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2008–09 Premier Reserve League
Football league season
Football league season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | 2008–09 Premier Reserve League |
| winners | Aston Villa Reserves (1st title) |
| league topscorer | ITA Federico Macheda (9) |
| biggest home win | Chelsea Reserves 6–0 Portsmouth Reserves (16 February 2009) |
| biggest away win | Bolton Wanderers Reserves 1–5 Manchester City Reserves (17 March 2009) |
| Hull City Reserves 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Reserves (22 October 2008) | |
| highest scoring | Wigan Athletic Reserves 4–5 Manchester United Reserves (18 February 2009) |
| total goals | 511 |
| average goals | 2.79 |
| longest wins | 5 games – Sunderland Reserves |
| (8 October–19 November 2008) | |
| longest unbeaten | 10 games – Fulham Reserves |
| (25 November 2008–14 April 2009) | |
| longest losses | 8 games – Stoke City Reserves |
| (9 March–28 April 2009) | |
| highest attendance | 3,955 – Liverpool Reserves v Manchester United Reserves (12 March 2009) |
| lowest attendance | 80 – Wigan Athletic Reserves v Bolton Wanderers Reserves (16 December 2008) |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | [2009–10](2009-10-premier-reserve-league) |
Hull City Reserves 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Reserves (22 October 2008) (8 October–19 November 2008) (25 November 2008–14 April 2009) (9 March–28 April 2009) The 2008–09 Premier Reserve League (officially known as the 2008–09 Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League. The season began on 1 September 2008, and ended with the play-off final on 21 May 2009.
The events in the senior leagues during the 2007–08 season saw Birmingham City, Derby County and Reading all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Hull City, Stoke City, and West Bromwich Albion.
Sunderland won Premier Reserve League North title after beating Manchester City 3–0 on 14 April 2009. Aston Villa sealed the Premier Reserve League South title for a second successive season with a 2–0 win over West Bromwich Albion on 27 April.
On 21 May, Aston Villa were crowned the 2008–09 Premier Reserve League Champions after a 3–1 win against Sunderland in the Play-off Final at Villa Park. It is Aston Villa Reserves' first national title.
Tables
Premier Reserve League North
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland Reserves **(C)** | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 13 | +20 | **43** |
| 2 | Manchester United Reserves | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | **36** |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | **33** |
| 4 | Newcastle United Reserves | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 4 | **32** |
| 5 | Manchester City Reserves | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | **30** |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 20 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | **24** |
| 7 | Liverpool Reserves | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | **22** |
| 8 | Everton Reserves | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 | **22** |
| 9 | Hull City Reserves | 20 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 36 | −14 | **22** |
| 10 | Middlesbrough Reserves | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | **21** |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | **21** |
Premier Reserve League South
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa Reserves **(C)** | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | **36** |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur Reserves | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | **31** |
| 3 | Fulham Reserves | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | **26** |
| 4 | Portsmouth Reserves | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | **25** |
| 5 | West Ham United Reserves | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | **22** |
| 6 | Arsenal Reserves | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | **19** |
| 7 | Chelsea Reserves | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | **18** |
| 8 | Stoke City Reserves | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | −5 | **14** |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion Reserves | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | **14** |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Play-off Final
James Collins Shane Lowry
Top scorers
Premier Reserve League North
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Federico Macheda | Manchester United | 9 | |||||
| ENG Tom Craddock | Middlesbrough | 7 | |||||
| ENG Mark Doninger | Newcastle United | 7 | |||||
| ENG Nile Ranger | Newcastle United | 7 | |||||
| ENG David Ball | Manchester City | 6 | |||||
| POL Tomasz Cywka | Wigan Athletic | 6 | |||||
| ENG David Dowson | Sunderland | 6 | |||||
| ENG Andy Carroll | Newcastle United | 5 | |||||
| IRE Alan Judge | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | |||||
| ENG Paul Marshall | Manchester City | 5 | |||||
| ENG James Vaughan | Everton | 5 | |||||
| CHI Carlos Villanueva | Blackburn Rovers | 5 |
Premier Reserve League South
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Tom Kilbey | Portsmouth | 5 | |||
| ENG Freddie Sears | West Ham United | 5 | |||
| ENG Giles Barnes | Fulham | 4 | |||
| ITA Fabio Borini | Chelsea | 4 | |||
| ENG Wayne Brown | Fulham | 4 | |||
| ENG Nathan Delfouneso | Aston Villa | 4 | |||
| ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | |||
| ENG Jonathan Hogg | Aston Villa | 4 | |||
| ENG Mark Randall | Arsenal | 4 | |||
| MAR Adel Taarabt | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | |||
| ENG Michael Uwezu | Fulham | 4 |
Promotion and relegation
- Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:
- West Bromwich Albion Reserves (South)
- Middlesbrough Reserves (North)
- Newcastle United Reserves (North)
- Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League next season:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves (South)
- Birmingham City Reserves (South)
- Burnley Reserves (North)
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