2010 Football League play-offs

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.

Football League play-offs
Season2009–10
ChampionsBlackpool
(Championship)
Millwall
(League One)
Dagenham & Redbridge
(League Two)
Matches played15
Goals scored47 (3.13 per match)
Biggest home winDagenham 6–0 Morecambe
(League Two)
Biggest away winNottm Forest 3–4 Blackpool
(Championship)
Highest scoringNottm Forest 3–4 Blackpool
(7 goals)
Highest attendance82,244 – Blackpool v Cardiff
(Championship final)
Lowest attendance4,566 – Dagenham v Morecambe
(League Two semi-final)
Average attendance24,670
2009
2011

Background

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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

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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

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First leg
Blackpool2–1Nottingham Forest
Southern   26'
Adam   57' (pen.)
Report Cohen   13'
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Phil Dowd

Leicester City0–1Cardiff City
Report Whittingham   78'
Attendance: 29,165
Referee: Alan Wiley
Second leg
Nottingham Forest3–4Blackpool
Earnshaw   7', 66'
Adebola   90+2'
Report Campbell   56', 76', 79'
Dobbie   72'
Attendance: 28,358

Blackpool won 6–4 on aggregate.


Cardiff City2–3 (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
Attendance: 26,033
Referee: Howard Webb

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

Final

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Blackpool3-2Cardiff City
Adam   13'
Taylor-Fletcher   41'
Ormerod   45+1'
Report Chopra   9'
Ledley   37'
Attendance: 82,244

League One

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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

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First leg
Swindon Town2–1Charlton Athletic
Austin   52'
Ward   60'
Report Burton   65'
Attendance: 13,560

Huddersfield Town0–0Millwall
Report
Attendance: 14,654
Referee: Darren Deadman
Second leg
Charlton Athletic2–1 (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
Attendance: 21,521

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


Millwall2–0Huddersfield Town
Morison   23'
Robinson   82'
Report
Attendance: 15,463
Referee: Anthony Bates

Millwall won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Millwall1–0Swindon Town
Robinson   39' Report
Attendance: 73,108
Referee: Colin Webster

League Two

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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

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First leg
Aldershot Town0–1Rotherham United
Report Le Fondre   88'
Attendance: 5,470
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Dagenham & Redbridge6–0Morecambe
Benson   4', 66'
Scott   35', 48', 54', 69'
Report
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Colin Webster
Second leg
Rotherham United2–0Aldershot Town
Le Fondre   43'
Ellison   68'
Report
Attendance: 7,082
Referee: Fred Graham

Rotherham United won 3–0 on aggregate.


Morecambe2–1Dagenham & Redbridge
Duffy   81'
Artell   90'
Report Benson   85'
Attendance: 4,972

Dagenham & Redbridge won 7–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Dagenham & Redbridge3–2Rotherham United
Benson   38'
Green   56'
Nurse   70'
Report Taylor   39', 61'
Attendance: 32,054

References

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