2009–10 Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy 2009/10, also known under the name of the main sponsor Johnstone's Paint Trophy was the 26th edition of this cup competition for teams in the Football League One and Football League Two, the third and fourth division in English football. 48 teams participated in the games to the Football League Trophy 2009/10 part, which began on 1 September 2009 and 28 March 2010 with the final between Carlisle United and Southampton FC at Wembley Stadium in London ended, the FC Southampton won 4-1.
- 3.1 Northern Section
- 3.2 Southern Section
- 4.1 Northern Section
- 4.2 Southern Section
- 5.1 Northern Section
- 5.2 Southern Section
- 6.1 Northern Section
- 6.2 Southern Section
Mode
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The Football League Trophy is played in rounds. It shall participate only teams in the Football League One and Football League Two, and selected invited clubs in the Conference National. They play in the knockout system in simple games in a northern and southern region (Northern and Southern Section) their winners. The two regional winners then occur at Wembley against each other to determine the trophy winner.
First round
The draw of the first round took place on August 15, 2009. Sixteen teams received a bye dei second round due to the unfavorable number of participating clubs. As part of new regulations applicable for this season, this season were teams the previous season had received a bye, no more. The remaining 32 teams were divided into four geographical regions ( Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast ) within the two sections.
Northern Section
Southern Section
Byes
Northern section
Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, Leeds United, Macclesfield Town, Notts County, Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers
Southern section
Aldershot Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic, Exeter City, Leyton Orient, Southampton FC, Southend United, Swindon Town
Second Round
The drawing of the second round was held on 5 September 2009.
Northern Section
Southern Section
Quarterfinals
The draw of the quarter-finals took place on 10 October 2009.
Northern Section
Southern Section
Semifinal
The draw of the semi-finals took place on November 14, 2009.
Northern Section
Southern Section
Regions Finale
The finals of the Northern and Southern Section serve as the semi-finals for the whole competition. They were decided in a return match.
Northern Section
Carlisle United won 4:4 ( 6:5 iE ) to return game
Southern Section
Southampton FC won 4-1 after return game
Final
Top scorers
Below, the best scorers in the Football League Trophy are listed 2009/10. The list is sorted by number of hits, with the same number of goals alphabetically.