The 2008–09 Premier League (known as the

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Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season since the establishment of the

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in 1992.

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became champions for the 11th time on the penultimate weekend of the season, defending their crown after winning their tenth Premier League title on the final day of the previous season. They were run close by Liverpool, who had a better goal difference and who had beaten United home and away, including a 4–1 victory at Old Trafford, but who were undone by a series of draws. The campaign – the fixtures for which were announced on 16 June 2008 – began on Saturday, 16 August 2008, and ended on 24 May 2009. A total of 20 teams contested the league, consisting of 17 who competed in the previous season and three promoted from the

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. The new match ball was the

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T90 Omni. At the start of this season, clubs were allowed to name seven substitutes on the bench instead of five. This season was also different in that there was no New Year's Day game, as is traditional. This was because the FA Cup Third Round is traditionally played on the first Saturday in January, which in 2009 fell in the usual spot for New Year's league games. September saw

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taken over by the

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, transforming them into one of the world's wealthiest football clubs, securing the signing of

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for a British record £32.5 million just seconds before the 2008 summer transfer window closed in the process. The first goal of the season was scored by

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against newly promoted

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in the fourth minute of the early kick-off game on the opening day of the season on 16 August.

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scored the first

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of the season against

, scoring three goals in the space of seven minutes.

clinched the 2009 Premier League title with a scoreless draw against Arsenal on 16 May 2009, their 11th Premier League title, and 18th League title overall, drawing level with fierce rivals

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who finished as runners-up. It is the second time they clinched the title for three consecutive years, the first being in 2001. Only three other clubs have achieved this feat: Liverpool (1980s), Arsenal (1930s) and

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(1920s).

were the first team to be relegated to the

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after losing 2–0 at home to

on 17 May 2009. They were joined in the Championship by

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and

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on the last day of the season after Middlesbrough's 2–1 defeat at

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and Newcastle's 1–0 defeat at

. It meant that

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and

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stayed up despite home defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea respectively. The fact that

avoided relegation (along with

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, who stayed up relatively comfortably under the management of

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), meant it was the first time since the 2005–06 season that more than one promoted club maintained their Premier League status. Aston Villa, Everton and

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all secured European football for the 2009–10 season through their league position.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the

. The promoted teams were

(returning to the top flight after absences of two and twenty-three years respectively) and

(playing top flight football for the first time ever). This was also Stoke City's first season in the Premier League. They replaced

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(ending their two-year top flight spell),

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and

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(both teams relegated after a season's presence).

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

(as of 24 May 2009) Also,

provided new match balls, white with red and yellow (autumn/spring) and yellow with purple and black (winter), based on their T90 Laser II Omni model.

Managerial changes

* Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear was originally appointed as interim manager until the end of October on 26 September, signed a one-month contract extension on 24 October, and was named manager until the end of the English football season on 28 November. * Portsmouth caretaker manager Paul Hart was appointed on 9 February. On 3 March chairman

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confirmed the appointment would be until at least the end of the English football season. * Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink remained

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manager until the end of the English football season, when he left Chelsea and returned to his Russia duties on a full-time basis. * Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear took leave from Newcastle United following heart bypass surgery on 16 February. His assistants,

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and

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, were appointed to serve as caretaker managers until his return, which was understood might not occur before the end of the English football season. On 31 March, Alan Shearer was appointed manager until the end of the season, as Joe Kinnear was not able to return to his Newcastle United duties until the end of the English football season. After the season ended, both Joe Kinnear and Alan Shearer left the club permanently, and Chris Hughton was appointed manager during the course of the following season. * Roberto Martínez was announced to be manager on 9 June, however due to complications surrounding the appointment of backroom staff, the deal was not finalised and officially announced until 15 June.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the season:

for Arsenal against West Bromwich, 3 minutes and 40 seconds. (''16 August 2008''). * Last goal of the season:

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for Sunderland against Chelsea, 90 minutes. (''24 May 2009'') * Fastest goal in a match: 31 seconds –

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for Aston Villa against Everton (''7 December 2008'')) * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes and 56 seconds –

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for West Ham United against Blackburn (''30 August 2008'') * First own goal of the season:

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(Middlesbrough) for Tottenham Hotspur, 90+2 minutes and 28 seconds (''16 August 2008'') * First hat-trick of the season and fastest hat-trick of the season:

(Aston Villa) against Manchester City, 7 minutes and 3 seconds (''17 August 2008'') * Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals –

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(Arsenal) against Liverpool, 36', 67', 70', 90' (''21 April 2009'') * Widest winning margin: 6 goals – Manchester City 6–0 Portsmouth (''21 September 2008'') * Most goals in a match: 8 goals ** Arsenal 4–4 Tottenham Hotspur (''29 October 2008'') ** Liverpool 4–4 Arsenal (''21 April 2009'') * Most goals in one half: 7 goals – Liverpool v Arsenal (''21 April 2009'') 0–1 at half time, 4–4 final * Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals – Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (''25 April 2009'') 0–2 at half-time, 5–2 final

Top scorers

Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets – Manchester United (24) * Fewest clean sheets – Hull City (6)

Discipline

* First yellow card of the season:

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for Hull City against Fulham, 28 minutes and 6 seconds (''16 August 2008'') * First red card of the season:

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for West Ham United against Manchester City, 37 minutes and 20 seconds (''24 August 2008'') * Card given at latest point in a game: Michael Dawson (red) at 90+8 minutes and 28 seconds for Tottenham Hotspur against Stoke City (''19 October 2008'') * Most yellow cards in a single match: 8 ** Chelsea 1–1 Manchester United – one for Chelsea (

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) and seven for Manchester United (

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Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit and former player. He is also a co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. After retiring from football in 2011, Neville went into punditry and was a comm ...

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and

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) (''21 September 2008'') ** Sunderland 1–1 Arsenal – three for Sunderland (

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and

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) and five for Arsenal (

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and

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) (''4 October 2008'') ** Aston Villa 2–2 Arsenal – four for Aston Villa (

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and

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) and four for Arsenal (

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and

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) (''26 December 2008'') ** Manchester United 3–0 Chelsea – three for Manchester United (

and

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) and five for Chelsea (

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and

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) (''11 January 2009'') ** Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland – three for Manchester City (

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, Gélson Fernandes and

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) and five for Sunderland (

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and

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) (''22 March 2009'') * Most red cards in a single match: 3 – Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur – two for Manchester City (

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and Gélson Fernandes) and one for Tottenham Hotspur (

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) (''9 November 2008'')

Table related statistics

Overall

* Most wins – Manchester United (28) * Fewest wins – Middlesbrough and Newcastle United (7) * Most losses – West Bromwich Albion (22) * Fewest losses – Liverpool (2) * Most goals scored – Liverpool (77) * Fewest goals scored – Middlesbrough (28) * Most goals conceded – West Bromwich Albion (67) * Fewest goals conceded – Chelsea and Manchester United (24)

Home

* Most wins – Manchester United (16) * Fewest wins – Hull City (3) * Most losses – Hull City (11) * Fewest losses – Liverpool (0) * Most goals scored – Manchester United (43) * Fewest goals scored – Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic (17) * Most goals conceded – Hull City (36) * Fewest goals conceded – Tottenham Hotspur (10)

Away

* Most wins – Chelsea (14) * Fewest wins – West Bromwich Albion (1) * Most losses – Middlesbrough (15) * Fewest losses – Liverpool (2) * Most goals scored – Arsenal (37) * Fewest goals scored – West Bromwich Albion (10) * Most goals conceded – Stoke City (40) * Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United (11)

Miscellaneous

* Longest injury time: 11 minutes, 2 seconds – Stoke City against Tottenham Hotspur (''19 October 2008'')

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Premier League Manager of the Season

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, 67, picked up the

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for the ninth time. During his hugely successful spell with Manchester United, which began in 1986, he won eleven Premier League titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, three European titles, one Intercontinental Cup and one Club World Cup.

Premier League Player of the Season

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, 27, won the

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accolade for the first time.

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The

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award for 2009 was won by

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. The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award was as follows: *

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(

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PFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper:

(

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Defence:

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(all

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Midfield:

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Attack:

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PFA Young Player of the Year

The

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award was won by

. The shortlist for the award was as follows: *

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( Man City) *

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FWA Footballer of the Year

The

FWA Footballer of the Year The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the FWA Footballer of the Year, or in England simply the Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in ...

award for 2009 was won by

for the first time. The

captain saw off the challenges of

winger

and forward

, who finished second and third respectively.

Premier League Golden Boot

striker

won the

Premier League Golden Boot The Premier League Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented to the leading goalscorer in the Premier League. For sponsorship purposes, it was called the Carling Golden Boot from 1994 to 2001, the Barclaycard Golden Boot from ...

award for the first time. He scored 19 goals in 35 appearances, which ensured he finished as the season's top scorer.

Premier League Golden Glove

goalkeeper

collected the

Premier League Golden Glove The Premier League Golden Glove is an annual association football award presented to the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League. In football a team's defense or goalkeeper may be said to "keep a clean sheet" if they ...

award for the first time. He kept a total of 21 clean sheets in 33 appearances, including a record run of 11 consecutive clean sheets (1,311 minutes) from Stoke City on 15 November 2008 to West Bromwich Albion on 27 January 2009.

Premier League Fair Play Award

The Premier League Fair Play Award is merit given to the team who has been the most sporting and best behaved team.

won this, ahead of London neighbours Chelsea and Arsenal.

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LMA Manager of the Year

The

LMA Manager of the Year The League Managers Association Awards is an annual award ceremony in English football, awarded by the League Managers Association. The most prestigious award is the LMA Manager of the Year award. It is presented to a manager from any division for ...

award was won by

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after leading Everton to back-to-back fifth-place finishes and the FA Cup Final.

PFA Fans' Player of the Year

was named the

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Premier League Merit Award

and former

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goalkeeper

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was honoured with the Premier League Merit Award after reaching 167 consecutive Premier League appearances on 5 December 2008. *

goalkeeper

collected the Premier League Premier League Merit Award after breaking the Premier League record for minutes played without conceding a goal, spanning 11 consecutive clean sheets from Stoke City on 15 November 2008 to West Bromwich Albion on 27 January 2009. *

goalkeeper

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was honoured with the Premier League Premier League Merit Award after he broke the Premier League's appearance record with 536 appearances on 14 February 2009 in Portsmouth's 2–0 victory over Manchester City.

Premier League Spirit Award

The Premier League Spirit Award is given to "the player or manager whose actions best encapsulate the spirit of the game". In recognition for leading his club to the top of the Fair Play league, the Premier League Spirit Award for 2008–09 was given to

manager

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Behaviour of the Public League

Given to the best-behaved fans,

won this for the third consecutive year, rounding off a hat-trick of sporting awards.

References

External links

League and cup results for all the 2008/09 Premier Division clubs
at footballsite

Official season review
at premierleague.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Premier League Premier League seasons Eng 1