Football
League 1 2008/09
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Leicester City | 46 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 96 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 89 | ▲Promoted |
| 3rd | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 87 | ♦Playoffs |
| 4th | Leeds United | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 84 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Millwall | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 82 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 76 | ▲PO Winners |
| 7th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | - |
| 8th | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 71 | - |
| 9th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 68 | - |
| 10th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 65 | - |
| 11th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 79 | 61 | +18 | 63 | - |
| 12th | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 63 | - |
| 13th | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 61 | - |
| 14th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 56 | - |
| 15th | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 71 | -3 | 53 | - |
| 16th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 70 | -15 | 52 | - |
| 17th | Yeovil Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 51 | - |
| 18th | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 50* | *Deducted 10 Points |
| 19th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 79 | -13 | 50 |
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| 20th | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 69 | -13 | 50 | - |
| 21st | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 49 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 82 | -23 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | -40 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Hereford United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | -37 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League 1 Playoffs |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Sat May 9 | Millwall | 1-0 | Leeds United |
| Fri May 8 | Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Milton Keynes Dons |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Thu May 14 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Millwall |
| Millwall Won 2-1 on aggregate | |||
| Fri May 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0-0 | Scunthorpe United |
| Scunthorpe United Won 7-6 on penalties after drawing 1-1 on aggregate | |||
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Final |
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| Sun May 24 | Millwall | 2-3 | Scunthorpe United |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Stockport County had 10 Points Deducted for entering Administration on the 30th April 2009 |
| ▼Norwich City were Relegated from the Championship |
| ▼Southampton were Relegated from the Championship |
| ▼Charlton Athletic were Relegated from the Championship |
| ▲Leicester City were Promoted to the Championship |
| ▲Peterborough United were Promoted to the Championship |
| ♦ Milton Keynes Dons Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Leeds United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Millwall Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Scunthorpe United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ▲Scunthorpe United were Promoted to the Championship via the Playoffs |
| ▼Northampton Town were Relegated to League 2 |
| ▼Crewe Alexandra were Relegated to League 2 |
| ▼Cheltenham Town were Relegated to League 2 |
| ▼Hereford United were Relegated to League 2 |
| ▲Brentford were Promoted from League 2 |
| ▲Exeter City were Promoted from League 2 |
| ▲Wycombe Wanderers were Promoted from League 2 |
| ▲Gillingham were Promoted from League 2 via the Playoffs |