English First Division 1908/1909
Historical league standings at 12th December 1908
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 27 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 1.31 |
| 4 | The Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 1.58 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 1.15 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 0.88 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Notts. County | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Woolwich Arsenal | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 0.69 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Bury | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 0.61 |
| 19 | Leicester Fosse | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 0.70 |
