2009–10 Premier Reserve League

Premier Reserve League
Season 2009–10
Champions Manchester United
Goals scored 479
Average goals/game 2.94
Top goalscorer England Ryan Noble (10)
Biggest home win West Ham United 6–0 Birmingham City (8 September 2009)
Biggest away win Chelsea 0–4 Aston Villa (25 August 2009)
Birmingham City 0-4 Arsenal (1 September 2009)
Sunderland 1–5 Hull City (1 September 2009)
Sunderland 0–4 Manchester United (21 January 2010)
Highest scoring Portsmouth 2–5 Chelsea (1 September 2009)
Wigan Athletic 3-4 Man City (15 September 2009)
Sunderland 6–1 Bolton (3 November 2009)
Wigan 2–5 Everton (10 November 2009)
West Ham 5–2 Stoke (24 November 2009)
Manchester United 6–1 Hull City (8 April 2010)
Longest winning run 7 games - Liverpool
(2 September 2009 – 10 November 2009)
Longest unbeaten run 15 games - Aston Villa
(25 August 2009 – 15 April 2010)
Longest losing run 7 games - Bolton Wanderers
(19 October 2009 – 15 February 2010)
Highest attendance 2,803 Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United (24 February 2010)
Lowest attendance 87 Portsmouth v Stoke City (16 March 2010)

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[1] (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.[2]

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.[3][4]

On 20 April, Liverpool lost 1-0 [5] at home to Everton. This was their 4th defeat in a row[6] and it handed the Premier Reserve League North title to Manchester United.[7]

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
1Manchester United Reserves (C) 1813233510+2541
2Manchester City Reserves 1810533420+1435
3Liverpool Reserves 1810262820+832
4Blackburn Rovers Reserves 188553524+1129
5Sunderland Reserves 1871102532−722
6Wigan Athletic Reserves 186392835−721
7Burnley Reserves 1863922361421
8Hull City Reserves 1862102226420
9Everton Reserves 18531017301318
10Bolton Wanderers Reserves 18521124371317

Premier Reserve League South

Final table as of 27 April 2010

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Aston Villa Reserves (C) 1611413412+2237
2Arsenal Reserves 1610242814+1432
3Fulham Reserves 168442519+628
4Chelsea Reserves 167182726+122
5Portsmouth Reserves 166372127621
6West Ham United Reserves 165472627119
7Birmingham City Reserves 164391434−2015
8Wolves Reserves 163581621−514
9Stoke City Reserves 1634913241113

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

Play-off Final

Results

Premier Reserve League North

Bla Bol Bur Eve Hul Liv MCi MUn Sun Wig
Bla 1–2 4–0 4-0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–2
Bol 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–1 3–0
Bur 32 3–3 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–4 0-1 0–1 2–2
Eve 0–3 12 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–4
Hul 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–0
Liv 1-2 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–1
MCi 0–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0
MUn 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 6–1 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–1
Sun 3–1 6–1 0–1 2–0 1–5 01 2–3 0–4 3–0
Wig 0–3 2–0 5–0 2–5 2–1 3–2 3–4 10 0–1

Premier Reserve League South

Ars Ast Bir Che Ful Por Sto Wes Wol
Ars 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0
Ast 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
Bir 0–4 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–0
Che 1–2 0–4 1–2 3–3 1–0 3–0 4–1 2–0
Ful 1–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
Por 0–3 31 2–1 2–5 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–2
Sto 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–0 1–0
Wes 2–4 0–1 6–0 2–1 3-2 1–1 5–2 0–0
Wol 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 4–1

Top scorers

Premier Reserve League North

Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Ryan Noble Sunderland Reserves 10
2 England David Ball Manchester City Reserves 7
Poland Tomasz Kupisz Wigan Athletic Reserves 7
4 Senegal Mame Diouf Manchester United Reserves 6
Liberia Alex Nimely Manchester City Reserves 6
6 England Wes Fletcher Burnley Reserves 5
Slovakia Róbert Mak Manchester City Reserves 5
France Frédéric Nimani Burnley Reserves 5
England James Poole Manchester City Reserves 5
England Danny Ward Bolton Wanderers Reserves 5
11 Poland Tomasz Cywka Wigan Athletic Reserves 4
Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran Blackburn Rovers Reserves 4
England David Dowson Sunderland Reserves 4
England Nathan Eccleston Liverpool Reserves 4
Norway Magnus Eikrem Manchester United Reserves 4
Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan Sunderland Reserves 4
Netherlands Maceo Rigters Blackburn Rovers Reserves 4
Serbia Zoran Tošić Manchester United Reserves 4
Portugal Ricardo Vaz Tê Bolton Wanderers Reserves 4

Premier Reserve League South

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Austria Andreas Weimann Aston Villa Reserves 9
2 England Louis Moult Stoke City Reserves 7
3 England Nathan Delfouneso Aston Villa Reserves 6
4 Italy Fabio Borini Chelsea Reserves 5
England Daniel Sturridge Chelsea Reserves 5
England Sanchez Watt Arsenal Reserves 5
7 Netherlands Nacer Barazite Arsenal Reserves 4
England Ciaran Clark Aston Villa Reserves 4
Netherlands Danny Hoesen Fulham Reserves 4
France Frédéric Piquionne Portsmouth Reserves 4
France Gilles Sunu Arsenal Reserves 4

Promotion and relegation

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "avfc.co.uk » Reserves playoff date set". avfc.co.uk. 2010-04-21. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  2. "TottenhamHotspur.com » Spurs pull out of reserve league". tottenhamhotspur.com. 2009-06-12. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  3. "avfc.co.uk » Reserves 2 -1 Fulham". avfc.co.uk. 2010-04-12. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  4. "fulhamfc.com » Aston Villa Res. 2-1 Fulham Res.". fulhamfc.com. 2010-04-12. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  5. "liverpoolfc.tv » Blues stun young Reds". liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  6. "liverpoolfc.tv.com » Reserves results". liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  7. "manutd.com » Reds take reserve league title". manutd.com. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  8. "yahoo.com » Hull City relegated from English Premier League". yahoo.com. 2010-05-03. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  9. "yahoo.com » Burnley relegated from English Premier League". yahoo.com. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  10. "bbc.co.uk » West Ham win relegates Portsmouth". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-10. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  11. "bbc.co.uk » Newcastle secure promotion". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-06. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  12. "bbc.co.uk » West Bromwich Albion secure promotion". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  13. "premierleague.com » Blackpool promoted to Premier League". premierleague.com. 2010-05-22. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

External links

Match reports

Match reports can be found at each club's official website:

Premier Reserve League North Premier Reserve League South
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