2009–10 Premier Reserve League

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).

Premier Reserve League
Season2009–10
ChampionsManchester United
Goals scored479
Average goals/game2.94
Top goalscorer Ryan Noble (10)
Biggest home winWest Ham United 6–0 Birmingham City (8 September 2009)
Biggest away winChelsea 0–4 Aston Villa (25 August 2009)
Birmingham City 0-4 Arsenal (1 September 2009)
Sunderland 1–5 Hull City (1 September 2009)
Sunderland 0–4 Manchester United (21 January 2010)
Highest scoringPortsmouth 2–5 Chelsea (1 September 2009)
Wigan Athletic 3-4 Man City (15 September 2009)
Sunderland 6–1 Bolton (3 November 2009)
Wigan 2–5 Everton (10 November 2009)
West Ham 5–2 Stoke (24 November 2009)
Manchester United 6–1 Hull City (8 April 2010)
Longest winning run7 games - Liverpool
(2 September 2009 – 10 November 2009)
Longest unbeaten run15 games - Aston Villa
(25 August 2009 – 15 April 2010)
Longest losing run7 games - Bolton Wanderers
(19 October 2009 – 15 February 2010)
Highest attendance2,803 – Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United (24 February 2010)
Lowest attendance87 – Portsmouth v Stoke City (16 March 2010)

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

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Manchester United Reserves (C) 1813233510+2541
2Manchester City Reserves 1810533420+1435
3Liverpool Reserves 1810262820+832
4Blackburn Rovers Reserves 188553524+1129
5Sunderland Reserves 1871102532−722
6Wigan Athletic Reserves 186392835−721
7Burnley Reserves 186392236–1421
8Hull City Reserves 1862102226–420
9Everton Reserves 1853101730–1318
10Bolton Wanderers Reserves 1852112437–1317

Premier Reserve League South

Final table as of 27 April 2010

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Aston Villa Reserves (C) 1611413412+2237
2Arsenal Reserves 1610242814+1432
3Fulham Reserves 168442519+628
4Chelsea Reserves 167182726+122
5Portsmouth Reserves 166372127–621
6West Ham United Reserves 165472627–119
7Birmingham City Reserves 164391434−2015
8Wolves Reserves 163581621−514
9Stoke City Reserves 163491324–1113

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
Manchester United Reserves3 – 3Aston Villa Reserves
Diouf  43', 88'
Macheda  60' (pen.)		 Report Delfouneso  22', 55'
Clark  82'
Penalties
Macheda
Possebon
Keane
Foster
Evans 		3 – 2 Bannan
Albrighton
Weimann
Delfouneso
Collins
Attendance: 2,165

Results

Top scorers

Promotion and relegation
  • Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:
  • Hull City[8]
  • Burnley F.C.[9]
  • Portsmouth F.C.[10]
  • Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League next season:
  • Newcastle United F.C.[11]
  • West Bromwich Albion F.C.[12]
  • Blackpool F.C.[13]

See also

References
  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. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "liverpoolfc.tv » Blues stun young Reds". liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  6. "liverpoolfc.tv.com » Reserves results". liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  7. "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. "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. "yahoo.com » Burnley relegated from English Premier League". yahoo.com. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  10. "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.
  11. "bbc.co.uk » Newcastle secure promotion". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-06. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  12. "bbc.co.uk » West Bromwich Albion secure promotion". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  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:

Premier Reserve League North Premier Reserve League South
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