2010 Football League play-offs

April 2022 Football League play-offs 2009–10 Blackpool(Championship)Millwall(League One)Dagenham & Redbridge(League Two) Dagenham 6–0 Morecambe(League Two) Nottm Forest 3–4 Blackpool(Championship) Nottm Forest 3–4 Blackpool(7 goals) 15 47 82,244 – Blackpool v Cardiff(Championship final) 4,566 – Dagenham v Morecambe(League Two semi-final) 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 2009–10 Football League Championship Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Nottingham Forest462213116540+25794Cardiff City462210147354+19765Leicester City462113126145+16766Blackpool461913147458+1670 Semi-finals First leg 8 May 2010 12:45 Blackpool 2–1 Report Nottingham Forest Southern 26Adam 57 pen. Cohen 13 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 11,805 Phil Dowd 9 May 2010 13:15 Leicester City 0–1 Report Cardiff City Whittingham 78 Walkers Stadium, Leicester 29,165 Alan Wiley Second leg 11 May 2010 19:45 Nottingham Forest 3–4 Report Blackpool Earnshaw 7 66Adebola 90+2 Campbell 56 76 79Dobbie 72 City Ground, Nottingham 28,358 Mark Clattenburg Blackpool won 6–4 on aggregate. 12 May 2010 19:45 Cardiff City 2–3 yes Report Leicester City Chopra 21Whittingham 69 pen. Fryatt 25Hudson 36 o.g.King 49 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 26,033 Howard Webb Chopra McCormack Ledley Kennedy 4–3 Berner Howard Solano Kermorgant Waghorn Cardiff City 3–3 Leicester City on aggregate. Cardiff City won 4-3 on penalties. Final 2010 Football League Championship play-off final 22 May 2010 15:00 Blackpool 3-2 Report Cardiff City Adam 13Taylor-Fletcher 41Ormerod 45+1 Chopra 9Ledley 37 Wembley Stadium, London 82,244 Andre Marriner League One 2009–10 Football League One Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Millwall4624139764432854Charlton Athletic4623158714823845Swindon Town4622168735716826Huddersfield Town4623111282562680 Semi-finals First leg 14 May 2010 19:45 Swindon Town 2–1 Report Charlton Athletic Austin 52Ward 60 Burton 65 The County Ground, Swindon 13,560 James Linington 15 May 2010 12:15 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Report Millwall Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 14,654 Darren Deadman Second leg 17 May 2010 19:45 Charlton Athletic 2–1 yes Report Swindon Town Ferry 27 o.g.Mooney 45 Ward 74 The Valley, London 21,521 Neil Swarbrick Burton Bailey Forster Dailly Richardson 4–5 McGovern Austin Amankwaah Ward Darby Charlton Athletic 3–3 Swindon Town on aggregate. Swindon Town won 5–4 on penalties. 18 May 2010 19:45 Millwall 2–0 Report Huddersfield Town Morison 23Robinson 82 The Den, London 15,463 Anthony Bates Millwall won 2–0 on aggregate. Final 2010 Football League One play-off final 29 May 2010 15:00 Millwall 1–0 Report Swindon Town Robinson 39 Wembley Stadium, London 73,108 Colin Webster League Two 2009–10 Football League Two Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points4Morecambe462013137364+9735Rotherham United462110155552+3736Aldershot Town462012146956+13727Dagenham & Redbridge462012146958+1172 Semi-finals First leg 15 May 2010 18:00 Aldershot Town 0–1 Report Rotherham United Le Fondre 88 Recreation Ground, Aldershot 5,470 Andy D'Urso 16 May 2010 13:30 Dagenham & Redbridge 6–0 Report Morecambe Benson 4 66Scott 35 48 54 69 Victoria Road, Dagenham 4,566 Colin Webster Second leg 19 May 2010 19:45 Rotherham United 2–0 Report Aldershot Town Le Fondre 43Ellison 68 Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield 7,082 Fred Graham Rotherham United won 3–0 on aggregate. 20 May 2010 19:45 Morecambe 2–1 Report Dagenham & Redbridge Duffy 81Artell 90 Benson 85 Christie Park, Morecambe 4,972 Eddie Ilderton Dagenham & Redbridge won 7–2 on aggregate. Final 2010 Football League Two play-off final 30 May 2010 15:00 Dagenham & Redbridge Rotherham United 3–2 Report Benson 38Green 56Nurse 70 Taylor 39 61 Wembley Stadium, London 32,054 James Linington References External links Football League website Category:English Football League play-offs Play-offs Category:May 2010 sports events in the United Kingdom