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
2009
2011

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
3Nottingham Forest 462213116540+2579
4Cardiff City 462210147354+1976
5Leicester City 462113126145+1676
6Blackpool 461913147458+1670

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

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.


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
3Millwall 462413976443285
4Charlton Athletic 462315871482384
5Swindon Town 462216873571682
6Huddersfield Town 4623111282562680

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

Second leg

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
4Morecambe 462013137364+973
5Rotherham United 462110155552+373
6Aldershot Town 462012146956+1372
7Dagenham & Redbridge 462012146958+1172

Semi-finals

First leg

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

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

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