Football League Championship 2009/10
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |
 Newcastle United |
46 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 90 | 35 | +55 | 102 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd |
West Bromwich Albion |
46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 91 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Nottingham Forest |
46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 79 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 4th |
Cardiff City |
46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 76 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 5th |
Leicester City |
46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 76 |
♦►Playoffs |
| 6th |
Blackpool |
46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 70 | -♦▲PO Winners |
| 7th |
Swansea City |
46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 69 | - |
| 8th |
Sheffield United |
46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 65 | - |
| 9th |
Reading |
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 63 | - |
| 10th |
Bristol City |
46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 63 | - |
| 11th |
Middlesbrough |
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 62 | - |
| 12th |
Doncaster Rovers |
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 60 | - |
| 13th |
Queens Park Rangers |
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 57 | - |
| 14th |
Derby County |
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 56 | - |
| 15th |
Ipswich Town |
46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 56 | - |
| 16th |
Watford |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 61 | 68 | -7 | 54 | - |
| 17th |
Preston North End |
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 73 | -15 | 54 | - |
| 18th |
Barnsley |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 54 | - |
| 19th |
Coventry City |
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 54 | - |
| 20th |
Scunthorpe United |
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 84 | -22 | 52 | - |
| 21st |
Crystal Palace |
46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 49* | * -10 Points |
| 22nd |
Sheffield Wednesday |
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 47 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd |
Plymouth Argyle |
46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 41 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th |
Peterborough United |
46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 80 | -34 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Championship Playoffs |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| 08/05/2010 | Blackpool | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| 09/05/2010 | Leicester City | 0-1 | Cardiff City |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 12/05/2010 | Cardiff City | 2-3 | Leicester City |
| Cardiff City won 4-3 on Penalties after Drawing 3-3 on aggregate | |||
| 11/05/2010 | Nottingham Forest | 3-4 | Blackpool |
| Blackpool won 6-4 on aggregate | |||
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Final - Wembley Stadium |
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| 22/05/2010 | Blackpool | 3-2 | Cardiff City |
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End of Season Notes |
| * 28/01/2010 - Crystal Palace deducted 10 points for entering administration |
| ▼Burnley were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Hull City were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Portsmouth were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▲Newcastle United were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ▲West Bromwich Albion were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ♦►Nottingham Forest Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Cardiff City Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Leicester City Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Blackpool Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Blackpool were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated to Football League One |
| ▼Plymouth Argyle were Relegated to Football League One |
| ▼Peterborough United were Relegated to Football League One |
| ▲Norwich City were Promoted from Football League One |
| ▲Leeds United were Promoted from Football League One |
| ♦▲Millwall were Promoted from Football League One via the Playoffs |