The 2008–09 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th completed season of
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals.
The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
is contested through three Divisions: the
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
,
League One and
League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
and they will are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the
Conference Premier.
Promotion and relegation
As a consequence of results in the
2008–09 English football season, the following promotions and relegations involving teams within, or entering or exiting the Football League occurred. These changes take effect for
the 2009–10 season.
From Premier League
Relegated to Championship
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West Bromwich Albion
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Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
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Newcastle United
From Championship
Promoted to Premier League
*
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
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Burnley
Relegated to League One
*
Norwich City
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Southampton
Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...
*
Charlton Athletic
From Football League One
Promoted to Championship
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Leicester City
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Peterborough United
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Scunthorpe United
Relegated to League Two
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Northampton Town
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Crewe Alexandra
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Cheltenham Town
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Hereford United
From Football League Two
Promoted to League One
*
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has dive ...
*
Exeter City
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Wycombe Wanderers
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Gillingham
Relegated to Conference Premier
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Chester City
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Luton Town
From Conference Premier
Promoted to League Two
*
Burton Albion
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Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
Championship
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
Top scorers
League One
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
Top scorers
League Two
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
Top scorers
Notes
*Luton (−30), Bournemouth (−17) and Rotherham (−17) began the League Two season on negative points.
References
External links
Football League websiteSoccerbase results database
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English Football League seasons