Football League First Division 1908/09

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Football League First Division 1908/09
Football League logo until 1988
master Newcastle United
Cup winners Manchester United
Relegated Manchester City , Leicester Fosse
Teams 20th
Games 380
Gates 1,185  (ø 3.12 per game)
Top scorer Bert Freeman ( Everton FC )
Football League First Division 1907/08

The Football League First Division 1908/09 was the 21st season of the highest English football league . It began on September 1, 1908 and ended on April 30, 1909.

Newcastle United won the third English championship in club history by seven points ahead of Everton . Of the two promoters Bradford City and Leicester Fosse only the club on Bradford could receive the class. Together with Leicester Fosse, Manchester City had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur .

A total of 506 players were used, with Notts County with 17 the fewest and Bradford City with 33 the most players in league games. 139 newcomers faced 155 footballers who last came into play in the 1908/09 season. 15 players were able to play all 38 league games of their club.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points EgS
 1. Newcastle United  38  24  5  9 065:410 1.59 53:23 25th
 2. Everton FC  38  18th  10  10 082:570 1.44 46:30 27
 3. Sunderland AFC  38  21st  2  15th 078:630 1.24 44:32 24
 4th Blackburn Rovers  38  14th  13  11 061:500 1.22 41:35 23
 5. The Wednesday  38  17th  6th  15th 067:610 1.10 40:36 27
 6th Woolwich Arsenal  38  14th  10  14th 052:490 1.06 38:38 23
 7th Aston Villa  38  14th  10  14th 058:560 1.04 38:38 30th
 8th. Bristol City  38  13  12  13 045:580 0.78 38:38 21st
 9. Middlesbrough FC  38  14th  9  15th 059:530 1.11 37:39 22nd
10. Preston North End  38  13  11  14th 048:440 1.09 37:39 25th
11. Chelsea FC  38  14th  9  15th 056:610 0.92 37:39 25th
12. Sheffield United  38  14th  9  15th 051:590 0.86 37:39 29
13. Manchester United (M)  38  15th  7th  16 058:680 0.85 37:39 30th
14th Nottingham Forest  38  14th  8th  16 066:570 1.16 36:40 20th
15th Notts County  38  14th  8th  16 051:480 1.06 36:40 17th
16. Liverpool FC  38  15th  6th  17th 057:650 0.88 36:40 27
17th Bury FC  38  14th  8th  16 063:770 0.82 36:40 26th
18th Bradford City (N)  38  12  10  16 047:470 1.00 34:42 33
19th Manchester City  38  15th  4th  19th 067:690 0.97 34:42 28
20th Leicester Fosse (N)  38  8th  9  21st 054: 102 0.53 25:51 29
  • English master
  • Relegation to the Football League Second Division
  • (M) English master 1907/08
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1907/08
    EgS used players

    Results table

    The home teams are listed in the left column.

    ARS AST BLA BRA BRC BUY CHE EVE LEI LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NOF NOC PNE SHU SUN WED
    Woolwich Arsenal 0: 1 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 4-0 0-0 0: 4 2: 1 5-0 3-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2 1-0 1-0 1-0 0: 4 2-0
    Aston Villa 2: 1 1: 1 1: 3 1: 1 3-0 0-0 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 1: 1 2: 4 3-0 2-0 1: 1
    Blackburn Rovers 1: 3 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 3: 2 1: 3 0-0 2: 4 0: 3 0: 2 1: 1 0: 1 8: 1 2: 2
    Bradford City 4: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 4: 1 3-0 1: 1 4: 1 0: 2 0-0 1-0 0: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 2-0 3: 1 0: 2 0-0
    Bristol City 2: 1 0-0 1: 4 0: 1 4: 2 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1: 1 3: 3 2: 1 1-0 2: 3 1: 1 2: 4 1: 1
    Bury FC 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2: 2 2: 2 2: 1 1-0 2: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3: 2 3: 1 0: 1 1: 2 4: 2 4: 2
    Chelsea FC 1: 2 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 3: 1 4: 1 3: 3 1-0 3-0 1: 2 1: 1 3-0 1: 2 2: 1 3: 2 0-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 2
    Everton FC 0: 3 3: 1 4: 4 0: 1 5: 2 4-0 3: 2 4: 2 5-0 6: 3 3: 2 1: 1 0: 1 3: 3 0: 1 0: 1 5: 1 4-0 1-0
    Leicester Fosse 1: 1 4: 2 2: 4 1: 4 1: 1 2: 5 5: 2 0: 2 3: 2 3: 1 3: 2 1: 1 0: 4 0: 3 0: 2 0-0 1: 1 4: 3 1: 1
    Liverpool FC 2: 2 3: 2 1: 1 4-0 1: 2 2: 2 2: 1 0: 1 4: 1 1: 3 3: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 1: 2
    Manchester City 2: 2 2-0 3: 3 4: 3 5: 1 6: 1 1: 2 4-0 5: 2 4-0 1: 2 0-0 0: 2 2: 1 1-0 4: 1 1: 3 1-0 4-0
    Manchester United 1: 4 0: 2 0: 3 2-0 0: 1 2: 1 0: 1 2: 2 4: 2 3: 2 3: 1 6: 3 1-0 2: 2 4: 3 0: 2 2: 1 2: 2 3: 1
    Middlesbrough FC 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 4-0 0: 1 1: 4 2: 3 6: 2 1-0 3-0 5-0 0-0 4-0 1: 2 4: 2 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1
    Newcastle United 3: 1 0: 2 2-0 1-0 2: 1 3: 1 1: 3 3-0 2-0 0: 1 2-0 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 1-0 2-0 4-0 1: 9 1-0
    Nottingham Forest 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 1: 2 12: 0 5: 1 0: 2 2-0 4: 1 0: 4 1-0 1: 1 0: 2 4-0 1: 2
    Notts County 2: 1 1: 1 2: 3 1: 1 0: 1 3: 2 3-0 0-0 2: 3 1: 2 5: 1 0: 1 3: 2 0: 4 3-0 1-0 3: 1 0-0 1-0
    Preston North End 0-0 3: 2 2-0 0-0 2: 1 0: 2 6-0 3: 3 0: 1 2-0 3-0 0: 3 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0 4: 1
    Sheffield United 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 3-0 3: 1 2: 2 1: 3 1: 5 2: 1 0: 2 4-0 0-0 2-0 1: 1 1: 2 3: 2 2: 1 0: 2 2: 1
    Sunderland AFC 1-0 4: 3 0: 1 2: 1 0: 2 3: 1 1: 2 2-0 3: 1 1: 4 2-0 6: 1 2-0 3: 1 2: 1 0: 1 2: 1 3: 1 4: 2
    The Wednesday 6: 2 4: 2 1: 2 0: 2 2-0 4: 3 5: 1 2-0 3: 1 2: 3 3: 1 2-0 3: 2 2-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 2: 5

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates Sp
    1 EnglandEngland Bert Freeman Everton FC 38 37
    2 EnglandEngland Billy Hibbert Bury FC 26th 38
    3 EnglandEngland George Hilsdon Chelsea FC 25th 34
    4th EnglandEngland Enoch West Nottingham Forest 22nd 34
    5 ScotlandScotland Ronald orr Liverpool FC 20th 33
    6th Wales 1807Wales Tinker Davies Blackburn Rovers 19th 27
    EnglandEngland George Holley Sunderland FC 30th
    EnglandEngland Tim Coleman Everton FC 33
    ScotlandScotland Frank O'Rourke Bradford City 38

    The Newcastle United championship team

    The following table lists all players who played in a league match for Newcastle United during the 1908/09 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.

    1. Newcastle United
    Newcastle United Logo.svg

    Jack Allan * (9/5) | Andrew Anderson (19/3) | Bob Blanthorne * (1/0) | John Carr (11/0) | Scott Duncan (14/2) | Alec Gardner (12/0) | Bert Gosnell * (5/0) | Sandy Higgins (26/5) | James Howie (26/6) | George Jobey (10/1) | Jimmy Lawrence (38/0) | Robert Liddell * (5/1) | Andy McCombie * (1/0) | Billy McCracken (30/1) | Peter McWilliam (27/0) | Dick Pudan * (3/0) | Charles Randall * (1/0) | James Ridley * (5/1) | Jock Rutherford (24/5) | Albert Shepherd (14/11) | Jimmy Stewart (25/8) | Colin Veitch (34/9) | Tony Whitson (30/0) | David Willis (20/1) | George Wilson (28/5).

    • Trainer: none

    Change of players during the season

    player from club Games to club Games
    Andy Aitken Middlesbrough FC 17th Leicester Fosse 13
    Harold Hardman Manchester United 04th Bradford City 12
    Peter Kyle Aston Villa 01 Sheffield United 10
    Angus McIntosh Sunderland AFC 01 Bury FC 22nd
    Wally Smith Bradford City 16 Leicester Fosse 05

    literature

    • Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records, 1888 to 1939. SoccerData, Beeston 2002, ISBN 1-899468-63-3 .
    • Paul Joannou: Newcastle United. A Complete Record 1882-1986. Breedon, Derby 1986, ISBN 0-907969-18-6 .

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1908/1909 (Fussballdaten.de)
    2. Newcastle United did not employ a formal coach. The respective team line-up was determined by the association's internal committee members.