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 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 70 |
♦►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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| Sat May 8 | Blackpool | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sun May 9 | Leicester City | 0-1 | Cardiff City |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Wed May 12 | Cardiff City | 2-3 | Leicester City |
| Cardiff City won 4-3 on penalties after drawing 3-3 on aggregate | |||
| Tue May 11 | Nottingham Forest | 3-4 | Blackpool |
| Blackpool won 6-4 on aggregate | |||
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Final |
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| Sat May 22 | 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 Playoffs |
| ♦ Cardiff City Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Leicester City Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Blackpool Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦▲ Blackpool were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated to Football League 1 |
| ▼Plymouth Argyle were Relegated to Football League 1 |
| ▼Peterborough United were Relegated to Football League 1 |
| ▲Norwich City were Promoted from Football League 1 |
| ▲Leeds United were Promoted from Football League 1 |
| ♦▲Millwall were Promoted from Football League 1 via the Playoffs |