2009–10 Football League

Promotion and relegation

The following teams were either promoted or relegated for the 2009–10 season based upon the results of the previous year.

; From Premier League

• Relegated to Championship
  • Newcastle United
  • Middlesbrough
  • West Bromwich Albion

; From Championship

• Promoted to Premier League
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Birmingham City
  • Burnley
• Relegated to League One
  • Norwich City
  • Southampton
  • Charlton Athletic ; From Football League One
• Promoted to Championship
  • Leicester City
  • Peterborough United
  • Scunthorpe United
• Relegated to League Two
  • Northampton Town
  • Crewe Alexandra
  • Cheltenham Town
  • Hereford United ; From Football League Two
• Promoted to League One
  • Brentford
  • Exeter City
  • Wycombe Wanderers
  • Gillingham
• Relegated to Conference Premier
  • Chester City
  • Luton Town

; From Conference Premier

• Promoted to League Two
  • Burton Albion
  • Torquay United

Championship

Table

Play-offs

Results

Managerial changes

League One

Table

Play-offs

Results

Managerial changes

League Two

Table

Play-offs

Results

Managerial changes

References

References

1. "REVEALED: Football League crowds rise above 17m to hit 50-year high | Sporting Intelligence".
2. (23 December 2008). "Grayson appointed Leeds manager". BBC Sport.
3. (21 May 2009). "Blackpool unveil Holloway as boss". BBC Sport.
4. (21 April 2008). "QPR axe Sousa after just 26 games". BBC Sport.
5. (3 June 2009). "QPR appoint Magilton as manager". BBC Sport.
6. (15 June 2009). "Wigan finally land boss Martinez". BBC Sport.
7. (23 June 2009). "Sousa confirmed as new Swans boss". BBC Sport.
8. (16 June 2009). "Mowbray confirmed as Celtic boss". BBC Sport.
9. (30 June 2009). "Baggies confirm Di Matteo as boss". BBC Sport.
10. (29 August 2009). "Davey and Barnsley part company". BBC Sport.
11. (9 September 2009). "Robins confirmed as Barnsley boss". BBC Sport.
12. (21 October 2009). "Middlesbrough sack boss Southgate". BBC Sport.
13. (26 October 2009). "Strachan named Middlesbrough boss". BBC Sport.
14. (10 November 2009). "Posh confirm Ferguson departure". BBC Sport.
15. (14 November 2009). "Cooper confirmed as Posh manager". BBC Sport.
16. (10 December 2009). "Paul Mariner replaces Paul Sturrock as Plymouth boss". BBC Sport.
17. (13 December 2009). "Brian Laws leaves post as Sheffield Wednesday manager". BBC Sport.
18. Sinnott, John. (8 January 2010). "Alan Irvine appointed as Sheffield Wednesday boss". BBC Sport.
19. (16 December 2009). "Jim Magilton and John Gorman leave Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport.
20. (17 December 2009). "Paul Hart becomes the new QPR manager". BBC Sport.
21. (17 December 2009). "Boss Brendan Rodgers leaves Reading by mutual consent". BBC Sport.
22. (27 January 2010). "Brian McDermott is named new Reading manager". BBC Sport.
23. (29 December 2009). "Manager Irvine sacked by Preston". BBC Sport.
24. (6 January 2010). "Darren Ferguson named as Preston North End manager". BBC Sport.
25. (15 January 2010). "Manager Paul Hart leaves QPR after five games". BBC Sport.
26. (2 March 2010). "Neil Warnock is named manager of Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport.
27. (1 February 2010). "Mark Cooper sacked as Peterborough United manager". BBC Sport.
28. Sinnott, John. (2 February 2010). "Jim Gannon named Peterborough manager". BBC Sport.
29. (4 March 2010). "Paul Hart takes over as Crystal Palace boss". BBC Sport.
30. (18 March 2010). "Boss Gary Johnson leaves Bristol City by mutual consent". BBC Sport.
31. (22 April 2010). "Steve Coppell named as new Bristol City manager". BBC Sport.
32. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8603574.stm Gary Johnson appointed new Peterborough United boss], ''BBC Sport''. Retrieved 6 April 2010
33. (6 April 2010). "Gary Johnson appointed new Peterborough United boss". BBC Sport.
34. (4 May 2010). "Chris Coleman sacked by Coventry City". BBC Sport.
35. (22 May 2010). "Aidy Boothroyd named as Coventry City boss". BBC Sport.
36. (6 May 2010). "Plymouth Argyle to look for new manager". BBC Sport.
37. (24 June 2010). "Peter Reid appointed manager of Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport.
38. (17 June 2010). "Crystal Palace appoint George Burley as new boss". BBC Sport.
39. (5 June 2009). "Moore sacked as Tranmere manager". BBC Sport.
40. (15 June 2009). "Barnes confirmed as Tranmere boss". BBC Sport.
41. (3 July 2009). "Ince reappointed as MK Dons boss". BBC Sport.
42. (8 July 2009). "Stockport confirm Ablett as boss". BBC Sport.
43. (9 July 2009). "Southampton & Wotte part company". BBC Sport.
44. (8 July 2009). "Southampton name Pardew as boss". BBC Sport.
45. (14 August 2009). "Manager Gunn sacked by Canaries". BBC Sport.
46. (18 August 2009). "Norwich appoint Lambert as boss". BBC Sport.
47. (2 September 2009). "Boothroyd handed Colchester job". BBC Sport.
48. (9 October 2009). "Tranmere sack Barnes and McAteer". BBC Sport.
49. (16 December 2009). "Parry has Tranmere job for season". BBC Sport.
50. (9 October 2009). "Wycombe and Taylor part company". BBC Sport.
51. (13 October 2009). "Wycombe appoint Waddock as boss". BBC Sport.
52. (1 November 2009). "Slade sacked as Brighton manager". BBC Sport.
53. (10 November 2009). "Brighton appoint Poyet as manager". BBC Sport.
54. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/8602295.stm Leyton Orient part company with boss Geraint Williams], ''BBC Sport''. Retrieved 3 April 2010
55. (5 April 2010). "Russell Slade appointed as manager at Leyton Orient". BBC Sport.
56. (6 May 2010). "Manager Dave Penney parts company with Oldham". BBC Sport.
57. (9 June 2010). "Paul Dickov unveiled as Oldham Athletic manager". BBC Sport.
58. (10 May 2010). "Manager Mark Stimson leaves Gillingham". BBC Sport.
59. (22 May 2010). "Andy Hessenthaler named new Gillingham manager". BBC Sport.
60. (10 May 2010). "MK Dons appoint Karl Robinson as new manager". BBC Sport.
61. (31 May 2010). "John Ward named as Colchester United manager". BBC Sport.
62. (18 May 2009). "Peschisolido named Burton manager". BBC Sport.
63. (30 May 2009). "Oldham confirm Penney as manager". BBC Sport.
64. (20 May 2009). "Houghton and Todd to lead Quakers". BBC Sport.
65. (20 May 2009). "Glover ends Port Vale love affair". BBC Sport.
66. (5 June 2009). "Adams unveiled as Port Vale boss". BBC Sport.
67. (6 May 2009). "Chesterfield end Richardson era". BBC Sport.
68. (9 June 2009). "Sheridan named Chesterfield boss". BBC Sport.
69. (2 September 2009). "Jackson sacked as Lincoln manager". BBC Sport.
70. (28 September 2009). "Lincoln appoint Sutton as manager". BBC Sport.
71. (8 September 2009). "Northampton part with boss Gray". BBC Sport.
72. (5 October 2009). "Cobblers appoint Sampson as boss". BBC Sport.
73. (24 September 2009). "Moore returns as Rotherham boss". BBC Sport.
74. (26 September 2009). "Darlington part company with Todd". BBC Sport.
75. (5 October 2009). "Darlington name Staunton as boss". BBC Sport.
76. (2 October 2009). "Thordarson sacked as Crewe boss". BBC Sport.
77. (2 October 2009). "Thordarson sacked as Crewe boss". BBC Sport.
78. (12 October 2009). "Notts part company with McParland". BBC Sport.
79. (27 October 2009). "Backe named new Notts County boss". BBC Sport.
80. (9 November 2009). "Dillon named as Aldershot manager". BBC Sport.
81. (18 October 2009). "Newell sacked as Grimsby manager". BBC Sport.
82. (23 November 2009). "Woods named new Grimsby manager". BBC Sport.
83. (11 December 2009). "Manager Martin Allen parts company with Cheltenham". BBC Sport.
84. (22 December 2009). "Kidderminster's Mark Yates appointed Cheltenham manager". BBC Sport.
85. (15 December 2009). "Notts County manager Hans Backe resigns from his job". BBC Sport.
86. (23 February 2010). "Steve Cotterill named Notts County manager". BBC Sport.
87. (8 February 2010). "Bradford City boss Stuart McCall quits". BBC Sport.
88. (18 February 2010). "Peter Taylor is named as Bradford City's new manager". BBC Sport.
89. (3 March 2010). "Macclesfield manager Keith Alexander dies". BBC Sport.
90. (14 April 2010). "Gary Simpson lands permanent Macclesfield job". BBC Sport.
91. (22 March 2010). "Darlington part company with manager Steve Staunton". BBC Sport.
92. (1 April 2010). "Simon Davey named as new Darlington manager". BBC Sport.
93. (28 April 2010). "Barnet sack manager Ian Hendon". BBC Sport.
94. (1 June 2010). "Barnet name Mark Stimson as new manager". BBC Sport.
95. (30 April 2010). "Shrewsbury Town sack manager Paul Simpson". BBC Sport.
96. (11 June 2010). "Shrewsbury Town re-appoint former manager Graham Turner". BBC Sport.
97. (27 May 2010). "Manager Steve Cotterill leaves Notts County". BBC Sport.
98. (6 June 2010). "Craig Short named new Notts County manager". BBC Sport.