2009-2010 English Football League Promotion/Relegation

[Famine]

Same as last year, keeping pace with the run-in to the end of the season from the point of view of the Promotion/Relegation contenders...

Premiership
Bottom 3 Relegated

Relegated
18. Hull City - P37, 29pt
19. Burnley - P37, 27pt
20. Portsmouth - P37, 19pt*


Championship
Top 2 Promoted, Next 4 into Playoffs for 1 promotion place
Bottom 3 Relegated

Promoted
1. Newcastle United - P46, 102pt
2. West Bromwich Albion - P46, 91pt

Playoffs
3. Nottingham Forest - P46, 79pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals
4. Cardiff City - P46, 76pt - Eliminated in Final
5. Leicester City - P46, 76pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals
6. Blackpool - P46, 70pt - Promoted to Premiership

Relegated
22. Sheffield Wednesday - P46, 47pt
23. Plymouth Argyle - P45, 41pt
24. Peterborough United - P45, 31pt


League 1
Top 2 Promoted, Next 4 into Playoffs for 1 promotion place
Bottom 4 Relegated

Promoted
1. Norwich City - P45, 95pt
2. Leeds United - P46, 86pt

Playoffs
3. Millwall - P46, 85pt - Promoted to Championship
4. Charlton Athletic - P46, 84pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals
5. Swindon Town - P46, 82pt - Eliminated in Final
6. Huddersfield Town - P46, 80pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals

Relegated
21. Gillingham - P46, 50pt
22. Southend United - P45, 43pt
23. Wycombe Wanderers - P45, 42pt
24. Stockport County - P45, 25pt


League 2
Top 3 Promoted, Next 4 into Playoffs for 1 promotion place
Bottom 2 Relegated

Promoted
1. Notts County - P45, 92pt
2. AFC Bournemouth - P45, 83pt
3. Rochdale - P45, 82pt

Playoffs
4. Rotherham United - P46, 73pt - Eliminated in Final
5. Morecambe - P46, 73pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals
6. Aldershot Town - P46, 72pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals
7. Dagenham & Redbridge - P46, 72pt - Promoted to League 1

Relegated
23. Grimsby Town - P46, 44pt
24. Darlington - P46, 30pt


Blue Square Premier
Top 1 Promoted, Next 4 into Playoffs for 1 promotion place. 44 games to be played as Chester City were expelled from the league and their results deleted.

Promoted
1. Stevenage Borough - P44, 99pt

Playoffs
2. Luton Town - P44, 88pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals
3. Oxford United - P44, 86pt - Promoted to League 2
4. Rushden & Diamonds - P44, 79pt - Eliminated in Semi-finals
5. York City - P44, 78pt - Eliminated in Final


Timeline
5th April - Peterborough United Relegated (FLC to FL1)
5th April - Newcastle United Promoted (FLC to PL)
10th April - Portsmouth Relegated (PL to FLC)
10th April - West Bromwich Albion Promoted (FLC to PL)
10th April - Stockport County Relegated (FL1 to FL2)
13th April - Darlington Relegated (FL2 to BSP)
17th April - Rochdale Promoted (FL2 to FL1)
17th April - Stevenage Borough Promoted (BSP to FL2) - BSP Champions
17th April - Norwich City Promoted (FL1 to FLC)
17th April - Notts County Promoted (FL2 to FL1)
19th April - Newcastle United - FLC Champions
19th April - Plymouth Argyle Relegated (FLC to FL1)
24th April - Norwich City - FL1 Champions
24th April - Southend United Relegated (FL1 to FL2)
24th April - AFC Bournemouth Promoted (FL2 to FL1)
26th April - Burnley Relegated (PL to FLC)
27th April - Notts County - FL2 Champions
1st May - Wycombe Wanderers Relegated (FL1 to FL2)
2nd May - Nothing to see here Relegated (FLC to FL1)
3rd May - Hull City Relegated (PL to FLC)
8th May - Gillingham Relegated (FL1 to FL2)
8th May - Grimsby Town Relegated (FL2 to BSP)
8th May - Leeds United Promoted (FL1 to BSP)


Playoffs
29th April - Blue Square Premier Semi-Final First Leg - Rushden & Diamonds 1-1 Oxford United
29th April - Blue Square Premier Semi-Final First Leg - York City 1-0 Luton Town
3rd May - Blue Square Premier Semi-Final Second Leg - Luton Town 0-1 York City - York City win 2-0 on aggregate
3rd May - Blue Square Premier Semi-Final Second Leg - Oxford United 2-0 Rushden & Diamonds - Oxford United win 3-1 on aggregate
8th May - Football League Championship Semi-Final First Leg - Blackpool 2-1 Nottingham Forest
9th May - Football League Championship Semi-Final First Leg - Leicester City 0-1 Cardiff City
11th May - Football League Championship Semi-Final Second Leg - Nottingham Forest 3-4 Blackpool - Blackpool win 6-4 on aggregate
12th May - Football League Championship Semi-Final Second Leg - Cardiff City 2-3 Leicester City - Cardiff win 4-3 on penalties after extra time; 3-3 on aggregate
14th May - Football League 1 Semi-Final First Leg - Swindon Town 2-1 Charlton Athletic
15th May - Football League 1 Semi-Final First Leg - Huddersfield Town 0-0 Millwall
15th May - Football League 2 Semi-Final First Leg - Aldershot Town 0-1 Rotherham United
16th May - Blue Square Premier Final - Oxford United 3-1 York City - Oxford United promoted to Football League 2
16th May - Football League 2 Semi-Final First Leg - Dagenham & Redbridge 6-0 Morecambe
17th May - Football League 1 Semi-Final Second Leg - Charlton Athletic 2-1 Swindon Town - Swindon win 5-4 on penalties after extra time; 3-3 on aggregate
18th May - Football League 1 Semi-Final Second Leg - Millwall 2-0 Huddersfield Town - Millwall win 2-0 on aggregate
19th May - Football League 2 Semi-Final Second Leg - Rotherham United 2-0 Aldershot Town - Rotherham win 3-0 on aggregate
20th May - Football League 2 Semi-Final Second Leg - Morecambe 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge - Dagenham & Redbridge win 7-2 on aggregate
22nd May - Football League Championship Final - Cardiff City 2-3 Blackpool - Blackpool promoted to Premiership
29th May - Football League 1 Final - Millwall 1-0 Swindon Town - Millwall promoted to Championship
30th May - Football League 2 Final - Dagenham & Redbridge 3-2 Rotherham United - Dagenham & Redbridge promoted to League One


*Portsmouth deducted 10pt for entering administration
*Crystal Palace deducted 10pt for entering administration
*Southampton deducted 10pt for entering administration during 2008-9 season
*Hartlepool United deducted 3pt for fielding an ineligible player

 

[Famine]

April 4th:
Premiership - Fulham all but put themselves safe at the expense of Wigan Athletic with a 2-1 win. West Ham do themselves no favours but, with a 2-2 draw stave off Portsmouth's relegation for another day.

April 5th
Championship - 0-0 between Cardiff and Forest sees Newcastle return to the Premiership. Peterborough are relegated after a 2-2 draw at Barnsley.
League 1 - Stockport lose at leaders Norwich, but retain their division for another match yet. No other significant moves today.
League 2 - Darlington lose again, but with 7 games to play they're still mathematically safe for now.
Blue Square - The top five all do their bit to remain the top five, leaving just three other teams with the slightest of chances to get in amongst them.

April 10th
Premiership - Without playing, a win for West Ham sees Portsmouth finally relegated.
Championship - A win at Doncaster for West Bromwich Albion sees the Baggies promoted for the fourth time in nine seasons (along with four relegations).
League 1 - No movement at the top, but Stockport lose 3-1 at Yeovil and are relegated to League 2.
League 2 - Darlington manage an incredibly unlikely goalless draw at manage to stay in the league for at least another match, 21pts from safety with 21pt remaining... Even less likely is Rochdale's hammering at Torquay, which means that Rochdale are not yet certain of automatic promotion, 14pt clear with 15pt available to their rivals and a game in hand!

April 13th
League 2 - Even more unlikelyly, Darlington beat Rochdale, allowing Notts County to take over the league lead. The result isn't enough for Darlington as Cheltenham scrape a draw, moving one point out of Darlington's possible reach and relegating them.

April 17th
League 1 - Norwich City bag the three points they need to wrap up automatic promotion, though the title is still up for grabs...
League 2 - Both Rochdale and Notts County net wins, remaining 2nd and 1st overall but both securing promotion.
Blue Square Premier - Stevenage Borough take three points and with it the title and automatic promotion to the Football League

April 19th
Premiership - West Ham lose by three at Liverpool, leaving the relegation battle still hilariously wide-open.
Championship - Newcastle beat Plymouth 2-0, securing the league title for themselves and relegating Plymouth (6pt down, 6pt remaining, but with the final game of the season being between two relegation rivals, one of which must finish with more points as a result)

April 24th
League 1 - Norwich City take the title by beating Gillingham - Southend unable to capitalise on Gillingham's loss by only drawing and relegating themselves in the process.
League 2 - Bournemouth beat Burton and gain promotion to League 1 as a result.

April 25th
Premiership - Hull City lose again and, while not technically relegated at this point, find themselves 6pt down with 6 left to get and a goal difference inferior to the next team by quite some margin. They'd need to win two games 12-0 while West Ham fail even to draw...

April 26th
Premiership - Burnley lose 4-0 at home to Liverpool and are relegated.

April 27th
League 2 - Notts County annihilate Darlington 5-0 and take the League 2 title.

May 1st
League 1 - An away defeat for Wycombe Wanderers sees them relegated to League 2.

May 2nd
Championship - A disgraceful refereeing performance from Mike Dean, failing to send several players off as four Wednesday players receive head injuries, not giving a cast-iron penalty and blowing full time during a set piece sees Sheffield Wednesday relegated. Hope you're happy, you 🤬

May 3rd
Premiership - Hull fail to net their first away win of the season and a 2-2 draw with Wigan relegates them.

May 16th
Blue Square Premier - Oxford United beat York City 3-1 in the playoff final and are promoted back to the league.

May 22nd
Championship - Blackpool beat Cardiff City 3-2 in the playoff final and are promoted to the Premiership.

May 29th
League 1 - Millwall beat Swindon Town 1-0 in the playoff final and are promoted back to the Championship

May 30th
League 2 - Dagenham & Redbridge beat Rotherham United 3-2 in the playoff final and are promoted to League 1.