1908–09 in English football
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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.Template:Fact
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.Template:Fact
Events
- 5 December 1908– Sunderland defeat Newcastle United 9-1, after the game was tied 1-1 at half-time. This is the joint biggest away victory in the top division in Football League history. The win was even more remarkable as Newcastle were league champions that season winning the title by 7 points from Everton, conceding only 41 goals all season.[1]
Honours
| Competition | Winner | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Division | Newcastle United (3) | |||||||||||||
| Second Division | Bolton Wanderers | |||||||||||||
| FA Cup | Manchester United (1) | |||||||||||||
| Charity Shield | Manchester United | |||||||||||||
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Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
League tables
First Division
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Second Division
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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
European tour
Players
The players chosen for the tour were:
| Name | Position | Club | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | Sunderland | 3 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | RB | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | FW | Swindon Town | 2 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | FW | Manchester United | 1 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | GK | Liverpool | 3 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | FW | Sunderland | 3 | 4 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | LH | Bradford City | 2 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | LB | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | LH | Derby County | 1 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | RH | Chelsea | 3 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | CH | Bristol City | 3 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".[2] | CF | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 9 |
Key
- GK — Goalkeeper
- RB — Right back
- LB — Left back
- CB — Centre back
- CH — Centre half
- LH — Left half
- RH — Right half
- RW — Right winger
- LW — Left winger
- FW — Forward
- CF — Centre forward
Match details
References
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