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The Football League 2008–09 (called Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2008 and concluded on the 25th of May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals. The winners of the Championship in 2009 are Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Promotion and relegation[]
Start of season[]
Teams promoted to Premier League 2008-09
- West Bromwich Albion (Champions)
- Stoke City (Runners-up)
- Hull City (Playoff winners)
Teams promoted from League One 2007-08
- Swansea City (Champions)
- Nottingham Forest (Runners-up)
- Doncaster Rovers (Playoff winners)
End of season[]
Teams relegated from Premier League 2008-09
- Newcastle United
- Middlesbrough
- West Bromwich Albion
Teams relegated to League One 2009-10
- Norwich City
- Southampton
- Charlton Athletic
Final league table[]
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 90 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 83 | |
| 3 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 80 | Qualification to League Championship playoffs |
| 4 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 77 | |
| 5 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 76 | |
| 6 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 74 | |
| 7 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 74 | |
| 8 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 68 | |
| 9 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | |
| 10 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 | |
| 11 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 61 | |
| 13 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 58 | |
| 14 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 58 | |
| 15 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 56* | |
| 16 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 56 | |
| 17 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 54 | |
| 18 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 54 | |
| 19 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 53 | |
| 20 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 52 | |
| 21 | Template:Nobr | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 51 | |
| 22 | Template:Nobr (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 46 | Relegated to League One |
| 23 | Template:Nobr (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 45 | |
| 24 | Template:Nobr (R) | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | -22 | 39 |
Source: Unknown
Rules for classification:Template:Unicode1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
* Crystal Palace deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
| Football League Championship 2008-09 Winners |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers 1st Championship title Template:Small |
Play-offs[]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Preston North End | 1 0 (1) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 1 1 (2) | |||||||||||
| Sheffield United | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Burnley | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Burnley | 2 1 (3) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Reading | 0 0 (0) | |||||||||||
Top goalscorers[]
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rickie Lambert | 29 | Bristol Rovers |
| Simon Cox | Swindon Town | |
| Matty Fryatt | 27 | Leicester City |
| Jermaine Beckford | Leeds United | |
| Gary Hooper | 24 | Scunthorpe United |
| Craig Mackail-Smith | 23 | Peterborough United |
| Lee Hughes | 18 | Oldham Athletic |
| Aaron McLean | Peterborough United | |
| Joel Porter | Hartlepool United | |
| Paul Hayes | 17 | Scunthorpe United |
External links and references[]
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