English Football League Tables

Season 1908-09

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1909 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester United 1 0 Bristol CityD 1 The Crystal Palace, London 71,401
  Turnbull A           
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1909 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Bristol City 1 1 Derby County D 2 Stamford Bridge, London 33,878 aet
  Rippon (p)     Garry        
D 1 Manchester United 1 0 Newcastle UnitedD 1 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 40,118
  Halse           
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1909 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Bristol City 2 1 Derby County D 2 St Andrew's, Birmingham 27,600
  Hardy, Rippon     Davies      
Final Table for Season 1908-09
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 3 Newcastle United 38 14 1 4 32 20 10 4 5 33 21 1.585 53 SF
2 9 Everton 38 11 3 5 51 28 7 7 5 31 29 1.439 46 Rd 2
3 13 Sunderland 38 14 0 5 41 23 7 2 10 37 40 1.238 44Rd 4
4 10 Blackburn Rovers 38 6 6 7 29 26 8 7 4 32 24 1.220 41 Rd 3
5 0 The Wednesday 38 15 0 4 48 24 2 6 11 19 37 1.098 40 Rd 3
6 8 Woolwich Arsenal 38 9 3 7 24 18 5 7 7 28 31 1.061 38 Rd 2
7 -5 Aston Villa 38 8 7 4 31 22 6 3 10 27 34 1.036 38 Rd 1
8 2 Bristol City 38 7 7 5 24 25 6 5 8 21 33 0.776 38Final
9 -3 Middlesbrough 38 11 2 6 38 21 3 7 9 21 32 1.113 37 Rd 1
10 2 Preston North End 38 8 7 4 29 17 5 4 10 19 27 1.091 37 Rd 2
11 2 Chelsea 38 8 7 4 33 22 6 2 11 23 39 0.918 37 Rd 2
12 5 Sheffield United 38 9 5 5 31 25 5 4 10 20 34 0.864 37 Rd 1
13 -12 Manchester United 38 10 3 6 37 33 5 4 10 21 35 0.853 37 Win
14 -5 Nottingham Forest 38 9 2 8 39 24 5 6 8 27 33 1.158 36Rd 4
15 3 Notts County 38 9 4 6 31 23 5 4 10 20 25 1.063 36 Rd 1
16 -8 Liverpool 38 9 5 5 36 25 6 1 12 21 40 0.877 36 Rd 2
17 -10 Bury 38 9 6 4 35 27 5 2 12 28 50 0.818 36 Rd 2
18 D 2 Bradford City 38 7 6 6 27 20 5 4 10 20 27 1.000 34 Rd 3
19 -16 Manchester City 38 12 3 4 50 23 3 1 15 17 46 0.971 34 Rd 1
20 D 2 Leicester Fosse 38 6 6 7 32 41 2 3 14 22 61 0.529 25 Rd 2
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 D 1 Bolton Wanderers 38 14 3 2 37 8 10 1 8 22 20 2.107 52 Rd 1
2 SL Tottenham Hotspur 38 12 5 2 42 12 8 6 5 25 20 2.094 51 Rd 3
3 2 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 5 1 35 9 6 8 5 21 18 2.074 51 Rd 2
4 4 Hull City 38 14 2 3 44 15 5 4 10 19 24 1.615 44 Rd 1
5 1 Derby County 38 13 5 1 38 11 3 6 10 17 30 1.341 43 SF
6 -3 Oldham Athletic 38 14 4 1 39 9 3 2 14 16 34 1.279 40 Rd 1
7 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 10 6 3 32 12 4 5 10 24 36 1.167 39 Rd 1
8 9 Glossop 38 11 5 3 35 17 4 3 12 22 36 1.075 38Rd 4
9 2 Gainsborough Trinity 38 12 3 4 30 20 3 5 11 19 50 0.700 38 Rd 1
10 -6 Fulham 38 8 4 7 39 26 5 7 7 19 22 1.208 37 Rd 2
11 D 1 Birmingham 38 10 6 3 35 21 4 3 12 23 40 0.951 37 Rd 1
12 0 Leeds City 38 12 3 4 35 19 2 4 13 8 34 0.811 35 Rd 2
13 5 Grimsby Town 38 9 5 5 23 14 5 2 12 18 40 0.759 35 Rd 1
14 -7 Burnley 38 8 4 7 33 28 5 3 11 18 30 0.879 33Rd 4
15 -1 Clapton Orient 38 7 7 5 25 19 5 2 12 12 30 0.755 33 Rd 1
16 SL Bradford 38 9 2 8 30 25 4 4 11 21 34 0.864 32 Q5
17 -1 Barnsley 38 11 3 5 36 19 0 7 12 12 38 0.842 32 Rd 1
18 -5 Stockport County 38 11 2 6 25 19 3 1 15 14 52 0.549 31 Rd 2
19 0 Chesterfield Town 38 10 3 6 30 28 1 5 13 7 39 0.552 30 Rd 1
20 -5 Blackpool 38 9 6 4 30 22 0 5 14 16 46 0.676 29 Rd 2
Southern League Division 1
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Southern League Div 1 Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts FA Cup
1 7 Northampton Town 40 15 3 2 55 14 10 2 8 35 31 2 55 Rd 1
2 3 Swindon Town 40 18 0 2 68 15 4 5 11 28 40 1.75 49 Rd 1
3 8 Southampton 40 13 4 3 44 26 6 6 8 23 32 1.16 48 Rd 1
4 5 Portsmouth 40 13 5 2 42 17 5 5 10 26 43 1.13 46 Rd 2
5 1 Bristol Rovers 40 13 5 2 39 20 4 4 12 21 43 0.95 43 Rd 1
6 Ply Exeter City 40 13 2 5 37 28 5 4 11 19 37 0.86 42 Rd 2
7 13 New Brompton 40 12 2 6 30 22 5 5 10 18 37 0.81 41 Q5
8 4 Reading 40 7 9 4 33 19 4 9 7 27 38 1.05 40 Rd 1
9 9 Luton Town 40 16 1 3 45 15 1 5 14 14 45 0.98 40 Rd 1
10 -8 Plymouth Argyle 40 9 6 5 28 16 6 4 10 18 31 0.98 40 Rd 3
11 -8 Millwall 40 14 3 3 38 17 2 3 15 21 44 0.97 38 Rd 3
12 SL 2 Southend United 40 12 6 2 33 14 2 4 14 19 40 0.96 38 Q5
13 6 Leyton 40 13 3 4 35 12 2 5 13 17 43 0.95 38 Q1
14 0 Watford 40 12 7 1 37 16 2 2 16 14 48 0.8 37 Rd 1
15 -14 Queens Park Rangers 40 10 6 4 41 24 2 6 12 11 26 1.04 36 Rd 1
16 -12 Crystal Palace 40 10 4 6 42 23 2 8 10 20 39 1 36 Rd 2
17 -7 West Ham United 40 16 1 3 43 13 0 3 17 13 47 0.93 36 Rd 3
18 -1 Brighton & Hove Albion 40 11 4 5 46 20 3 3 14 14 41 0.98 35 Rd 1
19 -4 Norwich City 40 11 8 1 44 18 1 3 16 15 57 0.79 35 Rd 3
20Bir Coventry City 40 10 4 6 44 37 5 0 15 20 54 0.7 34 Q5
21 -5 Brentford 40 10 5 5 40 26 3 2 15 19 48 0.8 33 Rd 2

 

1909 Election to the Second Division of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 2 Blackpool 4,868 Rd 2 27 Re-Elected
ML Lincoln City Rd 1 24 Elected
D 2 Chesterfield Town 4,949 Rd 1 21 Not Re-elected
Bir Stoke Rd 1 6 Failed
ML Rotherham Town Q5 0 Failed