English League Tables

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Football League First Division  1908/09

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Newcastle United 38 24 5 9 65 41 1.585 53 Champions
2nd  Everton 38 18 10 10 82 57 1.439 46 Runners Up
3rd  Sunderland 38 21 2 15 78 63 1.238 44 -
4th  Blackburn Rovers 38 14 13 11 61 50 1.220 41 -
5th  The Wednesday 38 17 6 15 67 61 1.098 40 -
6th  Woolwich Arsenal 38 14 10 14 52 49 1.061 38 -
7th  Aston Villa 38 14 10 14 58 56 1.036 38 -
8th  Bristol City 38 13 12 13 45 58 0.776 38 -
9th  Middlesbrough 38 14 9 15 59 53 1.113 37 -
10th  Preston North End 38 13 11 14 48 44 1.091 37 -
11th  Chelsea 38 14 9 15 56 61 0.918 37 -
12th  Sheffield United 38 14 9 15 51 59 0.864 37 -
13th  Manchester United 38 15 7 16 58 68 0.853 37 -
14th  Nottingham Forest 38 14 8 16 66 57 1.158 36 -
15th  Notts County 38 14 8 16 51 48 1.063 36 -
16th  Liverpool 38 15 6 17 57 65 0.877 36 -
17th  Bury 38 14 8 16 63 77 0.818 36 -
18th  Bradford City 38 12 10 16 47 47 1.000 34 -
19th  Manchester City 38 15 4 19 67 69 0.971 34 ▼Relegated
20th  Leicester Fosse 38 8 9 21 54 102 0.529 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1908/09

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bolton Wanderers 38 24 4 10 59 28 2.107 52 ▲Champions
2nd  Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 11 7 67 32 2.094 51 ▲Runners Up
3rd  West Bromwich Albion 38 19 13 6 56 27 2.074 51 -
4th  Hull City 38 19 6 13 63 39 1.615 44 -
5th  Derby County 38 16 11 11 55 41 1.341 43 -
6th  Oldham Athletic 38 17 6 15 55 43 1.279 40 -
7th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 14 11 13 56 48 1.167 39 -
8th  Glossop 38 15 8 15 57 53 1.075 38 -
9th  Gainsborough Trinity 38 15 8 15 49 70 0.700 38 -
10th  Fulham 38 13 11 14 58 48 1.208 37 -
11th  Birmingham 38 14 9 15 58 61 0.951 37 -
12th  Leeds City 38 14 7 17 43 53 0.811 35 -
13th  Grimsby Town 38 14 7 17 41 54 0.759 35 -
14th  Burnley 38 13 7 18 51 58 0.879 33 -
15th  Clapton Orient 38 12 9 17 37 49 0.755 33 -
16th  Bradford Park Avenue 38 13 6 19 51 59 0.864 32 -
17th  Barnsley 38 11 10 17 48 57 0.842 32 -
18th  Stockport County 38 14 3 21 39 71 0.549 31 -
19th  Chesterfield Town 38 11 8 19 37 67 0.552 30 ▼Not Re Elected
20th  Blackpool 38 9 11 18 46 68 0.676 29 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 3 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
27 Blackpool Re Elected to the League
24 Lincoln City ▲Elected to the League
21 Chesterfield Town ▼Not Re Elected to the League
6 Stoke Not Elected to the League
0 Rotherham Town Not Elected to the League

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