Football League Championship 2009-2010
# Football League Championship 2009-2010

La Football League Championship 2009-2010 o Coca-Cola Championship per motivi di sponsorizzazione, fu la 107ª edizione del campionato di calcio di seconda divisione.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Squadra | Città | Stadio | Capacità stadio |
| - | - | - | - |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 23.009 |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 10.035 |
| Bristol City | Bristol | Ashton Gate | 21.497 |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | Cardiff City Stadium | 26.828 |
| Coventry City | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | 32.609 |
| Crystal Palace | Londra | Selhurst Park | 26.309 |
| Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33.597 |
| Doncaster | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 15.231 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30.311 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | Walkers Stadium | 32.500 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35.100 |
| Newcastle Utd | Newcastle upon Tyne | St James' Park | 52.387 |
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | City Ground | 30.602 |
| Peterborough Utd | Peterborough | London Road Stadium | 15.460 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth | Home Park | 19.500 |
| Preston N.E. | Preston | Deepdale | 24.500 |
| QPR | Londra | Loftus Road | 19.128 |
| Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24.161 |
| Scunthorpe Utd | Scunthorpe | Glanford Park | 9.088 |
| Sheffield Utd | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32.609 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough Stadium | 39.814 |
| Swansea City | Swansea | Liberty Stadium | 20.532 |
| Watford | Londra | Vicarage Road | 19.920 |
| West Bromwich | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 28.003 |

## Allenatori

| Club | Allenatore |
| - | - |
| Barnsley | Mark Robins |
| Blackpool | Ian Holloway |
| Bristol City | Keith Millen |
| Cardiff City | Dave Jones |
| Coventry City | Chris Coleman |
| Crystal Palace | Paul Hart |
| Derby County | Nigel Clough |
| Doncaster Rovers | Sean O'Driscoll |
| Ipswich Town | Roy Keane |
| Leicester City | Nigel Pearson |
| Middlesbrough | Gordon Strachan |
| Newcastle United | Chris Hughton |
| Nottingham Forest | Billy Davies |
| Peterborough United | Gary Johnson |
| Plymouth Argyle | Paul Mariner |
| Preston North End | Darren Ferguson |
| Queens Park Rangers | Neil Warnock |
| Reading | Brian McDermott |
| Scunthorpe United | Nigel Adkins |
| Sheffield United | Kevin Blackwell |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Alan Irvine |
| Swansea City | Paulo Sousa |
| Watford | Malky Mackay |
| West Bromwich Albion | Roberto Di Matteo |

## Classifica finale

| | Classifica 2009-2010 | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | DR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Newcastle Utd | 102 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 90 | 35 | +55 |
| 2. | West Bromwich | 91 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 89 | 48 | +41 |
| 3. | Nottingham Forest | 79 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 40 | +25 |
| 4. | Cardiff City | 76 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 54 | +19 |
| 5. | Leicester City | 76 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 45 | +16 |
| 6. | Blackpool | 70 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 58 | +16 |
| 7. | Swansea City | 69 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 |
| 8. | Sheffield Utd | 65 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 |
| 9. | Reading | 63 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 63 | +5 |
| 10. | Bristol City | 63 | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 56 | 65 | -9 |
| 11. | Middlesbrough | 62 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 50 | +8 |
| 12. | Doncaster | 60 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 58 | +1 |
| 13. | QPR | 57 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 65 | -7 |
| 14. | Derby County | 56 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 63 | -10 |
| 15. | Ipswich Town | 56 | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 50 | 61 | -11 |
| 16. | Watford | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 61 | 68 | -7 |
| 17. | Preston N.E. | 54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 73 | -15 |
| 18. | Barnsley | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 69 | -16 |
| 19. | Coventry City | 54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 64 | -17 |
| 20. | Scunthorpe Utd | 52 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 64 | 84 | -20 |
| 21. | Crystal Palace | 49 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 53 | -3 |
| 22. | Sheffield Wednesday | 47 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 66 | -24 |
| 23. | Plymouth | 41 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 43 | 68 | -25 |
| 24. | Peterborough Utd | 34 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 80 | -34 |

### Verdetti

* Newcastle Utd, West Bromwich e, dopo i play-off, Blackpool promosse in Premier League 2010-2011.
* Peterborough Utd, Plymouth e Sheffield Wednesday retrocesse in Football League One.

## Playoff

### Tabellone

| Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Finale | Finale | Finale |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Blackpool | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 3 | 4 | Blackpool | Blackpool | 3 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 0 | 3 | 3 | Cardiff City | Cardiff City | 2 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 1 | 2 | 3(r) | | | |

## Classifica marcatori

| Gol | Marcatore | Squadra |
| - | - | - |
| 20 | Peter Whittingham | Cardiff City |
| 20 | Nicky Maynard | Bristol City |
| 19 | Gary Hooper | Scunthorpe Utd |
| 17 | Andy Carroll | Newcastle Utd |
| 17 | Kevin Nolan | Newcastle Utd |
| 16 | Charlie Adam | Blackpool |
| 16 | Michael Chopra | Cardiff City |
| 16 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | Reading |
| 15 | Robert Earnshaw | Nottingham Forest |
| 15 | Billy Sharp | Doncaster |
