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

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
Main article: 2009–10 Football League 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
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
Main article: 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final
Blackpool3–2Cardiff City
Adam  13'
Taylor-Fletcher  41'
Ormerod  45+1'		 Report Chopra  9'
Ledley  37'
Attendance: 82,244

League One
Main article: 2009–10 Football 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
Swindon Town2–1Charlton Athletic
Austin  52'
Ward  60'		 Report Burton  65'
Attendance: 13,560
Referee: James Linington
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
Main article: 2010 Football League One play-off Final
Millwall1–0Swindon Town
Robinson  39' Report
Attendance: 73,108
Referee: Colin Webster

League Two
Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Morecambe 4620131373640+973
5Rotherham United 4621101555520+373
6Aldershot Town 462012146956+1372
7Dagenham & Redbridge 462012146958+1172

Semi-finals
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
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Dagenham & Redbridge won 7–2 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2010 Football League Two play-off Final
Dagenham & Redbridge3–2Rotherham United
Benson  38'
Green  56'
Nurse  70'		 Report Taylor  39', 61'
Attendance: 32,054
Referee: James Linington

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