The 1908–09 season was the 15th in the history of Southern Football League.
Northampton Town won Division One and Croydon Common finished top of Division Two. No clubs applied for election to the Football League.
Season | 1908–09 |
---|---|
Champions | Northampton Town (1st title) |
Promoted | none |
Relegated | none |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,276 (3.04 per match) |
← 1907–08 1909–10 → |
A total of 21 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from previous season and three new teams.
Team promoted from 1907–08 Division Two:
Newly elected teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Northampton Town | 40 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 45 | 2.000 | 55 |
2 | Swindon Town | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 96 | 55 | 1.745 | 49 |
3 | Southampton | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 48 |
4 | Portsmouth | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 46 |
5 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 43 |
6 | Exeter City | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | 42 |
7 | New Brompton | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 41 |
8 | Reading | 40 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 40 |
9 | Luton Town | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 40 |
10 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | 40 |
11 | Millwall | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 61 | 0.967 | 38 |
12 | Southend United | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 54 | 0.963 | 38 |
13 | Leyton | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 55 | 0.945 | 38 |
14 | Watford | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 64 | 0.797 | 37 |
15 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 50 | 1.040 | 36 |
16 | Crystal Palace | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 36 |
17 | West Ham United | 40 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 36 |
18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 61 | 0.984 | 35 |
19 | Norwich City | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | 35 |
20 | Coventry City | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 64 | 91 | 0.703 | 34 |
21 | Brentford | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 74 | 0.797 | 33 |
Season | 1908–09 |
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Champions | Croydon Common |
Promoted | Croydon Common |
Relegated | Depot Battalion RE (resigned) 2nd Grenadier Guards (resigned) |
Matches played | 42 |
Goals scored | 214 (5.1 per match) |
← 1907–08 1909–10 → |
A total of seven teams contested the division, including three sides from the previous season and four newly elected teams.
Newly elected teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Croydon Common | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 14 | 4.786 | 20 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Hastings & St Leonards | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 2.333 | 17 | |
3 | Depot Battalion RE | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1.045 | 17 | Left league at end of season |
4 | 2nd Grenadier Guards | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 0.636 | 10 | |
5 | South Farnborough Athletic | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 0.513 | 8 | |
6 | Salisbury City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 0.667 | 7 | |
7 | Chesham Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 0.327 | 5 |
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