Football League Two 2008/09

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Football League Two 2008/09
Football League Two logo
master Brentford FC
Climbers Brentford FC
Exeter City
Wycombe Wanderers
Gillingham FC (as play-off winner)
Relegation ↑ Bury
FC Gillingham FC
Rochdale
Shrewsbury Town
Relegated Chester City
Luton Town
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,374  (ø 2.49 per game)
Top scorer Simeon Jackson ( Gillingham FC )
← Football League Two 2007/08
^ Football League One 2008/09

The Football League One 2008/09 was the fourth season of the Football League Two as the fourth highest English division behind the Premier League , the Football League Championship and the Football League One, as well as the 17th season of the third highest division of the Football League after the introduction of the Premier League in 1992.

The top three clubs Brentford FC , Exeter City and Wycombe Wanderers went straight to Football League One. The clubs in places four to seven determined the fourth promoted team in play-off mode. Here the Wycombe Wanderers prevailed.

Chester City and Luton Town rose to the National League and were replaced by Burton Albion and Torquay United the following season .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Brentford FC  46  23  16  7th 065:360 +29 85
 2. Exeter City (N)  46  22nd  13  11 065:500 +15 79
 3. Wycombe Wanderers  46  20th  18th  8th 054:330 +21 78
 4th Bury FC  46  21st  15th  10 063:430 +20 78
 5. Gillingham FC (A)  46  21st  12  13 058:550  +3 75
 6th Rochdale AFC  46  19th  13  14th 070:590 +11 70
 7th Shrewsbury Town  46  17th  18th  11 061:440 +17 69
 8th. Dagenham & Redbridge  46  19th  11  16 077:530 +24 68
 9. Bradford City  46  18th  13  15th 066:550 +11 67
10. Chesterfield FC  46  16  15th  15th 062:570  +5 63
11. Morecambe FC  46  15th  18th  13 053:560  −3 63
12. Darlington FC 1  46  20th  12  14th 061:440 +17 62
13. Lincoln City  46  14th  17th  15th 053:520  +1 59
14th Rotherham United 2  46  21st  12  13 062:580  +4 58
15th Aldershot Town (N)  46  14th  12  20th 059:800 −21 54
16. Accrington Stanley  46  13  11  22nd 042:590 −17 50
17th Barnet FC  46  11  15th  20th 056:740 −18 48
18th Port Vale (A)  46  13  9  24 044:660 −22 48
19th Notts County  46  11  14th  21st 049:690 −20 47
20th Macclesfield Town  46  13  8th  25th 045:770 −32 47
21st Bournemouth AFC (A) 3  46  17th  12  17th 059:510  +8 63
22nd Grimsby Town  46  9  14th  23 051:690 −18 41
23. Chester City  46  8th  13  25th 043:810 −38 37
24. Luton Town (A) 4  46  13  17th  16 058:650  −7 26th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

1 Darlington FC was deducted 10 points.
2 17 points were deducted from Rotherham United.
3 AFC Bournemouth 17 points were deducted.
4th Luton Town was deducted 30 points.
  • Promoted to Football League One 2009/10
  • Participants in the play-off round
  • Play-off winners and promoted to Football League One in 2009/10
  • Relegated to the National League
    • (A) Relegated from Football League One 2007/08
    (N) Newcomers from the National League

    Play-off round

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) final
                         
    4th  Bury FC 1 001  ( 3 ) 0    
    7th  Shrewsbury Town0000 ( n. E. ) 0 001  ( 4 ) 1  
    7th  Shrewsbury Town 0
      5  Gillingham FC 1
    5  Gillingham FC 0 2 2
    6th  Rochdale AFC 0 1 1  

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Darlington face 10-point deduction. In: theguardian.com. February 25, 2009, accessed May 23, 2018 .
    2. ^ Rotherham accept points deduction. In: bbc.co.uk. August 7, 2008, accessed May 23, 2018 .
    3. ^ Bournemouth accept League penalty. In: bbc.co.uk. August 8, 2008, accessed May 23, 2018 .
    4. ↑ Luton to face 30-point deduction. In: bbc.co.uk. July 10, 2008, accessed May 23, 2018 .