Season | 1908β09 |
---|---|
Champions | Newcastle United |
Relegated | Chesterfield |
New Clubs in League |
Bradford Park Avenue Tottenham Hotspur |
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The 1908β 09 season was the 21st season of The Football League.
Tottenham Hotspur played their first ever season in the Football League. Spurs, along with Bradford Park Avenue entered the Second Division to replace Lincoln City and Stoke.
Beginning in the 1894β95 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 1976β77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893β94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894β95 season and until the 1920β21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
Season | 1908β09 |
---|---|
Champions |
Newcastle United 3rd English title |
Relegated |
Manchester City Leicester Fosse |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,185 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Bert Freeman (38 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Nottingham Forest 12β0
Leicester Fosse (21 April 1909) |
Biggest away win |
Newcastle United 1β9
Sunderland (5 December 1908) |
Highest scoring |
Nottingham Forest 12β0
Leicester Fosse (21 April 1909) |
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1907β08
1909β10 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newcastle United (C) | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 1.585 | 53 | |
2 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 57 | 1.439 | 46 | |
3 | Sunderland | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 44 | |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 41 | |
5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 40 | |
6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 1.061 | 38 | |
7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 38 | |
8 | Bristol City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 38 | |
9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 1.113 | 37 | |
10 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 1.091 | 37 | |
11 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 0.918 | 37 | |
12 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 | |
13 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 37 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 36 | |
15 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | 36 | |
16 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 36 | |
17 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 36 | |
18 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 1.000 | 34 | |
19 | Manchester City (R) | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 34 | Relegation to the Second Division |
20 | Leicester Fosse (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 0.529 | 25 |
Season | 1908β09 |
---|---|
Champions | Bolton Wanderers (1st title) |
Failed re-election | Chesterfield |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,026 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alf Bentley ( Derby County), 24 [1] |
Biggest home win | West Bromwich Albion β Grimsby Town 7β0 (2 January 1909) |
Biggest away win | Chesterfield β Hull City 0β4 (24 October 1909) |
Highest scoring | Burnley β Wolverhampton Wanderers 3β5 (7 November 1909) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2.107 | 52 | Division Champions |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur [a] | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 2.094 | 51 | Promoted |
3 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2.074 | 51 | |
4 | Hull City | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 1.615 | 44 | |
5 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 1.341 | 43 | |
6 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 1.279 | 40 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 1.167 | 39 | |
8 | Glossop | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 1.075 | 38 | |
9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 0.700 | 38 | |
10 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1.208 | 37 | |
11 | Birmingham | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 0.951 | 37 | |
12 | Leeds City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 0.811 | 35 | |
13 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 0.759 | 35 | |
14 | Burnley | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 0.879 | 33 | |
15 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 0.755 | 33 | |
16 | Bradford Park Avenue [a] | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 0.864 | 32 | |
17 | Barnsley | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 0.842 | 32 | |
18 | Stockport County | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 0.549 | 31 | Re-elected |
19 | Chesterfield Town [b] | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 0.552 | 30 | Failed re-election |
20 | Blackpool | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 0.676 | 29 | Re-elected |
Season | 1908β09 |
---|---|
Champions | Newcastle United |
Relegated | Chesterfield |
New Clubs in League |
Bradford Park Avenue Tottenham Hotspur |
β
1907β08
1909β10 β |
The 1908β 09 season was the 21st season of The Football League.
Tottenham Hotspur played their first ever season in the Football League. Spurs, along with Bradford Park Avenue entered the Second Division to replace Lincoln City and Stoke.
Beginning in the 1894β95 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 1976β77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893β94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894β95 season and until the 1920β21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
Season | 1908β09 |
---|---|
Champions |
Newcastle United 3rd English title |
Relegated |
Manchester City Leicester Fosse |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,185 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Bert Freeman (38 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Nottingham Forest 12β0
Leicester Fosse (21 April 1909) |
Biggest away win |
Newcastle United 1β9
Sunderland (5 December 1908) |
Highest scoring |
Nottingham Forest 12β0
Leicester Fosse (21 April 1909) |
β
1907β08
1909β10 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newcastle United (C) | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 1.585 | 53 | |
2 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 57 | 1.439 | 46 | |
3 | Sunderland | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 44 | |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 41 | |
5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 40 | |
6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 1.061 | 38 | |
7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 38 | |
8 | Bristol City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 38 | |
9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 1.113 | 37 | |
10 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 1.091 | 37 | |
11 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 0.918 | 37 | |
12 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 | |
13 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 37 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 36 | |
15 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | 36 | |
16 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 36 | |
17 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 36 | |
18 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 1.000 | 34 | |
19 | Manchester City (R) | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 34 | Relegation to the Second Division |
20 | Leicester Fosse (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 0.529 | 25 |
Season | 1908β09 |
---|---|
Champions | Bolton Wanderers (1st title) |
Failed re-election | Chesterfield |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,026 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alf Bentley ( Derby County), 24 [1] |
Biggest home win | West Bromwich Albion β Grimsby Town 7β0 (2 January 1909) |
Biggest away win | Chesterfield β Hull City 0β4 (24 October 1909) |
Highest scoring | Burnley β Wolverhampton Wanderers 3β5 (7 November 1909) |
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1907β08
1909β10 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2.107 | 52 | Division Champions |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur [a] | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 2.094 | 51 | Promoted |
3 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2.074 | 51 | |
4 | Hull City | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 1.615 | 44 | |
5 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 1.341 | 43 | |
6 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 1.279 | 40 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 1.167 | 39 | |
8 | Glossop | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 1.075 | 38 | |
9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 0.700 | 38 | |
10 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1.208 | 37 | |
11 | Birmingham | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 0.951 | 37 | |
12 | Leeds City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 0.811 | 35 | |
13 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 0.759 | 35 | |
14 | Burnley | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 0.879 | 33 | |
15 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 0.755 | 33 | |
16 | Bradford Park Avenue [a] | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 0.864 | 32 | |
17 | Barnsley | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 0.842 | 32 | |
18 | Stockport County | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 0.549 | 31 | Re-elected |
19 | Chesterfield Town [b] | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 0.552 | 30 | Failed re-election |
20 | Blackpool | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 0.676 | 29 | Re-elected |