1908–09 in English football

The 1908–09 season was the 38th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Tottenham Hotspur played their first ever season in the Football League, gaining promotion to the First Division in the process. Spurs, along with Bradford Park Avenue entered the Second Division to replace Lincoln City and Stoke.

This year started a new competition: the Charity Shield; a match between the champion of the Professional League vs. the champion of the Amateur League. The first championship went to Manchester United, in a replayed final against Queens Park Rangers.

Events
  • 5 December 1908 - Sunderland defeat Newcastle United 9-1, after the game was tied 1-1 at half-time. Newcastle's defeat is still the biggest by a club who would win the League in the same season.[1]

Honours
CompetitionWinner
First DivisionNewcastle United (3)
Second DivisionBolton Wanderers
FA CupManchester United (1)
Charity ShieldManchester United
Home Championship England

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League tables

First Division
Main article: 1908–09 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United 38 24 5 9 65 41 1.585 53 League Champions
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 FA Cup Winners
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 38 15 4 19 67 69 0.971 34 Relegated
20 Leicester Fosse 38 8 9 21 54 102 0.529 25
Source:

Second Division
Main article: 1908–09 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bolton Wanderers 38 24 4 10 59 28 2.107 52 Division Champions
2 Tottenham Hotspur[lower-alpha 1] 38 20 11 7 67 32 2.094 51 Promoted
3 West Bromwich Albion 38 19 13 6 56 27 2.074 51
4 Hull City 38 19 6 13 63 39 1.615 44
5 Derby County 38 16 11 11 55 41 1.341 43
6 Oldham Athletic 38 17 6 15 55 43 1.279 40
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 14 11 13 56 48 1.167 39
8 Glossop 38 15 8 15 57 53 1.075 38
9 Gainsborough Trinity 38 15 8 15 49 70 0.700 38
10 Fulham 38 13 11 14 58 48 1.208 37
11 Birmingham 38 14 9 15 58 61 0.951 37
12 Leeds City 38 14 7 17 43 53 0.811 35
13 Grimsby Town 38 14 7 17 41 54 0.759 35
14 Burnley 38 13 7 18 51 58 0.879 33
15 Clapton Orient 38 12 9 17 37 49 0.755 33
16 Bradford Park Avenue[lower-alpha 1] 38 13 6 19 51 59 0.864 32
17 Barnsley 38 11 10 17 48 57 0.842 32
18 Stockport County 38 14 3 21 39 71 0.549 31 Re-elected
19 Chesterfield[lower-alpha 2] 38 11 8 19 37 67 0.552 30 Failed re-election
20 Blackpool 38 9 11 18 46 68 0.676 29 Re-elected
Source:
Notes:
  1. New club in the league
  2. Chesterfield failed re-election, and Lincoln City were re-admitted to the Football League in their place, after a season away.

National team

The England national football team had a very successful season, with victory in the 1909 British Home Championship due to a whitewash of the other Home Nations and three heavy victories during a tour of Central Europe for the second year running.

Results
England 4–0 Ireland
Vivian Woodward 2, George Hilsdon 2 (1P)  
England 2–0 Wales
George Holley, Bert Freeman  
England 2–0 Scotland
George Wall 2  

Players

The players chosen for the tour were:

NamePositionClubAppearancesGoals
Arthur BridgettLWSunderland31
Bob CromptonRBBlackburn Rovers30
Harold FlemingFWSwindon Town23
Harold HalseFWManchester United12
Sam HardyGKLiverpool30
George HolleyFWSunderland34
Evelyn LintottLHBradford City20
Jesse PenningtonLBWest Bromwich Albion30
Fred PentlandRWMiddlesbrough30
George RichardsLHDerby County10
Ben WarrenRHChelsea31
Billy WedlockCHBristol City30
Vivian Woodward[2]CFTottenham Hotspur39
Key

Match details
Hungary 2–4 England
Ákos Késmárky, József Grósz (Summary) Vivian Woodward 2, Harold Fleming, Arthur Bridgett
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Christiaan J Groothoff (Holland)
Hungary 2–8 England
Imre Schlosser, Árpád Mészáros (Summary) Vivian Woodward 4, Harold Fleming 2,
George Holley 2
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)
Austria 1–8 England
Leopold Neubauer (Summary) Vivian Woodward 3, George Holley 2, Harold Halse 2, Ben Warren
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ferenc M Schubert (Hungary)

References
  1. "RECORD SCORES". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012..
  2. Captain


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.