English First Division 1908/1909
Historical league standings at 17th 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 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1.75 |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1.56 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Woolwich Arsenal | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Leicester Fosse | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0.61 |
| 17 | Notts. County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0.46 |
