Town Finish 15th in Championship

Last updated : 02 May 2010 By Site Editor
Sheffield Wednesday and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 this afternoon meaning Palace stay up and Sheffield Wednesday will join Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United through the trap door to League One.

Blackpool clinched the last play off spot thanks to a 1-1 draw with Bristol City, as Swansea failed to beat Doncaster Rovers in a 0-0 draw. The result means Blackpool will play Nottingham Forest in the play-off's whilst Cardiff City will face Leicester City.

Last Day Results
Coca-Cola Championship
Blackpool(0)1Bristol City(1)112,296
Coventry City(0)0Watford(2)419,103
Derby County(0)2Cardiff City(0)031,102
Ipswich Town(0)0Sheffield United(1)323,003
Leicester City(1)2Middlesbrough(0)030,223
Plymouth Argyle(1)1Peterborough United(0)28,557
Queens Park Rangers(0)0Newcastle United(0)116,819
Reading(2)4Preston North End(0)119,239
Scunthorpe United(0)2Nottingham Forest(2)28,119
Sheffield Wednesday(1)2Crystal Palace(1)237,121
Swansea City(0)0Doncaster Rovers(0)017,630
West Bromwich Albion(0)1Barnsley(0)125,297

Final League TablePldHomeAwayOverallPtsEP
WDLFAWDLFAWDLFA
1[P] Newcastle United 461850561312743422301249035102+55
2[P] West Bromwich Albion 461634482110103412726137894891+41
3Nottingham Forest 461823451341182027221311654079+25
4Cardiff City 461265372010493634221014735476+19
5Leicester City 46136440188782127211312614576+16
6Blackpool 461364462267102836191314745870+16
7Swansea City 461010321127881925171811403769+3
8Sheffield United 461283372056122535171415625565+7
9Reading 461076392275112941171217686363+5
10Bristol City 4610103383458101831151813566563-9
11Middlesbrough 46986252176103329161416585062+8
12Doncaster Rovers 4697732296892729151516595860+1
13Queens Park Rangers 46896362866112237141517586557-7
14Derby County 461238373238121631151120536356-10
15Ipswich Town 468114242349102638122014506156-11
16Watford 461067362646132542141220616854-7
17Preston North End 469104352645142347131518587354-15
18Barnsley 46878252965122840141220536954-16
19Coventry City 46896272956122035131518476454-17
20Scunthorpe United 461076403243162252141022628452-22
21Crystal Palace (-10)468510242761252626141715505349-3
22[R] Sheffield Wednesday 46869303138121938111421496947-20
23[R] Plymouth Argyle 46561220306215233811827436841-25
24[R] Peterborough United 46651232372516144381028468034-34
Colour key
League ChampionsRelegation place(s)Team(s) to be transferred
Promotion place(s)Play-off place(s)Team(s) set to merge
Points adjustments
28/01/2010Crystal PalaceDeducted ten points for entering administration.
Position ordering
Teams level on both goal difference and goals scored are initially ordered according to the results of any matches played between one another.