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 Birmingham City Burnley Relegated to League One Norwich City Southampton Charlton Athletic To Championship Relegated from Premier League Newcastle United Middlesbrough West Bromwich Albion Promoted from League One Leicester City Peterborough United Scunthorpe United Rule changes On field rule changes 'Home Grown Players' rule which aims to encourage the development of young footballers at League clubs. The new rule will require clubs to name at least four players in their matchday squad that have been registered domestically, for a minimum of three seasons, prior to their 21st birthday For the first time clubs will also have the opportunity to name seven substitutes (previously five), three of which may enter the field of play (no change) Note: "Amendments to the laws of the game 2009–2010" also applied Off field rule changes Financial regulations relating to tax payments. From now on, any club that falls behind with its employee related payments to HMRC will be subject to a transfer embargo until such time as the debt is cleared Team overview Stadia and locations 1 Ground contains some terracing Personnel and sponsoring Managerial changes League table A total of 24 teams contested the division, including 18 sides remaining in the division from last season, three relegated from the Premier League, and three promoted from League One. Play-offs First leg Second leg Blackpool win 6–4 on aggregate Cardiff City 3–3 Leicester City on aggregate. Cardiff City win 4–3 on penalties Final Blackpool are promoted to the Premier League Results Fixtures for the 2009–10 season were announced by The Football League on 17 June 2009. Top goalscorers and assists Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Miles Addison for Derby County against Peterborough United, 4:00 minutes (8 August 2009) Fastest goal in a match: 23 seconds Billy Clarke for Blackpool against Preston North End (30 November 2009) Daryl Murphy for Ipswich Town against Middlesbrough (6 February 2010) Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+6:12 – Pablo Couñago for Ipswich Town against Coventry City (16 January 2010) First own goal of the season: Kaspars Gorkšs (Queens Park Rangers) for