2009–10_Premier_Reserve_League

2009–10 Premier Reserve League

2009–10 Premier Reserve League

Football league season

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[1] (The venue for the final alternates between the Northern & Southern champions).

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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.[2]

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.[3][4]

On 20 April, Liverpool lost 1-0 [5] at home to Everton. This was their 4th defeat in a row[6] and it handed the Premier Reserve League North title to Manchester United.[7]

The playoff final went to a penalty shoot out where Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-2. Goalkeeper, Ben Foster scoring 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

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Premier Reserve League South

Final table as of 27 April 2010

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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

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Attendance: 2,165

Results

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Top scorers

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Promotion and relegation

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "avfc.co.uk » Reserves playoff date set". avfc.co.uk. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. [2]
    "TottenhamHotspur.com » Spurs pull out of reserve league". tottenhamhotspur.com. 2009-06-12. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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    "avfc.co.uk » Reserves 2 -1 Fulham". avfc.co.uk. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
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    "fulhamfc.com » Aston Villa Res. 2-1 Fulham Res". fulhamfc.com. 2010-04-12. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
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    "liverpoolfc.tv » Blues stun young Reds". liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
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    "liverpoolfc.tv.com » Reserves results". liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
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    "manutd.com » Reds take reserve league title". manutd.com. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  8. [8]
    "yahoo.com » Hull City relegated from English Premier League". yahoo.com. 2010-05-03. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  9. [9]
    "yahoo.com » Burnley relegated from English Premier League". yahoo.com. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-25. [dead link]
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    "bbc.co.uk » West Ham win relegates Portsmouth". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-10. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
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    "bbc.co.uk » Newcastle secure promotion". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-06. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
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    "bbc.co.uk » West Bromwich Albion secure promotion". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  13. [13]
    "premierleague.com » Blackpool promoted to Premier League". premierleague.com. 2010-05-22. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

Match reports

Match reports can be found at each club's official website:

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