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2009–10 Football League Championship
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. Changes from previous season Team changes From Championship Promoted to Premier League * Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers * Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City * Burnley F.C., Burnley Relegated to Football League One, League One * Norwich City F.C., Norwich City * Southampton F.C., Southampton * Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic To Championship Relegated from Premier League * Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United * Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough * West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion Promoted from Football League One, League One * Leicester City F.C., Leicester City * Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United * Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United Rule changes On fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football League Championship
The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. Introduced for the 2004–05 season as the Football League Championship the division was previously known as the Football League Second Division (1892–1992) and Football League First Division (1992– 2004). The winning club of the Championship receives the EFL Championship trophy, the same trophy that was awarded to English First Division champions from 1892 until 1992. As in other divisions of professional English football, Welsh clubs can be part of the division, making it a cross-border league. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |