English First Division 1908/1909
Historical league standings at 26th 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 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 30 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 1.24 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 26 | 1.32 |
| 4 | The Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 1.23 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 1.60 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Woolwich Arsenal | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 16 | 0.69 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Bury | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Leicester Fosse | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 0.60 |
