1908–09 Football League

Final league tables

Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.

First Division

3rd English title Leicester Fosse (38 goals) (21 April 1909) (5 December 1908) (21 April 1909)

Results

Maps

Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Bristol City Bury Chelsea Everton Leicester Fosse Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Nottingham Forest Notts County Sheffield United Preston North End Sunderland The Wednesday (Sheffield) Woolwich Arsenal

Second Division

Second Division

Results

Maps

Clapton Orient Fulham Tottenham

Barnsley Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Bradford Park Avenue Burnley Chesterfield Derby County Fulham Clapton Orient Gainsborough Trinity Glossop Grimsby Town Hull Leeds C Oldham Stockport County Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Attendances

Source:

First Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Newcastle United || 19 || 29,300 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Chelsea FC || 19 || 29,120 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Everton FC || 19 || 23,025 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bradford City || 19 || 21,875 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester City || 19 || 19,665 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aston Villa || 19 || 18,945 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester United || 19 || 18,150 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Liverpool FC || 19 || 17,660 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sunderland AFC || 19 || 15,235 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackburn Rovers || 19 || 14,745 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Middlesbrough FC || 19 || 14,050 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Woolwich Arsenal || 19 || 13,025 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || The Wednesday || 19 || 12,840 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leicester Fosse || 19 || 12,790 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield United || 19 || 12,625 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bristol City || 19 || 12,015 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Nottingham Forest || 19 || 11,090 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bury FC || 19 || 10,975 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Notts County || 19 || 10,805 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Preston North End || 19 || 9,210 |- |} }}

Second Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Tottenham Hotspur || 19 || 20,255 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Fulham FC || 19 || 16,340 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Bromwich Albion || 19 || 15,525 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bolton Wanderers || 19 || 12,850 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Oldham Athletic || 19 || 12,295 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bradford Park Avenue || 19 || 11,350 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leeds City || 19 || 11,055 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Birmingham City || 19 || 10,825 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Clapton Orient || 19 || 10,500 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Wolverhampton Wanderers || 19 || 8,620 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Hull City || 19 || 8,200 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Burnley FC || 19 || 6,815 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Derby County || 19 || 6,615 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Stockport County || 19 || 5,925 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Barnsley FC || 19 || 5,650 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Gainsborough Trinity || 19 || 5,380 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Grimsby Town || 19 || 5,235 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Chesterfield Town || 19 || 4,975 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackpool FC || 19 || 4,970 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Glossop || 19 || 3,430 |- |} }}

References

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
2. "1908–09 Football League". F.C.H.D..
3. "Historical attendances".