Football League Second Division 1908/09
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 28 | 2.107 | 52 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 32 | 2.094 | 51 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 51 | - |
| 4th | Hull City | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 39 | 1.615 | 44 | - |
| 5th | Derby County | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 1.341 | 43 | - |
| 6th | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 1.279 | 40 | - |
| 7th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 1.167 | 39 | - |
| 8th | Glossop | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 38 | - |
| 9th | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 70 | 0.700 | 38 | - |
| 10th | Fulham | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 37 | - |
| 11th | Birmingham | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 61 | 0.951 | 37 | - |
| 12th | Leeds City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 53 | 0.811 | 35 | - |
| 13th | Grimsby Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 35 | - |
| 14th | Burnley | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 33 | - |
| 15th | Clapton Orient | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 0.755 | 33 | - |
| 16th | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 32 | - |
| 17th | Barnsley | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 32 | - |
| 18th | Stockport County | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 71 | 0.549 | 31 | - |
| 19th | Chesterfield Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 67 | 0.552 | 30 | ▼Not Re Elected |
| 20th | Blackpool | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 68 | 0.676 | 29 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 3 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 27 | Blackpool | Re Elected to the League |
| 24 | Lincoln City | ▲Elected to the League |
| 21 | Chesterfield Town | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 6 | Stoke | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Rotherham Town | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Manchester City were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Leicester Fosse were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Bolton Wanderers were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Tottenham Hotspur were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Blackpool were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Chesterfield Town were were Not Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▲Lincoln City were Elected to the Football League |