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 (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.

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.

On 20 April, Liverpool lost 1–0 at home to Everton. This was their 4th defeat in a row, and it handed the Premier Reserve League North title to Manchester United.

The playoff final went to a penalty shoot out where Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–2. Goalkeeper Ben Foster scored 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 Pts1Manchester United Reserves (C)1813233510+25412Manchester City Reserves1810533420+14353Liverpool Reserves1810262820+8324Blackburn Rovers Reserves188553524+11295Sunderland Reserves1871102532−7226Wigan Athletic Reserves186392835−7217Burnley Reserves186392236–14218Hull City Reserves 1862102226–4209Everton Reserves1853101730–131810Bolton Wanderers Reserves1852112437–1317

Premier Reserve League South Final table as of 27 April 2010 Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Aston Villa Reserves (C)1611413412+22372Arsenal Reserves1610242814+14323Fulham Reserves168442519+6284Chelsea Reserves167182726+1225Portsmouth Reserves166372127–6216West Ham United Reserves165472627–1197Birmingham City Reserves164391434−20158Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves163581621−5149Stoke City Reserves163491324–1113 Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scoredPos = 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

Premier Reserve League North Bla Bol Bur Eve Hul Liv MCi MUn Sun Wig Bla 1–2 4–0 4-0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–2 Bol 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–1 3–0 Bur 3–2 3–3 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–4 0-1 0–1 2–2 Eve 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 Hul 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 Liv 1-2 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 MCi 0–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 MUn 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 6–1 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 Sun 3–1 6–1 0–1 2–0 1–5 0–1 2–3 0–4 3–0 Wig 0–3 2–0 5–0 2–5 2–1 3–2 3–4 1–0 0–1

Premier Reserve League South Ars Ast Bir Che Ful Por Sto Wes Wol Ars 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 Ast 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 Bir 0–4 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 Che 1–2 0–4 1–2 3–3 1–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 Ful 1–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 Por 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–5 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 Sto 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–0 1–0 Wes 2–4 0–1 6–0 2–1 3-2 1–1 5–2 0–0 Wol 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 4–1

Top scorers

Premier Reserve League North RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Ryan NobleSunderland Reserves102 David BallManchester City Reserves7 Tomasz KupiszWigan Athletic Reserves74 Mame DioufManchester United Reserves6 Alex NimelyManchester City Reserves66 Wes FletcherBurnley Reserves5 Róbert MakManchester City Reserves5 Frédéric NimaniBurnley Reserves5 James PooleManchester City Reserves5 Danny WardBolton Wanderers Reserves511 Tomasz CywkaWigan Athletic Reserves4 Aaron DoranBlackburn Rovers Reserves4 David DowsonSunderland Reserves4 Nathan EcclestonLiverpool Reserves4 Magnus EikremManchester United Reserves4 Roy O'DonovanSunderland Reserves4 Maceo RigtersBlackburn Rovers Reserves4 Zoran TošićManchester United Reserves4 Ricardo Vaz TêBolton Wanderers Reserves4

Premier Reserve League South RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Andreas WeimannAston Villa Reserves92 Louis MoultStoke City Reserves73 Nathan DelfounesoAston Villa Reserves64 Fabio BoriniChelsea Reserves5 Daniel SturridgeChelsea Reserves5 Sanchez WattArsenal Reserves57 Nacer BaraziteArsenal Reserves4 Ciaran ClarkAston Villa Reserves4 Danny HoesenFulham Reserves4 Frédéric PiquionnePortsmouth Reserves4 Gilles SunuArsenal Reserves4

Promotion and relegation Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season: Hull City Burnley Portsmouth Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League next season: Newcastle United West Bromwich Albion Blackpool

See also 2009–10 Premier Academy League 2009–10 FA Youth Cup 2009–10 Premier League 2009–10 in English football

References

External links Current league tables  (North)  (South) Fixtures and results  (North)  (South)

Match reports

Match reports can be found at each club's official website: Premier Reserve League NorthPremier Reserve League South Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Everton Hull City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Sunderland Wigan Athletic Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Chelsea Fulham Portsmouth Stoke City West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers