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*9 February 2009 &ndash; '''[[Reg Davies]]''', 79, former inside-forward who played for [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] and [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]], and was capped six times by [[Wales national football team|Wales]].<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/reg-davies-footballer-who-renounced-singing-for-sport-1606279.html Reg Davies obituary] ''The Independent''. Retrieved on 11 February 2009.</ref>
*9 February 2009 &ndash; '''[[Reg Davies]]''', 79, former inside-forward who played for [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] and [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]], and was capped six times by [[Wales national football team|Wales]].<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/reg-davies-footballer-who-renounced-singing-for-sport-1606279.html Reg Davies obituary] ''The Independent''. Retrieved on 11 February 2009.</ref>
*9 February 2009 &ndash; '''[[Neville Hamilton]]''', 48, former [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] and [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] midfielder who had to retire at age 24 following a heart attack, and later spent many years as youth team coach at Leicester City.<ref>[http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/sport/City-news-Neville-remembered-says-Lineker/article-684673-detail/article.html Neville will be remembered, says Lineker] ''Leicester Mercury''. Retrieved on 10 February 2009.</ref>
*9 February 2009 &ndash; '''[[Neville Hamilton]]''', 48, former [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] and [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] midfielder who had to retire at age 24 following a heart attack, and later spent many years as youth team coach at Leicester City.<ref>[http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/sport/City-news-Neville-remembered-says-Lineker/article-684673-detail/article.html Neville will be remembered, says Lineker] ''Leicester Mercury''. Retrieved on 10 February 2009.</ref>
*15 February 2009 &ndash; '''[[Don Leeson]]''', 73, former [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] goalkeeper, who later became a policeman.<ref>[http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/professional-footballer-heart-family/article-739301-detail/article.html Former professional footballer was 'heart of family'] ''Grimsby Telegraph''. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.</ref>
*15 February 2009 &ndash; '''[[Don Leeson]]''', 73, former [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] goalkeeper, who later became a policeman.<ref>[http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/professional-footballer-heart-family/article-739301-detail/article.html Former professional footballer was 'heart of family'] ''Grimsby Telegraph''. Retrieved on 17 March 2009. [http://www.webcitation.org/5hLPYsrTp Archived] 2009-06-06.</ref>
*2 March 2009 &ndash; '''[[Andy Bowman]]''', 74, former [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] wing-half, who also played for [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] in his native Scotland.<ref>[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries/Andy-Bowman.5058134.jp Andy Bowman obituary] ''The Scotsman''. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.</ref>
*2 March 2009 &ndash; '''[[Andy Bowman]]''', 74, former [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] wing-half, who also played for [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] in his native Scotland.<ref>[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries/Andy-Bowman.5058134.jp Andy Bowman obituary] ''The Scotsman''. Retrieved on 17 March 2009. [http://www.webcitation.org/5hLPZIylU Archived] 2009-06-06.</ref>
*4 March 2009 &ndash; '''[[Harry Parkes (footballer born 1920)|Harry Parkes]]''', 89, former full-back who spent his entire 18-year career at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], where he played almost 350 games. Called up by [[England national football team|England]] in 1946, but never capped.<ref>[http://www.birminghammail.net/news/2009/03/07/aston-villa-legend-harry-parkes-dies-97319-23084903/ Aston Villa legend Harry Parkes dies] ''Birmingham Mail''. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.</ref>
*4 March 2009 &ndash; '''[[Harry Parkes (footballer born 1920)|Harry Parkes]]''', 89, former full-back who spent his entire 18-year career at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], where he played almost 350 games. Called up by [[England national football team|England]] in 1946, but never capped.<ref>[http://www.birminghammail.net/news/2009/03/07/aston-villa-legend-harry-parkes-dies-97319-23084903/ Aston Villa legend Harry Parkes dies] ''Birmingham Mail''. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.</ref>
*7 March 2009 &ndash; '''[[Jimmy Hernon]]''', 84, former winger who played for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref>[http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Mariners-legend-Hernon-dies-84article-841274-details/article.html Mariners legend dies at 84] ''Grimsby Telegraph''. Retrieved on 18 May 2009.</ref>
*7 March 2009 &ndash; '''[[Jimmy Hernon]]''', 84, former winger who played for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref>[http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Mariners-legend-Hernon-dies-84article-841274-details/article.html Mariners legend dies at 84] ''Grimsby Telegraph''. Retrieved on 18 May 2009.</ref>

Revision as of 04:52, 7 June 2009

The 2008–09 season is the 129th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Managerial changes

See also: List of English Football League managers by date of appointment

In-season managerial changes

Name Club Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment
Kevin Bond Bournemouth 1 September 2008[1] Jimmy Quinn 2 September 2008[2]
Alan Curbishley West Ham United 3 September 2008[3] Gianfranco Zola 11 September 2008[4]
Kevin Keegan Newcastle United 4 September 2008[5] Joe Kinnear1 26 September 2008[6]
Keith Downing Cheltenham Town 13 September 2008[7] Martin Allen 15 September 2008[8]
Alan Buckley Grimsby Town 15 September 2008[9] Mike Newell 6 October 2008[10]
Geraint Williams Colchester United 22 September 2008[11] Paul Lambert 9 October 2008[12]
Lee Sinnott Port Vale 22 September 2008[13] Dean Glover2 6 October 2008[14]
Iain Dowie Queens Park Rangers 24 October 2008[15] Paulo Sousa 19 November 2008[16]
Juande Ramos Tottenham Hotspur 25 October 2008[17] Harry Redknapp 26 October 2008[17]
Harry Redknapp Portsmouth 26 October 2008[17] Tony Adams3 28 October 2008[18]
John Ward Carlisle United 3 November 2008[19] Greg Abbott4 5 December 2008[20]
Aidy Boothroyd Watford 3 November 2008[21] Brendan Rodgers 24 November 2008[22]
Stan Ternent Huddersfield Town 4 November 2008[23] Lee Clark 11 December 2008[24]
Simon Davies Chester City 11 November 2008[25] Mark Wright 14 November 2008[26]
Maurice Malpas Swindon Town 14 November 2008[27] Danny Wilson 26 December 2008[28]
Steve Holland Crewe Alexandra 18 November 2008[29] Gudjon Thordarson 24 December 2008[30]
Alan Pardew Charlton Athletic 22 November 2008[31] Phil Parkinson5 31 December 2008[32]
Roy Keane Sunderland 4 December 2008[33] Ricky Sbragia6 27 December 2008[34]
Danny Wilson Hartlepool United 15 December 2008[35]
Gary McAllister Leeds United 21 December 2008[36] Simon Grayson 23 December 2008[37]
Simon Grayson Blackpool 23 December 2008[37] Ian Holloway 21 May 2009
Colin Calderwood Nottingham Forest 26 December 2008[38] Billy Davies 1 January 2009[39]
Paul Fairclough Barnet 28 December 2008[40] Ian Hendon9 21 April 2009
Paul Jewell Derby County 29 December 2008[41] Nigel Clough 6 January 2009[42]
Jimmy Quinn Bournemouth 31 December 2008[43] Eddie Howe7 19 January 2009[44]
Jimmy Mullen Walsall 10 January 2009[45] Chris Hutchings 20 January 2009[46]
Glenn Roeder Norwich City 14 January 2009[47] Bryan Gunn8 21 January 2009[48]
Martin Ling Leyton Orient 18 January 2009[49] Geraint Williams 5 February 2009[50]
Jan Poortvliet Southampton 23 January 2009[51] Mark Wotte 23 January 2009[51]
Tony Adams Portsmouth 9 February 2009[52] Paul Hart 3 March 2009[53]
Luiz Felipe Scolari Chelsea 9 February 2009[54] Guus Hiddink 11 February 2009[55]
Russell Slade Yeovil Town 16 February 2009[56] Terry Skiverton 18 February 2009[57]
Micky Adams Brighton & Hove Albion 21 February 2009[58] Russell Slade 6 March 2009[59]
John Sheridan Oldham Athletic 15 March 2009[60] Joe Royle 15 March 2009[61]
Paulo Sousa Queens Park Rangers 9 April 2009[62] Jim Magilton 3 June 2009
Jim Magilton Ipswich Town 21 April 2009 Roy Keane 22 April 2009
Graham Turner Hereford United 24 April 2009 John Trewick 24 April 2009
Joe Royle Oldham Athletic 30 April 2009 Dave Penney 30 April 2009
Dave Penney Darlington 30 April 2009

End-of-season managerial changes

Name Club Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment
Dean Glover Port Vale 2 May 2009 Micky Adams 1st June 2009
Jim Gannon Stockport County 6 May 2009
Lee Richardson Chesterfield 6 May 2009
Steve Coppell Reading 12 May 2009 Brendan Rodgers 5 June 2009
Ricky Sbragia Sunderland 24 May 2009 Steve Bruce 2nd June 2009
Guus Hiddink Chelsea 30 May 2009 Carlo Ancelotti 1 June 2009

Notes

  • 1 Joe Kinnear was named interim manager on 26 September, and signed as permanent manager on 28 November.
  • 2 Dean Glover had previously been caretaker manager at Port Vale since Sinnott's departure.
  • 3 Tony Adams had previously been caretaker manager at Portsmouth since Redknapp's departure.
  • 4 Greg Abbott had previously been caretaker manager at Carlisle United since Ward's departure.
  • 5 Phil Parkinson had previously been caretaker manager at Charlton Athletic since Pardew's departure.
  • 6 Ricky Sbragia had previously been caretaker manager at Sunderland since Keane's departure.
  • 7 Eddie Howe had previously been caretaker manager at Bournemouth since Quinn's departure.
  • 8 Bryan Gunn had previously been caretaker manager at Norwich City since Roeder's departure.
  • 9 Ian Hendon had previously been caretaker manager at Barnet since Fairclough's departure.

Diary of the season

29 July 2008: Liverpool pay a club record £20.3million for 28-year-old Tottenham Hotspur and Ireland striker Robbie Keane.

9 August 2008: The first Football League matches of the season are played.

10 August 2008: The FA Community Shield is won by Manchester United on penalties against Portsmouth after a goalless draw at Wembley Stadium.

16 August 2008: The first Premier League matches of the season are played.

1 September 2008: Manchester City are taken over by the Abu Dhabi group to become the richest club in England, and pay a national record £32.4million for Real Madrid and Brazil striker Robinho, while Manchester United pay a club record £30.75million for Tottenham Hotspur and Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov. Down in League Two, Kevin Bond becomes the first managerial casualty of the season when he is sacked by AFC Bournemouth after two years in charge.

3 September 2008: West Ham United manager Alan Curbishley resigns after 21 months in charge, becoming the first Premier League managerial casualty of the season.

5 September 2008: Kevin Keegan resigns after eight months back in charge at Newcastle United, sparking a furious backlash from fans towards chairman Mike Ashley, who allegedly forced Keegan out of the club with a serious of disputes about team selection and transfers.

11 September 2008: Gianfranco Zola, former Chelsea and Italy striker, becomes West Ham United's first foreign manager.

26 September 2008: Joe Kinnear, 61, makes a surprise return to football as interim manager of Newcastle United, almost four years after he left his last job in football as Nottingham Forest manager.

27 September 2008: Hull City send shockwaves throughout the Barclays Premier League with a stunning 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

26 October 2008: Tottenham Hotspur, bottom of Premier League, sack manager Juande Ramos and replace him with Portsmouth's Harry Redknapp.

28 October 2008: Portsmouth promote assistant manager Tony Adams to the manager's seat following the departure of Harry Redknapp.

22 November 2008: Charlton Athletic, bottom of the Football League Championship 18 months after being relegated from the Premier League, sack manager Alan Pardew after nearly two years in charge.

6 December 2008: Darren Anderton retires from playing after a career spanning nearly 20 years and signs off on a high note by scoring AFC Bournemouth's winning goal against Chester City in League Two.

22 December 2008: Leeds United sack manager Gary McAllister after 11 months at the helm.

23 December 2008: Simon Grayson leaves Blackpool to take over at Leeds United.

26 December 2008: Nottingham Forest, 22nd in Football League Championship, sack manager Colin Calderwood after two and a half years in charge.

29 December 2008: Paul Jewell resigns as Derby County manager after one year, with the East Midlands side 18th in the Football League Championship and under serious threat of a second successive relegation.

3 January 2009: Billy Davies ends his exile from football after more than a year by accepting an offer to take over as Nottingham Forest's new manager.

6 January 2009: Nigel Clough ends 10 years as manager of Conference National leaders Burton Albion to take over at Derby County, where his late father Brian was manager from 1967 to 1973. Tottenham Hotspur pay a club record £15million for Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe, a year after he left them for half that fee.

2 February 2009: Robbie Keane returns to Tottenham Hotspur after six months at Liverpool for a fee of £12million.

8 February 2009: Tony Adams is sacked after 14 weeks as manager of Portsmouth. Coach Paul Hart is appointed caretaker manager.

1 March 2009: Manchester United win the 2008–09 Football League Cup by defeating Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra time.

5 April 2009: Luton Town win the 2008–09 Football League Trophy by defeating Scunthorpe United 3-2 in extra time.

13 April 2009: The first two relegations of the season take place, with Hereford United falling into League Two one season after promotion, and Luton Town falling into the Conference National to complete a rare third successive relegation that ends an 89-year spell in the Football League.

15 April 2009: Manchester United complete a 3-2 aggregate win over FC Porto to reach the European Cup semi-finals for the third season running.

18 April 2009: Wolverhampton Wanderers are promoted to the Premier League and Leicester City are promoted to the Football League Championship, while Charlton Athletic are relegated to League One (their second relegation in three seasons).

25 April 2009: Peterborough United seal promotion to the Football League Championship - their second successive promotion.

2 May 2009: Chester City are relegated to the Conference for the second time - only the second club in history to suffer this setback.

3 May 2009: Norwich City are relegated to League One, and Crewe Alexandra and Northampton Town are relegated to League Two.

5 May 2009: Manchester United complete a 4-1 aggregate win over Arsenal in the European Cup semi-finals to reach the final for a second year in succession.

6 May 2009: Chelsea bow out on away goals in the European Cup semi-final with FC Barcelona, ending their hopes of a final against Manchester United - which would have been a repeat of last year's final, which Manchester United won.

16 May 2009: Manchester United earn a 0-0 draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford to win the Premier League for the third year running; this marked a record eleventh Premier League title for the club, and also equalled Liverpool's record of 18 league titles and secured their second Treble, a feat no other clubs has achived once, with the quadruple a distinct possibility.

17 May 2009: West Brom are relegated from the Premier League and return to the Championship, having won the Football League Championship the previous season, losing 2-0 at home to Liverpool.

23 May 2009: Gillingham gain promotion to League One after defeating Shrewsbury Town 1-0 in the League Two play-off final with a last gasp 90th minute header from Simeon Jackson.

24 May 2009: On the final day of the Premiership season Newcastle United and Middlesbrough joined already relegated West Brom as the remaining two sides relegated to the Championship after both lost away at Aston Villa and West Ham respectively. This ends Newcastle United's 16 year spell in the Premier League. Also Scunthorpe United gained promotion to the Championship with a 3-2 win over Millwall in the League One play-off final at Wembley.

25 May 2009: Burnley win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history, and return to the first tier of English football after a 33 year absence, defeating Sheffield United 1-0 at Wembley in the Championship play-off final.

National team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Friendly matches

England 2–2 Czech Republic
Brown 45'
J Cole 90'		 (Report) Baroš 22'
Jankulovski 48'
Attendance: 69,738
Referee: Terje Hauge
Germany 1–2 England
Helmes 63' (Report) Upson 23'
Terry 84'
Attendance: 74,224
Spain 2–0 England
Villa 36'
Llorente 82'		 (Report)
Attendance: 42,102
England 4–0 Slovakia
Heskey 6'
Rooney 70', 90'
Lampard 82'		 (Report)
Attendance: 85,512
Referee: Alain Hamer

World Cup qualifiers

England is currently in Group 6 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process.[63]

Andorra 0–2 England
(Report) J Cole 49' 55'
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Cuneyt Cakir
Croatia 1–4 England
Mandžukić 78' (Report) Walcott 26' 59' 82'
Rooney 63'
Attendance: 35,218
Referee: Lubos Michel
England 5–1 Kazakhstan
Ferdinand 52'
Kuchma 65' (o.g.)
Rooney 77' 86'
Defoe 90'		 (Report) Kukeev 68'
Attendance: 89,107
Belarus 1–3 England
Sitko 28' (Report) Gerrard 11'
Rooney 50' 74'
Attendance: 32,000
England 2–1 Ukraine
Crouch 29'
Terry 85'		 (Report) Shevchenko 74'
Attendance: 87,548
Kazakhstan 0–4 England
Barry 39'
Heskey 45'
Rooney 73'
Lampard 77' (pen)
England v Andorra

Honours

Competition Winner Details Match Report
FA Cup Chelsea FA Cup 2008–09
Beat Everton 2–1 		Report
League Cup Manchester United Football League Cup 2008–09
Beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties (0–0 final score) 		Report
Premier League Manchester United Premier League 2008–09 Report
Football League Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers Football League Championship 2008–09 Report
Football League One Leicester City Football League One 2008–09 Report
Football League Two Brentford Football League Two 2008–09 Report
FA Community Shield Manchester United 2008 FA Community Shield
Beat Portsmouth 3–1 on penalties (0–0 final score) 		Report
Football League Trophy Luton Town Football League Trophy 2008–09
Beat Scunthorpe United 3–2 a.e.t 		Report
FA Trophy Stevenage Borough FA Trophy 2008–09
Beat York City 2–0 		Report
Conference League Cup A.F.C. Telford United Conference League Cup 2008–09
Beat Forest Green Rovers 3-0 on penalties. (0–0 final score) 		Report

League Tables

Premier League

Despite a late flourish by Liverpool in the last few months of the season, Manchester United went on to win their third back-to-back title comfortably. Aston Villa had looked like breaking into the Champions League spots for most of the season, but a late collapse that saw them win just twice in their last 13 league games meant that Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal all qualified for the Champions League for the 6th successive season.

Aston Villa were again joined by Everton to qualify for the newly formed UEFA Europa League (which replaced the UEFA Cup). Fulham were the other team to qualify for Europe, marking a remarkable turnaround since Roy Hodgson had taken over 18 months earlier when relegation from the Premier League looked a certainty, this was not only the first time they had qualified for Europe via their league poistion, but in finishing 7th in the first tier this was also the highest ever league finish in the club's history.

Newly promoted Stoke City also had a memorable season, despite being pre-season relegation favourites for many, they defied their critics and ended up finishing comfortably in mid-table. The same couldn't be said for newly promoted West Bromwich Albion who propped up the table for most of the season. They were joined in relegation by Middlesbrough and Newcastle United who ended 11 and 16 year spells in the top flight respectively. Despite winning just 1 of their final 22 league games, a brilliant start to the season saw Hull City survive by just a single point.

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Manchester United 38 28 6 4 68 24 +44 90
CLG 2 Liverpool 38 25 11 2 77 27 +50 86
CLG 3 Chelsea 38 25 8 5 68 24 +44 83
CLP 4 Arsenal 38 20 12 6 68 37 +31 72
ELP 5 Everton 38 17 12 9 55 37 +18 63
ELP 6 Aston Villa 38 17 11 10 54 48 +6 62
ELQ 7 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 +5 53
  8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51
  9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 -3 51
  10 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50
  11 Wigan Athletic 38 12 9 17 34 45 -11 45
  12 Stoke City 38 12 9 17 38 55 -17 45
  13 Bolton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 41 53 -12 41
  14 Portsmouth 38 10 11 17 38 57 -19 41
  15 Blackburn Rovers 38 10 11 17 40 60 -20 41
  16 Sunderland 38 9 9 20 34 54 -20 36
  17 Hull City 38 8 11 19 39 64 -25 35
R 18 Newcastle United 38 7 13 18 40 59 -19 34
R 19 Middlesbrough 38 7 11 20 28 57 -29 32
R 20 West Bromwich Albion 38 8 8 23 36 67 -31 32

Football League Championship

Five years after being relegated from the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers returned to the top flight by winning the title. Birmingham City were runners-up, making this the fourth season in a row that they had swapped divisions. Burnley joined them by beating Sheffield United 1-0 in the play-off final, earning their place in the top flight, after a 33 year absence.

Charlton suffered their second relegation in three years, despite a run of just one loss out of 8 games at the end of the season. Southampton also crashed out of the division amid financial worries, which also meant they would be starting the 2009-10 season in League One with at least a ten point deduction for entering administration. Norwich were the third relegated club, meaning that all three relegated clubs had been in the Premier League as recently as 2005 and had long left the third tier (Charlton last competed in the third tier in 1981, Southampton and Norwich in 1960).

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 27 9 10 80 52 +28 90
P 2 Birmingham City 46 23 14 9 54 37 +17 83
  3 Sheffield United 46 22 14 10 64 39 +25 80
  4 Reading 46 21 14 11 72 40 +32 77
P 5 Burnley 46 21 13 12 72 60 +12 76
  6 Preston North End 46 21 11 14 66 54 +12 74
  7 Cardiff City 46 19 17 10 65 53 +12 74
  8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68
  9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
  10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
  11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 -2 61
  12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 -7 61
  13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 -4 58
  14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 -11 58
  15 Crystal Palace 46 15 12 19 52 55 -3 56*
  16 Blackpool 46 13 17 16 47 58 -11 56
  17 Coventry City 46 13 15 18 47 58 -11 54
  18 Derby County 46 14 12 20 55 67 -12 54
  19 Nottingham Forest 46 13 14 19 50 65 -15 53
  20 Barnsley 46 13 13 20 45 58 -13 52
  21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 12 21 44 57 -13 51
R 22 Norwich City 46 12 10 24 57 70 -13 46
R 23 Southampton 46 10 15 21 46 69 -23 45
R 24 Charlton Athletic 46 8 15 23 52 74 -22 39

* Crystal Palace deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player

Football League One

Leicester comfortably won promotion in their first-ever season at this level, leading the table for virtually the entire season after Nigel Pearson brought stability to the club in becoming their first manager in five years to last an entire season, as they looked to turn the corner after several years of struggle. Peterborough were runners-up, winning their second successive promotion and entering the second tier for only the second time in their history. Scunthorpe grabbed a play-off place on the last day of the season and won promotion through them, making an immediate return to the Championship after being relegated the previous year.

Stockport went into administration before the final match of the season and so suffered a 10 point penalty; however, there was no real chance of them being relegated as a result of this penalty, barring an extremely unlikely set of results on the final day.

Hereford made an immediate return to League Two, finishing bottom in their first campaign at this level for thirty years. Cheltenham improved late in the season, but it proved too late to prevent relegation. Crewe suffered a late collapse and went down to League Two, having looked safe a few weeks previously, while Northampton were undone by other results going against them on the final day of the season.

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Leicester City 46 27 15 4 84 39 +45 96
P 2 Peterborough United 46 26 11 9 78 54 +24 89
  3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 9 11 83 47 +36 87
  4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49 +28 84
  5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82
P 6 Scunthorpe United 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
  7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
  8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 -3 71
  9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 65 -3 68
  10 Oldham Athletic 46 16 17 13 66 65 +1 65
  11 Bristol Rovers 46 17 12 17 79 61 +18 63
  12 Colchester United 46 18 9 19 58 58 0 63
  13 Walsall 46 17 10 19 61 66 -5 61
  14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 57 -12 56
  15 Swindon Town 46 12 17 17 68 71 -3 53
  16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 70 -15 52
  17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 66 -25 51
  18 Stockport County 46 16 12 18 59 57 +2 50*
  19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 79 -13 50
  20 Carlisle United 46 12 14 20 56 69 -13 50
R 21 Northampton Town 46 12 13 21 61 65 -4 49
R 22 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 10 24 59 82 -23 46
R 23 Cheltenham Town 46 9 12 25 51 91 -40 39
R 24 Hereford United 46 9 7 30 42 79 -37 34

* Stockport County deducted 10 points for entering administration.

Football League Two

Brentford made a return to League One as champions, the second club to win the fourth tier three times since Doncaster Rovers. Exeter won their second successive promotion, and on the final day of the season managed to pip Wycombe Wanderers for the runners-up spot. Wycombe themselves managed the final automatic promotion spot by virtue of a single goal over Bury. The play-offs were won by Gillingham, who made an immediate return to League One after the previous season's relegation.

Several teams suffered heavy points deductions during the season. Rotherham were deducted 17 points at the start of the season and Darlington 10 points later on. Without these penalties they would have both qualified for the play-offs, but instead managed only mid table. Bournemouth also suffered a 17 point deduction pre-season, and halfway through it looked to be enough to cost them their League status; however, a fightback under new manager Eddie Howe saw them climb to safety and secure survival with a game to spare.

Luton suffered the heaviest deduction however, and the loss of 30 points proved too much for them to survive. They suffered their third successive relegation and dropped out of the league, making them only the third English team to suffer three successive relegations, and the first to drop from the second tier to the Conference in successive years. The other relegated team was Chester City, who were statistically the worst team in the division and returned to the Conference after only five years. Grimsby would also have suffered relegation, if not for Luton's points deduction.

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Brentford 46 23 16 7 65 36 +29 85
P 2 Exeter City 46 22 13 11 65 50 +15 79
P 3 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 18 8 54 33 +21 78
  4 Bury 46 21 15 10 63 43 +20 78
P 5 Gillingham 46 21 12 13 58 55 +3 75
  6 Rochdale 46 19 13 14 70 59 +11 70
  7 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 18 11 61 44 +17 69
  8 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 19 11 16 77 53 +24 68
  9 Bradford City 46 18 13 15 66 55 +11 67
  10 Chesterfield 46 16 15 15 62 57 +5 63
  11 Morecambe 46 15 18 13 53 56 -3 63
  12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 +17 62*
  13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52 +1 59
  14 Rotherham United 46 21 12 13 60 46 +14 58*
  15 Aldershot Town 46 14 12 20 59 80 -21 54
  16 Accrington Stanley 46 13 11 22 42 59 -17 50
  17 Barnet 46 11 15 20 56 74 -18 48
  18 Port Vale 46 13 9 24 44 66 -22 48
  19 Notts County 46 11 14 21 49 69 -20 47
  20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 8 25 45 77 -32 47
  21 Bournemouth 46 17 12 17 59 51 +8 46*
  22 Grimsby Town 46 9 14 23 51 69 -18 41
R 23 Chester City 46 8 13 25 43 81 -38 37
R 24 Luton Town 46 13 17 16 58 65 -7 26*

* Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration. Rotherham United and Bournemouth both deducted 17 points for failing to follow the Football League insolvency rules. Luton Town deducted 30 points; 20 for exiting administration without a Company Voluntary Arrangement, and 10 for making illegal payments to agents.

Movements for the 2009-10 season

Competition Promoted Playoffs Relegated
Premier League N/A N/A Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion
Football League Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City Burnley Charlton Athletic, Southampton, Norwich City
Football League One Leicester City, Peterborough United Scunthorpe United Northampton Town, Crewe Alexandra, Hereford United, Cheltenham Town
Football League Two Brentford, Exeter City, Wycombe Wanderers Gillingham Chester City, Luton Town
Conference National Burton Albion Torquay United Woking, Northwich Victoria, Weymouth, Lewes
Conference North Tamworth Gateshead King's Lynn (demoted), Burscough, Hucknall Town
Conference South AFC Wimbledon Hayes & Yeading United Team Bath (resigned)[64], Bognor Regis Town, Fisher Athletic

Transfer deals

Main article: List of English football transfers 2008-09

Retirements

Deaths

See also

2008–09 season

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