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2009–10 Premier Reserve League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Premier Reserve League |
| season | 2009–10 |
| winners | Manchester United Reserves |
| league topscorer | ENG Ryan Noble (10) |
| biggest home win | West Ham United Reserves 6–0 Birmingham City Reserves (8 September 2009) |
| biggest away win | Chelsea Reserves 0–4 Aston Villa Reserves (25 August 2009) |
| Birmingham City Reserves 0-4 Arsenal Reserves (1 September 2009) | |
| Sunderland Reserves 1–5 Hull City Reserves (1 September 2009) | |
| Sunderland Reserves 0–4 Manchester United Reserves (21 January 2010) | |
| highest scoring | Portsmouth Reserves 2–5 Chelsea Reserves (1 September 2009) |
| Wigan Athletic Reserves 3-4 Manchester City Reserves (15 September 2009) | |
| Sunderland Reserves 6–1 Bolton Wanderers Reserves (3 November 2009) | |
| Wigan 2–5 Everton Reserves (10 November 2009) | |
| West Ham United Reserves 5–2 Stoke City Reserves (24 November 2009) | |
| Manchester United Reserves 6–1 Hull City Reserves (8 April 2010) | |
| total goals | 479 |
| average goals | 2.94 |
| longest wins | 7 games - Liverpool Reserves |
| (2 September 2009 – 10 November 2009) | |
| longest unbeaten | 15 games - Aston Villa Reserves |
| (25 August 2009 – 15 April 2010) | |
| longest losses | 7 games - Bolton Wanderers Reserves |
| (19 October 2009 – 15 February 2010) | |
| highest attendance | 2,803 – Blackburn Rovers Reserves v Manchester United Reserves (24 February 2010) |
| lowest attendance | 87 – Portsmouth Reserves v Stoke City Reserves (16 March 2010) |
| prevseason | [2008–09](2008-09-premier-reserve-league) |
| nextseason | [2010–11](2010-11-premier-reserve-league) |
Birmingham City Reserves 0-4 Arsenal Reserves (1 September 2009) Sunderland Reserves 1–5 Hull City Reserves (1 September 2009) Sunderland Reserves 0–4 Manchester United Reserves (21 January 2010) Wigan Athletic Reserves 3-4 Manchester City Reserves (15 September 2009) Sunderland Reserves 6–1 Bolton Wanderers Reserves (3 November 2009) Wigan 2–5 Everton Reserves (10 November 2009) West Ham United Reserves 5–2 Stoke City Reserves (24 November 2009) Manchester United Reserves 6–1 Hull City Reserves (8 April 2010) (2 September 2009 – 10 November 2009) (25 August 2009 – 15 April 2010) (19 October 2009 – 15 February 2010) The 2009–10 Premier Reserve League (officially known as the 2009–10 Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League. The season began on 24 August 2009 and ended with the play-off final being hosted by the Northern League champions on 3 May 2010 (The venue for the final alternates between the Northern & Southern champions).
The events in the senior leagues during the 2008–09 season saw Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Birmingham City. Tottenham Hotspur will not be entering a team for this season.
On 12 April 2010, in a behind closed doors fixture at their Bodymoor Heath training ground, Aston Villa beat Fulham 2–1 with goals from Barry Bannan and Ciaran Clark to book their place in the playoff final with 2 league games to spare.
On 20 April, Liverpool lost 1–0 at home to Everton. This was their 4th defeat in a row, and it handed the Premier Reserve League North title to Manchester United.
The playoff final went to a penalty shoot out where Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–2. Goalkeeper Ben Foster scored the decisive penalty kick. The match had finished 3–3 in normal time.
Tables
Premier Reserve League North
Final table as of 4 May 2010
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United Reserves **(C)** | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 10 | +25 | **41** |
| 2 | Manchester City Reserves | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | **35** |
| 3 | Liverpool Reserves | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | **32** |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | **29** |
| 5 | Sunderland Reserves | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | **22** |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | **21** |
| 7 | Burnley Reserves | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | –14 | **21** |
| 8 | Hull City Reserves | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 26 | –4 | **20** |
| 9 | Everton Reserves | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | –13 | **18** |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 37 | –13 | **17** |
Premier Reserve League South
Final table as of 27 April 2010
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa Reserves **(C)** | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | **37** |
| 2 | Arsenal Reserves | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | **32** |
| 3 | Fulham Reserves | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | **28** |
| 4 | Chelsea Reserves | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | **22** |
| 5 | Portsmouth Reserves | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | –6 | **21** |
| 6 | West Ham United Reserves | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | –1 | **19** |
| 7 | Birmingham City Reserves | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 34 | −20 | **15** |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | **14** |
| 9 | Stoke City Reserves | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | –11 | **13** |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Play-off Final
Federico Macheda Ciaran Clark Rodrigo Possebon Will Keane Ben Foster Corry Evans Marc Albrighton Andreas Weimann Nathan Delfouneso James Collins
Results
Premier Reserve League North
| Bla | Bol | Bur | Eve | Hul | Liv | MCi | MUn | Sun | Wig | Bla | Bol | Bur | Eve | Hul | Liv | MCi | MUn | Sun | Wig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | 4–0 | 4-0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
| 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0-1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
| 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |||||||||||
| 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| 1-2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| 0–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Premier Reserve League South
| Ars | Ast | Bir | Che | Ful | Por | Sto | Wes | Wol | Ars | Ast | Bir | Che | Ful | Por | Sto | Wes | Wol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2–4 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3-2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
Top scorers
Premier Reserve League North
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Ryan Noble | Sunderland Reserves | 10 | ||||||
| ENG David Ball | Manchester City Reserves | 7 | ||||||
| POL Tomasz Kupisz | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 7 | ||||||
| SEN Mame Diouf | Manchester United Reserves | 6 | ||||||
| Liberia Alex Nimely | Manchester City Reserves | 6 | ||||||
| ENG Wes Fletcher | Burnley Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| SVK Róbert Mak | Manchester City Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| FRA Frédéric Nimani | Burnley Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| ENG James Poole | Manchester City Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| ENG Danny Ward | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| POL Tomasz Cywka | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| IRL Aaron Doran | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| ENG David Dowson | Sunderland Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| ENG Nathan Eccleston | Liverpool Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| NOR Magnus Eikrem | Manchester United Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| IRL Roy O'Donovan | Sunderland Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| NED Maceo Rigters | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| SER Zoran Tošić | Manchester United Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| POR Ricardo Vaz Tê | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 4 |
Premier Reserve League South
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Andreas Weimann | Aston Villa Reserves | 9 | ||||||
| ENG Louis Moult | Stoke City Reserves | 7 | ||||||
| ENG Nathan Delfouneso | Aston Villa Reserves | 6 | ||||||
| ITA Fabio Borini | Chelsea Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| ENG Daniel Sturridge | Chelsea Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| ENG Sanchez Watt | Arsenal Reserves | 5 | ||||||
| NED Nacer Barazite | Arsenal Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| ENG Ciaran Clark | Aston Villa Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| NED Danny Hoesen | Fulham Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| FRA Frédéric Piquionne | Portsmouth Reserves | 4 | ||||||
| FRA Gilles Sunu | Arsenal Reserves | 4 |
Promotion and relegation
- Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:
- Hull City
- Burnley
- Portsmouth
- Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League next season:
- Newcastle United
- West Bromwich Albion
- Blackpool
References
References
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- (2010-04-20). "liverpoolfc.tv » Blues stun young Reds". liverpoolfc.tv.
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- (2010-04-20). "manutd.com » Reds take reserve league title". manutd.com.
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