2009–10 Premier Reserve League

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Premier Reserve League
Season 2009–10
Champions Manchester United
Goals scored 479
Average goals/game 2.94
Top goalscorer England Ryan Noble (10)
Biggest home win West Ham United 6–0 Birmingham City (8 September 2009)
Biggest away win Chelsea 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 scoring Portsmouth 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 run 7 games - Liverpool
(2 September 2009 – 10 November 2009)
Longest unbeaten run 15 games - Aston Villa
(25 August 2009 – 15 April 2010)
Longest losing run 7 games - Bolton Wanderers
(19 October 2009 – 15 February 2010)
Highest attendance 2,803 – Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United (24 February 2010)
Lowest attendance 87 – Portsmouth v Stoke City (16 March 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[1] (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.[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
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 Wolves 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

Results

Top scorers

Promotion and relegation

See also

References

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External links

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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