English First Division 1908/1909
Historical league standings at 3rd October 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 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1.78 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1.67 |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0.73 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Woolwich Arsenal | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Notts. County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.40 |
