Season

2009-10

Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson

2ndleague finish

of 20 in the Premier League

+1.3
goal difference
2.1 scored · 0.8 conceded
56
Played
70%
Win rate

Season in brief

2nd of 20 in the Premier League, down from 1st the year before. Lifted the League Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final. Wayne Rooney led the scoring with 34 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 120 United scored).

The Premier League table

Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Chelsea38P · 27W 5D 6L · GD +7186
  2. 2Manchester United38P · 27W 4D 7L · GD +5885
  3. 3Arsenal38P · 23W 6D 9L · GD +4275
  4. 4Tottenham Hotspur38P · 21W 7D 10L · GD +2670
  6. 19Hull City38P · 6W 12D 20L · GD -4130
  7. 20Portsmouth38P · 7W 7D 24L · GD -3228

Slice: the final Premier League table for 2009-10, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

56 matches
9 Aug 2009 n Chelsea: 2–216 Aug 2009 v Birmingham City: 1–019 Aug 2009 @ Burnley: 0–122 Aug 2009 @ Wigan Athletic: 5–029 Aug 2009 v Arsenal: 2–112 Sep 2009 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 3–115 Sep 2009 @ Beşiktaş J.K.: 1–020 Sep 2009 v Manchester City: 4–323 Sep 2009 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–026 Sep 2009 @ Stoke City: 2–030 Sep 2009 v VfL Wolfsburg: 2–13 Oct 2009 v Sunderland: 2–217 Oct 2009 v Bolton Wanderers: 2–121 Oct 2009 @ PFC CSKA Moscow: 1–025 Oct 2009 @ Liverpool: 0–227 Oct 2009 @ Barnsley: 2–031 Oct 2009 v Blackburn Rovers: 2–03 Nov 2009 v PFC CSKA Moscow: 3–38 Nov 2009 @ Chelsea: 0–121 Nov 2009 v Everton: 3–025 Nov 2009 v Beşiktaş J.K.: 0–128 Nov 2009 @ Portsmouth: 4–11 Dec 2009 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–05 Dec 2009 @ West Ham United: 4–08 Dec 2009 @ VfL Wolfsburg: 3–112 Dec 2009 v Aston Villa: 0–115 Dec 2009 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–019 Dec 2009 @ Fulham: 0–327 Dec 2009 @ Hull City: 3–130 Dec 2009 v Wigan Athletic: 5–03 Jan 2010 v Leeds United: 0–19 Jan 2010 @ Birmingham City: 1–116 Jan 2010 v Burnley: 3–019 Jan 2010 @ Manchester City: 1–223 Jan 2010 v Hull City: 4–027 Jan 2010 v Manchester City: 3–131 Jan 2010 @ Arsenal: 3–16 Feb 2010 v Portsmouth: 5–010 Feb 2010 @ Aston Villa: 1–116 Feb 2010 @ A.C. Milan: 3–220 Feb 2010 @ Everton: 1–323 Feb 2010 v West Ham United: 3–028 Feb 2010 n Aston Villa: 2–16 Mar 2010 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–010 Mar 2010 v A.C. Milan: 4–014 Mar 2010 v Fulham: 3–021 Mar 2010 v Liverpool: 2–127 Mar 2010 @ Bolton Wanderers: 4–030 Mar 2010 @ FC Bayern Munich: 1–23 Apr 2010 v Chelsea: 1–27 Apr 2010 v FC Bayern Munich: 3–211 Apr 2010 @ Blackburn Rovers: 0–017 Apr 2010 @ Manchester City: 1–024 Apr 2010 v Tottenham Hotspur: 3–12 May 2010 @ Sunderland: 1–09 May 2010 v Stoke City: 4–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.