English First Division 1908/1909
Historical league standings at 25th December 1908
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 29 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 1.29 |
| 4 | The Wednesday | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Notts. County | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 18 | 1.52 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 0.97 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Woolwich Arsenal | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 0.85 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Bury | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 0.66 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Leicester Fosse | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 0.68 |
