2009–10 Football League Championship

Football League Championship
Season2009–10
ChampionsNewcastle United
1st Championship title
3rd 2nd tier title
PromotedNewcastle United
West Bromwich Albion
Blackpool
RelegatedSheffield Wednesday
Plymouth Argyle
Peterborough United
Matches played557
Goals scored1,446 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter Whittingham (22)
Biggest home winReading 6–0 Peterborough
Biggest away winBristol City 0–6 Cardiff City
Highest scoringPeterborough 4–4 Cardiff
Derby 5–3 Preston
Bristol City 5–3 Barnsley
Longest winning runNewcastle United (7 games, twice)
Longest unbeaten runNottingham Forest (19 games)
Longest losing runPlymouth Argyle (7 games)
Highest attendance52,381
Newcastle United 2–2 Ipswich Town
Lowest attendance4,995
Scunthorpe United 4–0 Peterborough United
Average attendance18,119

The 2009–10 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the league under its current title and eighteenth season under its current league division format. It started on 7 August 2009.