Charlton Athletic
Austin 52' Ward 60'	Report	Burton 65'

The County Ground, Swindon

Attendance: 13,560

Referee: James Linington

15 May 2010

12:15

Huddersfield Town	0–0	Millwall
	Report

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield

Attendance: 14,654

Referee: Darren Deadman

Second leg

17 May 2010

19:45

Charlton Athletic	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Swindon Town
Ferry 27' (o.g.) Mooney 45'	Report	Ward 74'
Penalties
Burton Bailey Forster Dailly Richardson	4–5	McGovern Austin Amankwaah Ward Darby

The Valley, London

Attendance: 21,521

Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Charlton Athletic 3–3 Swindon Town on aggregate. Swindon Town won 5–4 on penalties.

18 May 2010

19:45

Millwall	2–0	Huddersfield Town
Morison 23' Robinson 82'	Report

The Den, London

Attendance: 15,463

Referee: Anthony Bates

Millwall won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

29 May 2010

Millwall	1–0	Swindon Town
Robinson 39'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,108

Referee: Colin Webster

League Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Morecambe	46	20	13	13	73	64	0+9	73
5	Rotherham United	46	21	10	15	55	52	0+3	73
6	Aldershot Town	46	20	12	14	69	56	+13	72
7	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	20	12	14	69	58	+11	72

Semi-finals

First leg

15 May 2010

18:00

Aldershot Town	0–1	Rotherham United
	Report	Le Fondre 88'

Recreation Ground, Aldershot

Attendance: 5,470

Referee: Andy D'Urso

16 May 2010

13:30

Dagenham & Redbridge	6–0	Morecambe
Benson 4', 66' Scott 35', 48', 54', 69'	Report

Victoria Road, Dagenham

Attendance: 4,566

Referee: Colin Webster

Second leg

19 May 2010

19:45

Rotherham United	2–0	Aldershot Town
Le Fondre 43' Ellison 68'	Report

Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield

Attendance: 7,082

Referee: Fred Graham

Rotherham United won 3–0 on aggregate.

20 May 2010

19:45

Morecambe	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge
Duffy 81' Artell 90'	Report	Benson 85'

Christie Park, Morecambe

Attendance: 4,972

Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Dagenham & Redbridge won 7–2 on aggregate.

Final

30 May 2010

15:00

Dagenham & Redbridge	3–2	Rotherham United
Benson 38' Green 56' Nurse 70'	Report	Taylor 39', 61'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 32,054

Referee: James Linington

References

External links

Football League website