English First Division 1908/1909
Historical league standings at 27th February 1909
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 41 | 1.81 |
| 2 | Everton | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 40 | 37 | 1.63 |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 32 | 1.32 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 1.04 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 1.04 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Notts. County | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 0.97 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 27 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 52 | 26 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 26 | 0.93 |
| 13 | Woolwich Arsenal | 28 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 38 | 25 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 44 | 23 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Bury | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 61 | 23 | 0.72 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 25 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Leicester Fosse | 27 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 65 | 15 | 0.49 |
